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Village of Southampton, NY
Suffolk County
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A. 
The preliminary plat and supporting material for a proposed subdivision constitute the material to be officially submitted to the Planning Board. They show the general design of the subdivision and its public improvements to the extent necessary for the Planning Board to indicate to the subdivider whether the proposal is acceptable as a basis for detailed design of the final plat. The preliminary plat shall require a public hearing. The preliminary plat shall be clearly marked "preliminary plat."
[Amended 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
B. 
Approval of the preliminary plat does not constitute an approval of the final plat, nor is it a valid basis for the construction of site improvements or other commitments which depend upon its design characteristics.
C. 
The preliminary plat shall serve as a key map to final plats subsequently laid out in sections and shall include all contiguous properties of the developer.
A. 
The submission of a preliminary plat shall consist of the following items:
(1) 
Application for preliminary plat approval.
(2) 
The preliminary plat in sufficient quantity to allow the Planning Board to make all applicable referrals. (Check with the office of the Planning Board.)
(3) 
Preliminary drainage designs and street profiles (three copies).
(4) 
Subdivision application fee.
(5) 
Review fee when required by this chapter.
[Amended 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
(6) 
An environmental assessment form, as required by the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)[1] and its implementing regulations.
[Added 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 8-0101 et seq. of the Environmental Conservation Law.
B. 
The subdivider shall file the required items for the preliminary plat submission at the office of the Planning Board. A proposed submission which does not include all the required items will not be accepted by the Planning Board. A submission shall be filed 15 days prior to a meeting date to be reviewed at that particular meeting.
[Amended 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
C. 
The office of the Planning Board shall deliver one copy of the preliminary plat to the Village Engineer, and he shall report his evaluation of the tentative drainage plan and street profiles to the Planning Board.
D. 
If the proposed subdivision requires referral to the Suffolk County Planning Commission, the office of the Planning Board shall refer the preliminary plat to such Planning Commission.
[Added 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
E. 
No preliminary plat submission shall be deemed complete until either a negative declaration has been made pursuant to SEQRA and its implementing regulations or, if a positive declaration has been made, until a draft environmental impact statement has been filed and accepted as satisfactory with respect to its scope, content and adequacy for the purpose of commencing public review.
[Added 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
F. 
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat within 62 days after the receipt of a complete preliminary plat submission.
[Added 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994; amended 5-10-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
(1) 
Notice of such public hearing shall be given as follows:
(a) 
The applicant shall erect on the premises a poster which shall be provided by the Planning Board giving notice of the date, time and location where the initial hearing shall be held. The poster shall be prominently displayed facing each street line on which the property abuts, shall be set back not more than 10 feet from the road surface or pavement and the bottom shall be not less than two feet and the top not less than six feet above the average surface grade at the street line. The poster shall be so displayed for a continuous period commencing no less than 10 calendar days preceding the day of the hearing. The applicant shall file an affidavit with the Planning Board of compliance with this provision prior to consideration of the application.
(b) 
The applicant shall mail notice of the public hearing not less than 21 calendar days preceding the day of the hearing to all property owners as shown on the then current tax roll of the Village of Southampton of property within 400 feet of the subject property, measured along the frontage on both sides of the street(s), and to all others whose property is located within 400 feet of the boundaries of the subject property. The notice shall state the date, time and location of the hearing, shall state the purpose of the application or the relief requested of the Planning Board and shall identify a person to contact for additional information on the application providing the address and telephone number of such individual. The mailing shall be sent by first-class mail in an envelope bearing the identity and return address of the sender in the upper left-hand corner. The applicant shall file an affidavit with the Planning Board prior to consideration of the application of compliance with these requirements in form acceptable to the Planning Board.
(c) 
The Planning Board shall cause a public notice of such hearing to be published once in the official newspaper not less than 10 calendar days preceding the day of the hearing.
G. 
The Planning Board shall approve, disapprove or approve with modifications the preliminary plat within 62 days after the public hearing, unless such time period is extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the Planning Board, or unless such time period is otherwise extended by applicable law.
[Added 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
[Amended 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
The amount of application fee shall be as specified in § 97-47.
A. 
Approval of a preliminary plat may be revoked by the Planning Board unless a proper application for approval of the final plat has been submitted to the Planning Board within six months of the approval of the preliminary plat.
B. 
No Planning Board action will be taken after such revocation until a new application, filing fee and review fee, if required, are submitted. The Planning Board may grant a six-month extension of preliminary plat approval upon written request by the subdivider, who shall present adequate reasons for the delay of the final plat submission.
[Amended 11-10-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
The preliminary plat shall be prepared by an engineer or a licensed land surveyor and shall show the information noted in this section.
A. 
Size and type of drawing.
