A. 
Completion of improvements or filing of bond.
(1) 
After adoption of a resolution approving a final subdivision plat and before the plat is endorsed by the Planning Board Chairman or other duly authorized member, the applicant shall be required to complete, at his or her expense and without reimbursement by the Town or any special district, all street and other improvements as shown on the approved construction plans or as otherwise specified in the resolution and to dedicate the same to the Town of Pound Ridge free and clear of all liens and encumbrances on the property and public improvements thus dedicated. If the road is not to be dedicated, then the appropriate agreements as required by § A117-29C of these regulations shall be filed with the County Clerk, Division of Land Records.
(2) 
The Planning Board, at its discretion may waive the requirement that the applicant complete and dedicate all public improvements or file the necessary documentation regarding improvements not to be dedicated prior to the signing of the subdivision plat and permit the applicant to post a surety bond at the time of application for final subdivision approval in an amount estimated by the Town Engineer as sufficient to secure to the Town the satisfactory construction, installation and dedication of the incompleted portion of any required improvements. The bond shall state the period within which the required improvements must be completed.
(3) 
All improvements shall be initiated within six months and completed within 18 months of the signing of the final subdivision plat by the Planning Board Chairman pursuant to § A117-14L of these regulations unless such periods are specifically extended by the Planning Board. All improvements, including the construction of all roads, the implementation of soil erosion control measures, landscaping, drainage and other improvements, shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer and approved by the Planning Board, in accordance with the approved construction plans and the requirements of these regulations.
B. 
Posting of a performance bond. If the applicant elects to file a performance bond, such bond shall comply with the requirements of § 277 of the Town Law and shall be posted prior to the signing of the subdivision plat. The bond is to be written by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New York, and said company shall be an accepted and approved listed company as evidenced by Circular 570 published by the United States Department of the Treasury, current edition. The Town Attorney shall review said bond and rule as to form and acceptability prior to the signing of the subdivision plat. The amount of the bond and the period within which the required improvements must be completed shall be conditioned on the satisfactory completion of all required improvements within such period, although the Planning Board may require that the bond also be conditioned on the completion of certain phases of construction within such shorter period as may be specified in the Board's resolution.
C. 
Posting of maintenance funds. The applicant shall post maintenance funds in the form of cash, letter of credit or other readily accessible method in an amount determined adequate by the Town Engineer to be retained for a period of one year after the date of dedication of the required improvements. The purpose of these funds is to assure the satisfactory condition of any required improvements, that the road is maintained in an all-weather passable condition, and that all improvements operate satisfactorily if certificates of occupancy are issued during the term of the performance bond under the provisions of § A117-29 of this Article. The Town Engineer may recommend to the Town Board that separate funds be posted with the Town in cash or equivalent to an amount determined adequate by the Town Engineer to be used for the immediate reimbursement of the Town of any expenses incurred pursuant to § A117-29 of this Article.
D. 
Costs to be borne by the applicant. All required improvements shall be made by the applicant, at his or her expense, without reimbursement by the Town or any district therein.
E. 
Failure to complete improvements.
(1) 
Where performance bond is not posted. If the improvements are not completed within the period specified either in Subsection A of this section of these regulations or by the Planning Board in the resolution approving the subdivision plat, the approval shall be deemed to have expired. The applicant may reapply for approval of his or her proposed subdivision in accordance with these regulations.
(2) 
Where a performance bond is furnished. If the improvements are not completed within the term of such performance bond and if no application for the extension of the bond has been made by the developer and approved by the Planning Board, the Town Board may thereupon declare the bond to be in default.
A. 
Inspection by the Town Engineer. The Town Engineer shall inspect all required improvements during construction to assure their satisfactory completion and shall certify that these improvements have been satisfactorily completed. As a condition of plat approval, the applicant shall pay to the Town an inspection fee as required in Appendix A of these regulations for the inspection of improvements.[1] The amount of such improvements shall be determined from the certification from the engineer or surveyor required in § A117-14A of these regulations. The subdivision plat shall not be signed by the Chairman of the Planning Board until this fee is paid.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of these regulations.
B. 
Failure to complete improvements. If the Town Engineer finds, upon inspection, that any of the required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the Land Development Regulations and the approved construction plans, the applicant shall be responsible for their satisfactory completion. Wherever the cost of improvements is covered by a performance bond, the applicant and the bonding company shall be severally and jointly liable for completing said improvements according to specifications.
C. 
