The following plans, maps and documents are hereby required to be submitted with the application for final approval of a subdivision:
A. 
A written application on the form provided by the Commission.
(1) 
A certified check payable to the Town of Newtown in an amount in accordance with the Fee Schedule, as determined from time to time by the Commission, shall be submitted at the time of filing an application for subdivision approval with the Commission's Administrative Assistant during regular business hours.
[Amended effective 11-16-1998; 11-11-2002; 3-1-2004; 4-1-2008]
(2) 
The report on percolation tests and test pits by the professional engineer, and the opinion of the Newtown Health Officer.
(3) 
The final subdivision plan delineating items listed in Subsection E.
(4) 
Supplemental maps delineating items listed in §§ 560-11, 560-12A through E, 560-14 and 560-15.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
(5) 
Plan profile drawings, a drainage analysis map, and related documents complying with requirements in § 560-17.
(6) 
A performance bond estimate pursuant to § 560-17.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
(7) 
Deeds to the Town of Newtown for all street rights-of-way and sanitary and storm sewer facilities and open spaces where appropriate.
(8) 
An erosion and sediment control plan (map and written report) as required pursuant to § 560-5.
(9) 
An exact computation, in cubic yards, of the amount of earth material which will be excavated, removed, graded or added to the plot for which the subdivision or resubdivision plan is submitted, prepared by the applicant's licensed professional engineer. Such computation shall differentiate between filing, excavation and removal. The Commission may require the applicant to provide additional information in sufficient detail to illustrate the computations submitted.
[Effective 4-11-1997]
(10) 
A supplemental location map at a scale of one inch equals 1,200 feet that shows parcels of land that are within 5,000 feet of the proposed subdivision which are currently reserved as open space, parks, playgrounds or which are owned by the Town, the state, a land trust or a forest association.
[Effective 3-30-1998]
(11) 
A calculation of the areas within the entire subdivision and within the proposed open space that are wetlands, watercourses, slopes greater than 25% and rock outcroppings. Such information shall also be delineated upon the supplemental map submitted with the application.
[Effective 3-30-1998]
(12) 
An application for an aquifer impact assessment, if required pursuant to Chapter 595, Zoning, Part 2.
[Effective 6-21-1999; amended effective 4-1-2008]
(13) 
Any subdivision of land five acres or more in area which has areas of special flood hazard shall provide the base flood elevation data and engineering analysis necessary for compliance with Chapter 136, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Town of Newtown. Any such application shall include the opinion of the designated Town staff and/or agency responsible for administration of Chapter 136 that the proposal is in compliance with the ordinance.
[Added effective 4-14-2003; amended effective 1-1-2007]
B. 
The name under which the proposed subdivision is to be filed in the office of the Town Clerk and the name of the owner or owners shall be indicated on all documents submitted as part of the application for final approval.
C. 
Eleven copies of the application form, plans, maps and documents required pursuant to this section and §§ 560-11, 560-12, 560-13, 560-15, 560-16 and 560-17, one check, and one set of any necessary warranty deeds and/or easements shall be submitted with the application for final approval of a subdivision.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
D. 
Applications for final subdivision approval shall be filed in the Office of the Planning and Zoning Commission during regular business hours with such persons authorized by the Commission to receive such applications. No such application shall be considered filed or accepted unless all of the documents specified in this section are included in the application. It is the applicant's responsibility to determine that all such documents have been filed. If any of the documents specified in this section are missing from the application, it will be cause for the rejection of the application without further consideration.
[Effective 5-5-1997]
E. 
Final subdivision plans.
(1) 
The dimensions of the final subdivision plan shall be 36 inches long and 24 inches wide, or 18 inches long and 12 inches wide, or 18 inches long and 24 inches wide.
(2) 
The final subdivision plan shall indicate disposition of land into lots, streets, open spaces and drainage courses. It shall be based on a boundary survey conforming to Class A-2 Transit Survey as set forth in the code of the Connecticut Technical Council, Inc., dated January 1945; and it shall be certified under appropriate seal as recommended by the Board of Registration for professional engineers and land surveyors of the State of Connecticut. Distances on the boundary survey shall be to the nearest 100th of a foot, and bearings to the nearest 10 seconds.
