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4 4. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS --- a. Section III (New) Application and Approval Procedures and Section V (New) Specifications for-Plat Drawings • The presentation was made by Planner Mary Scearbo. This is the second public hearing for proposed amendments to Sections III and V of the Subdivision Regulations relating to plat approval procedures and plat specifications. The first hearing took place on August 22. At that time the Board of Commissioners directed that a committee be formed to discuss and refine the amendment in response to concerns expressed at the hearing. The draft being presented is a product of those committee meetings. Ms. Scearbo noted she would like to summarize briefly the concepts underlying the proposed amendments as presented on August 22 and the concerns expressed at • that. hearing, discuss the activity of the committee and finally highlight the changes made as a result of the committee meetings. • Basically, the amendments seek to accomplish three • things: 1) To involve the Planning Board in the approval of a Concept Plan prior to preliminary plat submittal. This would give the Planning Board more input during the early phases of plan development. The Final • Plat, on the other hand, would be approved by the Planning Staff when all preliminary plat conditions are met. 2) The material to be shown on the preliminary and final plat is specified more clearly and is pulled together in one section of the Subdivision Regulations. - • _ 3) To clarify- all steps necessary for plat approval. The intent is has been to make the requirements for subdivision approval more understandable and to gain • input from the Planning Board at an earlier state. • - . This is a benefit to the applicant in that potential - problems and conflicts may be identified earlier in - - • _ the development process. There were several concerns expressed at the first hearing. Land Records and the Register of Deeds pointed out that