The purpose of this chapter shall be to establish
procedures for regulating the subdivision of land and providing fees
and deposits incidental thereto so as to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the community.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words
used herein are defined as follows:
APPLICANT
The owner of land proposed to be subdivided or developed
or its representative who shall have express written authority to
act on behalf of the owner.
BASIN, RECHARGE
A pool, pond or basin used for the permanent storage of water
runoff.
BLOCK
A unit of land bounded by streets or by a combination of
street and public land, railroad, rights-of-way, waterways, or boundaries
of a municipality or any other barrier to the continuity of development.
BOARD
The Planning Board of the Incorporated Village of Plandome
Manor.
BOND
Any form of surety bond in an amount and form satisfactory
to the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.
All bonds shall be approved by the Board of Trustees whenever a bond
is required by this chapter.
BULKHEAD
A retaining wall created along a body of water behind which
fill is placed.
CLERK
The Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
The conferral of certain rights prior to final approval after
specific elements of a subdivision have been approved by the Board
and agreed to by the applicant.
CURB
A stone, concrete or other improvised boundary usually marking
the edge of a roadway or paved area.
DRAINAGE PLANS
Plans which indicate the means by which surface water or
groundwater is removed from land by drains, grading or other means,
including controls to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and
after construction or development.
ELEVATION
A.
A vertical distance above or below a fixed reference
level.
B.
A fully dimensioned drawing of the front, rear
and side of a building showing features such as windows, doors and
relationship of grade to floor level.
ENGINEER
The engineering consultant to the Incorporated Village of
Plandome Manor.
GUTTER SLAB
A channel made of concrete, stone or other material for the
purpose of draining water at the edge of a street or driveway.
IMPROVEMENT
Any permanent structure that becomes part of, is placed upon
or is affixed to real estate.
IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC
Any improvement, facility or service, together with its associated
site or right-of-way, necessary to provide transportation, drainage,
utilities or similar essential services and facilities and that is
usually owned and operated by a governmental agency.
MANHOLE
An opening through which entry into a sewer is afforded.
MONUMENT
A shaft of concrete four inches square and 36 inches in length
set in the earth to mark a boundary.
PAVED AREA OR ROADWAY
The portion or portions of the right-of-way available for
vehicular traffic, the width of which extends from curb to curb.
PLANNER
The planning consultant to the Incorporated Village of Plandome
Manor.
PLAT
A.
A map representing a tract of land showing the
boundaries and location of individual properties and streets.
PLAT, FINAL
A map of all or a portion of a subdivision that is presented
to the Board for final approval and which, if approved, will be duly
filed by the applicant with the Clerk of Nassau County.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a
street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, oil
or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees,
or for any other special use. The usage of the term "right-of-way"
for land platting purposes shall mean that every right-of-way hereafter
established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct
from the lots or parcels. Rights-of-way intended for streets, crosswalks,
water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains, shade trees or any use
involving maintenance by a public agency shall be dedicated to public
use by the maker of the plat on which such right-of-way is established.
RUNOFF or STORMWATER RUNOFF
The portion of rainfall, melted snow, irrigation water and
any other liquid that flows across ground surface and eventually is
returned to streams or other water bodies.
SIDEWALK
A paved, surfaced or leveled area paralleling and usually
separate from the street used as a pedestrian walkway.
SIDEWALK AREA
The portion of a right-of-way that lies between the right-of-way
and curbline, regardless of whether the sidewalk exists.
STREET
An existing state, county or Village road or any road, public
or private, improved or unimproved, shown upon a subdivision plot
heretofore duly filed and recorded in the Office of the Nassau County
Clerk or on the Official Zoning Map of the Incorporated Village of
Plandome Manor, Nassau County, New York prepared by Phillips, Preiss
& Shapiro, Inc., Planning & Real Estate Consultants, 1997.
[Amended 10-17-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]
STREET, COLLECTOR OR SECONDARY
A street that collects traffic from local or minor residential
streets and connects them with arterial streets or highways.
STREET OPENING
The opening of a street along the curbline, at which point
vehicles may enter or leave the street.
STREET PROFILE
A cross section of a street between the right-of-way lines.
STORM SEWER
A conduit that collects and transports water.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or
more lots, tracts, parcels or any other division of land for sale,
development or lease.
SURVEY
The process of precisely ascertaining the area, dimension
and location of a piece of land.
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.
ZONING LAW
The Zoning Law of the Village of Plandome Manor.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I of this Code.