Town of Stockport, NY Submission Requirements

An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the tract or a portion thereof to be subdivided, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances, made and certified by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of the tract shall also be located on the ground and marked by monuments of such size and type as approved by the Town Planning Board and shall be referenced and shown on the plat.

The names of all contiguous owners and identification of any contiguous land owned or under option by the applicant.

Street rights-of-way on the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries, including the name and right-of-way width and location; type, width and elevation of surface; any legally established center line elevations, including those at intersections, and other critical points.

Location, width, identification, purpose and restrictions upon any other rights-of-way and easements on the subdivision.

Drainage structures on the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries, including type of structure and location, invert elevations, gradients, types and sizes of all pipe and all other drainage structures where applicable, including direction of flow.

The location and size or capacity of all other utility structures, such as sewer, water, gas mains and power lines on the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries.

As contours affect proposed improvements or existing improvements that will be utilized, ground elevations on the tract to be based on a datum plane approved by the designated Town Engineer. For land with a slope that is less than approximately 2%, spot elevations should be shown at all breaks in grade, along all drainage channels or swales and at selected points not more than 100 feet apart in all directions; for land that slopes more than 2%, contours should be shown at intervals of not more than two feet or as required by the Planning Board.

Designated wetlands, marshes, ponds, streams and all land subject to periodic or occasional flooding or similar unstable conditions, on the subdivision or within 200 feet of its boundaries. Indicated shall be location, approximate land area, high water level based on one-hundred-year storm, and maximum depth of water at critical points.

(i)

The location of rock outcrops, wooded areas, isolated preservable trees, structures, stone walls and other significant existing features for the proposed subdivision area and within 200 feet thereof.

(j)

Tabular data regarding soils characteristics from the USDA Soil Conservation Service soils survey and indication of depth to groundwater throughout the site.

(k)

If the proposed subdivision will not be served by common sewage disposal, subsurface data in accordance with Columbia County Health Department requirements, including the date, location and graphic representation of findings for all test holes, including location and results of percolation and other tests to ascertain subsurface soil, rock and groundwater conditions and depth of groundwater, unless pits are dry at a depth of five feet.

(2)

Information on proposed site development:

Streets.

Name to be checked prior to submission with the Town Clerk to avoid duplication and which shall be subject to subsequent approval of the Town Planning Board.

The width and location of any streets or public ways or places shown on the Official Town Map, within the area to be subdivided, together with street profiles of all streets or public ways proposed by the developer.

Right-of-way width.

Tentative center line elevations at intersections and at principal changes in gradient.

[5]

Tentative center line gradient shown in percent of slope.

[6]

Computed sight distance at all proposed intersections and other critical points.

[7]

Plans, profiles and cross sections showing, as applicable, the proposed location and type of pedestrian walkways, streetlighting standards, street trees, curbs, water mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains and the size and type thereof, the character, width and depth of pavements and subbase, the location of manholes, basins and underground conduits.

[8]

Preliminary designs of any bridges which may be required.

Lot layout.

Lot lines and dimensions scaled to the nearest foot.

The proposed location of buildings and driveways in full accordance with zoning and other requirements.

Lot numbers and lot areas measured to the nearest 100 square feet if less than one acre or nearest 1/10 of an acre for parcels greater than one acre.

Easements, parks, restricted areas and other improvements.

Purpose and restrictions.

Designation of areas or right-of-way which are to be offered for public dedication or deeded to homeowners' associations or other private corporations with clear indication of proposed changes in grades and landscaping thereon. The Board may require special recreational improvements and planting of trees, shrubs, grass and other landscaping in all areas to be so dedicated.

Preliminary stormwater drainage system plan.

Drainage structures indicating the approximate location and size of proposed lines and culverts and their profiles, including connection to an existing storm system or alternate means of disposal.

Outline of watersheds tributary to drainage structures and their approximate area in acres, including those which extend beyond the boundaries of the subdivision.

