A. Any person proposing to subdivide or develop any land in the Town Of Middletown shall submit an application to the Planning Board or, in the case of an administrative subdivision, to the Administrative Officer for approval, or for referral to the Planning Board and/or its Technical Review Committee, as appropriate. No plat of a subdivision or development of land in the Town shall be accepted for filing or recording in the land evidence records of the Town until it shall have been approved by the Planning Board or Administrative Officer, and such approval entered in writing on the plat by the Chairman or Secretary of the Board or the Administrative Officer in the case of an administrative subdivision or of a development requiring Development Plan Review ("DPR").
B. Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, before any development shall take place thereon, before any permit for the erection of a structure shall be granted, and before any lot within said subdivision shall be sold, the owner of said land, or his designated representative, shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision in accordance with the following procedures.
C. Classification and Certification of Completeness.
1. Classification. The Administrative Officer shall advise the applicant as to which category of approval is required for a project. An applicant shall not be required to obtain both land development review and development plan review for the same project. The following categories of applications may be filed:
a. Subdivisions. Administrative subdivisions, minor subdivisions, or major subdivisions;
b. Land development projects. Minor land development or major land development; and
c. Development plan review.
2. Certification of a complete application. An application shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action when so certified by the Administrative Officer. Every certification of completeness required by this chapter shall be in writing. In the event the certification of the application is not made within the time specified in this chapter for the type of plan, the application is deemed complete for purposes of commencing the review period unless the application lacks information required for these applications as specified in the local regulations and the Administrative Officer has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application. Depending on application type, see section 405, 406, 407, or 1005 of these regulations.