A.
The final plat and supporting drawings and documents
for a proposed subdivision constitute the complete development of
the subdivision proposal and include the recommendations resulting
from the Planning Board review of the preliminary layout as well as
the detailed layout drawings for the public improvements and utilities.
After public hearing and approval by the Planning Board, this complete
submission, along with the performance bond and the provision of the
liability insurance policy, as approved by the Town Board, becomes
the basis for the construction of the subdivision and the inspection
service by the Superintendent of Highways and the Planning Board.
The plat itself must be recorded at the County Clerk's office to have
legal status. An unrecorded plat is not a valid basis for site improvements
or other commitments which depend on its design characteristics.
B.
The plat itself shall be an accurate survey record
of the properties resulting from the subdivision.
A.
The submission of a final plat (before Planning Board
review) shall consist of the following items:
(2)
The final plat, six paper prints, including signed
approval from the State Department of Health.
(3)
The public improvement and utilities plan and profiles
drawings, three paper prints.
(4)
Letters directed to the Chairman of the Planning Board
and signed by a responsible official of the lighting agency, water
company or any utility company or governmental authority or district
which provides necessary utility service and has jurisdiction in the
area, approving each proposed utility installation design, and a statement
as to who will construct the facility so that service will be available
when required in conformity with the provision of the filed rate schedule.
(5)
A letter directed to the Chairman of the Planning
Board signed by a responsible official of the school system, acknowledging
the number of residential lots and indicating the availability of
school facilities for the new pupils and any needed new school sites
and facilities which relate to the subdivision area.
(6)
A letter, in appropriate cases, directed to the Chairman
of the Planning Board signed by a responsible official of the State
Highway Department or the Orange County Superintendent of Highways,
approving proposed construction on state or county rights-of-way.
(7)
Deeds of dedication (standard law form as established
by the Town Attorney), three copies each for all properties, including
street rights-of-way, to be offered to the Town for dedication.
(8)
Lot areas for each lot measured accurately to the
nearest square foot to be shown on the final plat drawing.
B.
The subdivider or his agent shall submit the final
plat and supporting drawings and documents to the Planning Board at
least 21 days prior to the regular meeting date at which the plat
is to be acted upon.
[Amended 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994; 8-1-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
C.
The Planning Board shall forward one complete set
of the final plat submission to the Town Clerk for the municipal records.
The balance of the final plat submission shall remain with the Planning
Board and shall constitute the official records pertaining to the
subdivision.
[Amended 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
D.
The Planning Board may send one complete set of the
final plat submission to the planning consultant, who shall prepare
a report of findings for Planning Board consideration and action.
E.
The Town Engineer or Superintendent of Highways shall prepare a performance bond estimate, § A65-36, seven copies, to be submitted along with his recommendations on the final plat.
F.
The Town Clerk will advertise a public hearing at
least five days prior to the hearing date.
G.
If the plat is approved, the subdivider shall carry
out the following steps prior to obtaining the Chairman's signature
of approval:
[Amended 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
(1)
Make all required corrections or changes to the satisfaction
of the Planning Board.
(4)
Pay the required inspection fee at the Town Clerk's
office.
(5)
The owner shall file the final plat in the Orange
County Clerk's office and, within 30 days of the date of filing, shall
submit to the Planning Board one Mylar and six paper prints of the
final plat showing the endorsement of the County Clerk, the date of
filing and map number assigned.
H.
If authorized by the Planning Board, the Chairman will sign his approval on the final plat, the approved road profiles and the public improvement and utility plan, upon receipt of a compliance report, § A65-37, from the planning consultant, and notification that the required bond and insurance has had the approval of the Town Attorney and that the required inspection fee has been deposited.
I.
After the Planning Board Chairman signs his approval,
the documents shall be distributed in the following manner:
(1)
Subdivider: all original final plat drawings and the
two opaque cloth litho prints. The two opaque cloth litho prints shall
be filed by the subdivider in the Orange County Clerk's office.
(2)
Building Inspector: one final plat paper print.