Notification of Town Engineer regarding inspection of improvements. In the case of a new road or a change in an existing road, the applicant shall notify the Town Engineer that the construction of the required improvements is ready for inspection at the following stages of construction. No construction will be approved without such notification. Such notification shall be given within two working days of the completion of each phase of construction, and no work shall proceed on the subsequent construction stage until the prior stage has been completed to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer. Any violation of this procedure may result in a complete stoppage of all construction. Inspection shall be conducted as follows:
(1) 
Prior to the initiation of construction, the Town Engineer, a representative appointed by the Planning Board and the developer shall mark all trees and other significant factors along the right-of-way or common driveways to be removed or saved. The possible realignment of roads within the right-of-way or common driveways within the boundaries of lots or easements through which they pass shall also be identified in this field visit.
(2) 
Upon completion of the cutting of brush and trees, the removal of stumps and the removal of all topsoil within the roadbed to roadside areas for storage; the removal of any wet, unstable soil to any depth required until a firm base of suitable subsoil (35 pounds per square inch) remains for the roadbed.
(3) 
Upon completion of the rough grading of the roadbed and the installation of the road base and drainage structures and the required grading of the side banks, shoulders and other grading areas. Culverts, headwalls, catch basins and other similar elements are not to be covered until authorized by the Engineering Inspector.
(4) 
Upon the completion of the placement of the first course of asphaltic concrete as specified; the covering of headwalls, culverts and catch basins and the finished grading of shoulders and banks; and the placing of topsoil where necessary. The Town Engineer may require that test holes be dug in order to inspect pavement thickness and type or that pins and string lines or other control devices be set up to assure that the required courses conform accurately to the proper line, grade and cross section.
(5) 
Upon the completion of the application of the top coarse, the cleaning up of shoulders, the seeding of banks and other disturbed areas and the installation of road signs.
(6) 
Upon completion of all required improvements.
D. 
Inspection in stages. Road construction and inspection shall be conducted in multiples of 500 feet. The Town Engineer, upon written request, may authorize road construction and inspection for lesser or greater distances.
E. 
Staking of roads during construction. In order to facilitate the inspection procedure, all roads shall be staked during construction at each side of the road right-of-way, at intervals of approximately 50 feet, except where a shorter distance is required on curves, and each stake shall be marked with the appropriate station number, finished grade consistent with the corresponding station number, and finished grade shown on the construction plans.
F. 
Town engineering report. The Planning Board may require that written certification shall be made by the Town Engineer at the completion of the above-mentioned successive stages of work, stating the date of each inspection and the fact that the work, when inspected, was in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. If such certification is required, a copy of each of the notices of certification shall be transmitted to the Town Highway Superintendent.
The Planning Board, at its discretion, may require the applicant to secure written assurance from each public utility company whose facilities are proposed to be installed. Such assurance shall be in writing, addressed to the Board, stating that such public utility company will make the installations necessary for the furnishing of its service within a specified time, in accordance with the approved construction plans.
When the subdivider has completed construction of all required roads and improvements and requests the Town Engineer to make a final inspection, such request shall be accompanied by five copies of the as-built construction plans and a Mylar showing the actual locations of the required improvements as constructed.
A. 
Specifically, such plans shall show:
(1) 
The center line of the right-of-way.
(2) 
The center line and edges of the traveled way at one-hundred-foot intervals and at points of curvature and tangency.
(3) 
Profiles and slope of the finished surface of the traveled way at fifty-foot intervals and at high and low points along the center line.
(4) 
The location of all catch basins and headwalls, by the plus and offset method, and the elevations of the top, the pipe invert and the sump invert.
(5) 
The locations of all culvert pipes, with length, diameter, slopes and material.
(6) 
The location of spilloffs.
(7) 
The location of drainage and slope and other applicable easements.
(8) 
The center line and the edges of the traveled way at a turnaround. The location of the center of the turnaround. The elevation of the outer edges of the turnaround at each side, at the farthest end and at the high and low points.
(9) 
The location of edges of pavement at road intersections.
(10) 
The location of all monuments.
B. 
Such plan shall bear a dated certification by a licensed surveyor or professional engineer to the effect that the data shown thereon was accurately determined by field survey.
C. 
The Town Engineer shall make an inspection and submit a report thereon to the Planning Board.
A. 
