HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 06 of 1996 Subdivision Approval Checklist^ TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 6 OF THE YEAR 1996
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE TOWN OF ITHACA SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
MODIFYING THE CHECKLIST REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISION APPROVALS
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. The Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Ithaca as adopted by the Town
of Ithaca Town Planning Board on March 2, 1993 and approved by the Town Board on March
8, 1993, are amended as follows:
1. ARTICLE VI, Sections 36, 37, and 38 are amended to read as follows:
PRELIMINARY AND FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT REQUIREMENTS
Section 36. Preliminary Plat Checklist
The items listed below, unless waived by the Planning Board, must be filed in the office
of the Town Planner or Town Planner's designee before an ^plication for a preliminary
subdivision approval is deemed complete. These materials ^all be filed with at least
thirty (30) c^endar days prior to the Planning Board meeting at which preliminary
approval is requested.
1 . One completed and signed Development Review Application.
2 . One Development Review Escrow Agreement and Back-up Withholding Form (if
required).
3 . Payment of review fees.
4 . Deposit of escrow.
5 . One fully completed and signed Short Environmental Assessment Form, Part I
(SEAF), or Long Environmental Assessment Form, Part I (LEAF). (See Town
Planner as to which to submit.)
6 . Estimate of costs of site improvements (excluding cost of land acquisition and
professional fees) to be prepared (preferably) by a licensed professional engineer.
7 . Four full size dark-line prints of the preliminary plat and 25 reduced copies of all
sheets of the preliminary plat (the reduced copies to be no larger than 11" by 17")
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with the following information:
a . Vicinity Map showing the general location of the property,
1" = 1000' or r=2000'.
b . General layout, including lot lines with dimensions; block and lot
numbers; highway and alley lines, with 60 feet wide highway
rights-of-way; areas to be reserved for use in common by resi
dents of the subdivision; sites for nonresidential, non-public uses;
easements for utilities, drainage, or other purposes; and building
setback lines, with dimensions.
c . General layout of the prqjosed highways, blocks, and lots within
the propos^ subdivision. Tentative highway names.
d . Contour intervals, to USGS datum, of not more than two feet when
the slope is less than four percent and not more than five feet when
slope is greater than four percent.
e . Cultural features within and immediately adjacent to the proposed
subdivision, including platted lots, highway improvements, bridges,
culverts, utility lines, pipelines, power transmission lines, other
significant structures,
f . Other significant structures within and immediately adjacent to the
proposed subdivision, including parks, wetlands, critical
environmental areas, and other significant features.
g . Direction of flow of all water courses. Calculation of drainage
area above point of entry for each water course entering or abutting
the tract.
h . Location and description of all section line comers and government
survey monuments in or near the subdivision, to at least one of
which the subdivision shall be referenced by true courses and
distances.
i . Location, name, and dimensions of each existing highway and alley
and each utility, drainage, or similar easement within, abutting, or
in the immediate vicinity of the proposed subdivision.
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j. Natural features within and immediately adjacent to the proposed
subdivision, including drainage channels, bodies of water, wooded
areas, and other significant features. Identification of areas subject
to flooding as indicated on HUD Flood Boundary Maps, Wetlands
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k. Width at building line of lots located on a curve or having non-
parallel side lines, when required by the Planning Board.
1. Names and addresses of owners of all parcels abutting the proposed
subdivision.
m. Names of recorded subdivisions abutting the proposed subdivision.
n. Restrictive covenants, if any.
0. Key map, when more that one sheet is required to present plat.
p. Name of subdivision, which shall not duplicate the name of any
other subdivision in the county.
q. Name of planner, architect, engineer, land surveyor, landscape
architect, or other person who prepared the sketch plat or
preliminary plat.
r. Name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s).
s. Name(s) and address(es) of the subdivider(s), if the subdivider(s)
is(are) not the owner(s).
t. Map Scale in bar form (r=50' or r' = 100') and north point.
u. Date of plat, and any applicable revision dates.
V. Names of town, county, and state.
w. Border lines bounding the sheet, one inch from the left edge and
one-half inch from each of the other edges; all information,
including all plat lines, lettering, signatures and seals, shall be
within the border lines.
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Section 37. Final Plat Checldist
The items listed below, unless waived by the Planning Board, must be filed in the Office
of the Town Planner or Town Planner's designee, before an application for a final subdivision
approval is deemed complete. These materials shall be filed at least 30 calendar days prior to
the Planning Board meeting at which preliminary ^proval is requested.
1 . Completed and signed Development Review Application.
2 . Development Review Escrow Agreement and backup withholding form (if
required) .
3 . Payment of review fees.
4 . Deposit of escrow.
5 . If required because not submitted with preliminary plat ^proval or substantial
modifications have occurred since preliminary plat approval, one fiilly completed
and signed Short Environmental Assessment Form, Part I (SEAF) or Long
Environmental Assessment Form, Part I (LEAF). (See Town Planner as to which
to submit.)
6 . Owner's Certificate: A certificate signed by the owner(s) to the effect that
he/they own the land, that he caused the land to be surveyed and divided, and that
he makes the dedications indicated on the plat.
