[Amended 2-23-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
By authority of the resolution adopted by the
Board of Trustees, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the
Village Law, the Planning Board is authorized and empowered to conditionally
approve preliminary plats, approve plats for subdivisions showing
lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, and to
review and approve or disapprove the development of plats entirely
or partially undeveloped which have been filed in the office of the
Clerk of Dutchess County.
A.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the village
to consider the subdivision of land and the subsequent development
of the subdivided plat as subject to the control of the village pursuant
to the official plan of the village for the orderly, planned, efficient
and economical development of the village.
B.
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, and land shall not be subdivided
until available public facilities and improvements exist and proper
provision has been made for drainage, water, sewerage and capital
improvements, such as schools, parks, recreation facilities, transportation
facilities and improvements.
C.
The existing and proposed public improvements shall conform to and be properly related to the proposals shown in the Village Plan, Official Map and the capital budget and program of the village, and it is intended that these regulations shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions and standards contained in building and housing codes, Chapter 170, Zoning, the Comprehensive Plan, the Official Map and land use plan and capital budget and program of the village.
D.
Streets, parks and other subdivision features shall
conform to the Village Plan and the Official Map.
These regulations are adopted for the following
purposes:
A.
To protect and provide for the public health, safety
and general welfare of the village.
B.
To guide the future growth and development of the
village, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
C.
To provide for adequate light, air and privacy, to
secure safety from fire, flood and other danger and to prevent overcrowding
of the land and undue congestion of population.
D.
To protect the character and the social and economic
stability of all parts of the village and to encourage the orderly
and beneficial development of all parts of the village.
E.
To protect and conserve the value of land throughout
the village and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land
and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings.
F.
To guide public and private policy and action in order
to provide adequate and efficient transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation and other public requirements
and facilities.
G.
To provide the most beneficial relationship between
the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout
the village, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion
in the streets and highways, and the pedestrian traffic movements
appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings and to provide
for the proper location and width of streets and building lines.
H.
To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures
for subdivisions and resubdivisions, in order to further the orderly
layout and use of land; and to ensure proper legal descriptions and
monumenting of subdivided land.
I.
To ensure that public facilities are available and
will have a sufficient capacity to serve the proposed subdivisions.
J.
To prevent the pollution of air, streams and ponds;
to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water
table; and to encourage the wise use and management of natural resources
throughout the village in order to preserve the integrity, stability
and beauty of the community and the value of the land.
K.
To preserve the natural beauty and topography of the
village and to ensure appropriate development with regard to these
natural features.
A.
If a parcel of land is to be subdivided, the owner
is required to submit the proposed plat of the parcel to the Planning
Board for its approval and then file the approved plat with the County
Clerk. The location, design and improvement of new streets, if any,
must also be approved by the Planning Board, and, therefore, the construction
of new streets shall not be started until this approval has been obtained.
B.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall
be issued for any parcel or plat of land which was created by subdivision
after the effective date of, and not in conformity with, the provisions
of these subdivision regulations, and no excavation of land or construction
of any public or private improvements shall take place or be commenced
except in conformity with the regulations.
Resubdivision, as defined herein, is subject
to the same procedure, rules and regulations applying to an original
subdivision.
Whenever a parcel of land is subdivided and
the subdivision plat shows one or more lots containing more than one
acre of land and there are indications that such lots will eventually
be resubdivided into small building sites, the Planning Board may
require that such parcel of land allow for future opening of streets
and the ultimate extension of adjacent streets. Easements providing
for the future opening and extension of such streets may be made a
requirement of the plat.
[Amended 2-23-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
These regulations may be amended by local law
by the Village Board after public hearing. Notice of 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.
[Amended 2-23-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
A.
Amendments adopted by local law shall take effect
on the date of Village Board approval, or at such time as provided
in the local law, and shall apply to any preliminary subdivision which
has not received approval, conditional approval or approval with modification
prior to such date, and to any preliminary subdivision approved with
or without modification, for which a formal application for final
approval is not received within six months of the date of such approval.
B.
In order that land may be subdivided in accordance
with the authority, jurisdiction and policy as set forth above, these
regulations are hereby adopted.
