The subdivider or his representative shall attend all meetings of the Planning Board at which his application is being considered.
The "time of submission" shall be considered to be the date of the regular monthly meeting of the Planning Board, at least 15 days prior to which the application, complete and accompanied by the required fee and all data required by the various Articles and sections of this Part 1, has been submitted to the Director of Planning.
The Secretary of the Planning Board shall be the Administrative Clerk of the Board for the purpose of receiving applications.
Unless waived by the Planning Board under the provisions of Article VIII, § 195-39, all future subdivisions, residential, commercial and industrial, shall provide underground distribution of electrical power lines, telephone lines and other transmission cables or utilities.
The owner may place restrictions on the development greater than those required by Chapter 300, Zoning. The greater restrictions, however, shall be indicated on the plat submitted.
No change, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made in any subdivision plat after approval has been given by the Board and endorsed, in writing, on the plat, unless said plat is first resubmitted to the Board. In the event that any such subdivision plat is recorded without complying with this requirement, the same shall be considered null and void, and the Board shall institute proceedings to have the plat stricken from the records of the County Clerk.
Regardless of ownership, no final plat which has been reviewed as part of a preliminary plat and/or may be an extension, part or section of a previously approved plat shall be approved by the Board if the required improvements in previously approved and recorded plats contained within the bounds of the area shown on the approved preliminary plat have not been expeditiously and properly constructed. As a condition for the approval of such additional plats, the Board shall require that the conditions of the former approvals be met by the instant subdivided and improper construction rectified before the Board shall take action on the plat.
In the case of a resubdivision, the same procedure, rules and regulations shall apply as for an original subdivision.
No building shall be located in the bed of a mapped street as shown on the Official Map unless a permit is obtained from the Zoning Board of Appeals in conformity with § 280 of the Town Law.
A. 
Section 280-a of the Town Law prohibits the issuance of a building permit for the erection of any structure unless the access to such structure is from a suitably improved street or highway which has been placed upon the Official Map. In such cases the applicant shall contact the Town Engineer so as to be advised of the requirement attached to such request.
B. 
The Town Board has not established an open development area as defined in Subdivision 4 of § 280-a of the Town Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 195-15, Approval of plats; conditions for changes in zoning provisions, was repealed 3-4-1986 by L.L. No. 8-1986.
A. 
Two street trees shall be planted on all lots in locations as indicated on approved plans. In the event that certain lots are heavily wooded and do not require these trees, then said trees shall be planted on less wooded lots in the confines of the plan in question. The final location shall be determined by the Town Engineer or his duly authorized representative after site inspection.
B. 
Standards for street trees shall be in accordance with the recommendations as set forth in American Standards for Nursery Stock, ANSI Z60.1 of the American Nursery and Landscape Association.
[Amended 2-2-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 12-14-2010 by L.L. No. 16-2010]
C. 
Balled trees may be planted any time during the year, provided that the ground is not frozen or in an unworkable condition. Such trees shall have a minimum ball diameter of 20 inches. Trees planted during June, July and August shall have been dug and balled during a dormant stage.
D. 
All trees shall be planted in a properly prepared hole so that tree roots shall have six inches of topsoil below roots and extending six inches beyond all sides of root spread. A mulch consisting of two inches of wood chips shall complete the bedding. All trees shall be staked in accordance with the detailed drawing contained in the latest road specifications for the Town of Yorktown.
E. 
The guaranty shall be one year from the time of planting. It shall be the duty of the land developer to provide certification on a form supplied by the Town Engineer from a recognized landscape contractor, preferably a member in good standing of any accredited nurseryman association, attesting to the type, time and method of planting in accord with these specifications and providing the guaranties as set forth.
F. 
The following is a list of acceptable street trees. No variation shall be allowed without written permission of the Town Engineer. Plantings shall be alternated using the following species:
(1) 
Sugar maple.
(a) 
Acer Saccharum.
(2) 
Pin oak.
(a) 
Quercus.
(b) 
Palustris.
(3) 
London plane.
(a) 
Platanus.
(b) 
Acerifolia.
[Amended 6-17-1986 by L.L. No. 15-1986]
In all cases of subdivision layouts or plats, where the Planning Board accepts cash in lieu of land dedication for park, playground and recreational purposes, the cash value shall be determined in the following manner:
A. 
The Planning Board shall first determine the number of new building lots to be created by the subdivision, i.e., lots which do not include existing homes.
B. 
The cash amount shall be as set forth in § 168-1, Master Fee Schedule for Land Development Applications and Permits.
[Amended 2-2-1988 by L.L. No. 6-1988; 1-16-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 11-21-2006 by L.L. No. 15-2006; 10-5-2010 by L.L. No. 9-2010]
C. 
The Planning Board shall transmit said information to the Town Board. All moneys shall be paid over to the Town of Yorktown and deposited in a special account to be used for park, playground and recreational purposes in such manner as may be determined by the Town Board from time to time.
The authorized officers of the Board, for the purpose of signing approved subdivision plats, shall be the Chairman and Secretary or, in their absence, the Vice Chairman and Acting Secretary respectively.
Due regard shall be shown for the preservation of all natural and man-made features which add value to the community. Such features include large trees or groves, watercourses, lakes, ponds, marshes and falls, beaches, historic spots and sites and similar irreplaceable assets. Said features shall be protected and preserved by appropriate covenants, easements and/or dedication to the Town or similar body.
Whenever the Town Board, Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals requires the submission of a traffic report for an application under review, the following content and format for such report is deemed to be the minimum for such a submission (in 25 copies):
A. 
Scope of study, including site location by map at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet. The scope of study must be sufficient to completely evaluate the traffic to be generated by the proposed facility and the consequent impact on the adjacent street system. Particular attention is to be given to the location and anticipated use of driveways on the abutting streets. The capacity analysis of all streets bordering the site is of importance. Recommendations for traffic signals or systems, if warranted, as well as the need for any channelization, acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes and left-turn slots should be reviewed and the responsibilities for their design and construction should be fixed.
B. 
Survey and description of existing traffic conditions:
(1) 
Parking (description of).
(2) 
Major arterial and collector streets.
(3) 
Existing traffic volumes including table of average daily traffic (ADT) directional volumes.
(4) 
Present traffic controls, including peak hour volume flow diagram.
C. 
Description of proposed use.
D. 
Anticipated traffic conditions:
(1) 
Anticipated site traffic by time and use.
(2) 
Customer approach traffic distribution, including a table and map showing the direction and percentages.
(3) 
Anticipated p.m. peak hour employee and customer traffic.
(4) 
Exiting and entering traffic volumes shown on a table and map indicating the distribution.
(5) 
The projected highway traffic for the first, fifth, 10th and 20th year following publication of the report shall include a diagram showing the projected highway traffic, entering project traffic and exiting project traffic for p.m. peak hours.
(6) 
Volume-capacity relationship.
E. 
On-site traffic plan:
(1) 
Internal circulation of traffic.
(2) 
Truck and/or bus loading and unloading.
(3) 
Vehicular parking layout.
(4) 
Size of parking stall.
(5) 
Tabular account of building coverage, pavement area and landscape area.
F. 
Recommendation and conclusions.
Upon receipt of an application for conditional approval of a preliminary layout, the Board shall refer the same to the Town Board for its advice on sewering of the lands in the application.