Unless required or approved pursuant to review
and approval of an engineer for the Village and approval of the Planning
Board, the following standards shall apply.
Sidewalks may be required and shall be installed
as follows:
A. Sidewalks shall be installed at the expense of the
subdivider, at such locations as the Planning Board may deem necessary.
B. Sidewalks must be constructed to comply with the detail
specifications of the Village Engineer approved by the Planning Board.
C. Sidewalks shall be concrete and have a minimum width
of four feet in residential areas and five feet in commercial and
industrial areas, except where it would result in a conflict in the
extension of existing sidewalks.
Utilities will be required and shall be installed
at the expense of the subdivider as follows:
A. Fire protection. Hydrants shall be Kennedy K-11 or
K-81A with thrust blocks and valved for repairs and provided by the
subdivider with the approval of the Village Engineer.
B. Streetlighting. Poles, brackets and lights shall be
of size, type and locations approved by the Planning Board and the
local power company. The subdivider shall contact the local power
company to ascertain the location of poles, lights (sodium vapor preferred)
and transformers, wiring and any other requirements mandated by the
power company.
C. Electricity. Power lines shall be placed underground
and shall be approved by the Planning Board and power company. The
subdivider shall contact the local power company for locations and
other requirements of transformers and other equipment.
D. Utility service. The local power company shall be
contacted for verification and location of power transformers and
contractor requirements for individual dwelling services.
E. Cable television and telephone. Cable television and
telephone lines shall be placed underground. The subdivider shall
contact the local cable and telephone companies for locations of other
requirements.
Potable water for domestic, commercial and fire
protection use shall be provided as follows:
A. All water mains and lines, as shown on the preliminary
plan, shall be installed from each lot to the municipal supply. Where
no municipal supply is available, it must be furnished by the subdivider
on a project or individual-lot basis with sufficient flows for fire
protection. All waterlines shall be buried not less than five feet
underground.
B. All piping required for transmission and distribution
must conform to current AWWA standards and specifications and must
conform to New York State Department of Health regulations.
C. All water mains shall be a minimum of eight inches
in diameter, ductile iron class 50, with all valves class 250 or better.
Service laterals shall be type K, copper, and multifamily dwellings
shall have a New York State Department of Health approved backflow
inhibitor.
D. Curb stops shall be provided for each residence and
each residence shall be metered at the owner's expense with an external
meter.
E. All water supply systems shall be approved and built
in accordance with any other specification or requirement set forth
by the Village Engineer and approved by the Planning Board.
Surface drainage shall not be allowed to drain
on adjacent properties. Surface drainage shall be collected via catch
basins conveyed via underground storm sewers to natural drainage areas
such as wetlands, creeks or rivers. A drainage plan shall require
approval by the Planning Board. The subdivider shall secure all governmental
permits required for surface drainage.
Unique physical features such as historic landmarks
and sites, rock outcrops, hilltop lookouts, desirable natural contours
and similar features shall be preserved where possible. Also streams,
lakes, ponds and wetlands should be left unaltered and protected by
easements. All surfaces must be graded and restored within six months
of completion of subdivision so no unnatural mounds or depressions
are left. Original topsoil moved during construction shall be returned
and stabilized by approved methods. Damage to existing trees should
be avoided.
As a safety measure for the protection of the
health and welfare of the people of the Village, that portion of a
proposed lot which is found to be unsuitable for subdivision due to
harmful features (e.g., drainage problems), shall not be subdivided
until adequate methods are formulated by the subdivider and approved
by the Planning Board. Before final approval, the subdivider shall,
in lieu of the improvements, furnish a surety bond or certified check
approved by the Board of Trustees covering the cost of the required
improvements.