Rules and Regulations
Governing the Subdivision of Land
In Saugus, Massachusetts

1.1 Purpose

These subdivision regulations are adopted under the provisions of Chaper 41 of the General Law for the purpose of protecting the safety, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus by

"... regulating the laying out and construction of ways in subdivisions providing access to the several lots therein, but which have not become public ways, and ensuring sanitary conditions in subdivisions and in proper cases parks and open areas. The powers of the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals under the subdivision control law shall be excercised with due regard for the provision of adequate access to all of the lots in a subdivision by ways that will be safe and convenient for travel; for lessening congestion in such ways and in the adjacent public ways; for reducing danger of life and limb in the operation of motor vehicles; for securing safety in the case of fire, flood, panic, and other ermergencies; for ensuring compliance with the Zoning By-Law; for securing adequate provision for water, sewerage, drainage, underground utility services, fire, police, and other similar municipal equipment, and street lighting and other requirements where necessary in a subdivision; and for coordinating the ways in a subdivision with each other and with the public ways in the Town and with the ways in neighboring subdivisions."

1.2 Authority

Under the authority vested in the Planning Board of the Town of Saugus of Section 81-Q of Chaper 41 of the General Laws, said Board has hereby adopted these rules and regulations governing the subdivision of land in the Town of Saugus. These rules and regulations shall be effective upon date of adoption.

2.1 Definitions

Adequate Access

Without waiver, and within the legal right of way, the minimum adequate access shall be defined as minimum roadway paved width of thirty (30) feet with a pedestrian sidewalk. The sidewalk shall be a minimum width of five (5) feet and shall be separated from the roadway pavement by a 2½ foot seeded grass plot. A six (6) inch vertical granite curbing shall be used on all access roadways. The access roadway shall provide adequate access from the subdivision to a major street. The right of way shall be of reasonable horizontal alignment, provide for safe visibility, and not exceed a nine percent (9%) centerline grade.

Applicant

A person (as hereinafter defined) who applies for the approval of a plan of a subdivision or a person who applies under Section 3. "Applicant" shall include an owner, or his agent or representative, or his assigns.

Bench Mark

A mark made in a durable object of known position and elevation as a reference point.

Board

The Planning Board of the Town of Saugus as established under Section 81-A of Chapter 41 G.L.

Certified By

Certified by (or endorsed by) the Planning Board, as applied to a plan or other instrument required or authorized by the subdivision control law to be recorded, shall mean bearing a certification or endorsement signed by a majority of the members of the Planning Board.

Designer

A Professional Civil Engineer and a Land Surveyor registered to practice in Massachusetts or a person working under the direct supervision of a registered professional engineer or surveyor.

Develop

To construct a street, install utilities, erect a house or other structure, or in any way to improve a lot substantially.

Developer

A person (as hereinafter defined) who develops a subdivision under a plan of a subdivision approved pursuant to Sec. 3 of these Rules and Regulations.

Easement

A right acquired by public authority or other person to use or control property for a utility or other designated public purpose.

Frontage

The continuous horizontal distance unencumbered by easements or otherwise, measured between the side lot lines at the street line on a way that qualifies for frontage under Chapter 41, Section 81-L, General Laws.

General Laws (Abbreviated G.L.)

The General Laws of Massachusetts, Tercentennial Edition, and as the same may be amended.

Lot

An area of land in one (1) ownership with definite boundaries used, or available for use, as the site of one (1) or more buildings. (Sec. 81-L of Chapter 41 G.L.)

Monument

A permanent marker to indicate a boundary.

Municipal Services

Water drains, sewers, water pipes, gas pipes, electrical lines, telephone lines, fire alarm systems, similar systems and their respective appurtenances.

Owner

As applies to real estate, the person holding the ultimate fee simple title to a parcel, tract, or lot of land, as shown by the record in the Land Registration Office, Registry of Deeds, or Registry of Probate.