(3) 
Final subdivision plans shall indicate:
(a) 
Title and boundaries of the proposed subdivision, total acreage, name of owner, scale of map, zone designation(s) and North arrow. If the subdivision plot is located in more than one zone, the zone boundary shall be shown.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
(b) 
Names of adjoining property owners, subdivision and existing buildings within the subdivision.
(c) 
Streets to be constructed, with stations, curve data, widths of paving, rights-of-way and easements. Station pluses shall be used.
(d) 
Proposed radii of curvature of intersections of streets and proposed names of streets.
(e) 
Proposed lots with dimensions, bearings and distances, lot areas in square feet or acres. The lot area calculation pursuant to Chapter 595, Zoning, Part 7, Article XXXII, § 595-167, shall be indicated for each proposed lot.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003; effective 4-1-2008]
(f) 
Building setback lines as required by the Zoning Regulations of the Town or Borough, as applicable.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 595, Zoning, for the Town's zoning regulations and Ch. B70, Zoning, for the Borough's zoning regulations.
(g) 
Proposed public land areas and use.
(h) 
Existing and proposed survey monuments.
(i) 
Complete existing and proposed watercourses, wetlands, ponds and drainage ways and FEMA flood boundaries.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
(j) 
All easements necessary for the installation of sanitary or storm sewers, or water mains, and other public utilities.
(k) 
A key map shall show, at a scale of one inch equals 1,200 feet, the relation of the proposed subdivision to existing Town streets and public utilities.
(l) 
The location of water storage tanks for fire suppression required pursuant to Chapter 595, Part 8, Article XLIX.
[Effective 9-30-1996; amended effective 4-1-2008]
(m) 
The "minimum square" and the percentage of inland wetlands located within the "minimum square," pursuant to the Town or Borough Zoning Regulations, as applicable.[2]
[Added effective 4-14-2003]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 595, Zoning, for the Town's zoning regulations and Ch. B70, Zoning, for the Borough's zoning regulations.
F. 
The final subdivision plan shall include all of the contiguous property owned by the applicant at the time of submission, regardless of whether or not a substantial portion of the applicant's land remains undivided. Such remaining area shall be considered as a single lot, requiring approval as a resubdivision before further division of the remaining area occurs.
A. 
The applicant shall also submit a map at a scale of one inch equals 40 feet showing the location of recognized landmarks, stone walls, swamps and private roads within the areas to be subdivided and for a minimum of 100 feet beyond the boundary lines.
B. 
Said map shall include the location of all percolation tests and test pits, the location of existing and proposed wells and sewage disposal systems, existing buildings within 100 feet of the proposed subdivision, all watercourses and drainage areas carried a minimum of 100 feet beyond the property line, proposed or existing temporary dead-end streets and outlet streets within 100 feet of the proposed subdivision, and present wooded areas by foliage line. In addition, if a subdivision contains temporary dead-end streets which could be extended in the future, then said map must show how these streets may be extended to intersect with other Town streets even though this extension would require crossing property under separate ownership.
A supplemental map shall be submitted which shall show natural features and existing and proposed development features within the area to be subdivided and for a minimum of 100 feet beyond the boundary lines. The map scale will be one inches equals 40 feet with a horizontal accuracy of at least one foot per 100 feet and a vertical accuracy of at least 1/2 contour interval. Sufficient temporary benchmarks are to be field established and accurately (Class A-2 Transit Survey) shown on the map to allow field location of important features, particularly watercourses, wetlands, deep test pits, etc. The map shall be certified as being correct to the stated accuracy by a land surveyor or professional engineer licensed by the State of Connecticut.
A. 
The supplemental map shall show all significant natural features existing in the area to be subdivided, and for a minimum of 100 feet beyond the boundary lines. To be included, but not to exclude others that may exist, are watercourses, wetlands, bedrock outcroppings, stone walls, fences, outstanding large trees and wooded areas by foliage lines.
B. 
The supplemental map shall include all proposed development features in the area to be subdivided, and for a minimum of 100 feet beyond the boundary lines. To be included, but not to exclude others that may exist, are buildings, other structures and fences; wells; streets, roads and driveways; location of all percolation tests and deep test pits [as required in § 560-25C(2)]; sewage disposal systems; and drainage easements.
C. 
