In this section, you will find the minor subdivision requirements and procedures. Subdivision application forms are available in the office of the Town Clerk. Any questions about the application or procedures may be directed to the Chairperson of the Planning Board.
A. 
Informational/sketch plan. The Planning Board's purpose in reviewing proposed subdivision plans shall be to provide an opportunity for informal discussions concerning a proposed subdivision with Planning Board members. This meeting will incorporate:
(1) 
Application requirements and procedures;
(2) 
Identification of potential environmental concerns;
(3) 
Discussion of preliminary design of the project;
(4) 
Establishment of a probable timetable for review; and
(5) 
A review of Town policies concerning development.
B. 
Fees. A fee established by the Town Board shall accompany all applications for subdivision approval.
C. 
SEQR. All applications for subdivision of land require appropriate environmental review in accordance with the state environmental quality review laws and regulations. An application for preliminary plan approval shall not be considered complete until the Planning Board has made a SEQR determination of nonsignificance. Should the Board determine that the action might have a significant effect on the environment, the application shall not be deemed complete until the Board has accepted and filed a draft environmental impact statement.
D. 
Preliminary plan. The initial plan filed with the Planning Board shall be considered to be the official preliminary plan. The preliminary plan shall comply with the procedural requirements of § 300-8 and conform to the preliminary plan checklist in § 300-9.
E. 
Public hearing.
(1) 
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing as required by Town Law§ 276. A notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation. The public hearing is to be held to permit the public to learn details of the proposed development and to voice comments.
(2) 
Pursuant to any time frames set forth in Town Law § 276, the Planning Board shall, by resolution, approve, with or without modification, if any, or the grounds for disapproval shall be stated upon the record of the Planning Board. Within five days of the approval or disapproval of a preliminary plan, the Planning Board shall certify it as granted or denied. A copy of the resolution approving or disapproving the plan shall be included in the Planning Board's records and a copy mailed to the subdivider.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
F. 
Approval of preliminary/final plans for subdivisions. The Planning Board may grant final approval of a preliminary plan for a minor subdivision if the plan and supporting data comply with the requirements for submission of final plans described in §§ 300-9 and 300-10.
G. 
Final plans. The final plan submitted to the Planning Board shall contain all information required on the preliminary plan and the modifications, if any, stipulated by the Planning Board in the resolution approving the preliminary plan. The final plan shall also comply with the procedural requirements of § 300-8 and conform to the final plan checklist in § 300-9. Please note: The Planning Board may request that a map for a minor subdivision be submitted to the Town Engineer and/or Town Attorney for review. When the Planning Board deems engineering or legal review necessary, any incurred fees shall be reimbursable to the Town of Bristol by the applicant.
H. 
Issuance of permits restricted. No site improvements within a subdivision shall be developed and no building or site development permits for construction shall be issued until the plan has received final approval by the Planning Board and the bond/surety, if any, has been posted.
A. 
A minimum of seven paper copies and one Mylar of the final plat with supporting data shall be submitted to the Planning Board by the subdivider, as well as such additional copies as are necessary to notify any involved agencies under SEQR.
B. 
The preliminary plan shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
(1) 
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
(2) 
Date, North point, and scale. The plan shall be at a scale of no more than 100 feet to the inch. All plats shall be on sheets no smaller than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches nor larger than 14 inches by 44 inches overall.
(3) 
Dimensions shall be shown in feet and in hundredths of a foot.
(4) 
Name of the owner of property.
(5) 
Name and seal of engineer, surveyor, or architect responsible for the plan.
(6) 
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances.
(7) 
Width and location of all private driveways.
(8) 
Lot numbers and area of each lot in acreage.
(9) 
Proposed names of streets within the subdivision.
(10) 
Delineation of limits of any land to be disturbed in any manner including areas to be cut, filled, excavated, or graded and contours, both existing and proposed, at vertical intervals of no more than two feet for areas within such limits.
(11) 
Contours at vertical intervals of five feet as determined from a topographic survey map of the U.S. Geological Survey. In the case of steep or unusual tracts, the Planning Board may require contours at such lesser intervals as it finds necessary for study and planning of the tract.
(12) 
Location and description of all swales, ponds, basins, fences, dikes or other devices required to control soil erosion and sedimentation.
(13) 
All existing watercourses, tree masses and other significant natural features.
(14) 
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract, including names, right-of-way widths and pavement widths.
(15) 
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way, and the purpose for which the easement or rights-of-way have been established.
(16) 
Location and width of proposed streets, rights-of-way, easements, and proposed lot lines and setbacks.
(17) 
Sufficient data to readily determine the locations, bearings and length of every street, easement, lot and boundary line and to reproduce such lines on the ground including:
(a) 
The length of all straight lines, radii, lengths of curves and tangent bearings for each street; and
(b) 
All dimensions and angles or bearings of the lines of each lot and of each area proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(18) 
Permanent reference monuments shall be shown as required by any proper authority.
(19) 
The location and width of all proposed driveway intersections with streets and sight distances therefrom. Suitable means of access must be shown for each lot unless such lot is annexed to an existing parcel.
(a) 
Driveway locations for residential uses along state, county or Town roads shall require a driveway permit and/or a highway work permit prior to approval.
(b) 
All uses on all parcels in all zoning districts in the Town of Bristol must locate driveways in such a manner as to comply with the following table of safe sight distances. All signage associated with the table below shall comply with the most recent edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
AASHTO Sight Distance Table*
Operating Speed
(MPH)
Minimum Stopping Sight Distance
(feet)
Minimum Stopping Sight Distance with Signage
(feet)
30
200
200
35
225
200
40
275
225
45
325
365
50
400
300
55
450
350
*
AASHTO: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
(20) 
Wherever practicable, the names of owners of all abutting unplotted land and the names of all abutting subdivisions.
(21) 
Copies of proposed deed restrictions, if any, shall be attached to the preliminary/final approval.
(22) 
Refer to Articles IX and X of Chapter 350, Zoning, for uses, setbacks and other regulations as pertains to each zoning district.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]