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PLAT CHECKLIST/PROTOCOL/BLOCK WORDINGS

It is REQUIRED that before submitting plats for any project to check with the Planning Office at 410 479 8100 to ensure compliance with zoning/codes regulations.  Also, if project involves property that has existing home with private well and septic systems  or farmland that has irrigation wells then a Water and Sewer Verification (AKA:  WSV) must be processed before the plats can be submitted formally.  WSV is also required before perc applications can be processed in cases where existing wells and septic systems are on the parcel of record.

□       Water/Sewer Verification Comments from Health Department have been addressed by owner.

□       Worksheet Review Comments from Health Department have been addressed by surveyor.

PROTOCOL OF FORMAL PLAT SUBMITTAL -- Plats must be accompanied by fees and appropriate block wording must be on plat at time of submittal. 

• HEALTH DEPARTMENT SUBMITTALS:  When submitting formal plats to health dept only; i.e. Planning Office review not required, then those plats must have signatures of owner and surveyor, and surveyors seal, as those plats went thru the worksheet review process previously.  The fee would have been addressed on the worksheet--call 410 479 8045 if you need to verify fee due the health department.  A minimum of 3 plats must be submitted to Health Department.
• PLANNING OFFICE SUBMITTALS:  Be prepared to pay two fees, one to Caroline County Commissioners and one to Caroline County Health Department.  Planning Office will fill out the Plat Application form which you will take to the Health Department--pay the fee noted on that form.  Please note that plats being submitted to the Planning Office may need to go thru review process a few times before final signatures required.   Contact Planning Office for their requirements as far as fees and number of copies due at time of submittal.

TYPES OF FORMAL PLATS

1. Abandon an existing recorded SRA, submit to Health Department only
2. Change or add SRA, but not subdividing, submit to Health Department only
3. Combining parcels, submit to Planning Office*
4. Create new lot *(private septic and well), submit to Planning Office*
5. Create new lot *(public** septic and water), submit to Planning Office*
6. Create new lot *(private septic with public water**), submit to Planning Office*
7. Create new lot *(public** septic with private well), submit to Planning Office*
8. Establishing Sewage Reserve Area (SRA), but not subdividing, submit to Health Department only
9. Lot Line Revision (but not creating new lots), submit to Planning Office*
10. Site plan- for perc tests  (also known as Site Evaluation Test Location Plat)

*Check with Planning at 410 479 8100 for formal plat submittal requirements and fees; and to determine if Minor or Major subdivision plat.

Block Wordings:  Signature block for health department REQUIRED to be on plat at time of FORMAL submittal.  Click on the one that pertains to your proposal. 

• Private wells and private septic systems for each lot
• Public Sewer and private well; for use when individual water supplies for each lot are planning and a community sewage system is existing
• Private Septic and public water; for use when individual sewage system fore ach lot are planning and a community water system is existing
• Public Water and Sewer; for use when a community water and sewage system is planned for each lot
• Lot line revisions that do not create new building lots and do not have existing well, septic or community water/sewer; such as adding from one parcel to another parcel that has not existing well(s) or septic systems(s)
• Lot line revisions that do not create new building lots and have existing well or septic or community water and sewer; such as adding from one parcel to another parcel that has existing well(s) or septic system(s)
• Residue lots; add under standard signature block when a subdivision plan includes an agricultural parcel not established for development purposes.  For example, an agricultural parcel left over as “residue” from a lot crated and approved for development purposes.
• SRA plat, existing parcel/lot, creating a Sewage Reserve Area (SRA)
• SRA Revision Plat – revising an existing recorded Sewage Reserve Area (SRA)
• SRA Abandonment Plat; Abandoning an existing recorded Sewage Reserve Area (SRA)
• Site Evaluation Test Location Plat; Site plan- for perc tests