Pursuant to the provisions of § 7-728 of the Village Law, the Village Board of Trustees has by resolution authorized the Planning Commission to review and approve or disapprove subdivision plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without roads, within the area of the village.
Land within the Village of Pleasantville may be subdivided into lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, only if approved by the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures and requirements as set forth in these regulations and only if the approved plat is duly filed in the office of the County Clerk of Westchester County, New York. Construction, excavation, filling, regrading, clearing of vegetation or other similar activities related to a proposed subdivision shall not begin within any area proposed or intended for subdivision until said subdivision shall have been approved by the Planning Commission.
A resubdivision, as defined herein, is subject to the same procedure, rules and regulations applicable to a subdivision.
It is declared to be the policy of the village to consider land subdivisions as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient and economical development of the village. Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used safely for building or development purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace and without resulting in significant damage to the ecology of the area in which it is located. Proper provision shall be made for drainage, water, sewerage, electric, telephone, gas and other needed improvements. The proposed streets shall compose a convenient system conforming to the Official Map and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the Village Long-Range Development Plan. Streets shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective traffic, to afford adequate light and air and to facilitate fire and police protection. In proper cases and when required by the Planning Commission, a park or parks of suitable location, size and character for playground or other recreational purposes shall be shown on the subdivision plat.
No permit shall be issued for the erection of any building within a proposed subdivision until said subdivision has been duly approved by the Planning Commission and filed in the office of the County Clerk, except that the Building Inspector may issue a building permit for a single building based upon the entire tract of land where there is no other existing building within the proposed subdivision and where the proposed building is in accordance with an approved preliminary plat.
Where the Planning Commission finds that, because of the special circumstances of a particular case, extraordinary hardship may result from strict compliance with these regulations, it may modify the regulations so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured; provided, however, that any such modification will be consistent with the spirit and intent of these regulations, all village laws, the Village Long-Range Development Plan and the Official Map. In permitting any such modification, the Planning Commission shall attach such conditions as are, in its judgment, necessary to secure substantially the objectives of the standard or requirement so modified.
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Procedure. These regulations may be amended by the Planning Commission, after public hearing and subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be given by publication in the official village newspaper at least five days prior to the date on which it is to be held. A copy of the proposed amendment shall be placed on file in the office of the Village Clerk, where it shall be available for public inspection during normal working hours for at least five days before such hearing.
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Applicability. Amendments adopted by the Planning Commission shall take effect on the date of Village Board of Trustees approval or at such time as provided in the resolution of approval and shall apply to any preliminary subdivision which has not received conditional approval prior to such date and to any conditionally approved subdivision for which a formal application for final approval is not received within six months of the date of conditional approval.
In order that land may be subdivided in accordance with the authority, jurisdiction and policy as set forth above, these regulations are hereby adopted.