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Town of Smithfield
Land Development & Subdivision Regulations
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§ III-C

Administrative Subdivision

Land Development and Subdivision Review Regulations Town of Smithfield, RI

  1. Provided that at least one pre-application meeting has been held for major land development or subdivision application or sixty (60) days has elapsed from the filing of the pre-application submission and no pre-application meeting has been scheduled to occur within those sixty (60) days, nothing shall be deemed to preclude an applicant from thereafter filing and proceeding with an application for a land development or subdivision project in accordance with Section 45-23-36.
  2. Submission. Persons seeking a Pre-application Meeting or an informal Concept Review and wishing to appear before the Planning Board concerning a subdivision or land development project in the Town of Smithfield must be placed on the Board's agenda ten (10) working days in advance of a scheduled meeting. Applicants shall submit materials in advance of the meeting(s) as requested by municipal officials.
  3. Determinations. Pre-application Meetings shall aim to encourage information sharing and discussion of Project concepts among the participants. Pre-application discussions are intended for the guidance of the Applicant and shall not be considered approval of a Project or its elements.

ARTICLE B. APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETENESS

  1. Classification. The Administrative Officer shall advise the Applicant as to which approvals are required and the appropriate Board for hearing an application for a land development or subdivision Project. The following types of applications, as defined in Section 45-23-32 of the Rhode Island General Laws may be filed:
    • Administrative Subdivision
    • Minor Subdivision or Minor Land Development Plan
    • Major Subdivision or Major Land Development Plan
  2. Certification of a Complete Application. An application shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action when so certified by the Administrative Officer. In the event such certification of the application is not made within the time specified in this chapter for the type of plan, the application shall be deemed complete for purposes of commencing the review period unless the application lacks information required for such applications as specified in the local regulations and the Administrative Officer has notified the Applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application. The running of the time period set forth in this section shall be deemed stopped upon the issuance of a Certificate of Incompleteness of the application by the Administrative Officer and shall recommence upon the resubmission of a corrected application by the applicant. However, in no event will the Administrative Officer be required to certify a corrected Minor Subdivision or Land Development Project submission as complete or incomplete less than fourteen (14) days after its resubmission, ten (10) days for Major Subdivisions and Land Development Projects.
  3. Modifications to Submissions. Notwithstanding sub-sections (1) and (2) above, the Planning Board may subsequently require correction of any information found to be in error and submission of additional information specified in the regulations but not required by the Administrative Officer prior to certification, as is necessary to make an informed decision.
  4. Postponements During Review Process. Where the review is postponed with the consent of the Applicant, pending further information or revision of information, the time period for review shall be stayed and shall resume when the Planning Board determines that the required application information is complete.

ARTICLE C. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION.

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