A.
Residential
Subdivisions. The Board recommends but does not require, a preliminary
subdivision plan for residential subdivisions.
B.
Nonresidential
Subdivisions. As required by MGL c. 41, § 81S, preliminary
subdivision plans for nonresidential subdivisions are required before
submission of a definitive subdivision plan.
When land which is the subject of a special permit residential development under Section 6.9 of the Zoning Bylaw is also proposed to be subdivided, a sketch plan, as defined in the Board's Development Regulations, may be submitted in lieu of a preliminary plan.
A.
Number
of Copies. The submitted application shall include:
(1)
Three original, copy-ready application packets (including any drainage
and stormwater management plans);
(2)
One stand-alone copy of the drainage and stormwater management plans;
(3)
Four large (24 inches by 36 inches) format sets of plans; and
(4)
An electronic copy of the application material in both PDF and CAD
format.
B.
Information
Required. Each sheet of the plan must have the following general information:
(1)
The subdivision name, boundaries, North point, date, scale, legend,
and title "Preliminary Plan";
(2)
The names of the record owner and the applicant and the name of the
designer, engineer or surveyor;
(3)
The names of all abutters, as determined from the most recent local
tax list;
(4)
The existing and proposed lines of streets, ways, easements and any
public areas within the subdivision in a general manner;
(5)
The proposed system of drainage, including adjacent existing natural
waterways, in a general manner;
(6)
The approximate boundary lines of proposed lots, with approximate
areas and dimensions;
(7)
The names, approximate location and widths of adjacent streets;
(8)
The topography of the land in a general manner; and
(9)
When applicable, a written list of all waivers, citing specific provisions
of these Regulations, that are being requested.
A.
Scope
of Decision. Within 45 days after the proper submittal to the Board
and to the Board of Health of a preliminary subdivision plan, the
Board must approve the preliminary subdivision plan, with or without
waivers and conditions, or disapprove the plan, stating the reasons
for the disapproval. The Board may include recommendations for features
that should be included in a definitive subdivision plan.
B.
Approval
Criteria. The standards for approval of a definitive subdivision plan
will be the basis for the decision on a preliminary subdivision plan
to the extent permitted by the information submitted as part of a
preliminary subdivision plan.
C.
Relationship
to Definitive Plan.
(1)
Approval of a preliminary subdivision plan does not constitute approval
of a subdivision or guarantee that the Board will approve a definitive
subdivision plan. The Registry of Deeds is not permitted to record
a preliminary subdivision plan.
(2)
Disapproval of a preliminary subdivision plan does not prevent the
submission of a definitive subdivision plan. If a definitive plan
complies with the Subdivision Regulations, the Board must approve
it.