Person

An individual, two or more individuals, or a group or association of individuals, a partnership, trust, or corporation, having common or undivided interest in a tract of land.

Plan: Preliminary

A plan of a proposed subdivision or a re-subdivision of land prepared in accord with Section III to facilitate proper preparation of a Definitive Plan.

Plan: Definitive

The plan of a subdivision as duly submitted with appropriate application to the Board for approval, to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds or filed with the Land Court when approved by the Board, and such plan when approved and recorded; all as distinguished from preliminary plan.

Planning Board Agent

Town employee or consultant authorized by the Planning Board to review subdivisions and administer the regulations.

Private Utilities

This term shall include telephones, cable television, electric light and power, and gas lines whether installed on, above, or beneath the surface of the ground.

Recorded

Recorded shall mean recorded in the Registry of Deeds in Essex County, except that, as affecting registered land, it shall mean filed with the Recorder of the Land Court. (Section 81-L of Chapter 41 G.L.)

Registered Professional Engineer or Registered Professional Land Surveyor

shall mean having registrations in Massachusetts.

Registry of Deeds

Registry of Deeds shall mean the Registry of Deeds of Essex County, and when appropriate, shall include the Land Court. (Section 81-L of Chapter 41, G.L.)

Roadway

That portion of a way that is designed and constructed for vehicular travel.

Sidewalk

A way within the right-of-way of a street normally parallel to the street, designed for use by pedestrians.

Standard Specifications

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works, Standard Specifications for Highways and Bridges, 1988 edition as amended.

Street, Major

A street that, in the opinion of the Board, is being used or will be used as a thoroughfare within the Town of Saugus, that will connect communities or that will otherwise carry a heavy volume of traffic.

Street, Minor

A street that, in the opinion of the Board, is being used or will be used primarily to provide access to abutting lots and that will not be used for through traffic.

Street, Secondary

A street intercepting one (1) or more minor streets and that, in the opinion of the Board, is used or will be used to carry a substantial volume of traffic from such minor street(s) to a major street or community facility, and normally including a principal entrance street to a shopping center, industrial park, planned unit development, or a large subdivision, or a group of subdivisions, and any principal circulation street within such developments, or a street that will connect subdivisions.

Street, Subsidiary

A street serving only one lot. See 4.1.A(e).

Subdivision

The division of a tract of land into two (2) or more lots and shall include resubdivision, and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdivision or the land or territory subdivided; provided, however, that the division of a tract of land into two (2) or more lots shall not be deemed to constitute a subdivision with the meaning of the subdivision control law, if at the time when it is made, every lot within the tract so divided has a frontage on (a) a public way, or a way, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Saugus certifies is maintained and used as a public way, or (b) a way shown on a plan theretofore approved and endorsed in accordance with the subdivision control law, or (c) a way in existance when the subdivision control law became effective in the Town having in the opinion of the Planning Board, sufficient width, suitable grades, and adequate construction to provide for the needs of vehicular traffic in relation to the proposed use of the land abutting thereon or served thereby, and for the installation of municipal services to serve such land and buildings erected or to be erected thereon. Such frontage shall be of at least such distance as is then required by the Zoning By-Law. Conveyances or other instruments adding to, taking away from, or changing the size and shape of, lots in such a manner as not to leave any lot so affected without the frontage above set forth, or the division of a tract of land on which two (2) or more buildings were standing when the subdivision control law went into effect in the Town into separate lots on each of which one (1) of such buildings remains standing, shall not constitute a subdivision. (Section 81-L of Chapter 41 G.L.)

Subdivision Control

The power of regulating the subdivision of land granted by the Subdivision Control Law, Chapter 41, Section 81-K through GG inclusive, as hereinafter amended.

A plan shall be submitted under this section when delivered at a meeting of the Board or when sent by registered mail to the Planning Board, care of the city or town clerk. If so mailed, the date of mailing shall be the date of submission of the plan.

Town

Town of Saugus, Massachusetts.

