[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 5-8-89F; 4-13-1998 by Ord. No.
4-13-98B; 6-9-2003 by Ord. No. 6-9-03B]
60.9.1. Final authority for approval or denial of approval for all preliminary
and final major subdivision and major land development plans shall
be vested in the Municipal Council. However, prior to action by the
Municipal Council, all such plans shall be referred to the Planning
Commission for review and recommendation; provided, however, that
the failure to make such referral and/or the failure of the Planning
Commission to review and/or make a recommendation with respect to
any such plan shall not affect the validity of any action taken by
the Board or Municipal Council with respect to any such plan.
60.9.2. Final authority for approval or denial of minor land developments
shall be vested in the Planning Commission.
60.9.3. Final authority for approval or denial of sub-minor land developments
and minor subdivisions shall be vested in the Subdivision Officer.
[Amended 4-13-1998 by Ord. No. 4-13-98B]
60.11.1.
Three copies of a final plat of any land proposed for a minor
subdivision, drawn in accordance with the rules and regulations herein
prescribed, shall be submitted by the developer to the Subdivision
Officer. The Subdivision Officer shall note the date of receipt of
the application, fees and escrow deposit. The application shall not
be deemed to be submitted until a complete application, which shall
include, without limitations, the required fees, has all been submitted.
The Subdivision Officer shall make a preliminary review of the application.
If the Subdivision Officer determines that the application is defective
on its face, he shall notify the applicant. The applicant may then
submit the application as is, revise the application for the purpose
of correcting defects or withdraw the application. Any request by
the applicant to withdraw must be in writing.
60.11.2.
The Subdivision Officer shall then approve, approve with conditions
or deny the minor subdivision within the time limitations prescribed
by Section 508 of the Municipalities Planning Code. No further approvals are required for a minor subdivision.
[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 5-8-89F]
60.15.1.
No construction or land disturbance activities (not including
soil or percolation testing, well drilling, or similar engineering
or surveying activities) shall be commenced until the applicant submits
to the Municipal Engineer two paper copies, one reproducible Mylar
copy and a digital file of the plat as recorded by the Recorder of
Deeds. The digital file is to be in a format that is acceptable to
the Municipality.
[Amended 12-11-2006 by Ord. No. 12-11-06B]
60.15.2.
No application for a building permit under the Municipal Zoning
Ordinance shall be submitted and no building permit under the Municipal
Zoning Ordinance shall be issued for any building in any subdivision
and no work shall be done on any building in any subdivision until
the final plans for the said subdivision have been approved and recorded
as provided for, the development agreement has been fully executed,
and until the terms of this ordinance have been satisfied. Further,
where final subdivision approval has been conditioned upon the submission
and approval of individual lot grading plans for some or all of the
lots, no building permit shall be issued for construction on any such
lot until this condition has been complied with.
60.15.3.
No application for a building permit under the Municipal Zoning
Ordinance shall be submitted and no building permit under the Municipal
Zoning Ordinance shall be issued for any building in any land development
and no work shall be done on any building in any land development
until the preliminary plans for the said land development have been
approved as provided for, the development agreement has been fully
executed and until the terms of this ordinance have been satisfied.
60.15.4.
No water system or sewer system, including extensions to existing
or proposed systems or new systems employing sewage treatment plants,
shall be constructed prior to the issuance of appropriate permits
from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources or from
federal or local agencies, as required.
[Amended 11-12-2012 by Ord. No. 11-12-12F]
60.16.1.
The continuing validity of any approval of plans in accordance
with this article shall be subject to those limitations established
by the Municipalities Planning Code. In the event the developer or
applicant fails to record any plans or documents in the time period
prescribed by the Municipal Code and/or the MPC, Municipal Council,
at its judgment, may reapprove the plan in accordance with the previous
approval for recording purposes. There is to be no charge to the applicant
or developer for the initial reapproval of said plan or document.
Should the developer or applicant fail for a second time to record
the reapproved plan within the prescribed time period, then any subsequent
request for reapproval is to be accompanied with a fee of $125, payable
to the Municipality.
[Amended 5-8-1987 by Ord. No. 5-8-87E; 11-12-2012 by Ord. No.
11-12-12F]
60.17.1.
Major modifications of the approved plan, as determined by the
Municipality, shall be resubmitted and reprocessed, including the
submittal of all applicable application fees, in the same manner as
the original plan. All site disturbance activities shall cease pending
approval of modified plans.
60.17.2.
Minor modifications of the approved plan, as determined by the
Municipality, shall be submitted for review and approval to the Subdivision
Officer. If the Subdivision Officer, Code Official and Municipal Engineer
determine that the changes are in conformance with all municipal land
use regulations under their respective areas of responsibilities,
then the Subdivision Officer may approve the changes. The request
for the approval of the minor modification to the approved plan is
to be accompanied with a fee of $125, payable to the Municipality.