As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A strip of land over which there is a right-of-way, publicly
or privately owned, on which no buildings front, serving as a secondary
means of access to two or more properties.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or
other legal entity, including but not limited to the legal or beneficial
owner or occupant of real property who applies for any permit or other
approval.
[Amended 2-1-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
Same as "conditional approval."
A performance bond duly issued by a bonding or surety company
approved by the Village Board with security acceptable to the Village
Board or a performance bond duly issued by the developer-obligor accompanied
by security in the form of cash, certified check or United States
Government bearer bonds deposited with the Village Board in the full
amount of the obligation. A bond shall be deemed to include a letter
of credit or other reasonable additional collateral security requested
by the Village Board.
A listing of owners of the subject property and surrounding
property owners by a title guarantee company, from present to time
of institution of an ordinance restricting the proposed use. This
may be required of an applicant or developer at the discretion of
the Planning Board.
[Amended 2-1-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
Zoning modifications simultaneous with plat approval as per
Village Law § 7-738.
A comprehensive plan, prepared by the Planning Board pursuant
to § 7-722 of the Village Law, which indicates the general
locations recommended for various functional classes of public works,
places and structures and for general physical development of the
Village and includes any unit or part of such plan separately prepared
and any amendment to such plan of parts therein.
See § 146-5.
Approval of a plat subject to conditions set forth by the
Village Board in the exercise of its legislative discretion. Conditional
approval becomes approval when the plat is revised accordingly and
signed by the Planning Board Officer.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or
other legal entity, including but not limited to the legal or beneficial
owner or occupant of real property who is responsible for or undertakes
to perform any work or services incident to a permit or other approval
for improvement of such property.
[Amended 2-1-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
A facility where a product is sold or a service rendered
without the customer leaving his vehicle.
An authorization established in a real estate deed, or other
duly executed written instrument in recordable form, to permit the
use of land by the public, a corporation or particular person for
specified uses. It shall properly describe the property and use. To
be complete, it must be accepted by the Village Board and filed with
the County Clerk.
[Amended 2-1-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
A drawing, in final form, showing a proposed subdivision,
containing all information or detail required by law and by this chapter
to be presented to the planning Board for approval and which, if approved,
may be duly filed or recorded by the applicant in the office of the
County Clerk.
The gross floor area of all structures on a lot divided by
the total lot area.
A fee collected at the time of issuance of a building permit,
which may be required by the Planning Board or its designee on an
existing paved travelway, in lieu of improvements. Such fees shall
be used for travelway and drainage improvements as specified and directed
by the Planning Board.
[Amended 2-1-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
The total area of a building measured by taking the outside
dimensions of the building at each floor level above or below grade
intended for occupancy or storage. All accessory structures shall
be included in GFA calculations when computing floor area ratios with
the following exceptions: pools and decks on residential parcels,
parking decks on sites greater than 25 acres and all below-grade parking.
The unit into which land is divided.
A marker placed in the ground by a licensed land surveyor
which is used as a reference point in the delineation of property
lines.
The map established by the Islandia Village Board pursuant
to § 7-724 of the Village Law.
Nothing to the contrary withstanding and until the Village
Board adopts and designs a Planning Board pursuant to § 7-718
of Village Law, the "Planning Board" shall be deemed to be the Village
Board of Trustees.
A plan prepared by a licensed professional engineer, licensed
land surveyor, registered architect or a licensed landscape architect
on a base map prepared by a licensed land surveyor showing existing
features of the land and proposed street, utility and lot layout within
and adjacent to a subdivision.
Any person duly licensed by the State of New York to practice
engineering, land surveying, architecture or landscape architecture
respectively within the State of New York.
A further subdivision of lots within a previously subdivided
plat filed in the office of the County Clerk, or a change in a subdivision
plat which change affects any street layout shown on such plan, affects
any area reserved thereon for public use or diminishes the size of
any lot shown thereon.
An acquisition or donation of land or of an easement for
the use of the public generally made by the owner and accepted by
the Village for such use by or on behalf of the people in accordance
with Article 8 of the Highway Law and § 7-732 of the Village
Law.
The proposal to install roads or curb cuts for access or
to open road surfaces for the purposes of installing underground utilities.
The condition where a lot has existed in nonconformance with
the Zoning Local Law[1] or amendments thereto since prior to existence of the
restricting local law. Proof of this status is a chain of title showing
no common ownership between subject parcel and surrounding parcel(s)
since institution of the restricting local law.
A rough sketch made on a topographic survey map showing the
proposed subdivision in relation to existing conditions.
A vehicular travelway between right-of-way lines, including
but not limited to roads, avenues and lanes.
A street which collects traffic from minor streets and connects
with minor and major streets.
A short, dead-end street termi-nating in a vehicle turnaround.
A street which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows
of traffic between communities and/or other heavy traffic generating
areas.
A street intended to serve primarily as access to abutting
properties.
The total width of a street measured at right angles to the
center line of the street from the property line on one side to the
property line on the other side.
A division of any lot or parcel of land into two or more
lots, plots or other divisions of land.
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision which
has been finally approved by the Village and which is filed with the
County Clerk.
Any residential subdivision of not more than four lots fronting
on an existing street, not requiring the construction of any new street
or road or any other required public improvement and not adversely
affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining
property and not in conflict with the development of the community
or any provision or portion of the Comprehensive Plan, Official Map
or Zoning Local Law[2] or these regulations and which has been approved by the
Planning Board. Such subdivisions need not be filed with the County
Clerk.
[Amended 12-4-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
A plot plan signed and sealed by a licensed surveyor or engineer
in the form prescribed by the American Land Title Association (ALTA)
defining existing and proposed lot lines, elevations, monuments, utilities,
structures, road improvements, drainage, rights-of-way and easements.
Recent test hole data shall also be shown.
[Amended 2-1-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
The Village Board, or their appointed representatives, which
may include the Building Official or Village Engineer.
The duly authorized officials of the Village of Islandia.
