[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Kinderhook 4-8-1991 by L.L. No.
1-1991 (Ch. A85 of the 1978 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the design and construction of streets, thoroughfares or highways and all utilities therein in the Town of Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York. This chapter is to be used in conjunction with and is complementary to Chapter 215, Subdivision of Land, and Chapter 250, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Kinderhook.
A.
Wherever used in this chapter, the words "street" and/or "right-of-way"
shall also mean a thoroughfare, highway or road.
B.
Wherever used in this chapter, words in the singular number include
the plural and words in the plural number include the singular.
C.
The word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. Words used in the
present tense include the future.
B.
All applications for the dedication of streets and rights-of-way
to the Town of Kinderhook shall be accompanied by a warranty or, if
a warranty deed is not possible, by a quitclaim deed conveying said
street and rights-of-way to the Town with all releases from mortgages
or other claimants, together with a proper title search, covering
at least 30 years to the time application is made, and also a tax
search. Such application shall also be accompanied by a plan or plans
which shall:
(1)
Be at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet. The use of any other scale
must have had prior approval of the Town Planning Board.
(2)
Show contours based on United States Geological Survey datum and
at an interval not greater than two feet. Interpolation of contours
from other mapping shall not be accepted. This requirement may be
waived by the Town Engineer.
(3)
Show a minimum of two benchmarks based on United States Geological
Survey datum.
(4)
Show a location plan, at a minimum scale of one inch equals 2,000
feet, giving the location of the plot with relation to established
streets.
(5)
Show, on a separate plan of the same scale as the subdivision plan, all drainage areas tributary to the development, show drainage area limits tributary to each catch basin or inlet with a tabulation of runoff to each structure and the total to each outfall and show detention area details with storage volume calculations, including maximum detention times to drain completely, and all based on the stormwater management plan as defined in Chapter 215, Subdivision of Land. Calculation of runoff shall be based on a method in general use for the area involved and approved by the Town Engineer. The method used shall be approved by the Town Engineer and shall be recognized as producing a problem-free storm drainage system. Calculations for all stormwater structures shall be based on rainfall intensities resulting from a storm of a ten-year return. The designer shall examine and report on the routing and effects on the area and system for the one-hundred-year storm event. The storm drainage plans, calculations and narratives shall be submitted to the Town Engineer for review.
(6)
Show all proposed streets, roads or highways and lots with necessary
survey data.
(8)
Show proposed finished street with road or highway grade. A separate supplementary map of that portion of streets, roads or highways to be conveyed shall be submitted showing building lots and restrictions and names of abutting owners. (See also Article II, § 215-5, of Chapter 215, Subdivision of Land.)
(10)
Show the locations of soil borings along the streets or roads. Minimum boring depth shall be 10 feet, and the boring logs shall indicate depth to the water table, soil types, date of boring and other information normally shown on such logs. Borings shall be located on proposed street center lines and at three-hundred-foot spacings unless greater spacing is approved by the Town Engineer and Highway Superintendent. The Highway Superintendent or Town Engineer may require a more extensive soil investigation with an evaluation and recommendation by a soils engineer, at the expense of the subdivision owner/developer, as to the suitability of the subgrade to perform satisfactorily. (See also § A251-8 of this chapter.)
(11)
Show a complete profile of the streets at a horizontal scale of one inch equals 50 feet and a vertical scale of one inch equals five feet, together with the street plan (use a standard highway plan-profile format sheet to conform to this chapter, Chapter 215, Subdivision of Land, and Chapter 250, Zoning), and which profile shall show the original ground surface, finished grade proposed, all utilities, including water mains, sanitary sewers and storm sewers, together with all structures proposed.
(12)
Show size, type of pipe, class, valves, alignment and hydrant
locations for potable water distribution system, after consultation
with the Town Engineer as to the needed capacity and ability of the
existing Town distribution system to supply the requirements, all
in accordance with the New York State Health Department and Columbia
County Health Department regulations and acceptable design and construction
practice.
No street which is to be designed as part of a subdivision after the effective date of this chapter shall be accepted as a Town street except as it shall conform to the regulations herein provided and as it is in conformance with Chapter 215, Subdivision of Land, and Chapter 250, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Kinderhook.
A.
Water distribution system shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with New York State and Columbia County Health Department regulations
and Town regulations in effect at the time of construction of the
systems.
B.
Public utilities shall be installed without expense to the Town and
under the supervision of the Town Superintendent of Highways and the
Town Engineer. The installation of said utilities shall be accomplished
without cutting of pavement within the Town Highway rights-of-way,
and a permit shall be obtained from the Highway Superintendent for
the work to be done. Power, telephone, cable TV and gas, where installed
under the pavement, shall be placed in a protective sleeve. Unless
a specific permit is issued by the Highway Superintendent, no pavement
shall be broken and all facilities shall be jacked, bored or driven
under said pavement only under his direction.
