A. 
Except where specifically defined, all words used in these standards shall carry their customary meaning. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; words used in the singular shall include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
B. 
The word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "may" is permissive. "Building" or "structure" includes any part of thereof. The word "person" includes an individual person, a firm, a corporation, a copartnership, and any other agency of voluntary action.
For the purposes of these regulations, certain words and terms shall have the following meaning:
APPLICANT
The owner of the land proposed to be subdivided or his duly appointed representative. Written consent shall have required from the legal owner when a representative makes application. The person making application to the Planning Board for approval of proposed subdivision of land.
BUILDING PERMIT
A permit issued by the Building Inspector which indicates the applicant has submitted an approved application and plan for building construction in compliance with the Town of Hoosick requirements.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A plan prepared by the Planning Board pursuant to § 272-a of the Town Law which indicates the general locations recommended for the various functional classes of public works, places and structures and for general physical development of the Town and includes any unit or part of such plan separately prepared and any amendment to such plan or parts therein.
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
The maps and/or drawings accompanying a subdivision plat and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Board as a condition of the approval of the plat.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use of any designated part of his property by another, and for a specified purpose.
ENGINEER
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State of New York or licensed in a state with a reciprocal agreement with New York State.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM (EAF)
A form used by the Planning Board in the State Environmental Quality Review process to assist in determining the environmental significance or nonsignificance of an action or project.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS)
A written document required for each Type I and unlisted action which the Planning Board determines may have a significant effect on the environment.
ESCROW
A deposit of cash with the Town in lieu of an amount required and still in force on a performance or maintenance bond.
FAMILY MEMBER
For the purpose of these regulations, "family member" is defined as a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, husband, wife, sister and brother.
FINAL PLAT or SUBDIVISION PLAT
A drawing in final form, showing a proposed subdivision containing all information and detail required by law and these regulations to be presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved, shall be dully filed and recorded by the applicant in the office of the County Clerk.
LOT IMPROVEMENT
Any building, structure, place, work or act or other improvements to the land as may be required by the Planning Board, including clearing, final grading and drainage improvements, that constitute a physical betterment of real property. Certain lot improvements shall be properly bonded as provided in these regulations.
LOT or PARCEL
A tract, plat or portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended, as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, donation or separate use.
MODEL HOME
A dwelling unit used initially for display purposes which typifies the types of units that will be constructed in the subdivision.
OFFICIAL MAP
A map established by the Town Board pursuant to § 270 of the Town Law, showing roads, highways, parks, and drainage, both existing and proposed, and any amendments thereto, adopted by the Town Board or additions thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
OWNER
The person or persons actually holding title of a parcel or tract of land.
PERFORMANCE BOND
A bond as required by § 277 of the Town Law to assure the full and satisfactory completion of all required subdivision improvements as specified in the Planning Board resolution of approval.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing or drawings clearly marked "preliminary plat" showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision, as specified in Article VI, § 319-43, of these regulations, submitted to the Planning Board for approval prior to submission of the plat in final form and of sufficient detail to apprise the Planning Board of the layout of the proposed subdivision.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Any drainage ditch, road, sidewalk, pedestrianway, tree, off-road parking, recreation area, lot improvement, or other facility for which the Town may ultimately assume the responsibilities for maintenance and operation, or which may affect an improvement for which Town responsibility is established. All such improvements shall be properly bonded.
RESUBDIVISION
Any change in map of an approved or recorded subdivision plat if such change affects any road layout or any lot line shown on such plat or if it affects or changes any map or plan legally recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions.
ROAD PAVEMENT
The wearing or exposed surface of the road right-of-way designed to be used by the vehicular traffic.
ROAD PERIMETER
An existing road to which the parcel of land to be subdivided abuts only one side.
ROAD REVIEW COMMITTEE
A committee appointed by the Town Supervisor to review plans and make periodic inspections during the construction phase of required improvements. The committee shall consist of one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Town Board, and the Town Highway Superintendent or his designee. In the event that a road review committee has not been appointed, the Town Highway Superintendent shall act as such committee, and any reference to such committee in the written regulations shall be deemed to refer to the Town Highway Superintendent until such a committee is appointed.
ROAD WIDTH
The width of the right-of-way between property lines measured at right angles to the center line of the road at any given point.
ROAD, COLLECTOR
A road which serves or is designed to serve as a traffic way for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major road.
ROAD, DEAD-END OR CUL-DE-SAC
A road or portion of a road with only one vehicular traffic outlet.
ROAD, EXISTING
An existing state, county, or Town road or highway, or other private roadway shown on a plat approved by the Planning Board or shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Clerk prior to the effective date of these regulations.
ROAD, MAJOR
A road which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows of traffic and which is used primarily as a route for traffic between communities and/or other heavy-traffic-generating areas.
ROAD, MINOR
A road intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting properties.
SKETCH PLAN
A sketch of a proposed subdivision showing the information specified in Article VI, § 319-41, of these regulations to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning Board as to the form of the layout and objectives of these regulations.
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (SEQR)
A process to help government and the public protect and improve the environment. SEQR requires that environmental factors be considered along with social and economic considerations in government decisionmaking.
STREET
See the definitions of types of roads in this section.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or any legal entity who shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein, either for himself or others.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
All subdivisions not classified as simple or minor subdivisions, including, but not limited to, subdivisions of more than six lots, or any size subdivision requiring any new road or extension of the Town facilities, or the creation of any public improvements.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
Any subdivision containing more than three lots and not more than six lots fronting on an existing road, not requiring any new road, or extension of municipal facilities, or creation of any public improvements, and not adversely affecting the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property, and not in conflict with any provision of the regulations.
SUBDIVISION, SIMPLE
Any subdivision containing no more than three lots where all the lots front on an existing road and where each lot can be shown to meet New York State Department of Health standards for individual water supply and sewage disposal. Any lot created as part of a simple subdivision will be exempt from calculating the number of lots in determining whether a future subdivision of property is a simple, minor, or major subdivision so long as such lot is proven to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Board to be gifted to a family member by providing a copy of the recorded deed to the Planning Board.
[Amended 12-8-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014[1]]
TOWN CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
The standards and specifications adopted by the Town Board for the construction of new roads and related improvements.
TYPE I ACTION
An action that is likely to have a significant effect on the environment as listed in Part 617.2 of SEQR Law.
UNLISTED ACTION
An action that may have a significant effect on the environment as explained in Part 617.2 of SEQR Law.
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Editor's Note: This local law also repealed the definition of "subdivision, family," which immediately preceded this definition.