For the purpose of this chapter, words and terms used herein
are defined as follows:
APPLICANT
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity
applying to the Planning Board for subdivision approval; an applicant
is sometimes referred to herein as an "owner" or "subdivider."
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A long-range or master plan for the development of the Village
of Liverpool.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT
Approval of a final plat is subject to conditions set forth
by the Planning Board in a resolution conditionally approving such
plat. Conditional approval does not qualify as final plat for recording
nor authorize issuance of building permits prior to final plat approval.
COUNTY CLERK
The County Clerk of the County of Onondaga, New York.
DPW SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the
Village of Liverpool, New York.
FINAL PLAT
A drawing, in final form, showing a proposed subdivision
containing information or detail required by this chapter to be presented
to the Planning Board for approval and which, after final plat approval,
may be duly filed or recorded by the applicant in the office of the
County Clerk.
FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
The signing of a final plat by a duly authorized officer
after a resolution granting final approval to the plat or after conditions
specified in a resolution granting conditional approval of the plat
are completed. Such final approval qualifies the plat for recording
in the office of the County Clerk.
OFFICIAL SUBMISSION DATE
The date on which an application for plat approval, complete
and accompanied by all required information, endorsements and fees,
has been filed with the Village Clerk.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, association, society, syndicate,
trust, company, firm or corporation or any other entity.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat," showing the layout of a proposed subdivision, submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval prior to submission of the plat in final form and containing at least the required information specified in Article
IV of this chapter in sufficient detail to apprise the Planning Board of the details of the proposed subdivision.
RESUBDIVISION
The further division of lots, plots, sites or other division
of land or the relocation of lot lines of any lot within a subdivision
previously made and approved or recorded according to law or changes
in the lines of existing streets, highways or public areas within
any such subdivision; but not including conveyances made so as to
combine existing lots by deed or other instrument.
ROAD, MAJOR
A road intended to serve heavy flows of traffic from minor
roads or as a business road providing access to business properties.
Roads anticipated to carry truck traffic as defined by the Village
Engineer, greater than 3% of the average daily traffic, shall be defined
as a major road for design purposes.
ROAD, MINOR
A road intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
residential properties.
SKETCH PLAN
A sketch of a proposed subdivision to enable the applicant
to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning
Board as to the form of the layout and objectives of this chapter.
SUBDIVIDER
A person proposing to subdivide real property in the Village
of Liverpool, New York.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
blocks or sites for the purpose of conveyance, transfer of ownership,
improvement, building redevelopment or sale. The term "subdivision"
shall include "resubdivision" and includes any alteration of lot lines
or dimensions of any lots or sites shown on a plat previously approved
and filed in the office of the County Clerk.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
A subdivision containing five or more lots or any subdivision
requiring new streets or extension of municipal utilities or public
improvements.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision containing four or fewer lots, fronting on an existing road and not requiring new public improvements, and complying with the area and setback requirements of Chapter
380, Zoning.
UNDEVELOPED PLAT
A plat where 20% or more of the lots within the plat are
unimproved unless existing conditions, such as poor drainage, have
prevented their development.
VILLAGE CLERK
The Village Clerk of the Village of Liverpool, New York.
ZONING LAW
The officially adopted Zoning Local Law of the Village of
Liverpool, together with any subsequent amendments.