[Amended 12-17-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
The design standards listed below shall be incorporated in all proposed plans. The design of any street, street intersection, cul-de-sac street, lot, easement, block, storm sewerage installation, or drainage facility in any proposed plan shall comply with the requirements of Article
XXXV, Stormwater Management, of Chapter
407, Zoning, where applicable.
Land shall be suited to the purposes for which
it is to be subdivided, and be of such character that it can be used
safely without danger to health or peril from flood, fire or other
menace.
Minimum improvements and construction standards
required of all subdivisions shall be as set forth in this article
and shall further be in accordance with the prevailing standards as
established by the Town Board upon advice of the Planning Board and
the Engineer. Alternate improvement standards may be permitted if
the Planning Board deems them equal or superior in performance characteristics
to the specified improvements. Additional or higher type improvements
may be required in specific cases where the Planning Board believes
it necessary to create conditions essential to the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Grand Island.
Monuments shall be placed so that the scored
or marked point shall coincide exactly with the intersection of the
lines to be marked, and shall be set so that the top of the monument
or marker is level with the surface of the surrounding ground.
A. Monuments shall be set at the intersection of all
lines forming angles in the boundary of the subdivision. Monuments
may be of the following two types:
(1) Cut stone, five inches by five inches by three feet
long with a drill hole in the center.
(2) Concrete, five inches by five inches by three feet
long with one-half-inch round brass pin in the center.
B. Markers shall be set at the beginning and ending of
all curves along street property lines, at all points where lot lines
intersect curves, either front or rear, and at all angles in property
lines of lots; at all corner lots, markers shall consist of steel
bars at least 15 inches long and not less than 3/4 inch in diameter.
C. A permanent bench mark shall be established referenced
to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and tied to the elevations shown
on all plans, subject to approval of the Town Engineer.
Where the public water supply, in the opinion
of the Planning Board, is reasonably accessible, the subdivision shall
be provided with a complete water distribution system, including a
connection for each lot and appropriately spaced fire hydrants. Where
the public water supply is not within a reasonable distance, an alternate
supply, approved by the State Department of Health, shall be furnished.
Storm sewers shall be installed when, in the
opinion of the Board, they are deemed necessary to provide adequate
drainage for the subdivision.
[Amended 1-17-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
Sidewalks shall be installed in each and every
new major subdivision which is located (in whole or in part) in a
sewer district. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or regulation,
such sidewalks shall be four feet in width.
All electrical power and telephone utility lines
shall be installed in easements provided for along the rear property
lines. In certain circumstances, the Planning Board may deem it necessary
that these utility lines be installed underground. In such event,
easements for utilities placed underground may appear along rear property
lines or within the street right-of-way or in easements adjacent thereto.
In all cases, the subdivider shall be responsible
for the installation of all required improvements under supervision
of the Town Engineer, and in the manner specified below.
[Amended 12-4-1978]
No final plat shall be approved by the Town
Board until provision has been made for the proper installation of
required improvements in any of the following ways:
A. Construction of improvements. The subdivider shall
install the required improvements in accordance with the standards
and specifications contained in this article and in accordance with
the final plat submitted to the Town Board. The subdivider shall employ
a licensed professional engineer to design and provide general supervision
of the improvements to be installed. Such general supervision shall
include the supervision of the necessary leakage and pressure test
that will ensure compliance with New York State Health Department
standards for sanitary sewers and water mains. The subdivider shall
obtain a certificate from the Engineer stating that all improvements
have been so installed in accordance with Town specifications.
B. Public improvement permit. The subdivider shall obtain
a public improvement permit from the Town Board for the construction
of all roadway pavements, curbs, sidewalks, storm sewers and other
drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, water mains and appurtenances,
streetlights and other required utilities and public improvements.
C. Public improvement inspection fee schedule. If the
Town inspects, the Town shall charge the subdivider a fee for the
inspection of all required public improvements. The fee shall be that
amount set forth in the Schedule of Fees adopted by Town Board resolution
and filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
[Amended 12-4-1978; 5-2-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
In submitting the final plat to the Town Board,
the subdivider shall submit a maintenance bond to guarantee maintenance
and repair of the streets in the subdivision, for one-year, after
construction thereof has been approved by the Engineer.