A. 
To transfer the general and approximate ideas of the sketch plat more exactly to a precise base to verify their feasibility and merit before proceeding with detailed construction and engineering documents.
B. 
Preliminary plats and all required supplementary data for all proposed subdivisions and land developments shall be submitted to the designated City official.
C. 
If the preliminary plan submission complies with § 352-12 of this article, the designated City Official shall acknowledge such compliance. The designated City official can forego preliminary approval and consider this for final approval, if it also complies with all requirements of Article V.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
Official submission of a preliminary plat to the City Planner shall comprise submitting the following information no less than 10 days prior to a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting:
A. 
Submission of at least 14 copies of a completed subdivision or land development application and the appropriate application fee.
B. 
Submission of at least 14 legibly drawn or reproduced paper prints of the preliminary plat which shall fully comply with provisions of this chapter as set forth in § 352-12 of this article.
C. 
Submission of at least 14 copies of all required supplemental information as set forth in § 352-12 of this article.
D. 
The designated City official shall refer one plat print and one copy of the supplemental information to the County Planning Commission; plat prints and copies of the supplemental information shall be provided to the City Planning Commission members for recommendations as to changes, alterations and modifications.
E. 
Additional prints of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the respective agencies in each of the following circumstances:
(1) 
Whenever the property being subdivided or developed abuts a state legislative route, one print of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(2) 
Whenever a proposed subdivision or land development is located in more than one municipality or located adjacent to another municipality, one print of the preliminary plat shall be submitted for each municipality.
(3) 
Whenever required, one print shall be submitted to the utility companies, Natural Resources Conservation District and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
F. 
Prior to any review process commencing, the applicant must provide sufficient documentation to indicate compliance with Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
A. 
Review of the preliminary plat by the County Planning Commission shall proceed as follows:
(1) 
Within 30 days of the date of official submission, the County Planning Commission shall review the preliminary plat to determine its conformance with County plans and priorities, and shall recommend such written changes and modifications as it may deem necessary or advisable in the public interest to the City Planner, City Planning Commission and the applicant's engineer, planner, landscape architect or surveyor.
(2) 
Review of the preliminary subdivision or land development plat by the County Planning Commission shall constitute County planning review as set forth in § 502 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10502.
B. 
Review of the preliminary plat by the City Planning Commission shall proceed as follows:
(1) 
When a preliminary plat has been officially submitted to the designated City official, such plat shall be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission for review at its next regular monthly meeting; provided, that such official submission has occurred no less than 10 calendar days prior to such regular meeting. The Planning Commission may hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat at this time.
(2) 
The City Planning Commission shall review the preliminary plat to determine its conformance with the standards contained in this chapter and other applicable City ordinances and shall require or recommend such changes and modifications as it deems necessary.
(3) 
No decision shall be made by the City Planning Commission with respect to a preliminary plat until the City Planning Commission has received and considered the written report of the County Planning Commission, unless the County Planning Commission fails to report thereon within 30 days after receipt of a preliminary plat. In all cases, however, the City Planning Commission shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days following the date of the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission next following the date the application is filed; provided, that should the next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, said ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application has been filed.
(4) 
During review of the preliminary plat, the Planning Commission shall also consider the report of the City Engineer when making its decision.
(5) 
The decision of the City Planning Commission 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.
(6) 
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, 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 the provisions of the statute or ordinance relied upon.
C. 
The approval of the City Planning Commission shall be an expression of the tentative approval of the layout submitted in the preliminary application and the preliminary plat shall be stamped and signed as follows:
NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
Notice is hereby given that the general plan of the applicant shown in this plat has received preliminary approval of the Lock Haven City Planning Commission and that said Commission is now ready to receive the final application for consideration.
 
 
Lock Haven City Planning Commission
 
 
Date
  Chairman
The preliminary plat of a subdivision or land development, notwithstanding any other requirement stipulated by this chapter, shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet, shall be designed in accordance with the provisions of Article VII and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information, except that the City Planning Commission may waive any requirement or request additional information where it is clearly appropriate to the application:
A. 
A key map at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 1,000 feet, showing the relation of the portion to be subdivided or developed to the entire tract and the relation of the entire tract to the neighborhood for at least 1,000 feet beyond the boundary.
B. 
The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number, date, graphic scale and the following names and addresses:
(1) 
Name and address of record owner or owners.
(2) 
Name and address of the subdivider or developer.
(3) 
Name, address and professional seal of the person who prepared the plat.
(4) 
Names of adjacent and facing owners.
C. 
Acreage of the tract to be subdivided or developed to the nearest tenth of an acre.
D. 
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet for slopes averaging less than 10% and at vertical intervals of five feet for slopes averaging 10% or greater. Contours shall be in the United States Coast and Geodetic Control Survey Datum.
E. 
The location of existing and required setback lines, streets within 200 feet of the subdivision or land development, the location of existing and proposed buildings, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain pipes and all natural features, such as wooded areas, alluvial soils, flood areas and rock formations.
F. 
A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying to the land.
G. 
A full plan of development showing the location of all proposed streets, roads, alleys, utility easements, parks, playgrounds and other public areas; suggested street names, proposed building setback lines for each road; proposed lot lines dimensioned in feet and tenths and approximate areas of lots in square feet; lot numbers in consecutive order; and all streets, public use or proposed to be dedicated or reserved for future public use, together with the conditions of such dedications or reservations.
H. 
When required by the City Engineer, the preliminary plat shall be accompanied by profiles showing existing ground surface and proposed street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision; typical cross-sections of the proposed grading, roadway and sidewalk; and preliminary plans of proposed water lines, sanitary and stormwater sewers, with grades and sizes indicated.
The Planning Commission may waive the preliminary plan submission in the case of a subdivision plan fronting on an existing street and where proposed streets or other improvements are not involved. The subdivider, in that instance, must follow the subdivision final plan procedures.