The arrangement of streets or highways hereinafter laid out
shall, wherever possible, provide for the continuation of the principal
streets existing in the adjoining subdivisions, or of their proper
projection when the adjoining property is not subdivided, and shall
be of a width as great as that of such existing streets but in no
case have a right-of-way width less than 60 feet.
The minimum width of street or highway rights-of-way hereinafter
laid out shall be 60 feet. These widths shall be measured from right-of-way
line to right-of-way line. Said width shall be measured normal to
the lines on tangents and on the radial lines on curves.
There shall be no reverse strips controlling access to streets,
except where control of such strips is definitely placed in the Town
under offer to dedicate.
Property lines at all street intersections shall be rounded
sufficiently to allow a minimum radius on the property line of 25
feet.
All pipe and necessary appurtenances for the proper and satisfactory
collection and disposal of subsurface or underground water from the
rights-of-way of the proposed highways shown on the approved subdivision
plan, in order to establish a satisfactory roadbed for such highways,
shall be supplied and installed by the owner of the subdivision in
accordance with the pertinent specifications of the Town. The necessity
for draining subsurface water from the right-of-way of a proposed
highway, the locations where such drainage is required and the extent
of piping necessary to effect such drainage shall be determinations
of the Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer. These determinations
by the Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer may precede the
construction of the proposed highway or may occur during construction
as underground water conditions become evident. The Town Superintendent
of Highways will notify the owner of such determinations as soon as
possible after such determinations are made. Type of pipe, diameter
and gauge of pipe, pipeline gradients, method of pipe placement and
all materials required for the installation of such drainage shall
conform to the requirements and specifications of the Town.
Streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall be
provided at the closed end with a turnaround roadway having a minimum
radius for the outside property line of at least 80 feet. Full pavement
area shall extend to within 15 feet of the outside right-of-way line.
Street grades shall not exceed 8% nor be less than 1%. Particular
attention shall be given to street design at intersections. Approach
grades shall not exceed 3% within 120 feet of the street right-of-way
line intersected and shall not exceed 1 1/2% within 40 feet of
the right-of-way line intersected. Combinations of grades over 6%
with curves of minimum radius shall not be used. Where the algebraic
difference in street grades exceeds 2%, the grades shall be connected
by a vertical curve to produce a safe transition.
Street intersections shall be at 90° within 100 feet of
the intersected right-of-way line. Street tangents with a deflection
angle greater than 1° shall be connected by a minimum radius of
curve of 200 feet, measured to the center line of the right-of-way.
Street layouts for proposed higher density development than standard
R-C, AR, R-2, B-1, I-1 (that is for clustered or townhouse development)
or MP Districts may be approved at less radius of curve, but traffic
safety provisions and necessary street signage must be as recommended
by a qualified traffic safety engineer employed and paid by the owner/developer
at no cost to the Town.
Intersecting streets shall be so planned that blocks between
street lines shall be not more than 1,200 feet in length, and any
variance from this length because of an unusual topographic condition
or more efficient land use shall have prior approval of the Planning
Board.
The planting of street trees within the right-of-way is prohibited;
however, shrubs with a mature height not greater than 18 inches, combined
with grassed areas shall be planted and maintained until street dedication
by the landowner/developer. These areas shall include the center mall
areas of divided streets and turnarounds. The plan for this planting
shall have prior approval of the Highway Superintendent. A minimum
of two trees for each lot behind the right-of-way shall be as required
by the Planning Board.
A.
Sufficient monuments shall be placed to properly reproduce each and
every street laid out. Street monuments shall be placed in the immediate
vicinity of all intersections and at intervals not exceeding 500 feet
on tangent lengths of over 1,000 feet. Where monuments are placed
between intersections, they shall be placed in pairs, one on each
side of the street, and shall be accurately correlated to one another
by bearing (angle) and distance.
B.
Monuments shall be of 4,000 pounds per square inch concrete reinforced
with four No. 3 deformed reinforcing and shall be four inches square
and four feet in length. A galvanized or stainless steel pin 3/8 inches
in diameter shall be anchored on center and flush with the top of
the monument. The top of the monument shall be set flush with the
finished grade.
A.
In general, storm sewers will be required and shall be designed to
carry the flow tributary. The distance which water shall be allowed
to run in open ditches will be determined in each individual case
depending upon the various factors involved. In areas of minimum grade,
this distance shall not exceed 750 feet and in areas of maximum grade,
this distance shall not exceed 250 feet.
B.
