The procedures set forth below shall be observed by all subdividers.
A. 
Sketch, preliminary and final plans for all proposed subdivisions of land lying within the Borough limits shall be filed with the Planning Commission for approval.
B. 
Subdivision and land development plans and supporting data submitted to the Planning Commission will be considered at the Commission's next regularly scheduled meeting, provided that they are received at least 15 calendar days before said meeting.
[Amended 8-6-2002 by Ord. No. 1128, approved 8-6-2002]
C. 
The initial plan filed with the Commission for review shall be considered the official preliminary plan. However, the Commission may proceed to final action at the first consideration of a plan for a minor subdivision containing no new streets, if the plan and supporting data comply with all of the requirements for final plans contained in § 140-9.
D. 
The subdivider may prepare a sketch plan for informal discussion with the Commission before submitting the official preliminary plan for review. This plan shall be for the purpose of establishing in advance, if possible, the extent to which the proposed subdivision conforms to the Comprehensive Plan and design standards of this chapter.
A. 
Preliminary plans and supporting data shall comply with the provisions of Article VI of this chapter.
B. 
Eight copies of the sketch or preliminary plan shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer by the developer. The plans must be submitted 15 days before the Planning Commission's regularly scheduled meeting with a completed land development or subdivision application. It is the applicant's responsibility to file copies with the Monroe County Planning Commission.
[Amended 8-6-2002 by Ord. No. 1128, approved 8-6-2002; 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 1206, approved 9-2-2008]
C. 
Fees to defray the cost of the subdivision and land development review shall be paid to the order of the Borough of East Stroudsburg according to the following fee schedule:
[Amended 8-6-2002 by Ord. No. 1128, approved 8-6-2002]
(1) 
Application fees (upon filing of the preliminary plan):
(a) 
Land developments, 10,000 square feet or less: $50.
[1] 
Each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof: $25.
(b) 
Subdivision, minor (two lots): $250.
(c) 
Subdivision, major: $250, plus $25 per lot.
(d) 
Signing fee. An additional fee of $100 is required whenever any land development plan is to be signed by the Borough for recording.
(2) 
The Borough realizes that it will incur professional costs in addition to the administrative costs associated with the approval of a subdivision or land development plan and has established the following fees to be held on account:
(a) 
Subdivision and land developments:
[1] 
Land development of less than 1/2 acre: $1,000.
[2] 
Land developments of over 1/2 acre: $1,500 per acre or fraction thereof.
[3] 
Subdivision: $500 per lot.
[4] 
Maximum of $5,000 for any initial escrow deposit.
(b) 
Sketch plans:
[1] 
When sketch plans require an engineering review, a fee sufficient to cover the Borough's cost shall be deposited. This fee shall be to cover the engineering review and shall be deposited with the Borough prior to the release of the Borough Engineer's review.
D. 
Within 30 days after the meeting at which the preliminary subdivision plan is reviewed, the Commission shall notify the subdivider of the changes and modifications, if any, which must be incorporated on the final plan before it shall be approved.
E. 
Approval of the preliminary plan, subject to conditions, revisions and modifications as stipulated by the Commission, shall constitute conditional Commission approval of the subdivision as to the character and intensity of the development and the general layout and appropriate dimensions of streets, lots and other proposed features.
F. 
Within 14 days of the date the preliminary plan was presented to the Planning Commission, the Commission shall transmit to the Borough Council its recommendations, in writing, regarding what modifications or changes the Commission recommends.
A. 
A final plan with supporting data shall be submitted to the Commission for final approval within one year after Commission action on the preliminary plan, provided that an extension of time may be granted by the Commission upon written request. Otherwise, the plan submitted shall be considered as a new preliminary plan.
B. 
The final plan shall conform in all important respects to the preliminary plan as previously reviewed by the Commission and shall incorporate all modifications and revisions specified by the Commission in its conditional approval of the preliminary plan. Otherwise, the plan shall be considered as a revised preliminary plan.
C. 
The Commission may permit submission of the final plan in sections, each covering a portion of the entire proposed subdivision as shown on the preliminary plan.
D. 
The final plan and supporting data shall comply with the provisions of Article VI and §§ 140-26 through 140-28 of this chapter. Failure to do so shall be cause for tabling the plan.
E. 
Eight copies of the final plan with supporting data shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer 10 days before the Planning Commission's regularly scheduled meeting.
F. 
Within 14 days after the meeting at which the final plan is reviewed, the Commission shall notify the Council, in writing, of its approval or disapproval. Reasons for disapproval shall be explicitly stated. A copy of said notification to the Council shall be sent to the subdivider.
G. 
Upon receipt of the final plan from the Commission, the Council may arrange for a public hearing after giving proper public notice or may take final action on the plan at a regularly scheduled meeting. Disapproval of the final plan by the Council shall be by a motion, giving the reasons therefor. Failure of the Council to take final action on the plan within 30 days of receipt from the Commission shall constitute Council approval of the plan.
H. 
When both the Planning Commission and the Council have approved the final plan, the Borough Secretary and the Commission Secretary shall endorse three copies of the final plan to that effect. One copy of the endorsed final plan shall be kept in the Commission files and the other returned to the subdivider.
I. 
The subdivider shall record the final plan in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Monroe County within 30 days after the date of approval by the Borough Council. The copy of the final plan filed for recording shall be a clear and legible white print on linen, bearing the approval of the Borough Planning Commission and the Borough Council.