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ALLEY - A permanent service way providing a
secondary means of access to abutting lands. |
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ALL-WEATHER SURFACED - The surfacing of a
street, parking area, access or walkway to a
mud-free or otherwise permanently passable condition
during all seasons of the year and under adverse
weather conditions. Macadam, gravel, crushed
stone and shale surfaces will all suffice to meet
this test but the depth and installation of the
material shall be subject to the approval of the
Town Engineer. |
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APPLICANT - A landowner, developer, or
subdivider, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an
application for subdivision plat approval, including
heirs, successors and assigns. |
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BERM or SHOULDER - That portion of a roadway
between the outer edge of the traveled way or
pavement and the point of intersection of the slope
of lines at the outer edge of the roadway, for the
accommodation of stopped vehicles and for lateral
support. |
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BLOCK - A tract of land or a lot or group of
lots bounded by streets, public parks, railroad
rights-of-way, watercourses, bodies of water,
boundary lines of the Town, or by any combination of
the above. |
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BUILDING - A structure formed in any combination
of materials which is erected on the ground and
permanently affixed thereto, and designed, intended
or arranged for the housing, shelter, enclosure or
structural support of persons, animals, or property
of any kind. |
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CENTRAL SEWAGE or WATER SUPPLY - A sewage system
or water supply system designed to serve more than
one dwelling unit or building; not including the use
of a single well or disposal system for two
dwellings on the same parcel of land. See
"ON-SITE SEWAGE or WATER SUPPLY" for further
information. |
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CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE - An area of unobstructed
vision at a street intersection(s), defined by lines
of sight between points at a given distance from an
intersecting street right-of-way lines. |
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COMMON OPEN SPACE - A parcel or parcels of land
or an area of water, or a combination of land and
water, within a subdivision, which parcel or parcels
have been designed and intended for the use or
enjoyment of residents of the development. It
does not include streets, off-street parking areas
and areas set aside for utility placement,
right-of-way or similar public facilities. |
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CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION - A form of development
for single-family residential subdivisions that
permits reduction in lot area and other development
standards, provided there is no increase in the
number of lots permitted under a conventional
subdivision, given the specific site conditions, and
no less than 50% of the total land area is devoted
to permanent open space. |
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COUNTY - The County of Sullivan, State of New
York, and its planning agency. |
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CUL-DE-SAC - A minor street providing a single
access to a group of lots with a turn-about area at
the end of the street. |
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DEC - The New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation. |
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DEVELOPER - The owner, or authorized agent of
the owner; including but not limited to, any
individual, partnership or corporation that
undertakes a subdivision or any of the activities
covered by this Law, particularly the preparation of
a subdivision plat showing the layout of the land
and the public improvements involved therein.
The term "developer" is intended to include the term
"Subdivider" even though the personnel involved in
successive stages of this project may vary. |
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DRIVEWAY - A defined private access from an
individual lot to a public or approved right-of-way. |
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DWELLING - A building arranged, intended,
designed, or used as the living quarters for one or
more families living independently or each other
upon the premises. The term "dwelling" shall
not be deemed to include hotel, motel, rooming house
or tourist home. |
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A. DWELLING,
SINGLE FAMILY - A building arranged,
designed and intended, for and occupied
exclusively by, one family. |
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B. DWELLING,
TWO-FAMILY - A building arranged, designed
and intended, for and occupied by two families
living independently. |
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C. DWELLING,
MULTI-FAMILY - A building arranged,
designed and intended for and occupies by
three (3) or more families living
independently and having no cooking or
sanitary facilities in common with any other
dwelling unit; including apartment houses,
apartment hotels, flats and garden apartments. |
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EASEMENT - A right-of-way granted, but not
dedicated, for limited use of private land for a
public or quasi-public or private purpose, and
within which the lesee or owner of the property
shall not erect any permanent structure, but shall
have the right to make any other use of that land
which is not inconsistent with the rights of the
grantee. |
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FRONTAGE - That side of a lot abutting on a
street or way and ordinarily regarded as the front
lot, but it shall not be considered as the ordinary
side of a corner lot. |
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LOT - A tract or parcel of land held in a single
or joint ownership, not necessarily shown on a duly
recorded map, which is occupied or capable of being
occupied by buildings, structures and accessory
buildings, including such open spaces as are
arranged, designed, or required. The term lot
shall also mean parcel, plot, site, or any similar
term. |
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A. LOT AREA
- The area of land contained within the limits
of the property lines bounding that lot.
