For the purpose of this chapter, certain words
and terms used herein are defined as follows:
A dead-end street with only one vehicular traffic outlet
terminating in a vehicular turnaround area.
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another,
and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property
as defined in the deed of the property.
Street pavements, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks,
water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, landscaping, public utilities
and other appropriate items.
An area designed to control access to public rights-of-way
or other public areas and also to suitably screen private properties
abutting them.
The unit or units into which land is divided with the intention
of transference of ownership, either as developed or undeveloped sites.
"Lot," shall also mean parcel, plot, site or any similar form.
All subdivisions not classified. as minor subdivisions, including
but not limited to subdivisions of four or more lots or any size subdivision
requiring any new street or extension of municipal facilities.
A comprehensive development plan prepared by the Planning
Board pursuant to § 7-722 of the Village Law, which indicates
the general locations recommended for various public works, places
and structures and for the general physical development of the Village
of Port Jefferson and includes any part of separately adopted and
any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
Any subdivision containing less than four lots fronting on
an existing street, not involving any new street or road or the extension
of municipal facilities and not adversely affecting the development
of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property and not in conflict
with any provision or portion of the Master Plan, Official Map or
Zoning Ordinance, now or hereafter adopted, or this chapter.
The map established by the Village Board pursuant to § 7-724
of the Village Law, showing streets, highways, drainage systems and
parks already laid out, adopted and established by law, as well as
proposed streets, highways, drainage systems and parks proposed for
future development that have been officially adopted by the Village
Board upon recommendations by the Planning Board.
A walkway or crosswalk dedicated to public use to facilitate
pedestrian access.
A security which is posted by the subdivider to guarantee
to the Village that said subdivider will faithfully construct or cause
to be constructed the required site improvements and utilities which
are an integral part of his approved final plat, and furthermore,
that the construction shall conform to the design specifications of
the office of the Planning Board Engineer.
The official Planning Board of the Village of Port Jefferson.
The duly designated professional engineer of the Port Jefferson
Planning Board.
The preliminary drawing or drawings indicating the proposed
manner or layout of the subdivision, to be submitted to the Planning
Board for review.
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State
of New York.
A sketch of the preliminary layout of the subdivision to
enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general
agreement with the Board as to the form of the layout and objectives
of this chapters.
Includes roads, avenues, lanes or other ways between right-of-way
lines.
MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETA "street" which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows of traffic.
COLLECTOR STREETA "street" which serves or is designed to serve as a trafficway for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major "street."
MINOR STREETA "street" intended to serve primarily as an access to abutting properties.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETA "street" located on a separate right-of-way parallel to and in the vicinity of an arterial highway, designed to provide access to abutting properties without interrupting highway traffic.
The wearing or exposed surface of the roadway used by vehicular
traffic.
The distance between property lines, measured at right angles
to the center line of the street.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
who shall lay out any subdivision or part thereof, either for himself
or others.
The division of any parcel of land, with or without streets,
into two or more lots, plots, sites or other divisions of land for
the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership,
land lease, building development or condominium development.
[Amended 4-11-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988]
The final map on which the applicant's subdivision plan is
presented to the Planning Board for approval and which, if approved,
shall be duly filed by the applicant with the County Clerk.
A person licensed as a land surveyor by the State of New
York.
The officially adopted Zoning Ordinance of the Village of
Port Jefferson, including all amendments thereto.
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