The following procedures shall be observed by all subdividers.
General procedure.
A.
Preliminary and final plans for all proposed subdivisions of land
lying within the Borough limits shall be filed with the Commission
for approval.
B.
Subdivision plans and supporting data submitted to the Planning Commission
will be considered at the Commission's next regularly scheduled
meeting, provided that they are received at least 10 calendar days
in advance of said meeting.
C.
The initial plan filed with the Commission for review shall be considered the official preliminary plan. However, the Commission may proceed to final action at the first consideration of a plan for a small subdivision containing no new streets, if the plan and supporting data comply with all of the requirements for final plans (§ 425-30).
D.
The subdivider may prepare a sketch plan for informal discussion
with the Commission prior to submitting the official preliminary plan
for review. This plan shall be for the purpose of establishing in
advance, if possible, the extent to which the proposed subdivision
conforms with the design standards of this chapter.
General procedure.
A.
Preliminary plans and supporting data shall comply with the provisions of § 425-29 of this chapter.
B.
Seven copies of the preliminary plan shall be submitted to the Commission
by the subdivider.
C.
Fees.
[Amended 3-7-2005 by Ord.
No. 3-2005]
(1)
Fees to defray the costs of subdivision review shall be paid to the
order of Vandergrift Borough at the time of the filing of the preliminary
plan along with an application for subdivision in a form approved
by the Borough. The fees for the filing of a subdivision plan for
review by the Planning Commission shall be $250 for each lot that
the subdivider is requesting review for subdivision and land development
purposes. This fee may be amended from time to time hereafter by resolution
of the Council of Vandergrift Borough.
(2)
Should the services of the Borough Engineer be required for purposes
of review of the plan, the applicant shall be responsible for all
costs associated with the review by the Borough Engineer at the rate
established and charged by the Borough Engineer for the year in which
the plan review is accomplished. All such amounts shall be paid to
the Borough prior to final plan approval along with any other additional
costs or fees permitted by the Municipalities Planning Code and adopted
by the Borough by resolution, which said resolution may be amended
from time to time as required by the Borough Council of Vandergrift
Borough.
E.
Within 30 days after the meeting at which the preliminary plan is
reviewed, the Commission shall notify the subdivider of the changes
and modifications, if any, which must be incorporated on the final
plan before it shall be approved.
F.
Approval of the preliminary plan, subject to conditions, revisions
and modifications as stipulated by the Commission, shall constitute
conditional Commission approval of the subdivision as to the character
and intensity of the development and the general layout and approximate
dimensions of streets, lots and other proposed features.
[Amended 5-6-1970, by Ord. No. 10-1970]
General procedure.
A.
A final plan with supporting data shall be submitted to the Commission
for final approval within one year after Commission action on the
preliminary plan, provided that an extension of time may be granted
by the Commission upon written request. Otherwise, the plan submitted
shall be considered as a new preliminary plan.
B.
The final plan shall conform in all important respects with the preliminary
plan as previously reviewed by the Commission and shall incorporate
all modifications and revisions specified by the Commission in its
conditional approval of the preliminary plan. Otherwise, the plan
shall be considered as a revised preliminary plan.
C.
The Commission may permit submission of the final plan in sections,
each covering a portion of the entire proposed subdivision as shown
on the preliminary plan.
F.
Within 14 days after the meeting at which the final plan is reviewed,
the Commission shall notify the Council in writing of its approval
or disapproval. Reasons for disapproval shall be explicitly stated.
A copy of the said notification to Council shall be sent to the subdivider.
G.
Upon receipt of the final plan from the Commission, the Council may
arrange for a public hearing after giving proper public notice or
may take final action on the plan at a regularly scheduled meeting.
Disapproval of the final plan by Council shall be by resolution, giving
the reasons therefor. Failure of the Council to take final action
on the plan within 30 days of receipt from the Commission shall constitute
Council approval of the plan.
H.
When both the Planning Commission and the Council have approved the
final plan, the Borough Secretary and the Commission Secretary shall
endorse two copies of the final plan to that effect. One copy of the
endorsed final plan shall be kept in the Commission files and the
other returned to the subdivider.
I.
The subdivider shall record the final plan in the office of the Recorder
of Deeds of Westmoreland County within 90 days after the date of approval
by the Borough Council. The copy of the final plan filed for recording
shall be clear and legible white print on linen, bearing the approval
of the Borough Planning Commission and the Borough Council.
