Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this article
shall govern the requirements for a lot consolidation.
The Town Assessor is authorized and empowered to approve lot
consolidations.
The owner(s) shall file an application in writing on a form
furnished by the designated approval authority for that purpose. An
application for a lot consolidation shall include all of the following:
The owner shall submit a completed affidavit of lot consolidation,
which such affidavit shall be incorporated into the application form
furnished by the designated approval authority, to affirm his/her/their
understanding of the following stipulations:
A.
The owner of the subject lots of record voluntarily petitioned the
Town of Milo to consolidate such lots into a single lot of record.
B.
The owner of the subject lots of record understand and agree that
the consolidation of such lots conform to the standards for a lot
consolidation as prescribed in the Subdivision of Land Law of the
Town of Milo.
C.
The owner of the subject lots of record understand and agree that
any future subdivision of the single lot of record that was created
by the consolidation of such lots shall require approval of a subdivision
as prescribed in the Subdivision of Land Law of the Town of Milo.
D.
The owner of the subject lots of record understand and agree that
changes will be made to the assessment rolls by the Town Assessor
as of the first taxable status date that follows the recording of
the affidavit of lot consolidation at the office of the County Clerk.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall examine applications for
a lot consolidation to ascertain compliance with the application requirements
and applicable standards prescribed in this chapter. If the application
does not conform to the application requirements and applicable standards
of this chapter, the Code Enforcement Officer shall reject such application
in writing, stating the reasons therefor. If the Code Enforcement
Officer is satisfied that the application conforms to the application
requirements and applicable standards prescribed in this chapter,
the Code Enforcement Officer shall submit the application to the designated
approval authority and stamp the official submission date on the application.
A lot consolidation shall be classified as a Type II action
pursuant to § 617.5(c)(19) of SEQRA. A Type II action has
been determined not to have a significant impact on the environment
or is otherwise precluded from environmental review pursuant to Article
8 of the Environmental Conservation Law of NYS.
The designated approval authority shall review all facts and
information that is the subject of an application for a lot consolidation
to determine whether or not to approve such application. In doing
so, the designated approval authority shall consider all of the following
criteria:
A.
The proposed lot consolidation is in compliance with the applicable
standards prescribed in this chapter.
The designated approval authority may include in an approval
of an application for a lot consolidation such terms and conditions
as such authority deems necessary or appropriate to ensure the safety
or to further the purposes and intent of this chapter or any other
applicable law.
