[Amended 4-21-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
By the authority of the resolution of the Village Board of the Village of Ravena adopted on December 11, 1969, pursuant to the provisions of Article VI A of the Village Law of the State of New York, the Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board of the Village of Ravena is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, to approve the development of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the office of the Clerk of the county and to conditionally approve preliminary plats within the Village of Ravena. It is declared to be the policy of the Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Board to consider land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient and economical development of the village. This means, among other things, that 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 or other menace; that proper provision shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewerage and other needed improvements; that all proposed lots shall be so laid out and of such size as to be in harmony with the development pattern of the neighboring properties; that the proposed streets shall compose a convenient system conforming to the Official Map, if such exists, and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the Master Plan, if such exists, and shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective traffic, to facilitate fire protection and to provide access of fire-fighting equipment to buildings; and that proper provision shall be made for open spaces for parks and playgrounds. In order that land subdivisions may be made in accordance with this policy, this chapter, which shall be known as and which may be cited as the "Village of Ravena Land Subdivision Regulations," has been adopted by the Planning Board on July 9 and approved by the Village Board on December 11, 1969.