(3)
Tax Assessor: one final plat paper print.
(4)
Town Clerk: one opaque cloth litho print from the
Orange County Clerk's office showing official file data.
(5)
Town Engineer and Superintendent of Highways: one
paper print each of the final plat and the public improvement and
utilities plan and profiles.
(6)
Planning Board: one tracing cloth litho print and
one paper print of the final plat and the public improvement and utilities
plan and profiles.
J.
Planning Board approval of a final plat shall not
be deemed an acceptance by the Town of any street or other land shown
as offered for dedication to public use.
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Editor's Note: Former § A65-11,
Expiration of approval; extensions, was repealed 10-3-1994 by L.L.
No. 2, 1994. This local law also provided as follows: "The provisions
of this local law shall apply to all subdivision applications submitted
to the Planning Board on or after the effective date herein. All subdivision
applications presently under review by the Planning Board prior to
the effective date of this local law shall be processed and approved
in accordance with the provisions of the Town Code and Town Law and
the practices of the Planning Board in effect at the time of the filing
of such application.
A.
The final plat shall be prepared by a licensed professional
engineer and land surveyor and shall provide the information noted
in this section.
E.
The key map of the entire subdivision shall be the
same as that required on the preliminary layout (see § A65-5E),
with the following additions:
(1)
The final plat area being submitted for approval shall
be shaded if it is only one section of the entire subdivision.
H.
Survey data.
(1)
Accurate traverse of subdivision boundary with true
angles and distances.
(2)
Survey tie-in with true angle and distances to the
three nearest established street monuments or official monuments.
(3)
Town, village, county and special district boundaries
referenced to the subdivision survey by true angles and distances.
(4)
Radii, internal angles, points of curvature, tangent
bearings and lengths of all arcs.
(5)
Accurate dimensions to the nearest hundredth of a
foot.
(6)
Monuments.
(a)
Accurate locations of all monuments.
(b)
Existing monuments shall be shown with this
symbol:
(c)
Proposed new monuments or monuments to be reset
shall be shown with this symbol:
(d)
One monument shall be located at each corner
and at each general change in direction of the boundary.
(e)
Two monuments shall be located at each street
intersection.
(f)
Monuments shall be located at the beginning
and end of each curve along one side of the street right-of-way.
A.
This plan and profile are declared to be an integral
part of the final plat submission.
B.
The performance bond and the inspection service shall
be based on this drawing, the final plat itself, these subdivision
regulations and the Town specifications for such public improvements
and utilities.
C.
Unless a specific waiver is requested in writing,
the proposed public improvements and utilities shall be considered
to comply specifically with these subdivision regulations and the
Town specifications.
D.
Basic plan requirements.
(2)
The area covered, the scale and the title block and other notations shall be the same as the preliminary layout (see § A65-8).
(3)
The plan shall show the outline of all rights-of-way,
easements and similar conditions.
(4)
Street center line gradients in percent, indicated
with arrows to establish the direction of flow.
(5)
Critical street center line grade elevations.
E.
Drainage system requirements.
(1)
Complete stormwater management system for the entire subdivision, designed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Town Code, with appropriate development stages for each of the final plat sections, shall be shown graphically with all existing drainage features which are to be incorporated properly identified as "existing."
[Amended 9-27-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
(2)
Boundaries of stormwater runoff watersheds for each
drainage structure and their area in acres.
(3)
All proposed surface drainage structures (e.g., valley
gutters).
(4)
All appropriate details and dimension necessary to
clearly explain the proposed construction, including type of construction,
material, size, pitch and invert elevations, among other things, in
accordance with good engineering practice.
(5)
Location of all test pits and description of soil
conditions and water table.
G.
Profile drawing requirements.
(2)
All profiles shall show the existing natural grades,
the typical cross section of existing or proposed roads, the center
lines of intersecting roads and a system of survey stations.
(3)
The center line profile of all proposed roads, with
dimensioning on vertical curves and notation as to gradient and critical
elevations.
(4)
The invert profile and location of all drainage structures
in street rights-of-way and in drainage easements.
