A.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Village of Solvay that the subdivision and development of land for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes shall be guided and regulated in such a manner as to meet the following requirements for orderly and harmonious growth. In setting forth these requirements, the Village acknowledges that it has an obligation to protect the environment for the use and enjoyment of all and in carrying out the purposes herein, the Village will be guided by Article 8 of the Conservation Law, known as the "New York State Environmental Quality Review Act"; in Part 617 of Title VI of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant to said Act; and Village of Solvay Code, Chapter 75.
B.
The Village Board, upon review and recommendation by the Planning
Board, has the power and authority to approve plats of a subdivision
or resubdivision of land with or without streets or highways within
the Village of Solvay. Such approval shall be in accordance with the
procedures and regulations set forth herein and is prerequisite to
filing of any plat for the subdivision or resubdivision of land as
defined herein, in the Office of the Onondaga County Subdivision approval
in accordance with the Code of the Village of Solvay and these regulations
shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any building permit or
certificate of occupancy for construction or use of subdivided land.
C.
Land to be subdivided or developed shall be of such character that
it can be used safely without danger to health, or peril from fire,
flood, erosion, excessive noise or smoke, or other menace.
D.
Proper provisions shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewerage,
and other appropriate utility services.
E.
The proposed streets shall provide a safe, convenient, and functional
system for vehicular circulation. Street names shall be designated
in accordance with the procedure established by Onondaga County Local
Law No. 5-1972, "Right of Way Designations," effective January 1,
1973. Streets shall be of such width, grade, and location as to accommodate
prospective traffic as determined by existing and probable future
land and building uses.
F.
Buildings, lots, blocks, and streets shall be so arranged as to afford
adequate light, view, and air to facilitate fire protection, and to
provide ample access for fire-fighting equipment to buildings.
G.
Land shall be subdivided or developed with due regard to topography
so that the natural beauty of the land and vegetation shall be protected
and enhanced.
H.
Adequate sites for schools, parks, playgrounds, and other community
services shall be located so that residents of all neighborhoods shall
have convenient access to such facilities.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words used herein are
defined as follows:
The Department of Public Works of the Village of Solvay.
The following terms shall have definitions given to them in the Code of the Village of Solvay, Chapter 165, Zoning:
The Planning Board of the Village of Solvay.
SKETCH PLANAn informal plan indicating salient existing features of the tract and its surroundings, and the general layout of a proposed subdivision.
PRELIMINARY PLATA drawing showing the layout of the proposed subdivision, including but not restricted to road, layout and approximate dimensions, key plan, topography and drainage, all proposed facilities on site including preliminary plans and profiles, at suitable scale.
FINAL PLATA drawing showing the proposed subdivision containing such detail as may be required by these regulations and the modifications, if any, required by the Village Board at the time of approval of a preliminary plat of such proposed subdivision, if such preliminary plat has been so approved.
FINAL GRADING PLANA drawing showing the proposed grading for surface water runoff of the entire subdivision containing such detail as required by these regulations and the modifications, if any, as may be required by the Village Board prior to the approval of the final plat.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANA drawing showing temporary erosion and sediment control measures to be implemented and maintained during construction to minimize the risk of sediment pollution. The drawings shall include sufficient information to evaluate and identify the existing topography, vegetation, soil types, environmentally sensitive areas, the potential impacts of the proposed grading, and the effectiveness and acceptability of measures proposed to minimize soil erosion and off-site sedimentation. Additional measures other than those shown may be required to be implemented during construction to compensate for unanticipated field conditions or the method of the construction. The temporary methods shown shall be coordinated with the permanent measures to the extent practicable to assure continuous erosion control throughout the construction and postconstruction periods.
CONSTRUCTION PLANSDrawings and specifications showing the location, character, dimensions and details of the work to be performed for the installation of highways, sewers, waterworks, and drainage facilities (sometimes referred to as "contract documents").
The following classifications of subdivisions shall be known
as "simple subdivisions" and shall be considered and approved, approved
with modifications or disapproved by the Code Enforcement Officer
as set forth herein:
Subdivisions involving the mere adjustment of existing lot lines
or lot lines shown on an approved, yet unfiled, plat map, without
the creation of new streets, curb cuts, infrastructure or lots.
Subdivisions involving the elimination of existing lot lines
so as to consolidate one or more lots into a lesser number and not
involving the creation of new streets, curb cuts, infrastructure or
lots.
A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street,
highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, drive,
place, or other similar designation. The following functional classifications
are used in these regulations:
ARTERIALA street, road or highway which is designed to move large volumes of traffic from one area to another (intercommunity traffic) and to and from freeways.
COLLECTOR STREETA street designed to collect or transport through-automobile traffic from local neighborhood streets and conduct it to arterials.
LOCAL STREETA street designed to provide access to neighborhoods, not primarily designed to carry through traffic and where moving traffic is a secondary function.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETSLocal streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways, and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
CUL-DE-SACSLocal streets with one end open for public vehicle and pedestrian access and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.
SERVICE DRIVESMinor private ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
A division of any part, parcel or area of land by the owner
or agent, either by lots or by metes and bounds into lots or parcels,
two or more in number. The term "subdivision" includes "resubdivision."
The Village Board of the Village of Solvay.
In this chapter, if not inconsistent within the context, the
singular may be taken for the plural and the plural for the singular,
and "person" may include more than one, an association, or a partnership
or corporation. The present tense includes the future; the word "building"
includes the word "structure"; the word "lot" includes the word "plot";
and the word "shall" is mandatory. The words "business districts"
shall include "commercial districts"; and the word "business" shall
include the "commercial."
