A.
Plans including profiles and construction details
of the proposed highways shall be prepared by a qualified professional
engineer properly licensed by the State of New York. The plans shall
clearly define the limits of the proposed right-of-way and shall include
the location, widths, profiles and grades of proposed roadways, typical
road sections, storm drainage, including culverts and other drainage
structures, and the location of easements and utilities. Plans shall
first be submitted to the Town Planner for review and approval under
the applicable subdivision regulations of the Town. When any proposed
highway drains toward or may otherwise affect a county or state highway,
plans shall be submitted to the County Commissioner of Public Works
or New York State Department of Transportation for its review and
comments. Such plans so submitted shall not be altered, modified or
amended after having been approved by the Planning Board unless revised
plans are resubmitted and approved by all proper authorities. If construction
has not been started within one year from the date of final approval
by the Town Planning Board, plans shall be resubmitted and approved
as above.
B.
Security; performance bond.
(1)
Prior to the start of construction of any approved
highway, the developer shall deposit with the Town Clerk a performance
bond by a bonding company licensed to do business in New York or acceptable
surety or shall deposit with the chief fiscal officer of the Town
acceptable negotiable government bonds, cash or certified check drawn
upon a national or state bank payable at sight to the Town Board,
guaranteeing that:
(a)
Within two years, the developer will complete
the construction of all required improvements within the right-of-way
in accordance with the approved plans and these specifications.
(b)
Upon certification by the developer's professional
engineer and by the Town Superintendent of Highways that the construction
of the highway has been completed in accordance with the approved
plans and specifications, the developer will dedicate the highway
free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. This guaranty of dedication
shall apply to the owner of the property as well as the developer
where the two are not synonymous.
(c)
The developer shall maintain to the satisfaction
of the Town Superintendent of Highways such improvements for a period
of one year from the official date of acceptance of such construction.
(2)
As guaranty for the performance of the above requirements,
the developer shall deposit, as heretofore set forth, a surety bond,
negotiable government bonds, cash or a certified check in the amount
of 100% of the total construction cost. This amount shall be determined
by the Town Superintendent of Highways. Upon certification by the
Town Superintendent of Highways that the construction of the right-of-way
has been completed by the developer in accordance with the plan and
the Town specifications and after the Town Board has been satisfied
that the stipulated guaranties have been complied with, the Town Board
may release the bond, surety, cash or certified check to the developer
or his or her assigns, except that the Town Board shall require a
maintenance bond in the amount of 10% of the original road bond for
a period of one year from the date of such official completion as
guaranty that the developer shall maintain such completed right-of-way
as set forth herein. At the expiration of the one-year maintenance
period, the Town Board shall release such maintenance guaranty to
the developer or his or her assigns, provided that prior to such final
release of guaranty, the Town Board may deduct from such deposit all
just charges for any maintenance, exclusive of charges for plowing
of snow which the Town may have incurred for work on such right-of-way
during the one-year period. The Town Superintendent of Highways will
request a hold-harmless agreement for any damage done during winter
maintenance operations such as sanding, salting or plowing.
C.
Insurance. The developer shall procure and maintain
at his or her own expense and without expense to the Town, until final
acceptance by the Town of the work covered by approved plan and specifications,
insurance for damages imposed by law, of the kinds and in amounts
hereafter provided, in insurance companies authorized to do such business
in the state covering all operations under the approved plan and specifications,
whether performed by him or her or subcontractors. Before commencing
the work, the developer shall furnish to the Town a certificate or
certificates of insurance in form satisfactory to the Town showing
that he or she has complied with this subsection, which certificate
or certificates shall provide that the policies shall not be changed
or canceled until 30 days' written notice has been given to the Town.
The kind and amount of insurance is as follows:
(1)
Liability and property damage insurance. Unless otherwise
specifically required by special specifications, each policy shall
have a combined single limit of $3,000,000.
D.
