A. 
The subdivider shall be guided by the minimum planning and design development standards in design of the subdivision.
B. 
Subdivisions shall conform to the Zoning Ordinance[1] and Official Map and be in harmony with the Village Plan.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Zoning.
C. 
Land to be subdivided for building purposes shall be such that it can be used safely without danger to health or peril from flood or other menace.
D. 
Where the Planning Board finds that, because of exceptional and unique conditions of topography, location, shape, size, drainage or other physical features of the site or because of the special nature and character of surrounding development, the minimum standards specified herein would not reasonably protect or provide for public health, safety or welfare, a higher standard shall be required.
A. 
Required improvements shall be installed to the satisfaction of the Planning Board prior to approval of the final plat, or, alternatively, the subdivider shall post a performance bond.
B. 
The following are required improvements: monuments, streets, sidewalks, street signs, street lights, curbs, gutters, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains, fire hydrants and trees; except where the Planning Board may waive or vary such improvements.
[Amended 1-5-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
A. 
The following are design standards for streets:
Collector
Minor
Cul-de-sac
Minimum pavement width
36 feet
30 feet
30 feet
Minimum radius of curves, inner street line
500 feet
250 feet
150 feet
Minimum tangent length between reverse curves feet
150 feet
100 feet
100
Minimum grades within 100 feet of center-line intersections
2%
3%
3%
Minimum braking sight distance
300 feet
200 feet
200 feet
Minimum distance between center-line offsets
300 feet
200 feet
200 feet
Angle at intersections of street center lines
85° - 95°
85° - 95°
85° - 95°
B. 
For a cul-de-sac, the maximum length shall be 600 feet, the turnaround radius shall be 50 feet, and the minimum outside radius at the curb shall be 40 feet.
C. 
Street right-of-way widths shall be as shown on the Official Map and, where not shown thereon, shall be not less than as follows:
Street Type
Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
Collector
60
Minor
50
Cul-de-sac
50
D. 
Street grades, whenever feasible, shall not exceed the following, with due allowance for reasonable vertical curves and with not less than 100 feet between changes of grade:
Street Type
Maximum Percentage Grade
Collector
4%
Minor
8%
Cul-de-sac
8%
E. 
In order to facilitate drainage, no street grade shall be less than 0.5%. This requirement may be reduced to 0.3% if there are street curbs or if pavement-wearing surface is smooth finished.
[Amended 1-5-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
A. 
Streets shall be suitably located to accommodate prospective traffic and to afford satisfactory access to firefighting, snow removal and road maintenance equipment.
B. 
Streets shall be coordinated so as to compose a convenient system and arranged so as to cause no undue hardship to adjoining properties.
C. 
Arrangement, width and grade of all streets shall be considered in relation to existing and planned streets, topographic conditions, utilities, public convenience and safety, and in their appropriate relation to proposed land uses.
D. 
Minor streets shall be planned so their use by through traffic will be discouraged.
E. 
Grades of streets shall conform as closely as possible to original topography and shall be arranged so that building sites are at or above street grade. Steep grades and sharp curves shall be avoided.
F. 
Where a tract is subdivided into lots much larger than the minimum zoning district requirements, the Planning Board may require that streets and lots be laid out to permit future resubdivision.
G. 
Where the subdivision borders on an existing street and the Village Plan or Official Map indicates plans for realignment or street widening that would require reservation of some land of the subdivision, the Board shall require that such areas be shown and marked on the final plat "Reserved for Street Realignment (or Widening) Purposes."
H. 
Minimum building setback on a collector street shall be 70 feet from the center line of such street.
I. 
Cross street intersections shall be avoided, except as important traffic intersections. A distance of at least 200 feet shall be maintained between offset intersections. Within 100 feet of an intersection right-of-way, streets shall be approximately at right angles.
J. 
Reserve strips controlling access to streets, water plants or sewage treatment plants, or to other land dedicated or to be dedicated to public use, shall be prohibited, except where their control is definitely placed in the Village of Canastota under conditions approved by the Planning Board.
K. 
A circular turnaround shall be provided at the end of a cul-de-sac.
L. 
If adjacent property is undeveloped and a street must have a dead end temporarily, right-of-way and improvements shall be extended to the property line. A temporary circular turnaround shall be provided on all dead-end streets, with notation on the plan that land outside the street right-of-way shall revert to abutting lots whenever the street is continued.
M. 
Where such is not shown in the Comprehensive Plan, the arrangement of a street in a subdivision shall either:
(1) 
Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of an existing principal street in surrounding areas; or
(2) 
Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the Planning Board to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance of or conformance to an existing street impracticable.
N. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the Planning Board may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
O. 
Where a subdivision borders on or contains a railroad right-of-way or controlled access highway right-of-way, the Planning Board may require a street approximately parallel to and/or on each side of such right-of-way, at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land, as for park purposes in residential districts. Such distances shall also be determined with due regard for the requirements of approach grades and future grade separations.
P. 
This section shall be effective for all proposed roads not deeded, dedicated and accepted by the Village before January 5, 2009, not withstanding what stage of approval the development is in on that date.
Street improvements shall be installed and constructed in accordance with requirements of Chapter 185, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Village of Canastota Code.
Sidewalk improvements shall be installed and constructed in accordance with requirements of Chapter 185, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Village of Canastota Code.
A. 
Length, width and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
(1) 
Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.
(2) 
Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions.
(3) 
Need for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic.
(4) 
Limitations and opportunities of topography.
B. 
Irregularly shaped blocks or oversized blocks, indented by culs-de-sac, parking courts or loop streets and containing interior block parks or playgrounds, will be acceptable when properly designed under provisions of a planned residential development as determined by the Planning Board.
C. 