The supplemental map shall include contours of existing and proposed topography at two-foot intervals in relatively flat areas (grade of 10% or less) and in areas of regrading and proposed driveways. In areas of greater than ten-percent grade and where there shall be no development activity, contours may be at five-foot intervals. In all cases, spot elevations shall be shown at high points and low points. The contour map shall be based upon USGS mean sea level, and the method of establishing contours must be noted.
D. 
The soil delineations shown on the soil survey map of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture shall be shown on the supplemental map, together with the wetlands as shown on the wetlands map prepared by the Newtown Inland Wetlands Commission acting as the Newtown Inland Wetlands Agency, pursuant to the authority of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act of the State of Connecticut.
[Amended effective 1-1-2007]
E. 
Said map shall also delineate the primary recharge area of any stratified drift aquifers, depicted on the map entitled "Major Stratified Drift Aquifers — Town of Newtown," occurring within the proposed subdivision.
F. 
Supplemental design materials. In addition to the requirements outlined in § 560-11 and Subsections A through E above, the following materials are expected application accompaniments that will assist the Commission in understanding the unique features of the site.
[Added effective 8-30-2004]
(1) 
Site context area map, prepared at a scale of not less than one inch equals 400 feet with a radius of one mile from the center of the subject parcel(s). The site context area map shall include the following information: streets and street names; the subject parcel(s) outlined; existing land use; watercourses; water bodies; known wetlands; parks; protected open space; greenways; trails; viewsheds of the site from streets within the mapped site context area; historical features; archaeological features; and "endangered species" and "threatened species" and "species of special concern" as identified by the Connecticut Natural Diversity Database and as located on the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's map titled "Significant Habitats and State Listed Species."
(2) 
Municipal and state environmental protection map of the subject parcel(s) that identifies those areas of the site that fall under the direct regulatory protection of the Town of Newtown and the State of Connecticut, including watercourses, wetlands, floodplains, aquifers, protected, endangered and species of special concern and slopes of 25% or greater. Any development proposed within these areas shall be subject to existing municipal regulation as part of the Town's policies to protect important natural resources and environmental features. This information shall be mapped on a topographic map containing two-foot contour intervals at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet.
(3) 
Site conservation features map that identifies site features to be considered in designing a subdivision, including mature woodland areas, open fields, state-designated farmland soils, nonhydric soils unsuitable for development as published by the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, stone walls, rock outcrops, historic or archaeological factors, trails, views from within the site, easements and neighboring features, including streets, houses, protected open space, Town parks, state forests and state parks. This map shall have topographic lines, at ten-foot minimum intervals, and shall be prepared at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet.
(4) 
Areas suitable for development that identifies the areas of the parcel(s) that are most suitable for development. Said map shall be prepared as an overlay of the municipal and state environmental protection map at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and shall include topographic lines, at ten-foot minimum intervals.
G. 
Archaeological, historical and cultural resources preservation.
[Added effective 5-19-2009]
(1) 
Subdivisions and resubdivisions shall be laid out to preserve all significant natural, cultural, historical and archaeological features. These shall be noted on the subdivision site and mapped on an archaeological, historical and cultural resources map derived from expert testimony to be of significant historical or cultural value.
(2) 
For the purpose of these regulations, the following items and words shall have the following meanings:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Areas of historic, prehistoric or symbolic importance, upon which occurred important historic or prehistoric events, or which are importantly associated with historic or prehistoric events or persons or cultures, or which were subject to sustained historic or prehistoric activity of man" (from the Department of the Interior's definition as published in Preparation of Environmental Statement and Guidelines for Discussion of Cultural Resources).
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
Professionally conducted surveys, carried out in accordance with the standards and guidelines described in the Environmental Review Primer consisting of the following levels of investigation: Archaeological Assessment Survey (Phase 1), Reconnaissance Survey (Phase 2), and Intensive Survey and Data Recovery Program (Phase 3).
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Consists of historic and prehistoric archaeological sites and standing structures; cemeteries, human burials, human skeletal remains and associated funerary objects and distributions of cultural remains and artifacts.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRIMER
The Environmental Review Primer for Connecticut's Archaeological Resources, latest edition as published or available from the State Historic Preservation Office or the State Archaeologist.
PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANT
A professional archaeologist who has professional training and experience and is included in the State Archaeologist and the Connecticut Historical Commission/State Historic Preservation Office list of recognized professional archaeologists.
