By the authority of the resolution of the Town
Board of the Town of Vernon adopted on November 8, 1984, pursuant
to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New
York, the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Vernon 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/or the Town and to approve preliminary plats
within that part of the Town of Vernon outside the limits of any incorporated
city or village. It is declared to be the policy of the Zoning Board
of Appeals 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 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, if such exists,
and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the Master
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 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 Vernon Land Subdivision Regulations,"
have been adopted by the Zoning Board of Appeals on October 1, 1984,
and approved by the Town Board of Vernon.