An applicant may elect to forego or engage in
preapplication review or either phase thereof.
A. Preliminary conceptual consultation phase.
(1) The applicant may request a meeting with the Board
to discuss a proposal in conceptual form and in general terms. Such
preapplication consultation shall be informal and directed toward:
(a)
Reviewing the basic concepts of the proposal;
(b)
Reviewing the proposal with regard to the Master
Plan and Zoning Ordinance;
(c)
Explaining the local regulations that may apply
to the proposal; and
(d)
Guiding the applicant relative to state and
local requirements.
(2) Preliminary conceptual consultation shall not bind
the applicant or the Board. Such discussion may occur without formal
public notice, but must occur only at a posted meeting of the Board.
B. Optional preapplication review.
(1) Prior to submission of a completed application for
Planning Board action, an applicant may request to meet with the Board
for nonbinding discussions beyond the conceptual and general, involving
more specific design and engineering details of the potential application.
(2) The optional preapplication review phase may proceed
only after identification of and notice to abutters and the general
public as required by RSA 676:4, I(d).
(3) Persons wishing to engage in optional preapplication
review phase shall submit a Request for Pre-Application Review (Attachment
2) and associated fees not less than 20 days before the regularly
scheduled meeting of the Board. The request shall include:
(a)
A list of abutters and their addresses from
municipal records not more than five days before submission; and
(b)
A check or cash to cover mailing and advertising
costs.
(4) All discussion in the optional preapplication review
phase shall be informal and nonbinding. Statements made by Board members
shall not be the basis for disqualifying said members or invalidating
any action eventually taken on the application.
(5) The Board shall not accept any formal submissions
by the applicant at this time.