All streets are to be logically related to natural features. Since
utilities are to be planned at the same time, steep slopes (25% plus)
and soils which are shallow, erodible or with a high water table are
to be avoided. Building sites should be at or above the grade of adjacent
roads.
The Planning Board shall require that street patterns for larger
than minimum lot developments be arranged so that if possible the
area could be resubdivided into minimum-sized lots at a future date.
Blocks generally shall not be less than 400 feet nor more than 1,200
feet in length. In general, no block shall be less than twice the
normal lot length.
Culvert located and designed to maintain preconstruction surface
drainage patterns, if patterns are acceptable. Sidewalks and curbs
shall be installed.
Cleared areas, except shoulders and road surfaces, shall be planted
with suitable grass or suitable ground cover. Ditch bottoms shall
be planted, paved, riprapped or otherwise designed to minimize soil
erosion.
Subdivisions shall connect to the sanitary sewer system and water
system. Any waiver to this requirement shall include a condition requiring
all on-site sanitation and water supply facilities to meet the minimum
specifications of the State Department of Health.
All components of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, waterlines and fire
hydrants shall meet Village specifications and be installed under
the supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works or other designated
representative and before the street is offered for dedication to
the Village.[1]
In designated improvement districts (sewer and water), dry lines
shall be installed in accordance within the specifications of the
Superintendent of Public Works, without expense to the Village.[2]
All cleared areas, except roads, drives and shoulders, and cut-and-fill
slopes, including ditch banks, shall be successfully revegetated or
otherwise stabilized so as to minimize erosion.
Construction activities which materially disturb the soil for an
aggregate area larger than 20,000 square feet, excluding road surfaces,
drives and shoulders, shall be done in stages of not more than 20,000
square feet.
Each stage shall be revegetated prior to commencing on succeeding
stages. Revegetation shall be completed within five to 10 days after
final grading. If it is not possible to undertake revegetation within
this time frame, such areas shall be adequately mulched or otherwise
stabilized within five to 10 days after final grading.
Revegetation measures shall be inspected by the developer 15 days
to 20 days from the date of planting, to determine the success of
the planting, unless it appears obvious that the planting has failed.
Any necessary corrective measures shall be taken immediately.
Seed mixtures, mulching materials and fertilizer applications shall
be clearly indicated at the time of submission of the final plat.
The developer should use Cornell Recommendations for Turf Grass, available
from the Cooperative Extension, or Conservation Plantings on Critical
Erosion Areas, available from the United States Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service.
Street names shall be approved by the Planning Board. New street
names should be substantially different in sound and spelling from
existing streets so as to avoid confusion.
Culverts shall be designed to accommodate the peak runoff from all
upstream areas, whether inside or outside the subdivision, under conditions
of total potential development in the upstream area.
A study of the subdivision's effect on downstream water quality resulting
from increased runoff shall be submitted to the Planning Board with
the final plat.
Lands within a floodway shall not be used for residential occupancy;
all such areas shall be clearly delineated on the subdivision map.
The Planning Board may require that the one-hundred-year floodplain
be delineated.[1]
All proposed public open spaces shall be indicated on the subdivision
plat. At least 10% of the area of a major subdivision or at the rate
of 1,500 square feet per residential lot, whichever is greater, shall
be public open space (park, playground, etc.).
An ink drawing of the proposed public area(s) at a minimum scale
of one inch equals 30 feet shall be provided. The drawing shall indicate
boundaries, natural features, existing and proposed contours and any
proposed equipment.