A. 
Plan review fees may include reasonable and necessary charges by the Township's professional consultants or the Township Engineer for review and report thereon to the Township. Such review fees shall be based upon a schedule established by ordinance or resolution. Such review fees shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary charges by the Township Engineer or consultant for similar service in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the Township Engineer or consultant to the Township when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
(1) 
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review fees, the applicant shall, within 10 days of the billing date, notify the Township that such fees are disputed, in which case the Township shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.
(2) 
If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the Township and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and Township shall jointly, by mutual agreement, appoint another professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to review the said review fees and make a determination as to the amount thereof which is reasonable and necessary.
(3) 
The professional engineer so appointed shall hear such evidence and review such documentation as the professional engineer in his or her sole opinion deems necessary and render a decision within 50 days of the billing date. The applicant shall be required to pay the entire amount determined in the decision immediately.
(4) 
In the event that the Township and applicant cannot agree upon the professional engineer to be appointed within 20 days of the billing date, then, upon application of either party, the President Judge of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas (or if at the time there be no President Judge, then the senior active judge then sitting) shall appoint such engineer, who, in that case, shall be neither the Township Engineer nor any professional engineer who has been retained by, or performed services for, the Township or the applicant within the preceding five years.
(5) 
The fee of the appointed professional engineer for determining the reasonable and necessary review fees shall be paid by the applicant if the amount of payment required in the decision is equal to or greater than the original bill. If the amount of payment required in the decision is less than the original bill by $1,000 or more, the Township shall pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the Township and the applicant shall each pay one-half of the fee of the appointed professional engineer.
A. 
Developers are encouraged to informally discuss possible development sites with the Planning Commission prior to submission of the preliminary or final plan application especially where the proposed development has the potential of having a significant effect on traffic, stormwater or other factors that may directly affect the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
B. 
If desired, a sketch plan can be submitted and prepared however, a sketch plan is not a mandatory submission. The submission of the sketch plan enables East Lampeter Township to openly discuss the applicant's project and to make recommendations for the applicant to consider in preparing the formal submission.
C. 
Submission of a sketch plan shall constitute formal filing of a plan with the Planning Commission.
D. 
Sketch plan reviews are not required to be consistent with procedures of the PA Municipalities Planning Code.
A. 
The applicant may request the Board of Supervisor's consideration of a modification of preliminary plan requirements, including a waiver of the preliminary plan requirements. Preliminary plans are not required in the following circumstances:
(1) 
A subdivision plan of not more than nine residential lots served by public water and sewer facilities and for which no new street provisions are required.
(2) 
Minor plan; lot line change, lot add-on plan.
B. 
The preliminary plan application and all information and procedures relating thereto shall, in all respects, be in compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. It is the responsibility of the developer to coordinate his plans pursuant to the provisions of this chapter with the respective private and public service agencies.
C. 
One copy of the preliminary plan application and a corresponding digital version of the application, including the preliminary plan, the plan review fees and all supporting information required in § 368-401 of this chapter, shall be submitted to the Director of Planning of the Township. The Director of Planning shall submit all applications to the Township Planning Commission for its review and recommendations prior to review and approval by the Board of Supervisors.
D. 
In addition to submitting the required material in accordance with Subsection C of this section, the applicant shall be responsible for forwarding copies of the preliminary plan application for subdivision and land development to the Lancaster County Planning Department, East Lampeter Sewer Authority and any adjacent municipality identified by the Township as being affected by the development for review and report together with a fee sufficient to cover the costs of the review and report which fee shall be paid by the applicant. The Board of Supervisors shall not approve any preliminary plan application until the reports from the Lancaster County Planning Commission/Department and the adjacent municipality are received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the Lancaster County Planning Commission/Department and the adjacent municipality.
E. 
In general, the Township Planning Commission will schedule a briefing of the preliminary plan application following submission. The Township Planning Commission will take action on the plan within the specified Municipality Planning Code time frames.
F. 
The Township Planning Commission will discuss the preliminary plan application with the developer or his agent at its regular meeting and will review the application to determine if it meets the standards set forth in this chapter. The preliminary plan application shall then be submitted by the Township Planning Commission, together with its analysis and recommendations, to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
G. 