Way

A way is synonomous with the terms: road, street, highway, and avenue and shall denote any such line or route for passage whether public or private. The width of the strip of land laid out, designated, acquired, and/or dedicated for the use of such way. Such width includes the spaces for vehicular travel and sidewalks.

2.2 Approved Plan Required

No person shall make a subdivision within the meaning of the Subdivision Control Law of any land within the Town, or proceed with the improvement for sale of lots in a subdivision, or the construction of ways, or preparation therefore or the installation of utilities and municipal services therein, unless and until a Definitive Plan of such subdivision has been submitted and approved by the Board as hereinafter provided.

2.3 Fee

To defray partially the costs to the Town in conjunction with subdivision processing, review, and inspection, the applicant shall deposit with the Planning Board the following amounts in the form of checks made payable to the Town of Saugus.

1. Preliminary Plan

   At the time of the submission of the preliminary plan (if any), one hundred dollars ($100.00) against the cost of the initial engineering and planning review. Once the plans have been distributed to Town departments for comments, no refund shall be made of this fee.

2. Definitive Plan

   1. At the time of submission of the definitive plan, a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall be paid by the applicant, to partially cover the cost of legal advertising, mailing notices, public hearing and plan reviews.

      When the submission is the result of a frontage variance granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals, the total fee to partially cover clerical and other costs shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00), and subsection (b) shall not apply.

   2. In addition to (a) above, an amount equal to one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each lot or that portion thereof as determined by the Board, within the subdivision, shall be paid to defray in part the cost of required inspections of the construction work.

      If the definitive plan is disapproved, only the amount attributed to inspection costs as described in subsection (b) above shall be returned to the applicant, upon written request, and only if no resubmission with modifications is to follow.

      If a definitive plan is resubmitted with modifications following a disapproval, and no refund has been made under the above paragraph, a new fee comprising item (a) above shall accompany the resubmission.

3. Plan Not Requiring Approval (ANR)

   At the time of submission, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid for each such ANR plan to be endorsed, to help defray costs of engineering and clerical services by the Town. Only in the event of withdrawal by the petitioner shall this fee be refunded.

2.4 Application by a Corporation

A vote from the Clerk of the Corporation shall accompany submission of Definitive Subdivision Plans certifying authorization of individual(s) to act for the Corporation.

2.5 Ownership of Property

A copy of the deed(s) of property shall accompany submission of definitive subdivision plans.

3.1 Plan Believed Not to Require Approval (ANR)

1. Submission of Plan

   Any person who wishes to cause to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds or to be filed with the Land Court a Plan of Land, and who believes that his plan does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law may submit his plan and four (4) contact prints thereof and two (2) copies each of properly executed Form A accompanied by the necessary evidence to show that the plan does not require approval of the Planning Board, at a regularly scheduled Planning Board Meeting. Said person shall also file, by delivery or registered mail, a notice with the Town Clerk stating the date of submission to the Board for such determination accompanied by a copy of said application and describing the land to which the plan relates sufficiently for identification. If the notice is given by delivery, the Town Clerk shall, if requested, give a written receipt therefor.

2. Contents

   Said plan shall be legibly drawn in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Registry of Deeds as amended pertaining to plan size, material, lettering, and related requirements, and shall contain all required seals and signatures required by the Registry of Deeds prior to the recording of said plan.

   The plan scale shall preferably be forty feet (40') to the inch or such other scale as the Board may accept, and shall contain the following:

   1. The statement, "Approval Under Subdivision Control Law Not Required" and sufficient space for the date and the signatures of all members of the Board.

   2. Zoning classification and location of any zoning district boundaries that may lie within the locus of the plan.

   3. In the case of the creation of a new lot, all the remaining land area and frontage of the land in the ownership of the applicant shall be shown.

   4. Names of abutters from the most recent local tax list unless the applicant has knowledge of any changes subsequent to the latest available Assessors' records.

