[Added 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law recodified as this Art. VIIIB former Ch. 367, Subdivision of Land.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
By authority of the resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on the 17th day of July 1963, pursuant to the provisions of § 7-718 of the Village Law, the Planning Board of the Village of Larchmont has the power and authority to approve or disapprove plats for subdivisions as provided in Article 12-A of the General Municipal Law. In pursuance of this authority, the Planning Board hereby promulgates the following requirements relating to the submission and consideration of subdivision plats.
A. 
It is declared to be the policy of the Village Planning Board 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 purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace. Proper provision shall be made by the developer for drainage, water, sewerage and other needed improvements as required by the Village Engineer. The proposed streets shall compose a convenient system conforming to the Official Map, or Zoning Map[1] if there is no such Official Map, and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the Master Plan if and when such a plan is adopted by the Village Board. Streets shall be of such width, grade and location as shall be required by the Village Engineer to accommodate the prospective traffic, to afford adequate light and air and to facilitate fire protection. When required by the Planning Board, park areas of suitable location, size and character for playgrounds or other recreational purposes shall be provided for on the subdivision plat.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 381-9.
B. 
Should any provision of these regulations conflict or be inconsistent with any provision of the Village Law, such provision of the Village Law shall govern. However, should any provision of these regulations conflict with any regulation, ordinance or local law of the village, then these regulations shall govern. In order that land may be subdivided in accordance with this policy, these regulations are hereby adopted.
For the purpose of these regulations, certain words used herein are defined as follows:
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
A map of the subdivision, which shall show the subdivision lot outlines and which shall give particular attention to the details, limits and types of all proposed construction of pavements, curbs, sewers, drains, water and other appurtenances.
FINAL LAYOUT
A print of and identical with the proposed final plat submitted for the approval of the Planning Board. On approval, it is filed with the Village Clerk for future reference in determination as to whether requirements of the Planning Board, with respect to the subdivision shown thereon, have been complied with.
MASTER PLAN
A comprehensive plan adopted by the Village Board of Trustees pursuant to § 7-722 of the Village Law, which may or shall indicate the general location recommended for the various functional classes of public works, places and structures and for the general physical development of the Village of Larchmont, and includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof. Wherever reference is made hereinafter to the "Master Plan," such reference shall apply only if such Master Plan has been adopted by the Village Board of Trustees.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
OFFICIAL MAP
The map of the Village of Larchmont adopted by the Village Board or additions resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board and the subsequent filing of such approved plats. If no Official Map shall be adopted, the Zoning Map of the village shall be considered the Official Map for purposes thereof.
PLANNING BOARD
The Village of Larchmont Planning Board.
PLAT
The final map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Board for approval, in ink on tracing cloth, which will be submitted to the County Clerk for recording.
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT
The preliminary drawings indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration as a declaration of intent.
SPECIFICATIONS
Such specifications relating to street and sanitary improvements as may be required by the Village Engineer or Planning Board.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land, in accordance with the applicable zoning, for the purpose of immediate or future sale or building development into two or more plots, lots, or sites.
[Amended 8-3-1964; 7-5-1967; 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 15-2016]
VILLAGE ENGINEER
The duly designated Engineer of the Village of Larchmont, or any licensed professional engineer employed by the Village Board and directed by said Village Board to provide services for the Planning Board.
ZONING MAP
The map which forms a part of the Zoning Ordinance adopted and/or amended by the Village Board of Trustees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 381-9.
