Any applicant wishing to subdivide or resubdivide
land within the Township of Alexandria shall apply for and obtain
the approval of the Planning Board in accordance with the following
procedure. The applicant or his or her agent shall appear at all regular
meetings of the Planning Board whenever the application is being considered.
Failure to appear shall give the Planning Board the right to postpone
action on the application for that particular meeting if the applicant's
or his or her agent's absence deprives the Planning Board of information
necessary to make a decision.
[Amended 7-13-1988 by Amendment 1]
An applicant for the subdivision of land shall
submit to the Planning Board Clerk an application for subdivision,
the required application fee, sufficient copies of a sketch plat on
black or blue line print paper containing the information required
at least three weeks prior to a regular meeting of the Planning Board.
The Planning Board or its designee shall determine if the application
is complete and, if not, inform the applicant of any deficiency.
The Planning Board or a designated subcommittee
thereof shall review the plat prior to the Planning Board meeting
and classify it as a minor or major subdivision. Subdivisions failing
to receive a unanimous vote as a minor exempt subdivision shall be
considered a major subdivision. To be classified as a minor subdivision,
a subdivision must be in accordance with the following guidelines:
A. A minor subdivision may not involve a planned development,
any new street or the extension of any off-tract improvement, the
cost of which is to be prorated.
B. A minor subdivision shall result in the creation of
no more than one new lot and a remainder per 18 months, provided that
such subdivision will not adversely affect the development of the
remainder of the parcel or adjoining property and not be in conflict
with any provisions of the Master Plan. No more than three new lots
per property, plus lands remaining, shall be allowed as minor subdivisions
from the date of the adoption of this chapter. Any subsequent subdivision
beyond the three lots permitted shall constitute a major subdivision.
The Planning Board or a designated subcommittee
thereof shall act within 45 days on a minor subdivision or complete
application for a minor subdivision. The Board or subcommittee shall
not approve or conditionally approve the minor subdivision prior to
receipt of comments by the above agencies or officials until 30 days
has elapsed from referral without any comments. If approved, a notation
to that effect shall be made on the plat and it shall be signed by
the Planning Board Chairperson and the Planning Board Secretary and
returned to the subdivider within one week following the next regular
meeting of the Planning Board. If rejected, the reasons for rejection
shall be noted on all copies of the application form, one of which
shall be returned to the applicant. The Planning Board or designated
subcommittee may attach conditions of approval to any minor subdivision.
If approved as a minor subdivision, a plat drawn
in compliance with Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960 or a deed stamped with the date of the Planning Board
approval shall be filed with the County Recording Officer within 190
days from the date of approval. Failure to file within 190 days shall
void said subdivision approval.
The applicant shall provide the Secretary with
a certificate of filing from the County Clerk's office. The Secretary
shall distribute copies of the approved subdivision to each of the
following:
C. Township Building Inspector.
The granting of minor subdivision approval shall
guarantee that the zoning requirements and general terms and conditions,
whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision approval
was granted, shall not be changed for a period of two years after
the date of minor subdivision approval, provided that the approved
minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded as provided herein.
Applicants shall be responsible for necessary approvals prior to development
under the soil erosion and sediment control provisions herein and
other applicable ordinances.