   5. The name and width of the right-of-way providing frontage and access to the lots shown on the plan, and the extent of the paved improvements within the right-of-way.

   6. Bearings and distances of all lines of the lot or lots shown on the plan and the distance to the nearest permanent monument.

   7. Accurate location of all existing buildings including all municipal services, surface and subsurface drainage, and building setback, side yard and rear yard designations.

   8. Location of all bounds, brooks, fences, walls, easements and/or encumbrances, location of wetland ares, as delineated by a professional, according to the provisions of 310 CMR 10.00, the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Regulations, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and the Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual Technical Report Y-87-1 or later.

   9. Topography -- at contour lines at intervals of two (2) feet or as appropriate.

   10. In making a determination in the adequacy of a way, the Board shall consider the following conditions:

       1. Is the right-of-way at least forty (40) feet wide and of reasonable horizontal alignment?

       2. Does the existing horizontal and vertical alignment of roadway provide safe visibility?

       3. Is the roadway constructed to a minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet paved and with adequate provisions for drainage?

       4. Is the roadway surface adequate to accommodate the vehicular traffic to be generated by the division of land?

       5. Have provisions been made for adequate public utilities to each lot shown on the submitted plan?

   11. Plan shall contain a statement that the plan is based on an actual survey, and the date thereof.

3. Endorsement of Plan Not Requiring Approval

   If the Board determines that the plan does not require approval, it shall without a public hearing, and within the time specified by M.G.L. Ch. 41, Sec. 81-P, after submission, endorse the plan. The Board may add to such endorsement a statement of the reason approval is not required. The original plan shall be returned to the applicant, with a statement of the Board's decision, and the Board shall also notify the Town Clerk in writing of its action.

4. Determination that Plan Requires Approval

   If the Board determines that the plan does require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, it shall, within the time specified by M.G.L Ch. 41, Sec. 81-P after submission of the plan so inform the applicant in writing and return the plan. The Board shall also notify the Town Clerk in writing of its action.

5. Failure of Board to Act

   If the Board fails to act upon a plan submitted under this section or fails to notify the Town Clerk and the persons submitting the plan of its action within the time specified by M.G.L. Ch. 41, Sec. 81-P after its submission, it shall be deemed to have determined that approval under the Subdivision Control Law is not required, and it shall forthwith, make such endorsement on said plan, and on its failure to do so forthwith, the Town Clerk shall issue a certificate to the same effect.

3.2 Preliminary Plan

1. Submission of a Preliminary Plan

   A Preliminary Plan of a subdivision is mandatory for non-residential property, and may be submitted for residential property by the applicant. The Preliminary Plan, five (5) sets of contact prints and ten (10) sets of 11" X 14" reduced size prints along with the minimum filing fee (see section 2.3) shall be filed with the Planning Board together with two (2) copies each of properly executed application Form B shall be submitted under this section when delivered at a meeting of the Board or when sent by registered mail to the Planning Board, care of the Town Clerk. If so mailed, the date of mailing shall be the date of submission of the plan.

   The applicant shall also file by delivery or registered mail a notice with the Town Clerk stating the date of submission of a Preliminary Plan to the Board for such approval accompanied by a copy of said application and describing the land to which the plan relates sufficiently for identification. If the notice is given by delivery, the Town Clerk shall, if requested, give a written receipt therefor.

   The submission of such a Preliminary Plan will enable the subdivider, the Planning Board, the Board of Health, the Conservation Commission, the Department of Public Works, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and other Town agencies and the owners of property abutting the subdivision to discuss and clarify the details of such subdivision before a Definitive Plan is prepared. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that a Preliminary Plan be filed in each case.

