[Res. No. 91-96, 9-24-1996]
Pursuant to Sections 32 and 33 of the General City Law of the
State of New York and by resolution dated __________, 19 _____, the
Common Council of the City of Olean is authorized and empowered to
approve plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets
or highways, within the incorporated limits of the City of Olean.
[Res. No. 91-96, 9-24-1996]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision
Regulations of the City of Olean."
[Res. No. 91-96, 9-24-1996; Res. No. 2-01, 1-23-2001]
Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed for residential
uses, before any permit for the erection of a structure in such proposed
subdivision shall be granted and before any subdivision plan may be
filed in the Office of the Cattaraugus County Clerk, the subdivider
or a duly authorized agent shall apply for and secure approval of
such proposed subdivision in accordance with the following procedures.
The Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office shall not record a plat
of any subdivision within the city unless the plat has been approved
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and contains all
of the appropriate signatures.
[Res. No. 91-96, 9-24-1996]
The subdivision of land shall conform with these regulations
as well as with appropriate laws, rules and regulations established
by all governing bodies having or claiming jurisdiction over various
phases of the proposed development. It is declared to be the policy
of the common council to consider land subdivision to be part of a
process that provides for the orderly, efficient and economical development
of the city in a manner that is reasonable and in the best interest
of the community. In its consideration of an application for the subdivision
of land, the common council shall be guided by the following general
requirements.
(1)
Land must be buildable and free of hazards. The physical characteristics
of the land to be subdivided shall be such that it can be used for
building purposes without danger to health and safety or peril from
fire, flood, erosion or other menace. Proper provision shall be made
for vehicular and pedestrian access, stormwater drainage, water supply
and sewage disposal as well as for other needed improvements.
(2)
Important community resources and natural features shall be incorporated
in the design of the subdivision as much as possible. To the maximum
practicable extent, existing features of the landscape such as large
trees, rock outcrops, water and flood courses, historic components
and other significant community assets shall be preserved.
(3)
Subdivisions shall be in conformance with all local legislative requirements
and consistent with the Comprehensive Development Plan 1990-2010,
or as such comprehensive plan document may be amended in the future.
