A. 
Words and terms not specifically defined herein shall have the definition provided, if any, in the State Building Code, as amended from time to time. If no definition is provided in the State Building Code, then such word or term shall have the definition provided in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th or most current edition. A copy of the State Building Code is available for inspection in the office of the Building Inspector of the Town of Hyde Park.
B. 
All words used in the present tense include the future tense. All words in plural number include the singular, unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise. The terms "building" and "structure" include any part thereof. The word "land" includes all ground within the Town of Hyde Park, including surface water bodies overlying such ground. The word "he" includes "she" or "they." Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally.
C. 
The word "shall" is used in its mandatory sense. The word "may" is permissive.
D. 
The word "Town" means the Town of Hyde Park. The term "Town Board" means the Town Board of the Town of Hyde Park; the term "Zoning Board of Appeals" means the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hyde Park; and the term "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the Town of Hyde Park.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms used herein are defined as follows:
BUSINESS DISTRICT
The following zoning districts are recognized as business districts: East Park Business District, Town Center Historic District[1] and Neighborhood Business District.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
A. 
An application which includes the following:
(1) 
All information concerning the proposed subdivision in the format required by the applicable provisions of this chapter;
(2) 
All application fees required by this chapter and the professional review fee escrow deposit, if any, required by the Planning Board;
(3) 
An EAF assessing the potential environmental impacts of the proposed subdivision; and
(4) 
A determination by the reviewing agency, or by the lead agency in the event of coordinated review, that the proposed project is not likely to have a significant impact on the environment (negative declaration), or the filing of a notice of completion of a DEIS in accordance with the provisions of SEQRA.
B. 
An application is considered "administratively complete" for processing by the Zoning Administrator when it includes items in Subsection A(1) through (3) above, but not Subsection A(4).
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The most recent Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Town Board pursuant to § 272-a of the Town Law.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
The approval of a final plat, subject to conditions set forth by the Planning Board in its resolution conditionally approving the plat. A conditional approval does not qualify the final plat for recording. From the time of the resolution conditionally approving the plat, the subdivider has 180 days to satisfy the requirements upon which the approval has been conditioned and to obtain the certification of the Town Engineer, Town Attorney if required, and the Zoning Administrator or secretary of the Planning Board, prior to final signature by an officer of the Planning Board who has been authorized by resolution to sign the plat. The one-hundred-eighty-day period may be extended by the Planning Board if, in its opinion, the circumstances warrant an extension for up to two ninety-day periods beyond the initial 180 days. If the time periods for resolving the conditions expire, the conditional approval is revoked and a new application must be filed if the project is still to be proposed.
CONSERVATION EASEMENT
A perpetual restriction on the use of land, created in accordance with the provisions of § 49, Title 3, of the Environmental Conservation Law, or § 247 of the General Municipal Law, for the purposes of conservation of open space, agricultural land or natural, cultural, historic or scenic resources.
CONSERVATION VALUE
The open space protected pursuant to these regulations should be selected to maximize conservation value, which may include historic, ecological, agricultural, water resource, scenic or other natural resource value, and should be contiguous, to the extent possible. Examples of lands with conservation value include active agricultural land, large areas of contiguous mature forest, wetlands, water bodies, stream corridors, and scenic areas including important vistas or viewsheds seen from public places. Land in a critical environmental area, in the Historic Overlay or Scenic Overlay District, or identified as open space worthy of preservation in the Comprehensive Plan shall be deemed to be land of conservation value.
CONTEXT MAP
A map showing the location of natural features, historic resources and development patterns within 1,000 feet for a minor subdivision, and 2,500 feet for a major subdivision, of the lot or lots proposed for subdivision.
CORE
The central area of a neighborhood or hamlet, where a mixture of appropriate residential and nonresidential uses is permitted, the boundaries of which are set forth on the Town Zoning Map. See § 108-3.1.1.
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA NEIGHBORHOOD
A Town district located on the west side of Route 9 as shown on the Zoning Map.[2]
CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREA
A specific geographic area designated pursuant to 6 NYCRR § 617.14(g) by a state or local agency, having exceptional or unique environmental characteristics.
DEC
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
DEIS
A draft environmental impact statement prepared in accordance with the requirements of SEQRA.
DENSITY
The relative compactness or closeness of a use of land expressed in dwelling units per acre (DU/A).
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
An architect, landscape architect, surveyor, professional engineer or other person licensed by the State of New York to practice site planning and/or engineering. The design professional's responsibility shall be defined by state law.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms with provisions for living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family.
EAF
An environmental assessment form prepared pursuant to the requirements of SEQRA.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another of any designated and mapped part of his property for a specified purpose.
EAST PARK BUSINESS DISTRICT (EPBD)
A Town district oriented towards Route 9G as shown on the map.
EIS
An environmental impact statement prepared in accordance with the requirements of SEQRA.
ENGINEER or LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
A person licensed and currently registered as a professional engineer by the State of New York or licensed in a state with a reciprocal agreement with New York State.
