This chapter shall be known as and may be cited by the title
"Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Forestburgh."
This chapter may be amended by the Town Board in a manner prescribed
by law, after referral to the Planning Board for review and comment,
and after due notice and public hearing.
It is declared to be the policy of the Town Board to consider
land divisions as part of the orderly and desirable development of
land. This chapter provides procedures and standards for the Planning
Board in its review of subdivision and other land division plats.
The intent of this chapter is to encourage the most appropriate and
best development of land in order to protect and promote the general
health, safety and welfare, which is intended to include the following:
A. To assure that land to be divided will produce building sites of
such character and area that will permit their development for homes
or buildings without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or
other menace.
B. To facilitate the adequate and efficient provision of community facilities,
services and utilities and require the most desirable and appropriate
systems for drainage, water supply, sewage disposal and other needed
improvements, including any appropriate parkland.
C. To promote the safe and convenient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians
and to promote the efficient design, location and construction of
roads, streets, sidewalks, pathways, and driveways so as to accommodate
current and future needs.
D. To minimize the destruction of the natural character of the land
and promote the conservation of all elements of topography and vegetation
which contribute to the natural beauty of the land.
E. To provide, through planning and development, for the privacy of
residents while enhancing the general appearance of the community.
F. To generally conform to the goals, objectives, concepts, and design
guidelines found within the Town of Forestburgh Comprehensive Plan.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this
chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in
the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered or
as determined by such judgment.
This chapter shall take effect upon the effective date of the
local law that enacts this chapter.