Plans including profiles and construction details
of the proposed highways shall be prepared by a qualified professional
engineer or land surveyor properly licensed by the State of New York.
The plans shall clearly define the limits of the proposed right-of-way
and shall include the location, width, profiles and grades of proposed
roadways, typical road sections, storm drainage, including culverts
and other drainage structures, and the location of easements and utilities.
Plans shall be first submitted to the Town Superintendent of Highways
and the Town Engineer. When any proposed highway drains toward or
otherwise may affect a county or state highway, plans shall be submitted
to the County Commissioner of Public Works or the New York Department
of Transportation for review and comments and to the Town Planning
Board for review and approval under the applicable subdivision regulations
of the Town. Such plans so submitted shall not be altered, modified
or amended after having been approved by the Planning Board, unless
revised plans are resubmitted and approved by all proper authorities.
However, the developer shall, at his own expense, provide additional
storm drainage facilities as may be ordered by the Town Superintendent
of Highways if during the progress of the work, in the opinion of
the Town Superintendent of Highways and/or the Town Engineer, such
additional structures or facilities are necessary to assure the durability
of pavement, the future maintenance of the right-of-way and the welfare
and safety of the public. If construction has not been started within
one year from the date of final approval by the Town Planning Board,
plans shall be resubmitted and approved as above.
During development construction, prior to full
acceptance, it is expected and understood that as part of the conditions
of approval of the subdivision the developer shall agree to maintain
all roads.
A. The edges of the road (i.e., the gutter line) shall
be kept free and clear of debris, stone, gravel or any material which
prevents the free flow of water. Driveways shall be so constructed
that the flow line remains clear.
B. The storm sewer system shall be kept clean and operational.
C. The surface pavement shall be maintained on a continuing
basis. Soft spots or other structural defects shall be repaired immediately
by excavation and replacement with approved material. "Immediate"
shall be considered to be 24 hours from the time of oral or written
notification by the Superintendent to the developer, unless arrangements
are made satisfactory to the Superintendent to protect the traveling
public by lights and barricades until such time as repairs can be
made. Potholes and edge raveling shall be remedied on a continuing
basis or as ordered by the Superintendent. Repairs shall be made with
asphalt concrete (hot mix when available).
No building permits will be issued until the
subdivision roads are completed through subgrade preparation.
Prior to acceptance of a highway constructed
under these specifications, the developer's professional engineer
shall certify, in writing, that he or his authorized representative
has inspected all phases of the highway construction and that all
work has been completed in accordance with the approved plans and
these specifications.
The conditions to be satisfied before the Town
Board considers acceptance of a new highway are as follows:
A. A set of as-built plans of the highway showing right-of-way
lines, drainage and utility easements and a road center-line profile
must be submitted to the Town Clerk. These plans must bear the stamp
of both a licensed professional engineer and a licensed land surveyor
and, if they are a portion of a subdivision or a site plan, the stamp
of approval of the Planning Board.
B. Metes and bounds descriptions of all right-of-way
and easements prepared by a licensed land surveyor must be submitted
to the Town Clerk.
C. The plans and descriptions must be reviewed by the
Town Engineer who shall indicate his approval in writing to the Town
Board. Five printed copies and one Mylar of the completed as-built
drawings of the plan, profile, cross section and drainage facilities
must be submitted to the Superintendent of Highways.
D. The submitted deeds must be approved by the Town Attorney
as to form and sufficiency. A fee title policy shall be issued in
the name of the Town of Milton by a title company licensed to do business
in New York State. The minimum amount of such fee title policy shall
be $20,000 and thereafter shall be in the amount of $25,000 per mile
or portion thereof.
E. The work completed on the highway on the date of final
submittal must be approved by the Town Highway Superintendent, and
the Town Board must be notified of this approval.
F. Approved permanent concrete or granite monuments shall
be set according to the Town highway specifications or as directed
by the Town Engineer, and their location shall be shown on the plans.
Iron pipes, unless embedded in concrete, shall not be considered permanent
for the purposes of these regulations.