Block lengths shall not exceed 1,200 feet nor be less than 600 feet; blocks abutting major streets shall be not less than 1,000 feet and may exceed 1,200 feet.
D. 
Blocks over 800 feet in length may be required to have a twenty-foot wide crosswalk easement to facilitate pedestrian access.
E. 
Minimum block width of lots shall be 200 feet, or twice the minimum depth as specified in the Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Zoning.
A. 
Lot size and shape shall comply with the Zoning Ordinance[1] and shall be arranged so that there will be no foreseeable difficulties in securing building permits and gaining access to buildings from streets.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Zoning.
B. 
A subdivision plan shall provide each lot with satisfactory access to a public street; driveway grades shall not exceed 10%.
C. 
Double- and reverse-frontage lots should be avoided.
D. 
Side lot lines shall be at right angles to street lines unless a variation will give a better lot plan.
E. 
Corner lots shall have at least 10 feet more than the minimum lot width specified in Chapter 230, Zoning, to permit compliance with building setback requirements.
A. 
Easements shall be at least 20 feet in width and indicated on the final plat.
B. 
Where conditions are such as to make impractical inclusions of utilities or drainage facilities within street rights-of-way, easements shall be provided, centered on rear or side lot lines with access to the street.
C. 
The Planning Board may require easements for pedestrian access to schools, public open space or streets, and a paved walk to be installed.
A. 
Monuments shall be stone or concrete with a one-inch diameter metal pipe at least two feet long set in the center, located in the ground at final grade level, and indicated on the final plat.
B. 
Permanent monuments shall be set at all corners and angle points of subdivision boundaries and at all street intersections and points of curve.
C. 
Lot corner markers shall be located.
A. 
Streets shall be named subject to approval of the Planning Board.
B. 
Street name signs shall be furnished and installed by the subdivider. The type, size and location shall be subject to approval of the Board.
A. 
Except as hereafter provided, lands comprising at least 5% but not to exceed 10% of the total area to be subdivided shall be reserved for public recreation purposes in a location with suitable public access within the subdivision as determined by the Planning Board.
B. 
The Board shall require that the final plat show public recreation sites and may require that the developer grade any such areas. Such areas may be dedicated to the Village by the subdivider if the Board of Trustees approves such dedication.
C. 
In the event that the Board does not approve dedication of such land, all lands designated on the plat as public recreation area shall be retained in private ownership and shall be subject to such conditions as the Board may establish on the subdivision concerning access use and maintenance of such lands as deemed necessary to assure the preservation of such lands for their intended purposes. Such conditions shall be shown on the final plat prior to approval and recording.
A. 
In cases where the Planning Board determines that suitable public recreation area cannot be properly located in a subdivision, it may waive the requirement. In this event the Board shall require, as a condition of final plat approval, a payment to the Recreation Land Acquisition and Improvement Trust Fund.
B. 
Such payment shall be determined by the Board of Trustees in accordance with an equitable and standard fee schedule related to either gross area of the subdivision or number of dwelling units proposed. Payment shall be made at the time of final plat approval.
C. 
The Recreation Land Acquisition and Improvement Trust Fund shall be used either for acquisition of land suitable for public recreation purposes or for improvement of existing recreation areas.
On a residential lot where no trees exist, two new trees shall be planted, at least five feet outside the right-of-way. New trees shall measure at least one inch in diameter at a point six inches above grade level. Trees shall be hardy, suitable to local soil and climate, and shall be of species approved by the Planning Board.
A. 
Outstanding natural features of the site, trees, watercourses and similar assets shall be preserved as far as possible by harmonious design.
B. 
Trees shall be preserved where possible unless they are within the right-of-way of a proposed street.
C. 
Topsoil removed during grading shall be replaced except in proposed streets, driveways and building locations.
A. 
Adequate stormwater drainage systems shall be required in subdivisions, designed by an engineer, to be approved by the Planning Board.
B. 
Rights-of-way for stormwater drainage must be sufficient to handle discharge anticipated from the property being subdivided and runoff that will occur when property at a higher elevation in the drainage basin is developed, based on ten-year storm conditions.
C. 
The subdivider's engineer shall study the effect of the subdivision on existing drainage facilities downstream. Where it is anticipated that runoff incident to development of the subdivision will overload existing drainage facilities during a ten-year storm, the Board shall not approve the subdivision until provision has been made for improvement of the downstream facility.
D. 
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse or drainageway, there shall be provided a stormwater drainage easement of such width as to encompass the twenty-five-year flood area of such watercourse, which easement shall be indicated on the final plat.
E. 
Land unsuitable for residential occupancy due to flood hazard shall be set aside for such uses as are not endangered by periodic inundation.
F. 
A stormwater drainage system shall be installed and constructed in accordance with requirements of Chapter 163, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, of the Village of Canastota Code.
G. 
A storm drainage system shall be constructed by the subdivider in accordance with procedures and standards of the State Department of Health.
The following public utility improvements shall be installed:
A. 
Fire protection hydrants shall be of size, type and location specified by the New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization and the Canastota Fire Department.
[Amended 8-17-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
B. 
Streetlights: Poles, brackets and lights shall be of a size, type and location approved by a power company.
C. 
Electricity: Poles and power lines shall be approved by a power company.
D. 
Utility services: Such services shall be located six to eight feet from the street property line to the center line of the utility service between the sidewalk and curbline.
A. 
A public water supply system shall be installed and constructed in accordance with requirements of Chapter 223, Water, of the Village of Canastota Code.
B. 
The public water supply system shall be designed and installed to standards and procedures of the State Department of Health.
A. 
A sanitary sewer system, shall be installed and constructed in accordance with requirements of Chapter 163, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, of the Village of Canastota Code.
B. 
A sanitary sewer system shall be designed and installed to standards and procedures of the State Department of Health.