Village of Washingtonville, NY Article I General Provisions

§ 150-1 Title.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

This chapter establishes rules, regulations and standards governing the subdivision of land within the Village of Washingtonville, Orange County, New York, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Village Law of the State of New York and amendments thereto and sets forth the procedure to be followed by the Planning Board in applying and administering these rules, regulations and standards. It shall be known as the "Land Subdivision Regulations of the Village of Washingtonville, New York."

§ 150-2 Purpose.

The purpose of these regulations shall be to provide rules, standards and procedure for the subdivision of land in the Village of Washingtonville, New York, in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the municipality. It shall be administered to ensure the orderly growth and development, the conservation, protection and proper use of land and adequate provisions for circulation, utilities and service.

§ 150-3 Definitions.

For the purpose of these regulations, certain words herein are defined as follows:

BOARD

The Planning Board of the village.

ENGINEER

The engineer or planning consultant employed or assigned to the Board.

LOT

A parcel or portion of land separated from other parcels or portions for purpose of sale, lease or separate use by means of a description as indicated by a subdivision plat, a recorded map or by metes and bounds.

MASTER PLAN

A composite of the mapped and written proposals as provided for in § 7-722 of Village Law recommending the physical development of the community which shall have been duly adopted in part or whole by the Board.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

MONUMENTS

Approved monuments whose construction is specified by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, Village Engineer or duly designated official.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

OFFICIAL MAP

The map established by the Village Board under § 7-724 of Village Law showing streets, highways and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and any amendments thereto adopted by the Village Board or additions thereto resulting from approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

PERFORMANCE BOND

A security which may be accepted by the municipality in lieu of a requirement that certain improvements be made before the Board gives final approval to a subdivision plat. Such security shall be sufficient to cover the full cost of all incomplete improvements in the subdivision as estimated by the Board or agency designated by the Board. Securities shall include such collateral or agreements acceptable to the Village Board or a bond issued by a surety company and to run for a term not to exceed three years; provided, however, that the term may be extended by the Board with the consent of the parties thereto.

PLAT

The drawing of all or part of the subdivider's plat as presented to the Board for final approval and which, if approved, shall be filed for record with the County Clerk.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

PRELIMINARY PLAT

The drawings of the entire tract which in part or in entirety is proposed to be subdivided and submitted to the Board for its consideration for approval.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

RESERVE STRIP

A privately owned strip of land of less width than the lot depth permitted by the applicable regulations, bounded on one side by a proposed street and on the other by the boundary of a subdivision containing said proposed street.

ROUGH SKETCH PLAT

The first draft of the subdivision plat, prepared to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching a general agreement with the Board as to the arrangement of the plat and the objectives of these regulations.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

STREET

A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place or however else designated. The term "street" includes the land between the street right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, planted strips, parking areas and other areas within such street lines.

STREET, ARTERIAL

Those streets which carry or are intended to carry fast or heavy volumes of traffic.

STREET, COLLECTOR

Those streets which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of large residential developments.

STREET, MARGINAL

Those streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.

STREET, MINOR

Those streets which are used primarily for access to abutting properties.

SUBDIVIDER

Any person, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, corporation, fiduciary, trust or any other legal entity seeking a subdivision of land hereunder as owner or as agent for the owner of land affected by a subdivision.

SUBDIVISION

The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots, plots, sites or other divisions of land for immediate or future sale or for building development.

TOWN

The Town of Blooming Grove, in the County of Orange and State of New York, except that part thereof within the Incorporated Village of Washingtonville.

TOWN BOARD

The Town Board of the town.

VILLAGE

All lands contained within the Incorporated Village of Washingtonville, County of Orange, State of New York.

VILLAGE BOARD

The Board of Trustees of the village.

ZONING ORDINANCE

The Zoning Ordinance of the village.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 175, Zoning.