An application for preliminary approval hereunder may be made by any person who proposes to lay out and construct, or who proposes to reconstruct or complete construction of, a road which is intended to be opened to the public if such person is:
A. 
Owner. The owner, or all the joint owners, of the premises to which such application relates; or
B. 
Purchaser. The purchaser, or all other purchasers, under a written contract to purchase the premises, provided that written consent to such approval of the owner, or all the joint owners, of the premises accompanies the application.
A complete application shall consist of the application form and filing fee prescribed by the Commission and all documents and statements required to accompany the form. Three copies of the complete application shall be delivered to the Zoning Enforcement Officer for transmittal to the Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The date of receipt of such application shall be deemed to be the earlier of the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission or the 35th day following the date such application was delivered to the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
Each application form shall be accompanied by, in writing:
A. 
A description, by metes and bounds or courses and distances, of the land to which such application relates.
B. 
A list, keyed to an appropriate map, of the names and addresses of the record owners of land abutting the land to which such application relates.
C. 
A map or maps, drawn to a scale of 100 feet or less to the inch, showing:
(1) 
The proposed road layout;
(2) 
The topographical features of the land, including grades, elevations, wetlands and watercourses, drainage and other natural characteristics and all proposed alterations thereof;
(3) 
All existing buildings and structures, properly identified, located upon, and within 200 feet outside of each boundary line of, the land to which such application relates;
(4) 
All existing roads, driveways and other vehicular accessways entering upon, or which will enter upon, the road to be laid out and constructed;
(5) 
All existing parking facilities, playgrounds and other recreational facilities, access to which may be obtained from such proposed road; and
(6) 
The location of all structures and improvements, including subsurface utilities and improvements proposed in connection with the construction of such road.
D. 
Plan-profile drawings, prepared on plan-profile sheets of 24 inches by 36 inches, to a scale of one inch equals 40 feet horizontal and one inch equals four feet vertical, showing:
(1) 
The location and dimensions of existing and proposed street rights-of-way, edges of pavement, curbs, sidewalks, piping, catch basins, manholes, endwalls, bridges, utilities and utility easements, drainage easements, open channels, monuments, and tops and toes of all slopes; all data required for accurate layout of roadway center lines and rights-of-way, including stationing, bearings, tangent lengths, arc lengths, radii and central angles of all curves; location of property lines intersecting the street right-of-way lines and the names of owners of such adjacent property; typical cross sections of each street, showing proposed dimensions, materials of construction, and locations of drainage piping and other underground facilities; and location and description of survey bench mark;
(2) 
Profiles of existing ground surface on the center line and at each right-of-way line;
(3) 
Profile of the proposed center line, showing proposed grades, vertical curve data and stations at grade changes, intersections and at intervals of 100 feet; and
(4) 
Profiles of all existing and proposed drainage facilities, bridges and other proposed improvements showing locations, sizes, grades and invert elevations.
E. 
Detail drawings, drawn to appropriate scales on sheets of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, or 12 inches by 18 inches, or 24 inches by 36 inches, showing in further detail all information required for construction of all proposed improvements that cannot readily be shown on the plan-profile drawings. Detail drawings shall substantially conform in form and manner to the Standard Detail Drawings adopted by the Commission and appended hereto as Plates 1 through 18.
F. 
A drainage report, including a drainage analysis map, basis of design, detailed design computations and an analysis of the effect of proposed road and drainage facility construction and land development associated therewith on existing downstream drainage facilities and properties adjacent thereto. Said report shall include the measures proposed to be taken to prevent or alleviate any potentially harmful effects on existing downstream drainage facilities and adjacent property that may result from construction of the proposed road and drainage facilities and land development associated therewith. The drainage analysis map shall be drawn to an appropriate scale and shall show the following:
(1) 
Boundaries of the drainage area tributary to each proposed drainage facility inlet;
(2) 
Boundaries of drainage areas tributary to existing downstream drainage facility inlets where such facilities may be hydraulically overloaded due to proposed road and drainage facility construction and land development associated therewith;
(3) 
Topography of the drainage areas, based on the best existing topographic maps currently available, in sufficient detail to enable determination of the general slopes of existing ground and watercourses;
(4) 
Existing and proposed roads within the drainage area;
(5) 
Existing flowing and intermittent watercourses and wetlands;
(6) 
Existing and proposed vegetation, including wooded areas, open fields, lawns and the like;
(7) 
Soil types, as designated by the National Cooperative Soils Survey and shown on the most currently available soils map as prepared by the United States Soil Conservation Service and the Middlesex County Soil and Water Conservation District;
(8) 
Existing land use and development; and
(9) 
Existing and proposed drainage structures and facilities, with suitable cross-reference to detailed design computations and construction drawings.
G. 
Said detailed design computations shall show the design criteria, parameters and methods used in selecting the location, configuration, type and size of all proposed drainage facilities. Such computations shall include tabulated summaries of pertinent design computations. Wherever feasible, such tabulations shall follow the most current format utilized by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, or the United States Soil Conservation Service or such format as may be adopted and amended from time to time by the Commission.
H. 
A soils report showing the type, nature and extent of the various soils existing within the proposed roadway right-of-way and in the area where the roadway slopes extend beyond the proposed roadway right-of-way. All soils types shall be identified as designated by the National Cooperative Soils Survey and shown on the most currently available soils maps as prepared by the United States Soil Conservation Service. Such report shall also include a description of the means and methods proposed to be utilized to overcome any potential soils problems.
I. 
A written opinion of the probable cost of construction of the proposed road and all drainage and other associated improvements which shall show a detailed breakdown of the quantities, unit costs and total costs of the various construction work and material components associated with the proposed road and improvements.
J. 
