There shall be two types of Development Plans, each applicable to certain types of Development and each having a different level of approval required. The criteria for establishing which type of Development Plan and the corresponding level of approval for each are indicated below:

1. Sketch Development Plan: A Development Plan the approval of which is necessary for any Development or construction of more than one site-built House or Duplex which is not on a Development Parcel and for which no Conditional Use Permit, Variance, or Rezoning is necessary.

2. Site Development Plan: A Development Plan the approval of which is necessary for a project that does not meet the criteria listed for a Sketch Development Plan. 

Development Plan Flow Chart

Exemptions:
The following development, construction, activities, or Uses for which no Conditional Use Permit, Variance, or Rezoning is necessary shall be exempt from Development Plan review, although they may be subject to other review procedures where noted in other Sections of the Zoning Ordinance:

1. One detached single–Family Dwelling on a single lot or a a single detached two-Family Dwelling located on a single lot or on two abutting lots

2. Ordinary Maintenance and Repair of a Structure(unless located in the Historic District and review is required under Certificate of Appropriateness).

3. The use or intended use of land is for the purpose of agriculture, raising of crops, or forestry.

4. Home Occupations.

5. Accessory Uses incidental to a one- or two-family Residential Use, provided that an Accessory Building or Accessory Structure is not exempt