The minimum land area required for the submittal
of a general development plan application shall be 100 acres.
The applicant shall submit an application and
associated documentation to the Board Secretary at least 30 days prior
to a regularly scheduled meeting.
The Board Engineer, Planner, and other professional staff shall review all aspects of the application and shall recommend to the Board which of the plans enumerated in §
215-138 should be submitted by the applicant.
The Board or its designee shall determine the
completeness of the application in accordance with the checklist adopted
by Ordinance No. 1990-7. No application shall be scheduled for a public
hearing unless it is determined to be complete.
If the application is found to conform to the definition of a general development plan and is determined to be complete, the Board or its designee shall set a time and date for a public hearing and shall so advise the applicant. The Board may delegate the setting of the time and date for public notice and hearing to the Board Secretary. Public notice shall be given in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law and Chapter
18, Land Use Procedures, §
18-29, of the Code of the Township of Springfield. All persons having an interest in the proposed development shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing.
If during the hearing on the submission the
Board requires any substantial amendment in the layout of the tract
or its improvements, as proposed by the applicant, that has been the
subject of said hearing, an amended application shall be submitted
and acted upon as an original submission.
Any and all lands contemplated for development
under the provisions of the general development plan shall be included
in the application.
Upon the granting of general development plan
approval by the Board, copies of the approved documents, including
the resolution of approval, shall be sent to:
E. Construction Code Official.
H. Such other municipal, county or state agencies or
officials as directed by the Board or in the resolution of approval.