For the purpose of these regulations, certain
words and terms used herein are defined as follows:
ARTERIAL STREET
A street which serves or is designed to be used primarily
for fast or heavy traffic.
BUSINESS STREET
A street which serves or is designed to serve as an access
to abutting business properties.
COLLECTOR STREET
A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the
major system of secondary or arterial streets; the principal entrance
and circulation streets within a development.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another
and, for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
MINOR STREET
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
residential properties.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map, and any amendments thereto, adopted by the Town
Board under § 270 of the Town Law.
OFFICIAL SUBMITTAL DATE
The date when a subdivision plat shall be considered submitted to the Planning Board, as provided in § 276 of the Town Law, hereby defined to be the date of the meeting of the Planning Board at which all required surveys, plans and data described in Article
IV are submitted.
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT
The preliminary map or drawing on which the subdivider's
proposed layout of the subdivision is presented to the Planning Board
for consideration and tentative approval.
RESUBDIVISION
A change in a subdivision plat or resubdivision plat filed
in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk which change:
A.
Affects any street layout shown on such plat;
B.
Affects any area reserved thereon for public
use; or
C.
Diminishes the size of any lot shown thereon.
SECONDARY STREET
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a route
connecting different parts of the Town.
SKETCH PLAN
A freehand sketch made on a topographic survey map showing
the proposed subdivision in relation to existing conditions.
STREET
A right-of-way for vehicular traffic, including road, avenue,
lane, highway or other way.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
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
or others.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
plots, sites or other division of land, with or without streets, for
the purpose of immediate or future sale or building development.
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, will be submitted to the County Clerk for recording.
SUPERINTENDENT
The duly elected Town Superintendent of Highways or other
such authorized official.
TOWN PLAN
A 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 and reservations, and for the general physical development of
the Town and includes any part of such plan separately adopted and
any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.