As used in this Part 3, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Where a subdivision of a corner lot is granted, the approval
of said subdivision shall include the requirement that the frontage
of the subdivided lot must be on the sloping side of such subdivided
lot.
[Amended 10-22-1984 by Ord. No. 1270]
The lands required for the installation of stormwater sewers or drainage ditches or required along a natural stream or watercourse for preserving the channel and providing for the flow of water therein to safeguard the public against flood damage in accordance with Chapter 1 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes.
The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which
is presented to the Planning Board for final approval in accordance
with these regulations and which, if approved, shall be filed with
the proper county recording officer.
A parcel or portion of land separated from other parcels
or portions by description as on a subdivision or record of survey
map or by metes and bounds for purpose of sale, lease or separate
use.
All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions.
A composite of the mapped and written proposals recommending
the physical development of the municipality, which shall have been
duly adopted by the Planning Board.
Any subdivision containing not more than three lots fronting
on an existing minor street, not involving any new street or road
or the extension of municipal facilities and not adversely affecting
the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property
and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the Master Plan,
Official Map, Zoning Ordinance[1] or this Part 3.
A map adopted in accordance with the Official Map and Building
Permit Act, Chapter 434 of the Laws of 1953,[2] or any prior Act authorizing such adoption. Such a map
shall be deemed to be conclusive with respect to the location and
width of the streets, public parks and playgrounds and drainage rights-of-way
shown thereon.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership
or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in the land
sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide
the same under this Part 3.
Any security which may be accepted in lieu of a requirement
that certain improvements be made before the Planning Board or other
approving body approves a plat, including performance bonds, escrow
agreements and other similar collateral or surety agreements.
The map of a subdivision.
The preliminary map indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision, which is submitted to the Municipal Clerk for Planning Board consideration and tentative approval, and meeting the requirements of Article XXVI.
The sketch map of a subdivision of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and classification and meeting the requirements of Article XXVI.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, viaduct,
alley or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal
roadway, or a street or way shown upon a plat heretofore approved
pursuant to law or approved by official action, or a street or way
on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the county recording
officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant
to such Board of the power to review plats, and includes the land
between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may
comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas and
other areas within the street lines. For the purpose of this Part
3, "streets" shall be classified as follows:
ARTERIAL STREETSThose which are used primarily for fast or heavy traffic.
COLLECTOR STREETSThose which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
MINOR STREETSThose which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETSStreets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
ALLEYSMinor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership,
corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings
under this Part 3 to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself
or for another.
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or
more lots, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether
immediate or future, of sale or building development, except that
the following divisions shall not be considered "subdivisions"; provided,
however, that no new streets or roads are involved: divisions of land
for agricultural purposes where the resulting parcels are three acres
or larger in size, divisions of property by testamentary or intestate
provisions or divisions of property upon court order. "Subdivision"
also includes resubdivision and, where appropriate to the context,
relates to the process of subdividing or to the lands or territory
divided.
A committee of at least three Planning Board members appointed
by the Chairman of the Board for the purpose of classifying subdivisions
in accordance with the provisions of this Part 3 and such other duties
relating to land subdivision which may be conferred on the Committee
by the Board.