Inspection. The developer shall afford the Town Superintendent
of Highways the opportunity to inspect the work in order that he or
she, the Superintendent, may assure himself or herself that these
minimum specifications are being complied with. Such inspections shall
occur at the following listed places in order of construction, and
the developer shall give the Superintendent at least two days' notice,
in writing, of such expected completions and shall not proceed to
the next order of work until the Superintendent or his or her agent
has approved the work inspected:
(1)
Upon completion of the subgrade.
(2)
Upon completion of the foundation course, at which
time the developer shall furnish the Superintendent with men and equipment
to dig or have dug test holes to establish and confirm the depth and
quality of the foundation course.
(3)
The Superintendent or his or her representatives shall
be given access to the work at all times in order that he or she may
inspect the work as it progresses.
E.
Maintenance during development construction prior
to final acceptance. It is expected and it is understood that as part
of conditions of approval of the subdivision, the developer shall
agree to maintain the roads giving access to the houses in such condition
that the residents shall have safe, convenient access. The minimum
conditions for such access are listed below:
(1)
Paved surface.
(a)
The edges of the road (i.e., the gutter line)
shall be kept free and clear of debris, stone, gravel or any material
which prevents the free flow of water. Driveways shall be so constructed
that the flow line remains clear.
(b)
The surface pavement shall be maintained on
a continuing basis. Soft spots or other structural defects shall be
repaired immediately by excavation and replacement with approved material.
"Immediate" shall be considered to be 24 hours from the time of oral
or written notification by the Superintendent to the developer, unless
arrangements are made, satisfactory to the Superintendent, to protect
the traveling public by lights and barricades until such time as repairs
can be made. Potholes and edge raveling shall be remedied on a continuing
basis or as ordered by the Superintendent. Repairs shall be made with
asphalt concrete (hot mix when available).
(c)
Permits. No certificate of occupancy shall be
issued unless the three-inch asphalt concrete base course has been
completed back to the nearest paved road.
(d)
All lots must have preliminary plot plans furnished
to the Building Inspector, indicating house location and drainage
flow patterns with elevations relative to road surface before building
permit can be issued.
(2)
The storm sewer system shall be kept clean and operational.
F.
Before a certificate of occupancy is issued, a final
plot plan must be furnished to the Building Inspector for his or her
review. A certified plat plan may be required and must include the
stamp and signature of a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor
where deemed necessary by the Building Inspector.
G.
Dedication. Conditions to be satisfied before the
Town Board considers the acceptance of a new highway:
(1)
A set of as-built plans of the highway, showing right-of-way
lines, drainage and water and sewer easements where installed by the
developer, and a road center-line profile must be submitted to the
Town Engineer and Highway Superintendent. These plans must bear the
stamps of a licensed professional engineer.
(2)
Metes and bounds description of all rights-of-way
and easements prepared by a licensed land surveyor must be submitted
to the Town Clerk.
(3)
The plans and descriptions must be reviewed by the
Town Engineer and Highway Superintendent, who shall indicate their
approval either by letter to the Town Board or by the stamping of
said plans and descriptions. This shall be done within five working
days.
(4)
The submitted deeds must be checked by the Town Attorney
as to form and sufficiency. A title insurance policy may be substituted
in lieu of a title search if approved by the Town Attorney.
(5)
The work completed on the highways at the date of
submittal must be approved by the Town Highway Superintendent, and
the Town Board shall be notified of this approval.
(6)
Approved permanent concrete or granite monuments shall
be set according to the Town highway specifications or as directed
by the Town Engineer, and their locations shall be shown on the road
plan. A copper rod embedded in concrete shall also be acceptable as
a permanent monument. These monuments must be physically shown to
the Highway Superintendent and/or Engineer if requested within two
weeks after their installation.
A.
Right-of-way layout. The developer shall establish
and clearly mark on site the limits of highway right-of-way and easements,
the center line and grades of the road pavement and the location and
elevation of drainage and drainage structures if and when required
by the Town Engineer or Highway Superintendent.
B.
C.
Excavation, filling and rough grading.
