[Res. No. 91-96, 9-24-1996]
(a)
The following rules of construction of language shall apply to the
text of this chapter.
(1)
All words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(2)
All words in the plural number include the singular number and
all words in the singular number include the plural number, except
as to the number of permitted structures, unless the natural construction
of the wording indicates otherwise.
(3)
The word "person" includes an individual, firm, association,
partnership, corporation or other similar entity.
(4)
Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured
horizontally along the ground.
(5)
The word "building" includes the word "structure."
(6)
"Lot" includes the words "plot", "parcel", "tract", or "site".
(7)
The word "premises" includes a lot and all buildings or structures
thereon.
(8)
"To erect", "to construct" and "to build" a building or structure
each have the same meaning and also include "to excavate" for a building
and "to relocate" a building by moving it from one location to another.
(9)
"Used" shall be deemed also to include "designated, intended
or arranged to be used or occupied".
(10)
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive and discretionary.
(11)
"He" shall include the feminine gender "she".
(b)
APPLICANT
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
COMMON COUNCIL
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1990-2010
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
CURB
DEVELOPER
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
EASEMENT
ENGINEER
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FINAL PLAT
FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
LOT
OFFICIAL MAP
OWNER
PLANNING BOARD
PRELIMINARY PLAT
RESUBDIVISION
SIDEWALK
SKETCH PLAN
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (SEQR)
STREET
STREET, ARTERIAL
STREET, COLLECTOR
STREET, MINOR OR LOCAL
STREET, DEAD-END OR CUL-DE-SAC
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS
STREET, PRIVATE
STREET PAVEMENT
STREET WIDTH
SUBDIVIDER
SUBDIVISION
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
SUBWAY
SURVEYOR
UNDEVELOPED PLAT
The following words or phrases as used in this chapter are defined
as follows:
To see the definition for subdivider.
A subdivision design that incorporates modifications to minimum
lot size and setback requirements in order to provide open space within
the development and/or more efficient or appropriate use of land,
provided that the number of lots or dwelling units does not exceed
that which would be permitted in a subdivision design which meets
all of the applicable zoning requirements, including lot size and
setbacks.
The legislative body of the City of Olean, New York.
The plan, prepared and adopted by the planning board, which
indicates the general locations recommended for various functional
classes of public works, places and structures and for the general
physical development of the city and includes any unit or part of
such plan separately prepared and any amendment to such plan or parts
therein.
Approval of a final plat subject to conditions set forth
in a resolution conditionally approving such plat by the common council.
Such conditional approval does not qualify a final plat for recording,
nor does it authorize the issuance of any building permits, prior
to the signing of the plat by the mayor or a designee and the recording
of the plat in the Office of the Cattaraugus County Clerk.
A vertical edge along a street.
See the definition for subdivider.
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate
including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, paving,
storage of equipment or materials, mining, dredging, filling, excavation
or drilling operations.
The person designated to act on behalf of the City of Olean
by the Common Council.
Authorization by a property owner involving a designated
part of his property for use by another for a specified purpose.
A person licensed as a professional civil engineer by the
State of New York.
A form used to determine the environmental significance of
an action, in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review
Act (SEQR) regulations.
A written document, prepared in accordance with State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQR) regulations, which documents the potential
environmental impacts of a proposed action and alternatives.
A drawing, in final form, showing a proposed subdivision containing all information or detail required by law and as specified in article IV of these regulations, submitted to the common council for approval and which, if approved, may be filed or recorded by the applicant in the Office of the Cattaraugus County Clerk.
The signing of a plat in final form by the mayor or a designee
pursuant to a common council resolution granting final approval of
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 Cattaraugus County Clerk.
A parcel of land whose boundaries have been established by
a legal instrument such as a recorded deed or a recorded map and which
is recognized as a separate legal entity for the purpose of use or
transfer of title.
The map established by the common council pursuant to Section
26 of the General City Law, showing existing and proposed streets,
highways, parks and drainage areas.
To see the definition for subdivider.
The Planning Board of the City of Olean.
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "Preliminary Plat" showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision, as specified in article IV of these regulations, submitted to the common council for consideration prior to the submission of the plat in final form and of sufficient detail to apprise the common council of the layout of the proposed subdivision.
A change to a filed deed description or a change in a map
of an approved or filed subdivision plat if such change affects any
lot lines, any street layout or area reserved for public use.
A paved path provided for pedestrian use, usually located
along the side of a street.
A drawing which illustrates the proposed layout of streets,
lots and other features of a proposed subdivision in relation to existing
conditions for the purpose of obtaining the advice of the common council
before the preparation of a preliminary plat.
Refers to the New York State law (Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law) and regulations (6 NYCRR Part 617) which require public agencies to consider the potential environmental impacts of an action before such action is approved or undertaken.
An existing public or private way which affords principal
means of access to abutting properties and is suitably improved; or
a proposed way shown on the Official Map and recorded in the Office
of the Cattaraugus County Clerk.
A street, normally a state highway, which serves or is designed
to serve heavy volumes of traffic and which is used primarily as a
route for traffic between communities and/or other heavy traffic generating
areas.
A street which serves or is designed to carry traffic from
minor streets to the arterial street system.
A street used primarily to provide access to abutting properties.
A street or a portion of a street with only one vehicular
outlet.
A minor street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial
street and which provides access to abutting properties and protection
from through traffic.
A minor or local street which is not a publicly dedicated
street.
The surface of the roadway used by vehicular traffic.
The width of the right-of-way, measured at right angles to
the centerline of the street.
Any person who shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof
(as defined herein), either for oneself or for others.
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
plots or sites for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer
of ownership or development. A lot line adjustment that does not involve
creation of a new lot shall be considered a resubdivision as defined
herein.
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.
A subdivision of land into not more than four lots (including
the remaining portion of the original parcel) following the date of
enactment of these regulations. In addition, a minor subdivision shall
not involve the creation of any new public streets; the extension
of any public street, water or sewer line; or, the installation of
drainage improvements through one or more lots to serve one or more
other lots.
The area between the curb and sidewalk or, if no sidewalk
exists, the area between the curb and the public right-of-way.
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.
A plat existing at the time of the enactment of these regulations
that has been filed in the Office of the Cattaraugus County Clerk,
where 20% or more of the lots within said plat remain to be developed,
excluding therefrom those lots where existing natural conditions (such
as poor drainage) have prevented development.
