In those cases in which the land shown on the plan or plat is
abutted by land of an owner not the owner of the land as shown, the
applicant shall include a statement from the person who prepared the
plan as to the source or sources of the information about the location
of boundaries.
The Planning Board shall not approve, nor approve with modifications
and/or conditions, any application for a proposed subdivision of land
unless all buildings, structures and lots shown on said plat comply
with the Zoning Law of the Town unless a variance from the terms thereof has been granted
by the Board of Appeals.
The Planning Board is authorized, in its review and approval of residential subdivisions in the RRAA, SRAA and RRSP Districts, to establish, in its discretion, lot and bulk requirements that are consistent with the development concepts set forth in §
185-17 of this Code. The Planning Board is also authorized, in its review and approval of residential subdivisions in the RRAA, SRAA and RRSP Districts, to establish, in its discretion, subdivision context and lot requirements that are consistent with the development concepts set forth in §
185-19 of this Code. The foregoing sentence is not meant to allow the Planning Board to establish the appropriate number of allowable lots for residential subdivisions in either the RRAA, SRAA or RRSP Districts.
The Planning Board is authorized, in its discretion, to refer
any subdivision application to the Design Review and Historic Preservation
Board, for its review and advisory comments to the Planning Board.
The filing fee for an application for approval of a proposed
subdivision plan or plat shall be paid at the time of submission of
an application. The filing fee for submission of applications shall
be as approved by the Town Board in accordance with the current fee
schedule and is intended to cover the cost of advertising, publication
of notices and mailing.
Expenses incurred by the Town relative to a subdivision proposal
shall be borne solely by the applicant for items such as engineering,
and/or professional planning review, inspection of construction, certification
of compliances, recording and filing of documents. All such costs
shall be billed to the applicant and paid prior to endorsement of
final approval or disapproval of a plan or plat.
Should the Planning Board determine that cash is to be deposited in lieu of land dedications for the acquisition and/or development of park, playground and other recreational purposes, the Planning Board shall require a cash deposit in accordance with the provisions of §
185-125 of this Code.
Where a certificate of occupancy is desired for a building in
the subdivision prior to the completion of all of the improvements
shown on the approved construction sheet of the subdivision plat,
the street serving the building shall be completed to a degree satisfactory
to the Commissioner of Public Works. In general, the degree of such
street improvement shall be adequate for vehicular access by the prospective
occupant and by police and fire equipment prior to the issuance of
a certificate of occupancy. Where such permit has been issued, the
street shall be maintained in suitable condition by the subdivider
at his expense and liability until such time as it is accepted by
the Town.