[Massplanners] Reproducible Mylars

[Thomas Bott]

Dear Katrina:For the most analog of reasons dating not quite as far back as the days of india ink on vellum, the original mylar has been set atop the revised and final plans as a quick check for what has changed through the permitting process. Its been my experience in the modern era that the original mylar isn't changed but the final plans printed on a new sheet of mylar so I have kept the original mylars rather than return it. There was an engineer in the ToK that still did hand drawn plans, I think his wet stamp was #00000004.TBott

Thomas Bott  Interim Carver Town Planner
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     On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 08:28:29 AM EDT, Katrina O'leary via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:  
 
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Hello.
 
I’m working on updating our Subdivision Regulations and am thinking about why we require developers to submit mylar reproducible versions of the definitive subdivision plans with their applications when it’s almost certain that changes will have to be made to the plans during the process.  Does the unsigned mylar version have any legal weight over a paper plan?  I expect engineers can print out mylar plans just as easy as paper plans.
 
  
 
I know we have always held on to the mylar version in the office until the definitive subdivision was approved – and then we give it back to the developer so that they can make any necessary changes.  But usually, during the process, we receive paper copies of any changes made during the process.
 
  
 
Why is it important to have the mylar version in the beginning? 
 
  
 
Katrina O'Leary, AICP  
 
Middleton Town Planner
 
195 North Main Street     Middleton, MA   01949     PH: (978)777-8917
 
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