Storm sewers, where installed, shall be of reinforced concrete pipe
or corrugated metal pipe (galvanized steel), fully coated, with paved
invert and, generally, shall be laid on grades to produce a velocity
of not less than three feet per second nor more than eight feet per
second when flowing full. When the pipe is not exposed to sunlight,
PVC or ABS N-12 pipe will be considered. Under special conditions
involving circumstances such as level terrain and shallow surface
water outlet, permission to install storm sewers at grades producing
velocities of not less than two feet per second when flowing full
may be granted by the Town Superintendent of Highways. Storm sewer
design shall be on the basis of local ten-year storm frequency studies,
except that structures for major streams or areas subject to property
damage due to flooding shall be designed for a fifty-year-storm frequency
and shall be such that a minimum of four feet 10 inches is maintained
from invert of pipe to finish ground surface directly above.
C.
Reinforcing concrete pipe shall conform to ASTM Specifications Class
III for reinforced concrete pipe. In certain locations, the Highway
Superintendent may require the use of ASTM Designation C-76 Class
IV or Class V.
D.
Corrugated galvanized steel pipe, multiplate pipe and pipe arches
shall be fully coated with a paved invert and shall not be less than
the gauge recommended by the American Association of State Highway
Officials, but not less than sixteen-gauge. Lengths of CMP shall be
joined with corrugated collars. All pipe ends shall be corrugated.
All joints are to be encased in graded filter gravel, 15 inches either
side of the joint to a minimum depth of 12 inches above and six inches
below the pipe. Local soil conditions may increase these requirements.
All CMP 48 inches in diameter and larger shall be strutted. Struts
shall be removed after total compaction of the backfill material in
six-inch lifts has been completed.
E.
The use of helically formed corrugated steel pipe shall require reformed
annular ends to receive standard connectors. The use of dimpled connectors
is prohibited.
F.
All storm sewers shall be constructed accurately to line and grade,
properly bedded, and shall be so constructed that all joints are watertight
unless open joints or weeps are approved by the Town Superintendent
of Highways to permit groundwater infiltration.
G.
Typical installation details are shown on the attached drawing.[1] The design of stormwater inlet basins and manholes shall
be acceptable to the Town Superintendent of Highways and shall be
in accordance with current standard modern practice. In no case will
the use of concrete manhole block less than eight inches in width
be permitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: The drawing, as amended 11-8-2004 by L.L.
No. 14-2004, is on file in the Town offices.
H.
The design of poured, precast or prefabricated manhole structures
shall be Fort Miller standard or equal and must have the approval
of the Town Superintendent of Highways and/or the Town Engineer prior
to installation. Pipe connections shall be completely sealed with
hydraulic mortar for the full thickness of the structure wall.
I.
The minimum inside diameter of pipe for storm sewer use shall be
12 inches. The minimum steel thickness for corrugated steel pipe shall
be sixteen-gauge. Shallower or deeper installations than standard
or in particularly corrosive soil or flow conditions shall require
the use of a heavier gauge, subject to the approval of the Highway
Superintendent.
J.
All catch basin and junction structures over four feet in depth shall
have substantial, noncorroding steps for safe access, and structures
over eight feet in depth shall have an offset cone section. All structures
less than eight feet in depth shall be equipped with a reinforced
concrete flat top designed for a minimum H-20 highway load and set
so the manhole opening is over the outlet pipe. Frames, grates and
solid covers shall be Campbell Foundry Heavy Duty for Highway Traffic,
or approved equal.
K.
Underdrainage shall be installed when so directed by the Highway
Superintendent and/or the Town Engineer.
L.
The developer or owner laying out the streets or highways for acceptance
by the Town shall obtain all necessary easements and/or rights-of-way
to take care of all surface and ground water caused by reason of the
development of said street or highway and by reason of the installation
of culverts or surface drains or underdrains. No street or highway
will be accepted by the Town of Kinderhook nor approved by the Town
Superintendent of Highways before such necessary easements or rights-of-way
have been obtained and passed upon by the attorney for the Town of
Kinderhook. The width of easement or right-of-way shall be 30 feet
minimum for installation depth of six feet or less. At the discretion
of the Town Superintendent of Highways and/or the Town Engineer, greater
installation depths may require wider easements or rights-of-way,
depending upon particular circumstances.
A.
Prior to being offered for dedication to the Town, all streets shall
be completely graded, within the limits of the right-of-way, and all
underground utilities shall have been installed in accordance with
all provisions of this chapter, the base course of gravel shall have
been placed, graded and compacted and paving and sidewalks, as required,
shall have been installed in conformance with the applicable standards
as shown on the attached drawings, Highway Cross-Sections-Town of
Kinderhook.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The drawings, as amended 11-8-2004 by
L.L. No. 14-2004, are on file in the Town offices.
B.
The gravel subbase and surface paving shall consist of the following
materials:
(1)
Gravel subbase shall consist of material described in and laid
and rolled in conformance with the latest revisions of the New York
State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications —
Construction and Materials Book and as approved by the Highway Superintendent.
