As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged
in the development of real estate for which approval is required by
the Town Planning Board.
Any developer who shall have tendered to the
Town a performance bond pursuant to § 277 of the Town Law
or who shall have constructed roads in a subdivision approved by the
Town Planning Board shall, if such roads have not been tendered and
accepted by the Town, maintain such roads in such a condition as to
make such roads passable at all times. Such condition shall include
but not be limited to the maintenance of such roads free and clear
of snow and ice and the maintenance of such roads in such condition
as to make such roads accessible by passenger motor vehicles to any
home within the subdivision for which a building permit has been issued.
No highways within subdivisions for which there
are unpaid fines as a result of proceedings instituted pursuant to
this article shall be accepted for dedication until said fines have
been fully paid. Said fines are to be fully paid notwithstanding the
fact that the fines may have been levied against predecessors in title.
Any developer who or which shall violate any
of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto shall be guilty under the Penal Law and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.
