As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The production, keeping or maintenance, for sale or lease
of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to
forages and sod crops; grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy
products; poultry and poultry products; livestock, including beef
cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules or goats or any mutation
of hybrids thereof, including the breeding and grazing of any or all
of such animals; bees and apiary products; fur animals; fruits of
all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries, herbs, vegetables;
floral ornamental and greenhouse products; or lands devoted to a soil
conservation or forestry management program.
A parcel of land which is set aside in a subdivision in perpetuity
for conservation of agricultural lands and continued use for agriculture.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who shall lay out, for the purpose of sale or development, any subdivision
or part thereof, as defined herein, either for himself or others.
Portions of a parcel where existing or man-made terrain is
used and designed to protect sensitive, natural and cultural resources,
including landforms, surface water, habitat, vegetation and aesthetic
or scenic vistas.
The area of a lot or parcel, not including the square footage of tidal and freshwater wetlands, land seaward of the coastal erosion hazard area line, beaches, bluffs, primary dunes, secondary dunes, underwater lands, land subject to the transfer, sale or extinguishment of development rights and other restrictions that prevent the use of such land for construction of buildings or other development. The terms "wetlands," "beaches," "bluffs," and "underwater lands" shall have the meanings set forth in Chapter 275, Wetlands and Shoreline, of the Town Code. The terms "coastal erosion hazard area line," "primary dunes" and "secondary dunes" shall have the meanings set forth in Chapter 111, Coastal Erosion Hazard Area, of the Town Code.
Any activity that removes the vegetative ground cover and/or
trees, including but not limited to, root mat removal and/or topsoil
removal, or ground disturbance, including grading.
The individual appointed by the Planning Board to perform,
among other things, the duties set forth in Article 16 of New York
State Town Law.
A subdivision designed in accordance with Article XI, Cluster Development of this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of New York State Town Law, § 278.
A mutual ingress and egress shared by not more than two lots
to a public street or highway, which complies with the Standard Details
and Specifications set forth in this chapter.[1]
The materials, written and/or graphic, including but not
limited to maps, charts, studies, resolutions, reports and other descriptive
material that identify the goals, objectives, principles, guidelines,
policies, standards, devices and instruments for the immediate and
long-range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the
Town located outside the limits of any incorporated village.
The protection of natural and man-made features, resources
or systems and cultural features in their natural or existing condition,
but with allowance for human use or intervention in an environmentally
sound and nondestructive manner, including the management of wetlands
or the use of soils for agriculture.
Shall be comprised of areas consisting of freshwater and
saltwater wetlands, underwater lands, beaches, lands lying within
a one-hundred-year floodplain, slopes equal to or exceeding 15%, areas
located seaward of the coastal erosion hazard line and lands subject
to easements or other restrictions preventing use of such land for
construction of buildings or development.
Shall be comprised of areas contributing to open space, recreation
and environmental resources. Areas include all imposed (i.e., scenic)
and jurisdictional buffers (i.e., 100 feet from wetland boundary),
prime farmland, woodlands, aquifer recharge areas, natural floodplains
and drainage patterns, areas containing protected species, significant
wildlife habitat areas, historic, archeological or cultural features
listed (or eligible to be listed) on national, state, County or local
registers of inventories, trails and recreational areas, and scenic
views into the property from adjacent properties and existing public
roads.
A permanent restriction on the use of land for the purpose
of preserving or conserving natural or man-made features, resources
or systems, including agriculture, forest, recreational or open space
uses.
A subdivision which meets either of the following two sets of requirements: (a) at least 75% of buildable lands will be permanently preserved and protected from all residential or commercial development by means of the sale, transfer, gift or extinguishment of development rights, and the inclusion of clustered open space of the permitted yield, and in which density is reduced by at least 75% of the permissible density of the subject parcel according to zoning (a "75/75 conservation subdivision"); or (b) at least 80% of buildable lands will be permanently preserved and protected from all residential or commercial development by means of the sale, transfer, gift or extinguishment of development rights, and the inclusion of clustered open space of the permitted yield, and in which density is reduced by at least 60% of the permissible density of the subject parcel according to zoning (an "80/60 conservation subdivision"). Those uses of preserved land permitted by the Town Board pursuant to legislation shall be permitted. For the purposes of this chapter, commercial development shall not be interpreted to mean land used in agricultural production as defined in Chapter 70, Agricultural Lands Preservation, of this Code.
