The purpose of the final subdivision plan process is to allow
a final review and discussion of the proposed subdivision prior to
the Board making a decision about the application.
The applicant shall submit 10 copies of the plan, which shall
be presented on a standard-sized sheet (24 inches by 36 inches) and
at a scale of 50 feet to the inch or less and shall contain the following
information:
A. All the information required for the preliminary plan and amendments
thereto suggested by the Board.
B. Existing and final proposed lines of streets, ways, lots, easements for utilities and/or drainage and public areas within the subdivision (see §§
121-13,
121-15,
121-17,
121-22 and Article
VII), including bearings and distances for all lot lines.
C. Sufficient data to determine the exact location, direction and length
of every street line, easement, lot line and boundary line and to
reproduce these lines upon the ground.
D. Location of all permanent monuments (granite or other similar material), existing and/or proposed, wherever, in the opinion of the Board, such monuments are necessary to properly determine the location on the ground. (See §
121-44.)
E. Assessor's map and lot numbers in accordance with the prevailing
policy on existing tax maps.
F. When a park, playground or other recreation area shall have been shown on the plan, approval of the plan shall not constitute an acceptance by the municipality of such areas. The Planning Board shall require the plan to be endorsed with appropriate notes to this effect. The Planning Board may also require the filing of a written agreement between the applicant and the municipal officers covering future deed and title, dedication and provision for the cost of grading, development, equipment and maintenance of any such recreation area. (See §§
121-13 and
121-18.)
G. The seal(s) of the registered architect, engineer, landscape architect,
or other professional person(s) responsible for preparation of the
submission documents.
H. Documentation containing:
(1) The amount estimated to make the required improvements plus 25% (see §§
121-7 and
121-36C).
(2) The financial capability of the applicant to secure the performance
guaranty for the improvements in the amount indicated above.
(3) A written statement from the Town Manager and Public Works Director indicating satisfaction with the sufficiency of such guaranty. (See §§
121-7 and
121-36C.)
I. Sufficient data to determine that any privately maintained stormwater management features in the subdivision subject to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Chapter 500, Stormwater Management Rules, will conform to Chapter
108 of the Town's Code.
The final plan shall be accompanied by certification from authorized
local public officials and/or agencies that the design of sewer, water
and drainage facilities, streets and utilities in the proposed subdivision
conform to the requirements of all pertinent state and local codes
and ordinances. The cost of certification and/or inspection shall
be borne by the subdivider.
A. If the proposed subdivision in any way falls within the jurisdiction
of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, all
required approvals shall be secured in writing before the final plan
application may be found complete by the Board.
B. Specific design proposals for the water system contained in the subdivision
plan shall be approved, in writing, by:
(1) The South Berwick Water District, if existing public water service
is to be used;
(2) The State of Maine Department of Human Services, if the subdivider
proposes to provide a central water supply system; or
(3) A civil engineer registered in the State of Maine, if individual
wells serving each building site are to be used. Representative wells
will be required. The Board will require satisfactory water quality
tests, based on the Safe Drinking Water Standards, prior to final
submission. Water samples taken shall be witnessed by the Code Enforcement
Officer and tests shall be performed by a laboratory certified by
the State of Maine Health and Human Services Department. In addition,
written verification from a licensed well drilling company that the
wells have sufficient capacity for the subdivision is required. Such
written approvals shall be secured before the final plan application
may be found complete by the Board.
C. Specific design proposals for sewage disposal system proposals in
the subdivision plan shall be properly endorsed and approved, in writing,
by:
(1) The South Berwick Sewer District, if existing public wastewater services
are to be used;
(2) The Local Plumbing Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer if individual
septic systems or shared septic systems are to be installed by the
developer.
(3) All written approvals shall be secured before the final plan application
may be found complete by the Board.
D. Any required permits or approvals from the Maine Department of Transportation.
(1) Such approvals shall be secured prior to submission of the final
subdivision plan.
At the time the Board grants final subdivision plan approval,
it may permit the plan to be divided into two or more development
phases, subject to any conditions the Board deems necessary in order
to ensure the orderly development of the subdivision. If any municipal
or quasi-municipal department head notified of the proposed subdivision
informs the Board that his department or district does not have adequate
capital facilities to service the subdivision or that the provision
of these facilities will raise the projected level of service to 80%
of capacity or greater, including previously approved but not built
subdivision and active subdivision applications, the Board may require
the plan to be divided into two or more phases, subject to any conditions
the Board deems necessary in order to allow the orderly planning,
financing and provision of public services to the subdivision. If
the Superintendent of Schools indicates that there is less than 20%
excess classroom capacity existing in the school(s) which will serve
the subdivision, considering previously approved but not built subdivisions,
the Board may require the plan to be divided into phases to prevent
classroom overcrowding.
No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made
in any final plan after approval has been given by the Board and endorsed,
in writing, on the plan, unless the plan is first resubmitted and
the Board approves any modifications. In the event that a final plan
is recorded without complying with this requirement, the plan shall
be considered null and void, and the Town shall institute proceedings
to have the plan stricken from the records of the municipal officers
and Registry of Deeds.
Two signed copies of the final plan, as approved, shall be retained
by the Board, one of which shall be filed with the Town Clerk. The
subdivider shall be required to record and file the signed original
transparency (mylar) of the final plan with the York County Registry
of Deeds within 30 days of its approval by the Board.