As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
SUBDIVISION
Any tract of land which is hereafter divided into five or
more parcels along an existing or proposed street, highway, easement
or right-of-way for sale or for rent as residential lots or residential
building plots, regardless of whether the lots or plots to be sold
or offered for sale, or leased for any period of time, are described
by metes and bounds or by reference to a map or survey of the property
or by any other method of description.
The County Clerk or Registrar shall not file nor record nor
accept for filing or recording any map or plat showing a subdivision
of land in the City of Yonkers unless there is endorsed thereon or
annexed thereto a certificate of the Bureau of Housing and Buildings
approving the water supply and sewerage systems proposed or installed
for such subdivision and consenting to the filing thereof.
If the realty subdivision plans are signed by a licensed land
surveyor, they must also be signed by a licensed professional engineer
before the approval by this office can be given.
[Added 12-11-2007 by L.L. No. 12-2007]
A. Preliminary subdivision plats. A stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) consistent with the requirements of §§
56-174 through
56-181 of this Code shall be required for preliminary subdivision plat approval. The SWPPP shall meet the performance and design criteria and standards in Chapter
43, Article
XVII, and Chapter
56, Article
XVI. The approved preliminary subdivision plat shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter
43, Article
XVII, and Chapter
56, Article
XVI.
B. Final subdivision plats. A stormwater pollution prevention plan consistent with the requirements of §§
56-174 through
56-181 of this Code and with the terms of preliminary plan approval shall be required for final subdivision plat approval. The SWPPP shall meet the performance and design criteria and standards in Chapter
43, Article
XVII, and Chapter
56, Article
XVI. The approved final subdivision plat shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter
43, Article
XVII, and Chapter
56, Article
XVI.
[Added 4-22-2008 by L.L. No. 6-2008]
By Local Law No. 6 of the Year 2008 the City of Yonkers has
adopted the Compact Plan, as amended from time to time, as a statement
of policies, principles, and guides to supplement other established
land use policies in the City. In its discretionary actions under
this subdivision code, the reviewing agency should take into consideration
said statement of policies, principles and guides, as appropriate.