On reaching conclusions informally as recommended or required in § 395-11 above regarding his general program and objectives, the subdivider may submit, at least 15 days prior to the meeting of the Commission, four copies of the plats and data specified in Article IX, §§ 395-61 through 395-64, to the Commission and four copies of the plats and data to the County Planning Commission.
[Added 2-9-1999 by Ord. No. 139]
A. 
The applicant shall notify the abutting owners that a preliminary plan proposed for the subject tract has been filed. Such notification shall occur at least 10 days prior to the meeting at which time the preliminary plan is to be presented to and discussed by the Planning Commission. Evidence of such notification in the form of a certified mail receipt shall be presented to the Planning Commission at said meeting.
B. 
In addition, the applicant shall post written notice of the proposed application on the subject property using a form of notice provided by the Township and shall submit a verification of the posting at the time the certified mail receipts are presented to the Bethel Township Planning Commission.
Before the approval of the plat by the Township Planning Commission, said Commission shall ascertain that four copies of the proposed plat have been transmitted by the subdivider to the County Planning Commission. Pending the receipt and consideration of the County Planning Commission's report, the Township Planning Commission shall defer action thereon, but if such report is not received within 45 days from the submission of the plat to the County Planning Commission, the Township Planning Commission may proceed to final action thereon.
A. 
Following review of the preliminary plat and other material submitted for conformity thereof to this chapter, review of the County Planning Commission's report and negotiations with the subdivider on changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of improvements to be made by him, the Township Planning Commission shall, within 31 days, act thereon as submitted, or modified. If approved, the Commission shall express its approval as conditional approval and state the conditions of such approval, if any; or, if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and its reasons therefor.
B. 
The action of the Commission, including any conditions determined, shall be noted on or attached to three copies of the preliminary plat. One copy of the action and the plan shall be returned to the subdivider, one copy transmitted to the County Planning Commission, and the other retained by the Township Planning Commission.
Conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the final plat. Rather it shall be deemed an expression of approval to the layout submitted on the preliminary plat as a guide to the preparation of the final plat which will be submitted for approval of the Township Planning Commission.