Tentative subdivision and land development plans shall be reviewed by the Township Planning Commission and shall be approved or not approved by the Township Board of Supervisors in accordance with the procedures specified in this article. Unless specifically exempted, all plans shall be reviewed in two stages, preliminary and final.
A potential applicant for subdivision or land development, all or part of which is situate in the township, may request a conference with the Planning Commission for the purpose of discussing or reviewing such proposed subdivision or land development.
A.
The preapplication conference shall not be mandatory and shall not be regarded as formal application for subdivision or land development. The filing of any report, sketch plan, plat or map prior to or at such conference shall not constitute submission of a plan or application for land development or subdivision.
B.
Any report, sketch plan, plat or map to be considered by the Planning Commission at such conference shall be provided by the potential applicant in three copies and the Township Secretary shall distribute a copy of the same to the Township Planning Commission and the Township Engineer or township representative for information purposes only.
C.
The Planning Commission may, at its sole discretion, make or refuse to make recommendations as the result of the preapplication conference. Any recommendations made by the Planning Commission at or in response to the preapplication conference shall not be binding upon the Planning Commission in its review of the plan after formal application.
All applications for township approval of subdivision and land development plans shall commence with the official submission of a plan and all required supplementary data to the Township Secretary. All applications for preliminary review of a plan shall be acted upon by the township within such time limits as established in this chapter, provided that the Board of Supervisors shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days after the date of the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission following the date the application is filed, provided that should said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, said ninety-day period shall be measured from the 13th day following the day the application was filed. At any time during the review process, the applicant may substitute an amended plan for that originally submitted solely for the purpose of correcting the original plan to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
A.
A plan shall be deemed to have been submitted for preliminary review when the applicant has furnished to the Township Secretary the following documents:
B.
Upon receipt of the above, the Township Secretary shall forward immediately one copy of the plan to the Board of Supervisors; the Township Planning Commission; the Township Engineers or township representative; and, if the proposed subdivision or land development is to have direct access to a state or federal highway, the district office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
C.
Review by the Township Planning Commission.
(1)
At its next regular meeting, provided that such application was made at least 14 days prior to the meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose after receipt of the plan, the Planning Commission may review the plan to determine its conformance to the provisions contained in these regulations.
(2)
The Planning Commission shall notify the Township Board of Supervisors, in writing, of any recommended action, changes or modifications to the plan after such decision is made, provided that the Planning Commission shall make such recommendations within 45 days after the beginning of the ninety-day review period stipulated above. If review by the Township Planning Commission results in an unfavorable recommendation because the requirements of this chapter have not been met, notification to the Township Board of Supervisors should specify the defects found in the plan and describe the requirements which have not been met, and should cite the provisions of this chapter from which such defects or requirements originate.
D.
Review by the Township Board of Supervisors. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the Planning Commission or upon expiration of 45 days from the beginning of the ninety-day review period stipulated above, whichever comes first, the plan shall be placed upon the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for review at its next regularly scheduled public meeting or, at the Board of Supervisors' discretion, at a special public meeting to be held for that purpose.
(1)
The Board of Supervisors shall review the plan and the written reports thereon of the Township Planning Commission to determine if the plan meets the provisions contained in these regulations. Before acting on any plan, the Board of Supervisors may hold a public hearing thereon after public notice. Prior to final review of a plan for which off-site sewer or water service is proposed, the Board of Supervisors shall require, as a condition of preliminary approval, if water is to be provided by means other than private wells owned and maintained by the individual owners of lots within the subdivision or development, that the subdivision or development is to be supplied by a certificated public utility, a bona fide cooperative association of lot owners or by a municipal corporation, authority or utility. A copy of the certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or an application for such certificate, a cooperative agreement or a commitment or agreement to serve the area in question, whichever is appropriate, shall be acceptable evidence.
(2)
The decision of the Township Board of Supervisors shall be in writing and shall be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to him at his last known address not later than 15 days following the decision.