(a)
Thickness of the granular gravel subbase shall be determined
by the American Association of the State Highway Officials group classification
for subgrade soil as follows:
(b)
Gravel subbase shall be laid and compacted in four-inch lifts.
The Highway Superintendent shall have the authority to increase the
thickness of the subbase, required filter fabric and/or underdrains
during construction if he deems necessary.
(2)
Asphalt concrete base course shall not be placed until all utilities
are installed and proof of proper installation is forwarded to the
Superintendent of Highways by the gas company, telephone company,
power company, and any other utility company or development with facilities
in the right-of-way.
(3)
Asphalt concrete base course shall consist of material described
in and placed and compacted in conformance with latest revision of
the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications
— Construction and Materials Book as Item 4.03.13 Type 3 Binder
Course and as approved by the Highway Superintendent. Asphalt concrete
base course shall be laid to a rolled thickness specified in cross
sections. Minimum thickness shall be 2 1/2 inches.
(4)
Asphalt concrete wearing course shall consist of material described
in and placed and compacted in conformance with the latest revision
of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications
— Construction and Material Book as Item 403.16, Type 7F Top
Course.
(5)
If, under Chapter 215, Subdivision of Land, the owner/developer or the Town Highway Superintendent directs the owner/developer to place only the two-and-one-half-inch base course and to defer the placing of the top or wearing course, said base course shall consist of New York State Department of Transportation Item 403.13, Type 3, binder (dense binder) as approved by the Town Highway Superintendent Just prior to placing the top wearing course, the base course shall be thoroughly cleaned of all contaminants by brooming, vacuuming and flushing, if necessary, all repairs and/or failures accomplished, and a suitable tack coat applied if so directed, all to the satisfaction of the Highway Superintendent and the Town Engineer.
(6)
At the time of the dedication, all proposed streets shall have
the subbase grade continued to the full width of the right-of-way.
These grades shall be as follows: in cuts, slopes are not to exceed
one-foot vertical to two feet horizontal, and on fills, slopes are
not to exceed one-foot vertical to six feet horizontal. Material brought
in as fill to bring subbase elevations up to grade shall be placed
in nine-inch lifts and thoroughly compacted between courses, to produce
maximum density at optimum moisture for fill soil type.
(7)
Manhole frames and valve boxes are to be brought to the proper
grade before paving.
No street or highway shall be accepted by the Town unless it
meets all of the above requirements and the approval of the Town Superintendent
of Highways and Town Engineer. No utilities, public or private, shall
be placed or installed in any proposed street or highway of the Town
until such street or highway has been rough graded and drained as
provided in this chapter and approved by the Town Superintendent of
Highways and the Town Engineer.
To ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications and
details, the Town Engineer, at the owner's/developer's expense,
shall observe the materials used in and the construction of all improvements.
When the owner/developer has completed the improvements, the Town
Engineer shall report to the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of
Appeals or Town Board that he has observed the installation of improvements
and they conform, or that they conform conditionally, to the approved
plans, to the Highway Resolution and to acceptable construction practice.
Traffic control devices shall be furnished and properly placed
by the owner/developer. Traffic control devices shall be placed and
conform in type to the New York State Department of Transportation
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Dead-end signs shall be
placed by the owner/developer at appropriate locations along streets
terminating in turnarounds and as approved by the Highway Superintendent.
Guide rails, where required for highway ditch or culvert protection
or as a general safety measure, shall be placed and paid for by the
owner/developer and as specified by the Town Superintendent of Highways.
A.
Approval in writing shall be obtained by the owners and/or developers
from the New York State Department of Transportation where proposed
streets or highways intersect state roads for its permission to connect
said streets with such roads.
B.
Approval in writing shall be obtained by the owners and/or developers
from the Columbia County Superintendent of Highways where proposed
streets or highways intersect county roads for his permission to connect
said streets with such roads.
C.
Approval in writing shall be obtained by the owners and/or developers
from the Town Superintendent of Highways where proposed streets or
highways intersect Town roads for his permission to connect said streets
with such roads.
Telephone, gas, cable TV and power cable conduits shall be installed
as shown on the typical street cross-section detail and as approved
by the Town Superintendent of Highways after consultation with the
Town Engineer. The installation of these utilities shall be in accordance
with specifications approved by the agencies governing these utilities
and at no expense to the Town of Kinderhook.
Prior to acceptance of streets and utilities by the Town of
Kinderhook, as-built Mylar reproducible drawings shall be furnished
to the Superintendent of Highways and in a form approved by the Superintendent
and the Town Engineer. These as-built drawings shall show, by ties
to easily visible permanent marks, the location of all utility laterals
at the mains and at the right-of-way line, including elevation at
the line. The as-built drawings shall show the lot lines and lot numbers
being serviced by the laterals.
This chapter shall be applicable to all subdivisions submitted
to the Town of Kinderhook Planning Board on and after July 1, 1991.