Any act or recommendation of the Township Planning Commission which involves engineering consideration may be subject to review and comment by the Township Engineer, whose comments shall be incorporated and separately set forth with the analysis and recommendations of the Township Planning Commission to the Board of Supervisors.
H. 
Before acting on any subdivision plat, the Board of Supervisors may hold a public hearing therein after public notice.
I. 
All applications for approval of a plat shall be acted upon by the Board of Supervisors which shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days following the date of the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors or the Township Planning Commission (whichever first reviews the application) following the date the application is filed, provided that should the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, the said ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application has been filed.
(1) 
The decision of the Board of Supervisors shall be in writing and shall be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to him at his last known address not later than 15 days following the decision.
(2) 
When the approval of a plat is subject to conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors, the approval of the plat shall be rescinded automatically upon the failure of the applicant to accept or reject such conditions in writing not later than 30 days following the decision.
(3) 
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, or if the application is approved with conditions, the decision shall specify the defects found in the application and describe the requirements which have not been met and shall, in each case, cite to the provisions of this chapter relied upon.
(4) 
Failure of the Board of Supervisors to render a decision and communicate it to the applicant within the time and in the manner required herein shall be deemed an approval of the application in terms as presented unless the applicant has agreed, in writing, to an extension of time or change in the prescribed manner of presentation of communication of the decision, in which case, failure to meet the extended time or change in manner of presentation of communication shall have like effect.
J. 
Approval of the preliminary plan application shall constitute approval of the development as to the character and intensity of development, the arrangement and approximate dimension of streets, lots and other planned features, but shall not authorize the sale of lots, the lease of land, buildings or portions of buildings, or the development of land.
A. 
Final plan applications for the entire project shall be submitted within three years after the Board of Supervisors has approved the preliminary plan application. Final plan applications may either be submitted in sections, each section covering a portion of the entire development shown on the preliminary plan application if the relationship of the part to the whole is clearly shown, or the final plan can be for the entire project.
B. 
Unless an extension of time has been granted by the Board of Supervisors upon written request, a final plan application submitted after the three-year period shall be considered a new preliminary plan application and shall be required to comply with the plan application requirements listed in § 368-402 of this chapter.
C. 
The final plan applications shall conform in all important respects with the preliminary plan application previously approved by the Township and shall incorporate modifications and revisions specified by the Board of Supervisors in its conditional approval of the preliminary plan application. If the final plan does not so conform, the developer may, in writing, request to have the application be considered as a revised preliminary plan application, in which case it shall be required to comply. With the plan application requirements listed in § 368-402 of this chapter.
D. 
Two copies of the final plan application and a corresponding digital version of the application, including the final plan, the plan review fees and all supporting information required in § 368-402 of this chapter, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Township. The Township Director of Planning shall submit all applications to the Township Planning Commission for its review and recommendations prior to review and approval by the Board of Supervisors.
E. 
In addition to submitting the required material in accordance with Subsection D of this section, the applicant shall be responsible for forwarding copies of the final plan application for subdivision and land development to the Lancaster County Planning Department and any adjacent municipality identified by the Township as being affected by the development for review and report together with a fee sufficient to cover the costs of the review and report which fee shall be paid by the applicant. The Board of Supervisors shall not approve any final plan application until the reports from the Lancaster County Planning Department and the adjacent municipality are received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the Lancaster County Planning Department and the adjacent municipality.
F. 
In general, the Township Planning Commission will schedule the final plan briefing following submission to the Township. The Township Planning Commission will take action on the final plan within the specified Municipality Planning Code time frames.
G. 
The Township Planning Commission will discuss the final plan application with the developer or his agent at its regular meeting and will review the application to determine if it meets the standards set forth in this chapter. The final plan application shall then be submitted by the Township Planning Commission, together with its analysis and recommendations, to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
H. 
Any act or recommendation of the Township Planning Commission which involves engineering consideration may be subject to review and comment by the Township Engineer, whose comments shall be incorporated and separately set forth with the analysis and recommendations of the Township Planning Commission to the Board of Supervisors.
I. 
Before acting on any subdivision plat, the Board of Supervisors may hold a public hearing therein after public notice.
J. 
All applications for approval of a plat shall be acted upon by the Board of Supervisors which shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days following the date of the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors or the Township Planning Commission (whichever first reviews the application) next following the date the application is filed, provided that should the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, the said ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day application has been filed.