7 . Surveyor's Certificate: A certificate signed and sealed by a registered land
surveyor to he effect that (1) the plat represents a survey made by him, (2) the
plat is a correct representation of all exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and
the subdivision of it, (3) all monuments indicated on the plat actually exist and
their location, size and material are correctly shown, and (4) the requirements of
these regulations and New York State laws relating to subdividing and surveying
have been complied with.
Mortgagor's Certificate: A certificate signed and sealed by the mortgagor(s), if
any, to the effect that he consents to the plat and the dedications and restrictions
shown on or referred to on the plat.
Two copies of the County Health Department ^proval of the water supply and/or
sewage system.
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10. Four full size dark-line prints of the preliminary plat and 25 reduced copies of all
sheets of the preliminary plat (the reduced copies to be no larger than 1T by 17")
with the following information:
a . Highway and alley boundary or right-of-way lines, showing
boundary, right-of-way or easement width and any other
information needed for locating such lines; purposes of easements.
b . Highway center lines, showing angle of deflection, angles of
intersection, radii, lengths of tangents and arcs, and degree of
curvature, with basis of curve data. Lengths and distances shall be
to the nearest one hundredth foot. Angles shall be to the nearest
half minute.
c . Highway names.
d . Location, name, and dimensions of each existing highway and alley
and each utility, drainage, or similar easement within, abutting, or
in the immediate vicinity of the proposed subdivision.
e . Exact boundary lines of the tract, indicated by a heavy line, giving
the dimensions to the nearest one hundred^ foot, angles to the
nearest one-half minute, and at least one bearing; the traverse shall
be balanced and closed with an error of closure not to exceed one
to two thousand; the type of closure shall be noted.
f . Location and description of all section line comers and government
survey monuments in or near the subdivision, to at least one of
which the subdivision shall be referenced by tme courses and
distances.
g . Location of property by legal description, including areas in acres
or square feet. Source of title, including deed record book and
page numbers.
h . Name and address of all owners of the property and name and
address of all persons who have an interest in the property, such
as easements or rights-of-way.
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i. Name(s) and address(es) of the subdivider(s), if the subdivider(s) is (are)
not the owner(s).
j. Accurate locations and descriptions of all subdivision monuments.
k. Accurate outlines and descriptions of any areas to be dedicated or
reserved for public use or acquisition, with the purposes indicated
thereon; any areas to be reserved by deed covenant for common
uses of all property owners in the subdivision.
1. Building setback lines with dimensions.
m. Lot lines, fully dimensioned, with lengths to the nearest one-
hundredth foot and angles or bearings to the nearest one-half
minute.
n. Width at building line of lots located on a curve or having non-
parallel side lines, when required by the Planning Board.
o. Names and addresses of owners of all parcels abutting the proposed
subdivision.
p. Names of recorded subdivisions abutting the proposed subdivision.
q. The blocks are numbered consecutively throughout the subdivision
and the lots are numbered consecutively throughout each block.
r. Key map, when more than one sheet is required to present plat.
s. Vicinity map showing the general location of the property,
1" = 1000' or r=2000'.
t. Name of subdivision, which shall not duplicate the name of any
other subdivision in the county.
u. Name and seal of the registered land surveyor or engineer who
prepared the topographic information. Date of survey.
V. Name and seal of registered land surveyor who made the boundary
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survey. Date of survey.
w. Name(s) and address{es) of the owner(s)
X. scale (r'=50' or r=100') in Bar Form and north point.
y. Date of plat and any applicable revision dates.
z. Name of town, county and state.
al. Border lines bounding the sheet, one inch from the left edge and
one-half inch from each of the other edges; all information,
including all plat lines, lettering, signatures, and seals, shall be
within the border lines.
bl. Reference on the plat to any separate instruments, including
restrictive covenants, which directly affect the land in the
subdivision.
cl. One original or mylar copy of the plat to be recorded and three
dark-line prints, on one or more sheets.
11. Certification signed by the Chairman or other designated official or agent of the
Planning Board to the effect that the plat was given fi nal s^proval by the Planning
Board.
Section 38. Improvement Plans and Related Information
1. Where improvements are required for a proposed subdivision, the following documents
shall be submitted to the Planning Department:
Detailed construction plans and specifications for water lines, including locations and
descriptions of mains, valves, hydrants, j^purtenances, etc.
Detailed construction plans, profiles, and specifications for sanitary sewers and storm
drainage facilities, including locations and descriptions of pipes, manholes, lift stations,
and other facilities.
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Highway paving plans and specification.
The estimated cost of:
a . Grading and filling,
b . Culverts, swales and other storm drainage facilities,
c . Sanitary sewers,
d . Water lines, valves and fire hydrants,
e . Paving, curbs, gutters and sidewalks,
f . Any other improvements required by Town of Ithaca Subdivision Regulations.
The plan and profile of each proposed highway in the subdivision, with grade indicated,
drawn to a scale of 1" = 50' horizontal, and 1" = 5' vertical, on standard plan and
profile sheets. Profiles shall show accurately the profile of the highway or alley along
the highway center line and location of the sidewalks, if any."
Section 2. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such
declaration of invalidity.
• Section 3. This law shall take effect 20 days after its adq>tion or the date it is filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, whichever is later.
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