[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
Application for approval of a preliminary subdivision plat or a preliminary site plan shall be filed in accordance with Article 27, shall contain all information prescribed in § 170-3302 or 170-3305, as the case may be, and shall be in accordance with the design standards prescribed in Article 25 and, if applicable, Article 34.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
If the Planning Board required any substantial amendment in
the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been
the subject of a hearing, an amended application for development shall
be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application
for development.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
The recommendations of the County Planning Board and those of
all other agencies and officials to whom the preliminary plat or plan
was submitted for review shall be given careful consideration in the
final decision on the development application. If the County Planning
Board or the Municipal Professional Engineer approves the preliminary
submission, such approval shall be noted on the plat.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
If the Board acts favorably on the preliminary plat or plan,
the Chairman of the Board (or the Acting Chairman, in his absence)
and the Secretary of the Board shall affix their signatures to at
least 10 copies of the plat or plan, with a notation that it has been
approved.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
If the Board, after consideration and discussion of the preliminary
plat or plan, determines that it is unacceptable, a notation shall
be made by the Chairman of the Board to that effect on the plat or
plan, and a resolution adopted setting forth the reasons for such
rejections. One copy of the plat or plan and said resolution shall
be returned to the applicant within 10 days of such determination.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
A.
Preliminary approval shall, except as provided in Subsection B below, confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period of time from the date of the preliminary approval:
(1)
That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary approval was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited to use requirements; layout and design standards for streets, curbs and sidewalks; lot size; yard dimensions and off-tract improvements; and, in the case of a site plan, any requirements peculiar to site plan approval pursuant to Article 13, except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Township from modifying by ordinance such general terms and conditions of preliminary approval as relate to public health and safety.
(2)
That the applicant may submit for final approval, on or before
the expiration date of preliminary approval, the whole or a section
or sections of the preliminary subdivision plat or site plan, as the
case may be.
(3)
That the applicant may apply for and the Planning Board may
grant extensions on such preliminary approval for additional periods
of at least one year, but not to exceed a total extension of two years,
provided that, if the design standards have been revised by ordinance,
such revised standards may govern.
B.
In the case of a subdivision of or site plan for an area of 50 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsection A(1), (2) and (3) above for such period of time, longer than three years, as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and the nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development. The applicant may thereafter apply for and the Planning Board may thereafter grant an extension of preliminary approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the number of dwelling units and the nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval and the potential number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area of the section or sections awaiting final approval, economic conditions and the comprehensiveness of the development, provided that, if the design standards have been revised, such revised standards may govern.