(3) 
An archaeological assessment study shall be completed on any subdivision submitted to the Commission. Results of the survey can be supported by the Town of Newtown Archaeological and Historical Sensitivity Map, generated by the Newtown GIS Department. If an archaeological or archaeological assessment survey is significant, a complete archaeological assessment survey and report shall be prepared in accordance with the standards and guidelines described in the Environmental Review Primer and shall accompany the application. The survey and report, prepared at the applicant's expense, shall be conducted by a professional archaeologist with credentials recognized by the state Historical Preservation Office or the Office of the State Archaeologist.
(4) 
Where any portion designated for development within a subdivision tract lies within an area identified as significant by the archaeological assessment survey, an archaeological reconnaissance survey and report shall be conducted at the applicant's expense.
(5) 
The archaeological reconnaissance survey and report shall specifically identify, locate and describe all archaeological and historical resources of the site and shall identify their boundaries. The report shall also analyze and evaluate the archaeological and environmental data and shall include mapping of resource-free areas.
(6) 
If a site is determined by the Commission, in its review of the application, to possess significant archaeological or historical merit, it shall withhold approval of the plan unless the applicant:
(a) 
Restricts the full extent of the area found to possess historical or archaeological significance, so as to preserve the same area free from development, by means of a permanent preservation easement granted to the Town or a recognized conservation entity, with perpetual rights to conduct limited archaeological research on the same area at reasonable times; or
(b) 
Conducts, at the applicant's expense, an intensive archaeological survey and data recovery program. The professional conducting the survey and the methods used shall meet the requirements cited in Subsection G(2). This survey and report shall clearly identify the portions of the site area which may be developed without detriment to the site's archaeological, historical and cultural context, significance and integrity.
(7) 
If a site contains development within areas where an intensive archaeological survey has been conducted, the Commission shall seek to maximize the protection and in situ preservation of archaeological resources. The preservation program shall become a binding condition of any subdivision approval, and the subdivision map approved by the Commission shall clearly delineate the areas to be preserved or protected and the conditions which govern their use. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with the preservation program.
H. 
Environmental impact report for subdivisions.
[Added effective 12-28-2009]
(1) 
All subdivision and resubdivision applications shall include an environmental impact report (EIR), that addresses conduct which has, or which is reasonably likely to have, the effect of unreasonably polluting, impairing or destroying the public trust in the air, water or other natural resources of the Town.
(2) 
The EIR shall be utilized by the applicant during the design phase of the project to mitigate any potential negative environmental impacts.
(3) 
The EIR shall include an assessment of environmental issues and mitigation, in addition to those covered by the Town of Newtown Inland Wetlands Commission and regulations. These issues, as applicable to a specific project, may include, but are not limited to, impacts on:
(a) 
Ecosystem fragmentation, including plant and animal habitats and wildlife corridors;
(b) 
Inter-watershed basin transfer of surface waters;
(c) 
Forest ecosystems;
(d) 
Natural resources inventory;
(e) 
Species diversity;
(f) 
Flora and fauna, including but not limited to threatened or endangered species (i.e., food chain disruptions; diminished species populations; changes in predator-prey relationships); and
(g) 
The environment, public health and safety.
A contour map, based on USGS mean sea level datum, shall be submitted, certified by a land surveyor or professional engineer located in Connecticut. For relatively level areas, the existing contours shall be shown at one-foot or two-foot intervals, with spot elevations at high and low points. For rolling or rough land, existing contours shall be shown at five-foot intervals, with spot elevations at high and low points.
All easements necessary for the installation of sanitary or storm sewers, water mains, or other public utilities shall be properly executed by the owner of the proposed subdivision. The owner shall deliver to the Commission all easements running to the Town and shall deliver a letter from the appropriate public utility corporation stating that the subdivider has tendered an easement to said utility.
Where the final subdivision plan discloses that a substantial portion of the applicant's property is not divided into lots of the minimum size permitted in the zone in which the property lies, and it is apparent that future subdivision or resubdivision is contemplated, then a further supplemental map shall be submitted showing the contemplated layout of proposed streets and lots, with an indication of the sequence in which the various areas shown on said map will be developed.
Plan-profile drawings of all proposed streets shall be submitted with the subdivision plan. Plan-profiles shall be at a scale of one inch equals 40 feet in plan, and one inch equals 40 feet horizontal and one inch equals four feet vertical in profile. Elevations shall refer to USGS datum. Drawings shall include the following:
A. 
