For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
COLLECTOR STREET
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a trafficway for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major street and is so designated on the Village Comprehensive Plan.
DEAD-END STREET
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular traffic outlet.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
MAJOR STREET
A street which serves or is designed to serve primarily through traffic and is so designated on the Village Comprehensive Plan.
MINOR STREET
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting properties.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the Village Board under § 7-724 of the Village Law showing the streets, highways, parks and drainage systems theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and any amendments thereto adopted by the Board of Trustees or additions thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Board of Trustees and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.[1]
[Amended 9-21-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010; 6-17-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014]
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT
The preliminary drawing or drawings indicating the proposed manner of layout of the subdivision that may be submitted to the Board of Trustees for its consideration.
[Amended 6-17-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014]
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The area shown of the plat or map as set aside for highway purposes, the width of which extends from property line to property line.
SIDEWALK AREA
The distance between property lines and curblines.
STREET
Includes streets, roads, avenues, lanes or other ways.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular traffic.
STREET WIDTH
The distance between property lines.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person who shall lay out for the purpose of sale or development any subdivision or part thereof, as defined herein.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots, plots, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or building development and shall include resubdivision.
SUBDIVISION PLAT or PLAT
The final map or drawing on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the Board of Trustees for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted to the County Clerk for recording.
[Amended 6-17-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014]
VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A Comprehensive Plan for development of the Village which indicates the general locations recommended for various public works, places and structures and for the general physical development of the Village and includes any part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
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Editor's Note: The former definition of "Planning Board," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 6-17-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014.