Preliminary water supply and sewage treatment systems. If public or other common facilities are available or to be provided, the approximate location, size and profiles of all proposed waterlines, valves, hydrants and sewer lines, including connection to existing facilities as required and provided in the Public Health Law. If private on-site facilities are provided, design data consistent with the requirements of the Columbia County Health Department shall also be included.

Easements. Where the topography is such as to make difficult the inclusion of any of the required facilities and improvements within the public areas as laid out, the boundaries of proposed permanent easements over or under private property.

Covenants or deed restrictions. A copy of all covenants or deed restrictions which either presently affect or are intended to apply to all or part of the tract.

Temporary stakes or markers. The Planning Board may require the location of temporary stakes or markers adequate to enable the Planning Board to locate readily and appraise the basic layout in the field, including markers at the corners of the tract. Unless the subdivision is adjacent to an existing street intersection, the distance along a street from one corner of the property to the nearest existing street intersection shall be shown.

(3)

The preliminary engineering report detailing the demands of the proposed subdivision on water, sewer, drainage, highways and related systems and detailing the methods through which these demands shall be accommodated and the methods, including available alternatives, through which any potentially adverse impacts shall be mitigated.

(4)

Additional data that may be required to complete the SEQR process, as initiated with the submission at the sketch plat phase.

(5)

Information regarding the status of all applications for county and state permits required for subdivision plat approval, e.g., a NYSDEC wetlands permit, a DEC stream crossing or stream disturbance permit or a NYSDOT or Columbia County DPW access permit.

§ 105-31 Final plat for a major subdivision.

A completed subdivision application form, receipt for payment of the required application fee, a reproducible and eight copies of the final plat certified by both a licensed land surveyor and a professional engineer, as required by law, at a scale of not more than 100 but preferably not less than 50 feet to an inch shall be submitted. The final plat shall bear the Planning Board's assigned case number, include individual stamp/signature blocks for the Town Planning Board and the Columbia County Health Department and be suitable for filing in the office of the County Clerk.

To the extent applicable, the following information will be submitted for approval and shall constitute a final plat:

(1)

Lot map of the entire subdivision shall be the same as that required on the preliminary plat with the following additions:

Lot layout.

Number identification by a suitable system of consecutive numbers circled and related to the Town Tax Maps.

Lot lines with accurate dimensions to the nearest 1/10 of a foot and bearings to the nearest five seconds.

Lot areas for each lot measured accurately to the nearest 100 square feet for lots of one acre or less and to the nearest 1/10 acre for lots greater than one acre.

Minimum building setback lines, if imposed beyond the requirements of Chapter 120, Zoning, through deed restriction, shown and dimensioned.

(2)

Survey data. Survey data shall include the following:

Accurate tract boundary lines with bearings and distances.

Survey tie-in with accurate bearings and distances to the nearest established street monuments or other official monuments, which are within reasonable distance of the property. When referenced to the state system of plane coordinates, they shall also conform to the requirements of the New York State Department of Transportation. They shall be placed as required by the designated Town Engineer and their location noted and referenced upon the plat.

Special district boundaries, e.g., water or sewer, as affect the subdivision, referenced to the subdivision survey by accurate bearings and distances.

The length of all straight lines, the deflection angles, radii, length of curves and central angles of all curves, tangent distances and tangent bearings for each street.

Accurate dimensions to the nearest 1/10 of a foot.

Monuments and markers:

The accurate location of all monuments (existing, proposed or to be reset) shall be shown.

Monuments or other suitable markers shall be of a type approved by the Planning Board and shall be set at all corners and angle points of the boundaries of the original tract to be subdivided and at all street intersections, angle points in street lines, points of curve and such intermediate points as may be required by the Planning Board.

(3)

Required improvement plans and profiles.

The amount of all performance guaranties or letters of credit and conduct of all required inspections shall be based on these drawings, the final plat itself, this chapter and other applicable Town specifications for such required improvements and utilities.

Unless a specific waiver is requested and granted, in writing, by the Planning Board, the proposed improvements and utilities shall be considered to comply specifically with this chapter and the other applicable Town specifications for such improvements and utilities.

Basic drawing layout requirements are the same as those required for the preliminary plat and shall also include rights-of-way, gradients and directional arrows downhill.

Designs for waterlines, sewers, street, bridges and drainage structures shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer.

The complete drainage system for the entire subdivision, with appropriate development staging for each of the final plat sections, shown graphically and related to all existing drainage features, shall be required.

Utility system requirements:

Water supply and distribution shall include the following:

[a]

The location of the source on the property or, where piped in, the size of the supply main.

[b]

The location and size of all distribution mains.

[c]

The location of fire hydrants.

[d]

The location of control valves.

Sanitary waste disposal systems:

[a]

Sanitary sewer system design shall be indicated in all cases where public or private sewer connections exist or are proposed.

[b]

Typical lot layout indicating the location of an individual system, where appropriate, with reference to house and water supply, and detailed drawings of proposed sanitary waste disposal system shall be indicated.

The location of electric, telephone, cable television, gas and other energy-related lines shall be required.

The location and description of streetlighting shall be required.

Profile drawing requirements:

Drawings shall be prepared with a horizontal scale of one inch equals 50 feet and a vertical scale of one inch equals 10 feet, unless otherwise approved by the Planning Board.

All profiles shall show the existing natural grades, the typical cross section of existing or proposed roads, the center lines of intersecting roads and a system of survey stations.

The center-line profile of all proposed roads with dimensions on vertical curves and notations as to gradient and critical elevations shall be required.

Detailed plans for bridges, culverts or similar structures shall be required.

[5]

The invert profile and location of all storm and sanitary drainage structures (manholes, catch basins, etc.) in street rights-of-way, drainage or other easements shall be required.

Recreation and community improvements. Landscape plans prepared by a registered landscape architect, architect or professional engineer indicating proposed changes in existing grades and landscaping, including the following items: play areas, walkways, incidental shelters, lighting, walls, new trees and shrubs (location, caliper and botanical name) and other required improvements shall be submitted.

(i)

A final engineering report shall be submitted.

(j)

A soil and erosion control plan shall be submitted.

(4)

Certifications. Certifications shall be submitted as follows:

Certification of the title showing that the applicant is the owner or duly authorized agent of the owner.

Written offers of cession to the Town for all proposed public streets, rights-of-way and open spaces shown on the subdivision plat and copies of agreements or other documents showing the manner in which open spaces, title of which is reserved by the subdivider, are to be maintained. All offers of cession and covenants governing the maintenance of unceded open space shall bear the certificate of approval of the Town Attorney as to their legal sufficiency and, where applicable, be filed with the New York State Attorney General's office as required by § 352-e of the General Business Law.

A certificate by the designated Town Engineer certifying that the subdivider has complied with one or both of the following alternatives:

All or part of the improvements have been installed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and with the action of the Planning Board granting approval of the preliminary plat; or

A performance bond or letter of credit has been posted available to the Town in sufficient amount to assure completion of all required improvements.

Protective covenants and other appropriate devices in a form for recording.

Letters directed to the Chairman of the Planning Board and signed by a responsible official or any governmental authority or district which must provide necessary utility service, approving the utility installation design and assuring that adequate service, will be available to accommodate the needs of the subdivision. Assurance shall also be provided that the long-term ownership and maintenance of the utilities shall be provided in accordance with Article 12 of the Town Law or similarly acceptable mechanism.

A letter, in appropriate cases, directed to the Chairman of the Planning Board, signed by a responsible official of the State Department of Transportation or the Columbia County Highway Department, approving the proposed construction and access on state or county rights-of-way, respectively. If access or construction affects a Town highway, approval of the Town Highway Superintendent shall be similarly required.

To the extent required by the Public Health Law, endorsement and approval by the Columbia County Health Department for the plans for all water supply and sewage disposal facilities shown on the final plat.