By authority of the resolution adopted by the
Town Board on the 19th day of April 1957, pursuant to the provisions
of Article 16 of the Town Law, the Planning Board of the Town of Clay
is empowered and authorized to approve plats for land subdivision
within the town outside the limits of any incorporated village.
For the purpose of these regulations, which
shall be known and may be cited as "Town of Clay Subdivision Regulations,"
certain words used herein are defined as follows:
BOARD
The duly established Planning Board of the Town of Clay.
BOND
A performance bond duly issued by a bonding or surety company
approved by the Town Board with security acceptable to the Town Board
or a performance bond duly issued by the developer-obligor accompanied
by security in the form of cash or U.S. government bearer bonds deposited
with the Town Board in the full amount of the obligation.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A plan prepared by the Planning Board pursuant to § 272-a
of the Town Law which indicates the general locations recommended
for the various public works, public buildings and structures as more
fully set forth in said section for the general physical development
of the unincorporated part of the Town of Clay, or a portion of it.
ENGINEER
The duly designated engineer of the Town of Clay, or if there
be no such official, the planning consultant or engineer employed
by or assigned to the Planning Board.
OFFICIAL MAP
The map established by the Town Board of the Town of Clay
under § 270 of the Town Law showing the streets, highways
and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and
any amendments thereto adopted by the Town Board or additions thereto
resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Board
and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
PLAT (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "FINAL PLAT")
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by these regulations,
showing a proposed subdivision, containing in such additional detail
as shall be provided by these regulations 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 PLATConditional approval by the Planning Board of a final plat is the 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 these regulations.
B.
FINAL PLAT APPROVALFinal approval of a plat in final form is the 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 Onondaga County.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by these regulations,
showing the layout of a proposed subdivision including but not restricted
to road and lot layout and approximate dimensions, key plan, topography
and drainage, all proposed facilities unsized, including preliminary
plans and profiles, at suitable scale and in such detail as these
regulations may require.
A.
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL or PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVALApproval by the Planning Board of a preliminary plat is 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 and these regulations.
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STREET
A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street,
highway, thoroughfare, parkway, thruway, road, avenue, boulevard,
lane, place or however otherwise designated.
B.
COLLECTOR STREETSThose which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and highways. Collectors may also serve as secondary arteries to carry some through traffic.
C.
LOCAL STREETSThose which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
D.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETSMinor streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways, and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into two or more lots,
plots, sites or other divisions of land with or without streets or
highways for immediate or future sale or for building development.
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All provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law
shall be fully complied with in addition to the provisions of these
regulations.