EXISTING RESOURCES/SITE ANALYSIS MAP
A map documenting the location of existing natural and cultural site resources within the portion of a lot to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
FAMILY
One or more persons residing in a dwelling unit as a household constituting a single housekeeping unit.
FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
The signing of a final plat by a duly authorized officer of the Planning Board after a resolution granting final approval to the plat, or after conditions specified in a resolution granting conditional approval of the plat are completed. Such final approval qualifies the plat for recording in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk.
FLAG LOT
A lot with a developable area connected to a public road by a narrow strip of land that includes a driveway or a landlocked lot that is connected to a public road only by a narrow right-of-way easement.
GREENBELT
A zoning district including all the land in the Town east of the center line of U.S. Route 9, outside the Hamlet, Neighborhood, and Business Districts.
HAMLET
A zoning district comprising a community with a mixed-use core, the boundaries of which are identified on the Town Zoning Map.[3]
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION (HOA)
An organization of homeowners residing within a particular development whose major purpose is to preserve, maintain, and provide community areas, facilities and services for the common enjoyment or support of the residents.
LAND
The earth or ground within the Town of Hyde Park, including surface water bodies overlying such earth or ground.
LANDING
A zoning district constituting a mixed-use center bordered by the Waterfront District, providing for the water-dependent or water-enhanced needs of the region, the boundaries of which are located on the Town Zoning Map.
LANDSCAPING
Features having to do with the appearance of land, which include but are not limited to the following existing and cultivated elements arranged to produce an ornamental or otherwise desired effect: turf, meadows, rocks, watercourses or water bodies, trees, shrubs, flowers, walls, berms, swales, lanes, paths and other similar natural and man-made elements and forms.
LETTER OF CREDIT
A security which may be accepted by the Town in lieu of a requirement that certain improvements be made before the Planning Board Chairman signs the subdivision plat. Such security shall be sufficient to cover the full cost of all uncompleted improvements in the subdivision as estimated by the Town Engineer and approved by the Planning Board or agency designated by the Town Board. Securities shall include such collateral or agreements as are acceptable to the Town Board.
LOT
A parcel or portion of land separated from other parcels or portions for purpose of sale, lease or separate use by means of a description as indicated by a subdivision plat, a recorded map or deed or by metes and bounds or separated by a public street or railroad right-of-way.
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area included within lot boundaries.
LOT, CORNER
A lot of which at least two adjacent sides each abut for a total distance of 50 feet or more on streets or public places.
LOT LINE
One of the property lines that establish the metes and bounds of a lot.
LOT LINE ALTERATION
A minor subdivision between two lots or parcels requiring filing of a map and resulting in a modification of the boundary of an existing legally established lot. Such alteration shall not create any new lot, nor shall it create any nonconformity with regard to any area or bulk requirement established by Chapter 108 of this Code, the rules of the Dutchess County Department of Health, the State Building Code, or any other law, rule or regulation.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision, including but not limited to subdivisions of more than five lots or any size subdivision requiring any new street or extension of municipal facilities.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
Any subdivision containing not more than five lots, each fronting on an existing street, not involving any new street or road (except a shared driveway), whether intended to be public or private, or the extension of Town facilities and not adversely affecting the development of the remainder of the parcel of adjoining property and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the Comprehensive Plan, Official Map, or this chapter or Chapter 108.
NEIGHBORHOOD
A zoning district constituting a community that may have a mixed-use core, the boundaries of which are located on the Town Zoning Map.
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT (NBD)
The Neighborhood Business Districts are located on state roads. There boundaries are located on the Town Zoning Map.[4]
NONCONFORMING LOT
A lot of record which does not comply with the area, shape, frontage, or location provisions of this chapter for the district in which it is located.
NYCRR
The Official Compilation of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York.
OFFICIAL MAP
A map established by the Town Board pursuant to § 270 of the Town Law, showing streets, highways, parks and drainage, both existing and proposed.
OFFICIAL SUBMITTAL DATE
The date on which a subdivision plat is considered officially submitted to the Planning Board, hereby defined as the date of the regular meeting of the Planning Board, at least 15 days prior to which the application for plat approval has been submitted to and filed with the Secretary of the Planning Board.
OPEN SPACE
Land left in a natural state for conservation and agricultural purposes or land landscaped for scenic purposes, devoted to active or passive recreation, or devoted to the preservation of distinctive historic, geologic or botanic sites. The term shall not include land that is paved, used for the storage, parking or circulation of automobiles, or occupied by any structure. Preserved open space may be included as a portion of one or more large lots, or may be contained in a separate open space lot. The required open space land may not include private yards within 50 feet of a principal structure.
PARCEL
A circumscribed area of land identified by a unique Tax Map identification number consisting of a section, map and lot number.
PARENT PARCEL
Any parcel of land owned individually and separately and separated in ownership from any adjoining tracts of land on the effective date of this chapter which has a total area which exceeds the minimum requirements for lot size of Chapter 108, Zoning, and for which there exists the legal possibility of subdivision, resubdivision, and/or a PUD.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Hyde Park as defined in the Town Law.[5]
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by § 96-20A of this chapter, showing the salient features of the layout of a proposed subdivision submitted to the Planning Board for purposes of consideration prior to submission of the plat in final form, including such detail as this chapter may require.
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL
Approval by the Planning Board of a preliminary plat.
RESUBDIVISION
A change of an approved or recorded subdivision plat if such change affects any lot line, or any street layout shown on such plat or any area reserved thereon for public use, or if it affects any map or plan legally recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions.
ROAD SPECIFICATIONS
The minimum acceptable standards of street construction for proposed Town roads within subdivisions, as adopted in Appendix Chapter A111 of this Code.
SEQRA
The State Environmental Quality Review Act, Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, as amended from time to time.
SITE
The total contiguous land of any owner, including a lot or multiple lots, on which a use or physical improvements related thereto is, has been or is to be located.
SKETCH PLAN
The first draft of a proposed subdivision, resubdivision or lot line alteration as prescribed by § 96-18A showing the information specified in this chapter and submitted to the Planning Board for its approval. The process is designed to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning Board as to the layout of the proposed activity.
STREET
Any public route or public road for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, lane, road, highway, parkway, avenue, boulevard, place, drive, throughway, thruway, expressway, or however else designated. The term "street" shall not include a driveway, a shared driveway, alley or alleyway, a waterway or a trail, but shall include any other improved vehicular route shown on a map filed with the Dutchess County Clerk or the Town Zoning Map. The term "street" shall include the land between the street right-of-way lines and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, planted strips, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
STREET, COLLECTOR
A street which carries traffic from minor streets or abutting properties to the major system of arterial streets and which is so designated on the Town's Official Map, if any. Such a street shall be the principal entrance and circulation street within a development.
STREET, DEAD-END or CUL-DE-SAC
A street or portion of a street with only one vehicular traffic outlet.
STREET, MAJOR OR ARTERIAL
A street which serves or is designated to serve heavy flows of traffic and which is used primarily as a route for traffic between communities and/or other heavy-traffic-generating areas.
STREET, MINOR OR LOCAL
A street intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting properties.
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
The full width of a publicly maintained traveled way, whether acquired through dedication or by use. It may include pavement, shoulders, ditches or gutters, culverts or sluice ways. It may be defined in metes and bounds and be filed with the proper authorities, or it may have been used and maintained by the public for a period of 10 years or more.
STREET, SERVICE
A street which is adjacent and parallel to an arterial street or highway and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
STREET TAP or STUB STREET
A street designed to provide a connection to possible future development outside the subdivision so that continuity of traffic circulation can be maintained.
STREET WIDTH
The width of the right-of-way, measured at right angles to the center line of the street.
STRUCTURE
A static assembly of materials, forming a construction framed of component structural parts for occupancy or use, such as a building, vending machine, dam, display stand, gasoline pump, installed manufactured home or trailer, reviewing stand, shed, sign, stadium, storage bin, fence or wall.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who or which shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof as defined herein, either for himself/itself or others.
SUBDIVISION
The division of any parcel into two or more lots, with or without streets, for the purpose of sale, lease, transfer of ownership or development.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
See “major subdivision.”
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
See “minor subdivision.”
SUBDIVISION PLAT or FINAL PLAT
A drawing in final form as approved by the Planning Board for a major or minor subdivision.
SURVEYOR
A person licensed and registered as a land surveyor by the State of New York.
TAX RECORDS
Information as to the owner of and description of a parcel of land on file in the office of the Tax Assessor, Town of Hyde Park, on the enactment date of this chapter.
TOWN CENTER HISTORIC DISTRICT (TCHD)
A zoning district located along NYS Route 9 which encompasses what is traditionally known as the historic hamlet area of Hyde Park.[6]
TOWN ENGINEER
The duly designated Engineer for the Town of Hyde Park.
WALKWAY
A component of a transportation corridor intended for the travel of persons by foot, wheelchair or manually operated device.
WATERFRONT
A zoning district including all the land in the Town west of the center line of U.S. Route 9, outside the CIAN, Landing, Hamlet, Neighborhood, and Business Districts.
ZONING LAW
The Zoning Law of the Town of Hyde Park, Chapter 108 of the Code of the Town of Hyde Park.
ZONING MAP
The official Zoning Map of the Town established under § 108-3.2, entitled "Zoning Map, Town of Hyde Park, New York," as may be amended, which map accompanies this text.[7] The official Zoning Map is available for inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk. See § 108-3.2.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Town Center Historic District was renamed the Corridor Business District 10-5-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020. For current provisions on the Corridor Business District, see § 108-5.11.3.
[2]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is included at the end of Ch. 108, Zoning.
[3]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is included at the end of Ch. 108, Zoning.
[4]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is included at the end of Ch. 108, Zoning.
[5]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 23, Planning Board.
[6]
Editor's Note: The Town Center Historic District was renamed the Corridor Business District 10-5-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020. For current provisions on the Corridor Business District, see § 108-5.11.3.
[7]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is included at the end of Ch. 108, Zoning.