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Village of Owego, NY
Tioga County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
Scale. The preliminary plat shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.
B. 
Plat information. The preliminary plat shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
(1) 
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
(2) 
North point, scale and date.
(3) 
Name, address and signature of the owner and subdivider of the property.
(4) 
Name and signature of the registered engineer, surveyor or architect responsible for the plat.
(5) 
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances, with reference to known monuments.
(6) 
Contours at vertical intervals of five feet or, in the case of relatively level tracts, at such lesser interval as may be necessary for satisfactory study and planning of the tract.
(7) 
Data to which contour elevations refer. Where reasonably practicable, data shall refer to known, established elevations.
(8) 
All existing watercourses, tree masses and other significant natural features.
(9) 
All existing buildings, sewers, water mains, culverts, petroleum or petroleum product lines, fire hydrants and other significant man-made features.
(10) 
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way width and pavement width.
(11) 
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way and the purpose for which the easements or rights-of-way have been established.
(12) 
Location and width of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way and easements; proposed lot lines with accurate dimensions and bearings of angles; the accurate outline of playgrounds, public buildings, public areas and parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for public use and all property that is reserved by deed covenant for the common use of all owners of the subdivision.
(13) 
Construction drawings, if any, of culverts, bridges, roads, etc., to be attached to the preliminary plat for the information and consideration of the Planning Board.
C. 
Wherever practicable, the preliminary plat shall show the names of owners of all abutting unplatted land and the names of all abutting subdivisions.
D. 
Where the preliminary plat covers only a part of the subdivider's entire holdings, a sketch shall be submitted of the prospective street layout for the remainder.
E. 
Copies of the proposed deed restrictions, if any, shall be attached to the preliminary plat.
A. 
Plat size and legibility.
(1) 
The subdivision plat submitted for final approval shall be a clear legible white print of an ink drawing.
(2) 
Final plats shall be on sheets not larger than 34 inches by 44 inches overall. It is recommended that as far as practicable, final plat sheets be held to the following overall sizes: 17 inches by 22 inches; 22 inches by 34 inches; 34 inches by 44 inches. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the maximum size prescribed above, final plats shall be drawn in two or more sections accompanied by a key diagram showing relative locations of the sections.
B. 
Plat scale and required information.
(1) 
The final plat shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall include the following information:
(a) 
Subdivision name or identifying title.
(b) 
North point, scale and date.
(c) 
Name, address and signatures of the record owner and subdivider.
(d) 
Name, signature and seal of the registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for the plat.
(e) 
Accurate boundaries of the tract tied to known monuments.
(f) 
Street lines, lot lines, rights-of-way, easements and areas dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(g) 
Sufficient data to determine readily the location, bearing and length of every street, lot and boundary line and to reproduce such lines on the ground.
(h) 
The length of all straight lines, radii, lengths of curves and tangent bearings for each street.
(i) 
All dimensions and angles or bearings of the lines of each lot and of each area proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(j) 
The proposed building setback line for each street or the proposed placement of each building.
(k) 
Location and width of all private driveways.
(l) 
Location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary, storm and combined sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and culverts.
(m) 
All dimensions to be shown in feet and in hundredths of a foot.
(n) 
Lot numbers.
(o) 
Names of streets within and adjacent to the subdivision.
(p) 
Permanent reference monuments, as specified by the Board Engineer.
(q) 
Wherever practicable, names of any adjoining subdivisions.
(r) 
Wherever practicable, names of the owners of any unplatted land.
(s) 
Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property.
(t) 
Certificate for approval by the Board.
(2) 
The final plat shall include thereon or be accompanied by:
(a) 
An affidavit that the applicant is the owner or equitable owner of the land proposed to be subdivided.
(b) 
A statement duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the owner or owners of the property to the effect that the subdivision as shown on the final plat is made with his or their free consent and that it is desired to record the same.
(c) 
Certification by the State Department of Health when individual sewage disposal or water systems are to be installed as required by Article IV of these regulations.
(d) 
Certification by the Board Engineer that the subdivider has met the requirements of § 175-18, Article IV, of these regulations.
(e) 
Typical cross sections, street profiles and drainage details for all streets. Such profiles shall show at least the following: existing (natural) grade along the proposed street center line; existing (natural) grade along each side of the proposed street right-of-way; proposed finished center-line grade or proposed finished grade at the top of curbs; sanitary sewer mains and manholes; storm sewer mains, inlets, manholes and culverts.
(f) 
Protective covenants, if any, in form for recording.
(3) 
The subdivider shall tender offers of cession in a form certified as satisfactory by the Village Attorney of all land included in streets, highways or parks, not specifically reserved by him, but approval of the plat by the Planning Board shall not constitute an acceptance by the village of the dedication of any street, highway or park or other open public areas.