The procedures established in this article shall apply to all subdivisions and land developments that require review and approval by Blair Township. It shall be the subdivider's responsibility to observe and follow the procedures established in this article and to submit all plans and documents as may be required herein.
A. 
Classification of subdivision. Whenever any subdivision of land or land development is proposed, before any contract is made for the sale of any part thereof, and before any permit for the erection of a structure in such proposed subdivision or land development shall be granted, the owner or his agent shall apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision or land development in accordance with the following procedures for subdivision and land development, which includes two steps for a minor subdivision and three steps for a major subdivision or land development as follows:
(1) 
Minor subdivision.
(a) 
Sketch plan (optional).
(b) 
Final minor subdivision plan.
(2) 
Major subdivision or land development.
(a) 
Sketch plan (optional).
(b) 
Preliminary plan.
(c) 
Final plan.
B. 
Preapplication consultation. Prior to filing an application for approval of a subdivision or land development within the Township, the owner or his authorized agent may meet with the Blair Township Supervisors for an official classification of his proposed subdivision or land development. The Blair Township Supervisors shall determine whether the proposal shall be classified as a minor subdivision, a major subdivision, or a land development. At this time, the Township may advise the owner or his authorized agent as to which of the procedures contained herein must be followed.
C. 
Official filing date. For the purpose of these regulations, the official filing date for required plans shall be the date of the next regular meeting of the Blair Township Board of Supervisors following the date the application and plans are received at the Township Building, provided that should the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the submission of the application, the official filing date shall be the 30th day following the day the application has been submitted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
D. 
Blair County Planning Commission review. All plans shall be submitted by the applicant to and reviewed by the Blair County Planning Commission in accordance with its then prevailing rules and regulations. The Township shall not take action on an application until the county report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the county.
E. 
Blair Township Planning Commission review. All plans shall be submitted by the applicant to and reviewed by the Blair Township Planning Commission for advisory comments at its regular monthly meeting. The local Planning Commission may review the plans with engineering, planning, and/or other technical consultants to assist in the preparation of an advisory report for the Board of Supervisors. The Township shall forward to the applicant a copy of any report of the local Planning Commission. The Township shall not take action on an application until the local Planning Commission report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the local Planning Commission.
F. 
Municipal authority review. All plans involving the extension or connection to public water and/or sanitary facilities shall be submitted by applicant to and reviewed by the applicable municipal authority in accordance with its requirements. The Township shall not take action on an application until the Authority's report is received.
G. 
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation review. All plans involving proposed or altered access to a state right-of-way shall be submitted by the applicant to and reviewed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in accordance with its requirements. A copy of the approved highway occupancy permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shall be provided to the Township.
H. 
Blair County Conservation District review. All plans, with the exception of minor subdivisions, shall be submitted by the applicant to and reviewed by the Blair County Conservation District in accordance with latest 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102 regulations.
I. 
Sewage facilities planning module. When applicable, the application shall be accompanied by four copies of a completed sewage facilities planning module as required by and to be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), a planning exemption request, or letter from DEP stating form is not required.
J. 
Other approvals or permits. All plans requiring permit approval from PADEP or any other applicable approval or permit shall be submitted by applicant to and reviewed by the applicable agency including but not limited to:
(1) 
The appropriate NPDES permit for stormwater discharges from construction activities, if applicable.
(2) 
Applicable permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection for waterway obstruction, stream or wetland encroachments, and community water systems.
(3) 
A water quality management permit, NPDES permit, or other permits that may be required for sewage systems and/or discharges of stormwater.
It is encouraged that prior to the preparation of a preliminary plan, the applicant confer with the Blair Township Supervisors for the purpose of an informal discussion concerning the proposed subdivision or land development. The subdivider must submit a sketch plan following the guidelines set forth in Article IV, § 350-21, of these regulations. The sketch plan shall be submitted for review not less than 10 days prior to the date of the regular meeting of the Blair Township Supervisors at which it is to be considered. The applicant should also confer with the applicable municipal authority for all proposals involving public water and sanitary sewer connections or extensions.
A. 
Application fee. The fees for the submission and review of subdivision and land development sketch plans within Blair Township shall be established by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Sketch plan review. The Blair Township Supervisors will review the sketch plan with the applicant as it relates to:
(1) 
The Comprehensive Plan for Blair County.
(2) 
Any local level comprehensive plan which may exist.
