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 show 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 roads, structures, wooded areas, streams, utilities and other
physical features within the portion to be subdivided and within 100
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 all adjoining property owners as disclosed
by the most recent municipal tax records.
D. The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers, if any.
E. 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 §§
261-25 and
261-26 below.
F. All existing restrictions on the use of land, including easements,
covenants or zoning lines.
[Amended 7-13-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
The following documents shall be submitted for approval:
A. Three copies of the preliminary plat, prepared at a scale of not
more than 100 feet to the inch but preferably not less than 50 feet
to the inch, showing:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) Proposed subdivision name, name of Town and county in which it is
located, date, true North point, scale, name and address of 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 unsubdivided property.
(3) Zoning district, including exact boundary lines of district, if more
than one district, and any proposed changes in the zoning district
lines and/or the Zoning Regulation 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) Location of existing property lines, easements, buildings, watercourses,
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
and adjacent to the property, with pipe sizes, grades and direction
of flow.
(7) Contours with intervals of five feet or less as required by the Board,
including elevations on existing roads. Approximate grading plan,
if natural contours are to be changed more than two feet.
(8) The width and location of any streets or public ways or places shown
on the Official Map or the Master Plan 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 and sewer lines and fire alarm boxes. Connection to existing
lines or alternate means of water supply or sewage disposal and treatment
as provided in the Public Health Law.
(10)
Storm drainage plan indicating the approximate location and
size of proposed lines and their profiles. Connection to existing
lines or alternate means of disposal.
(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, the location
of manholes, basins and underground conduits.
(12)
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be
required.
(13)
The proposed lot lines with 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 preliminary plat shall show 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 a public highway or public open space shown on the subdivision
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
to by a licensed land surveyor. The tract corners shall also be located
on the ground and marked by substantial monuments of such size and
type as are approved by the Town Engineer and shall be referenced
and shown on the plat.
(16) For actions under SEQRA, submission of a Short Environmental Assessment
Form (SEAF) for unlisted actions or a Full Environmental Assessment
Form (FEAF) for Type I actions.
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 the 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.
D. An agriculture data statement, subject to the conditions of § 283-a
of the Town Law.
The following documents shall be submitted for plat approval:
A. The plat to be filed with the County Clerk shall be prepared by a
person licensed to perform such work and drawn upon a suitable size
and upon suitable material as required for such filing. The size of
the sheets shall conform to Town standards. 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, a key map, or 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) 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 record owner and subdivider, 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 Town Engineer 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 plan 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 bearings shall be given
for each street. All dimensions and angles of the lines of each lot
shall show the boundaries of the property, location, graphic scale
and true North point.
(5) The plat shall also show, by proper designation thereon, all public
open space 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 such areas are to be used and
maintained and the provisions made therefor.
(6) All offers of cession and covenants governing the maintenance of
unceded open space shall bear the certificate of approval of the Town
Attorney as to their legal sufficiency.
(7) Lots and blocks within a subdivision shall be numbered and lettered
in alphabetical order in accordance with the prevailing Town practice.
(8) Permanent reference monuments shall be shown and shall be constructed
in accordance with specifications of the Town Engineer. When referenced
to the state system of plan coordinates, they shall also conform to
the requirements of the State Department of Transportation. They shall
be placed as required by the Town Engineer and their location noted
and referenced upon the plat.
(9) All lot corner markers shall be at least 3/4 inches in diameter,
if metal, and at least 24 inches in length and permanently located
in the ground to existing grade in a manner satisfactory to the Town
Engineer.
(10)
Monuments of a type approved by the Town Engineer 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 Town Engineer.
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. An agriculture data statement, subject to the conditions of § 283-a
of the Town Law.
[Added 7-13-1993 by L.L.
No. 2-1993]