[Ord. 208, 9/25/2012]
The purpose of the final plan review is to obtain formal approval
by the Board of Supervisors for completed plans and to enter into
necessary financial securities or a development agreement prior to
recording and commencement of work. The plan shall conform substantially
to the preliminary plan as approved, but, if desired by the applicant/developer,
it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plan
which he proposes to record and develop at the time. The Board of
Supervisors may require the applicant/developer to submit a total
development plan for all portions of the plan and in such detail as
required by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 208, 9/25/2012]
1.
The applicant/developer shall make application to the Township Zoning Officer 10 days prior to the Planning Commission Meeting at which the plan is to be accepted for review; such application will include all plans, data and information listed below and in § 22-703:
A.
The application
shall be made on forms available at the Township building and shall
be accompanied by a specified fee and deposit. Such fees shall include
the reasonable and necessary charges for the Township Engineer and
other professional consultants to review the plans, in accordance
with a fee schedule set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
B.
The applicant/developer
shall submit nine sets of the final plans and data prepared in accordance
with
C.
The applicant/developer
shall submit two electronic copies (one in Auto CAD format and one
in PDF format) of the final plan on durable media such as CDs or DVDs.
D.
Upon
submission of a final plan, the Township shall determine if the application
is complete and, if so, schedule it to be accepted for review at the
next regularly scheduled Township Planning Commission Meeting; if
the Township determines the application is incomplete, the plan and
application shall not be reviewed but shall be returned to the applicant/developer
with a report indicating the deficiencies. Once the plan is accepted
for review by the Planning Commission this shall be considered the
start of the MPC ninety-day review period.
E.
Distribution.
The Township shall distribute copies of the final plan and supporting
data to the following:
(1)
The Board of Supervisors: three copies.
(2)
The Township Planning Commission: nine copies.
(3)
The Environmental Advisory Committee: one copy.
(4)
The Township files: one copy.
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In addition to the copies noted above, the following submissions
shall be made by the applicant/developer:
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(1)
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Township Engineer: one copy.
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(2)
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Township Solicitor: one copy.
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(3)
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Water Authority: copies per agency submission requirements.
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(4)
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Sewer Authority: copies per agency submission requirements.
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(5)
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PennDOT (where required): copies per agency submission requirements.
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(6)
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Monroe County Planning Commission: copies per agency submission
requirements.
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(7)
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Monroe County Conservation District: copies per agency submission
requirements.
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[Ord. 208, 9/25/2012]
1.
The final
plan shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
A.
General
Information. All information required of preliminary plans unless
herein modified. All plans must be acknowledged and signed and sealed
in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Engineer,
Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law. If an environmental
consultant, architect or landscape architect collaborated in the preparation
of the plan, his/her name and address shall also appear. If the applicant/developer
is a corporation, a raised corporate seal shall be provided.
B.
Drafting
Standards. Drafting standards shall be the same as those required
for preliminary plans.
C.
Compliance
with Preliminary Plan Approval. All final plans shall address the
conditions of preliminary plan approval.
D.
Proof
of submission to the all agencies, authorities, commissions, persons,
etc., required to be distributed by the applicant/developer under
the submission guidelines of this Part.
E.
Final Common Open Space (Greenway Land) Ownership and Management Plan. Using the final plan as a base map, the boundaries, acreage and proposed ownership of all common open space (Greenway land) shall be shown. A narrative report shall also be prepared indicating how and by whom such common open space (Greenway land) will be managed, and demonstrating the applicant/developer’s compliance with the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
All offers of dedication of realty or structures and all declarations,
easements, and covenants governing the reservation and maintenance
of undedicated common open space (Greenway land) shall be in a form
acceptable to the Township.
A copy of the proposed deed restrictions, easements, covenants
and declarations shall be submitted and shall be in a form acceptable
to the Township.
F.
Final
conservation easements or deed restriction documents.
G.
The Final
Community Association Document. The final community association documents
shall be consistent with the terms of the preliminary plan approval
and modified as necessary to reflect the proposal for final approval.
[Ord. 208, 9/25/2012]
1.
Township
Engineer Review.
B.
