Preliminary Density Determination Plan

A Preliminary Density Determination Plan will be considered submitted upon receipt of all the information set forth below.

Review By Other Boards and Consultants

The applicant shall submit the Preliminary Development Density Plan and accompanying documentation to The Board of Health and to Judith Nitsch Engineering, Inc. for review. The Board may also request the assistance of another Town Board, Agency or private consultant to review the Plan.

Fees - Review and Filing

Refer to Article VII, Fee Schedule, in Planning Board Rules and Regulations (PDF), dated November 20, 2002.

Certified Abutters List

An Abutters List, certified by the Assessors office, shall be submitted as part of the Plan. A copy of the form used by the Assessors is available in the Building Department and online. An abutter is defined as owners of land directly opposite on any public or private street or way, and abutters to the abutters within three hundred feet of the property line of the petitioner as they appear on the most recent applicable tax list.

Onsite Inspection and Staking

The Planning Board shall schedule a site walk. The applicant shall clearly stake the following items: 

• Left and right side of right of way
• Left and right side of traveled way
• 100-foot buffer from vegetated wetland
• Wetland and Floodplain Protection District Line
• Rivers Protections Act: 100-foot and 200-foot buffer line
• Proposed lot lines, buffer area as defined by Planning Board Rules and Regulations (PDF)
• Stormwater system
• Location of proposed septic system
• Any other items the Planning Board feels is relevant to its decision making

The Applicant’s engineer shall be available at all site walks to lead the discussion.

Types of Plans and Information Required

A Preliminary Density Determination Plan shall be submitted in duplicate on black or blue line sheets measuring 24 by 36, consecutively numbered and drawn at a scale of either 1-inch to 50-feet or 1-inch to 40-feet. The Plan shall contain, in addition to other information that may be requested by the Board, the following general information on each sheet:

• Existing and proposed lines of streets, ways and easements including street connections and extensions to adjoining developable land
• Existing topography of the land to include an area at least 100 feet around and outside the subdivision boundary, including contour lines at two-foot intervals based on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum. Reference must be made to an established Town benchmark
• Major site features such as rock outcroppings, wetlands, streams, stone walls, and bodies of water
• Limit of 100-foot buffer around wetland boundary as defined by the Wetland Protection Act
• Boundaries of the Wetland and Floodplain Protection District A and B with their elevations based on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum
• Boundaries of the Aquifer Protection District
• Limit of the 200-foot and 100-foot buffer as defined by the Rivers Protection Act
• Location of all soil borings, percolation tests, and deep test holes with an indication of tests that have been witnessed and approved by the Board of Health
• For each lot, location of sufficient percolation and groundwater test to define at least one area capable of supporting an on lot disposal system with garbage grinder for a four-bedroom house, under current Board of Health requirements, which tests were witnessed by an agent of the Board of Health
• The potential septic field area and reserve area, delineated by a dashed line
• Proposed lot lines including a sketch indicating conformance with the lot irregularity and coefficient of irregularity
• Proposed building envelope
• Proposed system for stormwater disposal including hydrologic calculations showing that post development rate of runoff will not exceed predevelopment rate for the 100 , 50, and 25-year storm
• Profiles of proposed streets at a horizontal scale of 1-inch to 50-feet and a vertical scale of 1-inch to 5-feet

Design Standards are specified in the Planning Board Rules and Regulations for Subdivision (PDF)

Flexible Development Plan

A Flexible Development Plan will be considered a complete submission upon receipt of all the information set forth in the following sections.

Review by Other Boards and Consultants

The Applicant shall submit the Flexible Development Plan to the Board of Health, Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Conservation Commission, Department of Public Works and Water Department. A copy of the Plan and accompanying reports and data shall also be submitted to Judith Nitsch Engineering, Inc. Proof of submittal shall be supplied to the Town Planner before scheduling the Public Hearing.

Fees - Review and Filing

Refer to Article VII, Fee Schedule, Planning Board Rules and Regulations (PDF), Dated: November 20, 2002

On Site Inspection and Staking

The Planning Board will schedule a site walk(s). The following items need to be accurately staked: 

• Left and right side of paved way
• Left and right side of right-of-way
• Limit of clearing for road
• Buffer areas
• Lot lines
• Building envelope within lot lines
• Location of septic system
• Limit if clearing within the lots
• Stormwater disposal system and limit of clearing
• 100-foot buffer from vegetated wetland
• 100 and 200-foot buffer as defined by the River Protection Act
• Wetland and Floodplain District Line
• Any other items the Board feels is relevant to its decision making

The Applicant’s Engineer must be present at the Site Walk.

Types of Plans and Information Required

The Plans for each Flexible Development shall be prepared by a surveyor or engineer registered in Massachusetts and drawn on Mylar. Two copies of the Lotting Plan shall be provided to the Board in Mylar and two sets of black or blue lines. Sheet size shall be 24 by 36 only, consecutively numbered, and drawn at a scale of either 1-inch to 50-feet or 1-inch to 40-feet. 

The Plan shall contain, in addition to additional information required by the Board, the following information:

• Title block containing the name of the development
• The name of the Applicant
• Name and address of the engineer responsible for the Plan
• Imprint of the engineer’s professional registration stamp
• A title for each sheet
• A number for each sheet
• A visual scale
• A north arrow
• The date of original preparation and the date of any subsequent revisions, with the revisions noted
• Reference to a Special permit and Agreement and space for appropriate dates
• A notation on the Plan per Section VI.H.6.e. of the Weston Zoning By-law (PDF)

Submission Requirements for a Definitive Subdivision Plan, specified in Section 3.03 D. Nos. 1-3, Planning Board Rules and Regulations (PDF), dated November 20, 2002.

The Applicant shall meet with the Town Planner concerning Design Standards and Buffer Requirements for a Flexible Development.