(A) (1) Technical review. All subdivision plans submitted to the Planning Department shall be subject to a technical review prior to the preliminary approval by the Planning Board.
(2) Pre-application meeting.
(a) A person intending to submit an application for a preliminary plat approval is strongly encouraged to confer with Planning staff before submitting the application.
(b) At such conference, the Planning staff shall explain the requirements applicable to the application, and shall identify potential conflicts with applicable standards.
(B) TRC membership. The Technical Review Committee (TRC) shall consist of members from the County Departments of Planning and Zoning, Environmental Health, Inspections, Fire Marshal, Public Utilities. The County Manager and County Attorney may also be invited to provide comments. Other interested state, federal, and local agencies may be invited to attend as necessary.
(C) TRC responsibilities. The Technical Review Committee is responsible for reviewing all subdivisions as defined under § 154.01 of these regulations. TRC shall provide the subdivider with comments and suggestions to ensure compliance with this and any other applicable regulations.
(D) Acceptance of application.
(1) The Planning staff shall review a submitted application and determine whether it complies with submittal requirements.
(2) If the application does not comply with submittal requirements, Planning staff shall notify the applicant of the submittal deficiencies, and invite the applicant to revise the application and correct the deficiencies.
(3) If or when the application complies with all submittal requirements, the Planning staff shall accept the application as complete and notify the applicant of its acceptance for review.
(E) Staff review.
(1) Staff review.
(a) After accepting an application as complete, Planning staff shall refer it to the Technical Review Committee (TRC).
(b) The TRC shall review the application to determine whether the proposed subdivision complies with all applicable regulations, identify any noncompliant features of the proposal, and whenever feasible, suggest modifications to correct noncompliant features.
(c) Before taking final action on the plat, the TRC will submit copies of the plat and any other accompanying materials to the following agencies, if deemed appropriate by the Planning Director or designee:
1. The District Highway Engineer, as to proposed streets, highways, and drainage systems;
2. The County Health Department, as to proposed water and sewerage systems;
3. The County Manager;
4. The County School Board, as to proposed school sites;
5. The U.S. Post Office (Postal Service), as to proposed street names;
6. The State Department of Environment and Natural Resources and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
7. The U.S. Soil Conservation Service, as to soil analysis and drainage; and
8. Such other agencies the Planning Director or designee may deem necessary.
(d) The Planning staff shall notify the applicant of the identified noncompliant features and suggested modifications, and invite the applicant to discuss the review comments.
(2) Opportunity to revise application.
(a) Following receipt of staff review comments, and any discussions thereof with the Planning staff, the applicant shall either:
1. Ask Planning staff to prepare a staff report of the application as submitted; or
2. Notify Planning staff of intent to revise the application to address staff comments and submit a revised application.
(b) If the Planning staff receives no response within ten days after notifying the applicant of the application’s noncompliant features, he or she shall presume that the applicant asks that the staff take action on the application as submitted.
(c) If the applicant submits a revised application, Planning staff shall determine whether it continues to comply with submittal requirements.
(d) On accepting a revised application as complete, Planning staff shall review it for correction of previously identified compliant features.
(1996 Code, § 154.20) (Ord. passed 3-21-1994; Ord. passed 5-1-2006)