[Amended 10-25-2005 STM by Art. 12]
The purpose of the sketch plan meeting and on-site inspection is for the applicant to present general information regarding the proposed subdivision to the Board and receive the Board's comments prior to the expenditure of substantial sums of money on surveying, soils identification, and engineering by the applicant.
A. 
The applicant shall present the sketch plan and make a verbal presentation regarding the site and the proposed subdivision.
B. 
Following the applicant's presentation, the Board may ask questions, point out potential problems or issues for future discussions, and make suggestions to be incorporated by the applicant into the subsequent application. Substantive, lengthy discussions about compliance with review standards or the consideration of waiver requests shall be postponed until the subsequent review of the full application.
C. 
The date of the on-site inspection is selected.
A. 
Nine copies of the sketch plan and all supporting materials must be submitted 14 days prior to a regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting in order to be placed on the Board's agenda. The sketch plan shall show, in simple sketch form, the proposed layout of streets, lots, buildings and other features in relation to existing conditions. The sketch plan, which does not have to be engineered and may be a freehand penciled sketch, shall show site conditions such as steep slopes, wet areas and vegetative cover in a general manner. The sketch plan shall be supplemented with a written project narrative, with general information to describe or outline the existing conditions of the site and a full description of the proposed development. The narrative should include general proposals for how any common areas and infrastructure will be managed and maintained. It is recommended that the sketch plan be superimposed on or accompanied by a copy of the Assessor's Map(s) on which the land is located. The sketch plan shall be accompanied by:
(1) 
A sketch plan application form, and a sketch plan application fee of $150;
(2) 
A copy of a portion of the USGS topographic map of the area showing the outline of the proposed subdivision;
(3) 
A copy of that portion of the York County Soil Survey covering the proposed subdivision, showing the outline of the proposed development; and
(4) 
A written project narrative as described above.[1]
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Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B, regarding the Planning Board’s request for comments from its planning consultant, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-29-2013 ATM by Art. 27.
[Amended 3-8-2008 ATM by Art. 24]
Within 30 days of the sketch plan meeting, the Board shall hold an on-site inspection of the property. The applicant shall place flagging at the center line of any proposed streets, and at the approximate intersections of the street center lines and lot corners, prior to the on-site inspection. If the proposed project includes buildings, the approximate corners of building envelopes shall be flagged. The Board may choose not to conduct on-site inspections when there is inclement weather or snow on the ground. On-site inspections shall be noticed as required by 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401 through 410, and the public shall be allowed to accompany the Board. Minutes shall be taken in the same manner as for regular meetings.
The sketch plan meeting, the submittal or review of the sketch plan or the on-site inspection shall not be considered the initiation of the review process for the purposes of bringing the plan under the protection of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302.
Following the sketch plan meeting the Board shall establish a file for the proposed subdivision. All correspondence and submissions regarding the sketch plan meeting and application shall be maintained in the file.