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2 � SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF SURVEY C OF LEXINGTON. (Adopted January 15, 1940) SCOPT These regulations apply to all subdivisions of land hereafter laid out in the Town of Lexington. A "sub- division", so far as these regulations: -are concerned, is the division of any parcel of land into two or•more lots in such a manner as to require provision for a street for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development. REGISTRY AND PERMITS. No subdivision plan.or plat may be recorded in the office of the registry of deeds, and no permit to erect a dwelling on a new street in a sub- division may be issued by the building inspector, unless that subdivision has been approved by the Board of Survey, referred to in these regulations as "the Board". LEGAL BASIS. A legal explanation of the powers and duties of the Board of Survey appears in Sections 81-F to 81-J of Chapter 211, Acts of 1936, adopted by the Town on March 28, 1938, and in Sections 73 to 81 of Chapter 41, General Laws of Massachusetts, adopted by the Town on May 12, 1911. The regulations below prepared by the Board of Survey in conformity with Section 81-F are neither Statutes nor By -Laws: they are, rather, "the reasonable rules and regulations --governing the sub- mission and approval of --plats." SECTION 1. PRELIMINARY PROCEDURE. The following general procedure shall be observed in connection with the preparation and approval of any subdivision plat: (1) Before submission to the Board of any subdivision plat, the subdivider shall hold one or more conferences with the Planning Board and Town Engineer to whom he` shall submit two prints of a Preliminary Plat and Street Profiles prepared in conformity with the provisions of Section IV of these regulations. It is the purpose of these conferences to aid the subdivider in preparing his Plats and Profiles for formal submission to the Board in conformity with the requirements hereinafter set forth. (2) It is also suggested that the subdivider and his designer and surveyor inform themselves of the pro- visions of the Zoning, Building, and other By-laws, since many of them bear upon his problem. In particular, he should note the following amendment to the Building By-law "Article V. Section 2(a). Before approval by the Board of Survey of a subdivision plat under G.L. Ch. 41; see. 81-F, it shall require that the ways laid out on such plat shallcoordinate with other existing or proposed streets