2. Contents

   The Preliminary Plan shall be drawn on tracing paper or other reproducible substance at a suitable scale, preferably forty feet (40') to the inch or such other scale as the Board may accept. The plan shall be designated as a "Preliminary Plan" and to form a clear basis for discussion of the details of the subdivision and for preparation of the Definitive Plan, the plan shall contain the following:

   1. The subdivision name, if any, boundaries, north point, date, scale, legend, and title "Preliminary Plan".

   2. The names and addresses of the record owner of the land and the subdivider and the name, seal, and address of the designer, engineer, and surveyor who made the plan, which shall appear in the lower right-hand corner.

   3. The names of all abutters, as determined from the most recent local tax list, unless the applicant shall have more recent knowledge of such abutters.

   4. The existing and proposed lines of streets, ways, easements, and any public or common areas within the subdivision, in a general manner.

   5. Major features of the land such as existing walls, fences, monuments, buildings, wooded areas, outcroppings, ditches, swamps, water bodies, natural waterways, and soil types according to the most recent edition of "Soil Survey of Massachusetts", prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.

   6. The proposed system of sewage disposal, water installation and of drainage, including adjacent existing natural waterways.

   7. The approximate boundary lines of proposed lots, with lot numbers, approximate areas and dimensions.

   8. The names, approximate location and widths of adjacent streets, and of street approaching or within reasonable proximity of the subdivision.

   9. The existing and proposed topography of the land with a minimum two-foot (2') contour interval based on the Town Datum (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). Water bodies and their elevations shall be shown with the date of measurement.

   10. The proposed names of the proposed streets and a number on each lot on each proposed street.

   11. The profiles of existing grades and proposed finished grades of the roadway, and drain and sewer utilities, together with a cross section of any open channel streams.

   12. The zoning classification of land shown on the plan and its abutting properties.

   13. Easments and rights-of-way applicable to the area shown on the plan.

   14. Necessary engineering calculations to provied information to the Saugus Planning Board that fire protection, vehicular traffic flow, and all other safety precautions are being provided.

   15. Areas of the plan designated as wetlands by the Conservation Commission and/or the Flood Plain.

   16. Access Plan

       An access plan of suitable scale showing the proposed access to and from the subdivision to the major street with proposed improviements is required. Such plan shall show the access right of way widths and roadway centerline grades.

3. Approval of a Preliminary Plan

   The Board may give such Preliminary Plan approval in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 41, Sec. 81-S, with or without modification or suggestion, after the Board's review, and at the Board's option, review with the Board of Health, the Conservation Commission, the Department of Public Works, Police Department, Fire Department, and other Town agencies. Such approval does not constitute approval of the subdivision, but facilitates the preparation of the Definitive Plan and the securance of approval thereof. The original of the Preliminary Plan will be returned to the applicant. Approval shall be effective for six (6) months or until a Definitive Plan evolving from the Preliminary Plan is filed, whichever comes first. During the discussion of the Preliminary Plan, the complete information required for the Definitive Plan and the financial arrangements will be developed.

4. Disapproval of a Preliminary Plan

   In the event of disapproval of a Preliminary Plan, the Board shall state the reasons for its disapproval in accordance with Section 81-S of Chapter 41, G.L.

3.3 Definitive Plan

1. Submission of a Definitive Plan

   Any person who submits a Definitive Plan of a subdivision to the Board for approval shall file with the Board all items required in Sub-sections A and B of this Section and the minimum filing fee (see Section 2.3) for a Definitive Plan to be duly submitted in accordance with these Rules and Regulations and the General Laws of Massachusetts. Such submission shall be submitted under this Section when delivered at a meeting of the Board or when sent by registered mail to the Planning Board, care of the Town Clerk. If so mailed, the date of mailing shall be the date of submission of the plan. Such submission shall include and conform to the following:

   1. Two (2) original drawings of the Definitive Plan, and fifteen (15) contact prints thereof, dark line on white background. One (1) original drawing will be returned after approval or disapproval. One (1) set of original mylar drawings suitable for recording, and one (1) set of reproducible stable base plans shall be submitted for signatures upon approval of the subdivision.

