The sole officer authorized to sign approved subdivision plats is the Chair of the Planning Board or, in his or her absence, the Vice Chair. The Clerk of the Planning Board is authorized, however, to carry out any ministerial acts on behalf of the Planning Board or its Chair that are required by this chapter.
No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made on the subdivision plat after approval has been given by the Planning Board and endorsed, in writing, on the plat by the Chair unless said plat is first resubmitted to the Planning Board and such Board approves, in writing, any such modifications. In the event that any subdivision plat is recorded in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk without complying with these requirements, the same shall be considered null and void, and the Planning Board shall institute an appropriate proceeding to have the plat stricken from the records of the office of the Dutchess County Clerk.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements established by the Planning Board of the Town of Red Hook for the subdivision of land and the provision of required improvements within the Town. Should the requirements of this chapter conflict with or otherwise be inconsistent with any provision or requirement of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances or laws, whether of the Town of Red Hook, the County of Dutchess, the State of New York or the United States of America, the more stringent provisions or those imposing the higher standards shall govern.
By Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2000,[1] the Town of Red Hook has adopted Greenway Connections: Greenway Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities, as amended from time to time, as a statement of land use policies, principles and guides, to the extent applicable to the Town of Red Hook. In its discretionary actions under this chapter, the reviewing agency should be guided by said statement of policies, principles and guides where and whenever appropriate.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 17, Greenway Connections.
These regulations may be amended by the Planning Board after public hearing and subject to the approval of the Town Board. Notice of the time, place and purpose of any such public hearing shall be given by publication in the official Town newspaper at least five days prior to the date on which it is to be held. A copy of the proposed amendment shall be placed on file in the office of the Town Clerk, where is shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours for a period of at least five days before such hearing. Amendments adopted by the Planning Board shall take effect on the date of Town Board approval or at such other time as provided in the resolution of approval and shall apply to any application for subdivision plat approval which has not yet received final plat approval or final plat approval with conditions prior to such date and to any preliminary subdivision plat approval, with or without modification, for which a formal application for final plat approval is not received within six months of the date of such preliminary plat approval.
Should any section or provision of this chapter contained herein or as amended or the application thereof to any person or circumstance hereinafter be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. The Planning Board hereby declares that it would have enacted this chapter or the remainder thereof and the Town Board declares that it would have approved the same even if the invalidity of such section or provision or its application had been apparent.