A. 
The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Master Plan and to the Official Map, if any, and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets; to topographical conditions; to public convenience and safety; to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets; and to the installation of public utilities.
B. 
The arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall either:
(1) 
Provide for the continuation, if appropriate, of major streets in the surrounding area; or
(2) 
Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved by the Board to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impracticable.
C. 
Minor streets shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged.
D. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial or major street, the Board may require a frontage street, reverse frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, deep lots with rear service alleys or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
[Amended 4-11-1990]
E. 
Reserve strips controlling access to streets, water mains, sewage mains, lines or treatment plants or other land dedicated or to be dedicated to public use shall be prohibited, unless control thereof is expressly placed in the Town under conditions approved by the Town Board.
F. 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 150 feet shall be avoided.
G. 
A tangent between reverse curves on major streets shall be 100 feet minimum in length; on minor streets 50 feet minimum in length.
H. 
Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall intersect any other street at less than 75°.
I. 
Major street right-of-way widths shall not be less than 66 feet, and minor street right-of-way widths shall not be less than 60 feet.
J. 
Cul-de-sac streets shall not be longer than 750 feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an inside roadway diameter of at least 60 feet and a street property line diameter of at least 140 feet. A wye providing a turning area 60 feet wide and 60 feet deep may be used. Dead-end streets shall not be permitted, except as provided herein.
[Amended 3-12-1986; 4-11-1990]
K. 
No street or highway names shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing streets or highways in the Town of Sand Lake. Street names shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection (12), which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-11-1990.
A residential subdivision will not normally include alleys.
A. 
Adequate easements centered on rear or side lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary. An easement width of at least 20 feet is required.
B. 
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainage way, channel or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose.
A. 
The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
(1) 
The type of development proposed.
(2) 
Lot sizes and shapes.
(3) 
The need for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic, with particular attention to limitation of the number and location of points of ingress or egress.
(4) 
Limitations and opportunities of topography.
B. 
Block lengths shall not exceed 1,200 feet, nor be less than 600 feet. Block widths shall normally be the depth of two lots abutting at the rear lot line. In blocks exceeding 800 feet in length, the Board may require reservation of a twenty-foot wide easement for underground utilities.
C. 
A pedestrian right-of-way not less than 15 feet wide, in addition to any street, shall be provided where deemed essential by the Board to provide safe circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, parks, shopping centers, transportation and other community facilities.
[Amended 3-12-1986; 4-11-1990; 5-10-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
A. 
The lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation and the building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision, topographical, hydrological and geological conditions and for the type of development and use contemplated. With respect to any lot on which the longest line abutting an existing or proposed street is less than 500 feet, the longest distance from the midpoint of the setback line to the midpoint of the back lot line, without crossing any boundary line, shall not exceed three times the width of the lot at the setback line, except that such distance may be four times the length of the setback line in the case of a lot fronting on the turnaround of a cul-de-sac.
B. 
Minimum lot size requirements include the area within the frontage and depth of the lot. Setback is measured from the lot lines.
C. 
All lots shall have area and width equal to minimum requirements of the zoning regulations, if any, and the Rensselaer County Department of Health regulations applying to the district in which they are located and shall conform to the following additional requirements.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 225-14, Minimum lot sizes; 225-15, Area requirements for three- or more-family dwellings, 225-16, Lot frontage, and 225-17, Three- or more-family dwellings, as amended, were repealed 5-10-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017. For current provisions, see Ch. 250, Zoning.
Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets.
The subdividing of land shall be such as to provide each lot with frontage on an improved street and with satisfactory access to an existing public street.
Every street shown on a plat that is hereafter filed or recorded in the office of the County Clerk shall be deemed to be a private street until such time as it has been formally offered for cession to the public and formally accepted as a public street by resolution of the Town Board or, alternatively, until it has been condemned by the municipality for use as a public street.
Double frontage lots should be avoided.
Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.
Off-street parking space shall be required for all uses. In the case of dwellings, at least 180 square feet of off-street parking space per dwelling unit shall be provided back of the building setback line, plus access drive and turning space.
A. 
Street layout, block grading and lot grading data shall be shown. The objective is to establish street grades, floor elevations and lot grades in proper relation to each other and to existing topography, considering property protection, appeal, use and drainage. The developer shall allow no holes, depressions or other undrained areas to remain. Land subject to flooding shall not be used for subdivision into lots and building sites.
B. 
Stormwater and surface water drainage shall be designed for the tract in relation to the drainage area above the tract and drainage outlets into adjacent tracts. Drainage structures and facilities shall be installed as necessary to assure adequate drainage for the tract, and drainage easements shall be provided where necessary.
Where a proposed park, playground, school or other public use shown in the Master Plan or not anticipated in such Master Plan is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, such area shall either be dedicated to the proper public agency or it shall be reserved for acquisition by such agency within a specified period by purchase or other means, and an agreement shall be entered into between the subdivider and the public agency regarding the time and method of acquisition and the cost thereof. If the Planning Board determines that a suitable park of adequate size cannot be located in a large subdivision plat or is otherwise not practical because of the small size of the subdivision or other reason, the Board may require as a condition to approval of any such plat a payment to the Town of a sum to be determined by the Town Board, which sum shall constitute a trust fund to be used by the Town Board exclusively for neighborhood park, playground or recreation purposes including the acquisition of property.