Work on existing or proposed roads shall be done by the subdivider, at the subdivider's own cost and expense, in accordance with the following standards and as provided for in the Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended:
1. General
A. No work shall proceed on any road improvements, either public or private, unless conditional or final approval has been received from the Commission, and a map filed with the Town Clerk.
B. No building permit will be issued for any building on a lot requiring public improvements unless the following conditions are met:
i. Lot served by proposed new Town road: Road accepted by Town Council and deed recorded.
ii. Lot served by proposed private road: Improvements accepted by Town Engineer and Town Manager.
iii. Improvements to existing Town Roads: Improvements accepted by Town Engineer and Town Manager.
C. Monuments shall be placed at points of curvature and tangency and angle points for all roads. Monuments shall be of stone or reinforced concrete four (4") inches square and four (4') feet long, with a brass or copper plug, drill hole, or cross marking the center of the square.
Monuments shall be set flush with finished grades, located by a registered surveyor, and installed by the subdivider.
D. Design speeds shall be in accord with Town of East Hampton Road Standards.
E. Upon suspension or completion of any portion of the work, all temporary structures, tools, equipment, and rubbish shall be removed. All ditches shall be filled. All sewers, drains, catchbasins and manholes cleaned and flushed, streets, walks, curbs and other structures cleaned and repaired, and the whole work left in a neat, clean and safe condition.
F. Street alignment and grades shall be in harmony with existing and proposed streets and the Plan of Development, as well as meeting the criteria of the Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended.
G. Street signs conforming to Town specification shall be provided and installed by the subdivider.
H. Street construction shall be sufficient to carry potential future traffic.
I. No plan for a subdivision with lots on a permanent dead-end street shall be approved if the total number of existing and proposed lots on said street exceeds twenty (20). The Commission may waive this requirement when fifty percent (50%) of the existing and proposed lots on said street provide good solar access.
J. When sanitary or building storm sewers are constructed prior to house construction, the sanitary or storm sewer shall be installed to a point not less than six feet (6') within the lot. This provision shall also apply to underground utilities.
K. Right-of-ways and sidewalks for pedestrian travel may be required by the Commission between subdivisions or between a subdivision and public property.
L. Proposed cul-de-sacs streets or multiples thereof are intended to provide residential areas with adequate vehicular access while maintaining privacy and minimizing traffic flow. Therefore cul-de-sac streets shall not exceed 1,500 feet or service greater than 20 lots. Cul-de-sacs shall have a turn-around eighty feet (80’) in diameter, with a one hundred-foot (100’) diameter right of way. Cul de-sacs shall be measured from the nearest existing road intersection or a proposed road connection as shown on subdivision plans approved by the Commission The Commission may grant a waiver of these requirements by a three-quarter, (3/4) vote of its entire membership (effective 12/06/03).
1. The subject site exhibits adverse topographical conditions that require an extension of the maximum length to reasonably access and utilize the property.
2. Where the potential for future street extension is proposed and provided for in the application and such extension is deemed appropriate by the Commission.
3. Where such proposed extension is demonstrated to protect or preserve significant natural features present or proposed on the site.
4. Where in the opinion of the Commission, a waiver of these requirements will result in a demonstrable benefit to the Town.
In all cases where a request for a waiver is requested, a referral to the Chief of Police and the Fire Marshal shall be made and resulting commentary by these officials shall be considered by the Commission.
In all cases the Commission shall clearly and specifically state the reason/s for their decision to waive the provisions of these requirements.
M. The Commission reserves the right to require stricter road standards than those set forth when special or unusual project or site features make normal standards unworkable in whole or in part.
N. All new roads shall comply with Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended.
2. New Roads Proposed for Private Use
New roads proposed for private use shall meet the standards as new roads proposed for Town acceptance with the following exceptions:
A. Wearing surface. Not required, other than processed gravel or broken stone per Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended.
B. Sidewalks, wearing surface. Two (2") inches of bituminous concrete per Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended.
3. Subdivisions on Existing "Impassable" or "Unimproved" Town Roads.
A. Subdivisions on one side:
i. Subdivisions on one side of an existing "Impassable" or "Unimproved" Town Road as defined in Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended, shall improve said road to substantially conform to the standards for new roads proposed for Town acceptance to the nearest intersection with an improved Town Road with the following exception:
a. Wearing surface: On the prepared and approved base course there shall be spread one and one-half inches (1 1/2") of fine, finished gravel rolled with a ten (10) ton roller. Three (3) applications of bituminous surface material conforming to Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended, shall be applied.
ii. Subdivisions on the side opposite an unimproved or impassable Town Road as improved above shall require application of three inches (3") of bituminous concrete pavement, constructed in two courses per Town of East Hampton Road Standards, as amended, to the nearest intersection with an improved Town Road, as well as installation of required curbing.
iii. Subdivisions on both sides of an unimproved or impassable Town Road shall improve said road to substantially conform to the standards for new roads proposed for Town acceptance to the nearest intersection as defined in Section 14.212 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended, with an improved Town Road
4. Subdivisions on Existing "Semi-Improved" Town Roads
Subdivisions on existing "Semi-Improved" Town Roads shall make provisions to improve said Town Road to substantially conform to the standards for new roads proposed for Town acceptance to the nearest intersection with an improved Town Road.
5. Large Subdivisions on Unimproved, Impassable, or Semi-Improved Town Roads
Subdivisions on unimproved, impassable, or semi-improved Town Roads with twenty (20) or more lots, including proposed lots, shall be required to make improvements to the existing Town Road as listed in 3 and 4 above to more than one existing improved road, except in the case of subdivisions on roads intersecting with State highways.
6. Subdivisions on Existing Private Roads
No subdivision will be approved on an existing private road unless it meets either of the following requirements:
A. Road improved to substantially conform to standards for new private roads and association is set up to maintain said road.
B. Road improved to standards for new Town Road and accepted by Town.
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