The sketch plan initially submitted to the Planning
Board shall be based on Tax Map information or some other similarly
accurate base map at a scale (preferably not less than 200 feet to
the inch) to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet. The
sketch plan shall be submitted, showing the following information:
A. The location of that portion which is to be subdivided
in relation to the entire tract, and the distance to the nearest existing
street intersection.
B. All existing structures, wooded areas, streams and
other significant physical features, within the portion to be subdivided
and within 200 feet thereof. If topographic conditions are significant,
contours shall also be indicated at intervals of not more than 10
feet.
C. The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent municipal tax records.
D. The Tax Map sheet, block and lot numbers, if available.
E. All the utilities available, and all streets which
are either proposed, mapped or built.
F. The proposed pattern of lots (including lot width
and depth), street layout, recreation areas, systems of drainage,
sewerage, and water supply within the subdivided area.
G. All existing restrictions on the use of land including
easements, covenants, or zoning.
H. The date, North point, map scale, name and address
of record owner and subdivider.
For major subdivisions with public improvements,
the following documents shall be submitted for preliminary approval:
A. 12 copies of the preliminary plat prepared at a scale
of not more than 100 feet but preferably not less than 50 feet to
the inch, showing:
(1) Proposed subdivision name, name of Town and county
in which it is located, date, true North point, scale, name and address
of record owner, subdivider and engineer or surveyor, including license
number and seal.
(2) The name of all subdivisions immediately adjacent
and the name of the owners of record of all adjacent property.
(3) Zoning district, including exact boundary lines of
district, if more than one district.
(4) All parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public
use and the conditions of such dedication.
(5) Location of existing property lines, all survey monuments,
easements, buildings, watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded
areas, single trees with a diameter of eight inches or more as measured
three feet above the base of the trunk, and other significant existing
features for the proposed subdivision and adjacent property.
(6) Location of existing sewers, water mains, culverts
and drains on the property, with pipe sizes, grades and direction
of flow.
(7) Existing and final contours with intervals of five
feet or less as required by the Board, including elevations on existing
roads. Approximate grading plan if natural contours are to be changed
more than two feet.
(8) The width and location of any streets or public ways
or places shown on the Official Map or the Comprehensive Plan, if
such exists, within the area to be subdivided, and the width, location,
grades and street profiles of all streets or public ways proposed
by the developer.
(9) The approximate location and size of all proposed
waterlines, valves, hydrants and sewer lines, and fire alarm boxes.
Connection to existing lines or alternate means of water supply or
sewage disposal and treatment as provided in the Public Health Law.
Profiles of all proposed water and sewer lines.
(10)
Storm drainage plan indicating the approximate
location and size of proposed lines and their profiles, connection
to existing lines or alternate means of disposal.
(11)
Plans and cross-sections showing the proposed
location and type of sidewalks, streetlighting standards, street trees,
curbs, water mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains, and the size
and type thereof, the character, width and depth of pavements and
subbase, the location of manholes, basins and underground conduits.
(12)
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts
which may be required.
(13)
The proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions
and area of each lot.
(14)
Where the topography is such as to make difficult
the inclusion of any of the required facilities within the public
areas as laid out, the preliminary plat shall show the boundaries
of proposed permanent easements over or under private property, which
permanent easements shall not be less than 15 feet in width and which
shall provide satisfactory access to an existing public highway or
other public highway or public open space shown on the subdivision
or the Official Map.
(15)
An actual field survey of the boundary lines
of the tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances,
made and certified to by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of
tract shall also be located on the ground and marked by substantial
monuments of such size and type as approved by the Town Engineer,
and shall be referenced and shown on the final plat.
B. If the application covers only a part of the subdivider's
entire holding, a map of the entire tract, drawn at a scale of not
less than 400 feet to the inch showing an outline of the platted area
with its proposed streets and indication of the probable future street
system with its grades and drainage in the remaining portion of the
tract and the probable future drainage layout of the entire tract
shall be submitted. The part of the subdivider's entire holding submitted
shall be considered in the light of the entire holdings.
C. A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are
intended to cover all or part of the tract.
The following documents shall be submitted for
plat approval:
A. The plat to be filed with the County Clerk shall be
printed upon Mylar.
(1) The size of the sheets shall be 24 inches by 36 inches,
or as specified by Erie County, including a margin for binding of
two inches, outside of the border, along the left side and a margin
of 1/2 inch outside of the border along the remaining sides. The plat
shall be drawn at a scale of no more than 100 feet to the inch and
oriented with the North point at the top of the map. When more than
one sheet is required, an additional index sheet of the same size
shall be filed showing to scale the entire subdivision with lot and
block numbers clearly legible.
(2) The plat shall show:
(a)
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title
and the name of the Town and county in which the subdivision is located,
the name and address of record owner and subdivider, name, license
number and seal of the licensed land surveyor.
(b)
Street lines, pedestrianways, lots, reservations,
easements and areas to be dedicated to public use.
(c)
Sufficient data acceptable to the Town Engineer
to determine readily the location, bearing and length of every street
line, lot line, boundary line, and to reproduce such lines upon the
ground. Where applicable, these should be referenced to monuments
included in the State System of Plane Coordinates, and in any event
should be tied to reference points previously established by a public
authority.
(d)
The length and bearing of all straight lines,
radii, length of curves and central angles of all curves, tangent
bearings shall be given for each street. All dimensions and angles
of the lines of each lot shall also be given. All dimensions shall
be shown in feet and decimals of a foot. The plat shall show the boundaries
of the property, location, graphic scale and true North point.
(e)
The plat shall also show, by proper designation
thereon, all public open spaces for which deeds are included and those
spaces, title to which is reserved by the developer.
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For any of the latter, there shall be submitted
with the subdivision plat copies of agreements or other documents
showing the manner in which such areas are to be maintained and the
provisions made thereof.
(f)
All offers of cession and covenants governing
the maintenance of unceded open space shall bear the certificate of
approval of the Town Attorney as to their legal sufficiency.
(g)
Lots and blocks within a subdivision shall be
numbered and lettered in alphabetical order in accordance with the
prevailing Town practice.
(h)
Permanent reference monuments shall be shown,
and shall be constructed in accordance with specification of the Town
Engineer. When referenced to the State System of Plane Coordinates,
they shall also conform to the requirements of the State Department
of Transportation. They shall be placed as required by the Town Engineer
and their location noted and referenced upon the plat.
(i)
All lot corner markers shall be permanently
located satisfactorily to the Town Engineer, at least 3/4 inches (if
metal) in diameter and at least 24 inches in length, and located in
the ground to existing grade.
(j)
Monuments of a type approved by the Town Engineer
shall be set at all corners and angle points of the boundaries of
the original tract to be subdivided; and at all street intersections,
angle points in street lines, points of curve and such intermediate
points as shall be required by the Town Engineer.
(k)
Certification of Health Department approval.
(m)
All existing trees with a diameter of eight
inches or more as measured three feet above the base of the tree.
B. Construction drawings including plans, profiles and
typical cross-sections, as required, showing the proposed location,
size and type of streets, sidewalks, streetlighting standards, street
trees, curbs, water mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains, pavements
and subbase, manholes, catch basins and other facilities.
C. Also required is a detailed grading plan, which shall
include elevation figures for each proposed building lot and elevation
contours for surrounding properties for a distance satisfactory to
the Town Engineer with intervals of one foot or less.
D. Final construction must be submitted to the Town,
prior to approval in an acceptable electronic format.