In the layout, development and improvement of
a subdivision, the subdivider shall comply with all standards, specifications,
codes and ordinances of the Town of Geddes; and in addition, the subdivider
shall meet as minimums the standards of design and principles of land
subdivision set forth in this article.
Land subject to flooding and land deemed by
the Town Board to be uninhabitable shall not be subdivided for residential
occupancy, nor for such other uses as may involve danger to health,
life or property or aggravate any natural hazards, but such land within
the area of the plan shall be set aside for such uses as shall not
be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation.
Reasonable requirements for the preservation
of outstanding natural features may be specified by the Town Board.
These include large trees or groves, watercourses and falls, historic
sites, exceptional views and similar irreplaceable assets in which
there is general public interest. There shall be at least one tree
per lot and spaced at intervals of not more than 50 feet and two trees
per lot on corner lots. No trees shall be planted within the street
right-of-way. Required trees shall be located five feet to 10 feet
outside the right-of-way. Trees shall be hardy, suitable to local
soil and climate and of the species approved by the Town Board. New
trees shall measure at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter as measured
at a point four feet above the finished grade.