   2. Properly executed Form C -- Application for Approval of a Definitive Plan. Approval of all plans shall be upon the condition that all ways shown thereon and public utilities required by the Board shall be completed and installed within the time so specified.

   3. The Definitive Plan shall be prepared by a professional engineer and a land surveyor registered in Massachusetts, all pages shall be recordable and shall be clearly and legibly drawn in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Registry of Deeds as amended pertaining to plan size, material, lettering, and related requirements. In addition, it shall contain the following:

      1. The classification and precision of surveys shall conform to Class A or better of the most recent Land Court Manual of Instruction, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is recommended that all other survey and Definitive Plan preparations, where not herein specified, be guided by the Manual of Instruction. A letter of certification by the Registered Professional Land Surveyor shall be submitted stating that the survey was actually made and that it is in conformance to the above, and listing the error closure, along with any calculations that may be deemed necessary by the Board.

      2. The plan shall be at a scale of one inch (1") equals forty feet (40'), or such other scale as the Board may accept to show details clearly and adequately, including graphic scale.

      3. Sheet sizes shall be twenty-four by thirty-six inches (24" × 36") including a three-quarter inch (¾") border.

   4. The applicant shall also file by delivery or registered mail a notice with the Town Clerk stating the date of submission to the Board for such approval accompanied by a copy of the completed Form C -- Application for Approval of a Definitive Plan.

   5. As required by Section 81-U, Chapter 41 G.L., a copy shall also be filed with the Board of Health, which shall, within 45 days after such filing, report to the Planning Board in writing as specified in said Section 81-U; failure to report shall be deemed approval.

2. Contents

   The Definitive Plan shall contain the following information:

   1. A title, appearing in the lower right-hand corner of each sheet showing the name of the subdivision if any, the date, scale, graphical scale, north arrow, the names and seals of a Massachusetts registered professional engineer and surveyor who made the plan, and provisions to show the dates of all revisions to the plan.

   2. North point, whether true, magnetic, or grid benchmark and so indicated, and the boundaries of the subdivision indicated by shading.

   3. Location and ownership of abutting property as determined from the most recent local tax list, unless the applicant shall have more recent knowledge of such abutters, so indicated, including all abutting land owned by the applicant not presently being subdivided, and all other land within one-hundred feet (100') of the boundaries of the land shown in the subdivision.

   4. Major features of the land, such as existing waterways, swamps and water bodies, natural drainage courses, walls, fences, buildings, wooded areas, outcroppings, and ditches that exist on or near the site at the time of the survey.

   5. Lines of existing and proposed streets, ways, lots, lot numbers, easements, and public or common areas within the subdivision. The proposed names of proposed streets shall be shown in pencil until they have been approved by the Board. If the subdivision consists of more than one section, all lot numbers shall be consecutive. One copy of plan shall be given to Assessing Department for house numbering.

   6. Sufficient data to determine the location, direction, and length of every street and way line, lot line, and boundary line, and to establish these lines on the ground. This shall include the lengths and bearings of plan and boundary lines of all subdivision lot lines including lot frontage on the streets, of the radii, tangents, and central angles of all curves in lot lines and street lines. All angle points, or intersections of tangents along the street lines, shall be shown, areas of lots with lot numbers and the area and frontage on public ways as set forth in Section 81-L of Chapter 41 G.L. of adjoining lands of the applicant not included in the subdivision shall be shown. The engineer or surveyor shall have the mathematical computations available to present to the Board (and/or Town Engineer), for a matter of record. It is recommended that traverse computations be placed on a separate or subsequent sheet.

   7. Location of all permanent monuments properly identified as to whether existing or proposed.

   8. Location, names, and present widths of streets or private ways bounding, approaching, or within reasonable proximity of the subdivision, showing both pavement widths and right-of-way widths.

   9. The zoning district classification of land shown on the plan and the location of any zoning district boundaries that lie within the locus of the plan and the applicable minimum front, side, and rear yard depths for each lot as is required by the Zoning Bylaws. All lots shown shall comply with the applicable zoning district requirements for the proposed land utilization.

