[Amended 3-25-2015; 12-20-2023]
A. Minor
plan review shall consist of two stages: preliminary and final. A
public hearing shall be held prior to preliminary plan approval for
a minor subdivision involving a street creation or extension or for
any application requesting a variance or special use permit (requiring
unified development review). For all other minor subdivisions consisting
of three or more lots, or as otherwise requested by the Administrative
Officer, and for all minor land developments, a public meeting in
the form of a duly advertised Technical Review Committee meeting shall
be held.
B. An applicant
for a minor subdivision or land development shall submit a preliminary
plan appropriately labeled and drawn to scale of not less than one
inch to one hundred feet showing all of the items listed in Section
14.4 Minor Subdivision/Land Development Preliminary Plan Checklist.
[Amended 12-20-2023]
A minor application review procedure flowchart is provided in
Appendix A.
A. Certificate of Completeness. The Administrative Officer shall issue
or deny a certificate of completeness within twenty-five (25) days
of receipt of an application for a minor subdivision where a street
creation is included or for an application requiring unified development
review. Where a street is not being created, or where no zoning relief
is requested, the certificate of completeness shall be issued or denied
within fifteen (15) days of receipt. The certificate shall be issued
only if all of the requirements of the minor checklist are complete.
The Administrative Officer shall notify the applicant of the issuance
or denial in writing. A corrective submission shall be determined
to be complete or incomplete within ten (10) days of receipt.
B. Preliminary Plan. If no street creation is required or zoning relief
requested, the Administrative Officer or the Planning Commission shall
either approve, approve with conditions or deny the preliminary plan
within sixty-five (65) days of the certification of completeness or
within such further time as agreed to by the applicant. If a street
is being created or the application is reviewed under unified development
review, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and shall
either approve, approve with conditions or deny the preliminary plan
within ninety-five (95) days of the certification of completeness
or within such further time as agreed to by the applicant.
C. Final Plan. Final plan review and approval shall be done by the Administrative
Officer unless the Administrative Officer refers it to the Technical
Review Committee. The Administrative officer, or the TRC, shall approve,
approve with conditions or deny the final plan within twenty-five
(25) days of the certification of completeness or within such further
time as agreed to by the applicant. The Administrative Officer or
the TRC may refer the application back to the Planning Commission
upon a determination that there is a major change in the application.
1. Vesting. Approval of a minor subdivision or land development shall
expire two (2) years from the date of final plan approval unless within
such period a Mylar plan in conformity with such approval is recorded
by the applicant as specified in Section 3.5, Recording of these Regulations.
2. Final Plan Submittal Requirements. An applicant for final approval
of a minor subdivision or land development shall submit a final plan
appropriately labeled prepared, stamped, and signed by a Rhode Island
Registered Professional Engineer and/or Land Surveyor at a scale no
smaller than 1 inch = 100 feet. Individual sheets to be recorded shall
not exceed 24 inches x 36 inches, and show the items listed in Section
14.5, Minor Subdivision/Land Development Final Plan Checklist.
D. Reassignment to Major Review. The Planning Commission may reassign
a minor application to major application to review when the Commission
is unable to make the positive findings required in Section 3.2, Required
Findings, of these Regulations.
[Added 12-20-2023]
Except as otherwise noted under the provisions of this section,
all minor applications shall be reviewed in the course of a public
meeting according to the requirements of Section 10.6, Public Meetings.