[Amended 5-11-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of
the Town Law of the State of New York, the Town Board of the Town
of Wales 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 the Town of Wales.
It is declared to be the policy of the Town
Board to consider land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the
orderly 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 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 comprise a convenient system conforming
to the Official Map, and shall be properly related to the proposals
shown on the Comprehensive Plan, if such exists, 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. In order that land subdivision
may be made in accordance with this policy, these regulations, which
shall be known as and which may be cited as the "Town of Wales Land
Subdivision Regulations," have been adopted by the Planning Board
on June 3, 1971, and approved by the Town Board on August 2, 1971.
