In reviewing applications for the subdivision of land, the Planning Board shall consider the general standards contained in this article. In all instances, the burden of proof shall be upon the person proposing the subdivision.
A. 
The Planning Board may require that a proposed subdivision design include a landscape plan that will show the preservation of existing trees (10 inches or more), the replacement of trees and vegetation, graded contours, streams, and the preservation of scenic, historic, or environmentally desirable areas. The street and lot layout shall be adapted to the topography. Extensive grading and filling shall be avoided as far as possible.
B. 
Within six months of any grading or construction on any lot, the subdivider shall grade, loam, and seed all scarified ground with perennial grasses and shrubs or trees. The composition and preparation of the seedbed and type of seed shall be in accordance with recommendations of the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service for the type of soil and slope on each lot. A copy of this recommendation shall be attached to the final plan for approval.
A. 
The Planning Board shall not approve such portions of any proposed subdivision that:
(1) 
Are located within the one-hundred-year-frequency floodplain, as identified by an authorized federal or state agency or, when such identification is not available, are located on floodplain soils identified and described in the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
(2) 
Are located on land which must be filled or drained or on land created by diverting a watercourse, except that the Planning Board may grant approval if a central sewage collection and treatment system is provided.
(3) 
Are determined to be freshwater wetlands or wetlands associated with Sebago Lake or forested wetlands.
B. 
In no instance shall the Planning Board approve any part of a subdivision located on filled wetlands.
A. 
Lots shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the Frye Island Zoning Ordinance (see Part 1).
B. 
The depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for all purposes shall be adequate to provide for off-street parking and service facilities for vehicles required by the type of use and development contemplated.
C. 
Double-frontage lots and reverse-frontage lots shall be avoided, except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. A planting screen easement of at least 10 feet, across which there shall be no right of access, shall be provided along the lines of lots abutting such a traffic artery or other disadvantageous use.
D. 
Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.
Where a subdivision is traversed by a natural watercourse, drainageway, channel, or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will assure that no flooding occurs and all stormwater can be disposed of properly. Such easement or right-of-way shall not be less than 30 feet in width.
The size, type and location of public utilities, such as streetlights, electricity, telephones, gas lines, fire hydrants, etc., shall be approved by the Planning Board and installed in accordance with local practice.
A. 
Street trees, esplanades, and open green spaces may be required at the discretion of the Planning Board. Where such improvements are required, they shall be incorporated in the final plan and executed by the subdivider as construction of the subdivision progresses.
B. 
The developer or subdivider shall maintain control of open space(s) and be responsible for their maintenance until development sufficient to support a neighborhood association has taken place or, alternatively, the space has been accepted by the Town.
Any lot which shall be used as or which shall be available for use as the site of a single or multiple dwelling or as the site of a mobile home shall have two separate sewage disposal sites. If the first soils test reads as a medium-large sewage disposal system or larger, the second soils test pit shall be located a minimum of 120 feet from the first soils test pit.
The applicant will be assessed fees to cover 100% of the costs incurred by the Town related to independent geotechnical, hydraulic, engineering, planning, legal, and similar professional consulting services. Such consultants shall be limited to reasonable and necessary review, and fees shall be assessed only to recover costs directly associated with the expedient review of the application when the required information exceeds the expertise of the Town staff. Such fees must be paid prior to final approval.