Whenever any subdivision of land, as hereinbefore defined, is proposed to be made either as a new subdivision or where plats already filed in the office of the Clerk of Westchester County are entirely or partially undeveloped, before any permit for the erection of a structure shall be granted, the subdividing owner thereof or his/her agent shall apply in writing to said Planning Board for approval of such subdivision. For such subdivision he/she should first file with the Planning Board a preliminary layout and, subsequently, a final layout and a formal plat as hereinafter specified in §§ 381-69-H through 381-69-R of this chapter, the intent being that the Planning Board be afforded a review of any previously filed subdivisions that have not been fully developed.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
The preliminary layout, final layout, street profiles, parks, playgrounds or other recreational areas and the formal subdivision plat and all procedures relating thereto shall in all respects be in full compliance with the provisions of §§ 7-728, 7-730, 7-732, 7-734 and 7-736 of the Village Law, with any other provisions of law applicable thereto and with these requirements, except where variation from these requirements may be specifically authorized by the Planning Board. Five copies each of the preliminary layout, designated as such, at a scale of 50 or fewer feet to the inch and indicating existing contours, waterways or any rock outcroppings and other pertinent topographic features as further specified or required by the Village Engineer shall be filed with the Planning Board. The Planning Board will then study the preliminary layout in connection with the topography of the area, the existing requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, the Master Plan, if any, and the Official Map or Zoning Map and will take into consideration the general requirements of the community, the character of the neighborhood and the best use of the land to be subdivided. Particular attention will be given to matters enumerated in the sections of the Village Law referred to above, as well as to specific requirements for parks, playgrounds, school sites, boulevards and main thoroughfares, the adequacy of street connections and the suitability of the land for development.
After arriving at tentative conclusions, the Planning Board will discuss the preliminary layout with the subdivider or his/her agents at a regular meeting or a special meeting duly convened of said Board. After such discussion, the Planning Board will communicate in writing to the subdivider:
A. 
All specific changes which it believes desirable in the preliminary layout.
B. 
The character and extent of the required improvements for which waivers may have been requested and which, in its opinion, may be waived without jeopardy to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
A. 
The subdivider, following receipt of this communication with respect to the preliminary layout and the changes, if any, to be made therein, shall, within six months thereafter, make a submission to the Planning Board satisfactory to the Village Engineer, which shall consist of five copies of the final layout of the subdivision plat, accompanied by two separate sets of prints showing the completed detailed construction drawings, including but not limited to street profiles, construction details, etc., in accordance with the provisions of §§ 381-69-H through 381-69-R of this chapter. Before the Planning Board accepts submission of the final layout, including the construction drawings, and prior to setting the date for the public hearing, it shall obtain from the Village Engineer or other duly designated official a certificate stating that the street or streets and any improvements already constructed by the subdivider or improvements to be constructed in accordance with the construction drawings, as approved, are satisfactory to him/her.
[Amended 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016]
B. 
If the certification is with respect to improvements already made, said official shall certify as to such parts of said improvements that are satisfactory as of the date of his/her certificate. Before the Planning Board accepts submission of the final layout of the subdivision plat, the subdivider shall obtain the approval of any governmental agency having jurisdiction in the premises. Upon receipt of all such certifications and approvals in writing and in satisfactory form, the Planning Board shall accept submission of such final layout and shall set a date, within 30 days of such submission, to hold a public hearing as required pursuant to § 7-728 of the Village Law. The Planning Board will then, within 45 days from and after the date of the final submission above provided, approve, modify or disapprove such final layout and the construction drawings by endorsement thereon, and, upon approval, the subdivider shall submit to the Planning Board the original tracings, in ink on cloth, of the final plat and the detailed construction drawings. These tracings shall then be turned over to the Village Engineer for safekeeping. If the Planning Board requires any modifications of the subdivision plat or the construction drawings at the public hearing, the subdivider shall be required to make such changes to the final plat and construction drawings as submitted and resubmit new prints with the tracings to the Planning Board at the next meeting, with the approval of the Village Engineer, and final action by the Planning Board will not be taken prior to the further meeting at which these plans are submitted.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
C. 
If and when the Planning Board approves the final layout of the subdivision plat or the construction drawings, the resolution adopted by the Planning Board shall be deemed to require that the subdivider complete all improvements in accordance with the plans and construction drawings as provided in § 7-730 of the Village Law and with the provisions of these regulations in all respects, except so far as they are specially waived by the Planning Board, or, alternatively, to file with the Planning Board a performance bond for a term not to exceed three years, which in all respects shall comply with § 7-730 of the Village Law and which shall be approved by the Village Board, as provided in said § 7-730 of the Village Law. Except where the subdivider indicates by notation on the plat that streets, highways or parks are not offered for dedication to the public, the subdivider shall also, by the terms of said resolution, be required to tender offers for deeds of cession, in form satisfactory to the Village Attorney, of all lands included in the beds of streets and highways and for easements or parks as required by the Planning Board, and a note or endorsement shall be placed upon the plan or plat reading as follows: "Approval of this plat by the Planning Board does not constitute an acceptance by the village of the dedication of any street, highway, park or other public open space, but such acceptance shall become effective only upon the adoption of a resolution by the Village Board.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
The subdivider shall observe the following general requirements and principles of land subdivision:
A. 