(3) 
Other relevant ordinances which may exist.
(4) 
The general suitability of the site for proposed development.
(5) 
The demand for development for the type proposed and the particular location proposed.
(6) 
The availability of necessary services and facilities.
(7) 
The improvements and design required by these regulations.
(8) 
Any proposals of either local, state or federal governments for such improvements as highways, dams, recreation areas, historic sites, plus any other facility that may have an impact on the proposed subdivision.
A. 
Minor subdivision plans shall be initiated and submitted for review in the form of a final minor subdivision plan as specified in § 350-22 and shall be otherwise reviewed in accordance with the procedures and standards of §§ 350-13 and 350-19.
B. 
Any additional subdivision of a tract from which a minor subdivision has already been formed shall be deemed to be a major subdivision and shall follow the procedure applying thereto.
Upon reaching conclusions in the informal discussion(s) as a result of reviewing the sketch plan, and after reviewing the plan requirements of this chapter, the applicant is then in a position to proceed with the preparation and official submission of the preliminary plan except that minor subdivisions need only submit a final plan. The preliminary plan or final minor subdivision plan shall conform with the requirements set forth in Article IV, § 350-23 or 350-22, respectively, of this chapter. When filing an application for review and approval of subdivision and land development plans, the applicant shall submit to the Blair Township Board of Supervisors plans and data at two stages of preparation which shall be designated as preliminary plan and final plan. Application forms for the submission of both preliminary and final plans are available in the Blair Township office.
A. 
Application fee. The fees for the submission and review of subdivision and land development preliminary plans within Blair Township shall be established by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Number of copies. When submitting an application for review and approval of a preliminary plan, the applicant shall submit two copies of prints of the proposed subdivision or development plan, and supporting information along with two copies of any proposed covenants to the Blair Township Board of Supervisors. Copies of the letter of transmittal from the applicant shall be sent to other relevant agencies and companies such as other affected utility companies, post offices, the local school district, assessors, and fire departments, along with a notation that the plans are available for review in the Township office.
On receipt of the recommendations from the prints and information distributed to the local Planning Commission, the County Planning Commission, affected water and sewer agencies, and the Township Engineer, and on receipt of the recommendations of the other agencies noted in § 350-14B, the Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall review the application. Based on a thorough review of the comments of the above-mentioned agencies and of the details of the preliminary plan in light of this chapter, the Township Board of Supervisors shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the preliminary plan. The Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall render its decision not later than 90 days following the date of the next regular meeting of the governing body 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.
A. 
Changes and modifications. The Blair Township Board of Supervisors may require or recommend changes or modifications of the preliminary plan as prerequisite for approval of the final plan.
B. 
Action on the preliminary plan.
(1) 
Approval or approval with conditions, revisions, or modifications as stipulated or suggested by the Township Board of Supervisors of the preliminary plan shall constitute approval of the subdivision or land development as to the character and intensity of development, the arrangement, and approximate dimension of streets, lots, and other planned features. However, approval of the preliminary plan shall not constitute acceptance of approval for final approval and recording on fulfillment of all requirements of these regulations.
(2) 
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, the written decision shall specify the defects found in the application, describe the requirements which have not been met, shall cite the provisions of the statue or ordinance relied upon, and shall be communicated or mailed to the applicant.
After the applicant has received official notification that his preliminary plan has been approved and recommended changes, if any, have been made, he has five calendar years in which to submit a final plan. If the applicant does not do so within a five-year period, the preliminary plan shall be nullified unless a written time extension is approved by Blair Township Board of Supervisors. The final plan must conform to the general scheme of the preliminary plan as approved and must contain the information specified in Article IV, § 350-24. The final plan may be a portion of the entire subdivision shown on the preliminary plan.
A. 
A application fee. The fees for the submission and review of subdivision and land development final plans within Blair Township shall be established by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Provision for final plan approval.
(1) 
Before requesting final plan approval, the applicant must submit to the Blair Township Board of Supervisors either a certification by a licensed engineer that all improvements and installations to the subdivision required by this chapter have been made as required by this chapter and have been made in accordance with the specifications and approved plans, or a financial security in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of such improvements or common amenities, including, but not limited to, roads, stormwater detention and other related drainage facilities, recreation facilities, open space improvements, or buffer or screen plantings which may be required.