The Engineer
shall review the engineering considerations and guarantees of the
submissions and prepare a report of adequacy for the Planning Commission
and Supervisors. The Township Engineer shall thoroughly check the
final plans of all subdivision or land developments in order to determine
the degree of compliance to all Township ordinances, design standards,
engineering considerations and compliance with the conditions of preliminary
plan approval. The Engineer’s review will be directed most specifically
to plan content and completeness of drawings for construction contract
purposes. The full intent of all design standards of the Township
must be clearly defined in final plans. The final plans shall not
be recommended for approval and shall not be signed by the Township
Engineer until the applicant/developer has completed all plan requirements.
2.
Planning
Commission Review. Following receipt of the complete submission the
Planning Commission shall:
A.
Township,
the Planning Commission shall:
(1)
Receive and review the applicant/developer’s submission.
(2)
Receive and review the report by the Monroe County Planning Commission
and the reports of all other reviewing agencies or persons.
(3)
Receive and review the report by the Township Engineer.
(4)
Listen to applicant/developer’s presentation.
(5)
Discuss submission with the applicant/developer at a Planning Commission
meeting.
(6)
Determine whether the final plans meet the requirements of this Chapter and the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and comply with all the conditions of preliminary plan approval. A final plan shall not be recommended for approval until the applicant/developer has met all the conditions of the action granting approval of such plan at the preliminary plan stage.
(7)
Submit a recommendation regarding plan approval on the plan for use
by the Board of Supervisors; such recommendation to be contained within
the Commission’s regular minutes or as a separate report at
the discretion of the Planning Commission.
3.
Board
of Supervisors Review.
A.
Following
receipt of the Township Planning Commission’s report and, unless
extended by the applicant/developer, within 90 days following the
date of the first regular Planning Commission meeting which follows
the date the complete application is filed, the Board of Supervisors
shall:
(1)
Receive and review the applicant/developer’s submission, listen
to the applicant/developer’s presentation and discuss the project
with the applicant/developer at a public meeting.
(2)
Receive and review the reports by the Township Planning Commission,
the Township Engineer, the Monroe County Planning Commission and other
agencies or officials who have submitted a report.
(3)
Evaluate the applicant/developer’s submission, presentation,
the discussion with the applicant/developer, the Township Engineer’s
report and the Planning Commission’s report.
(4)
Determine whether the final plan meets the objectives and requirements of this Chapter and the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and comply with all the conditions of preliminary plan approval. A final plan shall not be recommended for approval until the applicant/developer has met all the conditions of the action granting approval of such plan at the preliminary plan stage.
(5)
Express its approval of the plan, stating the conditions of such
approval, if any, or its disapproval, stating the reasons therefor.
The Township may approve plans subject to conditions which require
the consent of the applicant/developer, in which event the applicant/developer
shall advise the Board of Supervisors prior to the final vote by the
Board of Supervisors on the plan as to whether he accepts or rejects
said conditions.
(6)
Ruling on the Final Plan. The Board of Supervisors shall act upon
the final plan within the time limits and in the manner required in
the MPC.
(7)
Notification of Ruling. The Board of Supervisors shall provide written
notice to the applicant/developer in accordance with MPC requirements.
Refusal by the applicant/developer to accept conditions of approval
shall constitute disapproval of the plan.
B.
A final
plan shall not be signed by the authorized officers of the Board of
Supervisors until the applicant/developer has met all of the conditions
of the action granting approval of such plan.
4.
Following
approval of a final plan, the applicant/developer shall submit four
completed and executed record plan Mylar drawings for signatures by
the members of the Board of Supervisors. No Mylar plans shall be released
for recording until a development agreement and related financial
security between the Township and the applicant/developer have been
executed.
5.
No changes,
erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made in any final plan
after approval has been given by the Board of Supervisors and endorsed,
in writing, on the plan. In the event that any final plan, when recorded,
contains any such changes, the final plan shall be considered null
and void, and the Board of Supervisors shall institute proceedings
to have said plan stricken from the records of the County Recorder
of Deeds.
6.
All approved
final plans must be recorded in accordance with Part 9, “Recording
of Final Plan.”