(1)
The developer shall complete the shaping of the highway
right-of-way, streams and ditches and easement areas to the line and
grade as shown on the approved plan and as otherwise may be directed
by the Town Superintendent of Highways. All unsuitable or unstable
materials shall be completely excavated and removed from the right-of-way.
(2)
Where fills are necessary to complete the required
line and grade, the materials incorporated in the work shall be acceptable
to the Town Superintendent of Highways and shall be placed in layers
not exceeding twelve-inch depth, each layer to be thoroughly compacted
by rolling. All compaction shall continue until the fills are firm
and unyielding. Special care shall be exercised in placing and compacting
material immediately adjacent to pipes in order to avoid damage to
the pipe and to prevent pipe misalignment.
(3)
The area between the road shoulder edge or curbing
and the right-of-way line must be graded and seeded in order to prevent
erosion.
(4)
The rough grade of the road pavement and curb areas
shall be completed within one inch above or below finished subgrade
as shown on the approved cross-section of the right-of-way improvement.
(5)
Earth shoulders and flow line of ditches and gutters
shall be maintained in satisfactory condition at the developer's expense
at all times during the course of construction of the subdivision
and until such time as the Town Board has accepted dedication of the
right-of-way.
D.
Trench excavation, laying and backfilling.
(1)
The width of the trench in which the pipe is placed
shall be sufficient to permit thorough tamping of the backfill under
the haunches and around the pipe. Where rock in either boulder or
ledge formation is encountered, it shall be removed below grade and
replaced with suitable materials in such a manner as to provide an
earth cushion having a thickness under the pipe of not less than eight
inches; and where there are excessively heavy fills over the top of
the pipe, the Town Superintendent of Highways may specify that a sand
cushion up to 1/2 inch in thickness per foot of fill be placed over
the top of the pipe. In no case shall the tip of any drainage pipe
be less than 18 inches below the finished grade of the pavement unless
written permission is received from the Superintendent of Highways.
Where soft, spongy or other unstable soil is encountered at the grade
established, all such unstable soil under the pipe and for a width
of one diameter on each side of the pipe shall be removed and replaced
with run-of-bank gravel or other acceptable material. In all cases,
the bed shall be thoroughly compacted and shall provide a firm foundation
for the pipe.
(2)
Pipe line shall be laid to a true line and grade.
Pipe laying shall begin at the downstream end and progress upstream,
unless particular conditions require otherwise.
(3)
Any additional drainage facilities not shown on the
approved plan may be ordered by the Town Superintendent of Highways
or Town Engineer, in any case where the lack of such additional drainage
would adversely affect the pavement of right-of-way. These additional
facilities shall be constructed by the developer at the developer's
expense and in accordance with these specifications.
E.
Restoration of disturbed areas. All disturbed easements
shall be restored to their original condition. All debris shall be
removed, including dead trees.
F.
Areas shown on the approved plans, or identified in
the negative declaration or findings statement as "nondisturbance
area," or "area to be remain undisturbed," or identified by similar
language, shall be staked out prior to the commencement of any construction
and left in an undisturbed state during and after construction.
G.
Grades and vertical curves. All roads shall be designed
so that finished tangent grades are between 1% and 10%. Every change
in grade shall be accomplished with a proper fitting vertical curve.
A.
Drainage assessment. Each lot in each approved subdivision will be assessed an amount as set forth in Chapter 105, Fees, as its representative share of the cost of the off-site drainage work, whether or not this work is immediately required and whether or not this particular subdivision will receive any future benefit from this assessment.
B.
Drainage report.
(1)
A hydraulic design report prepared by a professional
engineer shall be submitted to the Town Engineer and Highway Superintendent
together with the drainage plan. This report shall contain the basic
design data required to compute the size and type of all drainage
structures and shall include such information as volume of runoff
before and after development, capacity of receiving pipes or streams,
storm frequency and severity, percolation data, velocities, etc. It
will be the responsibility of the developer's engineer to produce
a drainage plan that will so contain or control the additional runoff
that is generated by this development that no property damage shall
result off-site because of it. The design engineer under his or her
professional liability insurance will be liable for all legitimate
claims of damage that may result due to a change in natural drainage
patterns that was caused by this development.
