In the case of minor subdivision only, the subdivision
plat application shall include the following information:
A. A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are
intended to cover all or part of the tract.
B. An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the
tract and the proposed lot therein, giving complete descriptive data
by bearings and distances, made and certified to by a licensed land
surveyor. The corners of the tract shall also be located on the ground
and marked by monuments as approved by the Town Engineer and shall
be referenced and shown on the plat.
C. All sanitation and water supply facilities shall be
designed to meet the minimum specifications of the State Department
of Health, and a note to this effect shall be stated on the plat and
signed by a licensed engineer.
D. The proposed subdivision name and the name of the
Town and County in which it is located.
E. The date, North point, map scale and the name and
address of the record owner and subdivider.
F. Five copies of a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) in accordance with Chapter
180 of the Town Code of the Town of Niskayuna.
[Added 4-17-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
The following documents shall be submitted for
approval:
A. Twelve copies of the preliminary plat prepared at
a scale of not more than 50 feet to the inch, showing:
[Amended 4-17-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
(1) The proposed subdivision name, the name of the Town
and County in which it is located, date, true North point, scale and
the name and address of the record owner, subdivider and engineer
or surveyor, including license number and seal.
(2) The names of all subdivisions immediately adjacent
and the names of the owners of record of all adjacent property.
(3) Zoning district, including exact boundary lines of
the district if more than one district, and any proposed changes in
the zoning district lines and/or the Zoning Ordinance text applicable
to the area to be subdivided.
(4) All parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public
use and the conditions of such dedication.
(5) The location of existing property lines, easements,
buildings, watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, single
trees with a diameter of five inches or more as measured three feet
above the base of the trunk and other significant existing features
for the proposed subdivision and adjacent property.
(6) The location of existing sewers, water mains, culverts
and drains on the property, with pipe sizes, grades and direction
of flow.
(7) Contours with intervals of two feet, including elevations
on existing roads. An approximate grading plan shall be submitted
if natural contours are to be changed more than two feet.
(8) The width and location of any streets or public ways
or places shown on the Official Map or the Master Plan, if such exists,
within the area to be subdivided and the width, location, grades and
street profiles of all streets or public ways proposed by the developer.
(9) The approximate location and size of all proposed
waterlines, valves, hydrants and sewer lines and fire alarm boxes;
connection to existing lines or alternate means of water supply or
sewage disposal and treatment as provided in the Public Health Law;
profiles of all proposed water and sewer lines.
(10)
Five copies of a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) in accordance with Chapter
180 of the Town Code of the Town of Niskayuna.
[Amended 4-17-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
(11)
Plans and cross sections showing the proposed
location and type of sidewalks, streetlighting standards, street trees,
curbs, water mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains and the size
and type thereof, the character, width and depth of pavements and
subbase, the location of manholes, basins and underground conduits.
(12)
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts
which may be required.
(13)
The proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions
and area of each lot.
(14)
Where the topography is such as to make difficult
the inclusion of any of the required facilities within the public
areas as laid out, the preliminary plat shall show the boundaries
of proposed permanent easements over or under private property, which
permanent easements shall not be less than 20 feet in width and which
shall provide satisfactory access to an existing public highway or
other public highway or public open space shown on the subdivision
or the Official Map.
(15)
An actual field survey of the boundary lines
of the tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances
made and certified to by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of
the tract shall also be located on the ground and marked by substantial
monuments of such size and type as approved by the Town Engineer and
shall be referenced and shown on the plat.
(16)
Street tree planting plan. The developer is
responsible for providing a street tree planting plan as part of the
preliminary subdivision application. Trees will be planted throughout
the subdivision in conformance with the Town Tree Planting Guidelines.
All trees shall be first-line nursery stock and have a minimum caliper
of 2 1/2 inches at five feet above grade. Trees are to be planted
parallel to the street within the right-of-way and in the center of
culs-de-sac. Trees should be spaced evenly and should avoid underground
or overhead utilities. There shall be a minimum of two trees planted
per building lot or one tree every 60 feet of road frontage, which
ever is greater. The tree species are to be selected from the Niskayuna
Tree List (below), and the developer shall plant a variety of trees
(a minimum of three different species) throughout the subdivision.
