[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Deerpark as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boards and commissions — See Ch. 9.
Fees — See Ch. 136.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 200.
Zoning — See Ch. 230.
[Adopted 3-13-1973]
A. 
The Town of Deerpark Planning Board shall have the power to approve preliminary plats within the Town of Deerpark, outside the limits of any incorporated city or village, in accordance with the requirements of §§ 276, 277 and 278, Article 16 of the Town Law, as amended.
B. 
This authority supplements the authority to approve plats granted the Planning Board by resolution of September 7, 1960.
The Town Clerk shall file with the Clerk of the County of Orange a certificate, certifying that said Planning Board has been authorized to review and approve preliminary plats as well as final plats for new subdivisions of land in the Town of Deerpark in accordance with §§ 276, 277 and 278, Article 16, as amended, of the Town Law.
[Adopted 2-22-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
The Town Board shall supersede the New York State Town Law pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law and may, during the annual reorganization meeting of the Town Board, or as soon thereafter as practicable, appoint an alternate member or members of the Planning Board to serve for a term of one year or until a successor is appointed. Such alternate members shall attend meetings and act in the capacity of a full member whenever regular members cannot attend or must recuse themselves due to conflicts of interest. Alternate members shall not participate in the Board’s deliberation of any matter in which they are not called upon to act in replacement of a regular member.