In general, the proposed subdivision shall conform to the Official Map or Zoning Map and Master Plan, if there is one.
B. 
The arrangement of streets in the subdivision shall provide, where practicable, for the continuation of principal streets in adjoining subdivisions, and such continuations shall be of a width at least as great as that of such existing connecting streets. Every subdivision shall preferably have two connections to existing highways, one of which may be through the streets of an adjoining subdivision. Where the proposed subdivision abuts a state or county highway or a heavily traveled street, the Board may prohibit direct vehicular access to the highway from abutting lots.
C. 
In general, main highways and secondary highways shall not be less than the width shown on the Official Map or as designated by the Planning Board. Parkways and boulevards shall be such width as may be designated by the Planning Board. As a general rule, the width of local streets shall not be less than 50 feet. No street less than 33 feet in width shall be accepted by dedication, except by unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees.
D. 
Dead-end or cul-de-sac streets shall not, in general, exceed 400 feet in length, shall have a minimum width of 50 feet and shall be equipped with a turnaround roadway with a minimum radius of 45 feet to the curb at the closed end.
E. 
Except where a block abuts a main thoroughfare, in general each block shall be planned to provide two rows of lots, but irregularly shaped blocks indented by cul-de-sac streets may be considered to be acceptable when designed in a manner acceptable to the Planning Board.
F. 
Property line radii at street intersections shall be not less than 25 feet, and future curblines shall be generally concentric therewith. Side lines of lots, so far as practicable, shall be at right angles or radial to street lines.
G. 
Corner lots shall be increased in size to comply with front yard requirements on both streets, and consideration to future back and side yards shall also be given.
H. 
Grades of all streets shall be the reasonable minimum but shall not be less than 1% nor more than 6% for main and secondary highways nor more than 10% for local streets. All changes in grade shall be done by means of a vertical curve.
I. 
Paved rear service streets of not less than 20 feet in width or, in lieu thereof, adequate off-street loading space, suitably surfaced, shall be provided in connection with all lots designed for commercial use.
J. 
In front of areas designated and zoned for commercial use, or where the proposed subdivision requires and the subdivider proposes to file a petition for a change in zoning to permit such use, the street width shall be increased by such amount on each side as may be deemed necessary by the Planning Board and to assure the free flow of through traffic without interference by parked or parking vehicles and to provide adequate and safe parking space for such commercial or business district.
K. 
In general, street lines within a block, deflecting from each other to any extent whatever, shall be connected with a curve, the radius of which for the inner street lines shall be not less than 370 feet on main highways, 275 feet on secondary highways and 125 feet on local streets. The outer street line in each case shall be parallel to such inner street line, and future curblines shall be generally concentric therewith.
L. 
In any subdivision the Planning Commission may require recreation, park or play areas for public use of up to 10% of the gross area of the subdivision.
[Amended 7-5-1967]
M. 
Variations of the general requirements above outlined may be permitted or required by the Planning Board, on application to the Planning Board, when, in its judgment, special factors warrant such a variation.
N. 
All applicable provisions of Article 7 of the Village Law of the State of New York and of § 239-k of the General Municipal Law[1] shall apply to the proceedings of the Planning Board.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 239-k of the General Municipal Law was repealed by L. 1998, c. 451, § 2, effective 7-1-1998. See now § 239-f of the General Municipal Law.
O. 
Electric and telephone wires.
[Added 7-5-1967]
(1) 
Electric and telephone wires shall be installed underground, except that the Planning Commission may waive this requirement at the request of the applicant in cases where the Commission shall determine that the installation of underground service will result in practical difficulty or hardship. In making such determination, the Commission shall take into account the following:
(a) 
The size and nature of the subdivision.
(b) 
Unusual topographic or other natural conditions.
(c) 
The type of service existing in the area adjacent to the subdivision at the time of application for waiver.
(2) 
The Planning Commission may grant a full or partial waiver of this requirement and, in approving such waiver, may require the installation of electric and telephone wires on poles or may require a combination of underground and overhead service.
