[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. IV, Standards for Plans, Maps and Profiles, was renamed 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996.
[Amended 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996]
The plat maps and plans required by these regulations shall show the information and requirements hereinafter specified and shall be prepared in accordance with the standards set forth in this article. All preliminary and final plat maps, construction plans and profiles and grading plans shall be prepared by and bear the name, signature and seal of a land surveyor or professional engineer, or both, as required by law and licensed by the State of New York. Elements of such maps and plans and related studies and evaluations may be prepared by an architect, landscape architect or other designers or technicians as authorized by law and noted on the documents presented. Pertinent survey data and design computations shall be presented to the Planning Board for review upon request. Maps, plans, studies and evaluations shall include information hereinafter specified to the extent applicable to the particular plat.
[Amended 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996]
The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. The plan shall show existing conditions and the proposed layout of lots and streets for the proposed subdivision and all contiguous land of the applicant that may be subdivided in the future, in order to enable the Planning Board to complete a general planning review of the proposed subdivision, including its relationship to the future subdivision of contiguous land of the applicant. The preliminary plat shall show at least the information specified in § 200-39.
[Amended 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996]
Preliminary and final profiles of any proposed streets shall be based on field surveys or the contours shown on the preliminary plat. Such profile shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 40 feet or one inch equals 50 feet and a vertical scale of one inch equals four feet or one inch equals five feet and shall show the existing grades at both street right-of-way lines and the center line as well as the proposed grade of the street at the center line.
The final plat map should be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 40 feet or one inch equals 50 feet but in no case at a scale of less than one inch equals 100 feet. The map shall not be less than twenty by twenty (20 x 20) inches, shall not exceed thirty-six by forty-eight (36 x 48) inches and shall be drawn with black waterproof ink on good quality heavy linen tracing cloth. The final plat map may be limited to the portion of the tract to be platted and shall show at least the information specified in § 200-39.
[Amended 10-12-1993; 3-12-1996; 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996; 2-9-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 3-27-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007; 12-26-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007; 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
A. 
All plat maps shall be drawn on a sheet size of 24 inches by 36 inches to a scale of one inch equals 40 feet or one inch equals 50 feet, or other scale as may be required by the Planning Board. The following information is required to be shown for preliminary plats and for final plats:
(1) 
General information:
(a) 
Surveyor signature and seal certification; error of closure shall not exceed one in 5,000.
(b) 
Plat title, which shall not duplicate the title of any previous plat in the Town of North Salem.
(c) 
Plat date, scale, and North point.
(d) 
Location map showing the location of the property in relation to existing streets in the Town at a scale of not less than one inch equals 1,000 feet.
(e) 
Vicinity map, showing all streets, property lines and zoning districts within 500 feet of the property at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet.
(f) 
An index map, if the plat is divided into sections or is of such size that more than one sheet is required, showing the entire plat with lots, lot numbers, streets, street names and delineation of areas covered by the section or sheet, at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet.
(g) 
The name and address of the owner of the tract.
(h) 
The name and address of the applicant application if different from the owner.
(i) 
Property tax assessor lot identification and property address.
(j) 
Identification and delineation of underlying zoning district boundaries.
(k) 
Any municipal or taxation district boundary lines.
(l) 
Delineation of abutting property lines for a distance of 200 feet from the property.
(m) 
The names of all owners of property abutting the property, including those located across abutting streets.
(n) 
Signature block entitled "Approved by the North Salem Planning Board" with a place for two signatures and a date.
(o) 
Signature block for the owner and/or applicant authorizing filing of the plat.
(p) 
Signature block for endorsement of the Westchester County Department of Health and/or New York City Department of Environmental Protection indicating the approval of the provision for water supply and sewage disposal.
(2) 
Existing property conditions:
(a) 
Existing buildings and structures.
(b) 
Existing ledge and rock outcrops.
(c) 
Existing stone walls and fences.
