As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An area designated pursuant to Article 25-AA of the New York
State Agriculture and Markets Law.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or
other entity who or which shall lay out any land division, lot line
revision, subdivision, or resubdivision, or part thereof, either on
behalf of himself or itself or for another or others.
The space remaining on a lot after the minimum yard, area and bulk requirements of Chapter 305, Zoning, have been met or that area of the lot for which a variance from said minimum yard, area and bulk requirements has been granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
A lot having a buildable area capable of accommodating proposed
principal and accessory improvements and including, where required,
an on-site water supply facility and sewage treatment system that
meet the standards of the Erie County Department of Health.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls
and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals
or chattel.
The total of the areas taken on a horizontal plane at the
main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings,
exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces and steps. All dimensions
shall be measured between the exterior faces of walls.
The line of that face of the building nearest the front line
of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and covered porches, whether
enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.
The materials, written and/or graphic, including, but not
limited to, maps, charts, studies, resolutions, reports and other
descriptive material, that identify the goals, objectives, principles,
guidelines, policies, standards, devices and instruments for the immediate
and long-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of
the Town located outside the limits of Village of Gowanda.
Approval by the Planning Board of a preliminary or a final
plat, subject to such conditions as may be set forth by the Planning
Board in a resolution conditionally approving such plat. Such conditional
approval does not qualify a final plat for recording nor authorize
issuance of any building permits prior to the signing of the plat
by a duly authorized officer of the Planning Board and recording of
the plat in the office of the County Clerk or Registrar as herein
provided.
Land containing one or more of the following: state and/or
federal protected freshwater wetlands; one-hundred-year floodplains
or flood hazard areas; steep slopes of 20% and greater; and open bodies
of water, including streams, ponds and lakes.
A dead-end street or a portion of a street having only one
vehicular outlet.
A building designed or used as the living quarters for one
or more families. The term "dwelling," "one-family dwelling," "two-family
dwelling" or "dwelling group" shall not be deemed to include a motel,
boardinghouse, tourist home or guesthouse.
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another,
for a specified purpose, of any designated part of real property.
The elevation, in feet, above mean sea level, as determined
from the nearest United States Coastal and Geodetic benchmark of the
principal building to be sited on a lot.
A drawing prepared by a New York State licensed professional
engineer or land surveyor (with appropriate certification), in a manner
prescribed by these regulations, showing a proposed subdivision and
containing, in such additional detail as shall be provided by these
regulations, all information required to appear on a preliminary plat
and the modifications, if any, required by the Planning Board at the
time of approval of a preliminary plat of such proposed subdivision
if such preliminary plat has been so approved and which, if approved,
may be filed or recorded by the owner in the office of the Erie County
Clerk.
The signing of a plat in final form by a duly authorized
officer of the Planning Board pursuant to a Planning Board resolution
granting final approval to the plat or after conditions specified
in a resolution granting conditional approval of the plat are completed.
Such final approval qualifies the plat for recording in the office
of the County Clerk.
That portion of any lot which bounds a street, as measured
along the property line, which is coincidental with such street right-of-way
or center line, or on a corner lot in which case frontage is along
both streets.
Any division of a parent parcel so as to create one new lot fronting on an existing street and not involving the construction of any new streets or roads, not involving a resubdivision, and not adversely affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel or any adjoining property and not in conflict with any provision or portion of Chapter 305, Zoning, or this chapter.
Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings or by a dwelling group and its accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 305, Zoning, having not less than the minimum area and width required by this chapter for a lot in the district in which such land is situated and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means of access as may be determined in accordance with the provisions of state law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a building permit for a building on such land.
A lot which has an interior angle of less than 135° at
the intersection of two street lines. A lot abutting upon a curved
street shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents to the curve
at the points of intersection of the side lot lines intersect at an
interior angle of less than 135°.
A lot other than a corner lot.
Any line dividing one lot from another.
A change in the location of a boundary between two or more
lots within a subdivision plat previously approved by the Planning
Board and filed in the Erie County Clerk's office.
The map, if any, established by the Town Board under Town
Law § 270, showing the streets, highways, parks and drainage
systems heretofore laid out, adopted and established by law, and any
amendments thereto adopted by the Town Board or additions thereto
resulting from the approval of subdivision plats and the subsequent
filing of such approved plats as provided for under Town Law § 278.
Land left in a natural state for conservation and agricultural
purposes or land landscaped for scenic purposes, devoted to active
or passive recreation, or devoted to the preservation of distinctive
architectural, historic, geologic or botanic sites. The term shall
not include land that is paved; used for the storage, parking or circulation
of automobiles; or occupied by any structure. Open space may be included
as a portion of one or more large lots or may be contained in a separate
open space lot but shall not include private yards within 50 feet
of a principal structure.
The owner of record of a tract or parcel, the subdivision
of which requires approval of the Planning Board, or a person or persons
holding an option to purchase a tract or parcel, contingent only upon
receipt of Planning Board approval of a proposed subdivision of such
tract or parcel. The owner may be represented by a duly authorized
agent or representative in the conduct of business before the Board,
except in those instances specified hereafter that require the appearance
of the owner in person.
A parcel of land legally in existence on the effective date
of this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, the parent parcel shall
be deemed to be that lot, parcel or tract of land owned by the person
or persons as shown on the records of the Town of Collins Assessor's
office as of the effective date of this chapter.
The Town of Collins Planning Board.
A drawing, prepared in the manner prescribed in this chapter,
showing the layout of a proposed subdivision, including, but not restricted
to, road and lot layout and approximate dimensions, key plan, topography
and drainage, and all proposed facilities, including preliminary plans
and profiles, at suitable scale and in such detail as this chapter
requires.
The approval of a proposed subdivision as set forth in a
preliminary plat, but subject to the approval of the final plat in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Any lot or parcel of land.
A change in a subdivision plat previously approved by the
Planning Board and filed in the County Clerk's office, which
change affects any street layout shown on such plat, affects any area
reserved thereon for public use, or changes the number of lots.
A conceptual sketch made on a topographic survey map showing
the proposed subdivision in relation to existing conditions and with
reference to the minimum lot and area requirements of the zoning district
in which the property is located.
The review of a conceptual layout of a proposed subdivision by the Planning Board. The review is limited to ensuring that the proposed subdivision meets the minimum lot and area requirements as set forth in the Town Zoning Law, Chapter 305, subject to approval of the plat in preliminary and/or final form in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
A right-of-way for vehicular traffic, including, but not
limited to, a road, avenue, lane, highway or other way.
The dividing line between the street and the lot.
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
The distance between property lines or right-of-way lines.
The division of any parcel of land resulting in the creation
of lots, plots, or sites, with or without streets or highways, for
the purpose, with respect to any portion of the original parcel, of
immediate or future development, or for the immediate or future sale,
lease or any other transfer of any interest in any portion of such
original parcel. The term "subdivision" shall include a resubdivision.
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision, including,
but not limited to, subdivisions of five or more lots or any size
subdivision requiring any new street or road or the extension of municipal
facilities.
Any subdivision or resubdivision containing not more than four lots fronting on an existing improved public street and not involving construction of any new street(s) or road(s) and that meets the criteria of § 267-9 of this chapter.
The duly elected Town Superintendent of Highways or other
such authorized official.
Any body of land, including contiguous parcels of land, under
the control of one or more owners acting in concert as part of a common
scheme or plan.