(1) 
Sheet size shall be either 18 inches by 20 inches or 36 inches by 20 inches.
(2) 
The original drawing may be done with pencil on vellum tracing paper, with scaled dimensions and careful lettering, using uppercase letters at a minimum height of 1/8 inch.
(3) 
The scale of the drawing shall be not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall be a common engineering scale.
B. 
Title block.
(1) 
Name of the proposed subdivision.
(2) 
Location by postal district.
(3) 
Name and address of the subdivider.
(4) 
Name, address, license number and seal of the licensed land surveyor preparing the drawings.
(5) 
Total acreage of the entire tract.
(6) 
Total number of proposed lots and zoning district.
(7) 
The term "preliminary plat" must show on the map.
C. 
Other notations.
(1) 
Date of the original preparation and of each subsequent revision.
(2) 
Scale and North point.
(3) 
Certification by the licensed land surveyor that the topography shown resulted from an actual survey, and the date of that survey.
D. 
Key maps, at scales of 600 and 1,000 feet to the inch (separate sheet, if desired).
(1) 
Proposed subdivision streets.
(2) 
Surrounding streets, existing and proposed.
(3) 
Relationship to nearby highway or collector street.
(4) 
Any municipal boundary within 500 feet of the premises.
E. 
Approximate boundaries and owners of adjacent acreage properties and boundaries and name of adjacent subdivision.
F. 
Subdivision boundary lines (heavy solid line) and survey data.
G. 
Other boundary lines.
(1) 
Zoning districts.
(2) 
School districts.
H. 
Topographic contours at two-foot intervals in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Survey datum of mean sea level or, where it is impractical to use a mean sea level datum, an assumed elevation may be used at the discretion of the Planning Board.
(1) 
Five-foot intervals may be used in cases where the terrain is unusually steep.
(2) 
Contours shall extend 200 feet beyond the boundaries of the subdivision unless waived by the Planning Board.
I. 
Existing site conditions.
(1) 
All street rights-of-way on the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries:
(a) 
Location, name and width.
(b) 
Center-line elevations at intersections and other critical points.
(c) 
Designation as to whether highways are state, county, town or Village highways.
(d) 
Proposed state, county, town or Village highways as of date.
(2) 
Other rights-of-way and easements on the subdivision and those within 200 feet of its boundaries which will influence the subdivision design:
(a) 
Location, identification and width.
(b) 
Restrictions of use, if any.
(3) 
All drainage structures on the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries:
(a) 
Location and type of structure.
(b) 
Invert elevations and similar data where applicable.
(4) 
Other utility structures, such as water mains, gas mains and power lines, on the subdivision and those within 200 feet of its boundaries, which will influence the subdivision design.
(5) 
All wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams, creeks, bays, ocean, canals, land subject to periodic or occasional flooding, dunelands and crest of dune or similar features located on the subdivision or within 200 feet of its boundaries:
[Amended 1-25-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
(a) 
Location and area covered indicating apparent mean high water or normal waterline if not subject to tidal effect.
(b) 
Waterline referred to date of survey.
(6) 
Test hole data.
(a) 
Data, location and graphic representation of findings for all test holes, including groundwater level.
(b) 
Locations shall include critical points and areas where drainage structures requiring seepage are to be constructed.
(c) 
In problem soil areas, the Planning Board may require special borings to be made and may request comments as to the practicality of the subdivision plan being considered relative to these soils.
(7) 
Federal, state, county or Village parks, schools or other public lands and historic sites and buildings.
(8) 
Buildings and structures located on the subdivision and those within 200 feet of its boundaries which will influence the subdivision design.
J. 
Proposed site conditions. (See Article X, Design Standards.) The proposed street and lot layout and drainage plan shall cover the entire holding of the subdivider.
(1) 
Street layout.
(a) 
Location, name and right-of-way width.
(b) 
Proposed center-line elevation at intersections and at principal changes in gradient.
(c) 
Center-line gradient shown in percent of slope.
(d) 
Center-line profile at a horizontal scale of one inch equals 50 feet and a scale of one inch equals 10 feet.
(2) 
Preliminary stormwater drainage system plan.
(a) 
Location, type and capacity of storage structures, including size, approximate invert elevations of all piping, structures and recharge basins.
(b) 
Watershed outlines, with approximate area in acres. (United States Geodetic Survey maps may be used.)
(c) 
Submission of preliminary drainage calculations.
(3) 
Lot layout.
(a) 
Lot lines and dimensions to the nearest foot.
(b) 
Approximate area of each lot in square feet.
(c) 
Easements and restricted areas, with notations as to purpose or restriction.
(d) 
Identification of lots and parcels for special uses to be offered for dedication.
K. 
Street names. There shall be no duplication of street names within or near the Village.