Pursuant to Article 16, §§ 276 and 277 of the Town Law of the State of New York and by resolution of the Town Board, the Planning Board of the Town of Albion is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, within the incorporated limits of the Town of Albion.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Albion."
A. 
Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, before any permit for the erection of a structure in such proposed subdivision shall be granted and before any subdivision plan may be filed in the Office of the Orleans County Clerk, the subdivider or a duly authorized agent shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision in accordance with the following procedures.
B. 
The Orleans County Clerk's Office shall not record a plat of any subdivision within the Town unless the plat has been approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and contains all of the appropriate signatures.
The subdivision of land shall conform with this chapter as well as with appropriate laws, rules and regulations established by all governing bodies having or claiming jurisdiction over various phases of the proposed development. It is declared to be the policy of the Town of Albion to consider land subdivision to be part of a process that provides for the orderly, efficient and economical development of the Town in a manner that is reasonable and in the best interest of the community. In its consideration of an application for the subdivision of land, the Planning Board shall be guided by the following general requirements:
A. 
Land must be buildable and free of hazards. The physical characteristics of the land to be subdivided shall be such that it can be used for building purposes without danger to health and safety or peril from fire, flood, erosion or other menace. Proper provision shall be made for vehicular and pedestrian access, stormwater drainage, water supply and sewage disposal as well as for other needed improvements.
B. 
Important community resources and natural features shall be incorporated into the design of the subdivision as much as possible. To the maximum practicable extent, existing features of the landscape such as large trees, rock outcrops, water and flood courses, historic components and other significant community assets shall be preserved.
C. 
Subdivisions shall be in conformance with all local legislative requirements and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, or as such Comprehensive Plan document may be amended in the future.