Town adopts subdivision regulations

PINE PLAINS — There was a brief discussion at the Town Board’s meeting on Thursday, Sept. 16, wrapping up some loose ends regarding subdivision regulations, before those regulations could be adopted as Local Law No. 4 of 2010. Attorney to the Town Warren Replansky spoke to the board about three minor changes he made to the regulations pending the board’s approval.

The first change had to do with the language of one passage. The paragraph was tweaked so that it dealt with any possible inconsistencies to be covered by the final master plan.

The next change was on page five of the regulations and also had to do with the language; it was to add that an applicant seeking subdivision approval would need to get a form regarding the town’s Hudsonia map.

The third change was from a paragraph on page 37, again related to the language of the law, this time regarding the sewer system. The alteration was made to be consistent with what was written and changed to read water treatment plant instead of sewer system.

“None of these changes are substantive, they are just claritive [sic],� Replansky said. “I don’t see why you can’t go ahead and adopt the local law.�

Councilwoman Rosemary Lyons-Chase raised one issue she had, which she described as “very minor,� regarding a language choice on page 37. It had to do with a passage relating to the central sewer system. It stated, “usage of is not nor will not ...� Lyons-Chase wondered if “nor� should be replaced by “and,� as “nor� with the word “not� implied a double negative. It was decided that “nor� would be replaced by the word “or� to remove any confusion.

As the town had already reviewed the regulations and held the required public hearing, as well as referred the regulations to the county for its recommendations and received public comments, it decided to take action forthwith.

With the changes noted by Replansky and Lyons-Chase, the board moved forward to adopt a resolution passing Local Law No. 4 of 2010. A roll call vote by the Town Board was taken by the town clerk and the new subdivision regulations adopted unanimously.

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