For the purpose of these regulations, certain words
and terms used herein are defined as follows:
APPROVAL AUTHORITY
The Village agency(s) or public official(s) empowered to
administer the provisions of this chapter.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Village of Rye Brook, New York,
or his duly authorized representative.
BUILDING LOT
Any lot upon which a principal building can be constructed
in conformance with the requirements of the Zoning Law.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS
The maps and engineering drawings, described in §§ 219-39
and 219-41 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 these regulations.
LOT
The term shall have the same meaning as provided under §
250-2 of the Rye Brook Code.
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MAINTENANCE BOND
A bond to assure the maintenance of required subdivision
improvements following dedication of such improvements for such period
as required by the approval authority.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel or parcels of land, regardless
of use, into six or more lots, plots, blocks, sites or parcels, with
or without the intervention of existing streets or the creation of
new streets, or which occurs on four acres or more of property, for
the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership,
or resubdivision as defined herein.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel or parcels of land, regardless
of use, into five or fewer lots, plots, blocks, sites or parcels,
with or without the intervention of existing streets or the creation
of new streets, or which occurs on less than four acres of property,
whichever is less, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of
transfer of ownership, or resubdivision as defined herein.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the Board of Trustees under § 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 Board of Trustees or additions thereto resulting from
the approval of subdivision plats and the subsequent filing of such
approved plats.
OFFICIAL SUBMISSION DATE
The date when a subdivision plat, accompanied by all other
information required with the application for subdivision approval,
is received by the Village Clerk and certified as a complete application.
PERFORMANCE BOND
A bond, as required by § 7-730 of the Village Law,
to assure the full and satisfactory completion of all required subdivision
improvements as specified in the approval authority's resolution of
approval, such bond to run for a term fixed by the approval authority
and with surety, form, sufficiency and manner of execution approved
by the approval authority.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Village of Rye Brook, New York.
PLAT
A drawing, in final form, as described in §
219-32 of these regulations, showing a proposed subdivision and containing all of the information required by these or other applicable regulations and certified by a licensed land surveyor or registered engineer and which may be filed in the office of the County Clerk of Westchester County, New York.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
The preliminary drawing or drawings described in §
219-17 of these regulations showing the basic features of a proposed subdivision.
RESUBDIVISION
Any change of existing property lines or of property lines
shown on a plat filed in the office of the County Clerk.
STREET
This term shall have the same meaning as provided under §
250-2 of the Rye Brook Code.
STREET, BUSINESS
A street which serves or is designed to serve as access to
abutting business, commercial or industrial properties.
STREET, COLLECTOR
A street which serves or is designed to serve primarily the
function of carrying traffic from minor streets to major streets.
STREET, DEAD-END
A street, or a portion of a street, with only one vehicular
traffic outlet.
STREET, MINOR
A street which serves or is designed to serve primarily as
access to abutting residential properties.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the street right-of-way
designed to be used by vehicular traffic.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL
A street which serves or is designed to serve as access to
abutting residential properties.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel or parcels of land, regardless
of use, into two or more lots, plots, blocks, sites or parcels, with
or without the intervention of existing streets or the creation of
new streets, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer
of ownership or resubdivision as defined herein.
ZONING LAW
The Zoning law of the Village of Rye Brook, New York, and
all amendments thereto.