[Ord. No. 58-1997, § 7.1, 6-17-1997]
A request for final approval of a development shall be made
to the planning board through the code enforcement officer in writing
at least 14 days before a regular meeting of the planning board and
shall be accompanied by final plans and supporting data of the development,
legibly drawn on drafting film. The applicant must submit the original
together with 15 copies. The plan shall be drawn at the same scale
as the preliminary plan. Within seven working days of receiving the
final plan, the code enforcement officer shall notify the applicant
in writing that, in his opinion, which opinion shall not be binding
on the planning board, either that the final plan is complete, or,
if the plan is incomplete, the specific additional material needed
to make the plan complete. After the code enforcement officer has
determined that a complete final plan has been filed, he shall notify
the applicant and begin a full evaluation of the final plan.
[Ord. No. 58-1997, § 7.2, 6-17-1997]
The final plan may be presented on one or more sheets. Each
sheet shall be numbered "1 of 3," "2 of 3," etc. Each sheet shall
contain the following information when applicable:
(1)
All the information required for the preliminary plan, in final form.
(2)
Existing and proposed final lines of streets, ways, lots, easements
for utilities and/or drainage and public areas within the development.
Easements shall be recorded prior to filing the plat at the registry
of deeds and the appropriate book and page number shall be noted on
the final plan.
(3)
Sufficient data such as NGVD or local datum.
(4)
Profiles and cross sections every 50 feet, or break in grades from
proposed streets to side lots. The plan scale shall be one inch equals
20 feet, and the vertical scale shall be one inch equals four feet,
or as approved by the code enforcement officer or City engineer.
(5)
All curve data.
(6)
Unless otherwise approved by the code enforcement officer, separate
intersection plans showing geometry for right-of-way lines and curblines,
curve data, drainage flow, drainage structures and finish grades on
8 1/2-inch by eleven-inch or larger sheets at a scale of one
inch equals 10 feet.
(7)
Tangent and curve data showing stationing of all existing and/or
proposed streets or public ways, rights-of-way, building lines and
easements in the development, to determine the exact location, direction
and length of every street line, easement, lot line and boundary line
sufficient to reproduce these lines upon the ground.
(8)
Centerline stationing and station equations at intersecting streets.
(9)
If subject to review and approval by the state department of environmental
protection, evidence of such approval. If lacking state approval,
planning board approval shall be conditional pending department of
environmental protection approval.
(10)
Location of all permanent monuments, existing and proposed,
wherever, in the opinion of the City engineer or code enforcement
officer, such monuments are necessary to properly determine the location
on the ground (on the face of the earth). All monuments and control
points shall be protected and not covered.
(11)
Designation of the location, size, type of planting and landscaping of such parks, esplanades or other open spaces as may be proposed or prescribed (see section 90-12).
(12)
The signed seal of a state-registered professional engineer
and signed seal of a state-registered land surveyor attesting that
such final plan is correct. The design of proposed infrastructure
for water, sewage and drainage must be designed, signed and sealed
by a licensed engineer.
(13)
Design of any municipal sewers to be installed to serve the
proposed development.
(15)
Approval block. Space shall be provided on the plan drawing
for the signatures of the planning board and date, together with the
words "Approved: Belfast Planning Board."
[Ord. No. 58-1997, § 7.3, 6-17-1997]
The final plan for a development shall be accompanied by written
certification from the City engineer that the design of sewer and
drainage facilities, streets and utilities, traffic and safety features
in the proposed development conforms to the requirements of all pertinent
local codes and ordinances. The cost of certification and/or inspection
of the required improvements conducted by the City shall be borne
by the developer.
[Ord. No. 58-1997, § 7.4.1, 6-17-1997]
The code enforcement officer shall consider a final plan falling
within the scope of section 90-41 within 30 days of submission of
such final plan. The code enforcement officer shall review and make
findings regarding the status of all the review criteria in section
90-41, and issue a written statement informing the developer or his
authorized agent of approval, disapproval or conditional approval.
The code enforcement officer and applicant may mutually agree in writing
to a time extension not to exceed four months for the code enforcement
officer to render a decision.
[Ord. No. 58-1997, § 7.4.2, 6-17-1997]
The planning board shall consider a final plan for a development at a regular meeting within 30 days of submission of such final plan. The board shall, after consideration and review, make findings regarding the status of all the review criteria in section 90-42, and issue a written statement informing the developer or his authorized agent of approval, disapproval or conditional approval. The written decision shall be issued to the applicant within 14 workdays of the decision of the board. If conditional approval is granted, the board and applicant may mutually agree to a time extension not to exceed four months.
[Ord. No. 58-1997, § 7.4.3, 6-17-1997]
The code enforcement officer shall notify the state department
of environmental protection of the planning board's final decision
regarding all major developments and/or developments which substantially
affect the environment.
