By authority of the resolution adopted by the
Town Board pursuant to the provisions of § 276 of the Town
Law, the Planning Board has the power and authority to approve plats
for subdivisions within the Town.[1] In order that land will be subdivided in accordance with
the following statements of intent, these regulations are hereby adopted.
These regulations shall be known as and may
be cited by the title "Subdivision Regulations, Town of East Fishkill."
It is declared to be the policy of the Planning
Board to consider land subdivisions as a part of the orderly and desirable
development of land guided by the following regulations. These regulations
provide a procedure and standards. Their intent is to encourage the
most appropriate and best development of land in order to protect
and promote the general welfare, which is intended to include the
following:
A.
To assure that land to be subdivided will produce
building sites of such character and area that will permit their development
for homes or buildings without danger to health or peril from fire,
flood or other menace.
B.
To facilitate the adequate and efficient provision
of community facilities, services and utilities. The most desirable
and appropriate systems for drainage, water supply, sewage disposal
and other needed improvements, including any appropriate parks and
playgrounds, shall be required.
C.
To promote the safe and convenient circulation of
vehicles and pedestrians. Roads and streets shall be designed, located
and constructed so as to accommodate current traffic and future traffic
where required.
D.
To restrain the destruction of the natural character
of the land and promote the conservation of all elements of topography
and vegetation which contribute to the natural beauty of the land.
E.
To provide, through all subdivision planning and development,
for the privacy of family residence while enhancing the general appearance
of the community.