P. 
If any subdividing owner, purchaser or any other person intends to erect a building or structure on one or more lots, plots or sites in any subdivision submitted for approval, or which have ever been the subject of subdivision approval, the Planning Commission may require that such person submit to the Board of Architectural Review for its approval, pursuant to Local Law No. 2,[2] plans of all types of buildings proposed to be erected on all lots, plots or sites in such subdivision and the location thereof.
[Added 7-5-1967]
[2]
Editor's Note: This reference is apparently to L.L. No. 2-1956, which was superseded 4-3-1967 by L.L. No. 1-1967. For current provisions regarding this subject, see Ch. 301, Architectural Review.
Q. 
Standards for Street Design.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The Standards for Street Design are included as an attachment to this chapter.
R. 
The provisions of § 381-68-N of the Site Plan Article of this Code shall apply as well to subdivisions and subdivision applications. In each case where § 381-68-N uses the words "site plan," these words, for purposes of this § 381-69-H, Subsection R, shall be deemed to read "subdivision." Where § 381-69-N uses the phrase "this § 381-69-N," it shall be deemed for the purposes hereof to read "this § 381-69-H, Subsection R."
[Added 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 10-2016]
S. 
Lot arrangement and dimensions.
[Added 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 15-2016]
(1) 
The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties, for reasons of topography or other conditions, in securing building permits to build on all lots in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and in providing driveway access to buildings on such lots from an approved street.
(2) 
Lot dimensions shall comply with the applicable district's dimensional requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Planning Board may require lots of larger size than such dimensional requirements where it finds that due to topographic or subsoil features, such are required for proper drainage, water supply, waste disposal, or other environmental purposes.
T. 
Land of such a character that it cannot be used without danger to health or peril from fire, flood, or other menace, shall not be subdivided for residential purposes, nor for any other permitted use that might increase danger to the health, safety, or welfare of any person or property, or aggregate a flood hazard. Such land may be set aside for such uses as shall not involve such danger.
The preliminary layout shall be a pencil tracing at a scale of 50 or fewer feet to the inch. This preliminary layout is in the nature of a declaration of intent and is for the purpose of permitting the Planning Board to pass upon the general character of the proposed subdivision, so as to expedite the approval of the final layout and plat by the Planning Board and the Village Engineer. The preliminary layout shall provide the following information:
A. 
The proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
B. 
The name and address of record owner (if corporate, the name and address of the principals).
C. 
The date, true North point, scale and tentative new street names.
D. 
The map of the tract showing boundaries, agreeing with a certified survey.
E. 
Natural features of importance, such as watercourses, swamps and woodlands.
F. 
The location and names of existing streets and highways, easements or other public properties or rights.
G. 
The topographic survey showing existing contour lines and waterways at sufficient intervals to establish the character of the terrain.
H. 
A scaled plat showing proposed street locations, limits of work, approximate proposed lot dimensions and approximate areas of the lots.
I. 
A dimensional typical section indicating proposed pavement and sidewalk areas and curbing treatments.
J. 
The location of existing and proposed sewers, drains and water mains.
K. 
If the submission covers only a portion of the tract, a light dashed line sketch of the prospective future streets for the balance of the tract shall be shown on the same drawing.
L. 
The location of the property with respect to surrounding property and streets; also the names of all adjoining property owners of record or the names of adjoining developments.
M. 
The widths of pavement and sidewalks of adjoining streets.
N. 
An area map at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet as an insert on the same drawing showing all streets and property within 1,000 feet of the applicant's property. All property held by the applicant (in whole or in part, individually or corporately) in the area should be identified.
O. 
The approximate location and dimensions of all property proposed to be set aside for playground or park use.
P. 
Zoning districts and boundaries thereof applicable to the subdivision, also such provisions of the corresponding section of the Zoning Regulations as the Planning Board may require to be noted on the plan.
The final layout and plat shall be a map, in ink on tracing cloth, to a scale as required by the Planning Board, properly prepared and certified and showing the following:
A-F. 
Items A through F inclusive, as listed under § 381-69-I, shall also apply to the final layout and plat.
[Amended 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016]
G. 