(2)
If, in the opinion of the Town officials, the drainage
plan as submitted is inadequate for the above purposes, approval will
be denied.
(3)
There should be enough information shown on plans
and profiles to properly construct all the required drainage facilities.
Type and size of culvert, end treatments of inlet and outlet, the
gauge of metal pipe or class of concrete pipe, invert elevation of
inlet and outlet, ditch and channel section, gutters, channel protection
and alignment of ditches are some of the information required on plan
and profiles.
(4)
The Planning Board shall specifically review and make
a finding as to the drainage impacts on adjacent properties as well
as upon surface water tables and levels in evaluating any proposed
project, and shall be authorized to deny said approval if the facts
demonstrate that a proposed project will produce negative drainage
effect on adjoining properties and said impacts cannot be mitigated
either by actions or contribution to the downstream drainage fund.
[Added 7-9-2008 by L.L. No. 14-2008]
C.
Drainage easements. The developer shall dedicate to
the Town by recordable instrument all easements as shown on the plot.
All drainage easements must have a minimum width of 20 feet and shall
include the right to enter upon said property for the purposes of
installing, maintaining and repairing the ditches and pipes as placed
in such easement.
D.
Pipe.
(1)
Storm drain and culvert pipe may be aluminum corrugated,
coated corrugated metal, reinforced concrete or asbestos cement type
with a minimum diameter of 12 inches.
(2)
Round corrugated steel pipe and pipe arches, fully
bituminous-coated, and end sections shall conform to Section 707-02
of the current Standard Specifications of the State of New York Department
of Transportation, with the following exceptions:
(a)
All collars or connecting bands shall be 12
inches wide and shall be furnished with bolts six inches long.
(b)
Round corrugated aluminum pipe, pipe arches
and end sections shall conform to Section 707-13 of the current Standard
Specifications of the State of New York Department of Transportation.
(c)
Reinforced concrete pipe and asbestos cement
pipe shall conform to Sections 706-02 and 706-10, respectively, of
the current Standard Specifications of the State of New York Department
of Transportation.
(d)
All reinforced concrete pipes shall be manufactured
with slip joints or bell and spigot joints.
(e)
Corrugated metal pipe and pipe arch connections
for making field joints shall consist of corrugated bands, so constructed
as to lap on equal portions of each culvert section to be connected.
(f)
Asbestos cement pipe joint assemblies with proper
accessories shall be constructed in accordance with manufacturer's
standards and instructions. When plastic couplings are used, the asbestos
cement pipes shall be pulled together until the machined shoulder
of each pipe contacts the plastic coupling. The couplings and joint
shoulder configuration shall be such that the maximum space between
the ends of the pipe inside the couplings shall not be greater than
1/2 inch.
(g)
Height of the fill and pipe classes shall be
designed to meet the minimum requirements of H-20 Highway Loading.
E.
Treatment of culvert ends.
(1)
Whenever a drain pipe begins or ends in an open ditch,
pond or stream, inlet and outlet end shall be designed to protect
embankments and channels and to preserve the hydraulic efficiency
of the pipe.
(3)
Prefabricated end sections shall be of similar material
and construction to the pipe. End sections shall be connected to the
pipe in the same manner as pipe sections are connected.
F.
Underdrains.
(1)
Underdrains, if required, may be a perforated metal
or porous pipe type and placed in trenches and surrounded by material
which is both pervious to water and capable of protecting the pipe
infiltration by the surrounding soil.
(2)
Underdrains must be sloped positively to an outlet
such as a drainage channel or a closed drainage system.
(3)
The underdrains should be placed at the interface
of the pavement and shoulder or curb and should intercept the water
from the highest water-bearing layer of the pavement section.
G.
Catch basins and curb inlets. Specification and drawings
on Figure 5, in the Appendix, show the minimum acceptable construction
for typical catch basins and curb inlets.[1] Whenever, in the opinion of the Town Superintendent, ground
conditions or other circumstances require, larger or heavier materials,
additional materials, reinforcing or other modifications and improvements
in design and construction shall be made as directed by the Town Superintendent
at any time prior to paving.
