The basic function of the Planning Board is to assist in the proper development of the Village by supervision of the subdivision and development of available land within the Village while preserving the character of the Village within the intent of the Village Code.
A. 
In considering applications for a subdivision of land and/or for the development thereof, the Board shall be guided by the standards set forth herein. Said standards shall be deemed to be generally the minimum requirements for the convenience, health, safety and welfare of the Village.
B. 
Where a zoning ordinance or local law has been adopted by the Village, the lots shown on a proposed subdivision shall comply with all the requirements thereof.
A. 
The Planning Board shall have no authority to modify zoning regulations except:
(1) 
As herein specifically authorized by this chapter; or
(2) 
As approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
B. 
In accordance with § 7-730, Subdivision 6, and § 7-712-b of the Village Law, where a proposed subdivision contains one or more lots which do not comply with the zoning local law regulations,[1] the subdivider may apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for an area variance without the necessity of a decision or determination of an administrative official charged with the enforcement of zoning regulations. In reviewing such application the Zoning Board of Appeals shall request the Planning Board to provide a written recommendation concerning the proposed variance.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 121, Zoning.
A. 
Land to be subdivided and/or developed 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, shall have a soil-bearing capacity suitable for its intended use and, if no public sewage disposal system is available, shall be suitable for the installation of a private sewage disposal system of sufficient capacity for the intended use. No part of a lot which does not meet the requirements of the conditions described shall be included within the minimum area of a lot required by the Village Code. Land which is of such character that residence thereon may be hazardous to health or which is subject to hazard from fire, flood or other menace shall not be subdivided or developed for any residential purposes or for any other uses that may increase danger to health, life or property or which may aggravate a flood hazard, but land having such characteristics may be set aside within a subdivision for such uses, permitted by the Village Code, as shall neither involve such danger nor produce unsatisfactory living conditions. (Note: See also Chapter 121 of the Village Code.)
B. 
The Board may require the bulkheading of land appearing as a lot on a preliminary layout and bounded on any portion by a body of water if, in the opinion of the Board, any portion of such lot is, by reason thereof, subject to erosion or other hazard.
C. 
A lot or portion of a lot located below an elevation five feet vertically above the current mean high-water mark of the nearest body of salt water shall be deemed to be subject to flooding.
Subdivisions and/or developments thereon shall conform to the Official Map and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the Comprehensive Plan. The plat shall include all planned streets which are shown on said plan and map as being within the site and such other streets as the Board may require, such additional proposed streets, upon approval of such plat, being deemed to have been added to the Official Map.
The lot proposed to be subdivided and/or developed shall have frontage on and direct access to a street duly placed on the Official Map, and such street, if not already improved to the satisfaction of the Board, shall be so improved in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Land to be subdivided and/or developed shall be laid out and improved in reasonable conformity to existing topography in order to minimize grading and cut and fill and to retain, insofar as possible, the natural contours, limit storm water runoff and conserve the natural cover and soil. No topsoil, sand or gravel shall be removed from or placed upon any lots shown on any subdivision plat, except for the purpose of improving such lots and for the laying out of streets shown thereon. Topsoil, if removed, shall be restored to a depth of six inches and properly seeded and fertilized on the areas of such lots not occupied by buildings and structures. No excess topsoil moved shall be disposed of outside the boundary of such subdivision, except upon the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Village. No trees shall be cut down or existing ground cover removed, except in accordance with conditions imposed by the Planning Board upon final approval of the subdivision plat.
Existing natural features that enhance the attractiveness of the site and which would add to the residential or other development or to the Village as a whole, such as trees, watercourses, ponds and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved insofar as possible by the harmonious design of the subdivision. The Board may make reasonable modifications in standards for layout of streets to accomplish such purposes, as well as the purposes set out in the preceding section. (NOTE: See also § 95-86 of the Village Code.)