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Town of Wilna, NY
Jefferson County
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For the purpose of this chapter, words and terms used herein are defined as follows:
FINAL PLAT
A drawing in final form, certified by a licensed professional engineer, 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.
GENERAL PLAN
A comprehensive or master plan for the development of the Town.
OFFICIAL SUBMISSION DATE
The date that all required information (as set forth in Article IV, herein) and fees for a preliminary or final plat are received by, presented to or otherwise examined by the Planning Board at an official meeting thereof. Materials presented at a sketch plan conference shall not be considered as official submission unless so decided by the Planning Board.
PLANNING BOARD
The Town of Wilna Planning Board.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat" showing the layout of a proposed subdivision, 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.
ROAD, MAJOR
A road intended to serve heavy flows of traffic from minor roads or as a business road providing access to business properties.
ROAD, MINOR
A road intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting residential properties.
SKETCH PLAN
A sketch of a proposed subdivision 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.
SUBDIVISION
Division of any parcel of land into two or more lots, blocks, or sites for the purpose of conveyance, transfer of ownership, improvement, building development or sale. The term "subdivision" shall include re-subdivision.
SUBDIVISION INSPECTOR
Any person appointed, designated, or otherwise retained by the Town Board to carry out the functions assigned to such person according to the law.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
A subdivision containing five or more lots, or any subdivision requiring a new road.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision containing two, three or four lots, fronting on an existing road.
UNDEVELOPED PLAT
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.
ZONING LAW
Chapter 250, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Wilna.