Any applicant wishing to subdivide or resubdivide land within the Township of Alexandria shall apply for and obtain the approval of the Planning Board in accordance with the following procedure. The applicant or his or her agent shall appear at all regular meetings of the Planning Board whenever the application is being considered. Failure to appear shall give the Planning Board the right to postpone action on the application for that particular meeting if the applicant's or his or her agent's absence deprives the Planning Board of information necessary to make a decision.

An applicant for the subdivision of land shall submit to the Planning Board Clerk an application for subdivision, the required application fee, sufficient copies of a sketch plat on black or blue line print paper containing the information required at least three weeks prior to a regular meeting of the Planning Board. The Planning Board or its designee shall determine if the application is complete and, if not, inform the applicant of any deficiency.

The Planning Board or a designated subcommittee thereof shall review the plat prior to the Planning Board meeting and classify it as a minor or major subdivision. Subdivisions failing to receive a unanimous vote as a minor exempt subdivision shall be considered a major subdivision. To be classified as a minor subdivision, a subdivision must be in accordance with the following guidelines:

The Planning Board or a designated subcommittee thereof shall act within 45 days on a minor subdivision or complete application for a minor subdivision. The Board or subcommittee shall not approve or conditionally approve the minor subdivision prior to receipt of comments by the above agencies or officials until 30 days has elapsed from referral without any comments. If approved, a notation to that effect shall be made on the plat and it shall be signed by the Planning Board Chairperson and the Planning Board Secretary and returned to the subdivider within one week following the next regular meeting of the Planning Board. If rejected, the reasons for rejection shall be noted on all copies of the application form, one of which shall be returned to the applicant. The Planning Board or designated subcommittee may attach conditions of approval to any minor subdivision.

If approved as a minor subdivision, a plat drawn in compliance with Chapter 141 of the Laws of 1960[1] or a deed stamped with the date of the Planning Board approval shall be filed with the County Recording Officer within 190 days from the date of approval. Failure to file within 190 days shall void said subdivision approval.

The applicant shall provide the Secretary with a certificate of filing from the County Clerk's office. The Secretary shall distribute copies of the approved subdivision to each of the following:

The granting of minor subdivision approval shall guarantee that the zoning requirements and general terms and conditions, whether conditional or otherwise, upon which minor subdivision approval was granted, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of minor subdivision approval, provided that the approved minor subdivision shall have been duly recorded as provided herein. Applicants shall be responsible for necessary approvals prior to development under the soil erosion and sediment control provisions herein and other applicable ordinances.