(a)
If the plan receives preliminary approval by the Township Board of Supervisors, the action of the Board of Supervisors shall be noted, together with the date of action and signature of the Chairman and Secretary, on two copies of the plan. One copy of the plan shall be given to the applicant, while the other copy shall be retained in the township files. After the signatures are obtained, the applicant may immediately begin to lay out all lots, parcels, blocks, easements and rights-of-way and construct all streets, sanitary sewage disposal systems, water supply systems, storm drainage facilities and monuments in accordance with the approved plan, but no parcel or lot may be conveyed or recorded until after final approval of the plat.
(b)
If the plan is not approved, the decision shall specify the defects found in the plan and describe the requirements which have not been met and shall, in each case, cite the provisions of this chapter from which such defects or requirements originate.
(c)
Within 30 days after the issuance of the decision, the applicant may submit a corrected plan for review by the Township Board of Supervisors. If submitted, the Board of Supervisors shall consider the plan at a regularly scheduled meeting or at a special meeting held within 45 days after resubmission. A plan resubmitted under this action need not be sent to any planning commission prior to consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
[1]
If the plan as resubmitted corrects all the defects cited in the denial, the Township Board of Supervisors shall approve the corrected plan.
(3)
Failure of the Township Board of Supervisors to render a decision and communicate it to the applicant within the time and in the manner required herein shall be deemed an approval of the plan in terms as presented unless the applicant has agreed, in writing, to an extension of time or change in the prescribed manner of presentation of communication of the decision, in which case, failure to meet the extended time or change in manner of presentation of communication shall have like effect.
A plan shall be officially submitted to the Township Secretary for final township review after all improvements indicated on the plan receiving preliminary approval have been installed or, in lieu of the completion of the improvements, after deposit with the township of a corporate bond or other security acceptable to the Township Board of Supervisors in accordance with Subsections D(1) and (2). All plans which have received preliminary approval shall be entitled to final approval in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary application for a period of five years from the date of the preliminary approval.
A.
All applications for final approval of a plan shall be acted upon by the township within such time limits as established in this chapter, provided that the Board of Supervisors shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days after the date of the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors following the date the application is filed, provided that should said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, said ninety-day period shall be measured from the 13th day following the day the application was filed. The plan shall conform to that which received preliminary approval by the Township Board of Supervisors, including all conditions and modifications attached hereto.
(1)
In the case where subdivision and land development is projected over a period of years, the Board of Supervisors may authorize final review of the plan by sections or stages of development subject to such requirements or guaranties as to improvements in future sections or stages of development as it finds essential for the protection of any finally approved section or stage of development. In each such case, prior to preliminary approval of the plan, the Board of Supervisors and the developer shall enter into a written agreement specifying the sequence of development of sections or stages, the maximum time permitted the developer for final submission of the plan for each subsection, and any other requirements or guaranties as are applicable to that particular development. Where development is permitted in stages, all improvements installed subsequent to the 50th anniversary of preliminary approval of the plan shall conform to standards for such improvements in effect at the time of installation of the same.
(2)
Final official submission of the plan to the Township Board of Supervisors shall consist of six copies of black (or blue) on white prints of the plan, which shall fully comply with Article IX, § 215-43, of these regulations and the conditions for which the plan received preliminary approval, plus financial security specified in Subsection D; all offers of dedication and deeds of easements to the municipality; and all other required documents.
B.
Review by the Township Board of Supervisors. Upon receipt of the material listed in Subsection A(2), the Township Secretary shall forward one copy of the plan to the Township Board of Supervisors; the Township Planning Commission; the Township Engineers and/or representatives; and, if the proposed subdivision or land development is to have direct access to a state or federal highway, the district office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
(1)
The final review of the plan shall be conducted by the Township Board of Supervisors in the same manner as prescribed for preliminary review of the plan specified in § 215-13D, except that final review shall be limited to determining if: the plan conforms to the plan which received preliminary approval, including all conditions and modifications required by the Township Board of Supervisors; and the requirements for final plan review as listed under Article IX, § 215-43, of this chapter have been met.
