[Amended 8-12-1991 by Ord. No. 453; 3-14-1994 by Ord. No. 497; 5-27-1997 by Ord. No. 539; 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 580; 6-24-2004 by Ord. No. 644; 2-26-2007 by Ord. No. 681; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No. 722; 3-14-2016 by Ord. No. 794; 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 853; 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 888; 12-22-2025 by Ord. No. 920]
A. 
Subdivision (preliminary and/or final plan). The fees and escrows prescribed below shall apply to subdivision plans unless the plan proposes new or modified road, storm sewer, or similar infrastructure requiring municipal review and approval. Such plans shall be prescribed the fees and escrows for land development plans contained in Subsection B below.
(1) 
Fee. A minimum fee of $400 shall be charged by Peters Township for the acceptance and consideration of applications for preliminary and/or final plan review of a major subdivision for the first two lots. An additional fee of $60 per lot shall be charged for each lot over two lots.
(2) 
Escrow. The following escrow are required for plan review:
(a) 
An escrow amount is required to cover payment of fees charged by the Township Engineer for review and reports on the plan at the rate of $60 per lot, with a minimum escrow of $400. Fees shall be paid from this fund to the Township Engineer in accordance with the current rate schedule accepted by the Council in January of each year and the procedures established in Act 247, as amended.
(b) 
Any balance remaining will be refunded or credited toward the 3% engineering and inspection escrow if the plan involves installation of public improvements.
B. 
Land development plan (preliminary and/or final plan). The fees and escrows prescribed below shall apply to land development plans including those subdivisions proposing new or modified road, storm sewer, or similar infrastructure as noted above.
(1) 
Fee. A minimum fee of $700 shall be charged by Peters Township for the acceptance and consideration of applications for preliminary and/or final plan review of a major land development plan for the first five acres. An additional fee of $60 per acre shall be charged for each acre over five acres.
(2) 
Escrow. The following escrow are required to continue with plan review:
(a) 
An escrow fee shall be posted for the purpose of offsetting the cost associated with the engineering review of the site plan, including any required stormwater management plan. The initial escrow fee shall be a flat fee of $2,000 plus $550 per acre for each acre over one acre. Any cost incurred by the Township for the engineering review exceeding the initial engineering fee shall be invoiced to and paid by the applicant. No permits of any kind shall be issued to the applicant if the applicant has an outstanding escrow fee invoice.
(b) 
Any balance remaining will be refunded or credited toward the 3% engineering and inspection escrow if the plan involves installation of public improvements.
C. 
(Reserved)
D. 
As a condition of approval, the applicant shall enter into an agreement with Peters Township to pay the following fees and escrows:
(1) 
A performance completion bond in the amount of 110% of the estimated cost of all improvements approved on the plat, including, where specified, grading, street improvements, curbs, sidewalks, stormwater drains and lines, access to open space, erosion and sedimentation control measures, stormwater management measures, and any other specifications on the approved plat, contained in the subdivision improvement agreement, or called for on the construction drawing approved by the Township Engineer. The cost estimate shall be arrived at as prescribed in Chapter 385, Subdivision and Land Development, and by Act 247, as amended, and by the grading fee schedule contained in § 195-18. Per the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) Section 509(h),[1] Peters Township may require the developer to increase the financial security by a maximum of 10% each year for every year that the improvements remain incomplete.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10509(h).
(2) 
An escrow shall be charged by Peters Township to cover the following:
(a) 
$250 for the delivery of one, full-size, paper copy and one electronic copy of the recorded plan certified by the Recorder of Deeds of Washington County.
(b) 
An amount equal to 3% of the total construction cost of all improvements, which shall cover the cost of engineering reviews and inspections by the Township Engineer or his representatives. The minimum initial escrow for any plan involving public improvements will be $6,600. Fees shall be paid from this account to the Township Engineer in accordance with the current rate schedule as accepted by the Council in January of each year and in accordance with the procedure established in Act 247, as amended. Any balance remaining after all inspections are completed shall be refunded, and any additional inspection fees shall be paid by the developer prior to acceptance of public improvements.
(3) 
Fees shall be paid to Peters Township to cover the following:
(a) 
$300 for the preparation or review of any legal agreements required by the Township.
(b) 
$500 per street intersection for the erection of street and traffic signs.
(c) 
An amount to cover the rental for each fire hydrant for a period of two years from the time of installation of the hydrant(s) at the current rental rate at the time of approval of the plat.
(d) 
All costs that may be due West Penn Power for the installation of streetlights.
(e) 
Open space markers shall be installed along the perimeter of all open space or parkland parcels as depicted on the recorded plan. The Township will furnish the markers for a cost of $50 each. The developer shall be responsible for the installation of the markers which will need to be installed prior the acceptance by the Township of the public improvements.
(f) 
$800 per monument as shown on the approved plat plan.
(g) 
A fee shall be deposited to cover the cost of snow-removal services on roads dedicated but not yet accepted by the Township. This fee shall be based on the two-lane rate per travel mile paid by PennDOT for Class D roads, as amended annually. The Township will require a two-year deposit in advance; if the road(s) are not accepted prior to October 31 of year two, the fee will be replenished.
(4) 
The developer shall supply to the Township an acceptable format of a digitized version of the recorded plan and as-built drawings of the pavement, storm sewer and/or stormwater management facilities, sanitary sewer, and utility locations; or reimburse the Township for its costs of digitizing the same.
(5) 
In the event that an approved final plat is not recorded within the 90-day time limit required by Act 247, and the plan must be resubmitted for reapproval, there will be a new fee levied of $200 for each occurrence.
A. 
Minor subdivision plan.
(1) 
Fee. A fee of $400 shall be charged by Peters Township for the acceptance and consideration of applications for preliminary or final plan review of a minor subdivision.
(2) 
Escrow. $250 for the delivery of one, full-size, paper copy and one electronic copy of the recorded plan certified by the Recorder of Deeds of Washington County.
B. 
Minor land development plan.
(1) 
Fee. A fee of $400 shall be charged by Peters Township for the acceptance and consideration of applications for preliminary or final plan review of a minor land development.
(2) 
Escrow. $250 for the delivery of one, full-size, paper copy and one electronic copy of the recorded plan certified by the Recorder of Deeds of Washington County.
For any hearing deemed necessary by the Council or the Planning Commission, not listed elsewhere in this chapter, a flat fee of $275 shall be charged by Peters Township to cover the costs of advertisement and conduct of the hearing. Any cost exceeding $275 shall be billed to and be paid by the applicant.
If a modification from Chapter 385, Subdivision and Land Development, is submitted separately from a preliminary or final plan, a fee of $300 shall be paid at the time of application.