In considering applications for subdivision of land, the Planning Board shall be guided by the standards set forth hereinafter. The said standards shall be considered to be minimum requirements and shall be waived by the Board only under circumstances set forth in Article
V herein.
The subdivider shall be required to ensure compliance with any
stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPP) approved on the date of
application.
Where a subdivision plat proposes a new residential single-family
subdivision which creates more than two additional lots from a single
parent parcel adjacent to an existing nonresidential or nonagricultural
use or district, the Planning Board shall require of the subdivider,
prior to the sale of said lots, an appropriately designed, engineered
and installed buffer area 20 feet in depth.
No grading, excavation or tree/vegetation removal shall be permitted,
whether to provide for a building site, for on-site utilities or services
or for any roads, prior to final approval of the subdivision plat
or the issuance of a zoning permit, driveway permit and/or building
permit. In some cases, preliminary grading may be allowed with written
approval from the Planning Board.