Subdivision Regulations and Public Improvement Specifications

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COVER AND TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE PAGE
1.1 Authority
1.2 Purpose

2.0 DEFINITIONS

3.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Transfer or Sale of Land
3.2 Conformity to Regulations
3.3 Filing of Plan
3.4 Plan of Conservation and Development
3.5 Public Health and Safety
3.6 Specification
3.7 Private Road (Residential) Provisions

4.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURES
4.1 Staff Review Prior to Application
4.2 Receipt of Application for Subdivision and Resubdivision
4.3 Resubdivision Application
4.4 Subdivision Application
4.5 Fees for Application
4.6 Notice of Public Hearing
4.7 Approval – Disapproval Notice
4.8 Delivery of Approved Final Plan
4.9 Completion of Approved Subdivision
4.10 Building on Unaccepted Streets
4.11 Appeals
4.12 Change in Zoning Regulations, Zoning Districts, and Subdivision
Regulations
4.13 Requirement for Certificates of Title or Title Insurance

5.0 SUBDIVISION APPLICATION
5.1 General Requirements
5.2 Application Requirements
5.3 Professional Certifications
5.4 Plan Sheet Format
5.5 Plans and Reports

6.0 DESIGN CRITERIA PAGE
6.1 Suitability of Land
6.2 Lots
6.3 Rear Lot
6.4 Streets
6.5 Existing Streets
6.6 Storm Drainage
6.7 Erosion & Sedimentation Controls
6.8 Water Supply
6.9 Sewage Disposal
6.10 Open Space
6.11 Monuments
6.12 Street Lighting
6.13 Street Trees
6.14 Stone Walls
6.15 Agriculture Buffer Areas

7.0 GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE
7.1 General Requirements
7.2 Conditional Approval
7.3 Bond Form
7.4 Acceptable Forms of Guarantees
7.5 Bond Amount
7.6 Applicability
7.7 Erosion Control Bond
7.8 Prior to Building Permits
7.9 Conditions Necessary Prior to Issuance of Building Permits in New
Subdivision
7.10 Conditions Necessary Prior to the Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy
7.11 Bond Reduction
7.12 Bond Release
7.13 Maintenance Bond
7.14 Release of Maintenance Bond
7.15 Enforcement

8.0 WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Procedure

9.0 ENFORCEMENT
9.1 Penalty Provisions

10.0 AMENDMENTS PAGE
10.1 Procedure

11.0 SEPARABILITY
11.1 Validity of Each Section of the Regulations

12.0 EFFECTIVE DATE
12.1 Rescinding of Previous Regulations
12.2 New Effective Date

13.0 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT SPECIFICATIONS
13.1 Preamble
13.2 General Prohibitions
13.3 Construction Inspection Process
13.4 Town Acceptance of a Completed Road
13.5 Road Design Criteria
13.6 Road Construction Standards
13.7 Drainage Design Criteria
13.8 Drainage Construction Standards
13.9 Final Grading, Stabilization and Landscaping
13.10 Construction of Driveways

14.0 Standard Detail Drawings, Plates 1 – 12
Plate 1 – Arterial Street
Plate 2 – Residential Collector Street
Plate 3 – Residential Sub-Collector Street
Plate 4 – Residential Access Street
Plate 5 – Residential Lane
Plate 6 – Roadway Utilizing Surface Drainage System
Plate 7 – Cul-De-Sac
Plate 8 – Cul-De-Sac with Center Island
Plate 9 – Road Underdrain
Plate 10 – Residential Driveway Detail for Curbed Roadway
Plate 11 – Residential Driveway Detail, Roadway with Open Drainage
Plate 12 – Summary Table, Minimum Road Design Criteria

Appendix A
Functional Classification of Town Roads