The design standards listed in this Article
shall be incorporated in all proposed plans.
Land shall be suited to the purposes for which
it is to be subdivided. In general, the Planning Board shall take
the following factors into consideration prior to the approval of
any subdivision plan.
A. Circulation. Streets shall be of sufficient width
and suitably located to accommodate the prospective traffic, to provide
access for fire-fighting equipment to buildings and to be coordinated
so as to compose a convenient system conforming to the town plan and
relating properly to the existing street system.
B. Safety. The tract shall be adequately drained, and
all lots shown on the plans shall be adaptable for the intended purposes
without danger to health or peril from flood, fire, erosion or other
menace. Required improvements shall be designed and constructed to
conform to specifications established by the Town Board.
Block dimensions shall be at least twice the
minimum lot depth and/or at least 400 feet in length. In long blocks,
the Planning Board may require the establishment of easements or public
ways through the block to accommodate utilities or pedestrian access.