The purpose of concept plan review is an informal discussion and review by the Board with the applicant, prior to the preparation of detailed plans and designs, to establish general guidelines for the proposed preliminary site plan so that the applicant may be informed of specific planning, design and engineering criteria which the Board deems necessary for compliance with the regulations applicable to the proposed development.

Any applicant who is required to obtain site plan approval, as defined herein, may submit to the Board, for informal discussion, concept plan information, maps and other appropriate materials, for the purpose of determining applicability and general conformance of the proposed development or improvement to the standards and regulations applicable to the development. Such concept plan information, upon written request by the applicant, may be submitted at, or prior to, a regular meeting of the Board or at such other meetings and under such conditions as the Board may establish.

No public hearing is required for the concept plan submission, although the Board may place the applicant's proposal on the agenda of a regularly scheduled meeting for public discussion.