A. 
Whenever any subdivision or resubdivision of land in the Town of Dover is proposed, the subdividing owner or his authorized agent shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision before the sale of any part thereof is made and before any permit for the erection of a structure in such proposed subdivision shall be granted. Approval of a proposed subdivision shall be obtained in accordance with the procedure specified in this article.
B. 
Greenway connections. By Local Law Number 1 of the year 2000 the Town of Dover has adopted the "Greenway Connections: Greenway Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities," as amended from time to time, as a statement of land use policies, principles and guides.[1] In its discretionary actions under this chapter, the reviewing agency shall be guided by said statement of policies, principles and guides.
[Added 7-26-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 88, Greenway Connections.
Before filing an application and before preparing a preliminary layout pursuant to § 125-7, the applicant should:
A. 
Meet with the Planning Board to discuss his intentions and to determine the Board's requirements. He should present a vicinity map, sketch plan and general information as specified in § 125-16.
B. 
Determine the requirements of the Dutchess Part-County Health Department, whose approval is required by these regulations, and which must eventually approve any subdivision plat coming within its jurisdiction.
A. 
Application procedure. Prior to filing an application for the approval of a subdivision plat, the applicant shall file an application for the approval of a preliminary layout. The application shall:
(1) 
Be made on forms available at the office of the Town Clerk.
(2) 
Include all land which the applicant proposes to subdivide.
(3) 
Be accompanied by three copies of the preliminary layout and supplementary material described in Article IV, § 125-16, of these regulations.
(4) 
Comply in all respects with the requirements specified in Article III of these regulations and with the provisions of §§ 276 and 277 of the Town Law.
(5) 
Be submitted to the Chairman of the Planning Board or the Town Clerk.
(6) 
Be accompanied by a fee as provided in Chapter 73, Fees.
[Amended 2-11-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
B. 
Study of preliminary layout. The Planning Board will carefully study the practicability of the preliminary layout, taking into consideration the requirements of the community, the best use of the land being subdivided and the policy set forth in § 125-3. Particular attention will be given to the proposed arrangement, location and width of streets; the relation of proposed streets to the topography of the land; sewage disposal; drainage; proposed lot sizes, shape and layout; future development of adjoining lands as yet unsubdivided; the requirements of the Town Plan, as it may be adopted, and the Official Map as it may be adopted; and matters enumerated in § 277 of the Town Law.
C. 
Applicant to attend Planning Board meeting. The applicant should be prepared to attend a regular meeting of the Planning Board to discuss the preliminary layout and the Board's tentative conclusions.
D. 
Required changes for tentative approval. After discussion of the preliminary layout, the Planning Board shall advise the applicant, in writing, of the specific changes it will require in the layout and the character and extent of improvements and reservations which it will require as a prerequisite to approval of the subdivision plat to be submitted subsequently. This shall constitute tentative approval of the preliminary layout.
A. 
Application procedure. Within six months after tentative approval of the preliminary layout was granted, the applicant shall file with the Planning Board an application for approval of a subdivision plat. The application shall:
(1) 
Be made on forms provided by the Planning Board at the time tentative approval of the preliminary layout was granted.
(2) 
Include the entire subdivision or a section thereof which derives access from a street improved to Town standards or for which street a bond covering such improvement is held by the Town.
(3) 
Be accompanied by three copies of the subdivision plat, as described in Article IV, § 125-18, of these regulations.
(4) 
Comply in all respects with the preliminary layout, as tentatively approved.
(5) 
Comply with the improvement requirements of Article V of these regulations.
(6) 
Be presented to the Chairman of the Planning Board at least two weeks prior to a regular meeting of the Board.
B. 
Public hearing. Before the Planning Board acts on any subdivision plat, it shall hold a public hearing thereon, in accordance with § 276 of the Town Law. The plat shall be in final and complete from before such public hearing shall be scheduled.
C. 
Endorsement of County Health Department. The proposed subdivision plat shall be properly endorsed by the County Health Department as meeting the standards of the State or County Sanitary Code before any public hearing is scheduled.
D. 
Action on proposed subdivision plat.
[Amended 5-30-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
(1) 
After careful study, the Planning Board shall, within 45 days from the date of public hearing on the subdivision plot, approve, modify or disapprove such plat and shall advise the applicant, in writing, of its decision. The grounds for disapproval of any plat shall be stated on the records of the Planning Board.
(2) 
Duration of conditional approval of final plat. Conditional approval of the final plat shall expire within 180 days after the resolution granting such approval unless all requirements stated in such resolution have been certified as completed. Notwithstanding anything in New York State Town Law § 276, Subdivision 7(c), to the contrary, the reviewing Board may extend the time within which a conditionally approved plat must be submitted for signature for such period(s) as, in the Board's opinion, is warranted by the particular circumstances; however, no greater than a total of eight one-hundred-eighty-day extensions may be granted by the reviewing Board. Any extensions are granted at the reviewing Board's discretion.
E. 
Signing of plat.
(1) 
Every subdivision plat approved by the Board shall carry a written endorsement of the Planning Board signed by the Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman or Secretary, the Acting Chairman or Acting Secretary, respectively, may sign in his place.
(2) 
A subdivision plat shall not be signed by the authorized officers of the Board until the applicant has met all the conditions of the action granting approval of such plat.
F. 
Plat void if revised after approval. No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made on any subdivision plat after approval has been given by the Board. In the event that any subdivision plat, when recorded, contains any such changes, the plat shall be considered null and void, and the Board shall institute proceedings to have said plat stricken from the records of the County Clerk.
G. 
Filing of approved subdivision plat. Within 90 days of the signing, the approved plat shall be filed with the Dutchess County Clerk's office or become null and void.
H. 
Public acceptance of proposed streets and park areas. The approval by the Planning Board of a subdivision plat shall not be deemed to constitute or imply the acceptance by the Town of any street, park, playground or other open space shown on said plat. The Planning Board may require said plat to be endorsed with appropriate notes to this effect. The Planning Board may also require the filing of a written agreement between the applicant and the Town Board covering future title, dedication and provision for the cost of grading, development, equipment and maintenance of any park or playground area.