A.
The final plat and supporting drawings and documents for a proposed
subdivision constitute the complete development of the subdivision
proposal and include the recommendations resulting from the Planning
Board review of the preliminary layout as well as the detailed layout
drawings for the public improvements and utilities. After public hearing
and approval by the Planning Board, this complete submission, along
with the performance bond and the provision of the liability insurance
policy, as approved by the Village Board, becomes the basis for the
construction of the subdivision and the inspection service by the
Village Engineer and Planning Board. The plat itself must be recorded
at the County Clerk's office to have legal status. An unrecorded
plat is not a valid basis for site improvements or other commitments
which depend on its design characteristics.
B.
The plat itself shall be an accurate survey record of the properties
resulting from the subdivision.
A.
The submission of a final plat (before Planning Board review) shall
consist of the following items in the form prescribed by the Village
Clerk:
(1)
Letter of application for final plat approval, one copy.
(2)
Acknowledgment of requirements for the final plat, one copy.
(3)
The final plat, nine paper prints, including signed approval from
the Suffolk County Department of Health.
(4)
The public improvement and utilities plan and profiles drawings,
three paper prints.
(5)
Letters directed to the Chairman of the Planning Board and signed
by a responsible official of the lighting agency, water company or
any utility company or governmental authority or district which provides
necessary utility service and has jurisdiction in the area, approving
each proposed utility installation design and a statement as to who
will construct the facility so that service will be available when
required in conformity with the provision of the filed rate schedule.
(6)
Letter directed to the Chairman of the Planning Board, signed by
a responsible official of the school district in which the subdivision
is to be located, acknowledging the number of residential lots and
indicating the availability of school facilities for the new pupils
and any needed new school sites and facilities which relate to the
subdivision area.
(7)
Letters in appropriate cases directed to the Chairman of the Planning
Board, signed by a responsible official of the State Department of
Public Works or the Suffolk County Superintendent of Highways, approving
proposed construction on state or county rights-of-way and indicating
that the necessary permits have been issued by their office.
(8)
When dedication of streets, recharge basins, drainage easements,
screen planting easements and/or parks shall be mandated by this Code,
the subdivider shall submit in triplicate to the Village Attorney
a certification to the Village of the Branch by an attorney and counselor-at-law
of the State of New York, by a title company duly incorporated and
authorized to transact business in the State of New York or by a competent
searcher of titles to the effect that the individual, partnership
or corporation offering dedication of the said streets, recharge basins,
easements and all other dedications required by the Planning Board
is vested with an unencumbered fee simple title to the land concerning
which the dedications are made.
[Amended 2-13-1979 by L.L. No. 3-1979]
(9)
Schedule of lot areas for each lot, measured accurately to the nearest
square foot, three copies.
(10)
Irrevocable offer of dedication of all property and other public
improvements, including streets, drainage easements, drainage basins,
public parks and screen planting easements, three copies.
(11)
The filing fee for each final plat shall be as determined by
the Board of Trustees, plus an additional fee for each lot in the
subdivision.
[Amended 11-12-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 3-9-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
B.
The subdivider or his agent shall submit the final plat and supporting
drawings and documents at the Planning Board office at least 15 days
prior to the date of the meeting at which the plat is to be acted
upon.
C.
The Planning Board shall receive the recommendations of the Superintendent
of Highways, the Village Engineer and other professional or technical
experts, as may be required, prior to any consideration or action.
D.
The Village Engineer shall prepare a performance bond estimate to
be submitted along with his recommendations on the final plat, seven
copies.
E.
The Planning Board shall advertise a public hearing at least five
days prior to the hearing date.
F.
After public hearing, the Planning Board shall take formal action.
If the plat is approved, the subdivider shall carry out the following
steps prior to obtaining the Chairman's signature of approval:
(1)
Make all required corrections to the satisfaction of the Planning
Board.
(2)
Obtain a performance bond in the amount of the bond estimate and a general liability insurance policy and submit them to the Village Attorney for approval by the Village Board. Submit a cash-deposit certified check to the Planning Board. (See Article IV, Performance Bond and Cash Deposit, and Article V, General Liability Insurance.)
(3)
Prepare prints of the corrected final plat drawings as follows:
(a)
Nine paper prints.
(b)
Two prints on Mylar or its equivalent.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(c)
One print on Mylar or its equivalent.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(d)
The original drawing and three paper prints and the original
of the corrected public improvement and utilities plan and profiles.
