A. 
Within 12 months of the preliminary plan approval by the Board, the subdivider shall submit an application for approval of a final plan to the CEO at least 21 days prior to a scheduled meeting of the Board. Failure to submit an application within 12 months of the preliminary plan approval shall require resubmission of the preliminary plan to the Board. The final plan shall approximate the layout shown on the preliminary plan and shall include any recommendation made by the Board. The CEO shall provide the subdivider with a dated receipt of the final plan application and application fee at the time of submission of the final plan application and the application fee.
B. 
The procedure for review of a final plan for a major subdivision shall be the same as for the review of a minor subdivision (§ 185-14A through G, inclusive).
The subdivision plan for a major subdivision shall consist of two reproducible, stable-based, transparent originals, embossed with the seal of the professional who prepared the plan. One shall be recorded at the Registry of Deeds; the other shall be filed at the municipal office; and six copies of one or more maps or drawings drawn to a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch shall be provided to the Board. The submissions and required fees shall be submitted to the CEO as outlined in § 185-18A. Plans for subdivisions containing more than 100 acres may be drawn at a scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch, provided that all necessary detail can be easily read. Plans shall be no larger than 24 by 36 inches in size and shall have a margin of 1/2 inch along all sides. Space shall be provided for endorsement by the Board. Six copies of all information accompanying the plan shall be submitted. In addition, one copy of the plan(s), which may be reduced to a size of 8 1/2 by 11 inches, and all accompanying information shall be submitted so that copies can be forwarded by the CEO to the Selectmen for their comments and suggestions. The application for approval of the final plan shall include the following information:
A. 
The proposed name of the subdivision or its identifying title and the name of the municipality in which it is located, along with the Tax Assessors' map number(s) and lot number(s).
B. 
A field survey of the boundary lines of the tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances, made and certified by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of the tract shall be located on the ground and marked by monuments. The plan shall indicate the type of monument set or found at each lot corner.
C. 
The number of acres within the proposed subdivision; the location of property lines, existing buildings, and watercourses; the vegetative cover type; and other essential existing physical features.
D. 
An indication of the type of sewage system to be used in the subdivision. When sewage disposal is to be accomplished by subsurface sewage disposal systems, test pit analyses prepared by a licensed site evaluator and in compliance with current Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules shall be provided. A map showing the location of all test pits dug on the site shall be submitted.
E. 
An indication of the type of water supply system(s) to be used in the subdivision.
(1) 
When water is to be supplied by private wells, evidence of adequate groundwater supply and quality shall be submitted by a well driller or a hydrogeologist familiar with the area.
(2) 
A letter from the Fire Chief, indicating that there is adequate water for firefighting or the Fire Chief's approval of a firefighting water solution as outlined below:
(a) 
Cistern. A cistern system that meets the specifications outlined by the Fire Chief's recommendation based on the size of the subdivision (minimum capacity 10,000 gallons).
(b) 
Alternative proposals for water supply solutions as approved by the Fire Chief and the Planning Board, not withstanding the appropriate safety precautions as approved by the Board, the Board of Selectmen, and the Fire Chief or his/her designee.
F. 
The date the plan was prepared; magnetic North point; the graphic map scale; the names and addresses of the record owner, the subdivider, and the individual or company who prepared the plan; and the names of adjoining property owners. The plan(s) shall be embossed with the seal of the professional engineer, surveyor, or planner, or all of the above, as the case may be.
G. 
The location of any zoning boundaries affecting the subdivision.
H. 
The location and size of existing and proposed sewers, water mains, culverts, and drainageways on or adjacent to the property to be subdivided.
I. 
The location, names, and present widths of existing and proposed streets, highways, easements, building lines, parks, and other open spaces on or adjacent to the subdivision. The plan shall contain sufficient data to allow the location, bearing, and length of every street line, lot line, and boundary line to be readily determined and to be reproduced upon the ground. These lines shall be tied to reference points previously established.
J. 
All parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public use and the conditions of such dedication. Written offers of cession to the municipality of all public open spaces shown on the plan, and copies of agreements or other documents showing the manner in which open spaces to be retained by the developer or lot owners are to be maintained, shall be submitted. If open space or other land is to be offered to the municipality, written evidence that the municipal officers are satisfied with the legal sufficiency of the written offer of cession shall be included.
K. 
If any portion of the subdivision is in a flood-prone area, the delineation on the plan of the boundaries of any flood hazard areas and the 100-year flood elevation.
A. 
Upon findings of fact and determination that all standards in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404 and this chapter have been met and upon voting to approve the subdivision, the Board shall sign the final plan. The Board shall specify, in writing, its findings of facts and reasons for any conditions or denial. One copy of the signed plan shall be retained by the Board as part of its permanent records. One copy of the signed plan shall be forwarded to the Tax Assessor and the CEO. Any subdivision not recorded in the Registry of Deeds by the subdivider within 90 days of the date upon which the plan is approved and signed by the Board shall become null and void.
B. 
At the time the Board grants final plan approval, it may permit the plan to be divided into two or more phases, subject to any conditions the Board deems necessary in order to ensure the orderly development of the plan.
C. 
No change, erasures, modifications, or revisions shall be made in any final plan after approval has been given by the Board and endorsed in writing on the plan, unless the revised final plan is first submitted and the Board approves any modifications, except in accordance with § 185-21C. The Board shall make findings that the revised plan meets the standards of 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404 and this chapter. In the event that a plan is recorded without complying with this requirement, it shall be considered null and void and the Board shall institute proceedings to have the plan stricken from the records of the Registry of Deeds.
D. 
The approval by the Board of a subdivision plan shall not be deemed to constitute or to be evidence of any acceptance by the municipality of any street, easement, or other open space shown on the plan. When a park, playground, or other recreation area shall have been shown on the plan to be dedicated to the municipality, approval of the plan shall not constitute an acceptance by the municipality of such areas. The Board shall require the plan to contain appropriate notes to this effect. The Board may also require the filing of a written agreement between the applicant and the municipal officers, covering future deed and title; dedication; and provision for the cost of grading, development, equipment, and maintenance of any such dedicated area.
E. 
Failure to commence substantial site preparation or construction of the necessary improvements of the subdivision within two years of the date of approval and signing of the plan shall render the plan null and void. Upon determining that a subdivision's approval has expired under this subsection, the Board shall have a notice placed in the Registry of Deeds to that effect.