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Note: this process applies only to minor subdivisions and
additions.
The process for subdivision and addition Plats can be
frustrating and complicated for all parties involved,
particularly the applicant and/or property owner. However,
there are resources available to you to help you understand
the process before you get started.
The following Web sites provide information:
Department of Planning, Codes
and Engineering (this site)
Caroline County Health Department/Division of Environmental
Health
STEP BY STEP
- Determine your subdivision potential.
Check with Planning and Codes (410-479-8100) to see if
there is anything already on file indicating subdivision
potential. If there is nothing on file, you must hire
a surveyor and/or land use attorney to determine your
subdivision potential. You may find that there is no
subdivision potential and it's best to learn that early
in the process.
- Contact Environmental Health (410-479- 8045) to
complete a Water and/or Sewer Verification Form (if
existing parcel has existing well/septic systems) and
or complete a PERC test for any building lots.
- If you have not already done so, hire a surveyor
and have a Worksheet Plat submitted to Environmental
Health. The Worksheet Plat is a free review done by
Environmental Health in an attempt to resolve design issues
prior to official plat submittal at Planning and Codes.
- Formally submit your plats. You will need five
paper copies, a completed and signed application, a
signed surveyor checklist and your fees. Please contact
both Planning and Codes and Environmental Health for fee
information.
- The Review. At this time Planning and Codes
routes your plats to various outside agencies for their
review and approval. Subdivisions will be reviewed by
the Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC). When all the agencies have
submitted their comments or approvals, Planning and Codes will
do their own review and issue a comments letter to the
surveyor with a copy of each agencies comments. A letter
is also sent to applicant/owner to inform them that the
surveyor has been issued comments.
Planning & Codes has no control over the amount of
time an outside agency takes to do their review or the
requirements they have.
- Resubmittal. Five (5) corrected paper copies of
the plat should be submitted. These corrected plats will
be routed again to all agencies that issued comments
requiring revisions. Hopefully, at this point all agencies
will give their approval and no further revisions will be
required. PLEASE DO NOT RESUBMIT UNTIL
YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMMENTS LETTER FROM PLANNING &
CODES.
- Final Submittal. Submit 7 paper copies (for
Additions) or 5 paper & 2 mylar copies (for
minor subdivisions) with all additional agreements and
recording fees.
- Recordation. If no further corrections or
documentation is required the plat will be signed by
the Health Department and Planning & Codes and then
will be sent to the Clerk of Circuit Court for
recordation. The owner/applicant will receive notice
when the plats have been recorded.
Other Documentation that may be required:
- Right of Way Agreement
- Forest Conservation Plans/Easements
- Heritage Letters
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