(2)
As a condition of approval, the applicant shall permit the Township Engineer and/or representative to make periodic site inspections of such nature and extent as is necessary to ensure that the required improvements are being installed and constructed in conformity with the design standards contained herein or otherwise specified in the preliminary approval of the plan. The township may charge a review fee or fees according to a schedule adopted by the Board of Supervisors by resolution. In no event shall the review fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the engineer or consultant.
(3)
If the applicant has completed all of the required improvements, he shall notify the Township Board of Supervisors, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of the completion of the improvements and shall send a copy thereof to the Township Engineer and/or representative. The Board of Supervisors hereby directs and authorizes the Township Engineer and/or representative to make a final inspection of all the aforesaid improvements after receipt of such notice. The Township Engineer and/or representative shall, thereupon, file a written report with the Board of Supervisors and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the applicant by certified or registered mail. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after the receipt by the Township Engineer and/or representative of the aforesaid authorization from the Board of Supervisors. The report shall be detailed and shall indicate approval or rejection of said improvements, either in whole or in part, and if the improvements or any portion thereof shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Township Engineer and/or representative, the report shall contain a statement of the reasons for such nonapproval or rejection. For subdivisions and land developments served by off-site sewer and water service, the Engineer and/or representative shall coordinate his review with that of the appropriate authorities and/or companies providing such service to ensure that the provisions of this chapter are met.
(a)
The Board of Supervisors shall notify the applicant, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of action taken with relation to the improvements.
(b)
If the Board of Supervisors or the Township Engineer and/or representative fail to comply with the time limitation provisions contained herein, all improvements will be deemed to have been approved and the applicant shall be released from all liability, pursuant to its performance guaranty bond or other security agreement.
(c)
If any portion of said improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Board of Supervisors, the applicant shall proceed to complete the same and, upon completion, the same procedure of notification, as outlined herein, shall be followed.
C.
No plat shall be finally approved unless the streets shown on such plat have been improved as may be required by this chapter and any curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants, water mains, sanitary sewer, storm drains and other improvements as are required by this chapter have been installed in accordance with this chapter.
D.
Financial security.
(1)
In lieu of the completion of any improvements required as a condition for the final approval of a plan, the applicant or subdivider shall provide for deposit with the township financial security in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of any improvements or common amenities, including but not limited to roads, stormwater detention and/or retention basins and other related drainage facilities, recreational facilities, open space improvements, or buffer or screen plantings which may be required. When requested by the developer, in order to facilitate financing, the Board of Supervisors shall furnish the developer with a signed copy of a resolution indicating approval of the final plat contingent upon the developer obtaining a satisfactory financial security. The final plat or record plan shall not be signed nor recorded until the financial improvements agreement is executed. The resolution or letter of contingent approval shall expire and be deemed to be revoked if the financial security agreement is not executed within 90 days unless a written extension is granted by the Board of Supervisors; such extension shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be placed, in writing, at the request of the developer. Without limitation as to other types of financial security which the township may approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, the following shall be deemed acceptable financial security for the purpose of this section:
(a)
Federal or commonwealth chartered lending institution irrevocable letters of credit and restrictive or escrow accounts in such lending institutions. Such financial security shall be posted with a bonding company or federal or commonwealth chartered lending institution chosen by the party posting the financial security, provided that said bonding company or lending institution is authorized to conduct such business within the commonwealth.
(b)
Such bond or other security shall provide for, and secure to the public, the completion of any improvements which may be required within one year of the date fixed in the subdivision plan for the completion of such improvements.
