After completion of the sketch plan review by the Planning Board,
the applicant shall file an application for the consideration of a
preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision, in the form provided
by the Planning Board. The preliminary plat shall, in all respects,
comply with the applicable requirements of the New York State Town
Law and of this chapter. The fees required by the Standard Schedule
of Fees for the Town of Mount Hope shall be paid by the applicant.
The application for approval of the preliminary plat, complete
with 10 copies of the preliminary plat, folded so that each copy is
no greater than 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches, and accompanied by
the required fee and all data required by this chapter shall be filed
with the Secretary of the Planning Board at least 10 days prior to
the next regular monthly meeting of the Planning Board. A proposed
submission which does not include all the required drawings and documents
will not be accepted for filing.
The subdivider or his duly authorized representative shall attend
the meeting of the Planning Board to discuss the preliminary plat.
The Planning Board shall study the practicability of the preliminary
plat, taking into consideration the requirements of the community
with the land being subdivided and shall include but not be limited
to public health, safety and welfare. The Board will consider the
conformance of the preliminary plat to the approved land development
plan, if one was required.
In accordance with the requirements of General Municipal Law
§ 239-nn, if the location of land set forth in the preliminary
plat for subdivision of land is within 500 feet of any town or village
boundary, a copy of the preliminary plat shall be sent by the Planning
Board Secretary to the appropriate town or village clerk of the adjoining
town or village, as the case may be.
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing as required in
§ 276, Subdivision 5, of the Town Law, after the receipt
of such plat by the Secretary of the Planning Board. The hearing shall
be advertised at least once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the Town designated by the Planning Board and a notice of the public
hearing posted in at least three prominent public places located within
the Town, both at least five days before the hearing if no hearing
is held on the draft environmental impact statement or 14 days before
a hearing held jointly with the draft environmental impact statement;
and the applicant shall cause notice to be sent by certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the owners of record of property within
500 feet of the subject premises and to any other persons as may be
directed by the Board. The applicant shall provide to the Board certified
mail return receipts as proof of such notification.
Planning Board approval of a preliminary layout submission shall
expire six months after the date of such formal action unless extended
by the Planning Board. No Planning Board action will be taken after
such expiration until a new application and filing fee are submitted.
Upon petition to the Planning Board, the Planning Board may in its
discretion, and for just cause being shown, extend the period of approval,
for a period not to exceed an additional six months.