Pursuant to § 277 of the Town Law, subdivision plats shall
show, in proper case and when required by the Planning Board, suitable
areas for neighborhood parks or playgrounds. The proposed neighborhood
parks or playgrounds should either be identified in the Town of Mendon
Open Space, Parks and Recreation Master Plan or they should have physical
characteristics and locations which render them readily usable for
appropriate recreation purposes. Their locations shall be selected
with a view to minimizing hazards from vehicular traffic for children
walking between such facilities and their homes in the neighborhood.
The subdivision plat should include a detailed site development plan
for each neighborhood park or playground. The site plan shall show
how the entire area is to be graded, drained and landscaped to make
it a useful and attractive feature of the neighborhood. All improvements
shown on the site development plan shall be made by the subdivider
as part of the required improvements of the subdivision as a whole.
If the Planning Board does not require the subdivider to provide recreation
areas as above, it may require the subdivider to pay a playground
or recreation site and development fee at a rate per lot to be set
by the Town Board.
