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Sec. 23-41. - Submission requirements.#
Any applicant requesting approval of a proposed administrative subdivision shall submit to the administrative officer those items as required in Checklist A - Administrative Subdivision. However, in those cases where a property owner is voluntarily merging two existing lots of record, all application fees may be waived and the proposed plat map submitted based upon existing land evidence information and without contour information.
(Reg. No. 2026-1, 1-6-26)
Sec. 23-42. - Review procedure.#
a.
The application shall be certified as complete or incomplete by the administrative officer within a 15-day period from the date of its submission.
b.
Within 15 days of the certification of completeness, the administrative officer, or the technical review committee, if established, shall review the application and approve, deny or refer it to the planning board with recommendations. The administrative officer, or technical review committee, shall report its actions to the planning board at its next regular meeting, to be made part of the record.
c.
Denial of an application by the administrative officer and/or the technical review committee shall not be appealable, and shall require the plan to be submitted as a minor subdivision application.
d.
If no action is taken by the administrative officer within the 15 days, the application shall automatically be placed on the agenda of the next regular planning board meeting.
(Reg. No. 2026-1, 1-6-26)
Sec. 23-43. - Decision of the board.#
a.
The planning board shall consider the application and the recommendations of the administrative officer, and shall either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application within 65 days of the certification of completeness.
b.
Failure of the planning board to act within the 65-day period shall constitute approval of the administrative subdivision plan, and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure of the planning board to act within the required time, and the resulting approval, shall be issued on request of the applicant.
c.
Any approval of an administrative subdivision shall be evidenced by a written decision which shall be filed and posted in the office of the town clerk.
(Reg. No. 2026-1, 1-6-26)
Sec. 23-44. - Expiration of approval.#
Approval of an administrative subdivision shall expire 90 days from the date of approval, unless within such period a plat in conformity with such approval is submitted for signature and recording as specified in section 23-88 of these regulations.
(Reg. No. 2026-1, 1-6-26)