Preliminary approval of a major subdivision or site plan, pursuant to Article VIII, § 285-36, of this chapter, shall, except as provided in Subsection D of this section, confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of the preliminary approval:
A. 
That the general terms and conditions on which preliminary approval was granted shall not be changed, including but not limited to use requirements; layouts and design standards for streets and curbs; lot size; yard dimensions and off-tract improvements; and, in the case of a site plan, any requirements peculiar to the site plan approval, pursuant to Article IX of this chapter, except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Borough from modifying by ordinance such general terms and conditions of preliminary approval in order to protect public health and safety;
B. 
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 plans, as the case may be;
C. 
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 Borough's Design and Performance Standards, under Article XII, have been amended, such amended standards may govern;
D. 
In the case of a subdivision or site plan for an area of 25 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsections A, B and C above, for such period of time longer than three years as the Planning Board shall determine to be reasonable, taking into consideration: 1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under preliminary approval; 2) economic conditions; and 3) the comprehensiveness of the development. Thereafter, the applicant may apply for and the Planning Board may grant an extension to preliminary approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the same factors outlined above, provided that if the Borough's Design and Performance Standards, under Article XII, have been amended, such amended standards may govern.
Final approval of a major subdivision or site plan, pursuant to Article VIII, § 285-37, has the following effect:
A. 
The zoning requirements applicable to preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer, pursuant to § 285-47, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date of final approval, provided that in the case of major subdivision the plat has not been duly recorded with the County Recording Officer. If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval, and in the case of a subdivision has duly recorded the plat as required, the Planning Board may grant extensions of such period of protection of one year and not to exceed three extensions of one year each. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the granting of final approval terminates the time period of preliminary approval.
B. 
In the case of a subdivision or site plan of 25 acres or more, the Planning Board may grant the rights referred to in Subsection A above for such period of time longer than two years as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration: 1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval; 2) economic conditions; and 3) the comprehensiveness of the development. Thereafter, the developer may apply for and the Planning Board may grant an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the Planning Board to be reasonable, taking into consideration the same factors outlined above.