[Amended 9-10-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
The sketch plat initially submitted to the Planning Board shall
be based on Tax Map information or some other similarly accurate base
map at a scale preferably not less than 200 feet to the inch to enable
the entire tract to be shown on one street. The sketch plat shall
be submitted, showing the following information:
A. The location of that portion which is to be subdivided in relation
to the entire tract and the distance to the nearest existing street
intersection.
B. All existing structures, wooded areas, streams and other significant
features within the portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
If topographic conditions are significant, contours shall also be
indicated at intervals of not more than 10 feet.
C. The name of the owner and of all adjoining property owners as disclosed
by the most recent municipal tax records.
D. The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers, if available.
E. All the utilities available and all streets which are either proposed,
mapped or built.
F. The proposed pattern of lots, including lot width and depth, street layout, recreation areas, systems of drainage, sewerage and water supply within the subdivided area. (See §
93-25C.)
G. All existing restrictions on the use of land, including easements,
covenants or land use district lines.
[Amended 9-10-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
In the case of minor subdivisions only, the final plat application
shall include the following information:
A. A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are intended to
cover all or part of the tract.
B. An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the tract, giving
complete descriptive data by bearings, made and certified by a licensed
land surveyor. The corners of the tract shall also be located on the
ground and marked by monuments and shall be referenced and shown on
the plat. In instances involving a minor subdivision, the Planning
Board, upon its review, may elect to waive, by majority vote, the
aforementioned requirement, provided that the following conditions
are met:
[Amended 11-8-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
(1) The applicant shall provide clear and concise documentation that
adequately defines the boundaries of the original lot.
(2) The applicant shall provide clear and concise documentation that
ensures that the newly created parcel, as well as the remainder of
the original parcel, meets all minimum lot size, dimensional and road
frontage requirements.
(3) The applicant shall provide an actual field survey of the newly created
parcel.
C. All on-site sanitation and water supply facilities shall be designed
to meet the minimum specifications of the New York State Department
of Health, and a note to this effect shall be stated on the plat and
signed by a licensed engineer.
D. The proposed subdivision name and the name of the Town and county
in which it is located.
E. The date, North point, map scale and name and address of the record
owner and subdivider.
The following documents shall be submitted for approval:
A. Five copies of the preliminary plat prepared at a scale of not more
than 100 but preferably not less than 50 feet to the inch, showing:
(1) The proposed subdivision name, name of the Town and county in which
it is located, date, true North point, scale, name and address of
the record owner, subdivider and engineer or surveyor, including license
number and seal.
(2) The name of all subdivisions immediately adjacent and the name of
the owners of record of all adjacent property.
(3) Land use district, including exact boundary lines of the district
and any proposed changes in the land use district lines and/or the
land use regulations text applicable to the area to be subdivided.
(4) All parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public use and the
conditions of such dedication.
(5) The location of existing property lines, easements, buildings, watercourses,
mean high-water marks, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, single
trees with a diameter of eight inches or more as measured three feet
above the base of the trunk and other significant existing features
for the proposed subdivision and adjacent property.
(6) Location of existing sewers, water mains, culverts and drains on
the property, with pipe size, grades and direction of flow.
(7) Contours with intervals of 10 feet to 15 feet or less as required
by the Board, including elevations on existing roads. An approximate
grading plan shall be included if natural contours are to be changed
more than two feet.
(8) The width and location of any street or public ways or places shown
on the Official Map or the Town Planning Studies and/or Land Use Plan,
if such exists, within the area to be subdivided, and the width, location,
grades and street profiles of all streets or public ways proposed
by the developer.
(9) The approximate location and size of all proposed water lines, valves,
hydrants, septic/leach fields, wells and sewer lines and fire alarm
boxes. Connection to existing lines or alternate means of water supply
or sewage disposal and treatment shall be as provided in the Public
Health Law. Profiles of all proposed water and sewer lines shall be
included.
(10)
A storm drainage plan indicating the approximate location and
size of proposed lines and their profiles. Connection to existing
lines or alternate means of disposal shall be shown.
(11)
Plans and cross sections showing the proposed location and type
of sidewalks, streetlighting standards, street trees, curbs, water
mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains and the size and type thereof,
the character, width and depth of pavements and subbase and the location
of manholes, basins and underground conduits.