(1) 
The decision of the Board of Supervisors shall be in writing and shall be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to him at his last known address not later than 15 days following the decision.
(2) 
When the approval of a plat is subject to conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors, the approval of the plat shall be rescinded automatically upon the failure of the applicant to accept or reject such conditions in writing not later than 30 days following the decision.
(3) 
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, or if the application is approved with conditions, the decision shall specify the defects found in the application and describe the requirements which have not been met and shall, in each case, cite to the provisions of this chapter relied upon.
(4) 
Failure of the Board of Supervisors to render a decision and communicate it to the applicant within the time and in the manner required herein shall be deemed an approval of the application in terms as presented unless the applicant has agreed in writing to an extension of time or change in the prescribed manner of presentation of communication of the decision, in which case, failure to meet the extended time or change in manner of presentation of communication shall have like effect.
K. 
No plat which will require access to a highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation shall be finally approved unless the plat contains a notice that a highway occupancy permit is required pursuant to Section 420 of the Act of June 1, 1945 (P.L. 1242, No. 428), known as the "State Highway Law," before driveway access to a state highway is permitted.
A. 
No plat shall be finally approved unless the streets, walkways, curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants, shade trees, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and other improvements as may be required by this chapter have been installed in accordance with this chapter. In lieu of the completion of any improvements required as a condition for the final approval of a plat, including improvements or fees required pursuant to Subsection I of this section, the developer shall deposit financial security in favor of the Township in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of such improvements or common amenities including, but not limited to, roads, stormwater detention and/or retention basins and other related drainage facilities, recreational facilities, open space improvements, or buffer or screen plantings which may be required.
B. 
When requested by the developer, in order to facilitate financing, the Board of Supervisors shall furnish the developer with a signed copy of a resolution indicating approval of the final plat contingent upon the developer obtaining a satisfactory financial security. The final plat or record plan shall not be signed nor recorded until the financial security agreement is executed. The resolution or letter of contingent approval shall expire and be deemed to be revoked if the financial security agreement is not executed within 90 days unless a written extension is granted by the Board of Supervisors. Such extension shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be placed in writing at the request of the developer.
C. 
Without limitation as to other types of financial security which the Township may approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, federal or commonwealth chartered lending institution irrevocable letters of credit and restrictive or escrow accounts in such lending institutions shall be deemed acceptable financial security for the purposes of this section.
D. 
Such financial security shall be posted with a bonding company or federal or commonwealth chartered lending institution chosen by the party posting the financial security, provided said bonding company or lending institution is authorized to conduct such business within the commonwealth.
E. 
Such bond, or other security shall provide for, and secure to the public, the completion of any improvements which may be required on or before the date fixed in the formal action of approval or accompanying agreement for completion of the improvements.
F. 
The amount of financial security to be posted for the completion of the required improvements shall be equal to 110% of the cost of completion estimated as of 90 days following the date scheduled for completion by the developer. Annually, the Township may adjust the amount of the financial security by comparing the actual cost of the improvements which have been completed and the estimated cost for the completion of the remaining improvements as of the expiration of the 90th day after either the original date scheduled for completion or a rescheduled date of completion. Subsequent to said adjustment, the Township may require the developer to post additional security in order to assure that the financial security equals said 110%. Any additional security shall be posted by the developer in accordance with this subsection.
G. 
The amount of financial security required shall be based upon an estimate of the cost of completion of the required improvements, submitted by an applicant or developer and prepared by a professional engineer licensed as such in this commonwealth and certified by such engineer to be a fair and reasonable estimate of such cost. The Township, upon the recommendation of the Township Engineer, may refuse to accept such estimate for good cause shown. If the applicant or developer and the Township are unable to agree upon an estimate, then the estimate shall be recalculated and recertified by another professional engineer licensed as such in this commonwealth and chosen mutually by the Township and the applicant or developer. The estimate certified by the third engineer shall be presumed fair and reasonable and shall be the final estimate. In the event that a third engineer is so chosen, fees for the services of said engineer shall be paid equally by the Township and the applicant or developer.
H. 