All roads, parks and required easements shall be indicated on the plat. Formal offer of cession to the public of all roads and parks to be offered to the public shall be filed with the Planning Board prior to approval of the plat by the Planning Board. The applicant may add, as part of the plat, a notation, if he or she so desires, to the effect that no offer of dedication of such roads and parks, or any of them, is made to the public. That notation should also state that there will be no delivery of mail to individual houses, snowplowing or other Town maintenance or school bus pickup on the private road(s).
B. 
Acceptance of any such offer of roads and parks shall rest with the Town Board. In the event that the applicant shall elect not to file the plat in the office of the County Clerk within the approval period provided by law, then such formal offer of cession shall be deemed to be void.
C. 
With respect to roads and parks not offered to the public, there shall be submitted with the plat copies of agreements or other documents providing for, and fixing responsibility for their suitable maintenance and statements of all rights which exist with respect to the use of such property.
D. 
With respect to roads and parks and all required easements, there shall be presented to the Planning Board, prior to approval of the plat, agreements permitting entrance by the public for installing required improvements in the event of nonperformance under the terms of the bond.
Upon completion of all requirements set forth in the action approving the subdivision plat, the plat shall be properly signed by the appropriate officer of the Planning Board. The Planning Board Secretary shall assure that the plat is filed in the office of the County Clerk. A subdivision plat not so filed within 90 days, or such other period as is permitted by law, of the date of Planning Board signature, shall become null and void. Ten copies of every filed subdivision plat, showing the endorsement of the County Clerk, shall be obtained and transmitted to the Planning Board Secretary within 30 days of the date of filing for distribution to the Planning Board, Town Clerk, Tax Assessor, Town Engineer, the Highway Department and the Fire Commissioners.
The approval by the Planning Board of a subdivision plat shall not be deemed to constitute or imply the acceptance by the Town of any road, park, playground or other open space shown on said plat. The Planning Board may require said plat to be endorsed with appropriate notes to this effect. The Planning Board may also require the filing of a written agreement between the applicant and the Town Board covering future title, dedication and provision for the cost of grading, development, equipment and maintenance of any park or playground area.
A. 
Conditions for the issuance of certificates. When a certificate of compliance is desired to permit occupancy of a structure in a subdivision in which the improvements are guaranteed by a performance bond, such a certificate may be issued, provided that the provisions of § 113-72 of the Zoning Ordinance have been met.
B. 
Degree of improvement required. A bonded road or portion thereof shall be deemed "suitably improved" for the purposes of § 113-72 of the Zoning Ordinance when the following stages have been satisfactorily constructed and installed in accordance with the construction plans and specifications approved by the Planning Board, on the new road or on that portion of the new road between an existing improved road and the driveway on the lot for which a certificate of compliance is required:
(1) 
The right-of-way has been cleared, stripped and graded.
(2) 
All storm drainage facilities have been constructed and installed.
(3) 
All shoulders have been constructed.
(4) 
The traveled way has been improved to the base course.
C. 
Maintenance agreements required.
(1) 
In those cases where the developer has indicated that the road will remain in private ownership, statements of maintenance responsibility will have been required prior to plat approval. No building permit shall be issued for any lot until the road has been inspected by the Town Engineer and determined to be complete by the Planning Board. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless and until the road is maintained in accordance with the required maintenance agreement.
(2) 
When an offer of cession of the road to the public is made, the Planning Board shall require that the developer present written agreements or other documents, satisfactory to the Town Attorney, assuring that the developer will be responsible for the maintenance of the bonded road in all-weather passable condition, including snow removal and sanding, during the period between the issuance of the certificate of compliance and the acceptance of the fully completed road as a Town road by the Town Board. Such maintenance responsibility shall also include adjoining public or private roads where the developer has or will have done any construction work in connection with the subdivision.
(3) 
Failure to maintain road. In the event that, when proceeding under Subsection C(2) above, the roads are not continuously maintained in all-weather passable condition, the Town Engineer shall notify the developer, in writing (certified mail, return receipt requested), as to the nature of the deficiency and the action necessary to return the road to such condition. During the term of the maintenance funds, failure of the developer to proceed with effective remedial action within 24 hours, in the case of surface condition maintenance, or 48 hours, in the case of road construction maintenance, following the mailing of such written notice shall be cause for the Town Engineer, upon authorization by the Town Supervisor, to have the necessary work done. The charges for such work shall be reimbursed out of the maintenance funds required under § A117-22C. In emergency situations, the Town Supervisor may authorize appropriate maintenance by the Highway Department to assure safe and adequate, all-weather vehicular access.