This chapter shall be known as “Local
Law No. 2 of the Year 1999,” entitled "Subdivision Law of the
Town of Greenwich." Pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the
Town Law of the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town
of Greenwich 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
in the office of the Clerk of the County and to conditionally approve
preliminary plats within the Town of Greenwich.
It is declared to be the policy of the Planning
Board to consider land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the
orderly, efficient and economical development of the Town. This means,
among other things, that:
A. 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;
B. Proper provision shall be made for drainage, water
supply, sewerage and other needed improvements;
C. 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;
D. The proposed streets shall compose a convenient system
conforming to the Official Map if such exists, 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
E. Proper provision shall be made for open spaces for
parks and playgrounds. In order that land subdivisions may be made
in accordance with this policy, these regulations which shall be known
as, and which may be cited as, the "Town of Greenwich Subdivision
Regulations."