The Planning Board, in considering applications for subdivision of land, shall be guided by the following standards and requirements.
A. 
Land of such a character that it cannot be used without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace shall not be subdivided for residential purposes nor for such other uses as may increase danger to health, life or property or aggravate a flood hazard, but such land shall be set aside for such uses as shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional flooding or shall not produce unsatisfactory living conditions.
B. 
Subdivisions shall conform to the Official Map of the village land shall be in harmony with the Village Plan, as it is developed and adopted by the Village Planning Board.
A. 
Streets shall be of sufficient width, suitably located and adequately constructed to accommodate the prospective traffic and to afford access of fire fighting, snow removal and other road maintenance equipment, and shall be coordinated so as to compose a convenient system. The arrangement of streets shall be such as to cause no undue hardship to adjoining properties.
B. 
The arrangement of streets in the subdivision shall provide for the continuation of principal streets of adjoining subdivisions and for proper projection of principal streets into adjoining property which is not yet subdivided, in order to make possible necessary fire protection, movement of traffic and the construction or extension, presently or when later required, of needed utilities and public services such as sewers, water and drainage facilities. Where topographic or other conditions make such continuance impracticable in the opinion of the Planning Board, the above requirement may be modified.
C. 
Where proposed streets do not extend to the boundaries of the tract, they shall be separated from such boundaries by a distance not less than the minimum lot depth prescribed by the zoning regulations for Zoning District in which the proposed subdivision is located.[1] Reserve strips of land must not be left between an adjacent piece of property and the end of a proposed street.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 345, Zoning.
D. 
Where dead-end streets are included in a subdivision, the Planning Board may require the reservation of a twenty-foot wide easement to provide for continuation of pedestrian traffic and utilities where needed or desirable.
E. 
Where a tract is proposed to be subdivided into lots averaging more than double the required size under the zoning regulations,[2] the Planning Board may require that such lots be arranged so as to allow further subdivision and the opening of future streets where they would be necessary to properly serve such potential lots.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 345, Zoning.
F. 
Minor or secondary street openings into a major road shall, in general, be not less than 500 feet apart.
G. 
Blocks shall not be excessively long, thereby causing unnecessarily circuitous travel on the streets. In long blocks, the Planning Board may require the reservation of a twenty-foot wide easement through the block to provide for the crossing of underground utilities and pedestrian traffic where needed or desirable. In general, no block shall be less than 200 feet in width, nor more than 1,200 feet in length.
H. 
The street plan of a proposed subdivision shall bear a logical relationship to the topography of the property, and all streets shall be arranged so as to obtain as many of the building sites as possible at or above the grade of the streets.
I. 
Except where impracticable, all streets shall join each other so that for a distance of at least 100 feet the street is approximately at right angles to the street it joins.
J. 
Cross-street (four-cornered) intersections shall be avoided except in the case of major or secondary streets.
K. 
Whenever lots of a proposed subdivision are situated within a business zone, such lots shall be of sufficient size and dimensions to permit adequate provisions for off-street loading, unloading and parking.
A. 
Streets shall have the following widths, unless otherwise indicated on the Village Development Plan:
Major streets
80 feet
Secondary streets
60 feet
Minor streets
50 feet
B. 
Streets shall be graded and improved, as required in the following paragraph, with pavement, sidewalks, drainage facilities, water, streetlighting, standards, curbs, gutters, street trees, street signs, gas and electricity, sewers and fire hydrants, except where waivers may be requested and the Planning Board may waive, subject to appropriate conditions, such improvements as it considers may be omitted without jeopardy to the public health, safety and general welfare such grading and improvements shall be approved as to design and specifications by the Village Engineer.
C. 
Utilities required by the Planning Board shall be placed in the right-of-way on each side of the paved roadway to simplify location and repair of the lines when they require attention. The subdivider shall install underground service connections to the property line of each lot within the subdivision for such required utilities before the street is paved.
D. 
Where topography is such as to make impractical the inclusion of utilities within the street lines, perpetual unobstructed easements at least 15 feet in width shall be provided across property outside the street lines, and with satisfactory access to the street.
E. 
Grades of all streets shall conform in general to the terrain, and shall not be less than 1% grade, nor more thin 5% grade for main thoroughfares nor more than 8% grade for minor streets in residential zones.
F. 
All changes in grade and all street lines deflecting from each other within a block shall be connected by curves of such length and radius as meet with approval of the Village Engineer, so that clear visibility shall he provided for a safe distance.
G. 
All corners shall be rounded by curves of at least a thirty-foot radius.
H. 
A combination of steep grades and curves shall be avoided. Where the grade of a street intersecting another street exceeds 5%, the land at each corner of such intersection shall be so graded as to prevent a blind corner and sufficient land shall be included in the street right-of way at the intersection to permit permanent maintenance of visibility for safety of traffic.
I. 
Dead-end and loop streets shall not be allowed where a continuation of streets is or will be needed for convenience of traffic or for ready access of fire-fighting equipment. Where dead-end streets are used they should in general, not exceed 400 feet in length, and shall terminate in a circular turnaround having a minimum radius of 65 feet at the property line.
J. 
Where a watercourse separates a proposed street from abutting property, provision shall be made for access to all lots by means of culverts or other structures of design approved by the Village Engineer.
A. 
The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties, for reason of topography or other natural conditions, in complying with the zoning regulations[1] in order to build on each lot. Lots shall not be of unreasonable depth, encouraging the later creation of a second building lot at the rear.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 345, Zoning.
B. 
All side lines of lots shall be at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines, unless a variation from this rule will give a better street or lot plan.
C. 
Corner lots shall be of sufficient dimensions so that any structure placed thereon shall conform to the building setback line of each street.
D. 
Depth of lots shall not, in general, exceed 200 feet.
E. 
Where practicable, lots shall be so laid out that the driveways have access to a local street and not to a major road carrying general traffic.
F. 
Lots to be served by septic tanks shall be large enough to contain sufficient land of proper character to permit satisfactory performance of septic tank disposal fields and compliance with the regulations of the County Department of Health.
G. 
The minimum size of lot shall be at least as large as required by the building zone regulations[2] for the zone in which it is located.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 345, Zoning.
H. 
No building shall be located in the bed of a mapped street as shown on the Official Map unless a permit is obtained from the Zoning Board of Appeals in conformity with Section 179-N of the Village Law.
A. 
The Planning Board may require adequate, convenient and suitable areas for parks or play grounds or other recreational purposes, to be set aside in the subdivision plat, but in no case more than 10% of the gross area of any subdivision.
B. 
Due regard should be shown for the preservation of all natural features which add value to residential developments and to the community, such as large trees or groves, watercourses, historic spots and similar irreplaceable assets.
C. 
Street trees shall be located and planted wherever required by the Planning Board, and the trees shall be of approved sizes and types.
A. 
Proposed street names shall be substantially different so as not to be confused in sound or spelling with present names in the unincorporated part of the Town of Rye and Village of Port Chester, except that streets that join or are in alignment with streets of an abutting or neighboring property shall bear the same name.
B. 
Streets shall have names and not numbers or letters (such as 1st or First Street.)
C. 
All streets shall have street signs of approved material, design and location.
The owner may place restrictions on the development greater than those required by the zoning regulation.[1] The greater restrictions however, shall be indicated on the plot submitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 345, Zoning.
The above standards shall be considered as minimum requirements, but the Planning Board may modify the specified requirements in any individual case where, in the Board's judgment, such modifications are in the public interest or will avoid the imposition of unnecessary individual hardship. In making any modifications, however, the Board shall protect the village interest, the general welfare of the community and carry out the purpose and intent of these regulations.