(c)
The amount of financial security shall be equal to 110% of the cost of the required improvements for which financial security is to be posted. The amount of financial security to be posted for the completion of the required improvements shall be equal to 110% of the cost of completion estimated as of 90 days following the date scheduled for completion by the developer. Annually, the Board of Supervisors may adjust the amount of the financial security by comparing the actual cost of the improvements which have been completed and the estimated cost for the completion of the remaining improvements as of the expiration of the 90th day after either the original date scheduled for completion or a rescheduled date of completion. Subsequent to said adjustment, the Board of Supervisors may require the developer to post additional security in order to assure that the financial security equals said 110%. Any additional security shall be posted by the developer in accordance with this subsection. The amount of financial security required shall be based upon an estimate of the cost of completion of the required improvements, submitted by an applicant or developer and prepared by a professional engineer licensed as such in this commonwealth and certified by such engineer to be a fair and reasonable estimate of such cost. The Board of Supervisors, upon the recommendation of the Township Engineer and/or representative, may refuse to accept such estimate for good cause shown. If the applicant or developer and the Board of Supervisors are unable to agree upon an estimate, then the estimate shall be recalculated and recertified by another professional engineer licensed as such in this commonwealth and chosen mutually by the Board of Supervisors and the applicant or developer. The estimate certified by the third engineer shall be presumed fair and reasonable and shall be the final estimate. In the event that a third engineer is so chosen, fees for the services of said engineer shall be paid equally by the Board of Supervisors and the applicant or developer.
(d)
If the party posting the financial security requires more than one year from the date of posting of the financial security to complete the required improvements, the amount of financial security may be increased by an additional 10% for each one-year period beyond the first anniversary date from posting of financial security or to an amount not exceeding 110% of the cost of completing the required improvements as reestablished, on or about the expiration of the preceding one-year period by using the above bidding procedure.
(2)
In the case where development is projected over a period of years, the Board of Supervisors may authorize submission of final plans by section or stages of development subject to such requirements or guaranties as to improvements in future sections or stages of development as it finds essential for the protection of any finally approved section of the development.
(3)
As the work of installing the required improvements proceeds, the party posting the financial security may request the Board of Supervisors to release, or authorize the release of, from time to time, such portions of the financial security necessary for payment to the contractor or contractors performing the work.
(a)
Such requests shall be in writing, addressed to the Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Supervisors shall have 45 days from receipt of such request within which to allow the Township Engineer and/or representative to certify, in writing, to the Board of Supervisors that such portion of the work upon the improvements has been completed in accordance with the authorized plan.
(b)
Upon such certification, the Board of Supervisors shall authorize release by the bonding company or lending institution of an amount as estimated by the Township Engineer and/or representative fairly representing the value of the improvements completed, or if the Board of Supervisors fails to act within said forty-five-day period, the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed to have approved the release of funds, as requested. The Board of Supervisors may, prior to final release at the time of completion and certification by its Engineer and/or representative, require retention of 10% of the estimated cost of the aforesaid improvements.
(4)
Where the Board of Supervisors accepts dedication of all or some of the required improvements following completion, the Board of Supervisors may require the posting of financial security to secure structural integrity of said improvements, as well as the functioning of said improvements in accordance with the design and specifications as depicted on the final plan for a term not to exceed 18 months from the date of acceptance of dedication.
(a)
Said financial securities shall be of the same type as otherwise required in this section with regard to installation of such improvements, and the amount of the financial security shall not exceed 15% of the actual cost of installation of said improvements.
(b)
If water mains or sanitary sewer lines, or both, along with apparatus or facilities related thereto, are to be installed under the jurisdiction and pursuant to the rules and regulations of a public utility or municipal authority separate and distinct from the township, financial security to assure proper completion and maintenance thereof shall be posted in accordance with the regulations of the controlling public utility or municipal authority and shall not be included within the financial security as otherwise required by this section.
A.
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate improvements, the developer shall notify the Board of Supervisors, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of the completion of the aforesaid improvements and shall send a copy thereof to the Township Engineer and/or representative. The Board of Supervisors shall, within 10 days after receipt of such notice, direct and authorize the Township Engineer and/or representative to inspect all of the aforesaid improvements. The Township Engineer and/or representative shall, thereupon, file a report, in writing, with the Board of Supervisors, and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer by certified or registered mail. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Township Engineer and/or representative of the aforesaid authorization from the Board of Supervisors; said report shall be detailed and shall indicate approval or rejection of aid,improvements, either in whole or in part, and if said improvements or any portion thereof shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Township Engineer and/or representative, said report shall contain a statement of reasons for such nonapproval or rejection.
