Any subdivider who proposes to develop a subdivision in the Village of Sloatsburg shall follow the procedures specified in this article.
A.
Prior to filing application or before preparing a preliminary layout, the subdivider shall submit to the Planning Board a sketch plan of the proposed subdivision layout together with data concerning the area, including the information specified in § 345-18, in order to discuss the appropriateness of the proposed layout, the suitability of the land for development, and the general requirements for improvements.
B.
The Planning Board shall inform the subdivider within 30 days after submission as to whether his sketch plans and data, as submitted or as modified, do or do not meet the objectives of this chapter. If said plans and data do not meet the objectives, the Board shall express its reasons therefor.
C.
Preapplication review requires application to the Planning Board via the Village Clerk with a payment of a fee as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
D.
Any application for the extension of an existing road and which results in the creation of one or more lots or which makes one of more existing lots eligible for development shall be accompanied by a fee as determined as follows:
[Added by L.L. No. 2-1977; amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(1)
For any application for a road extension creating or making eligible for development one or two lots, a fee in an amount as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees shall be payable;
(2)
For any application for a road extension creating more than two lots or making eligible for development more than two lots, a fee in an amount as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees per lot shall be payable, and the applicant shall be required to pay all engineering fees incurred by the Village in connection with such application, which fees shall be payable as a precondition to the issuance of building permits for any lot or lots created or made eligible for development.
E.
Any application for a minor subdivision shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees, per lot.
[Added by L.L. No. 4-1978; amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
Upon receiving informal agreement by the Planning Board regarding his general program and objectives, in accordance with § 345-6, the subdivider shall prepare a subdivision plat together with improvement plans and other supplementary documents as specified in § 345-13 and Article VI of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
The subdivision plat and other supplementary documents shall be filed with the Village Clerk for submission to the Planning Board together with a written application for conditional approval. The official date of application shall be considered to be the date of the first regular Planning Board meeting following which such plats, surveys, plans, documents and applications are first filed with the Village Clerk. A fee in an amount as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees must be paid the Village Clerk before application is accepted.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
C.
The Planning Board shall, within 30 days following official date of application:
(1)
Review the subdivision plat and other supplementary documents to determine their conformity with the Official Map, the Master Plan and with this chapter.
(2)
Negotiate with the subdivider on any changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of public improvements to be constructed or installed by him or the amount of performance bond required to be posted in lieu of improvements.
(3)
Notify the subdivider of any required public improvements which may be waived.
(4)
Within 45 days after the official date of application, either grant conditional approval of the subdivision plat and state in writing the conditions of such approval, or disapprove the subdivision plat expressing in writing the reasons for such disapproval. Such conditional approval shall automatically expire after six months unless extended by formal action of the Planning Board.
D.
The action of the Planning Board shall be noted on all copies of the subdivision plat to which are attached any conditions imposed.
E.
Conditional approval of a subdivision plat shall not constitute approval of the final plat. Rather, it shall be deemed an expression of approval only to guide the subdivider in the preparation of the final plat which shall be submitted for approval of the Planning Board and for eventual recording after compliance with the requirements of this chapter and with any conditions specified in the conditional approval.
B.
The final plat and other supplementary documents shall be filed with the Village Clerk for submission to the Planning Board, together with a written application for final approval, within six months after the date of conditional approval of the subdivision plat unless such time limit is extended by formal action of the Planning Board in accordance with § 345-27. The official date of application shall be considered to be the date of the first regular Planning Board meeting after it is filed with the Village Clerk.
C.
If desired by the subdivider, the final plat may consist only of that portion of the approved subdivision plat which he proposes to record and develop at one time, provided that such portion conforms to all applicable requirements of this chapter and that the subdivision is being submitted for approval progressively in contiguous sections satisfactory to the Planning Board.
D.
The Planning Board shall approve, modify and approve, or disapprove the final plat within 45 days next following the official date of application of final approval. However, approval of the final plat shall be granted only after the subdivider has complied with § 345-8D(1) through (5); and a public hearing shall be held by the Planning Board relative to the final plat which hearing shall be advertised and notice posted in accordance with § 179-k of the Village Law. If the Planning Board disapproves the final plat, reasons for such disapproval shall be so stated upon its records.
