§ 4. GENERAL SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS

(a)

Whenever any proposed subdivision abuts any highway which is under the jurisdiction or control of the Connecticut State Department the City Clerk shall within three (3) days after receipt of the preliminary map and application for approval transmit one copy thereof, together with all appurtenant data to the Highway Commissioner with a request that he submit to the Board any objections or recommendations relative to the proposed street intersections, locations, grades or drainage requirements he may desire to make.

(b)

The Board shall approve, modify and approve or disapprove a subdivision plan, either preliminary or record, within sixty (60) days from the date of the Board meeting at which such map was first presented to it, unless such time is extended by mutual agreement between the Board and the applicant in writing. Upon approval or disapproval, such action shall be endorsed on the face of each copy of the preliminary plan by the City Clerk. If such map be disapproved the reasons therefor shall be stated in the written minutes of the Board. The City Clerk shall within five (5) days of the Board's action thereon notify the applicant by registered mail of the action taken and designate in writing such improvements as are within the Board's discretion and the extent thereof, which it will require, in addition to those imposed by the specific provisions of these regulations, before its approval will be given to the Record Subdivision Plan.

(c)

The consideration of a Preliminary Plan by the Board and any approval which it may give to it in its submitted or modified form shall not constitute or require an approval of the proposed subdivision. Such approval may only be given by the Board upon the filing and approval of the Record Subdivision Plan prepared by the applicant and acted upon the Board as provided in these regulations.

(d)

Following the approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan, the applicant shall proceed within one year from the date of such approval, to cause said subdivision to be accurately surveyed in accordance with said preliminary map as finally approved, and within said year shall cause to be prepared and presented to said Board a Record Subdivision Plan which shall in all respects comply with the provisions of these regulations. Failure to prepare and submit such Record Subdivision Map within one (1) year unless by mutual agreement in writing between the Board and said applicant, extending the period of time, shall automatically terminate all proceedings and the applicant shall be required to submit a new application and map as though the same was an entirely new proceeding. The Record Subdivision Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 5. Before acting to approve or disapprove the Record Subdivision Plan, the Board shall afford the person submitting the same an opportunity to be heard thereon. Notice of the hearing shall be sent to the applicant by registered mail not less than five (5) days before the date thereof.

(e)

All subdivisions shall comply with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Shelton as adopted June 10, 1952 and any subsequent revision or amendments thereto.

(f)

The arrangement of proposed streets shall in general provide for the continuation of existing streets without offsets and with widths in conformity with paragraph (g) herein. Where such straight continuations are not practical, continuations may be adjusted by reasonable curves or deflection angles, subject to the approval of the Board.

(g)

No street shall be proposed which shall be less than fifty (50) feet in width between property lines, except that the Board may require greater widths where it is felt necessary. Existing streets less than fifty (50) feet in width shall be widened at the direction of the Board. Private streets, alleys and ways shall not be permitted except by permission of the Board. Streets shall be required to intersect one another at as near to a right angle as is practical, and no intersection shall be at an angle of less than sixty (60) degrees unless necessitated by topographic conditions. Whenever any proposed subdivisions shall adjoin another tract of acreage, streets that may logically be extended in the event of the future subdivision of such adjoining acreage shall be required to extend as a dead-end to the boundary of the acreage. If, within the proposed subdivision, the intersecting street nearest the boundary line is more than one hundred fifty (150) feet distant from said boundary line, the dead-end street shall be provided with a circular turning area at its terminus adjacent to such boundary line as required for dead-end streets in Section 4(i) herein. All proposed streets shall bear tentative names which shall not duplicate any other street name in the City of Shelton. The tentative names of all proposed streets shall be subject to the approval of the board. If any designation be in numbers, they shall be spelled out completely, using hyphens when necessary, in such forms as "Forty-Second Street" and the words "Street", or "Boulevard" as the case may be shall be spelled out in full.

(h)

No reserved strips shall be approved in any subdivision.

(i)

No dead-end street shall be permitted except when topographic or physical conditions make it impossible or it is not economically feasible in the opinion of the City Engineer, to extend it or connect it with another proposed or existing street. In any case a permanent dead-end may be permitted, provided such dead-end street shall not exceed in length the frontage of ten lots per side and shall have a circular turnaround at its terminus, with a radius of not less than fifty (50) feet.

(j)

At street intersections, property line corners shall be rounded by an arc having a minimum radius of twenty-five (25) feet.

(k)

The length of blocks shall not be less than four hundred (400) feet nor more than one thousand (1,000) feet, except when in the opinion of the board existing conditions justify a variation from this requirement. Minimum width of blocks shall generally be sufficient to permit two tiers of lots and not less than two hundred (200) feet in residential areas. The long side of blocks shall face the main or more important thoroughfare to reduce the number of intersections thereon.

(l)

Pedestrian ways ten feet in width may be required through blocks over six hundred (600) feet in length, or to connect dead-end streets, to provide easier access to parks, schools, playgrounds, or other public or semi-public places.

(m)

Permanent easements for drainage or utilities within blocks may be required at the discretion of the Board.

(n)

Area of lots shall conform to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Shelton as adopted June 10, 1952 and any subsequent revisions or amendments thereto.

(o)

Insofar as practicable, the side lines of all lots shall be at right angles to the street on which the lot faces or radial to surveyed street lines. It shall be the discretion of the Board to refuse to permit town boundary lines to cross any lot and in the event of such refusal, said boundary line shall be made to constitute one of the lot lines. Said decision shall be made at the time the preliminary plan is submitted.

(p)

All lots shall be numbered beginning with the numeral "1" and shall continue consecutively throughout the entire subdivision with no omissions or duplications. No fractions and no prefix or suffix such as "1A", "B2", or "CC" shall be used. Adjoining and adjacent subdivisions having the same subdivision name shall not duplicate the numbers, but shall continue the sequence or numbers used previously for the adjoining land. All lot numbers shall be conspicuous and centered in the approximate center of the lots.

(q)

All proposed road grades and drainage structures shall have the written approval of the City Engineer prior to final approval of the Board.

(r)

All proposed subdivisions shall have approval of the Health Department prior to final approval by the Board.

(s)

Where, in the opinion of the Board, the City Engineer or the Health Department, there is any question of the ability of the existing ground conditions to allow adequate sewage disposal facilities over a period of years, seepage tests may be required to be made by a competent person and in a manner acceptable to the Board.