(2) 
No plat shall be finally approved unless the streets shown on such plat have been improved to a mud-free or otherwise permanently passable condition, or improved as may be required by this chapter and any walkways, curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants, shade trees, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, stormwater detention facilities, and other improvements as may be required 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, this chapter provides for the deposit with the municipality of financial security in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of such improvements or common amenities, including, but not limited to, roads, stormwater detention and other related drainage facilities, recreation facilities, open space improvements, or buffer or screen plantings which may be required.
(a) 
When requested by the developer, in order to facilitate financing, the governing body or the planning agency, if designated, 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 improvements 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 governing body; such extension shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be placed in writing at the request of the developer.
(b) 
Without limitation as to other types of financial security which the municipality 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.
(c) 
Such financial security shall be posted with a federal- or commonwealth-chartered lending institution chosen by the party posting the financial security, provided said lending institution is authorized to conduct such business within the commonwealth.
(d) 
Such 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 or approval or accompanying agreement for completion of the improvements.
(e) 
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. For purposes of this section, an annual inflation rate of 3% shall be used. Annually, the municipality 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 municipality 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.
(f) 
The amount of financial security required shall be based upon an estimate of the cost of completion of the required improvements, in accordance with applicable prevailing wage rates for Pennsylvania, 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 municipality, upon the recommendation of the municipal engineer, may refuse to accept such estimate for good cause shown. If the applicant or developer and the municipality 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 municipality 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 municipality and the applicant or developer.
(g) 
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 any 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.
(h) 
In the case where development is projected over a period of years, the governing body or the planning agency may authorize submission of final plats by section or stages of development subject to such 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.
(i) 
As the work of installing the required improvements proceeds, the party posting the financial security may request the governing body to release or authorize the release, from time to time, such portion 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 governing body, and the governing body shall have 45 days from receipt of such request within which to allow the municipal engineer to certify, in writing, to the governing body that such portion of the work upon the improvements has been completed in accordance with the approved plat. Upon such certification, the governing body shall authorize release by the lending institution of an amount as estimated by the municipal engineer fairly representing the value of the improvements completed or, if the governing body fails to act within said forty-five-day period, the governing body shall be deemed to have approved the release of funds as requested.
(j) 
Where the governing body accepts dedication of all or some of the required improvements following completion, the governing body 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. Said financial security shall be of the same type as otherwise required in this section with regard to installation of such improvements, and the amount of the financial security shall be of the same type as otherwise required in the section 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.
(k) 
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 municipality, financial security to assure proper completion and 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.
(l) 
If financial security has been provided in lieu of the completion of improvements required as a condition for the final approval of a plat as set forth in this section, the municipality shall not condition the issuance of building or other permits relating to the erection or placement of improvements, including buildings, upon the lots 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, building permits for any building to be erected shall not be withheld following the improvement of the streets, providing access to and from existing public roads 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 lots 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 is hereby expressly repealed.
C. 
Release from improvement bond.
(1) 
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate improvements, the developer shall notify the municipal governing body, in writing, of the completion of the aforesaid improvements and shall send a copy thereof to the Municipal Engineer. The applicant's engineer shall certify that all completed work complies with the approved plans. The municipal governing body shall, within 10 days after receipt of such notice, direct and authorize the Municipal Engineer to inspect all of the aforesaid improvements. The municipal engineer shall, thereupon, file a report, in writing, with the municipal governing body, and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Municipal Engineer of the aforesaid authorization from the governing body; said report shall be detailed and shall indicate acceptance or rejection of said improvements, either in whole or in part, and if said improvements, or any portion thereof, shall not be accepted or shall be rejected by the Municipal Engineer, said report shall contain a statement of reasons for such nonacceptance or rejection.
(2) 
The municipal governing body shall notify the developer within 15 days of receipt of the engineer's report, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of the action of said municipal governing body with relation thereto.
(3) 
If the municipal governing body or the Municipal 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 except that required under § 350-16B(2)(j) pursuant to its performance guaranty bond or other security agreement.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(4) 
If any portion of the said improvements shall not be accepted or shall be rejected by the municipal governing body, the developer shall proceed to complete the same and upon completion, the same procedure of notification, as outlined herein, shall be followed.
(5) 
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 municipal governing body or the Municipal Engineer.
(6) 
Where herein reference is made to the Municipal Engineer, he shall be a duly registered professional engineer employed by the municipality or engaged as a consultant thereto.
