Pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law and according to the
authority granted by the Town Board by resolution adopted January
14, 1974, the Town of Oneonta Planning Board has been authorized to
develop and enforce standards for the control of land subdivisions
within the Town of Oneonta. The regulations, standards and procedures
contained herein are developed to ensure that the land to be subdivided
is suitable for building purposes without creating dangers to health
or peril from fire, flood or other menace. The regulations ensure
that proper provisions will be made for drainage, water, sewerage
and other needed improvements. Streets and highways must meet the
minimum town standards and must accommodate the expected volume of
traffic. Where appropriate, the regulations establish standards for
preserving and developing open space areas for playground and other
recreational purposes.
A.
Word usage. For the purpose of this chapter, words used in the present
tense include the future; the plural includes the singular; the word
"lot" includes the words "plot" and "parcel"; the word "building"
includes the word "structure"; the word "shall" is intended to be
mandatory; and the word "occupied" includes the words "designed for
occupancy or intended to be occupied."
B.
AREA REGULATIONS
ARTERIAL ROAD
BOND
BUILDING
CENTRAL PRIVATE UTILITY
CLERK, MUNICIPAL
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
COLLECTOR ROAD
COMMON OPEN SPACE
CROSSWALK OR WALKWAY
CUL-DE-SAC
EASEMENT
ENGINEER
LANDSCAPING
LOCAL STREET
LOT
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
MINOR SUBDIVISION
MOBILE HOME PARK
OFFICIAL MAP, TOWN
PARCEL
PLAT
PLAT, FINAL
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
SKETCH MAP
SUBDIVIDER
SUBDIVISION
SURVEYOR
Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The regulations of building size, setbacks or yards, parking
and loading requirements and similar regulations which are not related
to a specific land use, but excluding performance standards.
A street or road designated for the high-speed movement of
large volumes of traffic.
A written agreement issued by the applicant and a qualified
agent which guarantees either the performance of a certain agreed
upon activity or an equivalent consideration if the activity is not
completed as required of the applicant.
Any structure covered by a roof supported by columns or by
walls and intended for shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals
or chattels.
A sewage or water system which serves a subdivision and which
is paid for with nonpublic funds and without special district taxation.
The duly assigned Clerk of the municipality.
A planned development in which lots are platted with less
than the minimum lot size and dimension requirements, but which have
access to common open space that is a part of the overall development
plan approved by the Planning Board.
A street or road designated for the movement of traffic between
arterial roads and local roads as well as for serving adjacent land
uses.
An area reserved for use by patrons, customers, residents
or the general public, suitably landscaped and exclusive of building
coverage, parking areas or driveways.
[Amended 5-14-1974]
An accessway designed for pedestrian traffic and dedicated
to public use.
A designed turnaround area for vehicles at the dead end of
a street.
A property right giving the holder thereof the right of access
to land.
An individual duly qualified and licensed by the State of
New York to perform engineering work.
The act of altering or changing the natural features of a
plot of ground (usually around a building), as by adding lawns, trees,
bushes, etc. This term does not include such things as maintenance
or replacements.
A street or road designated to provide access to abutting
property, not intended for through traffic movement.
A parcel of land having a distinct and defined boundary as
described in a separate deed and/or subdivision plat occupied or capable
of being occupied by a building or buildings and for accessory buildings
and/or uses, including such open spaces as are required by this chapter
and having frontage on an existing or proposed road.
The division of a single parcel into at least two or more
lots in such a way that it requires the construction of a new street
or public utility, the expansion or extension of an existing street
or public utility for the parcels to be developed or which involves
the creation of 13 or more lots.
[Amended 5-14-1974]
The division of a single parcel into at least two but not
more than 12 lots in such a way that it does not require the construction
of a new street, the expansion or extension of an existing street
or public utility for the parcels to be developed.
[Amended 5-14-1974]
Any parcel of land which is planned and improved for the
placement of two or more mobile homes which are used for dwelling
purposes and which are occupied for more than 90 consecutive days.
The map established by the Town Board under § 270
of the Town Law, showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore
laid out, adopted and established by law and all changes and additions
thereto made under the provisions of the Town Law.
Any area of land as described by a deed or other written
indenture capable of being recorded pursuant to the law of the State
of New York. Should such deed or written indenture contain descriptions
of more than one area of land, whether they be adjoining or separate,
each such separately defined area of land shall be a "parcel" of land.
A plan for developing a piece of undeveloped property.
A drawing in final form showing a proposed subdivision, containing
all information or detail required by law and by these regulations,
to be presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved,
may be duly filed or recorded by the applicant in the office of the
County Clerk.
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by these regulations,
showing the salient features of the proposed subdivision as specified
by these regulations, submitted to the Planning Board for purposes
of consideration prior to submission of the plat in final form and
of sufficient detail to apprise the Planning Board of the layout of
the proposed subdivision.
A drawing based on existing Tax Map, topographic map or similarly
accurate base map, at a scale of not less than 200 feet to the inch.
The developer or contractor who will subdivide, the owner
of the land to be subdivided or any authorized agent of the developer,
contractor or owner.
The division of or dividing of any parcel of land into two
or more lots or plots along an existing or proposed street or road.
An individual duly qualified and licensed by the State of
New York to perform surveying work.
