No final plan shall be filed until the applicant has constructed or installed the following street improvements and utilities in accordance with specifications established by the Department of Community Services or until a performance bond has been submitted in lieu thereof, as provided for in § A184-10:
A. 
Street grading and base.
B. 
Final pavement.
C. 
Curbs. (See § A184-24.)
D. 
Sidewalks. (See § A184-24.)
E. 
Street signs.
F. 
Merestones. (See § A184-25.)
G. 
Lot pins to accurately define each lot.
H. 
Sanitary sewers when required.
I. 
Storm sewers, culverts and other drainage installations.
J. 
Fire hydrants when required.
K. 
Trees. (See § A184-26.)
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Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
The requirement of curbs and sidewalks may be waived by the Commission when, in its opinion, such improvements will not be necessary or desirable or when, in its opinion, such improvements should be installed at a later date on an assessment basis.
Merestones shall be set at the PC and PT, or PI and PRC, of street lines and at any other locations required by the Town Engineer. Merestones shall also be used to mark the boundaries of the subdivision. Locations for all merestones shall be indicated on the subdivision plan.
Trees may be required to be furnished by the applicant in tracts which otherwise would be excessively barren. Trees, such as sugar maple, red oak or London plane, are suggested. Conifers shall not be used to meet this requirement. All trees are to be placed between the street line and the building line with 1/2 at a caliper of 2 1/2 inches to three inches and the balance at a caliper of 3 1/2 inches to four inches at the time of planting. Trees are to be spaced approximately 50 feet on center. Existing trees may be credited but must be shown on the construction plan in order to be considered.
A. 
Layout. Streets in each subdivision shall be laid out so as to provide for the continuation of the principal streets adjoining or entering the subdivision and/or for the proper projection of streets in the proposed subdivision into adjoining land where there are no existing streets. Said streets shall be laid out so as to maintain harmony with existing or proposed thoroughfares shown in any plan of development for the Town, adopted by the Commission. They shall be so arranged and of such width as to provide an adequate and convenient system for present and prospective traffic needs, and special attention shall be given to assure safe intersections with present and proposed thoroughfares.
B. 
Residential streets. Residential streets shall be not less than 50 feet in width, except where determined by the Connecticut Department of Transportation standards. Wider streets shall generally be required if the street is a continuation of an approved street having a wider width or if the traffic volume now, or as projected, demands a wider width in the opinion of the Commission or if the street is to serve business or industrial developments.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
C. 
Culs-de-sac.
(1) 
Culs-de-sac will be allowed under the following conditions:
(a) 
To provide access to undeveloped rear land surrounded by subdivided land or to solve a topographic problem.
(b) 
As a temporary measure pending future development of adjoining land, in which case provision shall be made in the turnaround for continuing the street later and for reversion of any resulting excess right-of-way to abutting property owners.
(2) 
The turnaround diameter of the cul-de-sac shall be at least 110 feet, and it shall have a minimum pavement radius of 45 feet to the outside curb.
(3) 
Culs-de-sac shall not be longer than 600 feet, measured from the center of the turnaround to the nearest street intersection. The Commission may waive this requirement in cases where strict conformity would cause undue hardship or injustice to the applicant.
(4) 
In all permanent culs-de-sac, a planting island shall be constructed with a radius of 10 feet. A notation shall be placed on the subdivision map indicating which lots shall be responsible for maintenance of the planting island. The planting material shall be of some easily maintained variety, such as illustrated in the schematic prepared by the Planning Department. The island and turnaround shall have a granite curb.
D. 
Gradient. The minimum gradient for streets shall not be less than 1%. The maximum gradient shall not generally be more than 10%.
E. 
Deflections. Street line deflections will require an inside radius of at least 75 feet.
F. 
Intersections. Street intersections shall be straight line intersections and as nearly at right angles as possible and, in no case, shall be less than 60°. Intersecting right-of-way lines at street intersections shall be connected by a curve having a radius and tangent of not less than 15 feet.
G. 
Jogs. Street jogs with center line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited.
H. 
Names. Proposed street names are subject to approval by the Commission. No street name in use in West Hartford shall be used, and no street name phonetically similar to any street name in use in West Hartford shall be used.
I. 
Curves. The street plan shall indicate complete curve data for both street lines, radius, tangent, deflection angle and length of curve. The same information, except for tangent, shall be shown for each segment of the curve, i.e., between property corners and/or between property corners and the PC or PT of the curve.
J. 
Station and elevation of curves. The street profile shall indicate the station and elevation of the PUC, PVI and PVT of all vertical curves.
A. 
Frontage on approved street; driveway access.[1]
[Amended 5-2-2005]
(1) 
Each subdivision lot must front on an approved street at least 50 feet in width (unless it fronts on a Connecticut Department of Transportation marginal access street), whether the street is private or public.
(2) 
Where driveway access to proposed lots is to be from an existing major or minor arterial street, or streets, the Commission may require the applicant to provide a traffic study to evaluate the impact of the subdivision upon the adjoining streets; and may further require that driveway access to said lots be provided through a combined access drive in order to minimize possible traffic hazards on such street(s).
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Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
B. 
Block widths shall not be less than 240 feet, and block lengths shall not generally be longer than 1,200 feet nor less than 600 feet. In blocks longer than 1,000 feet, pedestrian crosswalks may be required to serve community facilities, such as schools or shopping centers. Such walkways shall not be less than 10 feet wide and shall be straight from street to street. The Commission may require the provision of access walks to any public facility to serve the general public.