For the purpose of this chapter, certain words used herein are
defined as follows:
ARTERIAL STREET
A street which serves or is designed to be used primarily
for fast or heavy traffic.
COLLECTOR STREET
A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the
major system of secondary or arterial streets; the principal entrance
and circulation streets within a development.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another
and for a specified purpose of any designated part of his property.
MINOR STREET
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
residential properties.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map and any amendments thereto adopted by the Town Board
under § 270 of the Town Law.
OFFICIAL SUBMITTAL DATE
The date when a subdivision plat shall be considered submitted to the Planning Board, as provided in § 276 of the Town Law, hereby defined to be the date of the meeting of the Planning Board at which all required surveys, plans and data described in Article
IV are submitted.
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT
The preliminary map or drawing on which the subdivider's
proposed layout of the subdivision is presented to the Planning Board
for consideration and tentative approval.
RESUBDIVISION
A change in a subdivision plat or resubdivision plat filed
in the office of the Steuben County Clerk, which change affects any
street layout shown on such plat, affects any area reserved thereon
for public use or diminishes the size of any lot shown thereon.
SECONDARY STREET
A street which serves or is designed to serve as a route
connecting different parts of the town.
SKETCH PLAN
A freehand sketch made on a topographic survey map showing
the proposed subdivision in relation to existing conditions.
STREET
A right-of-way for vehicular traffic, including road, avenue,
lane, highway or other way.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who shall lay out, for the purpose of sale or development, any subdivision
or part thereof, as defined herein, either for himself or others.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
plots, sites or other divisions of land, with or without streets,
for the purpose of immediate or future sale or building development.
Such division shall include resubdivision of plats already filed in
the office of the County Clerk if such plats are entirely or partially
undeveloped.
A.
MINOR SUBDIVISIONAny subdivision containing not more than three lots, each of at least the minimum size as permitted by the Zoning Ordinance (as it may be adopted), each fronting on an existing public street, not involving any new street or road or the extension of municipal facilities, not adversely affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining properties and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the Master Plan (as it may be adopted).
SUBDIVISION PLAT
The final map or drawing 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.
SUPERINTENDENT
The duly elected Town Superintendent of Highways or other
such authorized official.
TOWN PLAN; MASTER PLAN
A comprehensive plan for development of the town prepared
by the Planning Board pursuant to § 272-a of the Town Law,
which indicates the general locations recommended for various public
works and reservations and for the general physical development of
the town, and includes any part of such plan separately adopted and
any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.