Layout of proposed streets in both plan and profile indicating right-of-way dimensions as shown on the final subdivision plan, width of right-of-way and paving. Existing and proposed center line grade lines with stations every 50 feet vertical curve data and percent of grade.
B. 
Typical cross-section of the streets with paving, shoulders, curbs and ditches in detail.
C. 
Plan-profile maps shall also show all utility lines, encroachment lines, and all easements for utilities, drainage, and other rights-of-way, with location; size and inserts of existing and new culverts, and the entire drainage system.
D. 
Drainage analysis map.
(1) 
A drainage analysis map shall show the tributary watershed area and downstream area affected by run-off. Drainage computations shall consider the entire watershed area; criteria and computations used in determining pipe sizes shall be submitted on eight-inch by eleven-inch sheets.
(2) 
Where required in the judgment of the Commission, street intersections shall be developed at a larger scale, showing catch basins, gutter, road center line, curb and sidewalk elevations.
(3) 
Where required in the judgment of the Commission and based upon initial review of the drainage computations, the street layout and profile shall exclude the use of curbs and provide grassed shoulders or other acceptable means deemed appropriate by the Commission to prevent excess stormwater runoff and to ensure adequate on-site recharge.
A. 
A performance bond shall be filed with the Commission guaranteeing the improvements required for existing and proposed streets, water supply, water storage tanks for fire suppression, sanitary sewer and storm drainage facilities and any other improvements required by these regulations, including without limitation the improvements required by §§ 560-23, 560-27 and 560-32 hereof. Said performance bond shall assure the installation and completion of the improvements before an agreed date, not to exceed five years. Said five-year period may be extended by the Commission to 10 years with the consent of the surety, on the recommendation of the Selectman, to allow completion of the top surface of the street pavement.
[Effective 9-30-1996; amended effective 10-18-2010]
B. 
Form and amount.
(1) 
The performance security, payable to the Town of Newtown, shall be either in the form of a certified check or a letter of credit and shall guarantee the actual construction, maintenance and installation of such improvements and utilities as shown on the approved plans. The security shall be in terms satisfactory to Town counsel and shall be returned to the subdivider after full compliance. The security shall be in an amount equivalent to 100% of the cost of all improvements as estimated below.
[Effective 5-5-1997]
(2) 
Detailed cost estimates for all improvements shall be submitted by the subdivider's professional engineer to the Commission for review. If the Commission, after obtaining the advice of the Selectman, determines that said estimates are unrealistically low, the Commission may obtain an estimate from the Town Engineer of the cost estimate used to determine the amount of the performance bond.
C. 
The performance bond shall not be released until the Selectmen have certified to the Commission completion of the public utilities, streets, other road improvements in accordance with Chapter 185, Road Construction, of the Code of the Town of Newtown, the street or streets have been legally accepted by the Town, deeds covering land to be used for public purposes, open space, drainage and other easements, and rights-of-way over property to remain in private ownership are submitted in a form satisfactory to Town Counsel; and all monuments and lot corner pins are in place. All recording fees shall be paid by the subdivider.
A. 
After a completed application has been submitted to the Commission, the Commission shall approve, modify and approve, or disapprove any subdivision or resubdivision application or maps or plans, within the period of time permitted under Section 8-26d of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended. The Commission may hold a public hearing on any application for subdivision and shall hold a public hearing on any application for resubdivision. The Commission may approve an application contingent upon the receipt of a performance bond pursuant to § 560-17 of these regulations. If the application is disapproved, the Commission shall include in its minutes its reasons for disapproval. The applicant shall be notified of the Commission's decision by certified mail within 15 days after such decision. Notice of the decision of the Commission shall be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the municipality.
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
B. 
No subdivision plan shall be approved unless each lot and roadway shown thereon complies with this chapter, and the Zoning Regulations of the Town or Borough as applicable,[1] Chapter 185, Road Construction, and Chapter 136, Flood Damage Prevention.
[Added effective 4-14-2003; amended effective 4-1-2008]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 595, Zoning, for the Town's zoning regulations and Ch. B70, Zoning, for the Borough's zoning regulations.
C. 
