As a guide in reviewing and acting upon subdivision
applications submitted within the Village of Fairport, the Planning
Board shall require that the standards of design and required public
improvements as specified in this article be satisfied.
The subdivider shall observe all of the following
general standards and principles of land subdivision:
A. The proposed subdivision shall conform to the Official Map, the Comprehensive Plan and Chapter
550, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Fairport, if such have been adopted.
B. The arrangements of streets in the subdivision shall
provide for the continuation of the principal streets in adjoining
subdivisions or for their proper projection when adjoining land is
not subdivided and shall be of a width at least as great as that of
the existing streets to be connected.
C. A major street right-of-way width shall be a minimum
of 60 feet and a minor street right-of-way width shall be a minimum
of 50 feet. Minor residential streets shall be so laid out that their
use by through traffic will be discouraged.
D. Irregular jogs in streets with center-line offsets
of less than 125 feet shall not be permitted.
E. Street intersections of less than 90º or right
angles shall be discouraged, and intersections of less than 60º
shall not be permitted.
F. Dead-end streets or culs-de-sac shall not exceed 1,200
feet in length. The turnaround shall have a minimum radius of 50 feet
centered on the street center line.
G. Blocks shall not exceed 1,200 feet nor be less than
300 feet in length.
H. A pedestrian right-of-way not less than 10 feet in
width shall be provided near and through the center of every block
over 800 feet in length if such right-of-way is needed to provide
ingress and egress to a public or municipal way, building or activity.
I. Curb radii at intersections shall be not less than
30 feet.
J. Side lot lines should be at right angles to streets
or radial to curbed streets and, unless otherwise dictated by topography,
should be straight lines. Rear lot lines should be straight and at
right angles to side lot lines.
K. Corner lots shall be increased in size whenever necessary so as to provide the minimum yard requirements of Chapter
550, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Fairport.
L. Grades on all streets shall be the reasonable minimum
but shall not be less than 4/10 of 1% nor more than 5% on major streets
nor more than 8% on minor residential streets.
M. Reference is made to Chapter
254, Flood Damage Prevention, with respect to lands which may be subject to flooding.
N. Reserved strips controlling access to streets or controlling
access to land dedicated to public use shall not be permitted.
O. Street lines within a block deflecting from each other
at any one point more than 10º shall be connected with a curve,
the radius of which for the inner street lines shall be a minimum
of 250 feet on major streets and 100 feet on minor residential streets.
The outer street line in each case shall be parallel to the inner
street line.
P. The Planning Board may require recreational space
in any subdivision plat where it deems it necessary to uphold their
responsibility of ensuring adequate recreation facilities in new development.
The location of such recreation space may be governed by the recreation
proposals of the Fairport Comprehensive Plan and by good design principles.
Q. A scheme for street naming as approved by the Fairport Planning Board shall be drawn up by the subdivider. A scheme for house numbering shall be prepared in accordance with Chapter
192.
R. The entire subdivision shall be designed so as to
logically relate to the topography of the site and to take advantage
of and preserve the natural beauty of the area, including wooded areas,
vistas, watercourses and other such features.
The subdivider shall comply with all requirements
for public improvements as specified in this section and shall meet
and satisfy all standards herein established for the installation
and construction of such improvements, excepting those requirements
which may have been waived by the Board of Trustees where the waiver
of such requirements will not affect the intent of these regulations
or impair the public good. The design and layout of such improvements
shall be accomplished by a licensed engineer and shall include the
following:
A. Monuments. Monuments, similar to the type described
below, shall be placed at all block corners, tangent points or curves
in streets. These monuments shall consist of a metal shaft at least
two inches in diameter surrounded by a rustproof material, and have
suitable provision for legibly marking the top of the monument. Such
monuments are to be set flush with the finish grade as shown upon
the approved plans. Monuments marking street lines should bear a distinctly
different marking from those marking building lots.
B. Streets.
(1) Major streets. (Proposed extension of any street in
the major street system of Fairport or any proposed street which would
be available to heavy volumes of traffic or the area-wide pattern
of traffic movement would be classed as major streets.)
(a)
Required minimum right-of-way width shall be
no less than 60 feet.
(b)
Required minimum pavement width: as specified
by the Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
(c)
Pavement specifications: as specified by the
Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
(2) Minor streets. (Streets which are designed only to
provide access to residences and to carry local traffic.)
(a)
Required minimum right-of-way width shall be
no less than 50 feet.
(b)
Required minimum pavement width: 24 feet.
(c)
Pavement specifications: as specified by the
Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
C. Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be required as the primary
facility for pedestrian circulation. All sidewalks shall not be less
than five feet wide and shall not be less than three feet from the
curbline.
D. Curbs. Curbs or curbing shall be provided to adequately
serve the proposed subdivision and designed in accordance with the
Village of Fairport Construction Standards. However, where roll gutters
have been installed on an existing and dedicated street, such roll
gutters shall be continued to a street intersection and shall be designed
in accordance with the Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
E. Sanitary sewers. Sanitary sewers shall be provided
to adequately serve the proposed subdivision and in accordance with
the Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
F. Storm sewers. Storm sewers shall be provided for the
adequate drainage of the subdivision according to the Village of Fairport
Construction Standards.
G. Water connections. Water supply is to be provided
through the municipal water system and individual house connections
to the mains shall be provided by the subdivider. These connections
should conform to the Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
H. Fire hydrants shall be sufficiently provided for according
to the Village of Fairport Construction Standards.
I. Street trees. Street trees shall be planted in every
subdivision. Location, spacing, style and species thereof shall be
established by the Planning Board. Each lot should have two trees.
Each tree should have a caliper of 2 1/2 inches.
J. Streetlights shall be provided in accord with the
Village of Fairport Construction Standards.