Whenever any subdivision is proposed, the owner shall apply for and secure approval of such in accordance with these Regulations. An applicant shall submit all of the materials required by the appropriate section of these Regulations to the Administrative Officer. The following items shall accompany all submissions:
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A cover letter or letter of transmittal indicating the date, the materials being submitted, and the requested action. No materials shall be accepted without said cover letter. The cover letter shall be stamped with the date it was received.
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If an application for approval is made by someone other than the owner of the land, the applicant shall submit a written statement from the owner authorizing such application.
Any person who wishes to record in the Land Evidence Records of Charlestown, a plan of land or/and who believes that the plan does not require approval under these Regulations, shall submit to the Administrative Officer the items listed within Section 14.1 Plan Believed Not to Require Approval Checklist.
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Procedure. In order to make the subdivision and land development application procedure more efficient and effective, and to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and delays during later stages of the subdivision process, prior to the filing of any subdivision plat the following procedures are required:
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Pre-Application Meetings. One or more pre-application meetings shall be held for all major land development or subdivision applications. Pre-application meetings may be held for administrative and minor applications, upon request of either the municipality or the applicant. Pre-application meetings shall allow the applicant to meet with appropriate officials, boards and/or commissions, planning staff, and where appropriate, state agencies, for advice as to the required steps in the approvals process, the pertinent local plans, ordinances, regulations, rules and procedures and standards which may have bearing upon the proposed development project.
Pre-application meetings shall aim to encourage information sharing and discussion of project concepts among the participants. Pre-application discussions are intended for the guidance of the applicant and shall not be considered approval of a project or its elements.
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Planning Commission Review. At the pre-application stage, the applicant may request the Planning Commission meet for an informal concept plan review for a development. The purpose of the concept plan review is also to provide for Planning Commission input in the formative stages of major subdivision and land development concept design before extensive engineering work is performed. It is at the concept plan review stage that the applicant should demonstrate that LID site planning and design techniques will be utilized to the maximum extent practicable at the site as required by Minimum Standard 1 and from the Stormwater Design and Installation Standards manual.
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Submittal Requirements. Applicants seeking a pre-application meeting or an informal concept plan review shall submit general, conceptual materials in advance of the meeting(s) as requested by Municipal officials and which may include the items listed within Section 14.2 Pre-application Review Checklist.