This chapter may be cited as the "Site Development
Code of the Village of North Hills."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
APPLICANT
Any person having any presently vested or contingent interest
in the property which is the subject of an application, including
a contract vendee.
BOARD
The Planning Board of the Village of North Hills.
CLERK
The duly designated Clerk of the Village of North Hills.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The duly appointed Code Enforcement Officer of the Village
or such other official designated to perform the duties of such Code
Enforcement Officer.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The plan or any part thereof adopted pursuant to § 7-700
of the Village Law of the State of New York or any other statutory
authority permitting the Village to adopt a Comprehensive Plan.
DATE OF SUBMISSION
The date of receipt of an application or document by the
Village of North Hills, together with payment of any required fee.
If a required filing consists of more than one document, the date
of submission is the date on which the last such document is filed.
LOT
A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land as a unit
for transfer of ownership or for development. The term "lot" shall
also include a plot, unit, parcel or site. All adjoining land in common
ownership shall be considered a single lot, and all such land shall
be deemed to have merged into a single lot regardless of property
boundaries or tax lot lines.
PARCEL
A holding of adjoining land in a common ownership, regardless
of property lines or tax lot lines. All adjoining land in common ownership
shall be considered a single parcel, and all such land shall be deemed
to have merged into a single parcel.
PLAT
A map showing the plan of subdivision submitted to the Board
for approval and which, if approved, will be duly filed with the Nassau
County Clerk and, where applicable, with the Nassau County Planning
Commission.
PRELIMINARY PLOT LAYOUT
The preliminary drawing prepared by a licensed professional
showing the proposed subdivision layout to be presented to the Board
for its consideration. The term "preliminary plot layout" shall also
refer to the preliminary plat.
PRINT
Any print which reproduces, legibly and exactly, the original
tracing from which it was made.
STREET
A right-of-way which provides vehicular and pedestrian access
to adjacent properties. The term "street" shall include highways and
roads and may be further defined as primary (all major, arterial or
collector streets), secondary (all feeder, marginal or service streets)
or tertiary (all minor streets or culs-de-sac). A street may be under
the jurisdiction of the state, county, town or Village or may be privately
owned.
A.
MAJOR STREETA street which provides or is officially planned to provide four or more lanes for vehicular traffic.
B.
SECONDARY STREETA street which is intended to serve as a link or connection from a major street to a minor street.
C.
MINOR STREETA street which is intended to serve primarily for the use of the occupants of the residences or buildings fronting thereon.
E.
CUL-DE-SACA dead-end street terminating in a vehicular turnaround. A cul-de-sac shall be considered a minor street.
SUBDIVISION
A.
Includes:
(1)
Any change in a lot line.
(2)
The division of any lot or parcel of land into
more than one lot, plot, site, parcel or condominium unit not shown
on an existing filed map or plat, whether for future or present sale,
in such a way as to establish new lot lines, change existing lot lines
or make changes in connection with existing streets, creation of new
streets or the extensions of existing streets.
(3)
A site plan or site development, including a
rendering, drawing or sketch prepared to specifications and containing
necessary elements as set forth in this chapter, which shows the arrangement,
layout and design of the proposed use of a single parcel of land as
shown on said plan.
(4)
Any improvement or development of real property,
the construction or development of real property or the construction
of any building or structure or an addition to any existing building
or structure, but not including the alteration, repair, renovation
or rehabilitation of an existing building or structure lawfully used
for single-family residential purposes.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision
of law, the change in any lot line, the division of property or the
improvement or development, construction, rehabilitation or renovation
of any building or property shall not be considered a subdivision
when performed under the direction and approval of the Board of Trustees
on property or buildings owned or leased by the Village.
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of North Hills.