The principal development activities associated with a subdivision to be considered in connection with the determination required by §
A183-35 and referred to in §
A183-38, together with representative means for avoiding undue adverse impact, include the following:
A. Streets and roads.
(1)
Objective: design and construct roads and streets to provide
safe and convenient access without causing undue adverse impacts on
natural and public resources.
(2)
General guideline: conform street and road alignments with existing
topography and vegetation; avoid steep slopes, abrupt curves and excessive
cuts and fill; provide adequate road surfacing and road bed drainage;
preserve existing drainage patterns; and design streets and roads
so as to minimize the impacts of construction and maintenance practices.
B. Siting and construction of buildings.
(1)
Objective: design, site and construct buildings to best serve
their intended functions and to minimize impact on existing natural
and public resources.
(2)
General guideline: blend buildings with existing topography
and their surrounding environs; avoid steep slopes; minimize grade
alterations; and avoid complex and costly engineering solutions of
site problems with potentially excessive environmental impacts.
C. Sewage disposal.
(1)
Objective: select, design and locate sewage disposal systems
to provide adequate treatment of effluent and to avoid contamination
of surface water or groundwater.
(2)
General guideline: comply with all state and local health standards;
adhere, at a minimum, to the Adirondack Park Agency Act setback requirements
for water bodies; and employ proven design criteria for sewage disposal
systems in proper working order.
D. Storm drainage.
(1)
Objective: design, locate and construct storm drainage systems
so as to maintain existing drainage patterns in a natural state and
to minimize adverse hydrologic effects.
(2)
General guideline: provide adequate drainage for building sites
and roads; avoid altering drainage patterns to the extent possible;
utilize natural drainageways for handling stormwater runoff; preserve
all natural surface water retention areas, such as wetlands, bogs
and marshes; and minimize runoff by such other methods as preserving
vegetative cover and avoiding the creation of unnecessary or extensive
impervious surfaces.
E. Water supply.
(1)
Objective: locate, design and construct water supply systems
so as to provide an adequate supply of potable water without adversely
affecting existing water usage patterns or creating adverse effects
with regard to aquifers and subsurface drainage patterns.
(2)
General guideline: comply with all state and local health standards
with regard to the design, location, construction and maintenance
of water supply systems.
F. Solid waste disposal.
(1)
Objective: provide for the storage, collection, transportation
and disposal of solid waste in a manner which will minimize air, water
and visual pollution and in a manner which will not create hazards
to the health and welfare of people or wildlife.
(2)
General guideline: comply with all applicable state and local
standards for the disposal areas and recycling facilities; adequately
screen disposal areas; locate disposal areas on deep, moderately permeable,
well-drained soils and at sufficient distances from water bodies so
as to prevent contamination thereof; and avoid locating disposal areas
on steep slopes.
G. Pesticides and herbicides.
(1)
Objective: avoid all use of pesticides, herbicides and other
biocides potentially detrimental to natural systems.
(2)
General guideline: strictly adhere to applicable regulations
regarding type, quantity and techniques of application of pesticides,
herbicides and other biocides to surface waters or wetlands or in
a manner which may cause contamination thereto.
H. Shoreline development.
(1)
Objective: design and construct development along shorelines
so as to maintain existing aesthetic and ecological characteristics
thereof and to avoid all significant impairment of these qualities.
(2)
General guideline: adhere, at a minimum, to the shoreline restrictions
of the Adirondack Park Agency Act and the provisions of the Environmental
Conservation Law and all local laws; maximize preservation of undeveloped
shorelines by such methods as clustering and preservation of shoreline
vegetation; minimize construction of docks and boathouses on shorelines;
and minimize aesthetic alterations to shorelines as viewed from water
bodies and surrounding areas.
I. Noise.
(1)
Objective: minimize noise insofar as practicable.
(2)
General guideline: employ such measures as appropriate site
selection, appropriate construction methods and maintenance of natural
cover for a buffering effect; and adhere, at a minimum, to applicable
governmental noise level standards.
J. Signs.
(1)
Objective: avoid signage that detracts from aesthetic and scenic
qualities.
(2)
General guideline: limit signs to the extent necessary to adequately
inform viewers concerning the activities to which they relate; utilize
signs which are appropriate to the character of the area in which
they are located; and avoid use of signs of excessive size, of signs
that are insufficiently set back from natural and man-made travel
corridors and/or signs containing moving parts or flashing lights.
K. Utilities.
(1)
Objective: locate, design, construct and maintain utilities
so as to efficiently accomplish project objectives and preserve natural
and public resources.
(2)
General guideline: locate utilities underground, if feasible,
and in such a way that alignments are compatible with existing topography
and vegetation; minimize visual impacts on surrounding areas by maintaining
and preserving as much vegetative cover as possible and utilizing
existing topography; and minimize maintenance practices, such as herbicide
spraying, which could have adverse environmental impacts on terrestrial
and aquatic ecosystems.