A. 
Before filing an application and before preparing a preliminary plat pursuant to Article V, the applicant may meet with the Town Planning Board at its regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the proposed subdivision in general terms. The applicant should present a sketch plan as required pursuant to this article.
B. 
The purpose of sketch plan review is to provide a cursory review of the proposed subdivision and to receive feedback from the Planning Board prior to incurring the cost of preparing a preliminary plat as well as to make preliminary determinations of the following:
(1) 
The requirements that may apply, if any, pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Environmental Conservation Law § 8-0101 et seq.
(2) 
The requirements of the State Department of Health, Department of Environmental Conservation, the Adirondack Park Agency and other state agencies whose approvals may be required by these regulations.
(3) 
The application of clustering, as required under Article X of these regulations.
(4) 
The requirements of local county and Town agencies whose review and/or approvals may be required by these regulations.
(5) 
The appropriateness of the proposed subdivision layout with regard to the goals and objectives of the Town Comprehensive Land Use Plan and other articles of these regulations.
A. 
The applicant shall submit 15 copies of a sketch plan application. Such subdivision sketch plan need not be a survey or be prepared by a licensed professional.
B. 
Such sketch plan shall contain the following elements and information for the purpose of sketch plan review:
(1) 
The sketch plan need not be a survey but should be prepared at a scale and of such accuracy so as to provide a general depiction of the proposal (An enlarged copy of the tax map of the parcel may be used.) and should show:
(a) 
The boundaries of the proposed subdivision.
(b) 
Topographic features, including existing grade contours utilizing existing United States Geological Survey data.
(c) 
General location of existing watercourses, including lakes, ponds, wetlands, streams or intermittent streams.
(d) 
General areas of existing vegetation, including wood lots and individual freestanding trees over six inches diameter at breast height.
(e) 
Approximate areas within the designated one-hundred-year floodplain, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Flood Insurance Program.
(f) 
General location of existing man-made features, including the location and sizes of power lines, pipelines, buildings and structures, storm drains and culverts, wells and septic tanks and fields of adjoining properties.
(g) 
Existing rights-of-way and/or easements across or adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(h) 
The names and addresses of all applicants, if an individual or partnership, and the names and addresses of principal officers of a corporation.
(i) 
The name and address of the owner(s) of land on which the subdivision is to be located.
(j) 
A location map showing the property included in the proposed subdivision and all contiguous properties of the proposed subdivision and all properties within 500 feet in each direction from the boundary line of the proposed subdivision along any contiguous street or highway. All properties shall be identified by lot and parcel number and names of owners.
(k) 
The location and width of proposed street rights-of-way and pavements.
(l) 
The proposed arrangement and approximate area, width, length and setback requirements of each lot and street pattern for the purpose of demonstrating to the Board that the proposed location of streets allows for lot layout in accordance with the Zoning Law[1] for the zoning district or districts in which the subdivision is located.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 179, Zoning.
(m) 
Additional information. Such additional information and exhibits the developer or the Planning Board may feel necessary to describe the project and its compliance with the requirements of these regulations shall be submitted.
(2) 
Fees. The application for sketch plan approval shall be accompanied by a fee, if any, listed on the current schedule of fees for the Town of Queensbury posted in the Planning Office.
A. 
Submission of sketch plan. If the subdivider desires to receive comment on a proposed subdivision pursuant to the sketch plan review provided in this article and prior to any submission of a preliminary plat pursuant to Article V, the subdivider shall submit to the Planning Board one original and 14 copies of a sketch plan and related elements and information in accordance with § A183-10 above.
B. 
Discussion of requirements and classification.
(1) 
After submission of a sketch plan, the subdivider shall meet with the Planning Board to discuss the requirements of these regulations, including those relating to street design and construction, placement of utilities, drainage, sewerage, water supply, fire protection and parks and open space areas, as well as the availability of existing services and other pertinent information.
(2) 
If the subdivision is located within the Adirondack Park, the Board shall also determine at this time whether the subdivision shown by the sketch plan is a regional subdivision and thereby subject to the special requirements of Article XII.
C. 
Planning Board recommendations. The Planning Board shall study the sketch plan in conjunction with the maps and information as may be appropriate to determine if the proposed subdivision includes areas where there are severe limitations to development. The Planning Board shall make advisory recommendations which shall be applicable to the proposed subdivision.