By the authority of the resolution of the Town Board of the
Town of Seneca Falls, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of
the Town Law of the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town
of Seneca Falls in authorized and empowered to approve plats showing
lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, to approve
the development of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already
filed in the office of the Clerk of the county and to approve preliminary
plats within that part of the Town of Seneca Falls outside the limits
of any incorporated city or village.
It is declared to be the policy of the Planning Board to consider
land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient
and economical development of the Town. This means, among other things,
that land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can
be used safely for building purposes without danger to health or peril
from fire, flood or other menace; that proper provision shall be made
for drainage, water supply, sewerage and other needed improvements;
that all proposed lots shall be so laid out and of such size as to
be in harmony with the development pattern of the neighboring properties;
that the proposed streets shall compose a convenient system conforming
to the Official Map, if such exists, and shall be properly related
to the proposals shown on the Master Plan, if such exists, and shall
be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective
traffic, to facilitate fire protection and to provide access of firefighting
equipment to buildings; and that proper provision shall be made for
open spaces for parks and playgrounds. In order that land subdivisions
may be made in accordance with this policy, these regulations, which
shall be known as and which may be cited as the "Town of Seneca Falls
Land Subdivision Regulations," have been adopted by the Planning Board
and approved by the Town Board.
For the purpose of these regulations, certain words and terms
used herein are defined as follows:
That person who shall be designated to perform the duties
of the Clerk of the Planning Board for all purposes of these regulations.
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a traffic
way for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major street.
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular
traffic outlet.
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another
and for a specified purpose of any designated part of his or her property.
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State
of New York.
A lot line adjustment is the realignment of property lines
between two or more existing adjacent parcels where the land taken
from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel and where no new lots
are created; where the proposed lots will comply in all respects with
the existing Town Code and zoning laws; and involves the transfer
of two or fewer acres of land.
A street which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows
of traffic and which is used primarily as a route for traffic between
communities and/or other heavy-traffic-generating areas.
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision, including
but not limited to subdivisions of five or more lots, or any size
subdivision requiring any new street or extension of municipal facilities.
A comprehensive plan, prepared by the Planning Board pursuant
to § 272-a of the Town Law, which indicates the general
locations recommended for various functional classes of public works,
places and structures and for general physical development of the
Town and includes any unit or part of such plan separately prepared
and any amendment to such plan or parts therein.
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
properties.
Any subdivision containing not more than four lots fronting on an existing street, not involving any new street or road or the extension of municipal facilities and not adversely affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the Master Plan, Official Map or Chapter 300, Zoning, if such exists, or these regulations.
The map established by the Town Board pursuant to § 270
of the Town Law, showing streets, highways and parks and drainage,
both existing and proposed.
A subdivision developed under the provisions of § 278
of the Town Law and where up to 50% of the developable portion of
the parcel is dedicated as perpetual open space for recreational,
conservation or agricultural purposes, while still allowing the same
number of residential lots as could otherwise be developed.
The Planning Board of the Town.
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat" showing the layout of a proposed subdivision, as specified in Article II, § 255-6, of these regulations, submitted to the Planning Board for approval 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.
Includes streets, roads, avenues, lanes or other traffic
ways between right-of-way lines.
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
The width of a right-of-way, measured at right angles to
the center line of the street.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who or which shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof as defined
herein, either for himself or herself or others.
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots, blocks
or sites, with or without streets or highways, and includes resubdivision.
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding the definition of "subdivision" above, or any
other provision of this chapter, the following parcels are hereby
determined to constitute valid building lots:
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Tax Map Number
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38-1-84
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38-1-71
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38-1-03.112
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38-1-03.12
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38-1-77
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38-1-82
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38-1-75
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38-1-74
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38-1-73
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This exception applies only to the requirements for subdivision approval. All other requirements of Chapter 300, Zoning, shall apply to said lots.
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 or Registrar.
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.
The duly designated engineer of the Town.
