Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms
shall, for the purpose of these regulations, have the meanings indicated:
BOARD
The Planning Board of the Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County,
New York.
BOND
A performance and payment bond or other security described in Subdivision 9 of § 7-730 of the Village Law. All references to § 7-730 of the Village Law shall mean said section as modified by Chapter
40, Planning Board.
[Added 9-19-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (FORMERLY "MASTER PLAN")
The Comprehensive Plan for the development of the village prepared
by the Planning Board, pursuant to § 7-722 of the Village Law, which
shows, among other things, desirable streets, parks, public reservations,
sites for public buildings and such other features as will provide for the
improvement of the village and its future growth, protection and development,
and including any part of such plan separately adopted and any modification
or parts thereof.
CONSTRUCTION PLAN
The maps and engineering drawings, described in §
180-36 of these regulations, accompanying a subdivision plat and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of these regulations.
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
The standards and specifications adopted by the Village Board for
the construction of new streets and related improvements.
DEVELOPMENT
(1)
The act of building structures and/or installing site or street improvements
and any grading in connection therewith; and
(2)
Such structures, improvements and grading.
DRAINAGEWAY
The lands required for the installation of storm drainage retention
areas, storm sewers, drainage ditches or drainage systems, including land
required along a stream or watercourse for protecting the channel and providing
for the flow of water therein, to safeguard the public against flood and/or
to conserve the water supply.
[Amended 9-19-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
EASEMENT
The authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and
for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
ENGINEER
The Engineer of the Village of Upper Brookville.
LOT
A parcel of land intended for immediate or future transfer of ownership,
improvement or building development.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the Village Board, pursuant to § 7-724
of the Village Law, showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore laid
out, adopted and established by law and any amendments thereto adopted by
the Village Board pursuant to § 7-724 of the Village Law or additions
thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board
and the subsequent filing of such plats pursuant to § 7-732 of the
Village Law.
PARTITIONING
A subdivision which is limited to the subdivision of a lot, tract
or parcel, as it existed on the effective date of these regulations, into
two lots, plots or sites only, which subdivision does not involve the layout
of any new street nor the change in lines, drainage or grade of any existing
street nor the installation of any street improvement.
PLAN, SKETCH
A sketch plan, described in §
180-34 of these regulations, of a preliminary layout to enable the subdivider to discuss informally with the Planning Board and village officials the form of the proposed subdivision as related to the objectives and requirements of these regulations.
PLAT, SUBDIVISION
The final map or drawing, described in §
180-37 of these regulations, on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted by the subdivider to the Clerk of Nassau County for recording in accordance with law.
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT
The preliminary drawing or drawings, described in §
180-35 of these regulations, indicating the proposed manner and/or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration.
STREET
A strip of public or private land devoted to movement, over which
the abutting owners have the right of access, air and light.
STREET, LOCAL
A minor street which serves or will serve primarily for access to
abutting properties.
STREET, MAJOR
A principal thoroughfare of considerable continuity which is or will
be primarily a traffic artery for intercommunication between communities or
large areas.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular traffic.
STREET, SECONDARY
A street supplementary to the major highway system and primarily
a means of intercommunication between this system and smaller areas or among
smaller areas.
STREET WIDTH
The street right-of-way or distance between property lines measured
at right angles to the center line of the street.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who or
which lays out or proposes to lay out, for the purpose of sale or development,
any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots, plots or
sites or other division of land in such a way as to create one or more new
streets or extensions of existing streets or changes in existing street or
lot lines.
[Amended 9-19-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
ZONING
Chapter
205, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Upper Brookville, together with any and all amendments thereto.