B.
The Board of Supervisors shall notify the developer, within 15 days of receipt of the Engineer's and/or representative's report, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of the action of said Board of Supervisors with relation thereto.
C.
If the Board of Supervisors or the Township Engineer and/or representative fails to comply with the time limitation provisions contained herein, all improvements will be deemed to have been approved and the developer shall be released from all liability, pursuant to its performance guaranty bond or other security agreement.
D.
If any portion of said improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Board of Supervisors, the developer shall proceed to complete the same and, upon completion, the same procedure of notification, as outlined herein, shall be followed.
E.
Nothing herein, however, shall be construed in limitation of the developer's right to contest or question, by legal proceedings or otherwise, any determination of the Board of Supervisors or the Township Engineer and/or representative.
F.
Where herein reference is made to the Township Engineer and/or representative, he shall be as a consultant thereto.
G.
The township may prescribe that the applicant shall reimburse the township for the reasonable and necessary expense incurred for the inspection of improvements. Such reimbursement shall be based upon a schedule established by ordinance or resolution. Such expense shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary fees charged by the Township Engineer and/or representative and/or consultant for work performed for similar services in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the engineer and/or representative or consultant to the township when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
(1)
In the event that the applicant disputes the amount of any such expense in connection with the inspection of improvements, the applicant shall, within 10 working days of the date of billing, notify the Board of Supervisors that such expenses are disputed as unreasonable or unnecessary, in which case the Board of Supervisors shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application or any approval or permit related to development due to the applicant's request over disputed engineer expenses.
(2)
If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the Board of Supervisors and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and Board of Supervisors shall jointly, by mutual agreement, appoint another professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to review said expenses and make a determination as to the amount thereof which is reasonable and necessary.
(3)
The professional engineer so appointed shall hear such evidence and review such documentation as the professional engineer 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.
(4)
In the event that the Board of Supervisors and applicant cannot agree upon the professional engineer 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 the judicial district in which the municipality is located (or, if at the time there be no President Judge, then the senior active judge then sitting) shall appoint such engineer, who, in that case, shall be neither the Municipal Engineer and/or representative nor any professional engineer who has been retained by or performed services for the Board of Supervisors or the applicant within the preceding five years.
(5)
The fee of the appointed professional engineer 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 Board of Supervisors shall pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the township and the applicant shall each pay 1/2 of the fee of the appointed professional engineer.
After completion of the procedures required by these regulations, and after final approval by the Board of Supervisors, all endorsements shall be so indicated on the approved plan and on as many other copies of the plan as may be desired by the Board of Supervisors. Upon approval and signing of the plan by the Board of Supervisors, a record plan shall be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cambria County by the applicant within 90 days of such approval and signing. Such recording shall be otherwise in conformity with § 513 of the Municipalities Planning Code.[1] Within 10 days after the Recorder of Deeds has properly recorded a subdivision or land development plan, a copy of such shall be forwarded to the Township Secretary by the applicant, including the endorsement of the Recorder of Deeds.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10513.
All subdivisions or land developments having an area of three acres or less and/or which do not require the installation of streets, storm drain facilities or curbs, and is not adjoined by other unplatted land in the same ownership, are exempt from the requirement to have a preliminary review and may commence final approval procedures by only having one plan submission, and the plan shall be considered in all respects a final plan, subject to the same endorsement of approval as any other final plan. In order to expedite the plan approval, the applicant shall submit his intentions to the Planning Commission for review, prior to the preparation and submission of the final plan to the Board of Supervisors. The plan shall show the same engineering information otherwise required and the submission shall include all other information as required by this chapter. No construction may commence until the plan has received final approval by the Board of Supervisors.
A.