Upon approval, the applicant shall submit the original polyester film or linen transparency of the plan for subdivision to the Commission for endorsement thereon by its Chairman or Secretary. If the applicant is required to file a performance bond, then the final approval shall not be endorsed on the subdivision map until such bond is received by the Commission. The final plan for subdivision shall be recorded at the subdivider's expense in the office of the Town Clerk within 90 days of the expiration of the appeal period specified under Section 8-8 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, or in the case of an appeal, within the period of time specified under Section 8-25 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended. The Commission may extend the time for such recording for two additional periods of 90 days. Any plan not so recorded within the prescribed time shall be null and void. Any plan for subdivision recorded without the endorsement of the Commission shall be void
[Amended effective 4-14-2003]
D. 
In addition to the original subdivision plan for recording, the applicant shall deliver an electronic copy of such approved plan for purposes of adding the approved subdivision to the Town's Geographic Information System (GIS). The electronic copy shall meet the following criteria:
[Added effective 4-14-2003]
(1) 
Drawings shall be on a compact disk (CD).
(2) 
Electronic drawings shall be in a format as prescribed by the Town's GIS Coordinator.
(3) 
Electronic drawings shall be accompanied by a certification letter that the electronic drawing is a copy of the subdivision or resubdivision map that was approved by the Commission for recording in the office of the Town Clerk. A land surveyor licensed by the State of Connecticut shall certify the letter.
E. 
The date on which the final subdivision plan is signed by the Secretary of the Commission shall be the date of final approval and shall be shown on said final subdivision plan.
F. 
Any person, firm or corporation making any subdivision of land shall complete all work in connection with such subdivision within five years after the approval of the plan for such subdivision; the Commission's endorsement of approval on the plan shall state the date on which such five-year period expires.
G. 
In the case of a subdivision plan approved on or after October 1, 1977, failure to complete all work within such five-year period shall result in automatic expiration of the approval of such plan, provided the Commission shall file on the Newtown Land Records notice of such expiration date on the approved subdivision plan on file in the office of the Newtown Town Clerk, and no further lots shall be conveyed in the subdivision except with approval by the Commission of a new application for subdivision of the subject land. "Work" for purposes of this section means all physical improvements required by the approval of the plan, other than the staking out of lots, and includes but is not limited to the construction of roads, storm drainage facilities and water and sewer lines, the setting aside of open space and recreation areas, installation of telephone and electric services, planting of trees or other landscaping, and installation of retaining walls or other structures.
[Amended effective 5-18-1992; effective 8-30-2004; effective 11-28-2005; effective 4-1-2008]
A. 
The Commission may hold a public hearing regarding any subdivision proposal if, in its judgment, the specific circumstances require such action. The public hearing shall be warned by the Commission as required in Section 8-26 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended
B. 
The applicant shall provide written notice of the time and place of such public hearing to persons who are owners of land which is within 500 feet from the land which is the subject of the hearing. The notices shall be on a form provided by the Commission and shall be mailed no less than 10 days before the hearing date. The applicant shall provide a certificate of mailing (Form PS 3877) and an affidavit stating that the mailings were accomplished according to this section to the Commission's Clerk before the date of the public hearing. The Commission shall be exempt from this requirement.
[Added effective 8-30-2004; amended effective 4-1-2008]
A. 
The Commission may engage technical experts, at the expense of the applicant, to review the plans and materials submitted by the applicant.
B. 
The need for such technical expert services shall be identified by the Commission at the time of submission of an application, and the cost for such services shall be paid by the applicant to the Commission as a requirement for a complete application submission.
Requirements and procedures for the acceptance of streets shall be in accordance with Chapter 185, Road Construction.
[Added effective 12-27-2004; amended effective 4-1-2008]
A. 
It is customary for the Commission and staff to conduct informal field inspections of land under consideration for subdivision development. Certain field marking such as telephone pole numbers and other field marks should appear on the survey maps to assist in field-identifying the exact location of the land.
B. 
Applicants shall provide for the field marking of their development with labeled stakes at least two weeks before the public hearing. The following areas shall be staked: corners of subdivision plot; corners of open space areas and proposed accessways from existing streets; the center line of all proposed roads at the point where they meet the existing street and at the end of the proposed road. If the proposed road is lengthy, intermittent stakes should be placed between the two points. Wetlands marking should be renewed, and the pipes for the test pits for septic systems required pursuant to § 560-25C(2) and (3) shall be marked with the test pit numbers.