§ 174-24. Utilities.

A. 

General. If sewer, water, gas, electrical, streetlighting or other public utility facilities are proposed, their location and installation shall be coordinated so that they may be operated and maintained at minimum cost.

B. 

Water.

(1) 

Water supply systems shall be designed to provide adequate domestic usage and fire protection. Specific plans must be approved by the Town Engineer, the Water Superintendent having responsibility for the district providing service, the New York State Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(2) 

Where public water supply, in the opinion of the Planning Board, is reasonably accessible, the developer shall provide and dedicate to the Town a complete water distribution system. The design and installation of said system shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board and jurisdictional agencies.

(3) 

Where public water supply is not within reasonable distance, an alternate supply, developed under the guidelines of the State Department of Health, shall be required. The Town does not guarantee or assume any liability for an individual water supply as shown on development plans.

(4) 

If a private on-site system is to be used as a water supply for a development, requirements in the Town of Canandaigua Site Design and Development Criteria shall apply.

Editor's Note: The Site Design and Development Criteria are available in the Town offices or through the Town's online version of the Code (eCode360®).

C. 

Sewage disposal.

(1) 

Where the public sanitary sewer system, in the opinion of the Planning Board, is reasonably accessible:

(a) 

Sanitary sewers shall be installed to adequately provide all lots with connections to the public system.

(b) 

All design, material, construction and testing for public sanitary sewers shall be to the standard specifications of and subject to acceptance by the agency or municipality providing sewer service.

(c) 

Detail plans for all public sanitary sewage facilities shall meet the requirements of and be subject to the approval of the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

(2) 

Where public sanitary sewers are not available:

(a) 

Individual private on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be designed, specified and built to the standards and specifications of the New York State Department of Health Individual Residential Wastewater Treatment System Standards (Appendix 75-A) and Chapter 202 of the Town Code, respectively, and any other agency or authority with jurisdiction.

(b) 

Individual on-site wastewater systems proposed within the Canandaigua Lake Watershed must additionally conform to the requirements and procedures adopted by the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Commission and enforced by the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Inspector.

(c) 

Where either or both water supply and sanitary sewage disposal are provided by individual on-lot facilities and evidence indicates that Town Code requirements are not adequate, the Planning Board may require tests and designs, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and/or Department of Environmental Conservation, undertaken at the expense of the developer, to determine the adequacy of the proposed lot size and existing grade and soil conditions.

(d) 

Detail plans for all private sewage disposal systems associated with developments defined as subdivisions by the Public Health Law shall be subject to the approval of the New York State Department of Health.

D. 

Electric, telephone, cable TV or other buried cable utility.

(1) 

In every development, provisions shall be made for service from the private utility supply systems. All utilities serving a major subdivision and a streetlighting system shall be underground, rather than on poles, standard or towers. Underground conduit and cables shall be installed per the regulations of the Public Service Commission and a minimum of two feet below any drainage way.

(2) 

Utility services for any subdivision shall be consistent with the service methods that exist within 500 feet of the proposed development area. Applicants shall discuss with the Planning Board the service method to be used for every development submitted for review.

E. 

Storm sewers and drainage. Storm sewers and other stormwater management improvements shall be installed as required by current NYSDEC requirements and Town Code and when, in the opinion of the Planning Board, they are deemed necessary to provide adequate drainage for development of the subdivision and protection of neighboring properties.