For the purposes of this chapter, certain words
and terms used herein shall be defined as follows:
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A Comprehensive Plan prepared and adopted pursuant to § 7-722
of the Village Law.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A PLAT
Approval by a Planning Board of a final plat subject to conditions
set forth by the Planning Board in a resolution conditionally approving
such plat. Such conditional approval does not qualify a final plat
for recording nor authorize issuance of any building permits prior
to the signing of the plat by a duly authorized officer of the Planning
Board and recording of the plat in the office of the County Clerk
or register as herein provided.
DECISION
Determination or resolution adopted by affirmative vote of
a majority of the members of the full Board, whether or not a vacancy
on the Board exists.
FINAL PLAT
The final drawings, information and certificates required
herein presented to the Planning Board for final approval and which,
if approved, is filed in the County Clerk's office.
FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
The signing of a plat in final form by a duly authorized
officer of a Planning Board pursuant to a Planning Board resolution
granting final approval to the plat or after conditions specified
in a resolution granting conditional approval of the plat are completed.
Such final approval qualifies the plat for recording in the office
of the County Clerk or register in the county in which such plat is
located.
OFFICIAL MAP
A map established by the Village under § 7-724
of the Village Law, as amended, showing streets, highways and parks
theretofore laid out, established and adopted by law and changes and
additions thereto and such other material as may be permitted by law.
PLAT
A map of a subdivision and the land or parcel of land to
be subdivided.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
The preliminary drawing and information of the proposed subdivision
conforming to the provisions of these regulations submitted to the
Planning Board for preliminary approval.
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL
The approval of the layout of a proposed subdivision as set
forth in a preliminary plat but subject to the approval of the plat
in final form in accordance with the provisions of this section.
SUBDIVIDER
The owner or developer of the land to be subdivided or his
agent.
SUBDIVISION
The use and/or division of any parcel of land into one or
more lots, plots, blocks, sites or other divisions of land, with or
without streets, for immediate or future sale, transfer of ownership
or for building development.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision or resubdivision of land such that there is
no increase in the number of lots; no lot is made substandard in any
respect; no new street or new curb cut is made or required.