Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ballston as follows and shall be known as "Chapter
104, Subdivision of Land." In order that land may be subdivided in accordance with the following policy, these regulations are hereby adopted.
It is declared to be the policy of the Town Planning Board to
consider land subdivisions as part of a plan for the orderly, efficient
and economical development of the Town and to be consistent with the
adopted Town of Ballston Comprehensive Plan and the Agricultural and
Farmland Protection Plan. Further purposes are to encourage the conservation
of farmland and open space, protect environmental and historic resources,
maintain community character, and to focus growth in appropriate locations.
Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used
for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire,
flood or other menace. Proper provision shall be made for water, sewage
and other needed improvements. The proposed streets shall compose
a convenient system conforming to the Official Map of the Town (as
it may be adopted) and to the Official Map of the county (as it may
be adopted) and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on
the Town Plan as it is adopted by the Planning Board. Streets shall
be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective
traffic, to afford adequate light and air and to facilitate fire protection.
Any subdivider who proposes to develop a subdivision in the
Town of Ballston shall follow the procedures specified in this chapter.
"Subdivider" shall be defined as any person, firm, corporation, partnership
or association which shall lay out, for the purpose of development
and/or sale, any subdivision, as defined herein, either for himself,
herself, itself or for others.
Should any of these regulations conflict with or be inconsistent
with any provision of state law or the New York State Codes, Rules
and Regulations, such provision shall apply.