A.
By the authority of the resolution of the Town Board of the Town
of Waterford, adopted on March 8, 1961, and subsequently amended by
local law, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law
of the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town of Waterford
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 filed in the office
of the Clerk of the county and to approve or conditionally approve
preliminary and final plats, within that part of the Town of Waterford
outside the limits of any incorporated village. The Planning Board
is further empowered to place reasonable conditions on a subdivision
to meet the purposes of this local law.
B.
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 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; that proper provision shall be made
for drainage, water supply, sewerage and other needed improvements;
that 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;
that 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 that proper provision
shall be made for open spaces for parks and playgrounds.
C.
Further purposes of this law are to: preserve the historical settlement
patterns of the Town; allow for a variety of housing types available
to all ages and income levels; encourage growth and development that
supports recreation; ensure that growth and development is consistent
with our historic character; and protect and preserve its ground and
surface water resources, including, but not limited to, air quality
and habitats.
D.
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 Waterford Land Subdivision Regulations," were
adopted by the Planning Board on July 9, 1984, and approved by the
Town Board on September 4, 1984, and subsequently repealed and replaced
by this local law by the Town Board.
E.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for
the erection of any building or structure within a proposed subdivision
until the Planning Board has approved such subdivision and the final
plat filed in the Office of the County Clerk. No excavation of land
or construction or any parcel improvements shall take place or be
commenced except in conformance with these regulations.
