This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision Law of the Town of Hillsdale."
A chapter regulating the approval of subdivision plats in the Town of Hillsdale, authorizing the Planning Board to:
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority and power granted by Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, Article 2, § 10 et seq. and §§ 271, 276, 277, and 278 of the Town Law, in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Hillsdale, enacted simultaneously herewith, to protect and promote public health, safety, comfort, convenience, economy, natural, agricultural, and cultural resources, aesthetics, and the general welfare, and for the additional purposes listed in § 245-3 of Chapter 245, Zoning, of this Code (hereinafter "Zoning Law").
No subdivision of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be effected and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or other facilities in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened, or dedicated for public use and travel, or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, except in strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
It is the policy of the Town of Hillsdale to consider land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient, environmentally sound, and economical development of the Town of Hillsdale, consistent with the Town of Hillsdale Comprehensive Plan and Chapter 245, Zoning, and the requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).[1] The following objectives shall guide the Planning Board's decisions:
A.
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.
B.
Proper provision shall be made for drainage, water supply, sewerage, and other needed improvements and utilities.
C.
Streets shall be of such width, grade, and location as to appropriately accommodate present and anticipated future traffic and to facilitate fire protection, while minimizing disruption of the natural environment.
D.
Parks or other natural areas of suitable location, size, and character for playground or other passive or active recreational purposes shall be shown on subdivision plats, where appropriate.
E.
Proper provision shall be made for leaving undeveloped natural areas and corridors to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of subdivision and to sustain a diversity of native vegetation and wildlife, to protect water resources, agricultural land, and scenic viewsheds, and to implement the Town's policies of protection of its environmental and cultural resources pursuant to Chapter 245, Zoning.
F.
New development shall be laid out in a manner that reflects and complements historic development patterns.
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Editor's Note: See Environmental Conservation Law § 8-0101 et seq.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a subdivider from placing self-imposed restrictions, not in violation of this chapter, on the development. Such restrictions shall be indicated on the plat.
To the extent that any provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the Town Law of the State of New York, Chapter 62 of the Consolidated Laws, Article 16, §§ 271 and 276 through 278, the Town Law shall govern.
Should any section or provision of the regulations contained herein or as amended hereafter be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the regulations as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.