The Planning Board may waive, when reasonable, any requirements or improvements for the approval, approval with modifications, or disapproval of subdivisions submitted for its approval. Any such waiver, which shall be subject to appropriate conditions, may be exercised in the event any such requirements or improvements are found not to be requisite in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare, inappropriate because of inadequacy or lack of connecting facilities adjacent or in proximity to the subdivision, or in conflict with the environmental, agricultural, scenic, or historic resource protection purposes of Chapter 97, Zoning.
If a proposed plat contains one or more lots which do not comply with Chapter 97, Zoning, dimensional regulations (including the open space development provisions of § 97-20), application may be made to the Zoning Board of Appeals for an area variance pursuant to Chapter 97, Zoning, without the necessity of a decision or determination of an administrative official charged with the enforcement of Chapter 97, Zoning. In reviewing such application, the Zoning Board of Appeals may request that the Planning Board to provide a written recommendation concerning the proposed variance.