The sketch plan 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 sheet. The sketch plan
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
physical features, within the portion to be subdivided and within
200 feet thereof. Contours shall also be indicated at intervals of
not more than five 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, business areas, systems of drainage, sewerage
and water supply within the subdivided area.
G.
All existing restrictions on the use of land including easements,
covenants or zoning lines.
H.
Any other data deemed pertinent by the Planning Board.
In the case of minor subdivision only, the subdivision 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 and distances, made and certified
to by a license land surveyor. The corners of the tract shall also
be located on the ground and marked by monuments as approved by the
City Planner and shall be referenced and shown of plat.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
C.
All private on-site sanitation and water supply facilities shall
be designed to meet the minimum specification of the State and County
Departments of Health, and a note to this effect shall be stated on
the plat and signed by a licensed engineer.
D.
Proposed subdivision name and name of the City and county in which
it is located.
E.
The date, North point, map scale, name and address of record owner
and subdivider and Engineer or surveyor including license number and
seal.
F.
The plat to be filed with the County Clerk shall be printed upon
paper. The size of the sheet shall be 18 inches by 24 inches or 24
inches by 36 inches.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The following documents shall be submitted for conditional 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)
Existing topographic data:
(a)
Boundary lines: bearings and distances.
(b)
Location, width, identification and purpose of easements and
rights-of-way.
(c)
Streets on and adjacent to the tract: name and right-of-way
width and location; type, width and elevation of surfacing; any legally
established center line elevations; walks, curbs, gutters, culverts,
etc.
(d)
Utilities on and adjacent to the tract: location, direction
of flow, size and invert elevation of sanitary and storm sewers, water
mains and gas lines; location of fire hydrants, electric and telephone
poles and streetlights (if water mains and sewers are not on or adjacent
to the tract, indicate the direction and distance to and size of nearest
ones, showing invert elevation of sewers).
(e)
Ground elevations on the tract based on a datum plane approved
by the City Planner, or an engineer designated by the Mayor. For land
that slopes less than approximately 2%, show spot elevations at all
breaks in grade, along all drainage channels or swales, and at selected
points not more than 100 feet apart in all directions; for land that
slopes more than 2%, show contours at intervals of five feet or less
as required by the Board.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
(f)
Other conditions on the tract: rail lines, watercourses, marshes,
rock outcrops, wooded area, isolated preservable trees, houses, barns,
shacks and other significant features.
(g)
Other conditions on adjacent land: approximate direction and
gradient of ground slope, including any embankments or retaining walls;
character and location of buildings, railroads, power lines, towers
and other nearby nonresidential land uses or adverse influence; owners
of adjacent unplatted land; for adjacent platted land refer to subdivision
plat by name, recordation date and number and show approximate percent
built-up, typical lot size and dwelling type.
(h)
Zoning on and adjacent to the tract.
(i)
Proposed public improvements: highways or other major improvements
planned by public authorities for future construction on or near the
tract.
(j)
Key plan showing location of the tract.
(k)
Title and certificates: present tract designation, according
to official records in the office of the appropriate recorded title
under which proposed subdivision is to be recorded, with names and
addresses of record owners, subdivider and designer of preliminary
layout, notation stating acreage, scale, North arrow, datum, benchmarks,
certification of registered engineer or surveyor including license
number and seal, date of survey and City and county in which subdivision
is located.
(2)
Existing topographic data (at discretion of Planning Board):
(a)
Subsurface conditions on the tract: location and results of
tests made to ascertain subsurface soil, rock and groundwater conditions;
depth to groundwater unless test pits are dry at depth of five feet;
location and results of soil percolation tests if individual sewage
disposal systems are proposed.
(b)
Photographs: camera location, directions of views and key numbers.
(3)
Proposed site improvements:
(a)
Streets: names; right-of-way and roadway widths; approximate
grades and gradients; include any streets or public areas shown on
the Master Plan.
(b)
Other rights-of-way or easements. 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 preliminary plat shall show
the boundaries of proposed permanent easements over or under private
property, which permanent easement 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.
(c)
Location of utilities, if not shown on other exhibits.
(d)
Lot lines, lot dimensions, lot areas and lot numbers.
(e)
Sites, if any, to be dedicated for parks, playgrounds or other
public uses.
(f)
Sites, if any, for multifamily dwellings, shopping centers,
churches, industry or other nonpublic uses exclusive of single-family
dwellings.
(g)
Minimum building setback lines.
(h)
Site data, including number of residential lots, typical lot
size, acres in parks, etc.
