In order that land subdivision may be made in accordance with the policy set forth in §
245-2, these regulations, which shall be known as and may be cited as the "City of Glen Cove Land Subdivision Regulations," are hereby adopted.
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, and shall be properly related to the
proposals shown on such portions of the City Plan as may be in existence
at any time, and shall be of such width, grade and location as to
accommodate the prospective traffic to afford adequate light and air,
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.
As used in these regulations, unless the context
or subject matter otherwise requires, certain words and terms used
herein shall be defined as follows:
ALLEY
A minor right-of-way providing secondary vehicular access
to the side or rear of two or more properties. No alley shall be deemed
a street for the purposes of this code.
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CITY PLAN
A comprehensive plan for development of the City, prepared
by the Planning Board pursuant to § 28-a of the General
City Law, which indicates the general locations recommended for various
public works, places and structures and for the general physical development
of the City, and includes any part of such plan separately adopted.
COLLECTOR STREET
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a trafficway
for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major street.
COMPLETENESS, APPLICATION
A determination by the Director of the Building Department
(also denoted as "DBD") or the DBD's designee that a submitted application:
[Added 5-8-2007; amended 8-24-2010]
A.
Includes all of the information required at §
245-26, in the case of a minor subdivision; at §
245-27, in the case of a preliminary major subdivision; or §
245-28, in the case of a final major subdivision;
B.
Has provided a fully completed checklist and application form, subject to such waivers as may be granted by the Planning Board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter at §
245-4F; and
C.
Has provided the number of copies required by Article
II, Plat Approval Procedure, of this chapter.
DEAD-END STREET
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular
traffic outlet (also "cul-de-sac").
DRAINAGE
A.
SUMPA fenced-in stormwater storage basin which is designed to recharge water and to be able to continually hold water; can be of indeterminate depth.
B.
DRAINAGE RESERVE AREAAll areas of land, whether occurring naturally or man-made, which hold water intermittently after storm occurrences but are not characterized by the presence of surface water during all parts of the year.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another,
and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his or her
property.
FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT
A drawing, prepared in a manner prescribed by local regulation,
that shows a proposed subdivision, containing such additional detail
as shall be provided by this regulation and all information required
to be shown on a preliminary plat and the modifications, if any, required
by the Planning Board at the time of approval of the preliminary plat
if such preliminary plat has been required and so approved.
FLAG LOT
A lot that does not meet minimum frontage requirements or
the required lot width measured at the front setback. Access to the
street is by a narrow extension of the lot (“flagpole”)
which does not meet minimum frontage or width requirements and which
connects the main part of the lot to the street. (See diagram below.)
[Added 5-8-2007]
LOT
A platted parcel of land intended to be separately owned,
developed and otherwise used as a unit.
MAJOR STREET
A street used primarily for heavy traffic, usually to connect
collector streets or to carry traffic from one area or community to
another.
MINOR STREET
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
properties.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the City Council under § 26
of the General City Law, showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore
laid out, adopted and established by law, and any amendments thereto
resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board
and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A preliminary drawing or drawings indicating the proposed
manner of layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning
Board for its consideration.
SKETCH PLAN OR LAYOUT
A rough sketch of the proposed subdivision to enable the
subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement
with the Board as to the general design concept of the proposed subdivision
and the objectives of these regulations.
STREET
A public or private thoroughfare, however designated, which
affords legal access to abutting property.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
STREET, PRIVATE
Any street which the City has not accepted for dedication.
In particular, any privately owned accessway that directly abuts any
part of the front line of a lot shall be deemed a private street.
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STREET WIDTH
The distance between property lines, measured at right angles
to the center line of the street.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who shall lay out for the purpose of sale or development any subdivision
or part thereof as defined herein, either for himself, herself or
others.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
plots, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate
or future, of transfer of ownership or building development with or
without streets or highways in conformity with state law, and shall
include resubdivision.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
Any subdivision containing three or more lots or any subdivision
requiring any new public or private street, extension of any public
or private street or the extension of municipal facilities.
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SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision containing not more than four lots which has
frontage on an existing public street and which does not require any
new municipal street, street extension or extension of municipal facilities.
SURVEYOR
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.