Pursuant to the provisions of § 7-728
of the Village Law, the Board of Trustees authorizes the Planning
Board to review and approve or disapprove subdivision plats showing
lots, blocks or sites, with or without roads, within the area of the
Village.
[Amended 4-23-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
A.
Land within the Village of Pomona may be subdivided
into lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, only
if approved by the Planning Board in accordance with the procedures
and requirements as set forth in this chapter and only if the approved
plat is filed in the office of the County Clerk, County of Rockland.
Construction, excavation, filling, regrading, clearing of vegetation
or other similar activities related to a proposed subdivision shall
not be commenced until a subdivision shall have been approved by the
Planning Board and filed with the County Clerk.
A resubdivision, as defined herein, is subject
to the same procedure, rules and regulations as are applicable to
a subdivision.
[Amended 2-28-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
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
and safe system and shall be properly related to potential streets
on adjoining properties. 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. Where
the Planning Board has made a finding that a proper case exists for
requiring that a park or parks be suitably located for playgrounds
or other recreational purposes within the Village, it can require
that the same be shown by the developer on the subdivision plat. The
Planning Board shall require access to undeveloped lands when possible.
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 Board and filed in the office
of the County Clerk.
Where the Planning Board 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 and
all Village laws. In permitting any such modification, the Planning
Board shall attach such conditions as are, in its judgment, necessary
to secure substantially the objectives of the standard or requirement
so modified.
A.
These regulations may be amended by the Planning Board,
after public hearing and subject to the approval of the 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.
B.
Applicability. Amendments adopted by the Planning
Board shall take effect on the date of approval by the Board of Trustees
or at such time as provided in the local law approving and adopting
such amendments.
In order that land may be subdivided in accordance
with the authority, jurisdiction and policy as set forth above, these
regulations are hereby adopted.
