This chapter shall be known as “Local Law No. 2 of the Year 1999,” entitled "Subdivision Law of the Town of Greenwich." Pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town of Greenwich is 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 in the office of the Clerk of the County and to conditionally approve preliminary plats within the Town of Greenwich.
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:
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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;
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Proper provision shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewerage and other needed improvements;
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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;
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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 Comprehensive 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 fire-fighting equipment to buildings; and[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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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 Greenwich Subdivision Regulations."