SUBDIVISION OF LAND

Chapter 192

SUBDIVISION OF LAND

5 192-1. Power of Planning Board. 5 192-2. Declaration of policy. 5 192-3. Purpose. 5 192-4. Procedure. 5 192-5. Preliminary plat application and approval. 5 192-6. Final plat application and approval. 5 192-7. Improvements. 5 192-8. Utilities. 5 192-9. Monuments. 5 192-10. Preliminary plat specifications. 5 192-11. Final plat specifications.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Glens Falls as Ch. 102 of the 1967 Code. Sections 192-2D, 192-4, 192-5, 192-6, 192-7, 192-10 and 192-11 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Rre prevention and building eonslrvetion - See Ch 109. nod prevention - See Ch. 113. Zoning - See Ch. 220. 5 192-1 GLENS FALLS CODE 5 192-3

5 192-1. Power of Planning Board. By authority of the resolution adopted by the Common Council, pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the General City Law, the Planning Board has the power and authority to approve plats for subdivisions within the City of Glens Falls.

$ 192-2. Declaration of policy. It is declared to be the policy of the City Planning Board to consider land subdivisions as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient and economical development of the city.

A. Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace.

B. Proper provision shall be made with the city for drainage water, sewerage and other needed improvements.

C. The proposed streets shall compose a convenient system conforming to the Official Map and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the City Plan as it is adopted by the Planning Board. Streets shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective traffic, to afford adequate light and air and to facilitate fire protection.

D. In proper cases, park areas of suitable location, size and character for playground or other recreational purpcses shall be shown on the final plat.'

5 192-3. Purpose. In order that land be subdivided in accordance with this policy, these regulations are hereby adopted.

Editois Note: Amended at time of doptionof Code: PR Ch. 1. General Provisions. ArL I. 5 192-4 SUBDIVISION OF LAND 5 192-5

Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, before any contract for the sale of any part thereof and before any permit for the erection of a structure in such proposed subdivision shall be granted, the subdividing owner or his authorized agent shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision in accordance with the following procedures, which include, basically, two (2) steps: A. The preliminary plat. B. The final plat.

5 192-5. Preliminary plat application and approval.3 -4. Discussion of requirements. Before preparing the preliminary plat, the applicant shall discuss with the Planning Board or its representative the requirements for reservations of land, street improvements, drainage, sewerage, water, fire protection and similar aspects, as well as the availability of existing services. The applicant must also discuss the preliminary plat with the State Health Department, whose approval is required by these regulations and which must eventually approve any final plat coming within its jurisdiction. B. Application procedure. Prior to filing an application for the approval of a final plat, the applicant shall file an application for the approval of a preliminary plat. The application shall: (1) Be made on forms available at the office of the City Clerk. (2) Include all land which the applicant proposes to subdivide. (3) Be accompanied by three (3) copies of the preliminary plat, as described in 5 192-10 of these regulations. (4) Comply in all respects with @ 192-10 and 192-11 of these regulations, except where a modification may be specifi- cally authorized by the Planning Board. (5) Be presented to the Chairman of the Planning Board. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code: see Ch. 1. General Pmvisions Arc I. Editois Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code: see Ch. 1. General P~~~~oIIs.Arc I. 3 192-5 GLENS FALLS CODE 3 192-6

(6) Be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.). plus twenty-five dollars ($25.) per acre for each acre or part thereof. If the applicant subsequently elects not to file an application for approval of a final plat, one-half (K) of the fee shall be returned.

C. Applicant to attend Planning Board meeting. The applicant shall then be prepared to attend the next regular meeting of the Planning Board to discuss the preliminary plat

D. Study of preliminary plat. The Planning Board will carefully study the practicability of the preliminary plat, taking into consideration the requirements of the community and the best use of the land being subdivided. Particular attention will be given to the arrangement, location and width of streets, their relation to the topography of the land, sewage disposal. drainage, lot sizes and arrangement, the future development of adjoining lands as yet unsubdivided and the requirements of the City Plan and the Official Map.

E. Required changes for tentative approval. After discussion of the preliminary plat, the Planning Board will advise the applicant, in writing, of the specific changes it will require in the plat and the character and extent of required improve- ments and reservations which it will require as a prerequisite to the approval of the final plat. This shall constitute tentative approval of the preliminary plat.

