Fitting, imaginative designs shall be encouraged by allowing the subdivider to submit original subdivision designs not in strict conformance with the standards hereinbefore set forth.
Such original subdivision designs, to be considered, shall be prepared for review by the Planning Board in a manner equivalent to an architect's detailed site plan, including proposed location of structures; shall comprise 15 or more residential lots; and shall be prepared by either a registered architect, professional engineer and/or a licensed land surveyor, whose imprinted seal shall appear thereon.
Nothing in this Article shall relieve the subdivider from strict conformance with the regulations as hereinbefore set forth unless he can show that his proposals for original design observe the spirit of the regulations if not the exact content.