      Where a parcel contains existing buildings, no subdivision shall be approved in which the proposed lot lines would make the existing lot, structures, or uses non-conforming with respect to lot coverage, setbacks, parking, or other requirements of the zoning by-laws.

   10. Indication of all existing and proposed easements and rights-of-way applying to the land and their purposes, whether or not within the subdivision, and any decision on appeal or any variances or special permits granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals applicable to the subdivision of the land or any buildings thereon.

   11. If the property that comprises the subdivision or any part or boundary thereof has been examined, approved, and confirmed by the Massachusetts Land Court, such information shall be noted on the plan with case numbers and other pertinent references to Land Court Procedure, and the same requirement shall apply to any adjoining parcels of land of the applicant.

   12. Suitable space to record the action of the Board and the signatures of all members of the Board, including where appropriate the words "Deeds of Easements to be recorded herewith", or the words "Covenants to be recorded herewith", at the same location on all pages of the subdivision submission.

       Items m through r may be submitted on separate sheets of the same size and material as the plan sheet or on the same sheet as the Definitive Plan. Each sheet shall bear title block and signature block as required in paragraphs a and l above.

   13. Plan and Profile

       Existing profiles of the exterior lines and center line drawn in fine black line, dot dash for left, dot dot dash for right side, and dash for center line, and proposed profile on the finished center line drawn in fine black solid line of proposed streets at a horizontal scale of one inch (1") equals forty feet (40') and vertical scale of one inch (1") equals four feet (4'), or such other scales acceptable to the Board. At least two (2) benchmarks are to be shown on plan profile sheets and grade elevations at every fifty foot (50') station except in vertical curves which shall be at every twenty-five foot (25') station. All existing and proposed intersections and sidewalks, and walkways shall be shown with all proposed grade elevations calculated. Elevations are to be referred to the Town Datum. (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey). Gradients shall be shown by figures expressed in per cent.

   14. Contour Plan

       Existing and proposed topography at two feet (2') contour intervals and by symbols the highest known high water mark to the last one hundred (100) years. All benchmarks will be noted, as well as items required in Section D.

   15. Utility Plan

       Whenever possible, for the purpose of clarity, the utility plan should be on separate pages.

       Size and location of existing and proposed water mains and their appurtenances, hydrants, sewer pipes and their appurtenances, and/or sewage disposal systems, storm drains and their appurtenances, and easements pertinent thereto, including data on borings and soil test pits, and easements for drainage as needed, whether or not within the subdivision.

       If drainage water is to be discharged into adjacent existing street drainage or onto adjacent properties not owned by the applicant, he shall clearly indicate what course the discharge will take, and shall present to the Board evidence from the Town Engineer, Conservation Commission and/or the owner of adjacent property that such discharge is satisfactory and permitted by public or private ownership of adjacent street of property.

       All other utilities shall be shown on this plan (See Paragraph 4.6).

   16. Drainage Calculations

       Hydraulic calculations, prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer, shall be submitted to substantiate all design features of any proposed drainage system. Computations for run-off shall be made in accordance with standard engineering practice, acceptable to the Town Engineer and Planning Board, and the method of calculation shall be noted.

   17. Tree Plan

       Plan shall show existing and proposed location and species of street trees, as well as any proposed landscaped or planting areas, including but not limited to, screening, buffer areas, entrance areas, wall coverings, etc., and shall indicate size, spacing, and species of plantings, and existing trees over twelve inches (12") in diameter. Individual lot landscaping need not be shown. Reference "Protection of Natural Features".

   18. Cross-Sections

       Typical cross-sections of each street, roadway, drainage ditch, and sidewalk to be constructed.

