Pursuant to the authority contained in Town
Law § 271, as amended or changed, and the resolution of
the Town Board of the Town of Irondequoit adopted pursuant to Town
Law § 276, as amended or changed, the Planning Board of
the Town of Irondequoit in the County of Monroe and State of New York
is authorized to approve plats and to enact rules and regulations
in respect to procedures before it.
As used in this chapter, unless the context
or subject matter otherwise requires, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
APPLICANT
The subdivider and/or an individual, partnership or corporation
holding title to a parcel of land to be developed or subdivided. Commitments
and requirements for development shall be solely between the town
and the "applicant."
BLOCK
An area bounded by streets.
BUILDER
An individual, partnership or corporation who obtains a building
permit for construction of a structure or structures on lots within
the proposed development.
CONTRACTOR
An agent acting for the applicant to construct the required
improvements of the project. The contractor shall be responsible to
perform the work in conformance with these requirements, subject to
the approval of town officials.
CUL-DE-SAC
A residential street with one end open for public vehicles
and pedestrian access and the other end terminating in a vehicular
turnaround.
DESIGNER
The professional engineer, architect, landscape architect
or land surveyor, licensed in New York State, retained by the applicant
to prepare the required plans and supervise the construction of the
project.
EASEMENT
A right granted to use certain land for a special purpose
not inconsistent with the general property rights of the owner.
FINAL PLAT or FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAN
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by this chapter
showing a proposed subdivision, containing, in such additional detail
as shall be provided by this chapter, all information required to
appear on a preliminary plat and the modifications, if any, required
by the Planning Board at the time of approval of a preliminary plat
of such proposed subdivision, if such preliminary plat has been so
approved.
A.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLATThe approval of a final plat subject to conditions set forth by the Planning Board in a resolution conditionally approving such plat. Such conditional approval does not qualify a final plat for recording nor authorize issuance of building permits prior to the signing of the plat by a duly authorized officer of the Planning Board and recording of the plat in the office of the County Clerk in accordance with provisions of this chapter.
B.
FINAL PLAT APPROVALThe signing of a final plat by a duly authorized officer of the Planning Board after a resolution granting final approval to the plat or after conditions specified in a resolution granting conditional approval of the plat are completed. Such final approval qualifies the plat for recording in the office of the County Clerk of Monroe County.
GRADING PLAN
A plan showing all present and proposed grades for stormwater
drainage, together with existing grades of land and proposed finished
grades of the project.
IMPROVEMENTS
Those physical additions and changes to the land that may
be necessary to produce usable and desirable lots, such as grading,
paving, curbing, fire hydrants, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm
sewers and monuments.
INSPECTOR
An agent of the town empowered to inspect the progress of
the project and the compliance of the construction with the specifications.
He or she shall have the power to halt construction should the contractor
and/or applicant not be performing the work in a satisfactory manner.
LOT
A parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building
development that is presently occupied or capable of being occupied
by one principal building or use and by those buildings or uses necessary
to the principal buildings or uses.
PRELIMINARY PLAT or PRELIMINARY PLAN
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by this chapter
showing the layout of a proposed subdivision, including, but not restricted
to, road and lot layout and approximate dimensions, key plans, topography
and drainage and all proposed facilities unsized, including preliminary
plans and profiles, at suitable scale and in such detail as this chapter
may require.
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL or PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVAL
The approval of the layout of proposed subdivision, as set
forth in a preliminary plat, but subject to approval of the plat in
final form in accordance with the provisions of Subdivision 6 of § 276
of the Town Law, as amended or changed, and this chapter.
SKETCH PLAT
A rough sketch of a proposed subdivision which indicates
generally the proposed layout, contours, street and lot locations,
future proposed development of surrounding area owned or controlled
by the applicant and existing utilities and drainage.
STREET
A way for vehicular traffic or a public thoroughfare recognized
or intended to be recognized as such by the Department of Public Works.
B.
PRIVATE STREETA street privately owned and which may be privately maintained.
D.
COLLECTOR STREET or FEEDER STREETA street which carries traffic from minor to major streets, or vice versa, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such development.
E.
MINOR STREETA street used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
F.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETA minor street parallel and adjacent to an arterial street or highway, providing access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
G.
ALLEYA minor way used primarily for vehicular service to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
SUBDIVISION
A division, for residential purposes, of any part, parcel or tract of land, whether by lots or by metes and bounds, into two or more in number for the purpose of conveyance, transfer, improvement, sale or rent. A "subdivision" shall not include the conveyance, transfer or sale of a part or portion of a lot, part or parcel of land for the purpose of adding the same to an existing lot, part or parcel of land, provided that such conveyance, transfer or sale shall not result in the creation of a nonconforming lot under the appropriate district regulations of Chapter
235, Zoning, of the Town of Irondequoit.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SANITATION
The Town Officer in charge of the Sanitation Division of
the Department of Public Works of the Town of Irondequoit.
TOWN ENGINEER
The duly appointed Town Engineer of the Town of Irondequoit
or a consulting engineer retained by the Town of Irondequoit or such
other Town Officer duly designated to perform the duties and exercise
the powers granted to the Town Engineer in this chapter.
The following abbreviations, as used throughout
this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
ACP
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Asbestos cement pipe
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ASA
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American Standards Association
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ASTM
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American Society of Testing Materials
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AWWA
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American Waterworks Association
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cfs
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Cubic feet per second
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fps
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Feet per second
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lf
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Linear foot
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MCWA
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Monroe County Water Authority
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mph
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Miles per hour
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NYSDOT
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New York State Department of Transportation
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Act
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PC
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Point of curvature
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PI
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Point of intersection
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psi
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Pounds per square inch
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PT
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Point of tangency
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PVC
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Point of vertical curve
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pvi
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Point of vertical intersection
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ROW
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Right-of-way
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USGS
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United States Geodetic Survey
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