Any person who wishes to cause to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds or to be filed with the Land Court a plan of land in the Town of South Hadley, who believes that his plan does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, may submit his plan as hereinafter provided to the Planning Board for such determination.
A. 
The applicant shall submit to the Planning Board two original Mylars and two prints of the plan accompanied by an application Form A (see appendix[1]), together with any necessary evidence to show that the plan does not require approval.
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Editor's Note: The appendixes are available in the Town offices and on the Town website: www.southhadley.org.
B. 
The applicant may submit a non-subdivision plan to the Planning Board office during working hours, or to the Planning Board either by delivery at a regular or special meeting of said Board, or by delivery or registered mail, postage prepaid, in care of the Town Clerk. In either case, written notice (a copy of Form A) shall be filed, by delivery or registered mail, postage prepaid, with the Town Clerk, stating the date of submission for such determinations. If the notice is given by delivery, the Town Clerk shall, if requested, give a written receipt therefor.
C. 
Receipt by the Planning Board or date of mailing of such notice, plans and necessary documentation as may be required in these rules and regulations shall constitute the effective date of submission.
The plan shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer and/or land surveyor and shall be clearly and legibly drawn with waterproof ink upon tracing cloth or Mylar at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 100 feet. The plan shall contain the following information:
A. 
True North arrow, date, scale, legend and title, "Subdivision Approval Not Required."
B. 
The names and addresses of the owners of record, the applicant, and the civil engineer and/or land surveyor and official seal(s).
C. 
Location, names, lines and widths of all existing streets, with distances and bearings, and any common or public areas.
D. 
Location, distances and bearings and purpose of all easements, both existing and proposed, within and adjacent to the land in question.
E. 
The plan shall show boundary lines, distances and bearings of all lots, sites or divisions, lot areas in square feet, with all lots designated numerically and in sequence.
F. 
Location of all monuments, properly described and identified as to whether existing or proposed.
G. 
Suitable space to record the action of the Planning Board and the signature of members.
H. 
A locus plan at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet showing the exact location of the plan of land in relation to two or more existing streets.
I. 
Location of all existing structures on the plan of land.
J. 
The names of all abutters as determined from the most recent tax list, and book and page from the Registry of Deeds.
A. 
If the Planning Board determines that the plan does not require approval, it shall, forthwith, without a public hearing endorse on the plan the words "APPROVAL UNDER THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW NOT REQUIRED," with the appropriate name(s) of the Planning Board member(s) signed thereto. After such endorsement, the applicant shall file, forthwith, one print of such endorsement with the Planning Board.
B. 
If the Planning Board determines that in its opinion the plan requires approval under the Subdivision Control Law, it shall, within 21 days of submission, give written notice of its determination to the Town Clerk and applicant and return the plan to the applicant.
C. 
If the Board fails to act upon a submitted plan within 21 days after its submission, it shall be deemed to have determined that approval under the Subdivision Control Law is not required.