The Planning Board, in considering an application for the subdivision
of land, shall be guided by the following considerations and standards.
Streets shall be graded and improved with pavement, street signs,
sidewalks, streetlighting standards, curbs, gutters, street trees,
water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains and fire hydrants, except
where waivers may be requested, and the Planning Board may waive,
subject to appropriate conditions, such improvements as it considers
are not requisite in the interest of the public health, safety and
general welfare. If placed in the street right-of-way, underground
utilities required by the Planning Board shall be placed between the
paved roadway and street line to simplify location and repair of the
lines. The subdivider shall install underground service connections
to the property line of each lot before the street is paved. Such
grading and improvements shall conform to said specifications for
subdivision roadways and shall be approved as to design and specifications
by the Town's Engineer and/or Superintendent of Highways. The developer,
before the approval of the final subdivision plat, shall complete
all improvements to the satisfaction of the Town's Engineer or Superintendent
of Highways or post a performance bond sufficient to ensure the satisfactory
completion of such improvements. Such bond may be waived in the sole
discretion of the Planning Board.
The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties, for reasons of topography or other conditions, in securing building permits to build on all lots in compliance with Chapter
165, Zoning, and in providing access to buildings on such lots from an approved street. The Planning Board may, subject to the resolution adopted by the Town Board of the Town of LeRoy on August 9, 1966, creating the Board, modify applicable provisions of Chapter
165, Zoning.
Where a watercourse separates the buildable area of a lot from
the street by which it has access, provision shall be made for the
installation of a culvert or other structure, of design in accord
with the specifications for subdivision roadways.
Lot dimensions shall at the least comply with the minimum standards of Chapter
165, Zoning. Where lots are more than double the minimum required area for the zoning district, the Planning Board may require that such lots be arranged so as to allow further subdivision and the opening of future streets where they would be necessary to serve such potential lots.
Side lot lines shall be at right angles to street lines, unless
a variation from this rule will give a better street or lot plan.
Lots shall not, in general, derive access exclusively from a
major street. Where driveway access from a major street may be necessary
for several adjoining lots, the Planning Board may require that such
lots be served by a combined access drive in order to limit possible
traffic hazard on such street.
Existing features which would add value to residential development,
such as large trees, watercourses and falls, beaches, historic spots
and similar irreplaceable assets, should be preserved, insofar as
possible, through harmonious design of the subdivision.
The owner may place restrictions on the development greater than those required by Chapter
165, Zoning. Such restrictions, if any, shall be indicated on the final plat.
The Planning Board may modify specified requirements in any
individual case where, in the Board's judgment, such modification
is in the public interest or will avoid the imposition of unnecessary
individual hardship.