The offer of dedication shall be in writing
in accordance with § 144 of Village Law, setting forth the
formal description of the street offered, the name of the owner of
the title thereto and the improvements that have been made so as to
show compliance with this article, the provisions of § 144
of the Village Law and other applicable provisions of law or regulations.
Requirements for new streets not laid out or
upon which less than 1/3 of lots thereon have now been sold shall
be as follows:
A. The street shall be laid out and deed offered for
40 feet of width.
B. The street shall be graded with a satisfactory base
and a level road surface of not less than 18 feet in width, and the
remaining width shall have removed therefrom all large boulders, trees
and ledge above surface, except as may be declared by the Village
Board as acceptable.
C. The level, graded road surface of not less than 18
feet in width shall be treated as follows: A properly graded subbase
shall first be constructed. On this base there shall be placed 2 1/2
inches of one-and-one-half-inch stone, graded and rolled. There shall
next be applied thereon road tar No. 8 or equal at an application
of not less than 0.5 of a gallon per square yard. This application
of road tar shall be covered with three-fourths-inch stone and properly
rolled. To this covering there shall be applied road tar No. 8 at
an application of not less than 0.25 of a gallon per square yard.
This application of road tar shall be covered with three-eighths-inch
stone and properly rolled. The above road surface must be at least
18 feet in width with a two-inch crown.
D. Suitable drainage shall be provided so as to adequately
drain off surface waters or streams in a manner acceptable to the
Village Board or the Superintendent of Public Works if such inspection
is delegated to such official, and all such drainage pipes shall be
not less than eighteen-inch diameter.
E. Water mains of not less than six inches diameter shall
be installed in said streets.
F. On dead-end streets, area adequate for turning cars
shall be provided at the dead end of streets.
G. All water and sewer connections shall be made at the
expense of the customers pursuant to regulations adopted at a meeting
of December 10, 1953.
H. There shall be provided in all streets so tendered
a sewage main constructed under the supervision of and in accordance
with the requirements of the duly authorized officials of the Village
of Highland Falls, of adequate size, properly installed, so as to
provide adequate sewage drainage from all of the dwellings contemplated
to be erected on lots facing said streets, which lines shall be connected
to existing sewage facilities, except as provided in the next succeeding
subsection.
I. In any area of the Village where sewage disposal facilities
are not available for connection with such sewage main required to
be placed in such street, proof shall be furnished by percolation
test and other reasonable requirements made by the Village or through
its representatives that lots on said street offered for acceptance
are of sufficient size and the land in the vicinity is of proper condition
that dwellings or buildings erected thereon may be adequately served
with sewage disposal systems thereon, including septic tanks constructed
in accordance with applicable ordinances or regulations of the Village.
Requirements for streets now in existence upon
which a majority of all lots are owned by others than the original
developer shall be as follows:
A. The streets shall be laid out and deed offered for
at least 33 feet in width.
B. Streets shall be graded with a satisfactory base and
a level road surface of not less than 18 feet in width.
C. The level, graded road surface of not less than 18
feet in width shall be treated with at least one coat of oil and crushed
stone so as to conform to treatment given other Village streets.
D. The street shall be adequately drained so as to dispose
of surface waters and streams.
E. All water and sewer connections shall be made at the
expense of the customer pursuant to regulations adopted at a meeting
of December 10, 1953.