A. 
Except where specifically defined herein, all words used in these Subdivision Regulations shall carry their customary meanings.
B. 
For the purpose of these regulations, certain words used herein are defined as follows:
BOND
A performance bond issued by a bonding or surety company approved by and 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, certified check, United States Government bonds or other security acceptable to the Town Board.
LOT, DOUBLE-FRONTAGE
A lot whose rear and front lot lines abut existing or proposed streets.
LOT, REVERSE-FRONTAGE
A lot whose rear lot line abuts an existing or proposed limited-access highway.
MASTER PLAN
Any comprehensive Master Plan for the development of the town that may be prepared by the Planning Board pursuant to § 272-a of the Town Law, and including any part of such plan separately prepared and any amendment to such plan, or any de facto plan as determined by law.
OWNER
The owner of the land proposed to be subdivided or his authorized agent.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by a professional engineer or land surveyor, 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 local regulation may require.
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL
Approval by the Planning Board of a preliminary plat is the approval of the layout of a 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 this chapter.
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT
A preliminary plat with any required revisions incorporated and all necessary approvals indicated thereon.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT
A duly appointed Town Engineer of the Town of Barton, New York, if any, or a professional consultant retained by the Town of Barton at the expense of the subdivider.
RESIDENTIAL LOT OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PLOT
Any parcel of land of five acres or less, any point on the boundary line of which is less than 1/2 mile from any point on the boundary line of another such lot in the same tract, unless any such lot may not legally be used for residential purposes.
SCREEN PLANTING
Planting of trees and bushes with the object of minimizing visibility, sound and through access, as required by the Planning Board.
SERVICE DRIVES
Minor private ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
SKETCH PLAN
A sketch of a proposed subdivision, not necessarily to exact scale, indicating salient existing features of a parcel and its surroundings and the general layout of a proposed subdivision, to enable the subdivider and the Planning Board to reach general agreement as to the form and layout of the subdivision preliminary plat in meeting the objectives of these regulations.
STANDARDS
The size, volume, area, shape, grade and/or other limiting factors, whether minimum or maximum, as set forth herein.
STREET
Any public way for vehicular traffic which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties.
STREET CENTER LINE
A line midway between and parallel to two street property lines.
STREET, COLLECTOR
A street which carries traffic from minor streets to a major system of arterial highways.
STREET, CUL-DE-SAC
A street with only one vehicular traffic outlet.
STREET, MAJOR
A street used primarily for fast or heavy traffic, usually with complete or partial control over access from abutting properties.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS
A minor street parallel to and adjacent to a major street, which provides access to abutting properties.
STREET, MINOR
A street used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
STREET PAVEMENT
The paved surface of the roadway between curbs, used for vehicular traffic.
STREET, RURAL
A street used primarily for access to the abutting properties located in a subdivision of lots not less than five acres and not connecting to a street having curbs and gutters.
STREET WIDTH
The width of the right-of-way measured at right angles to the center line of the street.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association, or his or their authorized agent, who shall propose to lay out, for the purpose of sale or development, any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any tract of land into two or more parcels for sale or for rent as residential lots or residential building lots, which shall require the creation of a new street or streets, highway or highways, easement or easements, right-of-way or rights-of-way or extension of municipal facilities. The term "subdivision" includes a resubdivision. A subdivision shall not include the division of land for agricultural purposes into two or more parcels and which does not involve the creation of a new street or highway.
SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATOR
The person(s) appointed by the Town Board as Subdivision Administrator to administer the Subdivision Regulations and to perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Planning Board.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
A subdivision containing five or more parcels along any existing or proposed street(s), highway(s), easement(s) or right-of-way or rights-of-way or any subdivision requiring creation of a new street or extension of municipal facilities. A tract of land shall constitute a major subdivision upon the sale, rental or offer for sale or lease of the fifth residential lot or residential building lot therefrom within any consecutive five-year period, and upon that event all provisions applying to major subdivisions shall apply to all such parcels thereof, including the first four parcels, regardless of whether said parcels have been sold, rented or offered for sale or lease, singly or collectively.
TRACT
Any body of land, including contiguous parcels of land under one ownership or under common control of any group of persons acting in concert as part of a common scheme or plan.