(7) 
The Township prescribes that the applicant shall reimburse the municipality for the reasonable and necessary expense incurred for the inspection of improvements, including resident inspection for those improvements as determined by the Township. 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 Municipal 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 engineer or consultant to the municipality when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
(a) 
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such expense in connection with the inspection of the improvements, the applicant shall, within 10 working days of the date of billing, notify the municipality that such expenses are disputed as unreasonable or unnecessary, in which case the municipality 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 expense.
(b) 
If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the municipality and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and municipality 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.
(c) 
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.
(d) 
In the event that the municipality and applicant cannot agree upon the professional engineer to be appointed within 20 days of the billing date, than, upon application of either party, the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the judicial district in which the municipality is located (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 Municipal Engineer nor any professional engineer who has been retained by, or performed services for, the municipality or the applicant within the preceding five years.
(e) 
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 municipality shall pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the municipality and the applicant shall each pay 1/2 of the fee of the appointed professional engineer.
D. 
Remedies to effect completion improvements. In the event that any improvements which may be required have not been installed as provided in this chapter or in accordance with the approved final plat, the governing body of the municipality is hereby granted the power to enforce any security by appropriate legal and equitable remedies. If proceeds of such security are insufficient to pay the cost of installing or making repairs or correction to all the improvements covered by said security, the governing body of the municipality 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 monies 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.
Within 90 days from the submission of the final plan, the Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall review and act on the plan and notify the applicant within 15 days, in writing, of its action. On finding the final plan application to be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and for compliance with the approved preliminary plan, the Board of Supervisors shall affix its seal on the plan together with the certifying signature of the Chairman on each page of the final plan. Where modifications of the final plan are requested or the plan is disapproved, the grounds for these actions must be stated in the notification and noted in the Blair Township Board of Supervisors records.
A. 
Approval of the final plan. Based on a thorough review of the details of the final plan, the Township shall approve, approve with conditions, revisions, or modifications, or disapprove the application and render its decision within 90 days after the date the final plan application was officially filed. The Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision. The approval of the final plan by the Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall not be deemed an acceptance of the proposed dedication and shall not impose any duty on any of the municipalities of Blair County concerning the maintenance or improvements of any such street, highway, alley, or other portions of these same, until the municipality in which the subdivision is located shall have accepted or made actual appropriation of the same by entry, use or improvement. 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 to the provisions of the statute or ordinance relied upon.
All applications for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or final, shall be acted upon by the governing body within such time limits as may be fixed in this chapter, but the governing body shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant no later than 90 days following the date of the next regular meeting of the governing body 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.
A. 
The decision of the governing body 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.
B. 
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. 
Failure of the governing body 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 matter of presentation of communication shall have like effect.
D. 
Changes in this chapter shall affect plats as follows:
(1) 
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 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 provision 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 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.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
Where final approval is preceded by preliminary approval, the aforesaid five-year period shall be counted from the date of 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.
(4) 
Where the landowner has substantially completed the required improvements as depicted upon the final plat within the five-year limit, or any extension thereof as may be granted by the governing body, no change of municipal ordinance or plan enacted subsequent to the 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.
(5) 
In the case of a preliminary plat calling for the installation of improvements or submission of the final plat beyond the specified time 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 a 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 governing body in its discretion.
(6) 
Failure of landowner to adhere to the aforesaid schedule of final plats for the various sections shall subject any such section to any and all changes in zoning, subdivision and other governing ordinances enacted by the municipality subsequent to the date of the initial preliminary plan submission.
E. 
Before action on any subdivision plat by the Board of Supervisors, the applicant shall show that all rights-of-way, streets, sewer and water facilities, and other public improvements have been certified by a registered professional engineer to have been completed in accordance with the approved plans.
F. 
Before acting on any subdivision plat, the governing body or the planning agency, as the case may be, may hold a public hearing thereon after public notice.
Within 90 days after the date of the approval of the final plan by the Blair Township Board of Supervisors, the applicant shall record an original of the same in the office of the Blair County Recorder of Deeds and file with the Township a recorder's certificate that the approved plan has been recorded with the deed book and page numbers indicated. If the applicant fails to have the plan recorded, the decision of the Blair Township Board of Supervisors is voided unless the applicant has obtained a written extension of time approved in writing by the Township. The applicant shall proceed with the sale of lots only after the final plan has been recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds. The approval of the final plan shall not impose any duty on the Board of Supervisors or the Township concerning maintenance or improvements by ordinance or resolution.