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.
B. 
Drawing.
(1) 
The drawing sheet size shall be either:
(a) 
Eighteen by 20 inches; or
(b) 
Thirty-six by 20 inches.
(2) 
If more than one sheet is required, a clearly drawn "match line" shall be shown on both sheets and on the key map.
C. 
The title block shall be the same as that required for the preliminary layout [see § 238-6C(1) through (7)].
D. 
Other notations shall be the same as those required for the preliminary layout, except that the certification that the topography shown resulted from an actual field survey shall be omitted [see § 238-6D(1), (2), (3) and (5)].
E. 
The key map of the entire subdivision shall be the same as that required on the preliminary layout (see § 238-6E), with the following additions:
(1) 
The final plat area being submitted for approval shall be shaded if it is only one section of the entire subdivision.
F. 
Boundary lines.
(1) 
Building zone districts.
(2) 
Special districts.
(3) 
Municipal areas.
(4) 
School district.
G. 
General information required.
(1) 
Street rights-of-way and widening of street rights-of-way.
(a) 
Name.
(b) 
Location.
(c) 
Width.
(d) 
Notation on widenings where an offer of dedication is being made.
(2) 
Other rights-of-way and easements.
(a) 
Identification and description.
(b) 
Location.
(c) 
Width and other dimensions necessary for description.
(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.
(4) 
Special parcels.
(a) 
Description of proposed action and use, including a note where an offer of dedication is being made.
(b) 
Boundary lines with accurate dimensions to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
(c) 
All other parcels, including recharge basins, shall have the area shown in square feet.
H. 
Water supply system.
(1) 
Water main location and pipe size.
(2) 
Location of all shutoff valves.
(3) 
Location of all fire hydrants.
(4) 
Location of well sites, if any, in subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries.
I. 
Sanitary waste disposal system.
(1) 
Typical lot layout indicating location of system with reference to house and water supply.
(2) 
Detail drawing of proposed sanitary waste disposal unit.
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.
(1) 
Sheet size shall be either:
(a) 
Eighteen inches by 20 inches; or
(b) 
Thirty-six inches by 20 inches; or
(c) 
Thirty-six inches by 40 inches.
(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.
F. 
Utility systems requirements.
(1) 
Water supply and distribution.
(a) 
Location of source on property or, where piped in, the size of the supply main.
(b) 
Location and size of all distribution mains.
(c) 
Location of fire hydrants.
(d) 
Location of all control valves.
(2) 
Electric and telephone systems.
(a) 
Location of all service routes for both aerial and underground cables and of all poles (see § 238-28B of Article X).
(b) 
Location of all special facilities.
(3) 
Gas supply and distribution.
(a) 
Location of all mains (horizontal and vertical).
(b) 
Size of all pipes.
(c) 
Location of all control valves and such other devices.
(4) 
Sanitary waste disposal system; sewers.
(a) 
Location of all piping (horizontal and vertical).
(b) 
Size of all pipes with invert elevations.
(c) 
Location of all control valves.
(d) 
Location of treatment plants.
G. 
Profile drawing requirements.
(1) 
Drawings shall be made on standard profile paper at the following scales:
(a) 
Horizontal scale: one inch equals 40 feet.
(b) 
Vertical scale: one inch equals four feet.
(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.