ARTICLE IV, Improvements

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ARTICLE IV, Improvements

§ 205-16. General provisions.

Prior to or not later than ninety (90) days after the granting of final approval, the subdivider shall have installed or shall have furnished adequate bond for the installation within a specified time of the required improvements listed and described in this section. All of the required improvements shall be made in full compliance with the specifications for each of the various units of work, as required by the municipality or the state and county health authorities, according to the nature of the improvements.

§ 205-17. Monuments.

The tract boundary lines and the lines of all streets or roads shall be monumented with concrete, stone or iron monuments with monument caps. Individual properties shall be monumented with iron pins or pipe.

§ 205-18. Street improvements required prior to acceptance.

A) The developer shall bring the street to a grade established by the Superintendent of Public Works, providing twelve (12) inches of compacted gravel equal to the specifications for the same provided by the Superintendent of Public Works, for a width of thirty (30) feet and in addition thereto shall apply a macadam surface twenty-eight (28) feet wide, using a penetration process specified by the Superintendent of Public Works or, on the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works, a plant mix application of specifications to be provided by the Superintendent of Public Works for a width of twenty-eight (28) feet. Upon acceptance of such street, the village shall reimburse the developer for one-third (1/3) of the cost of such pavement, the village contribution to be limited to one-third (1/3) of the cost of the paving surface only.

B) In the event that subsequent construction remains to be done in the bed of the street, i.e., installation of gas mains and other utilities and paving, a performance bond, executed by a surety satisfactory to the Village Attorney, in an amount equal to the developer's share of the cost of making the remaining improvements, shall be tendered by the developer, together with his agreement, in writing, to complete the entirety of such improvements on or before a date to be fixed by the Village Board, which shall not be earlier than fifteen (15) months after the conditional commitment for acceptance of such street for public maintenance. Upon the completion of such improvements, the village shall reimburse on the basis set forth above.

C) In addition, the developer shall construct blacktop or concrete curbing on each side of the macadam surface of the street in accordance with specifications to be supplied by the Superintendent of Public Works.

D) All requests for street improvements which involve the expenditure of village funds therefor must be submitted to and approved by the Board of Trustees by April 1, of each year.

E) Any proposed subdivision which shall include or contemplate the submission for acceptance of a street shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval prior to the submission of such proposed public street to the Board of Trustees for acceptance, and a final allotment map, in three (3) copies, shall be filed with any application for acceptance of a street dedication.

F) Building permits shall not be issued for construction on a proposed street prior to conditional commitment for acceptance of such street for public maintenance, and conditional commitment will not be made until all services running in the street right-of-way are carried from the mains to a point three (3) feet beyond the curbline of the street.

G) All public sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the policies, specifications and procedures established by the Board of Trustees in its resolution dated May 23, 1967, and entitled "Sidewalk Construction," as amended from time to time.

§ 205-19. Water mains.

A) The developer shall connect each lot at the property line with the public water supply, if available.

B) Neighborhood water supply systems, where provided, must conform to standards and inspection by the New York State Department of Health.

C) Water mains shall be installed on the same basis as sanitary sewers, with the provision that if the actual laying of the pipe is done by the Water Board, the Water Board must be reimbursed for two-thirds (2/3) of the cost by the developer. Inasmuch as the legality of the installation of water mains by the Municipal Board on streets not as yet accepted is dubious, it may be proper to require a deposit with the Water Board of the anticipated cost prior to the commencement of the installation of the main by the village or Water Board or a provision of security by appropriate bond for reimbursement of the total expense, in the event that the street shall fail acceptance.

§ 205-20. Sanitary sewers.

A) Before a new street is accepted, the village will require that a sanitary sewer line be installed at an invert elevation, of a pitch and of a size acceptable to the Village Superintendent of Public Works and according to standards established by him. All pipe is required to meet the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials. Manholes and lampholes shall be constructed as required by the Superintendent of Public Works. Prior to the commencement of construction of the sewer line, the proposed cost of the same shall be submitted to the Village Board. If the Board deems the estimate reasonable, tentative approval of such extension shall be granted. Upon completion of the work, provided that the same has been inspected and approved by the Superintendent of Public Works, the village shall pay one-third (1/3) of the cost of such project to the developer upon acceptance of the street. With relation to corner lots, the width and depth are added together and divided by two (2) to compute the frontage to be paid for by the developer.

B) So far as sewer lines outside the corporate limits are concerned, the lines have been in the past and will continue to be laid wholly at the expense of the nonresident owner or the developer, and an annual sewer rental shall be paid to the Village Board based on the owner's proportionate share of the cost of operation of the sewage disposal plant.

C) On accepted streets, sanitary sewer lines will be laid as a street improvement, with one-third (1/3) of the cost to be assessed to the adjoining owner on each side of the street and one-third (1/3) of the total cost to be borne by the village.

§ 205-21. Utilities.

Electrical service, gas mains and other available utilities shall be provided by the developer within each subdivision.

§ 205-22. Street trees.

Street trees shall be planted by the developer. The location and type of trees shall be approved by the Board.

§ 205-23. Planting strips.

Planting strips (the area between the gutter and the property line) shall be seeded by the developer and maintained by the owner.

§ 205-24. Street name signs.

Street name signs shall be provided by the municipality.

§ 205-25. Planting screen easement.

When so required by the Board, a planting screen easement not less than ten (10) feet wide, across which there shall be no right of access, may be required along the line of lots between the subdivision and industrial, commercial, major street, railroad and other similar uses.