(1)
Location. Catch basins shall be constructed at all
points of change of slope or alignment and at all junction points.
Catch basins shall be located in the lows of sag vertical curves as
necessary to prevent excess ponding. At no time shall catch basins
be spaced further apart than 300 feet on slopes up to 6% and 250 feet
on slopes over 6% in steepness.
(2)
Excavation and construction.
(a)
Holes for catch basins shall be excavated to
a depth of 26 inches below the designated elevation of the invert
of the effluent pipe. Crushed stone or run-of-bank gravel to a uniform
depth of six inches shall be leveled and compacted over the entire
area under the base. On this stone or gravel base, an eight-inch-thick
slab of 1-2-4 mix portland cement concrete shall be placed. The slab
shall extend four inches beyond the outside of the walls of the catch
basin on every side and shall be smooth and level.
(b)
To a maximum depth of 10 feet below the finished
surface, the catch basin walls shall be constructed of solid concrete
catch basin corner and stretcher blocks eight inches thick or cast-in-place
concrete.
(c)
Below 10 feet from the finished surface, the
catch basin walls shall be 13 inches thick and shall be constructed
of concrete block or cast-in-place concrete.
(d)
All blocks forming the catch basin walls shall
be laid up with mortar composed of portland cement and mortar sand
in the proportion 1:2.
(e)
Inside dimensions of the catch basin shall remain
constant from top to bottom and shall match the frame opening or the
curb inlet to be used.
(f)
All construction and materials shall comply
with Section 604 of the current Standard Specifications of the State
of the New York Department of Transportation.
(3)
Installation of pipes. Concrete blocks around all
pipes entering or leaving the catch basin shall be cut to fit the
contours of the pipes as closely as possible. Remaining interstices
shall be solidly filled with mortar for the full thickness of the
wall. Ends of all pipes shall be cut off flush with the inside surfaces
of the catch basin walls and shall project outside a sufficient distance
to allow for proper connection with the adjoining pipe section.
(4)
Curb inlets.
(a)
Wherever required, catch basins shall be capped
with curb inlets having a minimum frame opening of 36 inches by 48
inches of a type as designated by the Town Superintendent of Highways.
(b)
Curb-type inlets shall be installed so that
the top of the grating shall be flush with the finished grade and
the pavement shall be sloped toward the inlet.
(5)
Steps for catch basins. Catch basins having a depth
greater than 48 inches from the finished surface to the top of the
concrete base shall be provided with steps. Steps shall be of wrought
iron having a minimum diameter of one inch which shall be hot-bent
to shape and hot-dipped galvanized after bending. They shall be solidly
set in the masonry at the time of construction and shall extend all
the way through the wall. The steps shall extend 4 1/2 inches
inside the wall of the catch basin. The top step shall be not more
than 18 inches below the finished surface, and then to the base steps
shall be no more than 18 inches apart.
[1]
Editor's Note: Figure 5 is on file in the
office of the Town Clerk.
A.
Subgrade.
(1)
After completion of the rough grade and prior to the
laying of the foundation course, the subgrade shall be shaped to line
and grade and thoroughly compacted with an approved self-propelled
roller weighing not less than 10 tons. All hollows and depressions
which develop under rolling shall be filled with acceptable granular
material and again rolled; this process to continue until no depressions
develop. The subgrade shall not be muddy or otherwise unsatisfactory
when the foundation course is laid upon it.
(2)
Any soft or unstable portion of the subgrade which
develops under the roller shall be completely excavated and removed
from the right-of-way and shall be replaced with acceptable granular
material and the area shall be regraded and compacted as above.
B.
Fine grading. Fine grade shall conform to the prescribed
width of pavement and shall extend equidistant from the center line
of the road right-of-way and shall conform to the typical cross-sections
of the road pavement and to the approved line and grade.
C.