A detailed plan for erosion and sedimentation control covering all proposed road and drainage facility construction, which plan shall show measures to be taken to control erosion and sedimentation both during and after construction in accordance with the recommendations and standards of the Middlesex County Soil and Water Conservation District.
K. 
Complete copies of all conveyances or other instruments, executed in a manner suitable for recording, effectively transferring or creating the rights in each instance required under  §§ 480-42E and 480-61C.
L. 
Detailed drawings of all bridges, box culverts, retaining walls and other special drainage structures.
M. 
Landscaping plans for all landscaping of center islands of turnarounds, median strips and other areas within the right-of-way lines of the road.
N. 
Where any road or drainage facility will join with any state highway, a copy of a permit authorizing such connection issued by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
[Amended 6-3-2008]
All information pertaining to topographic maps and delineation of street rights-of-way and property boundaries required under § 480-9 above shall be shown on plans, maps or drawings which are prepared by or certified by a registered land surveyor. All information pertaining to design of roads and drainage systems and appurtenant facilities required under § 480-9 above shall be shown on plans, maps or drawings which are prepared by or certified by a registered professional engineer. All information shown in construction drawings shall be based on accurate field survey data referenced to United States Geological Survey (USGS) vertical datum. Aerial survey data, based on accurate ground control surveys, may be utilized provided that it is supplemented by field surveys at locations where elevations and dimensions are critical.
At least five days prior to the hearing upon any application hereunder, the proposed roadway center line and location of all drainage facilities shall be staked in the field to permit the Commission to view the proposed locations. The center line shall be staked every 100 feet, and the stakes shall show the roadway station and approximate depth of cut or fill. If such staking shall not be done as prescribed herein, the Commission shall not proceed to a hearing or determination of the application and may, without further proceedings, disapprove it.
Whenever the Commission shall deem it reasonably necessary or appropriate to a proper disposition of any application, it may require the applicant to submit, at or prior to the hearing thereon, any other information in such form as it may prescribe. Furthermore, whenever the Commission shall deem it unnecessary to a proper disposition of any application, it may, upon request of the applicant, waive in writing the requirement of any information specified in § 480-9 above.
When an application relates to a proposal to complete an existing road, the supporting information shall conform to the requirements of § 480-22 in respect of all existing portions of the road and associated improvements which are not to be altered or reconstructed, and the requirements of § 480-9 shall apply in respect of all proposed construction or reconstruction.
No separate application under this article shall be required for any road wholly within, or for such portion of a road which is partly within, the area of a proposed plan of subdivision or resubdivision, which plan is approved by the Commission pursuant to application therefor under the Killingworth Subdivision Regulations, and such approval shall be deemed to be a preliminary approval hereunder.
In deciding any application for preliminary approval hereunder, the Commission shall determine whether or not the location, layout, design and construction plans for the proposed road and all associated improvements conform to the criteria and standards hereinafter specified in these regulations or prescribed pursuant to § 480-83.
An approval of application for preliminary approval hereunder shall constitute approval of the proposal, or the proposal as modified by the Commission, and shall authorize commencement of construction in strict conformity with the proposal, or the proposal as modified by the Commission, with the criteria and standards hereinafter specified in these regulations or pursuant to § 480-83, and subject to the authority of the Commission to inspect and order cessation or correction under § 480-18.
It shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any preliminary approval hereunder that the applicant shall post with the First Selectman a bond or bonds, in an amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to the Commission, securing to the Town actual construction of the road and all associated improvements as approved.
The Commission shall have the right to enter upon the premises and to inspect, or cause to be inspected, construction work authorized by a preliminary approval hereunder at any time with or without notice during, before or after regular business hours.
A. 
The following inspections shall be made, and no further work shall be performed until each such inspection shall have been made and the applicant, or his designee, has been notified by the Commission that further work may resume:
(1) 
At the completion of the formed subgrade.
(2) 
At the completion of all storm drainage installations, prior to backfilling or covering pipes or structures.
(3) 
At the completion of the rolled gravel base.
(4) 
Notification shall be made to the Commission as to when paving operations shall be performed. Inspections may be made prior to, during and/or after pavement has been placed.
(5) 
At the completion of curbing installations, backfilling of curbing, grading of shoulder areas and embankments, loaming and seeding and the installation of monuments.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to notify the Commission at least 48 hours prior to the appropriate time for the required inspections specified in Subsection A(1) through (5) above. In respect of all matters pertaining to inspection hereunder, the applicant shall designate one individual who shall be fully authorized to give and receive communications to or from the Commission. Such designation shall be made in a writing, which shall state such individual's mailing address and telephone number and shall be delivered to the Commission prior to commencement of any work. All notices, orders or other communications delivered to or served upon such individual shall be deemed to have been delivered or served upon the applicant. All notices or other communications received from him/her shall be deemed to have been received from the applicant.
The Commission may order:
A. 
In the case of work performed after the time for a required inspection of which notice was not given by the applicant: that such work be undone so far as may be necessary to permit verification of compliance with the approved plans, criteria and standards prescribed hereunder of the work and improvements performed and made or installed prior to the time for such inspection.
B. 
In the case of work being performed or improvements made or installed which do not conform to approved plans, criteria and standards prescribed hereunder: the immediate cessation of all work until such time as the Commission shall permit further work to continue.
C. 
In the case of work performed or improvements made or installed hereunder which do not conform to the approved plans, criteria and standards prescribed hereunder: that such work be forthwith corrected and reperformed in conformity therewith.
D. 
When effective practices and measures to control erosion and sedimentation are not adopted or taken: the immediate cessation of all work until such time as the Commission shall permit further work to continue and that such practices and measures be adopted and taken and that any damage or unsightly or unsafe conditions caused by the failure to adopt such practices or take such measures be remedied forthwith.