A. 
The subdivider shall familiarize himself with these Subdivision Regulations and the Zoning Ordinance. These are available at the office of the Town Clerk.
B. 
The subdivider shall submit a sketch plan to the Office of the Planning Board, as set forth in Article IV herein, together with required fees.
[Amended 3-8-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996; 12-13-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
C. 
The Planning Board shall approve, disapprove or modify the sketch plan and classify it as a major or minor subdivision.
A. 
The subdivider shall submit a preliminary plat, together with supporting material, including topographic map and road and drainage profiles, to the office of the Planning Board. (Ten paper prints are required.) The subdivider shall pay an engineering review deposit, as applicable, together with required fees.
[Amended 3-8-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996; 12-13-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
B. 
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat and approve, disapprove or approve with modifications the preliminary plat.
C. 
The subdivider shall submit a final plat, together with supporting material and required fees, to the office of the Planning Board.
[Amended 12-13-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
D. 
The Planning Board shall advise the subdivider of required public improvements, park dedication provisions and bond amount.
E. 
The subdivider may post a performance bond to guarantee the installation of those required public improvements which may be bonded. The subdivider shall pay the final payment of the engineering review deposit, as applicable, and, in cases where the Planning Board finds that it is in the best interest of the Town to waive the dedication of land for park purposes, the park fee.
[Amended 2-12-1988; 12-13-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002]
F. 
The Planning Board shall approve, disapprove or approve with modifications the final plat after public hearings as may be required by law. Approval shall be conditioned upon compliance with Subsections A through E of this section.
G. 
The Planning Board Chairman shall sign the final plat.
H. 
The subdivider shall file the final plat in the office of the County Clerk and the office of the Town Clerk.
I. 
The Building Inspector shall issue building permits upon proper application by the subdivider and after installation and approval of the fire-protection devices in accordance with the provisions of § 111-39.1.
[Amended 2-12-1988]
J. 
The subdivider shall construct required public improvements under inspection of the Town Engineer.
K. 
The subdivider shall request release of the performance bond after completion of required public improvements and shall post a maintenance bond at this time.
L. 
An application for planned residential development shall require an alternate standard subdivision layout in order to demonstrate allowable lot yield. This standard layout shall be developed through the preliminary public hearing.
[Amended 12-13-2002 by L.L. No. 16-2002; 3-26-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
A. 
The subdivider shall submit minor subdivision applications, together with the survey map, engineering deposit as applicable, required fees and supporting material, to the office of the Planning Board.
B. 
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing before it will approve or disapprove said application at a regular meeting.
C. 
The subdivider may be required to post a performance bond to guarantee the installation of required capital improvements.
D. 
The subdivider shall file approved copies of a minor subdivision application in the office of the Town Clerk and Building Inspector.
[Added 3-26-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
A. 
The adjustment of lot lines shall be reviewed by the Planning Board and shall be approved or disapproved after the Planning Board holds a public hearing on the application.
B. 
The proposed adjustment of lot lines shall result in no more than two parcels of property and shall not create any new or additional tots, or any substandard lots, or an increase in actual or potential additional lots, unless specifically authorized elsewhere in Chapter 111.
C. 
An application for an adjustment of lot lines shall consist of the following:
(1) 
Application fee and engineering review deposit, if applicable.
(2) 
A survey map showing the then existing lots whose boundaries are to be adjusted, and the proposed new lot or lots, certified by a surveyor licensed in the State of New York and dated within one year of the application (eight copies).
(3) 
Deeds for the existing lots (eight copies).
(4) 
Chains of title and/or single-and-separate title abstracts for all the existing lots since June 19, 1957, should the Planning Board deem them necessary.
D. 
The Planning Board shall review the proposed adjustment of lot lines to determine that it will have no significant environmental effect, will not make future development of either of the affected lots more difficult or impossible, will not create a substandard lot and that no other immediate or potential zoning, environmental or health problem would be created requiring more thorough review by the Planning Board.
E. 
When the above requirements of this section are met, the proposed adjustment of lot lines may be approved by the Planning Board, by resolution, after a public hearing.
F. 
After approval, any change in lot lines shall be reflected by the recording of deeds to the owners in identical names as appear on the existing lots, with amended, certified description. For lots that change in configuration, the deeds shall specifically state that all lands placed in common ownership are merged and shall share a common identification number on the Suffolk County Tax Map.
[Added 3-26-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
A. 
Whenever a public hearing is required under this Chapter, notice of the public hearing shall be given as follows:
(1) 
The office of the Planning Board shall advertise a public hearing at least five days before such hearing if no hearing is held on a draft environmental impact statement, or at least 14 days before any hearing held jointly on a subdivision plat/lot line adjustment and draft environmental impact statement.
(2) 
The applicant-or his agent shall also erect or cause to erect a sign or signs which shall be displayed on the parcel upon which the application is made, facing each public street on which the property abuts, giving notice that an application has been made to the Town Planning Board for subdivision or lot line approval, and stating the time and place where the public hearing will be held. The sign(s) shall not be located more than 10 feet from the street line, and shall not be less than two nor more than six feet above the natural grade at the street line. The sign(s) shall be displayed for not less than 10 days immediately preceding the public hearing date. The applicant shall file an affidavit with the Planning Board that he has complied with the provisions of this section. Failure to submit such affidavit shall result in the adjournment of the public hearing.
(3) 
At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the applicant shall mail notice of the time, date, place and nature of the hearing to the owners of record of every property which abuts and every property which is within 200 feet of the property involved in the application. Such notice shall be made by certified mail and addressed to the owners at the addresses listed for them on the local assessment roll. On or before the commencement of the public hearing, the applicant shall file a radius map and an affidavit with postal receipts annexed thereto confirming mailing of said notices. Failure to submit such affidavit shall result in the adjournment of the public hearing.
[Added 12-28-2006 by L.L. No. 20-2006]
A. 
In any application to the Planning Board in which a question arises as to the interpretation of any provision of Chapter 111 or the interpretation of any order, requirement, decision, interpretation or determination made by the Building Inspector/Zoning Officer or the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Planning Board may refer the question directly to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
B. 
In any application to the Planning Board where the application does not conform to any provision of Chapter 111, the Planning Board may refer the applicant directly to the Zoning Board of Appeals to apply for a variance without the necessity of a decision from the Building Inspector/ Zoning Officer.
C. 
A referral under this section may be made during the pendency of any application to the Planning Board, in which case the application to the Planning Board will be held in abeyance, and all statutory time periods will be tolled, until the Zoning Board of Appeals has filed its decision on the referral. Alternatively, for minor and major subdivision applications, a referral under this section may be made as a condition of a final approval of the subdivision, but the final plat may not be signed unless and until the Zoning Board of Appeals has issued a decision that would be consistent with the final plat.
D. 
Upon any referral under this section, the Planning Board may submit a recommendation and report to the Zoning Board of Appeals as to any circumstances that the Planning Board believes should be considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals.