A. 
The Board shall not approve any subdivision plan unless proposed streets are designed in accordance with Chapter 153, Roads and Driveways, except as provided in this chapter.
B. 
Street names shall be proposed by the applicant and approved by the municipal officers.
C. 
All information and submissions as required in Chapter 153, Roads and Driveways, shall be submitted as an element of the subdivision application, as required by this chapter.
D. 
Approval of the final plan shall not constitute or be evidence of any acceptance by the Town of Wales of any easement or street as a Town way.
[Amended 6-13-2026]
A. 
Erosion control. The procedures outlined in the erosion and sedimentation control plan shall be implemented during the site preparation, construction, and cleanup stages.
B. 
Cleanup. Following street construction, the developer or contractor shall conduct a thorough cleanup of stumps and other debris from the entire street right-of-way. If on-site disposal of the stumps and debris is proposed, the disposal site shall be indicated on the plan and shall be suitably covered with fill and topsoil, limed, fertilized, and seeded.
C. 
Street names, signs, and lighting. Street names shall be in accordance with the standards in Chapter 7, Addressing. The developer shall reimburse the Town for the costs of installing street name, traffic safety, and control signs. Streetlighting shall be installed as approved by the Board.
Upon completion of street construction and prior to a vote by the municipal officers to submit a proposed public way to the legislative body, a written certification signed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Maine shall be submitted to the municipal officers at the expense of the applicant, certifying that the proposed way meets or exceeds the design and construction requirements of this chapter and Chapter 153, Roads and Driveways. As-built plans shall be submitted to the municipal officers.
A. 
Adequate provision shall be made for disposal of all stormwater generated within the subdivision and for any drained groundwater through a management system of ditches, swales, culverts, underdrains, and/or storm drains. The stormwater management system shall be designed to conduct stormwater flows to existing watercourses or storm drains. All components of the stormwater management system shall be designed to meet the criteria of a twenty-five-year storm.
B. 
The stormwater management system shall be designed to accommodate upstream drainage, taking into account existing conditions and approved or planned developments not yet built, and shall include a surplus design capacity factor of 25% for potential increase in upstream runoff.
C. 
Downstream drainage requirements shall be studied to determine the effect of the proposed subdivision. The storm drainage shall not overload existing or future planned storm drainage systems downstream from the subdivision nor cause downstream erosion. The subdivider shall be responsible for financing any improvements to existing drainage systems required to handle the increased storm flows.
D. 
Wherever the storm drainage system is not within the right-of-way of a public street, perpetual easements shall be provided to the Town, allowing maintenance and improvement of the system.
E. 
Where soils require a subsurface drainage system, the drains shall be installed and maintained separately from the stormwater drainage system.