Boring work shall consist of making soil-test borings, obtaining
and preserving acceptable samples, preparing a report of the results
obtained and delivery of the report and samples in conformance with
appropriate provisions of the Standard Specifications and these Rules
and Regulations.
The developer shall employ, at his own expense, a professional
engineer or a registered land surveyor to set all lines and grades
in a manner satisfactory to the Town's engineering consultant
and in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the Standard
Specifications.
Shoulders shall not be allowed in place of sidewalks, curbs
and grass strips, as shown in the typical cross section (Appendix
C) unless permission is specifically granted by the Planning
Board.
[Amended during codification]
Street name signs shall be provided to the applicant by the
Department of Public Works. The applicant shall pay a fee per sign
to the Department of Public Works (see Appendix B, Fee Schedule). The applicant shall provide the posts and erect them
at each intersection near the inside curb edge, at locations to be
approved by the Town's engineering consultant. The installation
shall be done in accordance with the sketch shown in Appendix I.
[Amended during codification]
Bridges shall be designed in accordance with the Standards of
the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
Fire alarm boxes must be provided, whenever applicable, on light
standard or separate poles, placed, installed, and wired under the
direct supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department, at the expense
of the applicant, who must make all necessary arrangements with the
Fire Department for this installation.
As construction progresses, unforeseen groundwater conditions
may be encountered which require additional subdrains or curtain drains.
These conditions include potential problems if construction is in
progress at a time of low water table or other dry conditions. The
Board reserves the right to require appropriate systems to accommodate
the problem.
A definitive plan may be approved without provision of sanitary
sewers, provided that no lot shall be built upon without the provision
of on-lot sewage disposal facilities specifically approved by the
Board of Health in conformity with the regulations of said Board as
promulgated and amended from time to time.
[Amended during codification]
Retaining walls shall not be permitted in the right-of-way.
Retaining walls shall be and remain the responsibility of the private
property owner. Retaining walls shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of
Transportation Bridge Manual, including all amendments, and shall
conform to the applicable sections of the Standard Specifications.
All deeds to said lots shall include wording that it is the property
owner's responsibility to maintain said retaining walls.