If the party posting the financial security requires more than one year from the date of posting of the financial security to complete the required improvements, the amount of financial security may be increased by an additional 10% for each one-year period beyond the first anniversary date from posting of financial security or to an amount not exceeding 110% of the cost of completing the required improvements as reestablished on or about the expiration of the preceding one-year period by using the above bidding procedure.
I. 
In the case where development is projected over a period of years, the Board of Supervisors may authorize submission of final plats by section or stages of development subject to other requirements or guarantees as to improvements in future sections or stages of development as it finds essential for the protection of any finally approved section of the development.
J. 
If water mains or sanitary sewer lines, or both, along with apparatus or facilities related thereto, are to be installed under the jurisdiction and pursuant to the rules and regulations of a public utility or municipal authority separate and distinct from the Township, financial security to assure proper completion thereof shall be posted in accordance with the regulations of the controlling public utility or municipal authority and shall not be included within the financial security as otherwise required by this section.
A. 
Upon the approval of a final plat, the developer shall within 90 days of such final approval record such plat in the office of the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds. Should the plat not be recorded within such period, the action of the Board of Supervisors shall become null and void. The final plat to be recorded shall be an exact copy of the approved final plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall bear the signatures of the representatives of the Board of Supervisors, the Township Planning Commission, and the Lancaster County Planning Department. The County Recorder of Deeds shall not accept any plat for recording, unless such plat officially notes the approval of the Board of Supervisors and review by the Lancaster County Planning Department. The applicant shall also provide the Township with two paper and one digital copy of the plans after recording.
B. 
Until such time as the final plat receives final plan approval and is recorded in the office of the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds, no lots shall be sold or conveyed, no construction shall be initiated on any buildings, no work shall be initiated on any land development, no grading of the site shall take place and no work shall be initiated with regard to any site improvements, except for improvements constructed prior to final plan approval in accordance with § 386-305A.
C. 
The recording of the plat shall not constitute grounds for assessment increases until such time as lots are sold or improvements are installed on the land included within the subject plat.
D. 
Recording of the final plat after approval of the Board of Supervisors shall have the effect of an irrevocable offer to dedicate to the public use, all streets and other public areas shown thereon, unless reserved by the developer as hereinafter provided. The approval of the Board of Supervisors shall not impose any duty upon the Township concerning maintenance or improvement of any such dedicated streets or public areas until the Board of Supervisors shall have accepted the same by ordinance or resolution.
E. 
If certain areas, streets or alleys are proposed to remain in private ownership, the developer shall place a notation on the final plan to the effect that there is no offer of dedication to the public of such designated areas, streets or alleys, in which event, the title to such areas shall remain with the landowner, and the Board of Supervisors shall assume no responsibility for improvements or maintenance thereof, which fact shall also be noted on the final plan.
F. 
After a plat has been approved and recorded as set forth in this article, all streets and public grounds on such plat shall be, and become a part of the Official Map of the Township without public hearing.
A. 
Unless specifically stated otherwise within this article, the Board of Supervisors hereby designates the Road Superintendent to act on its behalf in the making of all inspections; provided, however, that the formal acceptance of any street, and the execution of any documents related thereto, is reserved to the Board of Supervisors. The Road Superintendent, where he deems appropriate, may seek the assistance of the Township Engineer.
B. 
At the time of initiation of construction, the developer shall notify the Township Director of Public Works or Director of Planning so that the Road Superintendent may inspect the street and other improvements during construction. The Township shall also be notified two days in advance of the intended date of construction of the street base so that the subgrade may be inspected, and one day in advance of the intended date of construction of the paved surface so that the base course may be inspected. No provisions as stated herein shall be construed as mandating periodic inspections and the undertaking of periodic inspections shall not be construed as an acceptance of the work during construction or as a final inspection of the construction.
C. 
The Township, at the request of the developer, reserves the right to request tests of the street to determine whether the street complies in all respects with the requirements of the Township.
A. 