(4)
Pay the required inspection fee at the Village Clerk's office
and such payment as may be required in lieu of park land.
G.
If authorized by the Planning Board, the Chairman shall sign his
approval on the final plat, the approved road profiles and the public
improvement and utility plan upon notification that the required bond
and insurance have received Village Board approval and that the required
inspection fee has been deposited.
H.
The subdivider shall file two prints on Mylar or its equivalent of
the approved plat (not including the supporting drawings and documents)
in the Suffolk County Clerk's office.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
I.
Planning Board approval of a final plat shall not be deemed an acceptance
by the Village of any street or other land shown as offered for dedication
to public use.
A.
Planning Board approval of a final plat shall expire 90 days after
the date of the Planning Board resolution authorizing the Chairman
to sign the drawings.
B.
Upon application by the subdivider, the Planning Board may make a
reasonable extension of the approval; provided, however, that the
plat shall be revised according to any change in regulations or ordinances
applicable to the plat subsequent to the first resolution.
C.
Expiration of an approval shall mean that any further action will
require a new filing fee as well as a review of all previous findings.
A.
The final plat shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer
or land surveyor and shall provide the information noted in this section.
G.
General information required.
(3)
Lot layout.
(a)
Number identification by a suitable system of consecutive numbers;
numbers shall be circled.
(b)
Lot lines with accurate dimensions to the nearest hundredth
of a foot.
(c)
Building setback lines with dimensions.
(d)
Lot area to be shown in square feet and lot widths at the building
setback line to be shown.
J.
Survey data.
(1)
Accurate traverse of subdivision boundary with true angles and distances.
(2)
Survey tie-in with true angles and distances to the three nearest
established street monuments and nearest Suffolk County monument.
(3)
Municipal, town, county and special district boundaries referenced
to the subdivision survey by true angles and distances.
(4)
Radii, internal angles, points of curvature, tangent bearings and
lengths of all arcs.
(5)
Accurate dimensions to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
(6)
Monuments.
(a)
Accurate location of all monuments.
(b)
Existing monuments shall be shown with this symbol 
.
.(c)
Proposed new monuments or monuments to be reset shall be shown
with this symbol 
.
.(d)
One monument shall be located at each corner and at each general
change in direction of the boundary.
(e)
Two monuments shall be located at each street intersection.
(f)
Monuments shall be located at the beginning and end of each
curve along one side of the street right-of-way.
A.
This plan and profile is declared to be an integral part of the final
plat submission.
B.
The performance bond and the inspection service shall be based on
this drawing, the final plat itself, this subdivision regulation and
the Village specifications for such public improvements and utilities.
C.
Unless a specific waiver is requested in writing, the proposed public
improvements and utilities shall comply specifically with this subdivision
regulation and the Village specifications.
D.
Basic plan requirements.
(2)
The area covered, the scale and the title block shall be the same as for the preliminary layout (see § 238-6).
(3)
The plan shall show the outline of all rights-of-way, easements and
similar conditions.
(4)
Street center-line gradients in percent shall be indicated, with
arrows to establish the direction of flow.
(5)
Critical street center-line grade elevations.
E.
Drainage system requirements (see Article IX).
(1)
Complete drainage system for the entire subdivision, with appropriate
development stages for each of the final plat sections, shall be shown
graphically, with all existing drainage features which are to be incorporated
properly identified as "existing."
(2)
Boundaries of stormwater runoff watersheds for each drainage structure
and their area in acres.
(3)
All proposed surface drainage structures (e.g., valley gutters).
(4)
Identification of structures by Village specification-type numbers.
(5)
All appropriate details and dimensions necessary to clearly explain
the proposed construction, including type of construction, material,
size, pitch and invert elevations among other things, in accordance
with good engineering practice.
(6)
Location of all test pits and description of soil conditions and
water table.
(7)
Notations and calculations for stormwater recharge basins shall include
bottom and high-water elevations, cubic feet of water capacity, cubic
feet of excavation (net) and elevations along the top of the berm.
G.
Profile drawing requirements.
(2)
All profiles shall show the existing natural grades, the typical
cross section of existing or proposed roads, the center lines of intersecting
roads and a system of survey stations.
(3)
The center-line profile of all proposed roads, with dimensioning
on vertical curves and notation as to gradient and critical elevations.
(4)
The invert profile and location of all drainage structures in street
rights-of-way and in drainage easements.