(d) 
Wetlands, watercourses and water bodies, including both intermittent and continuous flowing streams, the limits of which shall be certified as correct by a qualified wetland delineator. Also delineate the regulated 100-foot buffer limits, note the delineator and date of delineation and survey thereof. Include certification of any state or federal wetlands and watercourses, including identification of their classification.
(e) 
Location and limits of 100-year floodplain and other land subject to potential flooding, including base flood elevation, the limits of which shall be based on current FEMA maps.
(f) 
Principal wooded areas and the approximate location of any large trees.
(g) 
Location of any existing wells or septic systems on the property and within 200 feet of the outer property lines of the property.
(h) 
Location of existing drainage discharge points on or onto the property from any street or abutting property.
(3) 
Property details:
(a) 
Perimeter boundary of the property with certified metes and bounds dimensions and area.
(b) 
Both existing street right-of-way lines of any street abutting or within 200 feet of the property, including width dimension at narrowest point.
(c) 
Perimeter boundary of all proposed lots, parcels, easements, rights-of-way or other parcels to be created with certified metes and bounds dimensions and areas, including lots numbered accordingly with certified metes and bounds dimensions and area to the thousands of a foot, including all bearings or deflection angles on all straight lines and the central angle, tangent distance and radius of all arcs.
(d) 
Existing and proposed monuments, including survey relationship to nearby monumented Town streets, county roads or state highways.
(e) 
Existing and proposed streets with names and other rights-of-way, including driveways, and the widths and other dimensions thereof.
(f) 
List, purpose and dedication identification of existing and proposed easements and non-building parcels.
(g) 
Bulk table and a calculation of the permitted number of dwellings, as required in § 250-18 of the Zoning Code of the Town of North Salem.
(h) 
Delineation of zoning front, side and rear yard setback lines.
(4) 
The following information shall be shown on a separate print of the preliminary or final plat or may be shown on the construction plans:
(a) 
Proposed locations for typical residences, including principal and accessory buildings and structures, driveway, septic system, water supply, stormwater controls and sufficient area for other typical accessory uses and structures.
(b) 
Location of septic test holes, test pits, borings and septic areas or connections to public facilities.
(c) 
Location of proposed water supply wells or connection to public facilities.
(d) 
Spot elevations on existing and proposed streets to indicate grading of roads.
(e) 
Storm drains, catch basins, manholes, headwalls, detention basins and ditches and tentative invert elevations at key points on the proposed drainage system.
(f) 
Compliance with the requirements, standards and specifications of the Town’s regulations for stormwater management and erosion and sediment control.
(g) 
Any alterations or disturbances to regulated wetlands/watercourses/waterbodies and within 100 feet thereof.
(h) 
Any sanitary sewers, treatment facilities and appurtenances and any central water supply well site, water mains and appurtenances.
(i) 
On each lot, the location proposed for water supply well sites, the location and dimensions of the area suitable for leaching fields for on-site sewage disposal systems and the reserve area for future extensions and the tentative location proposed for a dwelling or other principal building and a driveway thereof.
(j) 
On each lot near watercourses, water bodies, wetlands and areas subject to potential flooding, the proposed floor elevation of the lowest floor of a dwelling or other principal building.
(k) 
The limits of any area proposed for regrading by major excavation, filling or blasting.
(l) 
The limits of any areas proposed to be reserved and protected from excavation or filling.
(5) 
Such additional information and notes as may be required or approved by the Planning Board specifying applicable zoning provisions or restrictions pertaining to the property, proposed lots, reserved areas, easements and other features of the property.
B. 
A map of the proposed subdivision for use in amending the Town's tax maps, at the same scale as the tax map sheet(s) upon which the property is located shall also be provided.