   19. Environmental Assessment

       An Environmental Impact Statement may be required. The document shall be filed with sufficient information to provide a basis for general conclusions about the effect on the environment and the community of the proposed plan compared to one or more alternatives permitted under the Zoning By-law. If such a document has been filed with the Preliminary Plan, and accepted by the Board, it shall constitute a submission under this Section.

       In addition, a statement in writing concerning the status of the proposed project in relationship to the removal, fill, or dredge of any bank, flat marsh, meadow, or swamp bordering on any inland water (Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40).

   20. Excavation Impact Report

       For land within 1,000 feet of existing dwellings, structures, or roadways, the applicant shall be required to submit an Excavation Impact Report, to be prepared by a Geotechnical Consultant approved by the Saugus Planning Board, qualified by training and experience, and signed and stampte by a Registered Professional Engineer, that shall at a minimum contain the following information:

       1. A top of bedrock contour plan, at a scale of not less than 1" = 40', for all areas proposed to be excavated to a depth more than 2 ft. below existing grade, whether temporarily or permanently. Sufficient subsurface investigations shall be conducted to develop the contour plan to a 2 ft. contour interval. Investigations may consist of test borings, test pits, air track drill probes, seismic surveys, or other techniques capable of adequately determining elevation of top of bedrock while minimizing disturbance to the natural features. In addition, subsurface investigations shall be made at the following locations and to the following depths to determine top of rock elevation:

          1. At roadways, to top of rock or to a minimum elevation 5 ft. below lowest utility line invert elevation, whichever is higher, at an interval of no less than 50 ft. along the roadway centerline.

          2. At proposed utility trenches outside of roadways, to top of rock or to a minimum elevation 5 ft. below utility invert level, whichever is higher, at an interval of no less than 50. ft.

          3. At proposed dwellings, to the top of rock or to a minimum elevation 5 ft. below foundation elevation, whichever is higher, at each end of the proposed dwelling along the long axis.

       2. An exploration location plan, at a scale not less than 1" = 40', showing the locations of each subsurface exploration and indicating the elevation or ground surface and top of rock at each exploration. This plan should be prepared from a surveyed site plan showing existing topography.

       3. Volumetric calculations (in cubic yards) of proposed cuts and fills based on existing and proposed topography, and top of bedrock contour plan, including: Total excavation quanity; total soil excavation quantity; total rock excavation quantity (non-blasting); total rock excavation quantity (blasting); total fill quantity required; total excavated soil to be used as fill; total excavated rock to be used as fill; total excavated soil and rock to be trucked off-site; total fill material to be trucked onto the site.

       4. An evaluation of required blasting, that will include the following of each area on the site where blasting will be required:

          1. Maximum rock cut depth.

          2. Estimated hole spacing and loading and maximum charge weight per delay for required blasting.

          3. Estimated maximum peak particle velocity at the nearest adjacent dwellings from the assumed maximum charge weight per delay.

       5. Recommendations for procedures to alleviate impacts of blasting on residents in the area (i.e. maximum charge weights per delay, maximum allowable peak particle velocity, maximum allowable air blast overpressures, etc.)

       6. Technical specifications for controlled blasting at the site that will be included as part of the contract under which rock excatation and blasting will be conducted at the site. These specifications shall include provisions based on recommended procedures to alleviate impacts of blasting on residents, and shall include the following provisions as a minimum:

          1. Blasting mats shall be utilized for each blast round detonated, to control the throw of flyrock.

          2. Maximum peak particle velocity should be based on recommendations from the U.S. Bereau of Mines Report of Investigation No. RI 8507, of 1980, or as ammended, entitled "Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibrations from Surface Mine Blasting".

          3. Maximum peak air blast overpressure shall be based on recommendations from the U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation No. RI 8485, of 1980, or as amended, entitled "Structure Response and Damage Produced by Air Blast from Surface Mining".

          4. An independent geotechnical engineer or blasting consultant shall be engaged by the applicant or by the excavation or blasting contractor to conduct pre-blast condition surveys on all houses within the following distances to proposed blasting: