All subdivision and land development plan applications shall,
for the purposes of this procedure, be classified as either minor
or major. Plans shall be classified in accordance with the following
criteria:
A. Minor subdivision plan. A subdivision plan may be classified as a
minor subdivision where the following circumstances apply:
(1) No street, either public or private, nor any improvement (including
the extension of a public water or sewer main) which is intended to
be dedicated to the Township is to be constructed.
(2) No land disturbance activities will take place except those incidental
to construction of a single-family detached dwelling on a single-family
lot.
(3) No more than two new lots are proposed.
(4) No further subdivision can occur within the resulting lots.
(5) The purpose of the plan is to provide a lot line adjustment or a
recombination of lots and no development is proposed.
B. Minor land development plan. A land development may be classified
as a minor land development where the following circumstances apply:
(1) The addition to an existing nonresidential structure having an area
which is the equivalent of not more than 10% of the existing gross
floor area or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less.
(2) The expansion of an existing parking lot having an area which is
the equivalent of not more than 20% of the existing parking lot area
or 1,500 square feet, whichever is less.
C. Major subdivision or land development plan.
(1) Any subdivision or land development plan that does not satisfy the minor subdivision or land development plan criteria specified in Subsections
A and
B above shall be classified as a major subdivision or land development plan.
(2) Exception. Upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, a subdivision or land development that does not satisfy the criteria set forth in Subsections
A and
B above may go directly to final plan with the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
An applicant may seek approval for a minor subdivision or land development, as defined under the terms of §
385-10A and
B, according to the following procedure:
A. A final plan, prepared in accordance with §
385-22, shall be submitted and reviewed in accordance with the applicable provisions as set forth in §
385-16.
B. As part of the final plan review process for minor subdivisions or land developments, copies shall be sent by the Township to the relevant agencies as listed in §
385-15.
C. All minor subdivision or land development plans shall be referred
by the Board of Supervisors to the Planning Commission for review.
After final plan approval and within 30 days after the completion
of all required improvements, the applicant shall submit a record
plan showing the location, dimension and elevation of all improvements.
In addition, the plan shall indicate that the resultant grading, drainage
structures and/or drainage systems and erosion and sediment control
practices (including vegetative measures) are in substantial conformance
with the previously approved drawings and specifications. The plan
shall note all deviation from the previously approved drawings. Three
paper copies and two electronic copies of the plan shall be submitted
to the Board of Supervisors, which shall distribute them as follows:
A. One copy to the Township Engineer.
B. Two copies to the Township files.
C. One electronic copy of the record plans must be submitted using the
AutoCAD 2002 compatible or .DWG and .DXF CAD file formats.
D. One electronic copy of the record plans must be submitted in a PDF
format showing the design engineer's seal and signature.
All streets, parks or other improvements shown on the subdivision
or land development plan, recorded or otherwise, shall be deemed to
be private until such time as the same has been offered for dedication
to the Township and accepted by resolution by the Township Supervisors.