A right-of-way dedicated to public use, 10 feet or more in
width, which facilitates pedestrian access to adjacent streets and
properties.
The turnaround at the end of a dead-end street.
Paleontological and archaeological remains, historic buildings,
structures or sites, trails, and agricultural fields.
The lands required for the installation of stormwater recharge
basins or drainage ditches, or required along a natural stream or
watercourse for preserving the existing channel and providing for
the flow of rainwater into it in order to safeguard the public against
damage by flooding.
A permanent restriction on, or grant to permit, the passive
or active use of the land for a specific purpose or purposes.
The duly designated engineer or engineering inspector of
the Town Engineering Office of the Town of Southold.
An analysis conducted in accordance with § 240-10 of this chapter.
A map to be filed with the Planning Board and County Clerk
showing the final arrangement of lots, blocks, streets, drainage and
other anticipated improvements, parks, open space or agriculture reserve
areas shown on the subdivision, if any.
The approval by Planning Board resolution and the signing
of a final plat by a duly authorized officer of the Planning Board.
Any area identified by Chapter 148, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Town Code.
A redistribution of soil or rock to effect a change in topography,
elevation or natural grade.
The unit or units into which land is divided, either as undeveloped
or developed sites.
See definition of "resubdivision."
A naturally vegetated area along the boundaries of a subdivision,
lot or parcel.
All components of the natural environment, including, without
limitation, water bodies, drainage courses, freshwater and tidal wetlands,
dunes, bluffs, beaches, woodlands, shrublands, grasslands, large trees,
glacial erratics, unique or unusual plants and trees, wildlife habitat
and scenic views or overlook areas, significant or prime agricultural
soils and all combinations thereof.
The map established by the Town Board pursuant to law, showing
streets, highways, drainage rights-of-way, park areas, both existing
and proposed.
An area or areas established by the Town Board pursuant to
§ 280-a of the New York State Town Law.
Money paid in lieu of a park dedication to the Town of Southold
Park and Recreation Fund for use in the acquisition or capital improvement
of Town parks and recreation facilities.
A dedication or reservation of land in a subdivision for
active or passive park purposes, exclusive of lands to be used for
drainage recharge.
A bond executed by the owner with security acceptable to
the Town Board to insure the completion of the required public improvements
in accordance with an estimate approved by the Office of the Town
Engineering Office.
The Planning Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,
New York.
The map prepared prior to the final plat for the guidance
of the applicant and the Planning Board, in the manner prescribed
by these regulations, showing the arrangement of lots, blocks, streets,
drainage, and other anticipated improvements, parks, open space or
agriculture reserve areas shown on the subdivision.
The protection of natural and man-made features, resources
or systems and cultural features in their natural or existing condition
for restrictive and nonconsumptive use.
Recreational use of land requiring its substantial improvement,
including but not limited to playing fields, tennis courts, swimming
pools and the like.
Recreational use of land requiring little or no improvement,
including but not limited to a trail.
A subdivision of property which involves redrawing the original
lot lines to combine lots for building purposes where no lot has been
developed or the further division or alteration of lot lines or dimensions
of any lots or sites shown on a plat previously approved and filed
in the office of the Suffolk County Clerk.
The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and its
implementing regulations.
Any subdivision of land which is not classified as a conservation
subdivision.
A main street or highway carrying a high proportion of the
traffic within the Town of Southold, and including State Route 25
and County Route 48.
A street or highway which serves or is intended to serve
as a major collector road within the Town and which provides access
to State Road 25 and County Route 48 from local streets.
A local street or road which serves or is intended to serve
as the primary means within neighborhoods and subdivisions and which
is the main means of access to a collector or arterial street.
The distance between property lines, measured at right angles
to the center line of the street used to provide vehicular access
to a lot or parcel.
The division of any tract or parcel of land into two or more
lots, whether or not such division creates new streets or extends
existing streets. Subdivision shall also include a resubdivision.
A path, walk or way which may be on the ground or elevated
on a board or catwalk and may be used for hiking, walking, horseback
riding or other similar recreational pursuit, but excluding motorized
vehicles. This shall include existing trails as well as trails created
pursuant to this chapter.
The number of lots into which a tract, parcel or lot of land
may be lawfully divided.
