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Town of Boston, NY
Erie County
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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALLEYS
Minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The duly designated Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Boston or the Deputy.
ENGINEER
The duly designated Engineer of the Town of Boston, or if there is no such official, the Planning Consultant or Engineer employed by the Town.
FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAN
The final drawings on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved, may be filed for record with the Erie County Clerk.
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT or SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Boston.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREET
Minor streets which may be parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
MASTER PLAN
A comprehensive plan prepared by the Planning Board which indicates the general locations recommended for various functional classes of public works, places and structures and general physical development of the Town, and includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or part thereof.
PLANNING BOARD or BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Boston.
PREAPPLICATION PLAN
The plan of the proposed subdivision showing the information required pursuant to Article IV of these regulations.
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT
The preliminary drawings indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration in accordance with Article V of these regulations.
STREET
Any road, highway, avenue, street, parkway or other way between right-of-way lines commonly used by the public for street purposes.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel of land into five or more lots, plots, sites or other division of land for immediate or future sale or for building development in such a way as to create one or more new streets or which creates the necessity for the construction of one or more new streets to provide access to adjacent improved or unimproved land for the development or continued use thereof in conformance with the laws, ordinances and regulations of the Town of Boston, the County of Erie or the State of New York.
TOWN
The Town of Boston and the County of Erie and State of New York.
TOWN ATTORNEY
The duly designated Attorney of the Town of Boston.
TOWN LAW
The Town Law of the State of New York.
ZONING LAW
The duly enacted Zoning Law or Ordinance of the Town of Boston.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 123, Zoning.