Throughout these regulations, the following terms shall have the meanings
given herein:
A line establishing the limits of a yard which abuts a road and in
which no building may be located.
A subdivision in which the lot area for each dwelling has been reduced
but the overall density does not exceed the maximum density (dwelling units
per acre) set for the district by the Land Use Ordinance[1] and thereby provides common open space which may be retained in
public or private ownership.
A right granted to the use of land for a special purpose not inconsistent
with the general property rights of the owner.
The final map or drawing upon which the subdivision is presented
to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted
to the County and Town Clerks for recording.
The length of the front property line of the lot abutting a public
road or rural right-of-way.
The slope of a road, specified in percent and shown on road profile
plans as required herein.
Grading, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, pavement, curbs
and gutters, sidewalks, road signs, lights, trees and other appropriate appurtenances
required to render land suitable for the use proposed.
A parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building development,
whether immediate or future.
A lot at the point of intersection of and abutting on two intersecting
roads.
The mean or average horizontal distance between the front and rear
lines of a lot.
A lot, other than a corner lot, that abuts more than one road.
The boundaries of a lot.
A lot extending between and have frontage on an arterial or collector
road and a minor road and with vehicular access solely from the latter.
Mapped and/or written proposals for future land use and thoroughfare
development in the area.
The date when a subdivision plan shall be considered submitted to
the Planning Board as provided in § 276 of the Town Law, and is
hereby defined to be the date of the meeting of the Planning Board at which
all required surveys, plans and data are submitted.
A dedicated public right-of-way limited to pedestrian use.
The Planning Board of the Town of Cato.
The preliminary drawing or drawings indicating the proposed manner
or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its
review and recommendations.
When individual homes are connected to a common sewage disposal system.
When individual homes are connected to a common water distribution
system.
Any person, firm, corporation, governmental agency or board fully
authorized to furnish and furnishing under regulations to the public electricity,
gas, steam, oil, telephone, community television, data processing, waste disposal,
transportation, water or any other similar public utilities.
A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway,
thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, drive, place or other
similar designation. The following functional classification is used in these
regulations:
ARTERIAL ROADSThose which are used primarily for fast or heavy traffic, usually with complete or partial control over access from abutting property.
COLLECTOR ROADSThose which carry traffic from minor roads to arterial roads.
MINOR ROADSThose which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
MARGINAL ACCESS ROADSMinor roads which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial roads and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
CUL-DE-SAC ROADSMinor roads with one end open for public vehicle and pedestrian access and the other end terminating in a vehicle turnaround. The length of a "cul-de-sac road" shall be measured along the center line from its intersection with the center line of the road from which it runs to the center of the cul-de-sac turnaround.
A line between a lot and the contiguous road. Where the lot has been
conveyed to the center of the road, the "road right-of-way line" then becomes
the inside line of land reserved for road purposes.
Any individual, firm, association, corporation, trust or any legal
entity, including agents, commencing proceedings under these regulations to
subdivide land.
[Amended 7-2-1991 by L.L. 1-1991; 3-2-1993 by L.L. 1-1993]
A division of land into two or more lots, whether for immediate
or future transference of ownership or building development. Such division
shall include resubdivision as defined in § 276 of the Town Law.
Any subdivision that requires review and approval by the Cayuga County Health Department in accordance with the Public Health Law, Article II, as now constituted or hereafter amended, shall be classified as a major subdivision. A subdivision which requires or results in the establishment or expansion of public or private streets, public water systems, public sewer systems or other public facilities, whether subject to the aforementioned Public Health Law or not, shall be classified as a major subdivision.
All other subdivisions shall be classified as minor subdivisions and subject only to Planing Board review to determine compliance with the Town Zoning Law, objectives of the Town Plan and these regulations and determination that no significant environmental impacts will result. The requirements for this review are set forth in § 98-10 of this chapter.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 76, Land Use.
