A.
All public improvements shown on the final plat and
final road and drainage plans will be required and must be bonded.
B.
The following public utilities will be required, but
bonding is not required. Assurance of construction from the appropriate
private company or public agency must be supplied to the Planning
Board by the applicant.
(1)
Fire hydrants as specified by the Fire Commissioners
(only when water mains are to be installed).
(2)
Sewage disposal facilities when specified by appropriate
agencies.
(3)
Utilities, including but not limited to electric, gas, telephone and television, all of which must be located underground. The applicant shall provide a letter from each public utility company stating that the company will make the necessary installations for its service. These letters shall be submitted with the performance bond provided pursuant to § 240-32.
C.
Public improvements subject to the bonding requirements of this chapter shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 161, Highway Specifications.
D.
Fire wells shall be installed according to the specifications
of the respective fire district. Upon completion of the installations,
the applicant shall arrange for appropriate testing of the wells to
the satisfaction of the respective fire district prior to release
of the performance bond.
E.
Site preparation. Site preparation and construction
of the required public improvements shall not begin until:
(1)
The final plat has been signed by the Chair or the
Vice Chair of the Planning Board and the final plat has been duly
recorded in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk; or
(2)
If such work is to be performed without posting a
performance bond, such work shall not begin until a resolution conditionally
approving the final plat has been adopted by the Planning Board, and
any conditions set forth therein required to be met prior to beginning
such work shall have been complied with.
A.
All bonded improvements shall be inspected by the
Town Engineering Office and Superintendent of Highways to ensure satisfactory
completion.
B.
At least 48 hours' notice shall be given to the Town
Engineering Office and Superintendent of Highways prior to any major
construction or installation so that a representative of the Town
may be present when the work is performed.
(1)
The developer shall supply the Town Engineering Office
and Superintendent of Highways with a schedule of construction indicating
the beginning and completion dates of each of the following phases
of work:
(a)
Cleaning and grubbing.
(b)
Drainage pipe installed with other drainage
structures before backfilling and recharge basin excavation.
(c)
Road subbase analysis.
(d)
Curbing and sidewalk.
(e)
Placement of road base course materials.
(f)
Finished roadway pavement materials.
(g)
Landscaping and fencing.
(h)
Sidewalks.
(2)
No work on any item in this subsection shall begin
on a weekend or legal holiday.
C.
The developer shall notify the Town Engineering Office
and Superintendent of Highways, in writing, at least five days prior
to the completion of each of the above phases of construction.
D.
Construction testing of roadway pavement materials
shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the road
and drainage standards for the Town of Southold.
E.
The Town Engineering Office shall coordinate the placement
of the following improvements, with the developer and the utility
company:
F.
A final inspection of all improvements shall be made
by the Town Engineering Office and/or Superintendent of Highways to
determine whether the work is satisfactory and in substantial agreement
with the approved final plat drawings, design standards of these regulations
and the construction specifications for subdivisions. The general
condition of the site shall also be considered. If it appears likely
that hazardous conditions exist or may arise, the Town Engineering
Office and/or Superintendent of Highways may require that special
measures be taken by the developer.
G.
All development greater than a cumulative area of
one acre shall require Phase II stormwater/erosion control mitigation
requirements as set forth by federal and state regulations, including
SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity
(GP-02-01).
A.
Administration fees shall be required for subdivision
map review, project coordination and field inspections by the Town
Engineering Office.
[Amended 5-8-1973]
B.
This fee shall be equal to an amount or percentage
as determined by resolution of the Town Board of the adopted final
total cost of capital improvements (performance bond estimate), including
but not limited to roads, clearing and drainage.
[Amended 1-16-2024 by L.L. No. 4-2024]
C.
When new road construction is not part of the subdivision
(subdivision on an improved road), the applicant shall pay a review
fee equivalent to an amount as determined by resolution of the Town
Board per lot or a percentage, as determined by resolution of the
Town Board, of the bond estimate, whichever is greater.
[Amended 1-16-2024 by L.L. No. 4-2024]
D.
All checks shall be made payable to the Town of Southold.
E.
If a subdivision is abandoned, no part of the administration
fees already paid to the Town will be returned to the applicant.
With the approval of the Town Engineering Office
and the Highway Superintendent, the Planning Board may waive the provision
of any or all required improvements which in its judgment and considering
the special circumstances of a particular plat or plats, are not required
in the interests of the public health, safety and general welfare.
For each waiver granted, the Planning Board shall enter upon the records
its reasons why the particular improvement is not necessary and it
shall attach appropriate conditions or require such guaranties as
may be necessary to protect the public interest.
In order to prevent flooding, erosion or any
other dangerous or hazardous condition from occurring during the progress
and completion of required improvements, the Planning Board may require
the developer or his agents to take any action, including the construction
and/or installation of temporary facilities, as the Town Engineering
Office may recommend. Such recommendations may not supersede state
requirements under SPDES permit GP-02-01.
If at any time before or during the construction
of the required improvements, the Town Engineering Office, the Highway
Superintendent and the Planning Board determine that unforeseen conditions
make it necessary or preferable to modify the location or design of
any required improvements, the Town Engineering Office may, upon approval
of the Planning Board and with the concurrence of the Highway Superintendent,
authorize such modifications, provided they are within the spirit
and intent of the Planning Board's prior approval and do not extend
any waiver or constitute a substantial alteration of the function
of any improvements required by the Planning Board. The Town Engineering
Office shall issue any authorization under this section in writing
and shall transmit a copy of such authorization to the Planning Board
prior to its next regular meeting.
A.
The required improvements shall not be considered
to be completed until their installation has been approved by the
Town Engineering Office and a map satisfactory to the Planning Board
has been submitted indicating the location of monuments marking all
underground drainage utilities as actually installed and the corners
of all new lots created by the developer.
B.
Where field conditions necessitate modifications to
the approved road and drainage maps, the Town Engineering Office shall
have the right to require amended maps for the public record.
C.
Monuments.
(1)
Property boundary monuments shall be required for
each subdivision. Monuments shall be set on the inside corners of
outside boundaries of the land subdivided at each point where there
is a change of alignment. Except where the boundary is a watercourse,
the monuments shall be offset in the line of the adjacent traverse.
(2)
Property boundary (survey) monuments shall be of concrete.
Monuments shall not be less than six inches in diameter, thickness
or width. Concrete monuments shall be reinforced with metal. All monuments
shall be not less than 42 inches in length and set vertically with
the top of the monument flush with the top of the improved ground.
The final monuments shall not be installed prior to completion of
final grading.
(3)
Two street boundary monuments shall be set at diagonally
opposite corners of each street intersection, also on one side of
a curve in a street at the point of tangency and at the point of curvature.
(4)
Each lot in the subdivision shall be referenced by
two markers located at the intersection of the side boundary line
of the lot and the front property line. Lot boundary line markers
shall be of metal rod or pipe not less than three-quarters inch in
diameter and 24 inches in length and driven so that the top of the
marker is flush with the level of the improved ground.
(5)
A letter from a NYS licensed land surveyor shall be
provided by the applicant to the Planning Board certifying that all
monuments are installed as shown on the approved final plat.
(6)
Location of all proposed survey monuments shall be
shown on preliminary maps for review and approval by the Town Engineering
Office prior to Planning Board approval of the final plat.