[Amended 3-12-1996; 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996; 3-27-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007; 12-26-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007; 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
Construction plans for all proposed streets, drainage and other improvements, including parks and playgrounds, shall be drawn on good quality paper. Plan and profile drawings shall be prepared for all proposed streets, storm drains, gutters, catch basins, manholes, ditches, channels, headwalls, sidewalks, curbs, water mains, sanitary sewers and other structures and shall be drawn on a sheet size of 24 inches by 36 inches. Profiles shall be drawn to a horizontal scale of one inch equals 40 feet or one inch equals 50 feet and a vertical scale of one inch equals four feet or one inch equals five feet, or other scale as may be required by the Planning Board. Profile drawings and elevations shall be based on official Town, county, state or United States benchmarks or on a suitable benchmark approved by the Planning Board, noted on the plan. Construction drawings shall show at least the following information in accordance with good design practice:
A. 
The title of the plat, date, scale, North point, Town, County and state.
B. 
For streets, the existing grades at the center line and at both street lines and the proposed grade at the center line; street lines and edge and width of pavement; a typical street cross section; and a cross section at all cross culverts.
C. 
The depth, invert, slope and size of all pipes, ditches, culverts, manholes, catch basins, headwalls and channels; and ditch and channel cross sections.
D. 
On the plan drawing, the approximate location of lot lines intersecting the street line; and lot numbers and street names.
E. 
Sidewalks, curbs, gutters, water mains, sanitary sewers and other structures.
F. 
Detail drawings of any bridges, box culverts, deep manholes and other special structures.
G. 
Existing contours and proposed grading contours at an interval not exceeding two feet, for the following:
(1) 
Within not less than 25 feet outside the street right-of-way lines.
(2) 
Outside the street right-of-way lines at intersections and in all sight easements.
(3) 
Within the street right-of-way lines, including pavement areas, at intersections.
(4) 
Construction and grading adjacent to watercourses, water bodies and wetlands.
(5) 
Improvement areas in park and recreation areas.
H. 
Provision for temporary or permanent stormwater detention, and provision for control of erosion and sedimentation during and upon completion of construction. The construction plans shall comply with the permitting requirements, standards and specifications of the Town’s regulations for stormwater management and erosion and sediment control.[1]
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Editor’s Note: See Ch. 193, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control.
I. 
Landscaping, grading, drainage, fencing or other improvements for park and recreation areas as required.
J. 
A signature block entitled "Approved by the North Salem Planning Board," with a place for two signatures and a date.
K. 
The location of any zoning district boundaries within or abutting the property, a table of bulk requirements and the proposed envelope of construction.
[Amended 3-12-1996; 12-30-1996 by L.L. No. 10-1996; 2-9-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 3-27-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007; 12-26-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007; 2-25-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
The grading plan shall be drawn on a sheet size of 24 inches by 36 inches to a scale of one inch equals 40 feet or one inch equals 50 feet, or other scale as may be required by the Planning Board. Contours and elevations shall be based on the same bench marks as provided in § 200-40. The grading plan shall show at least the following information:
A. 
The title of the subdivision, date, scale, North point, Town, County and state.
B. 
The name and address of the owner of the tract and the name and address of the applicant if different from the owner.
C. 
The layout of existing and proposed lot lines and street lines and the boundary of the area to be regraded, cut or filled.
D. 
Grading and excavation.
(1) 
Existing and proposed contours at an interval not exceeding two feet based on field or aerial survey and, if requested by the Planning Board, cross-section drawings of the area to be regraded.
(2) 
Areas of proposed rock excavation, including blasting as defined in Town Code Chapter 48. Grading plans shall demonstrate conformance with the provisions of Town Code Chapter 48.
E. 
Existing and proposed drainage, watercourses, water bodies and wetlands.
F. 
Existing and permanent buildings and structures.
G. 
The location of all test holes, test pits and borings.
H. 
Provision for temporary or permanent stormwater detention, and provision for control of erosion and sedimentation during and upon completion of construction. The grading plans shall comply with the permitting requirements, standards and specifications of the Town’s regulations for stormwater management and erosion and sediment control.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 193, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control.
I. 
A signature block entitled "Approved by the North Salem Planning Board," with a place for two signatures and a date.