A. 
Land shall be suited for the purpose for which it is to be developed, and the developer's engineer shall certify to such on the plans submitted for approval.
B. 
The Planning Board shall review proposed developments on their individual merit and their contribution to the town.
C. 
The subdivider shall strive to comply with standards of good planning and adhere to the specification codes and ordinances of the town, as well as those rules of agencies having jurisdiction over any particular phase of a development.
Land subject to flooding and land deemed by the Planning Board to be uninhabitable shall not be plotted for residential occupancy, nor for such other uses as may involve danger to health, life or property or aggravate the flood hazard, but such land within the area of the plan shall be set aside for such uses as shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation.
A. 
Development plans shall conform to any Master Plans for the town as have been prepared and adopted by the Planning Board or Town Board.
B. 
Streets in a new development shall be so designed to discourage through traffic; however, provisions for the extension and/or continuation streets into and from adjoining areas shall be made unless the Planning Board deems such an extension undesirable for specific planning reasons.
C. 
If a portion of the tract is not subdivided, suitable access and street openings for such an eventuality shall be provided.
D. 
Streets shall be logically related to the topography and acceptable planning/engineering criteria to produce usable lots and reasonable grades.
E. 
Minor streets shall be laid out to discourage through traffic, but provision for street connections into and from adjacent areas will generally be required.
F. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed major traffic street, the Planning Board may require marginal access streets, rear service alleys, reverse-frontage lots or such other treatments as will provide protection for abutting properties, reduction in the number of intersections with the major street and separation of local and through traffic.
G. 
New half streets or partial streets will not be permitted, except where essential for reasonable subdivision of a tract in conformance with the other requirements and standards contained herein and where, in addition, satisfactory assurance for dedication of the remaining part of the street can be secured.
H. 
Wherever a tract to be subdivided borders on an existing half or partial street, the other part of the street shall be plotted within such tract.
I. 
Dead-end streets shall be prohibited, except as stubs to permit future street extension into adjoining tracts or when designed as a cul-de-sac.
J. 
Reserve strips which control access to right-of-way or utility easements are prohibited.
K. 
Street names shall be submitted for approval to the County Planning Department, Postal Service and others designated by the Town Board to avoid duplications or use of similarly sounding or spelled names. House numbers shall follow the practice established by the town. A street which is a continuation of an existing one shall retain the same name.
A. 
Streets shall be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles. No street shall intersect another at an angle of less than 75°.
B. 
Multiple intersections involving a junction of more than two streets shall be avoided. Where this proves impossible, such intersections shall be designed with extreme care for both pedestrian and vehicular safety.
C. 
Streets entering opposite sides of another street shall be laid, but either directly opposite one another or with a minimum offset of 125 feet between the center lines.
D. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing street of inadequate right-of-way width, additional right-of-way width will be required.
A. 
Cul-de-sac streets, permanently designed as such, should not exceed 1,000 feet in length and designated to be generally offset turnarounds per Appendix J to allow for effective snow removal and lot placement.[1]
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Editor's Note: Appendix J is located at the end of this chapter.
B. 
Hammer head sections may be proposed as per Appendix K to be used at the end of a cul-de-sac in lieu of the circle due to design considerations. If they are temporary they shall be constructed to town road specifications, except for the top course which will not be required.
A. 
The length, width and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to the following:
(1) 
Provision of adequate building sites.
(2) 
Zoning requirements.
(3) 
Topography.
(4) 
Requirements for safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian circulation and access.
(5) 
Utility service and the operation and maintenance of the same.
B. 
All blocks in a subdivision shall have a minimum length of at least 500 feet with a maximum length of 1,200 feet. Such blocks containing individual lots shall be at least two lot depths in width, except where reverse frontage may be employed along major highways. Modifications of the above requirements are possible in commercial and industrial developments.
C. 
In large blocks with interior parks, in exceptionally long blocks or where access to a school, shopping center or other community facilities are necessary, a crosswalk with a minimum walk six feet in width shall be provided.
A. 
