Town of Union, NY Article I General Provisions

§ 181-1 Title.

The official name of this chapter and this document shall be the "Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Union," hereinafter referred to as "this chapter."

§ 181-2 Applicability.

A. No land shall be subdivided within the Town of Union, outside the corporate limits of the Villages of Johnson City and Endicott, until the subdivider or authorized agent obtains approval of the final plan and subdivision plat from the Planning Board and until the plat is filed with the Broome County Clerk.

B. No building permit shall be issued for any lot which was created by subdivision after the effective date of and not in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. No excavation of land nor construction of any improvements shall take place except in conformance with this chapter.

§ 181-3 Powers of Planning Board.

By authority of Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York and by resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Union, Broome County, New York, dated March 6, 1946, the Planning Board of the Town of Union is empowered to review and approve, approve with conditions or disapprove plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without new streets, and to approve, approve with conditions or disapprove preliminary plans within the Town of Union, outside the corporate limits of the Village of Johnson City and Endicott.

§ 181-4 Policy and objectives.

It is the policy of the Town of Union that the subdivision of land and the subsequent development of the subdivided land shall be subject to the control of the Town of Union and in accordance with the Future Land Use and Transportation Plan to assure the orderly, planned, efficient and economical development of the Town. All subdivisions shall be designed to achieve the following objectives:

A. Land development shall be in accordance with the Future Land Use and Transportation Plan and with the objectives of Chapter 205, Zoning.

B. The development and redevelopment of land shall be orderly to obtain harmonious and stable residential, commercial and industrial areas.

C. The design and installation of improvements shall be in compliance with specifications and standards established by the Town of Union and contained in Article IX and the detail drawings included at the end of this chapter.

D. Subdivision design shall avoid or minimize natural hazards and shall protect the natural resources.

E. Vehicular and pedestrian circulation shall be safe and convenient.

F. The surveying of land and preparation and recording of plats shall be accurate.

§ 181-5 Land partition.

A division of land into four or fewer lots on existing streets is considered to be a land partition not a subdivision subject to the requirements of this chapter.

§ 181-6 Land excluded from subdivision.

A. A subdivider may elect to exclude from platting a portion of the existing lot, if the excluded land meets the following criteria:

(1) The land is expected to remain undeveloped.

(2) The land is not needed for utility extensions, access or drainage to serve the active portion of the proposed subdivision.

(3) The excluded land will retain adequate legal frontage on a public street or highway.

B. The Planning Board shall determine whether the proposed undeveloped portion of the land is needed to be included in the subdivision. If the land is excluded from the active portion of the subdivision, said land shall not be subject to the requirements of this chapter as they apply to the active portion of the subdivision.

§ 181-7 Resubdivision.

For a resubdivision, the same procedures, rules and regulations shall apply as for a subdivision.

§ 181-7.1 Infrastructure exemption.

[Added 9-7-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]

The Town of Union has, by resolution, elected to implement, and to make available to qualified applicants, the exemption pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 485-g. A copy of Real Property Tax Law § 485-g is incorporated by reference hereto and is so adopted.