All plats shall be subject to approval, modification or rejection by the Board of Township Supervisors; in the event such a plat is disapproved, the reasons therefore shall be set forth in writing and given to the applicant, in accordance with the provisions of § 508 (53 P.S. 10508) of the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code," as amended. Prior to action by the Board of Township Supervisors, all plats shall be referred to the Township Planning Commission for its review and recommendations.
The applicant shall submit preliminary and final copies of plats to the Township Secretary, together with the minimum Township fees required in § 22-12 of this chapter, plus any and all fees required by the Franklin County Planning Commission for review of and report on the application. Upon receipt of any application, the Township Secretary shall distribute the required number of copies to the Township agencies concerned as provided for in Articles V, VI and VII of this chapter, and shall also forward a copy of any application to the Franklin County Planning Commission for review and report together with the required county review and report fees. The Township shall not approve any application until the county report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the county. All plats when first submitted shall be considered preliminary plats. If the applicant makes substantial revisions in the plat after it has been approved in preliminary form, such revised plat shall be treated as a preliminary plat when submitted.
Plats shall be reviewed by the Township Planning Commission at its first regular meeting following the date of submittal, providing that such plats are submitted no later than 12 noon at least 10 working days prior to the meeting. Meetings of the Planning Commission at which plats are reviewed shall be open to the public. Applicants may be given reasonable notice of the time and place at which their plats are to be reviewed.
Approval of preliminary plats by the Board of Township Supervisors shall be considered approval of the arrangement and dimensions of streets, lots, and other features shown on the plats and may be conditioned upon specific changes to be incorporated in the final plats. The Board's approval of the final plats shall be given only after the requirements and conditions indicated on or in connection with the preliminary plats have been met; and said approval shall constitute final Township approval for the purpose of recording the plats in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Before acting on any plat, the Board of Township Supervisors may arrange for a public hearing thereon after giving such notice, as it may deem necessary and desirable in each case.
When an entire tract of land is divided, for the first and only time, into not more than five lots with frontage on a paved street of sufficient width and no public improvements are proposed or when a subdivision involves divisions of land for adjoining lot addition purposes only, the Planning Commission may recommend and the Supervisors may approve, upon written application of the applicant, that approval be granted on the basis of the plat submitted and identified as preliminary/final. Land development plans shall be reviewed for such consideration on an individual basis and shall only be considered in instances where no public improvements are required and when the proposed development is deemed negligible by the Township. Said plats shall be prepared and reviewed in accordance with all of the preliminary and final plat requirements of Articles VI and VII of this chapter.
A. 
Filing fees shall be paid by the applicant to the Township Secretary at the time of filing of any application. Such fees shall be as established most recently by the Board of Supervisors by resolution.
B. 
Subject to the provisions of this § 22-14, concerning the applicant's payment of review and report fees, no final approval of any application will be granted by the Township unless and until the applicant reimburses the Township for the cost and expense of the following professional services incurred by the Township, or any agency, Commission or Board thereof, in connection with the review and approval of any plat or application, or the inspection of public improvements.
(1) 
Engineering services.
(2) 
Legal services.
(3) 
Stenographer's fees.
(4) 
Sewage Enforcement Officer fees.
C. 
All of the above fees for which the Township seeks reimbursement shall be certified by the Township Secretary to the applicant at the time when the Township is in a position to finally approve any application or plat. Such review fees may include reasonable and necessary charges by the Township's professional consultants, engineer or attorney, for review and report thereon to the Township. Such review fees shall be based upon the following schedule: Such review fees shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary charges by the Township's professional consultants, engineer or attorney for similar service in the community, but in no event shall such review fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the Township's professional consultants, engineer or attorney to the Township when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants. In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review fees, the applicant shall, within 14 days of the applicant's receipt of the bill, notify the Township Secretary that such fees are disputed, in which case the Township shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application due to the applicant's request over disputed fees. If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the Township and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are reasonable and necessary, then the Township and applicant shall jointly, by mutual agreement, appoint another professional to review the said expenses and make a determination as to the amount thereof which is reasonable and necessary. Said professional shall be of the same profession or discipline as the consultant whose fee is being disputed. The professional so appointed shall hear such evidence and review such documentation as the professional 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. In the event that the Township and applicant can not agree upon the professional to be appointed within 20 days of the billing date, then, upon application of either party, the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County shall appoint such professional, who, in that case shall be neither the municipal professional nor any professional who has been retained by, or performed services for, the Township or the applicant within the preceding five years. The fee of the appointed professional 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 Township shall pay the fee of the professional, but otherwise the Township and the applicant shall each pay 1/2 of the fee of the appointed professional.
D. 
All of the above fees, requirements, and arrangements shall be subject to revision, modification and amendment, from time to time, by the Metal Township Board of Supervisors, by Fee Resolution, duly adopted by a majority vote of the said Board of Supervisors at a public meeting duly convened in accordance with law.
E. 
Other fees. Fees for all other permits required for and by Metal Township for opening roads, connecting to sewers, building construction, etc., shall be payable to Metal Township and deposited with the Township Secretary.
F. 
In the case of a street dedication, an easement dedication, or other such dedications, the applicant at the time of application shall agree to cover the cost of advertising the Ordinance, preparing any necessary exhibits and/or legal descriptions, accepting the deed of dedication and its recording and registration costs.