For the purpose of these regulations, certain
words and terms used herein are defined as follows:
A street which serves or is designed to be used primarily
for fast or heavy traffic.
A street which serves or is designed to serve as an access
to abutting business properties.
A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the
major system of secondary or arterial streets; the principal entrance
and circulation streets within a development.
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular
outlet.
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another
and, for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
residential properties.
The map, and any amendments thereto, adopted by the Town
Board under § 270 of the Town Law.
The date when a subdivision plat shall be considered submitted to the Planning Board, as provided in § 276 of the Town Law, hereby defined to be the date of the meeting of the Planning Board at which all required surveys, plans and data described in Article IV are submitted.
The Town of Dover Planning Board.
The preliminary map or drawing on which the subdivider's
proposed layout of the subdivision is presented to the Planning Board
for consideration and tentative approval.
A change in a subdivision plat or resubdivision plat filed
in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk which change:
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a route
connecting different parts of the Town.
A freehand sketch made on a topographic survey map showing
the proposed subdivision in relation to existing conditions.
A right-of-way for vehicular traffic, including road, avenue,
lane, highway or other way.
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
The distance between property lines.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
who or which shall lay out, for the purpose of sale or development,
any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein, either for himself
or others.
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
plots, sites or other division of land, with or without streets, for
the purpose of immediate or future sale or building development.
The final map or drawing on which the subdivider's plan of
subdivision is presented to the Planning Board for approval and which,
if approved, will be submitted to the County Clerk for recording.
The duly elected Town Superintendent of Highways or other
such authorized official.
A comprehensive plan for development of the Town prepared
by the Planning Board, pursuant to § 272-a of the Town Law,
which indicates the general locations recommended for various public
works and reservations, and for the general physical development of
the Town and includes any part of such plan separately adopted and
any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