Trees are to be planted prior to paving of the top course of the roads.
The developer shall be required to replace any dead or diseased tree
for a period of two years after paving of the top course of the roads.
[Added 12-2-2003 by L.L. No. 10-2003; amended 1-26-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
(a) Niskayuna Tree List:
Deciduous trees
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Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
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Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
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Gleditsia triacanthos inermis (thornless honey locust)
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Quercus borealis rubra (northern red oak)
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Fraxinus americana (white ash)
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)
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Sorbus americana (mountain ash)
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Quercus rubra (red oak)
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Ulmus americana (American elm), disease-resistant only
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B. If the application covers only a part of the subdivider's
entire holding, a map of the entire tract, drawn at a scale of not
less than 400 feet to the inch, showing an outline of the platted
area with its proposed streets and indication of the probable future
street system with its grades and drainage in the remaining portion
of the tract and the probable future drainage layout of the entire
tract shall be submitted. The part of the subdivider's entire holding
submitted shall be considered in the light of the entire holdings.
C. A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are
intended to cover all or part of the tract.
The following documents shall be submitted for
plat approval:
A. The plat filed shall be printed upon linen or other
suitable material such as Mylar. The size of the sheets shall be 35
by 46 inches or 22 by 34 inches, including a margin of one inch outside
of the border of the sides. The plat shall be drawn at a scale of
no more than 50 feet to the inch and oriented with the North point
at the top of the map. When more than one sheet is required, an additional
index sheet of the same size shall be filed, showing to scale the
entire subdivision with lot and block numbers clearly legible.
B. The plat shall show:
(1) The proposed subdivision name or identifying title
and the name of the Town and County in which the subdivision is located,
the name and address of record owner and subdivider; the name, license
number and seal of the licensed land surveyor.
(2) The street lines, pedestrianways, lots, reservations,
easements and areas to be dedicated to public use.
(3) Sufficient data acceptable to the Town Engineer to
determine readily the location, bearing and length of every street
line, lot line and boundary line and to reproduce such lines upon
the ground. Where applicable, these should be referenced to monuments
included in the state system of plane coordinates, and in any event
should be tied to reference points previously established by a public
authority.
(4) The length and bearing of all straight lines, radii,
length of curves and central angles of all curves and tangent bearings
shall be given for each street. All dimensions and angles of the lines
of each lot shall also be given. All dimensions shall be shown in
feet and decimals of a foot. The plat shall show the boundaries of
the property, location, graphic scale and true North point.
(5) The plat shall also show by proper designation thereon
all public open spaces for which deeds are included and those spaces
title to which is reserved by the developer. For any of the latter,
there shall be submitted with the subdivision plat copies of agreements
or other documents showing the manner in which such areas are to be
maintained and the provisions made therefor.
(6) All offers of cession and covenants governing the
maintenance of unceded open space shall bear the certificate of approval
of the Town Attorney as to their legal efficiency.
(7) Lots and blocks within a subdivision shall be numbered
in order, in accordance with the prevailing Town practice.
(8) Permanent reference monuments shall be shown and shall
be constructed in accordance with specifications of the Town Engineer.
(9) All lot corner markers shall be at least 3/4 inch
(if metal) in diameter and at least 24 inches in length and located
in the ground to existing grade.
(10)
Monuments of a type approved by the Town Engineer
shall be set at all corners and angle points of the boundaries of
the original tract to be subdivided and at all street intersections,
angle points in street lines, points of curve and such intermediate
points as shall be required by the Town Engineer.
(11)
A map shall be submitted to the satisfaction of the Planning Board, indicating the location of monuments marking all underground utilities as actually installed. If the subdivider completes all required improvements according to §
189-10A(2), then said map shall be submitted prior to final approval of the subdivision plat. However, if the subdivider elects to provide a bond or certified check for all required improvements as specified in §
189-10A(1), such bond shall not be released until such a map is submitted in a form satisfactory to the Planning Board as certified to in writing by the Town Engineer.
(12)
All street trees will be shown on the major
subdivision plat.
[Added 12-2-2003 by L.L. No. 10-2003]