Prior to the filing of the subdivision and/or land development plan, the subdivider, developer and/or landowner shall submit to the Planning Commission the data specified under § 520-34.
Within 90 days from the date of the first Planning Commission meeting at which the preapplication proposal was considered, the Commission shall act thereon as submitted or modified, and if approved, the Commission shall express its approval and state the conditions of such approval, if any. If disapproved, the Commission shall also express its disapproval and state the reasons thereof. Approval by the Commission shall be considered as conditional approval only.
Conditional approval of any final plan shall be effective for five years, after the expiration of which such approval shall be considered cancelled and rescinded, unless extended in writing by the Planning Commission.
The subdivision and/or land development plan, together with a completed application, shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, and the fee established by § 520-9 of this chapter shall be paid to the City of Easton.
The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall transmit the subdivision plan to the City Engineer, who before acceptance shall:
A. 
Determine that the proposed subdivision and/or land development plan meets with the requirements of § 520-35 of this chapter.
B. 
Upon receipt of the report of the City Engineer, the Secretary of the Commission shall place the subdivision and/or land development plan on the agenda of the next meeting of the Commission.
Following a review of the subdivision and/or land development plan, the Planning Commission shall, within 90 days from the date of the submission, act thereon as submitted or modified and if approved shall express its approval by resolution. If disapproved, the Commission shall also express its disapproval by resolution and its reasons therefor. The action of the Commission shall be noted on the subdivision and/or land development plan.
If the subdivision plan is disapproved, any person aggrieved thereby may, within 30 days thereafter, appeal therefrom by petition to the Court.
A. 
The action of the Planning Commission in approving any subdivision and/or land development plan and an approved duplicate copy of any such subdivision and/or land development plan shall within 30 days be recorded in the Office of the Recorder. Within 10 days after the recording of the subdivision and/or land development plan, the owner shall notify the Secretary of the Planning Commission, in writing, that the subdivision and/or land development plan was duly recorded.
B. 
All plan sheets that indicate a transfer of property, easements, and offers of dedication shall be recorded with the County of Northampton, Pennsylvania, simultaneously with the associated subdivision and land development plan.
After a subdivision and/or land development plan has been duly recorded, the streets, parks and other public improvements shown thereon shall be considered to be a part of the Official Map of the City.
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When a final plan is approved or approved subject to conditions acceptable to the applicant, such conditions shall be satisfied, and the plan and subdivision improvements agreement shall be signed and fully executed, and any required improvements guarantee posted, and the plan duly recorded in the Northampton County Recorder of Deed Office within five years of the date of such approval.
B. 
Should any of the above requirements fail to be fulfilled within such five-year period, the plan shall be considered abandoned, and no further attempt shall be made to proceed with the plan without resubmission and full review and approval of the plan and compliance with all other requirements, pursuant to this chapter of the City of Easton.
C. 
Plans which at the effective date of this section have been approved or approved subject to conditions for which any of the requirements as set forth above have not been satisfied shall be subject to the same provisions and the five-year time period to begin.