(i)
Approximate location of all proposed waterlines, valves and
hydrants and all sanitary and storm sewer lines, indicating grades
and sizes, with profiles, indication connections with existing lines
and alternate means of water supply or sewage disposal and treatment,
as provided in the Public Health Law. All elevations are to be based
on a datum plane approved by the City Planner, or an engineer designated
by the Mayor.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
(j)
Approximate grading plan if natural contours are to be changed
more than two feet.
B.
Other preliminary plans required by the Planning Board include the
following:
(1)
Profiles showing existing ground surface and proposed street grades,
including extensions for connecting streets for a reasonable distance
beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision streets.
(2)
Typical cross-sections of the proposed grading, roadway and sidewalk
and type and depth of surfacing and subbase.
(3)
Preliminary design of any bridges or culverts which may be required.
(4)
All elevations are to be based on a datum plane approved by the City
Planner, or an engineer designated by the Mayor.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
C.
A draft of protective covenants or deed restrictions shall be submitted
whereby the subdivider proposes to regulate land use in the subdivision
and otherwise protect the proposed development.
D.
Deed description and map of survey of tract boundary made and certified
by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of tract shall also be located
on the ground and marked by substantial monuments of such size and
type as approved by the City Planner, or an engineer designated by
the Mayor, and shall be referenced and shown on the plat.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
E.
A vicinity map, drawn at a scale of one inch equals not more than
400 feet, showing the relation of the proposed subdivision to the
adjacent properties and to the general surrounding area. The vicinity
map shall show:
(1)
All existing subdivisions and tract lines of acreage parcels, together
with the names of the record owners of adjacent parcels of land, namely
those directly abutting or directly across any and all streets adjoining
the proposed subdivision.
(2)
Locations, widths and names of existing or filed streets, easements,
building lines and alleys pertaining to the proposed subdivision and
to immediately adjacent properties.
(3)
The boundaries and designations of zoning districts affecting the
tract, special utility district lines, political boundaries, school
district boundaries and parks or other public spaces.
The following documents shall be submitted for plat approval:
A.
The plat to be filed with the County Clerk shall be printed on paper.
The size of the sheets shall be 18 inches by 24 inches or 24 inches
by 36 inches, including a margin for binding of two inches, outside
of the border, along the left side and a margin of one inch outside
of the border along the remaining sides. 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:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title and the name of the
City and county in which the subdivision is located, the name and
address of record owner and subdivider, name, license number and seal
of the licensed land surveyor or engineer and date.
(2)
Right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other right-of-way and
property lines of residential lots and other sites and areas to be
dedicated to public use.
(3)
Name and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way.
(4)
Location, dimensions and purpose of any easements.
(5)
Sufficient data acceptable to the City Planner to determine readily
the location, bearing and length of every street line, lot line, 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.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
(6)
The length and bearing of all straight lines, radii, length of curves
and central angles of all curves, tangent distances and bearings shall
be given. 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.
(7)
The plat shall also show by proper designation thereon all public
open spaces for which deeds are included and those spaces title to
which is reserved by the developer. For any of the latter, there shall
be submitted with the subdivision plat copies of agreements or other
documents showing the manner in which areas are to be maintained and
the provisions made therefor.
(8)
All offers of cession and covenants governing the maintenance of
unceded open spaces shall bear the certificate of approval of the
Corporation Counsel as to their legal sufficiency. Certification of
title showing that applicant is the owner shall be provided.
(9)
Lots within a subdivision shall be numbered.
(10)
Permanent reference monuments shall be shown and shall be constructed
in accordance with specification of the City Planner. When referenced
to the state system of plane coordinates, they shall also conform
to the requirements of the State Department of Public Works. They
shall be placed as required by the City Planner and their location
noted and referenced upon the plat.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
(11)
All lot corner markers shall be permanently located satisfactorily
to the City Planner, at least 3/4 inch (metal) in diameter and at
least 24 inches in length and located in the ground to existing grade.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
(12)
Monuments of a type approved by the City Planner shall be 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 City Planner.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
B.
Construction drawings 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.
C.
Protective covenants shall be submitted in a form for recording.
D.
Letter from the City Planner shall be submitted certifying that the subdivider has complied with the required alternative of § 300-9, pertaining to improvements and performance bonds.
[Amended 8-17-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
E.
Written agreement between the subdivider and the City Council covering
title, dedication and provision for the cost of grading, development,
equipment and maintenance of any parks, playgrounds or open public
spaces. Such agreements shall bear the endorsement of the Corporation
Counsel as to their legal sufficiency.
F.
Written agreements, with indication of required easements, that public
utility companies will make necessary service installations.
G.
Other data such as other certificates, affidavits, endorsements or
approvals shall be submitted as may be required by the Planning Board
in the enforcement of these regulations.
