The purpose for submitting a preliminary plan
of a subdivision is to enable the subdivider, Planning Board and other municipal agencies and owners
of property abutting the proposed subdivision to discuss and clarify the problems
of such a subdivision before a definitive plan is proposed. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that a preliminary plan be filed in every case. Nonresidential subdivision requires a preliminary plan. The Planning Board will distribute the plan to the various municipal agencies and boards noted in §
270-6.
An applicant may submit a preliminary plan in accordance with the following:
A. The applicant shall submit 10 contact copies, dark lines on white background,
of the plan and an application Form B (see
Appendix A) to the Planning Board, together with all other information and documentation as required in these rules and
regulations.
B. The applicant shall submit two copies of the plan directly to the Board of Health, along with any information and documentation regarding soil conditions, deep hole logs and percolation tests, if available. (MGL c. 41, § 81S).
C. When an applicant wishes to submit a preliminary plan, submission may be accomplished by delivery at any Planning Board meeting, delivery to the Town Planner, or by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Belchertown Planning Board, and in any case by giving written notice to the Town Clerk by delivery or by registered mail, postage prepaid, that such plan has been submitted. If notice is given by delivery, the Town Clerk shall, if requested, give a written receipt thereof.
D. When multiple sheets are necessary, match lines shall be used with an index plan graphically indicating the arrangement of standard (24 inches by 36 inches) sheets at a suitable scale.
E. At the time
of submission, a fee, in accordance with the Fee Schedule (see §
270-67), shall be paid by the applicant to cover the cost
of handling and reviews. All review and advertising costs shall be paid by the applicant.
The Planning Board will review comprehensive permit applications to determine if the proposed project will constitute a subdivision.
A. After submission
of a comprehensive permit application to the Board
of Appeals and receipt by the Planning Board, the application shall be reviewed by the Board
of Health, the Conservation Commission, the Town Engineer and other municipal agencies as in §
270-18A.
B. Within 30 days of receipt of the application, the Planning Board shall review the application and comments from the agencies and render a report on compliance with the requirements for subdivision by the applicant to the Board of Appeals.