Any portion of a lot included in a street
right-of-way shall not be included in
calculating lot area. |
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B. LOT
IMPROVEMENT - A division or redivision of
land wherein lot area is shifted from one
parcel to another so to improve the shape or
dimension of each. |
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C. LOT WIDTH
- The average of the widths of a lot at the
building setback line and the rear lot line. |
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MAJOR SUBDIVISION - Any subdivision or land
development which is not a minor subdivision or lot
improvement. Any subdivision which involves
the utilization of central sewage disposal systems
or water supplies, the construction of any streets,
or the utilization of conservation subdivision
techniques shall also be considered a major
subdivision, regardless of the number of lots. |
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MINOR SUBDIVISION - A subdivision or development
containing not more than ten lots, or a cumulative
development on a lot-by-lot basis for a total
of ten (10) lots, of any original tract of land
record (i.e., not previously subdivided or developed
subsequent to the effective date of this Law, by the
owner or the owner's duly appointed agent) where no
new streets or access is required. |
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ON-SITE SEWAGE or WATER SUPPLY - Any sewage
system designed to; (1) treat sewage by subsurface
means or (2) to provide water from a drilled well or
spring; within the boundaries of an individual lot.
See "CENTRAL SEWAGE or WATER SUPPLY" for further
information. |
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PARCEL - An area of land resulting from the
division of a tract of land for the purposes of
transfer of ownership, use or improvement. |
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PAVEMENT - Improvement of the traveled portion
of the roadway, solid surface material conforming to
the standards of the Town of Lumberland Road Law. |
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PERFORMANCE or COMPLETION GUARANTEE - A surely bond,
certified check, or other security meeting the
requirements of Section 277 of the Town Law, and the
terms of which are satisfactory to the Town
Attorney, guaranteeing the subdivider will install
all required or planned improvements. |
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PERSON - Any individual, firm, trust, partnership,
public or private association or corporation, or
other entity. |
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- A drawing, map, chart, plan, or plotting
indicating the subdivision or re-subdivision of
land, which in its various stages of preparation can
include the following: |
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A. SKETCH
PLAN - A general plan, identified as such
with the title "Sketch Plan" on the map,
indicating existing site features of a tract
of land and its surroundings and the general
layout of the proposed subdivision, to be used
as a basis for conceptual consideration by the
Town, Planning Board site inspection and, in
case of conservation subdivisions, determining
allowable density. |
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B.
PRELIMINARY PLAT - A complete plan
prepared by a registered professional engineer
or licensed land surveyor, identified as such
with the wording "Preliminary Plat" in the
title, accurately showing proposed streets and
lot layout and such other information as
required by this Law. |
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C. FINAL PLAT
- A complete and exact plan, identified as
such with the wording "Final Plat" in the
title, with a professional engineer's or
registered surveyor's seal affixed, and
prepared for official recording with
modifications as required during the review
and approval of the Preliminary Plat. |
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SECRETARY - The clerk or secretary designated to
accept applications, plats, fees, and correspondence
on behalf of the Town of Lumberland Planning Board. |
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SUBDIVIDER - Same as DEVELOPER. |
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SUBDIVISION - The division or redivision of a
lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two
or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of
land including changes in the existing lot lines for
the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease,
partition by the court for distribution to heirs or
divisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot
development. |
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SURVEYOR - A land surveyor licensed by the State
of New York. |
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TOWN - Town of Lumberland, Sullivan County, New
York. |
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TOWN BOARD - Governing council - the Town of
Lumberland. |
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TOWN ENGINEER - A Professional Engineer licensed
as such by the State of New York and appointed or
hired on a consulting basis to provide engineering
advice to the Town. |
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TOWN LAW - New York State Town Law which governs
the operation of all Towns within the State. |
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WATERCOURSE - A discernable, definable natural
course or channel along which water is conveyed
ultimately to streams and/or rivers at lover
elevations including intermittent streams but
excepting drainage ditches, swales or diversion
terraces. |
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ZONING LAW - The Town of Lumberland Zoning
Law, which includes specifications for lot sizes,
other development standards, a schedule of permitted
uses and supplementary regulations. |
