[Ord. of 6-20-1995; Ord. No. 2003.33, 3-18-2003]
(a) The City Engineer, or any professional engineer retained by the City,
or the Planning Board as a consultant, shall make a recommendation
to the Planning Board with respect to the grades, drainage, sewage
and road surfacing of a proposed subdivision before such subdivision
may be finally approved.
(b) The subdivider shall provide plans that meet the following requirements:
(1)
Grades: A detailed plan sheet showing pre- and post-development
grades. Building envelopes shall not include any areas with a slope
of more than 25%; areas with a slope greater than 33% shall be clearly
indicated on the development plan.
(2)
Drainage:
a.
Drainage courses shall be clearly shown on the development plan.
In no case will the post-development off-site drainage rate exceed
the predevelopment rate, unless reviewed by the City Engineering Department
and specifically approved by the Planning Board upon the Department's
recommendation.
b.
Wherever practical, subsurface drainage shall be used, and directed
to a satisfactory drainage collection point. Detailed plans for drainage
lines, catch basins, retention or detention ponds shall be made part
of the plans. Easements for drainage ways shall be indicated on the
plans.
c.
Where sheet drainage is proposed, the subdivider shall show
the effect that all construction shall have on the drainage plan and
it will not increase the rate of flow onto abutting properties.
d.
Plans for erosion and sediment control shall be provided in
accordance with details based upon the Maine Erosion and Sediment
Control Handbook for Construction: Best Management Practices, as amended.
(3)
Sewage:
a.
Where connection to public sewer is proposed, detailed plans
shall be provided for all lines, connection and pump or lift stations.
In addition, the City's Engineering Department shall review all such
plans and shall provide a written report to the Board.
b.
Where septic systems are proposed, a complete HHE-200 Form for
each lot shall be provided to include a certification by the City's
Plumbing Inspector.
(4)
Roads: Detailed cross sections for all roadways shall be included in the plans for any proposed roadway. Road design and construction shall be specified in detail and shall meet the standards specified in Chapter
62 (Streets and Sidewalks) of the Biddeford Code of Ordinances.
(c) Any report and recommendation submitted by the City Engineer or consulting
professional engineer shall be considered by the Board. The recommendations
and findings of the report may be made part of the basis for the Board's
final decision.
[Ord. of 6-20-1995]
Land designated for public use in subdivision shall not be subdivided
for any other purpose. Land to be conveyed for public use shall be
conveyed by deed to the City of Biddeford, subject to approval by
the City Council, or other public nonprofit organization approved
by the Planning Board.
[Ord. of 6-20-1995; Ord. No. 2003.33, 3-18-2003]
(a) Any proposed subdivision shall be designed so that it has access to a public street. See Chapter
62, Street, Sidewalks and other Public Places, or Article VI, Section 51, Private ways and road, for right-of-way width requirements.
(b) Lots within the proposed subdivision shall meet the required street
frontage for the specific zone or district as specified in the Biddeford
Zoning Ordinance.
[Ord. of 6-20-1995; Ord. No. 2003.33, 3-18-2003]
The details of cul-de-sac islands are stated in Chapter
62, Street, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places, Article
IV, Streets, Division 2, Design Standards.
[Ord. No. 2001.26, 4-17-2001]
Subdivisions in the RF Zone shall maintain or establish a buffer
along existing roads in order to reduce the visual impact of new development.
(1) Existing trees and undergrowth on a parcel proposed for subdivision
development shall be maintained as a seventy-five-foot wide vegetated
buffer strip for the entire length of the parcel's frontage along
an existing public road.
(2) Setbacks for those lots adjacent to a public road shall be measured
from the edge of the vegetated buffer furthest from the road.
(3) In the event that a parcel proposed for subdivision development has
no existing trees or undergrowth on that side of the parcel which
fronts on a public road, than a landscaping plan prepared by a qualified
professional shall be submitted.
a. The landscaping plan shall incorporate the planting of a mix of native
coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs with the intent of providing
a visual screen at maturity.
b. The width of said landscaped buffer strip shall be no less than 50
feet.
c. The landscaped buffer strip shall run the entire length of the parcel's
frontage along a public road.
(4) No cutting of trees or clearing of vegetation shall be permitted
in the vegetated buffer strip, whether preexisting or created as part
of an approved landscaping plan, unless otherwise committed by a hazardous
situation.
a. The vegetated buffer strip shall be shown on the subdivision plan
and clearly labeled as such.
b. The vegetated buffer strip may be part of the open space of a clustered
subdivision, or may be owned in fee as part of the lot(s) adjacent
to a public road. In the latter case, a deed or deeds with reference
to the vegetated buffer strip shall be submitted prior to review of
the final plan.
(5) Openings in the vegetated buffer strip shall be limited to the subdivision
access road. Individual lots shall be accessed from the subdivision
access road only.
[Ord. of 6-20-1995; Ord. No. 2003.33, 3-18-2003]
(a) No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity shall sell or
convey any land in an approved subdivision unless at least one permanent
marker is set at one lot corner of lot sold or conveyed. The term
"permanent marker" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
a granite monument, a concrete monument, an iron pin or a drill hole
in ledge.
(b) Sewer and water line connections shall be clearly and separately
marked. Such tie markings and plans shall be reviewed by the Engineering
Department and shall be kept on file by the Engineering Department.
(c) The location and description of permanent markers shall be included
on the final plans submitted to the Board.