For the purpose of these regulations, which shall be known and
may be cited as "Town of Colden Land Subdivision Regulations," certain
words used herein are defined as follows:
ENGINEER
The duly designated Engineer of the Town of Colden, or if
there be no such official, the Planning Engineer employed by or assigned
to the Town Planning Board.
FINAL PLAT
The final map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider's
plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Board for approval,
and which, if approved, will be submitted to the County Clerk for
recording.
MASTER PLAN
A comprehensive plan, prepared by the Planning Board pursuant
to § 272-a of the Town Law, which indicates the general
locations recommended for the various functional classes of public
works, places and structures and for the general physical development
of the Town of Colden, and includes any unit or part of such plan
separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the Town Board or additions thereto
resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board
and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
PARCEL OF LAND
The boundaries of a conveyance by deed, will, intestacy or
otherwise. A single contiguous conveyance shall be deemed one parcel
regardless of the existence of one or more streets or roads traversing
the whole or any part of the parcel.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
The preliminary drawing indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration. (See §
92-6A).
STREET
A dedicated and accepted public right-of-way for vehicular
circulation, including all areas between right-of-way lines.
A.
ARTERIAL, MAJOR ARTERIAL OR MAJOR STREETTo expedite movement of through traffic to major traffic generators and from community to community; to collect and distribute traffic from freeways and expressways to less important major streets or directly to traffic destinations.
B.
COLLECTOR STREETTo collect and distribute traffic from higher-type major streets to access streets or directly to traffic destinations; to serve neighborhood traffic generators.
C.
LOCAL OR MINOR STREETA street, the principal purpose of which is to provide vehicular access to the proproperties abutting it.
D.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETA local or minor (service) street which parallels and is immediately adjacent to a major street or highway, and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic and control of intersections with major traffic streets.
E.
CUL-DE-SACA street intersecting another street at one end and permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround at the other.
SUBDIVISION
A.
The division of any parcel of land, including adjacent or contiguous
parcels conveyed by separate deed to the applicant, into two or more
lots, plots, sites or other divisions of land for immediate or future
sale or transfer of ownership or for building development which division
shall require the construction of streets or other municipal facilities;
provided, however, that the sale or exchange of parcels of land between
adjacent or adjoining property owners or where such sales do not create
additional lots and are not to be offered separately for sale shall
not be considered a "subdivision" of land.
B.
Exception. This chapter shall not apply to the division of a
parcel of record as of the effective date of this chapter into lots
or parcels which front along an existing highway or road.
C.
The term "subdivision" also includes a resubdivision and, as
appropriate in these regulations, shall refer to the process of subdividing
the land or to the land subdivided.
SURFACE DRAINAGE PLAN
A plan showing all present or proposed grades and facilities
for stormwater drainage.
Upon receipt of final plat by the Town Board, said Board may
hold a public hearing before taking formal action. The Town Board
shall approve or disapprove said final plat. In the event of approval,
the map shall be certified by the Town Clerk and recorded in the Erie
County Clerk's office within 60 days by the owner. In the event
of disapproval, the Town Board shall indicate its reasons and state
whether such disapproval is absolute or conditional. In the event
of a conditional disapproval, the applicant may reapply after fulfilling
the required conditions or abandon the project.