As the work of installing the required improvements proceeds, the party posting the financial security may request the Board of Supervisors to release or authorize the release, from time to time, such portions of the financial security necessary for payment to the contractor or contractors performing the work. Any such requests shall be in writing addressed to the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Supervisors shall have 45 days from receipt of such request within which to allow the Township Engineer to certify, in writing, to the Board of Supervisors that such portion of the work upon the improvements has been completed in accordance with the approved plat. Upon such certification the Board of Supervisors shall authorize release by the bonding company or lending institution of an amount as estimated by the Township Engineer fairly representing the value of the improvements completed or, if the Board of Supervisors fails to act within said forty-five-day period, the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed to have approved the release of funds as requested. The Board of Supervisors may, prior to final release at the time of completion and certification by the Township Engineer, require retention of 10% of the estimated cost of the aforesaid improvements.
B. 
If financial security has been provided in lieu of the completion of improvements required as a condition for the final approval of a plat, the Township shall not condition the issuance of building, grading or other permits relating to the erection or placement of improvements, including buildings, upon the late or land as depicted upon the final plat upon actual completion of the improvements depicted upon the approved final plat. Moreover, if said financial security has been provided, occupancy permits for any building or buildings to be erected shall not be withheld following: the improvement of the streets providing access to and from existing public streets to such building or buildings to a mud-free or otherwise permanently passable condition, as well as the completion of all other improvements as depicted upon the approved plat, either upon the lot or lots or beyond the lot or late in question if such improvements are necessary for the reasonable use of or occupancy of the building or buildings. Any ordinance or statute inconsistent herewith 15 hereby expressly repealed.
A. 
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate improvements, the developer shall notify the Board of Supervisors, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of the completion of the aforesaid improvements and shall send a copy thereof to the Township Engineer. The Board of Supervisors shall, within 10 days after receipt of such notice, direct and authorize the Township Engineer to inspect all of the aforesaid improvements. The Township Engineer shall, thereupon, file a report, in writing, with the Board of Supervisors, and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer by certified or registered mail. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Township Engineer of the aforesaid authorization from the Board of Supervisors; said report shall be detailed and shall indicate approval or rejection of said improvements, either in whole or in part, and if said improvements, or any portion thereof, shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Township Engineer, said report shall contain a statement of reasons for such non approval or rejection.
B. 
The Board of Supervisors shall notify the developer, within 15 days of receipt of the Township Engineer's report, in writing by certified or registered mail of the action of the Board of Supervisors with relation thereto.
C. 
If the Board of Supervisors or the Township Engineer fails to comply with the time limitation provisions contained herein, all improvements will be deemed to have been approved and the developer shall be released from all liability, pursuant to its performance guaranty bond or other security agreement.
D. 
If any portion of the said improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Board of Supervisors, the developer shall proceed to complete the same and, upon completion, the same procedure of notification, as outlined herein, shall be followed.
E. 
Nothing herein, however, shall be construed in limitation of the developer's right to contest or question by legal proceedings or otherwise, any determination of the Board of Supervisors or the Township Engineer.
F. 
Where herein reference is made to the Township Engineer, he shall be as a consultant thereto.
G. 
The Township may prescribe that the applicant shall reimburse the Township for the reasonable and necessary expense incurred for the inspection of improvements. Such reimbursement shall be based upon a schedule established by ordinance or resolution. Such expense shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary fees charged by the Township Engineer or consultant for work performed for similar services in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the Township Engineer or consultant to the Township when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
(1) 
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such expense in connection with the inspection of improvements, the applicant shall, within 10 working days of the date of billing, notify the Township that such expenses are disputed as unreasonable or unnecessary, in which case the Township shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application or any approval or permit related to development due to the applicant's request over disputed engineer expenses.
(2) 
If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the Township and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and Township shall jointly, by mutual agreement, appoint another professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to review the said expenses and make a determination as to the amount thereof which is reasonable and necessary.
(3) 
The professional engineer so appointed shall hear such evidence and review such documentation as the professional engineer in his or her sole opinion deems necessary and render a decision within 50 days of the billing date. The applicant shall be required to pay the entire amount determined in the decision immediately.
(4) 
In the event that the Township and applicant cannot agree upon the professional engineer to be appointed within 20 days of the billing date, then, upon application of either party, the President Judge of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas (or if at the time there be no President Judge, then the senior active judge then sitting) shall appoint such engineer, who, in that case, shall be neither the Township Engineer nor any professional engineer who has been retained by, or performed services for, the Township or the applicant within the preceding five years.