(1)
The subdivider shall complete in accordance with the Planning Board's decision and to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector or any other official or body authorized by law to act, all the street, sanitary, safety and public improvements and requirements specified in § 179-1 of the Village Law and not specifically waived by the Board as provided in Article VII, or alternatively shall post with the Village Clerk a performance bond in compliance with § 179-1 of the Village Law and § 345-15 of this chapter for the completion of such improvements as are required and not specifically waived by the Board but which are not constructed and not approved by the Building Inspector or any other official or body authorized to act, prior to the approval of the final plat.
(2)
The subdivider shall obtain a certificate from the Building Inspector or other designated official as to the satisfactory character of improvements completed and a certificate from the Village Attorney as to the adequacy of any bond which may be proffered.
(3)
The subdivider shall post with the Village Clerk a bond in an amount determined by the Planning Board to be adequate to assure the satisfactory condition of all required improvements for a period of one calendar year next following the date of certification of satisfactory completion, installation or construction of such improvements as provided in § 345-8D(2).
(4)
Offers of cession; unceded open space.
(a)
The subdivider shall tender offers of cession, on a form approved by the Village Attorney, of all land included in streets, highways, school sites, parks or public open spaces not specifically reserved by him, and shall obtain a certificate from the Village Attorney approving the legal sufficiency of:
(b)
However, approval of the final plat by the Planning Board does not constitute acceptance by the Village of the dedication of any street, highway, park or other public open space.
(5)
The subdivider shall obtain a certificate of approval of water supply and sewage disposal systems on all plats upon which dwellings for five or more families are proposed to be constructed, from the district office of the New York State Health Department, and shall submit copies of such plats to said district office for examination in accordance with the requirements of Public Health Law.
E.
Failure of the Planning Board to approve, modify and approve, or disapprove the final plat within 45 days next following the official date of application shall result in the automatic approval of such final plat. The certificate of the Village Clerk as to the official date of application and the failure of the Planning Board to take action thereon within such forty-five-day period shall be issued to the subdivider upon demand and shall be sufficient in lieu of any written notation or endorsement or other evidence of final approval herein required.
F.
After compliance with § 345-8D(1) through (5), and notation to that effect upon the final plat, and after approval of the final plat by official action of the Planning Board, or after issuance of such certificate by the Village Clerk that the Planning Board failed to take action in accordance with § 345-8D, the final plat shall be deemed finally approved. Within 90 days next following the date of such official action of the Planning Board, or the date of issuance by the Village Clerk of such certificate of nonaction, the subdivider shall pay to the Village Clerk a fee in an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees, plus any other expenses which may have been incurred by the Village, such as engineering, legal advertising and etc., in processing the subdivision final plat. After which the subdivider will receive the final plat from the Village Clerk for filing with the County Clerk. Otherwise, such final approval shall expire as provided in § 179-k of the Village Law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
G.
No plat which is an extension, section or portion of any previously submitted plat shall be approved until and unless all conditions necessary for approval of such previously submitted plat have been satisfied and final approval shall have been granted in accordance with this chapter.
A.
Upon approval of final plat and posting of a bond in accordance with § 345-8D(1) and § 345-15 of this chapter, or upon certification of completion or installation of all required improvements to the satisfaction of the Village Board of Trustees, and upon the posting of a bond in accordance with § 345-8D(3), the subdivider may be issued building permits for the construction of buildings in accordance with the approved subdivision plat and Chapter 402, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Sloatsburg.
B.
Upon completion of all required public improvements to Village standards and upon certification to this by the Village Engineer, the subdivider may be issued certificates of occupancy for any buildings constructed in the subdivision, after payment of any fees the Village may have incurred, such as site inspections, etc., plus an amount equal to 6% of such fees on each month or fraction thereof that such fees are not paid after billing therefor is rendered.
[Amended by L.L. No. 2-1979]
C.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the grading and respreading of topsoil has been completed in accordance with § 345-18H, unless a bond in an amount sufficient to guarantee the proper grading of the property and the respreading of the topsoil has been posted.