For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms used
herein are defined as follows:
That person who shall be designated to perform the duties
of the Clerk of the Planning Board for all purposes of this chapter,
i.e., the Town Clerk.
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 a professional engineer by the State
of New York.
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 subdivision of five or more lots or 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 any 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, Official Map, if such exists, or Chapter 134, Zoning, or this chapter.
The Planning Board of the Town.
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat" showing
the layout of a proposed subdivision, as specified in Appendix A,[1] Section 3, of this chapter, submitted to the Planning
Board for approval prior to submission of the plat in final form and
of sufficient detail to apprise the Planning Board of the layout of
the proposed subdivision.
A sketch of a proposed subdivision showing the information
specified in Appendix A,[2] Section 1, of this chapter to enable the subdivider to
save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning
Board as to the form of the layout and objectives of this chapter.
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 this chapter
to be presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved,
may be duly filed or recorded by the applicant in the office of the
County Clerk.
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.
The duly designated Engineer of the Town.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
