Town of Amenia, NY Rules and Definitions

The sale of lots or individual parcels of land shall proceed after all of the requirements of the Town's subdivision regulations and other necessary permits/approvals have been satisfied by the property owner.

No building permit or certificate of occupancy, whether permanent or temporary, shall be issued for the erection of any building within a proposed subdivision unless the subdivision has been given final plat approval by the Planning Board and the plat has been filed in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk, except that the Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator may issue a building permit and certificate of occupancy for a single building on the tract of land where there is no existing building within the proposed subdivision and where the location of the proposed building is in accordance with approved preliminary plat.

Public improvements. New roads, clearing of trees and shrubbery, sidewalks, water and/or sewer lines for a proposed subdivision shall not be installed until the property owner has received final plat approval from the Planning Board.

Subdivision applications shall be classified as either a minor or major subdivision. All subdivisions shall comply with all applicable requirements and regulations for that type of subdivision. In all instances, the original parcel of land from which lots are being subdivided shall be considered one of the lots within the subdivision.

All subdivision applications shall comply with the requirements of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR).

Where subdivision plats filed in the Dutchess County Clerk's office prior to the adoption of this chapter on April 9, 1970, are entirely or partially undeveloped, the Planning Board has the authority to approve the development of the plats and may require those portions which are entirely or partially undeveloped to be replatted and improved to the standards and requirements of this chapter and in accordance with § 276, Subdivision 2, of the Town Law. The term "undeveloped" shall mean those plats where 20% or more of the lots within the plat are unimproved, unless existing conditions, such as poor drainage, have prevented their development.

The Planning Board is authorized to adopt administrative policies and procedures that facilitate the orderly, efficient, and thorough review of applications pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, policies and procedures relating to deadlines for the submission of written materials in advance of meetings and workshops and the process for submitting those written materials.