A.
Authority. By the authority of the resolution of the
Town Board of the Town of Newburgh, adopted on August 3, 1959, pursuant
to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New
York, the Planning Board of the Town of Newburgh is authorized and
empowered to approve plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or
without streets or highways, and to approve the development of entirely
or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the office of the
Orange County Clerk within the Town of Newburgh.
B.
Policy. It is declared to be the policy of the Planning
Board to consider land subdivision plats as part of a plan for the
orderly, efficient and economical development of the town. The objectives
of this policy are:
(1)
That land to be subdivided shall be of such character
that it can be used safely for building purposes without danger to
health or peril from fire, flood or other menace;
(2)
That proper provision shall be made for drainage,
water supply, sewerage and other needed improvements;
(3)
That all proposed lots shall be so laid out and of
such size as to be in harmony with the development pattern of the
neighboring properties;
(4)
That the proposed streets shall compose a convenient
system conforming to the Official Map, if such exists, and shall be
properly related to the proposals shown on the Master Plan and shall
be of such width, grade and location as to accommodate the prospective
traffic, to facilitate fire protection and to provide access of fire-fighting
equipment to buildings; and
(5)
That proper provision shall be made for open spaces
for parks and playgrounds.
C.
Adoption. In order that land subdivisions may be made
in accordance with this policy, this chapter shall be known as and
may be cited as the "Town of Newburgh Subdivision Law," having been
adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh.
D.
Notification. The Town of Newburgh has authorized
its Planning Board to approve plats showing lots, block or sites,
with or without streets or highways, or the entire or partial development
of plats filed in the office of the Orange County Clerk, or to approve
preliminary plats, as provided in this chapter. The Clerk of the Town
of Newburgh has filed a certificate of that fact with the Clerk of
Orange County relative to the approval of plats and preliminary plats.
