A. 
All applications must be on the most current version of the appropriate form. Required forms are found in Appendix A, Required Forms for Subdivision Control, which is a part of these rules and regulations. Applications may be rejected if they are not on the correct form.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
All applications must be complete. Applications may be rejected by the Town Planner at the time of submission as incomplete if they omit required information or required supplemental forms.
All applicable signatures from the applicant, landowner and/or the applicant's agent shall be submitted with the application.
All applications must include the associated fees at the time of application. Applications without such fees will be returned as incomplete without further review. Any other omissions or inadequacies will not necessarily be identified. Application fees are listed in Appendix B of this document.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is included as an attachment to this document.
A. 
All applications must be accompanied by required plans at the time of the application. Such plans must be in the required form and contain all required data.
B. 
The title or subdivision name shown on a plan or set of plans must exactly match that shown on the application.
C. 
All paper plans must be 24 inches by 36 inches unless otherwise approved by the Board. Plan sets also shall be submitted in digital format on a CD-ROM or flash drive in the standard outlined below:
(1) 
To facilitate maintenance of the Town's records and Assessor's Tax Maps, an electronic file (the "standard digital file") of definitive subdivisions plans and plans for which approval under the Subdivision Control Law is not required, pursuant to MGL c. 41, § 81P, shall be filed with the Planning Board at the time the original hard copy is submitted. The standard digital file shall comply with Level III of the current version of the MassGIS Standard for Digital Plan Submission to Municipalities (hereafter "the standard"), available on the internet by searching Mass.gov. The vertical datum shall be the North American Vertical Datum 1988.
(2) 
Upon written explanatory request, the Town Planner under delegation from the Planning Board may waive the requirement for submitting the standard digital file in compliance with MassGIS Level III, and may allow submission of a standard digital file that complies with MassGIS Level II or any image format on a CD-ROM or flash drive. Any request for a waiver must include a statement as to why submitting any other level or format should be allowed.
D. 
All plans must be prepared by a licensed professional engineer, with appropriate contributions from a licensed land surveyor, a licensed landscape architect or other professional. Licensed land surveyors can prepare ANR plans for endorsement by the Planning Board, but all other subdivision plans must be prepared by licensed professional engineers or landscape architects.
E. 
Each page of a set of plans shall have a title block in the lower right-hand corner. This must show, at a minimum, the title, the name of the subdivision (if any), the date, the scale, the names and addresses of the property owner(s), the name and address of the applicant (if different from the owner) and the names and seals of the designer, engineer and surveyor who made the plan, a page number, the total number of pages and all other information required by the applicable CMR, Registry rules or Land Court rules.
F. 
Each page shall have the signature of the licensed professional(s) who prepared the plan. At least one page shall have the seal and signature of said professional(s) and a statement asserting that said plan was based on an actual field survey and produced in accordance with all requirements under CMR.
G. 
Each page of a set of plans shall have a legend.
H. 
Where more than one revision of a plan has been submitted to the Board, all revised plans must have a revision history adjacent to the title block, as required by the applicable CMR, and indicating the nature or purpose of the revision.
I. 
On all plans, any area of land that does not meet the current frontage, acreage or other dimensional zoning requirements shall be labeled a "parcel" and any area of land that meets all dimensional zoning requirements a "lot." Lots shall be assigned consecutive numbers, while parcels shall be assigned consecutive capital letters. Plans that use the term "lot" to describe areas that do not meet both the frontage and acreage requirements will be rejected.
J. 
The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 1988) shall be indicated and described on all plans, and at least one benchmark shall be located on site. The Planning Board may, at its discretion, waive this requirement on small or low-impact applications.
A. 
All applications must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of MGL c. 41, § 81O.
B. 
Applications submitted via registered or certified mail will be considered received on the date of receipt.
C. 
Applications may be delivered to the office of the Planning Board in person, via courier or other delivery service or via ordinary (nonregistered, noncertified) mail. Delivery of applications directly to the Town Clerk does not satisfy the requirements of MGL c. 41, § 81O and will not be accepted or considered as filed.
D. 
After applying to the Planning Board, it is the responsibility of the applicant to comply with the requirements of MGL c. 41, § 81T by filing a notice with the Town Clerk stating the date of submission of such application. The Planning Board will provide, upon request, a receipt for applications submitted at a meeting of the Planning Board. For applications delivered by certified or registered mail, the United States Postal Service return receipt will be the evidence of date of receipt by the Planning Board. A copy of either of these shall be furnished to the Town Clerk as part of the notification required under MGL c. 41, § 81T. Notification to the Town Clerk prior to actual receipt of an application (as defined by MGL c. 41, § 81O) shall be invalid.
E. 
Acceptance of an application does not constitute a finding that the application is complete. The Town Planner, under delegation from the Planning Board, retains the right to reject incomplete applications, according to the procedures described in these rules.
A. 
If an application is rejected because it is incomplete, it shall be treated as if no application was made, except that fees will not be refunded for incomplete applications.
B. 
If an incomplete application is resubmitted within six weeks (42 days) of the date of rejection for ANR applications, or eight weeks (56 days) for subdivision applications, then it may include a request for waiver of a portion of the new fees. Such waiver will be granted solely at the discretion of the Board, and in no case will the reapplication fee be waived to less than $100 for ANR applications or less than $100 for subdivision applications.