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.