Whenever the owner of a lot or parcel wishes
to add land to the existing parcel, delete land from an existing lot
or parcel, consolidate several lots or parcels into one, or otherwise
modify an existing recorded plat, the owner shall be required to submit
an amended plat for review and approval by the Mount Airy Planning
Commission.
The owner shall have a licensed surveyor or
engineer prepare the amended plat. These plans must include all information
listed on the Final Plat Requirements Checklist.
A. Presubmittal conference. A presubmittal conference
is required with the Town Planner prior to application to ensure general
compliance with planning and zoning regulations and procedures.
B. Required information. The amended plat shall conform
in all respects to the requirements of the Maryland Code, Real Property
Article, Title 3, Subtitle 1, § 3-108, 1981 Replacement
Volume, as amended, which relates to the making, filing, and recording
of plats. The submittal must include all information listed on the
final plat application.
C. Other plans or documents required. Any other final
plans or documents associated with the project and subject to Town
approval shall also be submitted at this time. This may include items
such as homeowner association documents, restrictive covenants to
be established, forest conservation easement agreements, and other
items required of the subdivision.
D. Plan distribution and review. The amended plat will
be reviewed for completeness. The applicant will be sent a letter
acknowledging acceptance of the submittal, or, if incomplete, the
submittal will be returned. If accepted, the Town Planning Department
will forward copies of these plans to Town and county agencies for
review and comment.
E. Applicant addresses agency comments and revises plat(s).
Review comments will be compiled by the Town Planning Department and
a staff report will be forwarded to the applicant within 30 days of
acceptance of the submittal. Outstanding agency comments will be forwarded
to the applicant upon receipt by the Town. The applicant must address
the comments, and submit revised plans if required. If revised plans
are submitted, the revision block must be updated, and any plan changes
must be so noted on the plan. After each resubmission, the Town Planning
Department will have 30 days to compile comments and forward a staff
report to the applicant. Approval or conditional approval must be
received from all reviewing agencies at least 15 days prior to the
Planning Commission hearing at which amended plat approval is sought.
F. Planning Commission meeting. Town staff will compile
any outstanding comments received from reviewing agencies, and prepare
a staff report with a recommendation. The Planning Commission will
review the plans and staff report, take comment from the applicant,
and hear public comment. The Planning Commission may vote to approve,
conditionally approve, continue review to the next meeting, or disapprove
the amended plat.
After the Planning Commission has approved the
amended plat, or conditions of approval have been met, the applicant
may submit the amended plat for approval, signature and recordation.
Follow the process listed below for the county the project is located
within:
A. Carroll County. Submit three diazo-Mylar copies, three
photo-cronoflex Mylar copies and one print copy of the final plat
for approval signatures and recordation, and the printing fee to cover
the cost of plan copies and distribution. (Do not submit original
plans.) The Mylar copies must be signed, sealed and dated by the engineer
or surveyor, originally. The owner must also sign and date the certification,
and have this notarized. The Town will have the final plat copies
signed by the Planning Commission Chairman. The Town will then have
the copies picked up by the Carroll County Bureau of Development Review
Plans expediter and taken to the County Health Department for signature
approval, and then have the plats recorded with the Clerk of the Court.
Once recorded, one diazo-Mylar copy will be kept by the Carroll County
Bureau of Development Review, and one will be sent back to the Town
of Mount Airy. (Two of the photo-cronoflex Mylars will stay at the
Clerk of the Courts office; one photo-cronoflex, one diazo-Mylar and
one blueprint will be given the Tax Assessment Office.) Carroll County
will make prints for distribution to the agencies listed in Appendix
J, and will bill the owner for the cost of copies.
B. Frederick County. Submit the original plats, one photo-Mylar
copy, and three diazo-Mylar copies for approval. The applicant must
also include a check to cover recording costs at the county. The Town
will have the plats signed by the Planning Commission. The Town will
then take the signed plats and the check to the Frederick County Department
of Planning, who will transmit the plats to the Health Department
for signature. The Planning Department will then have the plats recorded.
Once recorded, the Planning Department will notify the Town to pick
up the original and one diazo-Mylar copy of the recorded plats. The
Town will return the original to the engineer/surveyor, and will retain
the diazo-Mylar copy for Town records. The engineer/surveyor will
be required to make prints for distribution to the agencies listed
in Appendix J, and submit these copies with a transmittal attached to
each to the Town for distribution.