Pursuant to the provisions of § 7-728 of the Village
Law, the Board of Trustees has, by resolution, authorized the Planning
Board to review and approve or disapprove subdivision plats showing
lots, blocks or sites, with or without roads, within the area of the
Village.
Land within the Village of New Hempstead may be subdivided into
lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, only if
approved by the Planning Board in accordance with the procedures and
requirements as set forth in these regulations and only if the approved
plat is duly filed in the office of the County Clerk of Rockland,
New York. Construction, excavation, filling, regrading, clearing of
vegetation or other similar activities related to a proposed subdivision
shall not be begun within any area proposed or intended for subdivision
until said subdivision shall have been approved by the Planning Board.
A resubdivision, as defined herein, is subject to the same procedure,
rules and regulations applicable to a subdivision.
It is declared to be the policy of the Village to consider land
subdivisions as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient and economical
development of the Village. Land to be subdivided shall be of such
character that it can be used safely for building or development purposes
without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace
and without resulting in significant damage to the ecology of the
area in which it is located. Proper provision shall be made for drainage,
water, sewerage, electric, telephone, gas and other needed improvements.
The proposed streets shall compose a convenient and safe system and
shall be properly related to potential streets on adjoining properties.
Streets shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate
the prospective traffic, to afford adequate light and air and to facilitate
fire and police protection. In proper cases and when required by the
Planning Board, a park or parks of suitable location, size and character
for playground or other recreational purposes shall be shown on the
subdivision plat.
No permit shall be issued for the erection of any building within
a proposed subdivision until said subdivision has been duly approved
by the Planning Board and filed in the office of the County Clerk.
Where the Planning Board finds that, because of the special
circumstances of a particular case, extraordinary hardship may result
from strict compliance with these regulations, it may modify the regulations
so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured;
provided, however, that any such modification will be consistent with
the spirit and intent of these regulations and all Village laws. In
permitting any such modification, the Planning Board shall attach
such conditions as are, in its judgment, necessary to secure substantially
the objectives of the standard or requirement so modified.
In order that land may be subdivided in accordance with the
authority, jurisdiction and policy as set forth above, these regulations
are hereby adopted.