Pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town
Law of the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town of Schodack
is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing lots, blocks
or sites, with or without streets or highways, to approve the development
of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the office
of the Clerk of the county and to conditionally approve preliminary
plats within that part of the Town of Schodack outside the limits
of any incorporated city or village. It is declared to be the policy
of the Planning Board to consider land subdivision plats as part of
a plan for the orderly, efficient and economical development of the
town. This means, among other things, that land to be subdivided shall
be of such character that it can be used safely for building purposes
without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace;
that proper provision shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewerage
and other needed improvements; that all proposed lots shall be so
laid out and of such size as to be in harmony with the development
pattern of the neighboring properties; that the proposed streets shall
compose a convenient system conforming to the Official Map, if such
exists, and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the
Master Plan and shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate
the prospective traffic, to facilitate fire protection and to provide
access of fire-fighting equipment to buildings; and that proper provision
shall be made for open spaces for parks and playgrounds.