(A) Preliminary plat submittal requirements.
(1) A preliminary plat is required for all major subdivisions.
(2) The preliminary plat must be prepared by a registered land surveyor licensed to practice in the state in conformance with the same provisions set forth in § 154.024.
(3) The applicant for preliminary subdivision plat approval shall submit three prints of the proposed subdivision plat to the Subdivision Administrator. When more than one sheet is required to include the entire subdivision, all sheets shall be made of the same size and shall show appropriate match lines on each sheet and appropriate references to other sheets of the subdivision. The scale of the plat shall be at one inch equals not more than 100 feet (one inch = 100 feet). The applicant shall submit any required application forms and any required fee for major subdivision plat review at the time of submission.
(4) The applicant for preliminary subdivision plat approval shall also submit the following documentation:
(a) A letter of approval for proposed sanitary sewer and water distribution indicating that plans for proposed public sewer and water systems have been reviewed and approved by the Town Public Works Director or his or her designee;
(b) A sedimentation control plan approved by the North Carolina Land Quality Section shall be submitted with the preliminary plat where there are plans for a land disturbing activity of one acre or more; and
(c) Street plans for major subdivision shall be reviewed and approved by the Town Public Works Director or authorized agent prior to preliminary plat approval. Where such streets connect to a state-maintained road, a letter from North Carolina Department of Transportation approving such connection shall be submitted with the preliminary plat.
(B) Administrative review.
(1) Upon receipt of a complete application for proposed preliminary plat, the Subdivision Review Administrator shall review the preliminary plat for conformance with the town’s land development standards and any other reports or recommendations pertaining to the plat.
(2) The Subdivision Administrator may forward a copy of the plat submittal to the Technical Review Committee composed of town staff members and with any agency or officials deemed necessary to adequately review the plat and shall schedule a meeting to complete such review within 30 working days after submittal.
(3) If the Subdivision Administrator forwards a copy to the Technical Review Committee, the Subdivision Administrator shall draft a report of the Committee’s findings recommending approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the preliminary plat. If all applicable provisions of this chapter or other town land development regulations are not met, the plat shall be returned to the applicant with errors and deficiencies noted. Once amended the application shall be forwarded to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners for review and approval.
(4) If all applicable provisions of this chapter or other town land development regulations are not met, the applicant may request a variance pursuant to § 154.113.
(C) Planning Board review.
(1) The Planning Board shall make a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the preliminary plat within a period of 45 days of the Technical Review Committee written report, if applicable. If conditional approval or if disapproval is given, the reasons for such action shall be stated in writing and reference shall be made to the specific reasons that the preliminary plat does not comply.
(2) Should the Planning Board fail to act on the plat within the prescribed 45-day period, a public hearing shall be scheduled before the Board of Commissioners at the next regularly scheduled Commissioner meeting.
(D) Board of Commissioner decision.
(1) The Board of Commissioners shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the preliminary plat at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. If conditional approval or if disapproval is given, the reasons for such action shall be stated in writing and reference shall be made to the specific reasons that the preliminary plat does not comply.
(2) If the preliminary plat is granted conditional approval by the Board of Commissioners, the applicant shall revise and resubmit the plat to the Subdivision Administrator unless such modification is expressly exempt in the conditional approval. If all of the conditions for approval have been met and the plat is otherwise unchanged, the Subdivision Administrator shall approve the plat.
(E) Revisions to a preliminary plat. Changes that deviate in the total number of lots, location of rights-of-way, easements, utilities or other improvements from an approved preliminary plat, as determined by the Subdivision Administrator, must be resubmitted for review and approval as a new submittal.
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