For the purpose of these regulations, certain words and terms
used herein are defined as follows:
A subdivision plat approved pursuant to § 278 of
the Town Law where the zoning rules for minimum lot size are relaxed
and open space is provided.
A comprehensive plan, adopted by the Town Board pursuant
to § 272-a of the Town Law.
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular
traffic outlet.
Average number of dwelling units per acre.
SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAAn area having an average development density of greater than one, for example areas in or adjacent to hamlets, and cluster developments.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREAAn area having a development density of one or less.
A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping
facilities for one family.
The authorization by a property owner for the use by another,
and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State
of New York.
The date on which these regulations become effective.
A map established by the Town Board pursuant to § 270
of the Town Law, showing streets, highways, parks and drainage, both
existing and proposed.
A parcel that is neither a subparent parcel nor a parent
parcel.
An area of land that is separately described or identified
as a separate lot in a deed that is on record in the Yates County
Clerk's office.
Until divided as hereafter provided, a parcel as it existed
on the effective date. Where a deed contains separately described
parcels, all contiguous parcels on the same side of a public highway
are one parent parcel.
After division, the parent parcel shall be as last designated
in:
The deed of the divided parcel; or
Provided no further division has occurred;
A correction deed executed by all parties to the transaction;
or
An agreement signed and acknowledged before a notary public
by all parties to the transaction and filed with the County Clerk
in miscellaneous filings with a cross reference to the deed, or, if
such filing is no longer available in the County Clerk's office,
then with the Town Clerk.
If not so designated, the parent parcel shall be the largest
of the parcels resulting from the division. If two or more parcels
have the same size and are larger than all other resulting parcels,
then the most northwesterly of such parcels shall be the parent parcel.
After division of a parent parcel, each resulting parcel other
than the new parent parcel shall be a subparent parcel, unless it
is a residential lot.
A parcel that when divided from a parent parcel is not a
parent parcel or a residential lot. The division of a subparent parcel
shall result in one of the following:
If any residential lot is created, all parcels that are not
residential lots shall be ordinary parcels; there shall be no subparent
parcel.
If no residential lot is created, then the subparent parcel
shall be designated in the same manner as the parent parcel is designated
after division (i.e., by deed, agreement, or the largest of the parcels
resulting from the division). All other parcels shall be ordinary
parcels.
The Planning Board of the Town.
A drawing showing the layout of a subdivision.
The Public Health Law of the Consolidated Laws of New York
State.
The Real Property Law of the Consolidated Laws of New York
State.
Any parcel of land along a public or private road suitable
for residential use and having either:
The revision of all or part of an existing plat previously
filed with the Yates County Clerk.
Includes streets, roads, avenues, lanes, or other trafficways,
between right-of-way lines.
See "development density."
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
(including bicycle) traffic.
The width of the right-of-way, measured at right angles to
the center line of the street.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association,
who shall apply for "subdivision," as defined herein, either for himself
or as a duly authorized representative for others.
Except as provided below, any of the following shall constitute
a subdivision:
The division of a parent parcel to create more than three residential
lots in any consecutive ten-year period; or
The division of a subparent parcel to create more than one residential
lot; or
The division of an ordinary parcel to create one or more residential
lots; provided, however, that:
MAJOR SUBDIVISIONAny subdivision of five or more residential lots. Major subdivision review is a two-step process involving a preliminary plat review and a final plat review.
MINOR SUBDIVISIONAny subdivision not classified as a major subdivision. Minor subdivision review is a one-step process involving a final plat review.
See "development density."
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.
The legislative body of the Town.
The duly designated engineer of the Town or position assigned
with similar duties.
The Town Law of the Consolidated Laws of New York State.
All contiguous residential lots, streets, parks and open
space resulting from subdivision.
Those plats existing at the time of the enactment of these
regulations that have been filed in the office of the County Clerk,
where 20% or more of the lots within the plat are unimproved.
The Town of Jerusalem's secretary for Zoning, Assessment
and Planning Departments.
