For the purpose of these regulations, certain words and terms
used herein are defined as follows:
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.
CUL-DE-SAC STREET
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular
traffic outlet and having a turning loop or similar arrangement of
the closed end.
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 heavy flow
of traffic and which is primarily used as a route for traffic between
communities and/or other heavy traffic-generating areas.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision not classified as a "minor subdivision,"
including but not limited to subdivisions of five or more lots or
any size subdivision requiring any new street or extension of municipal
facilities.
MASTER PLAN
A comprehensive plan, prepared by the Planning Board pursuant
to § 179g of the Village Law, which indicates the general
location recommended for various functional classes or public works,
places and structures for general physical development of the village,
and includes any unit or part of such plan separately prepared and
any amendment to such plan or parts therein.
MINOR STREET
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
properties.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision containing not more than four lots fronting
any existing street, not involving any new street or road or the extension
of municipal facilities and not adversely affecting the development
of the remainder of the parcel of adjoining property and not in conflict
with any provision or portion of the Master Plan, Official Map, Zoning
Ordinance or these regulations.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map, if any, established by the Village Board of Trustees
pursuant to § 179e of the Village Law, showing streets,
highways and parks and drainage, both existing and proposed.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat," showing the salient features of the proposed subdivision, as specified in Article
V, §
66A-23, of these regulations, submitted to the Planning Board for the purpose of consideration prior to submission of the plat in final form and of sufficient detail to apprise the Planning Board of the layout of the proposed subdivision.
SKETCH PLAN
A sketch of the proposed subdivision showing the information specified in Article
V, §
66A-21, of these regulations to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning Board as to the form of the layout and objectives of these regulations.
STREET
Includes streets, roads, avenues, lanes, courts, drives or
other trafficways between right-of-way lines.
STREET PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
STREET WIDTH
The width of right-of-way, measured at right angles to the
center line of the street.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein,
either for him-/herself or others.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land, now and hereafter, into
three or more lots, plots, sites or other divisions of land for the
purpose of transfer of ownership or for building development, and
shall include resubdivision of all or any part of any plot, filed
or unfiled, which is entirely or partially undeveloped. Any division
of land creating a new street shall be considered a "subdivision."
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 1, 1990]
SUBDIVISION PLAT OR FINAL PLAT
A drawing in final form showing a proposed subdivision containing
all information or details required by law and by these regulations
to be presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved,
may be duly filed or recorded by the applicant in the office of the
County Clerk or Registrar.
VILLAGE ENGINEER
A licensed engineer or other individual duly designed as
Village Engineer or acting in that capacity by designation of the
Village Board.