Lots, numbered and in substantial agreement with § 381-69-I, with final bearing, distances and curve data and also showing proposed permanent monument locations and monument tie lines such as are necessary to permit re-establishment of lot corners within the subdivision. All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot. Permanent monuments, not iron pipes, shall be set at all block corners and at intervals of approximately 500 feet or such other distance or at change of bearing lines as the Planning Board may determine to be appropriate.
H. 
Streets, showing the width of the right-of-way and referenced by notation to construction drawings which will show widths of proposed pavement; location of sidewalks; typical sections with details of pavements, curbs, sewers, drains and other data pertinent to the proposed construction.
I. 
A note providing for County Health Department approval and the approval of any governmental agency having jurisdiction in the premises.
J. 
The county block and sheet number applicable to the subdivision.
K. 
A note stating that existing contours and waterways are indicated on the detailed construction drawings.
L. 
Necessary title boxes, notation providing for Planning Board approval, a statement of dedication of all streets within the subdivision and delineation of limits of said streets, provision for Village Engineer's approval, subject to satisfactory compliance with the construction drawings, and such other references or notes as the Board may require. If the intention is that streets shall remain as private streets, a notation as follows shall be added to the final plat: "No offer of dedication of streets, highways or parks, if any, shown on this map is made to the public."
A final layout of the entire tract, in ink on tracing cloth, accompanied by necessary specifications shall be submitted to the Village Engineer. The detailed construction drawings shall be at the same scale as the final layout and plat and shall provide the following information:
A-F. 
Items A through F inclusive, as listed under § 381-69-I, shall also apply to the detailed construction drawings.
G. 
The width, location, horizontal geometries and limits of paving of all streets, parking areas or other public ways proposed by the developer and the locations and limits of all proposed sidewalks, if any.
H. 
Existing contours, at an interval suitable to the Village Engineer, shown tied into a top cut line, based on the profiles and cross sections of the proposed streets, the flow lines and top of bank lines of streams that are to remain; also, general locations of necessary swales with several spot elevations indicated so as to establish the fact that adjacent lands are saved harmless from any flooding that might otherwise be induced by filling and grading of the lots of the subdivision.
I. 
Typical cross sections of roadways and sidewalks, showing curbs, gutters, depth and character or the surface and of the subbase, conforming to the current standard details and requirements of the Village Engineer.
J. 
The location and size of all new water mains and connections to existing mains and the location of fire hydrants. If alternative means of supplying water are provided under the Public Health Law, the method and evidence of approval by the County Commission of Health shall be submitted.
K. 
The location and size of all new sanitary sewers and connections to existing sewers, the location of manholes and the type of construction and location and detail of cradles or other supports where required by field conditions or rulings of the Village Engineer or Planning Board. Laterals for each lot shall be carried to the property line, unless this requirement is specifically waived by the Planning Board and a note on the final plat states that connections to the main sewer, along with necessary pavement repair, must be made by the individual lot owners. If alternative means of sewering and treatment are to be provided under the Public Health Law, details and evidence of approval by the County Commissioner of Health shall be submitted and the final plat shall be noted to this effect.
L. 
The method of collecting and discharging stormwater; details of catch basins, culverts, storm sewers, etc., conforming to the requirements of the Village Engineer.
M. 
Any water mains, sanitary sewers or other public facilities to be carried over or under private property shall be in permanent easements, not less than 10 feet in width, having satisfactory access to a public highway or other public open space. Details of such easements and evidence of their existence shall be provided.
N. 
Profiles showing existing and proposed elevations along the center lines of all streets to the same horizontal scale as the plan, but with an enlarged vertical scale. Where a proposed street intersects an existing street or streets, the elevation along the center line of the existing street or streets, within 100 feet of the intersection, shall be shown. All elevations must be referred to established United States government or approved local bench marks, where they exist within 1/2 mile of the boundary of the subdivision.
O. 
The Village Engineer may require supplementary existing ground profiles, plotted on the proposed profile at locations where steep slopes exist, showing present existing elevations on either or both sides of the street at fifty-foot intervals parallel to the center line. These supplementary existing profiles are developed by measuring existing elevations at approximately five points on a line at right angles to the center line of the street. Said elevation points shall be at the center line of the street, each property line and points approximately 25 feet inside each property line. Cross sections plotted up on tracing paper may also be required in certain areas as directed by the Village Engineer.
