Submit to the Planning Board's consulting engineer by delivery
or certified mail:
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a.
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One full-scale print of the definitive plan and associated submittals;
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b.
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One electronic version of the entire definitive plan submittal.
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Submit to the Town Clerk by delivery or certified mail:
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a.
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A notice stating the date of definitive plan submission to the
Planning Board; and
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b.
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A copy of the completed application Form C.
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Submit to the Board of Health:
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a.
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Two copies of the definitive plan;
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b.
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Two copies of the Street Plans and Profiles;
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c.
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A copy of the completed application Form C; and
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d.
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Two copies of the soils test and environmental analysis, if
any.
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Submit to the Board of Selectmen:
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a.
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One copy of the Street Plan and Profiles;
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b.
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A copy of the completed application Form C.
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Per Section 3.7, failure of an applicant to meet all requirements of this section will constitute an incomplete submittal. No time limit for Planning Board action shall commence unless the applicant has made a complete filing.
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The Board may refer these plans to the Worcester County Conservation
District or Worcester County Soil Conservation Service for technical
assistance.
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Prior to approval of any definitive plan, the Planning Board
will require a letter of review from the following authorities:
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Conservation Commission as to protection of resource areas specified
under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. Chapter 131,
Section 40);
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Department of Public Works as to the design and layout of street
systems, location of easements, and design of drainage systems;
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Sewer Department as to design of sewerage system and location
of easements;
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Earth Removal Board as to removal of materials and grading of
the site;
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Aquarion Water Company as to the location and size of water
mains, including service to fire hydrants;
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Fire Chief as to the installation of emergency water supply
systems for fire fighting, location of hydrants or other fire suppression
facilities and adequacy of water flow at hydrants;
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Board of Selectmen as to street light locations and specifications;
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Police Department as to vehicular and pedestrian circulation
and safety; and
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Tree Warden as to the location, size and species of proposed
and/or existing street trees.
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If any of the above authorities fails to report within 45 days
of receiving the definitive plan from the Department of Planning and
Development, such failure shall be noted in the minutes of the public
hearing.
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Criteria for action by the Board shall be:
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1)
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Completeness and technical adequacy of all submissions;
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2)
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Conformity with the Board's design and construction standards;
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3)
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Conformity with all applicable zoning requirements;
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4)
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Consistency with the purposes of the Subdivision Control Law.
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Following such action, the Board will file the certificate of
its action with the Town Clerk and will send notice of its action
by certified mail to the applicant at the address stated in the application.
The Board will prepare a brief summary of its action. Such summary
will be available to any person upon request.
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Final approval, if granted, shall be endorsed on the final version
of the original drawing of the definitive plan by the signatures of
the majority of the Board, but not until the statutory twenty-day
appeal period has elapsed following the filing of the certificate
of the action of the Board with the Town Clerk and said Clerk has
notified the Board that no appeal has been filed.
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Final approval of the definitive plan does not constitute the
laying out or acceptance by the Town of streets within the subdivision.
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All required improvements serving the lots released from the
covenant and shown on the plans and profiles have been constructed
in accordance with the requirements of these Rules and Regulations;
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The subdivision plan, bearing the Board's signed endorsement
thereon, and a signed copy of such agreement have been recorded in
the Registry of Deeds or with the Recorder of the Land Court;
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The owner has executed a contract with the Board on behalf of
the Town, accompanied by appropriate security to secure performance
of the terms and conditions thereof, to complete construction of all
required improvements not later than a specified date;
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The owner has recorded in the Registry of Deeds or with the
Recorder of the Land Court a certificate of release (See Appendix
A, Form J.) from the Board indicating that the conditions set forth
above, inclusive of this section, have been met.
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The Board shall also require the applicant to submit the following
information before making a recommendation to Town Meeting:
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1)
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Two copies of the proposed deed conveying the fee in the street
plus associated easements to the Town, and legal evidence that the
fee has not been inadvertently conveyed to abutting lot owners.
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2)
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Two copies of a written description, prepared by a surveyor
or engineer, of the location and length of the street to be considered
for acceptance.
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3)
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A copy of recorded deeds and other instruments for any common
land or public open space, park or other such parcels contained within
the subdivision.
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4)
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Written evidence from the Town Treasurer that the owner and/or
applicant is not on the list generated in conformance with Chapter
13.15 of the Town of Millbury Municipal Code.
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