(5) 
The fee of the appointed professional engineer for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses shall be paid by the applicant if the amount of payment required in the decision is equal to or greater than the original bill. If the amount of payment required in the decision is less than the original bill by $1,000 or more, the Township shall pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the Township and the applicant shall each pay one-half of the fee of the appointed professional engineer.
H. 
In the event that any improvements which may be required have not been installed as provided in this chapter or in accord with the approved final plat the Board of Supervisors is hereby granted the power to enforce any corporate bond, or other security by appropriate legal and equitable remedies. If proceeds of such bond, or other security are insufficient to pay the cost of installing or making repairs or corrections to all the improvements covered by said security, the Board of Supervisors may, at its option, install part of such improvements in all or part of the subdivision or land development and may institute appropriate legal or equitable action to recover the moneys necessary to complete the remainder of the improvements. All of the proceeds, whether resulting from the security or from any legal or equitable action brought against the developer, or both, shall be used solely for the installation of the improvements covered by such security, and not for any other municipal purpose.
A. 
All streets, parks or other improvements shown on the subdivision or land development plan, recorded or otherwise, shall be deemed to be private and shall not impose any duty upon the Township concerning maintenance or improvement until such time as the same has been offered for dedication to the Township and accepted by the Board of Supervisors as required herein.
B. 
Nothing in this section shall imply that the Board of Supervisors is bound to accept a street, park or other improvement if all conditions are in compliance as required herein.
C. 
Prior to acceptance of any street, street name signs shall be erected by the developer in accordance with standards promulgated by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to a resolution.
D. 
The developer may offer to dedicate any street, park or other improvement so indicated for dedication on the recorded final plat. Such offer of dedication shall be accompanied by a deed of dedication for the street, park or other improvement, and a fee to cover recording costs and the cost of preparing the resolution of acceptance.
E. 
Before acceptance of any street, park or other improvement, the Board of Supervisors may require the posting of financial security to secure structural integrity of said improvements as well as the functioning of said improvements in accordance with the design and specifications as depicted on the final plat for a term not to exceed 18 months from the date of acceptance of dedication unless otherwise determined by Board of Supervisors. Said financial security shall be of the same type as otherwise required in this article with regard to installation of such improvements, and the amount of the financial security shall not exceed 15% of the actual cost of installation of said improvements.
F. 
Township shall not accept dedication of a roadway until 100% of lots are developed.
G. 
If water mains or sanitary sewer lines, or both, along with apparatus or facilities related thereto, are to be installed under the jurisdiction and pursuant to the rules and regulations of a public utility or municipal authority separate and distinct from the Township, financial security to assure proper maintenance thereof shall be posted in accordance with the regulations of the controlling public utility or municipal authority and shall not be included within the financial security as otherwise required by this section.
H. 
If the deed of dedication and the maintenance guarantee are found to be in proper order and, upon final inspection, the improvements are determined to meet the required specifications of the Township, the Board of Supervisors may adopt a resolution accepting the street, park or other improvement. Upon adoption of such resolution, the Board of Supervisors shall execute the deed containing a notation that the street, park or other improvement has been accepted for future maintenance and repair. No street, park or other improvement shall be considered finally accepted by the Township until the deed has been recorded and filed within the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds.
I. 
After a street has been finally accepted by the Township, no person, firm or corporation shall cut into, destroy or disturb said street or any part thereof in any manner for a period of five years from the date of final acceptance. Thereafter, no person, firm or corporation shall cut into, destroy or disturb said street in any manner whatsoever without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Township. Said permit need not be issued by the Township unless the cutting, destruction or disturbance is required for the laying of utility lines and the person, firm or corporation seeking the permit posts with the Township a bond with corporate surety or other assurances satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors in an amount equal to the anticipated cost of total restoration of the disturbed surface. Said bond or other assurance shall guarantee the Township that the disturbed street, and the surrounding area a distance of 10 feet in all directions therefrom, will be restored by said person, firm or corporation to the original condition of the site prior to disturbance. The restoration of the street shall be done under the supervision and direction of the Township Road Superintendent.
Changes in any governing ordinance or plan shall affect plats as follows:
A. 
