The following procedures shall be observed by all subdividers.
A. 
Filing with Planning Board. Preliminary and final plans for all proposed subdivisions of land lying within the City limits shall be filed with the Planning Board for approval.
B. 
Consideration of plans and data. Subdivision plans and supporting data submitted to the Planning Board will be considered at the Planning Board's next regularly scheduled meeting, provided that they are received at least 10 calendar days in advance of said meeting. The date of submission shall be the date of the next regularly scheduled City Planning Board meeting.
C. 
Authority of Planning Board. The initial plan filed with the Planning Board for review shall be considered the official preliminary plan. However, the Planning Board may proceed to final action at the first consideration of a plan for a small subdivision containing no new streets if the plan and supporting data comply with all of the requirements for final plans. (See §§ 225-36 and 225-37.)
D. 
Sketch plan; purpose and scope. The subdivider may prepare a sketch plan for informal discussion with the Planning Board prior to submitting the official preliminary plan for review. This plan shall be for the purpose of establishing in advance, if possible, the extent to which the proposed subdivision conforms to the design standards of this Part 2.
A. 
Plan requirements. Preliminary plans and supporting data shall comply with the provisions of this Part 2.
B. 
Number of copies required. Six copies of the preliminary plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board by the subdivider.
C. 
Filing fee. A fee of $10 to defray the cost of subdivision review shall be paid to the order of the City of Auburn at the filing of the preliminary plan.
D. 
Disposition of copies. The Planning Board Secretary shall transmit copies of the preliminary plan for review and recommendation by the following officials within 10 days:
(1) 
City Engineer, two copies.
(2) 
Chief of Police, one copy.
(3) 
Chief of the Fire Department, one copy.
E. 
Action by Planning Board. Within 45 days after the meeting at which the preliminary plan is reviewed, the Planning Board shall notify the subdivider of the changes and modifications, if any, which must be incorporated on the final plan before it shall be approved.
F. 
Conditional approval. Approval of the preliminary plan, subject to conditions, revisions and modifications as stipulated by the Planning Board, shall constitute conditional Planning Board approval of the subdivision as to the character and intensity of the development and the general layout and approximate dimensions of streets, lots, and other proposed features.
G. 
Waiver of requirements. Should the proposed plan be constituted of four or fewer lots and involve no new streets, the Planning Board may waive the general procedure requirements of the preliminary plan.
A. 
Time for submission. A final plan with supporting data shall be submitted to the Planning Board for final approval within one year after Planning Board action on the preliminary plan, provided that an extension of time may be granted by the Planning Board upon written request. Otherwise, the plan submitted shall be considered as a new preliminary plan.
B. 
Conformity to preliminary plan. The final plan shall conform in all important respects to the preliminary plan as previously reviewed by the Planning Board and shall incorporate all modifications and revisions specified by the Planning Board in its conditional approval of the preliminary plan. Otherwise the plan shall be considered as a revised preliminary plan.
C. 
Submission in sections. The Planning Board may permit submission of the final plan in sections, each covering a portion of the entire proposed subdivision as shown on the preliminary plan.
D. 
Action by Planning Board; public hearing required. The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing within 30 days of the official submission date and must approve or otherwise act on the plan within 45 days of the submission date according to General City Law § 32. The official submission date shall be the date of the next regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting to follow receipt of the plat (complete and with all supporting data required by the Planning Board in its action on the preliminary layout), if received by the Planning Board through its Secretary or receiving agent at least 10 days prior to such Planning Board meeting.
E. 
Notice of hearing required. Upon the official submission of a final plan for consideration at a regular meeting, the City shall give notice that a public hearing will be held upon such plan. Public notice of the hearing shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least five days before such hearing.
F. 
Compliance with plan requirements. The final plan and supporting data shall comply with the provisions of §§ 225-36 and 225-37 of this Part 2. Failure to do so shall be cause for tabling the plan.
G. 
Number and disposition of copies. Six copies of the final plan with supporting data shall be submitted to the Planning Board by the subdivider. The Planning Board Secretary shall transmit copies to:
(1) 
Council, one copy.
(2) 
City Engineer, two copies.
(3) 
Chief of Police, one copy.
(4) 
Chief of the Fire Department, one copy.
H. 
Notice of approval or disapproval. Within 45 days after the public hearing on the final plan, the Planning Board shall notify the subdivider, in writing, of its approval or disapproval.
I. 
Recording after approval. Within 90 days after final approval, the subdivider shall file for recording a copy of the final plan, or sections thereof, bearing the approval of the Planning Board in writing. If the final plan is not recorded within such period, the Planning Board's approval shall expire and become null and void.
J. 
Copy of plan filed for recording. The copy of the final plan filed for recording in the office of the County Clerk shall be a clear and legible white print on linen, in accordance with the requirements of said office.