Prior to submitting a sketch plan, applicants for larger developments are encouraged to informally discuss their proposals with the Zoning Administrator and/or appropriate Town staff.
Prior to submission of a preliminary plan, applicants are very strongly encouraged to submit a sketch plan. A sketch plan review often allows an applicant to save substantial time and engineering costs, because many concerns about layout and issues concerning Town ordinances can be resolved prior to performing detailed engineering. This can often reduce the need for future redesign at a more detailed stage, thereby saving the applicant significant money and time. When submitted, sketch plans shall include the following information:
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Submission requirement. If submitted, 18 print copies of the sketch plan and the accompanying application should be submitted to the Town staff at least seven days prior to a regular Planning Commission meeting.
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Drawing requirements. A sketch plan shall be drafted to approximate scale and is recommended to include the following, as applicable:
(1) 
Approximate boundary line of development.
(2) 
Approximate locations of significant physical features (such as areas of steep slopes, quarries, creeks and major drainage channels).
(3) 
Proposed lot and street layout with approximate areas of lots (such as "two acres").
(4) 
Site data, including:
(a) 
Approximate acreage of the entire tract.
(b) 
Number of lots and types of dwelling units (if residential).
(c) 
Zoning district and major applicable lot area and setback requirements.
(5) 
Approximate North point, scale and tentative name of the project (may be the developer's name).
(6) 
Approximate proposed locations of any nonresidential buildings (if known) and statement of the general proposed types of any nonresidential uses.
(7) 
A map showing the general location of the project in relation to nearby streets (may be a photocopy of USGS or Town base map or commercial map).
(8) 
Approximate location of any area within the one-hundred-year floodplain (from Federal Insurance Administration map).
(9) 
Tentative approximate locations of any stormwater detention basins and any major stormwater drainage channels.
(10) 
Note stating the general methods of providing water and sewer service.
(11) 
Names of any adjacent nonresidential uses and any zoning district boundaries in the area.
(12) 
Name and address of person responsible for the preparation of the plan and the date of the preparation.
(13) 
Approximate general locations of any possible wetlands (may be hydric soil locations from the County Soil Survey).
(14) 
Statement of the proposed uses of the land (if known).
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No official action shall be taken on the sketch plan. The Town shall not be bound by comments made or not made as part of a sketch plan review.
B. 
The Town shall distribute copies of the sketch plan to the Town Engineer, the relevant Town staff and the Planning Commission for advisory reviews.