A.
The Board of Commissioners shall establish, by resolution, a collection
procedure and schedule of fees to be paid hereunder by the developer
at the time of filing a preliminary plan. Said resolution shall also
establish a fee for public hearings.
B.
Review fees shall be assessed for each subdivision and land development
preliminary and final application, based on a specific fee schedule
adopted by resolution reflecting the actual costs incurred by the
Township in reviewing the plan.
C.
In the event a developer initiates revisions to a plan, the revised
application and plan shall be accompanied by a fee, in an amount determined
by the Township, to cover the costs incurred to process and review
the plan. Revisions required by the Planning Commission or Board of
Commissioners are not required to pay the additional fee.
D.
In order to defray a portion of the cost incurred by the Township
in inspecting the installation of the improvements required by this
chapter, and to ensure compliance with this chapter, the developer
shall present a check or money order, made payable to the Township,
in an amount equal to 2% of the estimated cost of the improvement(s)
used in the determination of the construction guarantee, as determined
by the Township Engineer. This fee shall be paid at the time of submission
of the development agreement.
E.
Said schedule of fees shall be posted in the municipal offices and
shall be available for inspection upon request.
F.
No final plan shall be approved unless and until all fees and charges
are paid in full.
Before acting on an application for approval, the Board of Commissioners,
or the Planning Commission, may hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant
to public notice, as defined by this chapter.
The format and wording of certificates and approvals to appear
on the final tracing proposed for recording shall conform to the requirements
of the Allegheny County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance,
as now or hereinafter amended.
No lot in a subdivision shall be sold, no permit to erect, alter
or repair any building upon land in a subdivision or development shall
be issued, and no building shall be erected in a subdivision or development,
until a final plan has been approved by the Township and properly
recorded and, further, until the required improvements have been constructed
or their construction guaranteed.
Where any road, public or private, in the Township, including
the paved area, gutters, utilities and the right-of-way, is hereafter
damaged in any manner whatsoever, the person or persons directly responsible
for said damage, the subcontractor and/or general contractor for whom
said persons or his superiors work, or with whom they have contracted,
shall be severally and jointly liable for any and all damage to said
Township roads and shall repair said damage within 90 days of any
written notification by the Township. All repairs shall meet Township
standards and shall be subject to Township inspection.