§ 192-6. Final plat application and approval.' A. Application procedure. Within six (6) months of the tentative approval of the preliminary plat, the applicant shall file with the Planning Board an application for approval of a final plat. The application shall:

(1) Be made on forms provided by the Planning Board at the time of the tentative approval of the preliminary plat. EdiUlrk Note: Amended at time of adoption of Me;see Ch. 1. General Pmvkions. Art. 1. 5 192-6 SUBDIVISION OF LAND 5 192-6

(2) Include the entire subdivision or a section thereof which derives access from a street on the Official Map, which street is improved to city standards, or for which street a bond covering such improvement is held by the city.

(3) Be accompanied by three (3) copies of the final plat and the constmction detail sheets, as described in 5 192-11 of these regulations.

(4) Comply in all respects with the preliminary plat as tentatively approved. (5) Be presented to the Chairman of the Planning Board at least two (2) weeks prior to a regular meeting of the Board in order that a public hearing may be scheduled and the required five (5) days' notice given. B. Official submittal date. The final plat shall be considered officially submitted only at the regular meeting of the Planning Board following completion of the application procedure outlined above. C. Public hearing. Before the Planning Board acts on any final plat, it shall hold a public hearing thereon. D. Action on proposed final plat. After careful study, the Planning Board may, within forty-five (45) days from the official submittal date of the final plat, approve, modify or disapprove such plat. The grounds for disapproval of any plat shall be stated on the records of the Planning Board. A final plat shall not be signed by the authorized officers of the Planning Board until the applicant has met all the conditions of the action granting approval of such plat.

E. Plat void if revised after approval. No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made in any final plat after approval has been given by the Board and endorsed, in writing. on the plat In the event that any final plat, when recorded, contains any such changes, the plat shall be considered null and void, and the Board shall institute proceedings to have said plat stricken from the records of the County Clerk. 5 192-6 GLENS FALLS CODE 5 192-7

F. Signing of final plat. (1) Every final plat submitted to the Board for its approval shall carry the following endorsement: Approved by resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Glens Falls, New York, on the day of 19-, subject to all requirements and conditions of said resolution. Any change, erasure, modification or revision of this plat, as approved, shall void this approval. Signed this day of

Chairman

Secretary (2) In the absence of the Chairman or Secretary, the Acting Chairman or Acting Secretary, respectively, may sign in his place.

Where improvements such as sewerage, water and streets are not provided by the city, the following shall apply: A. Performance bond. Prior to an action by the Planning Board approving a final plat, the applicant shall be required to complete, in accordance with the Planning Board's decision and to the satisfaction of the appropriate city departments, all the street, sanitary and other improvements specified in the action approving said plat or, as an alternative, to file with the Common Council a bond in an amount estimated by the Planning Board to secure to the city the satisfactory construction and installation of the incompleted portion of the required improvements. A period of one (1)year or such other period as the Planning Board may determine appropriate, within which required improvements must be completed, shall be specified by the Planning Board and expressed in the bond. Such performance bond shall be satisfactory to the Common Editar's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1. General Provisions. ArL I. SUBDIVISION OF LAND

Council as to form, sufficiency and manner of execution. The bond shall provide that an amount determined adequate by the Planning Board shall be retained for a period of one (1) year after the date of completion of the required improvements to assure their satisfactory condition. All required improve- ments shall be made by the applicant at his expense without reimbursement by the city or any district therein.

B. Inspection of improvements. The city shall employ an inspector to act as agent of the Planning Board for the purpose of assuring the satisfactory completion of improvements required by the Planning Board and shall determine an amount sufficient to defray the costs of inspection. The applicant shall pay the city the costs of inspection before the final plat is signed for filing. If the Planning Board or its agent finds, upon inspection, that any of the required improvements have not been ~~t~~tedin accordance with the approved construction detail sheets, the applicant and the bonding company will be severally and jointly liable for the costs of completing said improvements according to specifications.

C. No building permits shall be issued for construction on any lots in any new subdivision until such time as new or improved roads or streets fronting said lots have been approved and accepted by the appropriate city agencies.

