Final Plan Submission Required. A final plan submission for each
minor subdivision or lot line adjustment must be filed by the applicant
and reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A
preliminary plan is not required for a minor subdivision or lot line
adjustment.
The applicant shall file to the staff at least 21 days prior to a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting the required fee(s) and required number of copies of required plans and materials (see § 22-703).
If a state road is involved, the applicant shall forward the
required information to PennDOT and apply for a highway occupancy
permit. If such permit is not granted prior to final plan approval,
then it shall automatically be a condition of final plan approval,
and the plans shall not be recorded until it is granted.
Each final plan filed for minor subdivisions shall provide the information required by § 22-703. Plans for lot line adjustments shall provide the information required by § 22-704.
The staff shall review the submission items filed against a
checklist for completeness and shall report such review to the Commission
at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Based upon the initial review of the Township staff and/or the
Township Engineer, the Commission shall have authority, at its first
regularly scheduled meeting after the submission is filed in a timely
fashion, to determine that a submission is significantly incomplete
and therefore to refuse to review the submission further and to do
one of the following:
Accept the submission as being filed for review on the condition
that the applicant shall file such additional required materials and
information to the staff or appropriate agency or person within a
certain number of days from the date of such acceptance.
Table the acceptance of the submission until the next Planning
Commission meeting where the applicant has met all of the submittal
requirements, and has filed such materials within the required time
period prior to the meeting. The ninety-day time limit for action
shall not begin until such, acceptance.
If the Commission determines that the submission is significantly
complete, as filed and as required, the Commission shall accept the
plans and may begin its review.
Zoning Variances. An application under this chapter shall not
be considered to be complete if one or more zoning variances will
be required for the subdivision or land development to legally occur
as submitted, until such time as the needed zoning variances have
been granted.
Within 30 days from the date duly submitted the plan for review
(unless granted an extension by the Commission) the Township Engineer
should review the engineering considerations in the plan and prepare
an initial report on such considerations to the Commission.
Review by Commission. The Planning Commission shall accomplish the
following within the time limitations of the State Planning Code,
53 P.S. § 10101 et seq. (unless the applicant grants a written
time extension).
Review the final plan submission and recommend any needed revisions
so that the submission will conform to this chapter and other applicable
ordinances.
Recommend approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the
final plan submission in an advisory report to the Board of Supervisors,
specifying any recommended conditions for approval, identifying defects
found by the application, describing requirements which have not been
met and citing the provisions of the ordinance or statute relied upon.
Approve or reject the final plan submission within the time
required by the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq. As of 1991, this law requires the Board of Supervisors to
act not later than 90 days following the date of the first regular
meeting of the Commission held after it has been duly filed for review;
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 thirtieth day following the day
the application has been filed, unless the applicant grants a written
extension of time.
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Review. No subdivision or
land development shall be granted final approval until a report is
received from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission or until the expiration
of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the Lehigh
Valley Planning Commission.
The decision of the Board of Supervisors shall be in writing
and shall be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to
him/her at the last known address not later than 15 days following
the decision.
The approval of the final plan by the Board of Supervisors shall
not by itself constitute an acceptance of the dedication of any street
or other proposed public way, space or area, unless such acceptance
is specifically made at such time.
If the Board of Supervisors elects to accept lands offered for
dedication, the submission shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments
of conveyance to the Township. Such instruments shall state that the
title thereof is free and unencumbered.
If a final plan submission is disapproved, the decision shall
specify defects found in the submission, shall describe requirements
which have not been met, and shall cite the provisions of the statute
or ordinance relied upon in each case.
All of the following information and materials listed in this section are required as part of all minor subdivision submissions, other than lot line adjustments or submittals under § 22-704. This list of requirements shall serve as both a list of requirements, and as a checklist for the applicant and the Township to ensure completion of submissions. The applicant shall submit completed photocopies of this section as part of the application.
The reduced submission requirements listed in this section shall apply, together with the procedural requirements of § 22-702, if either of the following apply:
The determination of the Township staff, which may be based upon
the advice of the Township Engineer; the proposal will involve revisions
to a previously approved plan and those revisions only involve changes
in the supporting documentation or engineering details or to correct
erroneous data or minor omissions concerning a plan previously granted
final plan approval.
The following list of requirements shall serve as both a list of
requirements, and as a checklist for the applicant and the Township
to ensure completion of submissions. The applicant shall submit completed
photocopies of this section as part of the application. The required
information listed in this section may be combined or separated onto
different sheets, provided that the plans will be clearly readable.
Additional Information. The Planning Commission may require that
a plan under this section include the submission of additional information
that would be required if the plan would be a final minor subdivision
plan, if such information is necessary to determine compliance with
this chapter.