The minimum lot size and frontage shall be controlled by the provisions of Chapter 135, Zoning, at the time the applicant receives final approval.
B. 
All lots shall abut on a dedicated street with a minimum fee title parcel width of 60 feet.
C. 
Double frontage lots should be avoided, except where employed to prevent vehicular access to major traffic streets or required by other design parameters. A planting screen easement of at least 10 feet across, of which there shall be no right of access, shall be provided along lines of lots abutting major traffic arteries or other disadvantageous uses.
D. 
Corner lots shall be 11/2 times the width of the subdivision and a depth consistent with that of other lots in the subdivision.
E. 
Where either or both water supply and sanitary sewage disposal are provided by individual on-lot facilities and evidence indicates that the requirements of Chapter 135, Zoning, are not adequate, the Planning Board may require tests and designs in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and/or Department of Environmental Conservation, undertaken at the expense of the developer, to determine the adequacy of the proposed lot size and existing grade and soil conditions. Such tests and designs shall be subject to the review of the town's consultants and department heads.
F. 
Where commercial subdivisions are proposed to be served by either or both on-lot sanitary sewage disposal and water supply facilities, the lot area and dimensions required to prevent health hazards shall be subject to individual review and determination by the Planning Board and the New York State Department of Health and/or Department of Environmental Conservation.
G. 
Depth and width of parcels laid out or reserved for nonresidential use shall be sufficient to provide satisfactory space for off-street parking and unloading, as required by the provisions of Chapter 135, Zoning.
The minimum building setbacks shall be controlled by the provisions set forth in Chapter 135, Zoning, of this Code.
If sewer, water, gas, electrical, streetlighting or other public utility facilities are proposed, their location and installation shall be coordinated so that they may be operated and maintained at a minimum cost.
A. 
Easements shall be provided for all utilities of a width necessary for installation, repair and/or replacement of said utility. The depth, type, size and location of a utility in addition to soil conditions will be considered when establishing an easement width.
B. 
To the fullest extent possible, easements shall be centered on or adjacent to rear or side lot lines.
C. 
No structure shall have its foundation built less than five feet from any easement line.
D. 
Where a development is traversed by a watercourse, the applicant shall provide to the town, at no cost, a drainage easement or right-of-way conforming substantially with the line of such watercourse and of such width as will be adequate to preserve natural drainage and maintain the same.
Alleys are prohibited in residential developments. In commercial or industrial districts, alleys shall be a minimum width of 22 feet. Where such alleys dead-end, they shall be provided with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter to allow emergency vehicle access.
A. 
In reviewing subdivision plans, the Planning Board will consider the adequacy of existing or proposed community facilities to serve the additional dwellings proposed by the subdivision. The layout of the proposed subdivision shall be in general conformity with the features or developments proposed on the Master Plan in effect at the time of the submission of the proposed plat.
B. 
To meet the requirements of § 86-3 and the Town Law, the Board may require the reservation and dedication of at least 10% of the area of land to be subdivided for park, playground, recreation, open land or other public purposes. In locating lands to be reserved and dedicated, the Board shall consider preservation of special environmental and geographic features, unsuitability of certain lands for building purposes, future expansion of public use areas, the most appropriate type of public land use for the area and the conditions necessary to preserve access, use and maintenance of such lands for their intended purpose.
C. 
Prior to such lands being dedicated to the town, a Phase I Environmental Audit shall be completed by the applicant at his expense.
D. 
In the event that the Planning Board, upon consultation with the Town Board, determines that reservation of land of adequate size and suitable purpose cannot be practically located in a proposed subdivision or that said reservation would not appropriately serve the locale, the Board may condition its approval of a subdivision upon payment to the town of a sum as set forth by the Town Board. The amount shall be available for use by the town for neighborhood, playgrounds or other recreation, including the acquisition of property.
A. 
It is the town's intent to control soil movement by employing effective erosion and sediment control measures before, during and after site disturbance.
B. 
Erosion and sediment control measures, both temporary and permanent, must be designed and presented in accordance with Chapter 112, Soil Erosion. for approval to the Planning Board prior to any site development or soil disturbance.