Foundation course, granular material.
(1)
After the fine grading has been completed to the satisfaction
of the Town Superintendent of Highways, the developer shall furnish
and place a foundation course of approved run-of-bank gravel or crusher
run gravel, to the depths as called for in these specifications. All
materials acceptable for these courses shall be hard, durable and
sound and shall be well-graded from coarse to fine. One hundred percent
by weight of the particles shall be of such size as will pass through
a four-inch square hole; not more than 30% shall pass 1/4 inch; not
more than 70% by weight shall pass the Number 40 mesh sieve; and not
more than 10% by weight shall pass the Number 200 mesh sieve.
(2)
The materials shall be placed on the finished subgrade
in six-inch layers and shall be thoroughly compacted by rolling with
a self-propelled ten-ton roller. Water shall be added to the materials
in such amounts as the Town Superintendent of Highways may consider
necessary for proper compaction. After compaction, the course shall
be true to grade and cross sections, and any depressions shall be
eliminated by the use of additional granular materials, thoroughly
rolled in place. In all cases, the foundation course must be so thoroughly
compacted that it will not weave under the roller and the total depth
after compaction shall not be less than 12 inches.
A.
Asphalt concrete (plant mix).
(1)
The contractor shall construct a two-course bituminous
concrete pavement laid to conform to the required grade, thickness
and cross-section shown on the plans and specifications (three-inch
base course, two-inch top course).
(2)
Materials and method of construction shall conform
to Section 401 of the current Standard Specifications of the New York
State Department of Transportation.
(3)
An asphaltic concrete binder course shall be uniformly
spread by a self-propelled mechanical spreader with tamping bars and
heating unit in sufficient depth so as to provide a finished compacted
thickness of three inches after rolling thoroughly with a ten-ton
roller.
(4)
After the binder course has been completed and thoroughly
cleaned of foreign material, a tack coat of asphalt emulsion shall
be applied to the surface at the rate of 0.1 to 0.2 gallon per square
yard in the event that the binder course has been subject to traffic
for an extended period of time. A final wearing course of fine asphaltic
concrete shall be uniformly spread by a self-propelled mechanical
spreader equipped with tamping bars and heating unit and in sufficient
depth so as to provide the required finished compacted thickness after
rolling thoroughly with a two- or three-wheel tandem roller weighing
approximately 10 tons.
(5)
Extreme care shall be exercised in the placing of
bituminous concrete to ensure that all longitudinal joints shall be
lapped in the placing of adjoining strips and that all lateral joints
are trimmed before continuing with the placing of additional materials
on that strip.
B.
Bituminous surface treatment (double course).
(1)
The contractor shall construct bituminous surface
treatment (double course) as specified in approved plans and meeting
the requirements of Section 410-3.02 of the current Standard Specifications
of the New York State Department of Transportation.
(2)
When ordered by the Town Superintendent of Highways,
liquid herbicide shall be added to the bituminous surface treatment
with the intent of discouraging weed growth on shoulders of Town highways.
The herbicide shall be added in the primer oil only, and the concentration
shall be determined by the Town Superintendent of Highways.
A.
B.
Sidewalks.
(1)
Whenever required, the developer shall construct sidewalks
on both sides of streets as shown on Figures 3 and 4, Appendix.[2] Sidewalks shall be constructed of asphalt concrete. Bituminous
material shall meet the requirement of Type 1AC, 1ACF of Section 401
of the current Standard Specifications of the New York State Department
of Transportation. Compacted thickness of asphalt concrete shall be
a minimum of four inches.
[2]
Editor's Note: Figures 3 and 4 are on file
in the office of the Town Clerk.
(2)
All sidewalks shall be constructed on a base of approved
gravel or crushed stone of at least four inches' depth. Sidewalks
shall be constructed with a transverse slope of 1/4 inch per foot
toward the traveled way, except that the slope may be away from the
traveled way if the runoff will not affect adjacent properties. The
longitudinal slope of a sidewalk shall not exceed 10%.
C.
Driveways.
