A minor subdivision may not be used to circumvent the procedures and requirements of § 276 of the Town Law, Article 11, Title II of the Public Health Law or other requirements of this Part 1, and may be used once in a three-year period with regard to a parcel of land in the ownership of a single person or entity or a group of persons or entities on the effective date of this Part 1. Any owner or successor in interest of any parcel may divide no more than three lots, including the parent parcel. A parcel of land shall constitute a major subdivision upon the sale, rental, or offer for sale or lease of the fourth lot, and at this time the provisions of the Town of Bristol major subdivision regulations[1] shall apply to all such parcels.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part 2, Major Subdivisions, of this chapter.
A. 
The Town Board shall be empowered to establish a fee schedule for all applications under this ordinance. The fee schedule is adopted by reference. All fees shall be paid at appropriate times, and no building permits shall be issued until all owed fees are paid. Reasonable costs incurred by the Planning Board or its agents in connection with the review of a proposed subdivision and or lot combination shall be charged to the applicant.
B. 
Final plat approval shall not be given until all fees assessed have been paid in full. The letter of credit shall not be released until all remaining fees have been paid. Failure of the subdivider to pay the fees shall be grounds to deny building permits within the subdivision.
A. 
The Planning Board may waive any of the provisions contained herein where, by reason of the exceptional shape of a specific piece of property, or where by reason of exceptional topographic or other conditions, the strict application of this Part 1 would result in extreme practical difficulties and undue hardship upon the owner of such property. Such relief may only be granted without detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the intent and purposes of this Part 1.
B. 
Request for waivers shall be submitted in writing by the subdivider at the time the preliminary plan is filed with the Planning Board. The request shall state fully the grounds and all facts relied upon by the applicant.
C. 
In granting such waivers, the Planning Board may require such conditions that will, in its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the standards or requirements so varied or modified.
A. 
No land shall be divided in violation of this Part 1. Any division attempted in violation hereof shall be invalid.
B. 
No permit shall be issued for development upon any lot, tract, parcel or site created in violation of this Part 1. Assignment of a tax number or other mode of separate identification of a unit of land by the assessor for the purpose of tax administration shall not create or legitimize a division otherwise invalid hereunder.
C. 
In case of any violation or threatened violation of any of these provisions of this Part 1 or conditions imposed by the Planning Board, in addition to the remedies herein provided the Town may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to abate such violation in order to prevent any illegal act conducted on or about such premises.
D. 
A violation of this Part 1 is an offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 for any offense, recoverable with costs, and/or imprisonment not exceeding one year. Each day that a violation continues will constitute a separate offense and will be punished as herein provided.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
With regard to the combination of lots by a single owner the requirements as listed on the separate application "combination of lots" must be followed. This application may be found on file in the Town Offices.