[Amended 12-30-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13]
A. No application for preliminary or final approval shall be deemed
to have been submitted until the fee and escrow deposit, as set forth
below, shall have been paid.
B. A subdivision or land development application fee (nonrefundable) and an escrow deposit shall be submitted with any application for preliminary or final plan review and/or approval to cover the costs of plan review and processing. Amounts of the application fee and escrow deposit shall be fixed by the Board of Supervisors by resolution. The escrowed funds shall be used to reimburse the Township for actual expenditures incident to these processes, including but not limited to fees of the Township Engineer and other professionals deemed necessary by the Township, and legal fees in excess of the fee for review of the Township's standard forms. Any costs incurred by the Township in excess of the amount held in escrow shall be fully reimbursed by the applicant prior to the issuance of any permits. Any unexpended balance in the escrow deposit shall become part of the second deposit required in Subsection
C below.
C. Following final plan approval and recording and the establishment
of any required performance guarantee, a second escrow deposit shall
be established to cover the cost of inspections of improvements construction;
materials or site testing; or maintenance costs (e.g., snow removal,
cindering, street sweeping, etc.) prior to the acceptance of improvements
by the Township. Any costs incurred by the Township in excess of the
amount held in escrow shall be fully reimbursed by the applicant.
Any unexpended balance in the escrow deposit following acceptance
of dedication of improvements by the Township shall be returned to
the applicant. The amount of the escrow deposit shall be fixed by
the Board of Supervisors by resolution.
Appeals from the actions of the Board with respect
to any application for subdivision or land development approval shall
be governed by the provisions of Act 247 as they may be amended from
time to time, or any successor legislation thereto.