Pursuant to resolution of the Municipal Legislature, the Planning Board is empowered to modify applicable provisions of Chapter 205, Zoning, in accordance with the provisions of § 278 of the Town Law, and such other reasonable conditions as the Municipal Legislature may, in its discretion, add thereto. (Such authorization shall specify the lands to which this procedure may be applicable.) The purposes of such authorization shall be to enable and encourage flexibility of design and development of land, to facilitate the adequate and economical provisions of streets and utilities and to preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open lands. The procedure and standards hereinabove referred to are as set forth in the following sections.
A subdivider may request the use of § 278, simultaneously with or subsequent to presentation of the sketch plan per the procedure described in Article III, and it may be followed at the discretion of the Planning Board if, in said Board's judgment, its application would benefit the municipality. Any submission subsequent to preliminary approval of a plat shall require a reapplication for sketch plan review.
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This procedure shall be applicable only to lands zoned for residential purposes, and its application shall result in a permitted number of dwelling units which shall in no case exceed the number which could be permitted, in the Planning Board's judgment, if the land were subdivided into lots conforming to the minimum lot size and density requirements of Chapter 205, Zoning, applicable to the district or districts in which such land is situated and conforming to all other applicable requirements.
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The dwelling units permitted may be, at the discretion of the Planning Board and subject to the conditions set forth by the Municipal Legislature, in detached, semidetached, attached or multistory structures.
A subdivider shall present, along with a proposal in accordance with the provisions of § 278, a sketch plan which is consistent with all the criteria established by these subdivision regulations, including but not limited to streets being consistent with the street specifications and lots being consistent with Chapter 205, Zoning.
In the event that the application of this procedure results in a plat showing lands available for park, recreation, open space or other municipal purposes directly related to the plat, then the Planning Board, as a condition of plat approval, may establish such conditions on the ownership, use and maintenance of such lands as it deems necessary to assure the preservation of such lands for their intended purposes. The Municipal Legislature may require that such conditions shall be approved by the Municipal Legislature before the plat may be approved for filing.
Upon determination that such sketch plan is suitable for the procedures under § 278, and subsequent to a resolution authorizing the Planning Board to proceed, a preliminary plat meeting all of the requirements of the resolution (the proposed site plan, including areas within which structures may be located, the height and spacing of buildings, open space and their landscaping, off-street open and enclosed parking spaces and streets, driveways and all other physical features as shown on said plan or otherwise described, accompanied by a statement setting forth the nature of such modifications, changes or supplementations of existing zoning provisions as are not shown on said site plan) shall be presented to the Planning Board and thereafter the Planning Board shall proceed with the required public hearings and all other requirements of these regulations.
Upon the filing of a plat in the office of the County Clerk in which § 278 has been used, the subdivider shall file a copy with the Municipal Clerk who shall make appropriate notations and reference thereto in the Municipal Zoning Ordinance Map.[1] The Secretary of the Planning Board shall notify the Building Inspector when such a plat is filed.
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Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the Town offices.
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Sketch plan submission. For sketch plan submission, a nonreturnable application fee set by resolution of the Town Board shall be paid at the time the required maps are submitted, prior to the meeting of the Planning Board. If such fee is not paid at the time of submission of maps to the Planning Board Secretary, said submission shall be deemed to be incomplete and shall not be placed on the Planning Board agenda.
[Amended 10-22-1980; 4-8-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
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Additional sections. If the preliminary plat is submitted for only a portion of the subdivision, an additional nonreturnable filing fee set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board shall be paid for each preliminary section submitted after the first final section is approved.
[Amended 10-22-1980; 4-8-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
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Inspection fee. The Planning Board shall provide for the inspection of required improvements during and after construction to ensure their satisfactory completion and shall require the subdivider to pay an inspection fee to the municipality such fee set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board, and the subdivision plat shall not be signed by the Chairman of the Planning Board or the Town Engineer unless such fee has been paid at the time of final approval.
[Amended 4-8-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
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Payee. All of the above fees shall be by certified check, made payable to the Town of Greenville, stating the specific purpose of each fee.