For the purpose of these regulations, certain
words and terms used herein are defined as follows:
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a trafficway
for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major street.
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 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 property.
A person licensed as as a professional engineer by the State
of New York.
The modification or elimination of the boundary line between
two adjoining lots having separate tax parcel identification numbers.
A lot line adjustment shall not: (a) create a new lot; (b) create
a nonconforming lot; or (c) increase the nonconformity of an existing
nonconforming lot.
[Added 4-19-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
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, of any size
subdivision requiring any new street or extension of municipal facilities.
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 Comprehensive Plan or Chapter 190, Zoning, if such exists, or these regulations.
The Planning Board of the Town of Ghent.
Includes streets, roads, avenues, lanes or other trafficways,
between right-of-way lines.
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
The width of right-of-way, measured at right angles to the
center line of the street.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein,
either for himself 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.
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.
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.
The duly designated engineer of the Town of Ghent Planning
Board.