(1)
The developer shall so design, lay out and construct
all driveways both within and without the limits of the rights-of-way
so that the latest models of modern cars may enter and leave the right-of-way
without difficulty.
(2)
The developer shall obtain all necessary permits and
construct all driveway entrances to the satisfaction of the governing
agency. No driveway entrance shall be constructed below the level
of the finished road without written consent of the Building Inspector.
D.
Intersections.
(1)
A minimum of 275 feet of unobstructed stop-line sight
distance shall be provided for both approaches along the highway.
(2)
Stop-line sight distance shall be measured from a
point on the center line of the approaching lane of the minor road
or driveway 12 feet behind the projected edge of roadway of the major
road, to a point on the center line of the approaching lane of the
major road. The height of eye and height of object shall both be assumed
to be 44 inches above the road pavement. Each approach to the intersection
shall be considered separately.
E.
Road name signs. The developer shall furnish and install
a four-way road name sign at every road intersection made by the roads
he or she constructs. Signs and posts shall conform to the standards
established by the Uniform Traffic Manual of New York State, and street
names shall be as designated by the Town.
F.
Guide railing. The type and need for guide rail installation
shall be approved by the Town Superintendent of Highways. General
guidelines for determining the need for guide rails are shown below:
(1)
Height or dropoff from break of road shoulder slope
to the top of slope. Slopes less than one or two having a height dropoff
more than 10 feet will be protected with a guide rail.
(2)
Guardrails shall be installed to protect drivers from
fixed objects and roadside hazards as shown on the following list:
(a)
Guide rail installation shall be in accordance
with Sections 710-20, Corrugated beam guide railing, and 710-22, Cable
guide railing, of the current Standard Specifications of the New York
State Department of Transportation.
G.
Traffic signs. All signs, signals, markings and other
control devices for maintenance and protection of traffic must conform
to the requirements of the New York State Manual of Uniform Traffic
Control Devices.
H.
Turning circles.
(1)
Whenever a permanent dead end is allowed on a subdivision
highway, a turnaround shall take the form of a circle as required
by the Town Planning Board. A snow lane must be provided on all turning
circles.
(2)
If curbs and/or sidewalks are planned, the radius
of the right-of-way shall be increased to accommodate the additional
width.
I.
Berms.
(1)
In general, the construction of berms will be the
primary responsibility of the developer as he or she has posted the
road bond and is responsible for the overall operation of the drainage
system. Berms will be placed where directed by the Highway Superintendent.
(2)
In the event that additional berming for individual
building lots is required in the future, it shall be the responsibility
of the home builder to provide it where directed by the Superintendent
of Highways. The material used shall conform to Item SIM of the New
York State Highway Specifications.
(3)
All berms, as well as seeded areas behind the berm,
must be maintained by the property owner.
J.
Finish grading and seeding. The surface from the edge
of pavement to the property line shall be finish graded with a minimum
of four inches of topsoil, and sown with hardy grass seed or planted
with ivy, myrtle or other suitable ground cover in sufficient quantity
to stabilize any slope present. This area must be maintained by the
property owner.
K.
Underground utilities. The Planning Board may require
that electrical power lines, telephone poles and other utility lines
and appurtenances be installed underground.
L.
Unauthorized discharges of water.
M.
Street lighting. Lights to be installed in a new subdivision
shall be approved by the Town Planning Board. Prior to the Town Planning
Board's approval, the proposed lighting design shall be submitted
to the Town Engineer. The Town Engineer and Town Planner shall make
written recommendations to the Town Planning Board. The proposed lighting
plan shall take into account such matters as cost, safety, aesthetics,
energy efficiency or any other factor which is appropriate to a given
subdivision. Unless demonstrated to be impracticable or impossible,
all lighting for subdivisions, applications for which are submitted
subsequent to the adoption of this regulation, shall be wired underground.
Upon receipt of said recommendations, the Planning Board and its Chairman
shall deliberate upon the appropriate lighting to be installed in
each subdivision, taking into account the options made available from
qualified vendors.
