A.
Application; fee.
(1)
Before any major subdivision of land takes place, an application shall be submitted and approved. The application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Board, on the appropriate form provided by the Board, with the appropriate copies of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision. An application packet can be provided to an applicant by the Secretary of the Board or it can be downloaded from the Township's website at www.ourclark.com. The document, entitled "Township of Clark Land Development Application," contains the necessary instructions, forms and related documents that need to be provided for this application. The Planning Board will require full and complete responses and answers to all requirements and questions contained thereon.
B.
Revision; amendment.
(1)
Following the public hearing and prior to adoption of a resolution of approval or disapproval of a subdivision application, the subdivider may request and the Board may grant permission to revise the preliminary plat.
(2)
The Board shall also have the discretion to permit the applicant to submit an amendment application in appropriate instances.
C.
Action by Township Engineer. Prior to consideration of the preliminary plat by the Board, the Township Engineer shall examine the preliminary plat for conformance with the engineering requirements of the Township. The Township Engineer shall submit his/her comments to the Board prior to the date set for consideration of the preliminary plat by the Board.
D.
Approval.
(1)
Notation. Where the Board acts favorably on a preliminary plat, the Chairperson and the Secretary of the Board shall affix their signatures to the plat, with a notation that it has now received approval, and it shall be returned to the subdivider for compliance with final approval requirements.
(2)
Effect. Approval of the preliminary plat shall constitute approval of the subdivision as to form only; that is, as to the arrangement and approximate dimensions of streets, lots and other planned features.
(3)
Rights of applicant. Preliminary approval shall confer upon the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the date of approval: