By the authority of the resolution of the Town
Board of the Town of Niskayuna, adopted on the 12th day of January
1961, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law of
the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town of Niskayuna
is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing lots, blocks
or sites, with or without streets or highways, to approve the development
of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the office
of the Clerk of the county and to approve preliminary plats within
the Town of Niskayuna.
It is declared to be the policy of the Planning
Board to consider land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the
orderly, efficient and economical development of the town. This means,
among other things, that:
A. Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that
it can be used safely for building purposes without danger to health
or peril from fire, flood or other menace.
B. Proper provision shall be made for drainage, water
supply, sewerage and other needed improvements.
C. All proposed lots shall be so laid out and of such
size as to be in harmony with the development pattern of the neighboring
properties.
D. The proposed streets shall compose a convenient system
conforming to the Official Map, if such exists, and shall be properly
related to the proposals shown on the Master Plan, if such exists,
and shall be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the
prospective traffic, to facilitate fire protection and to provide
access of fire-fighting equipment to buildings.
E. Proper provision shall be made for open spaces for
parks and playgrounds.
In order that land subdivisions may be made
in accordance with this policy, these regulations, which shall be
known as and which may be cited as the "Town of Niskayuna Subdivision
Regulations," have been adopted by the Planning Board on January 22,
1973, and approved by the Town Board on February 13, 1973.