All improvements specified in the subdivision plan or required
by the Planning Board in accordance with this article shall be constructed
at the expense of the subdivider without reimbursement by the town
or any district therein.
Sidewalks are not required in every subdivision; when sidewalks
are required, they shall be installed as follows:
A. Sidewalks shall be installed at the expense of the subdivider at
such locations as the Planning Board may deem necessary.
B. Sidewalks must be constructed to comply with the detailed specifications
of the Planning Board.
C. Sidewalks shall be concrete or other approved material, and have
a minimum width of four feet in residential areas and five feet in
commercial and industrial areas.
Public utility improvements may be required and shall be installed
as follows:
A. Fire protection. Hydrants shall be of size, type and location specified
by the Insurance Services Organization.
B. Streetlighting. Poles, brackets and lights shall be of size, type
and location approved by the local power company. Energy-conserving
lighting is recommended. Lights might be required at new proposed
intersections of existing public roads and proposed new subdivision
roads.
C. Electricity. Power lines, especially for larger subdivisions with
lots not fronting on existing roads, shall be required to be placed
underground, where practical, and shall be approved by the local power
company.
D. Utility services. Utility services, where practical, shall be located
from six to eight feet from the edge of the roadway or between the
sidewalk and curbline.
Unique physical features, such as historic landmarks and sites,
rock outcrops, hilltop lookouts, desirable natural contours and similar
features, shall be preserved where possible. Streams, lakes, ponds
and wetlands also shall be left unaltered and protected by easements.
All surfaces must be graded and restored within six months of completion
of subdivision so that no unnatural mounds or depressions are left.
Original topsoil moved during construction shall be returned and stabilized
by approved methods. Damage to existing trees should be avoided. Appropriate
soil erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be used during
land disturbance activities.
The Planning Board may require the reservation of such other
areas or sites of a character, extent and location suitable to the
future needs of the town such as water plants, sewage treatment plant
and other community purposes.