In order that land subdivision may be made in accordance with the policy set forth in § 250-2, these regulations, which shall be known as and which may be cited as the "Town of Greenburgh Land Subdivision Regulations," are hereby adopted.
A. 
Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used safely for building and development purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other hazard; proper provision shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewerage and other needed improvements; all proposed lots and streets shall be so laid out as to be in harmony with the development pattern of the neighboring properties; and the proposed streets shall comprise a convenient system conforming to the Official Map, shall be properly related to the proposed systems shown on such portions of the Town Plan as may be in existence at any time and shall be of such length, width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective traffic, to afford adequate light and air, to facilitate fire protection, to facilitate snow removal, to provide access of fire-fighting equipment to buildings, to assure traffic safety, to assure that provision shall be made for open spaces for parks and playgrounds and so that all environmental considerations are complied with.
B. 
Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan. By Local Law No. 12 of the Year 2007, the Town of Greenburgh has adopted the Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan, as amended from time to time, as a statement of policies, principles, and guides to supplement other established land use policies in the Town of Greenburgh. In its discretionary actions under this subdivision code, the reviewing agency should take into consideration said statement of policies, principles and guides, as appropriate.
[Added 10-10-2007 by L.L. No. 12-2007]
For the purpose of these regulations, certain words and terms used herein shall be defined as follows, and, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders.
AASHTO
American Associations of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
[Added 6-5-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
BOND, MAINTENANCE
Bond posted by the subdivider to guarantee to the Town that he will maintain or cause to be maintained, in good and working condition for a fixed period of time, the required public improvements which are installed as a condition of the final subdivision approval.
BOND, PERFORMANCE
Bond posted by the subdivider to guarantee to the Town that he will construct or cause to be constructed, within a set period of time, the required public improvements and utilities that are an integral part of the final subdivision approval, in conformance in all respects to the Subdivision Regulations and any special conditions set by the Planning Board.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Town of Greenburgh.
BUILDING LOT
Land occupied or which could legally be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings or uses, together with such open spaces as are required by the Zoning Ordinance[1], having principal frontage on a street or on other means of access to a street as may be determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of law to be adequate as a condition for the issuance of a permit to construct a building on such land.
COLLECTOR STREET
As defined by AASHTO, a street that connects principal or minor arterials to residential, retail, office and other developed neighborhoods. Collector streets may enter a residential neighborhood.
[Amended 6-5-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
DEAD-END STREET
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular traffic outlet (also "cul-de-sac").
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Department of Public Works of the Town of Greenburgh, unless otherwise stated.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and for a specified purpose or purposes, of any designated part of his property.
ENGINEER or LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State of New York.
LOCAL STREET
As defined by AASHTO, a street that serves travel within developments and permits direct access to all abutting lands. Any street which is not a principal arterial, minor arterial or collector street.
[Added 6-5-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007[2]]
MINOR ARTERIAL
As defined by AASHTO, a street that interconnects with and augments the principal arterial system and accommodates trips of moderate lengths at a lower level of travel mobility and generally does not enter residential neighborhoods.
[Added 6-5-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the Town Board under § 270 of the Town Law, showing the streets, highways, drainage systems and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law, and any amendments thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
PLANNING BOARD or BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Greenburgh.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A preliminary drawing or drawings indicating the proposed manner of layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration.
PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL
As defined by AASHTO, a street that carries most of the trips entering and leaving the Town as well as significant intra-area travel, including important bus routes, expressways, parkways and interstates.
[Added 6-5-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
RESUBDIVISION
A change of a recorded subdivision plan if any such change affects any street layout shown on such plat or area reserved thereon for public use or any change of a lot line; or any change if it affects any map or plan legally recorded prior to the granting of subdivision review authority to the Planning Board.
SKETCH PLAN OR LAYOUT
A sketch of the preliminary plat to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Board as to the form of the preliminary plat and objectives of these regulations. (See § 250-22.)
STREET
A public or private thoroughfare, however designated, which affords legal access to abutting property.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular traffic.
STREET WIDTH or RIGHT-OF-WAY
The distance between property lines, measured at right angles to the center line of the street.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who or which shall lay out, for the purpose of sale or development, any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein, either for himself, itself or others.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or building development, with or without streets or highways, and in conformity with state law. "Subdivision" shall include "resubdivision."
SUBDIVISION PLAT
The final map or drawing on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved, shall be submitted to the County Clerk for recording.
SURVEYOR
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New York.
TOWN
The unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh.
TOWN ENGINEER
The duly designated Engineer of the Town of Greenburgh.
TOWN PLAN
The comprehensive plan for development of the Town, prepared by the Planning Board pursuant to § 272-a of the Town Law, which indicates the general locations recommended for various public works, places and structures and for the general physical development of the Town, and including any part of such plan separately adopted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 285, Zoning.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed the former definitions of "major street or arterial street" and of "minor street," which originally appeared in this section.