The following procedures shall be observed by
all subdividers.
Fees to defray the cost of subdivision and/or
land development plan reviews shall be paid to the borough in accordance
with the standard fee schedule which shall be established by a resolution
of the borough governing body. A receipt shall be issued by the Administrator
at the time of the collection of any fee, and the date of the receipt
shall also be the effective date of the filing of the application.
Sketch plans are not required by this chapter,
but it is recommended that the applicant submit such a plan in order
to establish, at an early stage in the planning of the subdivision
or land development, the basic conditions required for the approval
of a preliminary plan and a final plan.
The applicant shall record the final plan in
the office of the County Recorder of Deeds within 90 days after the
date of approval by the borough governing body. The copy of the final
plan filed for recording shall be known as the "record plan." It shall
be a clear and legible white print in the form required by the County
Recorder of Deeds, bearing the approval of the Commission and the
borough governing body and the endorsement of the County Planning
Commission. Failure to record the final plan, as required herein,
shall render all approvals null and void.
A simplified procedure for the submission and
approval of subdivision and land development plans may be utilized
when the following conditions exist:
A. Subdivisions of three lots or less. Any subdivision
of three lots or less shall not require the review and approval of
the borough governing body if all municipal improvements within and/or
abutting these lots are already in existence and if such lots comply
with the Borough Zoning Ordinance. Applications for such subdivisions shall be subject only
to the review and approval of the Commission.
B. Other small subdivisions and land developments. The subdivider of a small subdivision and land development, less than three acres in size and not involving the provision of any new streets, easements for access or other public improvements, may elect to omit the preliminary plan application review set forth above. In such a case the applicant may submit the final plan application, which shall be processed in accordance with the requirements of §
196-10. Said final plan application, if it does not require any alteration or modification, may be approved by the Commission and the borough governing body. However, in the event that a modification or condition for approval is required, as determined by the Commission, then the plan shall be considered to be a preliminary plan, and a new final plan application incorporating the required conditions or modifications shall be submitted.