[Amended 11-18-1997 by L.L. No. 7-1997]
Pursuant to the authority conferred by the Village Law of the State of New York, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lowville hereby adopts and enacts the following.
This chapter shall be known as the "Subdivision Regulations of the Village of Lowville."
The Planning Board is hereby authorized and empowered to:
A. 
Approve plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets and highways.
B. 
Conditionally approve preliminary plats.
C. 
Pass and approve the development of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the office of the County Clerk.
D. 
Modify applicable residential provisions of Chapter 201, Zoning, simultaneously with the approval of residential plats.
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 community development. Subdivision plats shall be guided and regulated in such a manner as to meet the following requirements:
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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, erosion or other menace.
B. 
Proper provision shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewage disposal and other utility services and improvements.
C. 
Proposed streets shall provide a safe, convenient and functional system for vehicular traffic and shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate prospective traffic as determined by existing and probable future land and building uses.
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Buildings, lots, blocks and streets shall be so arranged as to afford adequate light, view and air to facilitate fire protection and to provide access for fire-fighting equipment to buildings.
E. 
Land shall be developed with due regard to topography so that the natural beauty of the land and vegetation shall be protected and enhanced.
F. 
Adequate sites for schools, parks, playgrounds and other community services shall be located so that residents shall have convenient and safe access to such facilities.
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Where the Planning Board finds that, due to the special circumstances of a particular plat or because of exceptional and unique conditions of topography, access, location, shape, size, drainage or other physical features of the site, in its judgment provision of certain requirements or required improvements is not requisite in the interest of the public health, safety and general welfare or is inappropriate because of inadequacy or lack of connecting facilities adjacent or in proximity to the proposed subdivision, it may waive or vary such requirements subject to appropriate conditions.
B. 
In granting waiver or variance, the Planning Board shall require such reasonable conditions as will, in its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the standards or requirements so waived or varied.
C. 
No such waiver or variance may be granted if it would have the effect of nullifying the intent and purpose of Chapter 201, Zoning, the Comprehensive Plan, the Official Map or this chapter.
This chapter shall be administered by the Planning Board and the Code Enforcement Official. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Official except where all the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
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No permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street giving access to such proposed structure is an existing street or unless such street appears on a recorded plat approved by the Planning Board.
B. 
No such permit shall be issued unless such street has been suitably improved or where a performance bond has been posted to cover the full cost of such improvement.