Application Types
Streamlining the Development Review Process
Learn more about applications by downloading the Development Review Manual.
A pre-preliminary plan is an optional conceptual plan to determine whether a site is suitable for development.
A preliminary plan is a required submittal with specific lot and street layouts that allows review of a development application in relation to its neighbors and for conformance with regulations.
Depending on the zone, an even more detailed project plan or site plan review may be required to ensure that a proposed development meets the zone’s stated purposes and standards.
The Planning Board approves site plans, which are then certified.
A record plat is the formal recordation of land subdivision and contains all the agreements of public improvements that will be made on a piece of property. Once they are approved by the Planning Board and the Department of Permitting Services, a building permit can be issued.
Subdivision regulations require that a record plat be recorded within 36 months after the date of mailing of the Planning Board’s resolution for a preliminary plan of subdivision, or as otherwise stipulated in the resolution for phased approvals. The property owner must submit a record plat application to both the Development Review Division and the County Department of Permitting Services for review and approval.