P. 
Necessary roadway details of street pavements, including curbs and gutters, sidewalks, granite monuments with covers, manholes and catch basins; the location of proposed street trees, if any; streetlighting standards or all utility poles showing which will carry streetlights or street signs; the location, size and invert elevations of existing and proposed sanitary sewers, stormwater drains and fire hydrants, and the exact location and size of all water, gas or other existing or proposed underground utilities or structures. Utilities governed by fixed elevations, such as sewers and drains, shall be shown on profiles with notation showing waterline clearances at crossings.
Q. 
In the cases of large subdivisions that are to be improved by sections, each section shall be clearly defined on a final plat and construction plan and a profile by dimensions and notes so that applicable bond coverage ties in with the final plat.
After completion of the construction work, a marked-up print of the construction drawings, made by a licensed professional engineer, showing adjustments or alterations to final construction drawings shall be submitted, showing all approved changes and final locations of all street line utilities, including all sanitary sewer spur locations. This print shall be known as the "as-built drawing." When this print is approved by the Village Engineer, the tracings for the construction drawings shall be brought up-to-date in ink by the same licensed professional engineer engaged by the subdivider, and the tracing shall be certified by that engineer or other duly qualified professional engineer suitable to the Planning Board.
Where the subdivider intends to dedicate to the village title to the land in the bed of street, title to the land in the bed of streets shown on the final layout and plat shall be retained by the subdivider, and, when selling individual lots of the subdivision, the subdivider shall reserve title to the fee of the streets for the purposes of dedication to the village. Except that where the subdivider intends to retain the streets or other areas as private streets, parks, etc., as set forth in § 381-69-G of these regulations, then and in addition to the notations previously specified, all plats shall also bear the following notation: "Title to land in the bed of all streets shown on this plat will be retained by the subdivider for purposes of dedication. The contract or deed for any lot or part thereof shown on this plat shall in no case include title to any part of the street."
The proposed subdivision final layout and plat shall be properly endorsed by the County Health Department, as required by the County Sanitary Code, before any public hearing is scheduled. The plat should be in final form before being presented to the Planning Board or County Health Department for approval.
Any erasures made on a plat after Planning Board approval, but prior to its signing as hereinafter set forth, shall be initialed by the Chairman or his/her duly designated representative. No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made in any subdivision plat after approval has been indicated by signature on the plat, as hereinafter set forth.
Every subdivision plat submitted to the Planning Board for its approval shall carry the following endorsement.
Approved by resolution of the Planning Board of the Village of Larchmont, New York, on the _____ day of __________ 20 _____, subject to all requirements and conditions of said resolution. Any change, erasure, modification or revision of this plat, as approved, shall void this approval.
Signed this _____ day of __________ 20 _____.
__________
Chairman
In the event that legislation exists that is applicable to any Planning Board resolution that requires the subdivider to provide parks or other reserved areas, it shall be understood that any park requirements made by the Planning Board are subject to a satisfactory agreement between the Village Board and the subdivider as to the adequacy of and manner in which any amount of money and/or other consideration may be granted, between the village and the subdivider, in exchange for the title to any parklands. All agreements shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board and the Village Attorney.
The approval by the Planning Board of a subdivision plat shall not be deemed to constitute or imply the acceptance by the Village Board of any street, park, playground or other open space shown on said plat. The Planning Board will require said plat to be endorsed with appropriate notes to this effect. The Planning Board will also require the filing with the Village Attorney of a written agreement between the applicant and the Village of Larchmont covering future title and maintenance of park areas and title to the beds of the streets, with a description in proper form for recording, as well as any necessary instruments to insure completion of landscaping and installation of equipment in any park or playground area in accordance with such separate plans for said park or playground area as may be required by the Village Engineer.
Before any building permit shall be issued, the subdivider shall either have completed all improvements required by the Planning Board in its resolution approving the subdivision plat and shall have obtained the approval of the Village Engineer who shall certify that all improvements are in accordance with the standards and specifications as set forth in §§ 381-69-H through 381-69-R of this chapter or, alternatively, shall have furnished a performance bond, issued by a bonding company, conforming in all respects to the Planning Board resolution approving the subdivision, which bond shall have been approved by the Village Board and the term of which has not expired.