A.
Except where specifically defined, all words used in these standards
shall carry their customary meaning. Words used in the present tense
shall include the future; words used in the singular shall include
the plural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
B.
The word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "may" and "should"
are permissive. "Building" or "structure" includes any part thereof.
The word "person" includes an individual person, a firm, a corporation,
a copartnership, and any other agency of voluntary action.
For the purposes of these regulations, certain words and terms
shall have the following meaning:
The owner of the land proposed to be subdivided or his duly
appointed representative. Written consent shall be required from the
legal owner when a representative makes application. Person making
application to the Planning Board for approval of proposed subdivision
of land.
A permit issued by the Building Inspector which indicates
the applicant has submitted an approved application and plan for building
construction in compliance with the Town of Walton requirements.
The maps and/or drawings accompanying a subdivision plat
and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be
installed in the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of
the Planning Board as a condition of the approval of the plat.
Authorization by a property owner for the use of any designated
part of his property by another, and for a specified purpose.
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State
of New York or licensed in a state with a reciprocal agreement with
New York State.
A form used by the Planning Board in the State Environmental
Quality Review process to assist in determining the environmental
significance or nonsignificance of an action or project.
A written document is required for each Type I and Unlisted
action which the Planning Board determines will have a significant
effect on the environment.
A deposit of cash with the Town in lieu of an amount required
and still in force on a performance or maintenance bond.
A drawing in final form, showing a proposed subdivision containing
all information and detail required by law and these regulations to
be presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved,
shall be duly filed and recorded by the applicant in the office of
the County Clerk.
The agency principally responsible for carrying out, funding,
or approving an action, as set forth in Part 617.6, 617.7 or 617.8
of the SEQR Law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any building, structure, place, work of art or other improvements
to the land as may be required by the Planning Board, including clearing,
final grading and drainage improvements that constitutes a physical
betterment of real property. Certain lot improvements shall be properly
bonded as provided in these regulations.
A tract, plot, or portion of a subdivision or other parcel
of land intended, as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or
future, of sale, lease, donation or separate use.
A Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Planning Board pursuant
to § 272-a of the Town Law which indicates the general locations
recommended for various functional classes of public works, places
and structures and for general physical development of the Town, and
includes any unit or part of such plan separately prepared and any
amendment to such plan or parts therein.
A dwelling unit used initially for display purposes which
typifies the types of units that will be constructed in the subdivision.
The person or persons actually holding title of a parcel
or tract of land.
A bond as required by § 277 of the Town Law to
assure the full and satisfactory completion of all required subdivision
improvements as specified in the Planning Board resolution of approval.
The Planning Board of the Town of Walton, Delaware County,
New York.
A person or committee appointed by the Planning Board and
approved by the Town Board to assist the Planning Board with the administration
of these regulations. The person(s) will assist and instruct applicants
with forms and procedures to ease administration and may be directed
by the Planning Board to review the application, including a field
trip to the site, and to make recommendations.
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat," showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision, as specified in Article VI, § 180-46, of these regulations, submitted to the Planning Board for approval prior to submission of the plat in final form and of sufficient detail to apprise the Planning Board of the layout of the proposed subdivision.
Any drainage ditch, road, sidewalk, pedestrian way, tree,
off-road parking, recreation area, lot improvement, or other facility
for which the Town may ultimately assume the responsibilities for
maintenance and operation, or which may affect an improvement for
which Town responsibility is established. All such improvements shall
be properly bonded.
Any change in a map of an approved or recorded subdivision
plat if such change affects any road layout or any lot line shown
on such plat or if it affects or changes any map or plan legally recorded
prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions.
A committee appointed by the Town Supervisor to review plans
and make periodic inspections during the construction phase of required
improvements. The committee shall consist of one member of the Planning
Board, one member of the Town Board, and the Town Highway Superintendent
or his designee.
The width of the right-of-way between property lines measured
at right angles to the center line of the road at any given point.
A road which serves or is designed to serve as trafficway
for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major road.
An existing state, county or Town road or highway, or other
private roadway, shown on a plat approved by the Planning Board or
shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County
Clerk prior to the effective date of these regulations.
A road which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows of
traffic and which is used primarily as a route for traffic between
communities and/or other heavy-traffic-generating areas.
A road intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting
properties.
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
An existing road to which the parcel of land to be subdivided
abuts on only one side.
See "subdivision, simple."
A process to help government and the public protect and improve
the environment. State Environmental Quality Review requires that
environmental factors be considered along with social and economic
considerations in government decisionmaking.
See "road."
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or any legal
entity who shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof as defined
herein, either for himself or others.
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
blocks, or sites for any purpose, with or without the creation of
new roads or highways, and including resubdivisions and planned unit
developments.
All subdivisions not classified as simple subdivisions or
minor subdivisions, including but not limited to subdivisions of seven
or more lots, or any size subdivision requiring any new road or extension
of the Town facilities, or the creation of any public improvements.
Any subdivision, excluding a simple subdivision, containing
up to and including six lots, fronting on an existing public road,
not requiring any new road, nor the extension of municipal facilities,
nor creation of any public improvements, and not adversely affecting
the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property, and not in conflict
with any provision of these regulations.
Any subdivision of land into not more than three lots, where
each lot has at least 200 feet of frontage on a public road.
The standards and specifications adopted by the Town Board
for the construction of new roads and related improvements.
An action that is likely to have a significant effect on
the environment as listed in Part 617.4 of the SEQR Law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
An action that may have a significant effect on the environment
as explained in Part 617.2 of the SEQR Law.
