[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Williamstown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 10-18-1993]
Persons requesting acceptance of a street by Town Meeting shall
submit the following materials to the Selectmen for review for each
street to be accepted:
C.
Construction details and specifications, and typical as-built road
cross sections.
D.
Drainage plans, showing all as-built drainage structures, and calculations
documenting the adequacy of the drainage design.
E.
A legal (metes and bounds) description of the street.
G.
A written statement of intent to convey to the town, as a gift, any
and all necessary easements for public travel and utility work as
well as, if appropriate, conveyance of existing utility lines.
A.
The Selectmen shall refer the complete submittals to the Planning Board, which shall review them for compliance with the requirements and standards set forth in § 60-6A and B of Chapter 60, Streets and Sidewalks, Article II, Road Acceptances. In making its determination, the Planning Board may grant waivers from those standards when, in its opinion, such action is in the public interest and not inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the Subdivision Control Law. The Planning Board shall report its findings to the Selectmen within 45 days from the date of referral.
B.
The Selectmen shall also distribute copies of complete submittals
to the Department of Public Works and Fire District for their review
and comment. Those agencies shall submit their comments to the Selectmen
no later than the time of the public hearing.
A.
The Selectmen shall hold a public hearing and determine whether the street complies with the requirements of Chapter 170, Subdivision Rules and Regulations, and Chapter 113, Road Construction Standards, in effect at the time of proposed acceptance, in accordance with § 60-6A and B of Chapter 60, Streets and Sidewalks, Article II, Road Acceptances.
B.
Waivers from Chapter 170, Subdivision Rules and Regulations, design requirements require approval by the Planning Board with the written concurrence of the Board of Selectmen. Waivers from Chapter 113, Road Construction Standards, require approval by the Planning Board with the written concurrence of both the Board of Selectmen and the DPW Director.
C.
Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a local newspaper
and posted in the Municipal Building. All property owners abutting
on the street proposed for acceptance shall be sent notice of the
hearing at least seven days prior to the hearing date.
If the Selectmen determine the street to comply with the required
design and construction standards of this article, they shall approve
the layout of the street as a public way and notify the Town Clerk
of its action. A metes-and-bounds description of the layout shall
be filed with the Town Clerk along with the notice of the Selectmen's
action.
Not less than seven days nor more than six months after the
filing of the Selectmen's vote approving the layout has been
filed with the Town Clerk, the street acceptance petition shall be
voted upon by the Town Meeting. Failure of the Town Meeting to act
within this time period will result in a lapse of approval under this
article, and the review process must be repeated.
After Town Meeting accepts the street as a public way, a description
of the location and the metes and bounds of the accepted way must
be filed with the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall, within 10 days,
record this description in a book kept for this purpose.
Within 120 days from the date on which the Town Meeting votes
to accept the street as a public way, the applicant shall convey to
the town, as a gift, an easement in the way for public travel, together
with all appurtenant drainage and utility easements, in a form approved
by the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen, upon acceptance
of said gift, shall cause the easement(s) to be recorded in the Registry
of Deeds.
[Adopted 6-12-1995]
