By the authority of the resolution of the Town Board of the
Town of Johnstown adopted on April 15, 1974, pursuant to the provisions
of Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Planning
Board of the Town of Johnstown 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 approve,
modify or disapprove preliminary plats within the Town of Johnstown.
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 development of the town. 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 for 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 "Town of Johnstown Land
Subdivision Regulations," have been approved by the Planning Board
on February 28, 1974.