(a) Except as provided by Section 1373.04, prior to filing an application for the approval of a subdivision plat, the subdivider shall file an application for approval of a preliminary layout. This application shall:
(1) Be made on forms available at the County Clerk's Office and at all regularly scheduled meetings of the Planning Commission.
(2) Include all land which the applicant proposes to subdivide.
(4) Be presented to the chairman of the Planning Commission or his representative fourteen days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.
(b) The Planning Commission will carefully review the practicability of the preliminary layout, taking into consideration the requirements of the community and the best use of the land being subdivided. In determining whether approval of the preliminary layout shall be granted, the Planning Commission shall determine if the preliminary layout provides for:
(1) Coordination of subdivision streets with existing and planned streets or highways.
(2) Coordination with an extension of facilities included in the Comprehensive Plan.
(3) Establishment of minimum width, depth, and area of lots within the projected subdivision.
(4) Distribution of population and traffic in a manner tending to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, and the harmonious development of the Town.
(5) Fair allocations of areas for streets, parks, schools, public and semi-public buildings, homes, utilities, business, and industry.
(c) Following the review of the preliminary layout and other material submitted for conformity thereof to these regulations and a discussion with the subdivider of changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of improvements to be made by him, the Planning Commission shall, within forty-five days, act thereon as submitted or modified, and if approved, the Planning Commission shall express its approval as tentative approval and state all changes and/or additions, if any, that are required for such approval, or if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and its reasons therefor in the minutes of the meeting.
(d) The action of the Planning Commission shall be noted on the two copies of the preliminary layout, referenced and attached to any conditions determined. One copy shall be returned to the subdivider and the other retained by the Planning Commission.
(e) For any subdivision or portion of subdivision, the Planning Commission shall state in writing the character and extent of required public improvements for which waivers may have been requested by the subdivider, and which in the opinion of the Planning Commission may be waived without jeopardy to public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, or which are inappropriate because of inadequacy or lack of connecting facilities adjacent to or in proximity to the proposed subdivision.
(f) Approval of the preliminary layout shall not constitute approval of the subdivision plat. Rather, it shall be deemed an expression of approval to the lay-out submitted on the preliminary layout, as a guide to the preparation of the subdivision plat which will be submitted for approval of the Planning Commission and for recording upon fulfillment of the requirements of these regulations and the conditions of the approval, if any.
(Passed 5-23-74.)