From the time an application for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or final, is duly filed as provided in this chapter, and while such application is pending approval or disapproval, no change or amendment of the zoning, subdivision and land development or other governing ordinance or plan shall affect the decision on such application adversely to the applicant and the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the provisions of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time the application was duly filed. In addition, when a preliminary application has been duly approved, the applicant shall be entitled to final approval in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary application as hereinafter provided. However, if an application is properly and finally denied, any subsequent application shall be subject to the intervening change in governing regulations.
B. 
When an application for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or final, has been approved without conditions or approved by the applicant's acceptance of conditions, no subsequent change or amendment in the zoning, subdivision or other governing ordinance or plan shall be applied to affect adversely the right of the applicant to commence and to complete any aspect of the approved development in accordance with the terms of such approval within five years from such approval.
C. 
Where final approval is preceded by preliminary approval, the aforesaid five-year period shall be counted from the date of the preliminary approval. In the case of any doubt as to the terms of a preliminary approval, the terms shall be construed in the light of the provisions of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time when the application for such approval was duly filed.
D. 
Where the landowner has substantially completed the required improvements as depicted upon the final plat within the aforesaid five-year limit, or any extension thereof as may be granted by the Board of Supervisors, no change of any Township ordinance or plan enacted subsequent to the date of filing of the preliminary plat shall modify or revoke any aspect of the approved final plat pertaining to zoning classification or density, lot, building, street or utility location.
E. 
In the case of a preliminary plat calling for the installation of improvements beyond the five-year period, a schedule shall be filed by the landowner with the preliminary plat delineating all proposed sections as well as deadlines within which applications for final plat approval of each section are intended to be filed. Such schedule shall be updated annually by the applicant on or before the anniversary of the preliminary plat approval, until final plat approval of the final section has been granted and any modification in the aforesaid schedule shall be subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors in its discretion.
F. 
Each section in any residential subdivision or land development, except for the last section, shall contain a minimum of 25% of the total number of dwelling units as depicted on the preliminary plan, unless a lesser percentage is approved by the Board of Supervisors in its discretion. Provided the landowner has not defaulted with regard to or violated any of the conditions of the preliminary plat approval, including compliance with landowner's aforesaid schedule of submission of final plats for various sections, then the aforesaid protections afforded by substantially completing the improvements depicted upon the final plat within five years shall apply and for any section or sections, beyond the initial section, in which the required improvements have not been substantially completed within said five-year period the aforesaid protections shall apply for an additional term or terms of three years from the date of final plat approval for each section.
G. 
Failure of landowner to adhere to the aforesaid schedule of submission of final plats for the various sections shall subject any such section to any and all changes in zoning, subdivision and other governing ordinance enacted by the Township subsequent to the date of the initial preliminary plan submission.
Applicants for approval of plans which propose to alter the location of lot lines that meet the following criteria shall not be required to submit a sketch plan and shall not be required to seek preliminary plan approval and shall be permitted to file a single application for final plan approval. All applicants who seek processing in accordance with this section shall submit plans and documentation meeting all requirements of § 368-403.
A. 
Lot line change/lot add-on requirements. Lot line change/lot add-on plans shall only be permitted when:
(1) 
No lot or tract of land is created which is smaller than the minimum nor larger than the maximum lot size permitted by Chapter 375, Zoning.
(2) 
Drainage easements or rights-of-way are not altered.
(3) 
Access to the affected parcels is not changed.
(4) 
Street alignments are not changed.
(5) 
No new lots are created.
(6) 
Property pins are identified by surveyor.
B. 
Deed required. A copy of the deed to be recorded for the receiving tract shall be submitted prior to recording of the lot line change/lot add-on plan. The deed shall provide a description of the receiving tract which reflects the proposal to join it in common with the acreage to be conveyed.
C. 
Lot line change/lot add-on plan submission and recording procedures. In every case where a proposal conforms to the requirements of this section, the application shall comply with the following procedures:
(1) 
Submit to the Township one paper copy and one digital file of a lot line change/lot add-on plan, including any supplemental documents, prepared to the standards specified in § 368-403 of this chapter, one correctly completed application form, and the appropriate filing fee.
(2) 
If the plan is approved, the applicant shall record the plans with the Recorder of Deeds. These plans shall be filed with the Recorder of Deeds prior to the execution of a deed for the land. The applicant shall provide one set of recorded plans to the Township (paper and digital format).
(3) 
All plans approved under this subsection shall be recorded as specified in this chapter.