(12)
Preliminary designs of any bridges, culverts, seawalls or piers
which may be required.
(13)
The proposed lot lines, with the approximate dimensions and
area of each lot.
(14)
Where the topography is such as to make difficult the inclusion
of any of the required facilities within the public areas as laid
out, the boundaries of proposed permanent easements over or under
private property, which permanent easements shall not be less than
20 feet in width and which shall provide satisfactory access to an
existing public highway or other public highway or public open space
shown on the subdivision map or the Official Map.
(15)
An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the tract, giving
complete descriptive data by bearings and distances, made and certified
by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of the tract shall also be
located on the ground and marked by substantial monuments of such
size and type as approved by the Planning Board in consultation with
appropriate officials and shall be referenced and shown on the plat.
B. If the application covers only a part of the subdivider's entire
holding, a map of the entire tract, drawn at a scale of not less than
400 feet to the inch, showing an outline of the platted area with
its proposed streets and indication of the probable future street
system with its grades and drainage in the remaining portion of the
tract and the probable future drainage layout of the entire tract
shall be submitted. The part of the subdivider's entire holding
submitted shall be considered in light of the entire holdings.
C. A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are intended to
cover all or part of the tract.
The following documents shall be submitted for plat approval:
A. The plat to be filed with the Steuben County Clerk, clearly drawn
in India ink upon cloth or Mylar. The plat shall be drawn at a scale
of no more than 100 feet to the inch and oriented with the North point
at the top of the map. When more than one sheet is required, an additional
index sheet of the same size shall be filed, showing to scale the
entire subdivision with lot and block numbers clearly legible. The
plat shall show:
(1) The proposed subdivision name or identifying title and the name of
the Town and county in which the subdivision is located, the name
and address of the record owner and subdivider and the name, license
number and seal of the licensed land surveyor.
(2) Street lines, pedestrian ways, lots, reservations, easements and
areas to be dedicated to public use.
(3) Sufficient data acceptable to the Planning Board in consultation
with appropriate officials to determine readily the location, bearing
and length of every street line, lot line and boundary line and to
reproduce such lines upon the ground. Where applicable, these should
be referenced to monuments included in the State System of Plane Coordinates,
and in any event should be tied to reference points previously established
by a public authority.
(4) The length and bearing of all straight lines, radii, length of curves
and central angles of all curves and tangent bearing shall be given
for each street. All dimensions and angles of the lines of each lot
shall also be given. All dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals
of a foot. The plat shall show the boundaries of the property, location,
graphic scale and true North point.
(5) By proper designation thereon, all public open spaces for which deeds
are included and those spaces the title to which is reserved by the
developer. For any of the latter, there shall be submitted with the
final plat copies of agreements or other documents showing the manner
in which such areas are to be maintained and the provisions made therefor.
[Amended 9-10-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
(6) All offers of cession and covenants governing the maintenance of
unceded open space bearing the certificate of approval of the Town
Attorney as to their legal sufficiency.
(7) Lots and blocks within a subdivision numbered and lettered in alphabetical
order in accordance with the prevailing Town practice.
(8) Permanent reference monuments that have been constructed in accordance
with specifications of the Planning Board in consultation with appropriate
officials. When referenced to the State System of Plane Coordinates,
they shall also conform to the requirements of the State Department
of Transportation. They shall be placed as required by the Planning
Board in consultation with appropriate officials and their location
noted and referenced upon the plat.
(9) All lot corner markers permanently located satisfactorily to the
Planning Board and appropriate officials, at least 3/4 inch (if metal)
in diameter and at least 24 inches in length, and located in the ground
to existing grade.
(10)
Monuments of a type approved by the Planning Board in consultation
with appropriate officials, set at all corners and angle points of
the boundaries of the original tract to be subdivided and at all street
intersections, angle points in street lines, points of curve and such
intermediate points as shall be required by the Planning Board in
consultation with appropriate officials.
B. A construction drawing, including plans, profiles and typical cross
sections, as required, showing the proposed location, size and type
of streets, sidewalks, streetlighting standards, street trees, curbs,
water mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains, pavements and subbase,
manholes, catch basins and other facilities.