D. Building permit The Building Inspector, before issuing any building permit for the construction of any structure within any subdivision, must first be notified, in writing, by the Department of Public Works Superintendent or his represent- ative that all improvements have been made to the subdivision and that the city has accepted said improvements according to the agreement set by the applicant and the Planning Board and that the performance bond has been secured in the amount determined by the Planning Board in accordance with Subsection A(1) and (2). GLENS FALLS CODE

§ 192-8. Utilities As to utilities required by the Planning Board, the hard may accept assurance from each public utility company whose facilities are proposed to be installed. Such assurances shall be in writing, addressed to the Board, stating that such public utility company will make the installations necessary for the furnishing of its services within a specified time, in accordance with the approved construction detail sheets.

5 192-9. Monuments. Permanent monuments shall be set at block corners and at intervals of approximately five hundred (500) feet or such other distance s the Planning Board may deem necessary.

5 192-10. Preliminary plat ~pecifications.~ Preliminary plats submitted to the Planning Board shall be drawn to a convenient scale, not less than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, and shall show the following information: A. The lccation of the property with respect to surrounding property and streets. There shall also be included an area map at a scale of one (1) inch equals four hundred (400) feet, showing all streets and property within one thousand (1,000) feet of the applicant's property. All property held by the applicant in the area should be identified. B. The location and approximate dimensions of all existing property lines, including the entire area proposed to be subdivided and the remainder of the tract owned by the subdividing owner. C. All pertinent features, such as existing structures, streets, railroads, water bodies, streams, swamps and large trees, that may influence the design of the subdivision, and topography at a contour interval of not more than five (5) feet, unless waived by the Planning Board. Editoh Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code: see Ch. 1. Gencd Pmv%ionr AIL I § 192-10 SUBDIVISION OF LAND 5 192-11

D. The location, width and approximate grade of all proposed streets. Approximate elevations shall be shown at the beginning and end of each street, at street intersections and at all points where there is a decided change in the slope or direction. E. The approximate location and dimensions and area of proposed or existing lots. F. The approximate location and dimensions of all property proposed to be set aside for playground or park use. G. The names of all doining property owners of record or the names of doining developments. H. The name and address of the owner or owners of land to be subdivided, the name and address of the subdivider, if other than the owner, and the name of the land surveyor. I. The date, approximate tme North point and scale. J. Proposed provisions for water supply, fire protection, disposal of sanitary waste, stormwater drainage, street trees, street- lighting fixtures, street signs and sidewalks, the date of which must be available for consideration at this stage.

5 192-11. Final plat specificationsT Final plats shall be accompanied by separate construction detail sheets, and both shall be submitted to the Planning Board for approval as followsr A. Drawing, scale and size of plat and construction detail sheets. The final plat and construction detail sheets shall be clearly and legibly drawn on transparent linen tracing cloth with black waterprmf ink. In areas zoned for lots of minimum size of eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet or more, maps and profiles shall be at a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet. In areas zoned for lots less than eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet, maps and profiles shall be at a scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet. Maps shall be on uniform-size sheets not larger than thirty-six by Editor's Note Amended at time of adoption of We:see Ch. 1. General Pmvkions. ArL I. § 192-11 GLENS FALLS CODE 5 192-11

forty-eight (36 x 48) inches. Whenever any project is of such size that more than one (1) sheet is required, then an index map on the same size sheet shall accompany these sheets. B. Information to be shown on plat. Plats shall show the following information: (1) The proposed subdivision name or identifying title, which shall not duplicate or too closely approximate that of any other development in the city. (2) The date, approximate true North pint and scale. (3) The name, address and signature of the owner, subdivid- er and licensed engineer or land surveyor. (4) The names of owners of record of abutting properties or developments. (5) The locations and widths of existing streets, highways and easements, building lines, parks and other public properties. (6) The locations and widths of all streets and sidewalks, together with the names of streets and the location. dimensions and status of all easements proposed by the subdivider. (7) Lot areas, in square feet. (8) Lot lines, with accurate dimensions and bearings of angles. (9) Sufficient data to determine readily the location, bearing and length of all lines and to reproduce such lines upon the ground. (10) The radii of all curves and lengths of ares (11) The location, material and approximate size of all monuments.