Definition. The term "adjoining land merger subdivision," as used herein, is intended to include only those subdivisions which divide a single lot, tract or parcel of land, or a part thereof, into two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, all of which shall be conveyed to the owner(s) of abutting lot(s), tract(s) or parcel(s) of land for the enlargement thereof and merger therein. In addition, the term "adjoining land merger subdivision," as used herein, is intended to include only those subdivisions which do not plan, propose or require for their completion, or their compliance with applicable law, the construction, erection, extension, improvement or alteration of any public or private street, water line, sewer line, storm drainage line, watercourse or public work. The term "adjoining land merger subdivision," as used herein, also is intended to include only those subdivisions which can be completed and fully used or enjoyed in accordance with applicable law without the construction or improvement of any public facilities and without the creation or extension of any public service.
B.
Plan requirements.
(1)
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, a submission for approval of an adjoining land merger subdivision shall consist of at least an original and five copies of the deed descriptions of the properties proposed to be increased and/or diminished by the plan along with an original and five copies of legible black line or blue line paper prints and one print on linen and two on Mylars of a plat of said property drawn to a scale which permits the information required in this section to be read without enlargement when presented to the Township Board of Supervisors and its Planning Commission. After approval, said plan shall be placed on a medium which is sized and prepared in a manner acceptable for recording by the Recorder of Deeds in and for Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
(2)
An adjoining land merger subdivision plan shall show or contain the following information:
(a)
The date, including the month, day and year, that the plan was completed and the date of each revision.
(b)
The name of the record owner of the tract to be subdivided and the name of the record owner of the tract, lot or parcel into which part of the subdivided land shall be merged.
(c)
The name, address, license number and seal of the professional land surveyor responsible for the subdivision plan.
(d)
A key map for the purpose of locating the property being subdivided, drawn at a scale which permits the information required by this section to be read without enlargement as set forth elsewhere in this section.
(e)
The total tract boundaries of the property being subdivided, the property being conveyed for merger; and the tract, lot or parcel into which part of the subdivided land shall be merged.
(f)
All residue property must conform with all existing township zoning ordinances and regulations. No parcel may be subdivided which will create a nonconforming lot or building setback.
(g)
All existing buildings or other structures shall be shown upon the land being subdivided and/or the property into which the conveyed land shall be merged.
(h)
All existing streets (public or private) which abut, being within or are recorded as lying within the property being subdivided and/or the property into which the conveyed land shall be merged shall be shown.
(i)
All property corners of the new lot(s) of parcel(s) or tract(s) must be identified with iron pins of five-eighths-inch diameter or larger.
(j)
Information to be transcribed on plat:
1. | I hereby certify that the plan shown and described hereon, as well as all drawings bearing my seal, are true and correct to the accuracy required by the Richland Township Subdivision and Land Development Regulations, and were prepared by me or under my direction and for which I accept full responsibility. The iron pins have been accurately.placed as required by Article V, § 215-18. | ||
(2) | |||
_______________, _________ | _______________(1)________ | ||
(1) Signature of the registered surveyor responsible for the preparation of the plan. | |||
(2) Apply seal of the surveyor. | |||
2. | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cambria | SS | |
On this, the _________ day of ______________ _____, before me the undersigned officer, personally appeared _________________, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the _____________(1)___________ of the property shown on this plan, that the subdivision plan thereof was made at his/its direction, that he acknowledges the same to be his/its act and plan __________(2)______________________, and that all streets ___________(3)__________ shown and not heretofore dedicated are hereby dedicated to the public use ___________(4)_____________________________. | |||
_______(5)_______ ____________(6)________________ | |||
(7) | |||
______________(8)______ | |||
(9) | |||
My commission expires ___________ | |||
(1) Insert either: | |||
owner equitable owner President of the (name of corporation) which is the owner | |||
(2) Whenever applicable, insert: "and desires the same to be recorded as such according to law" | |||
(3) Whenever applicable, insert: "rights-of-way and other sites for public use" | |||
(4) If necessary, insert: "except those labeled 'not for dedication' " (and other restrictions or reservations) | |||
(5) Where necessary, signature of secretary of corporation | |||
(6) Signature of individual, of partners or of President of corporation | |||
(7) If necessary, Corporate Seal | |||
(8) Signature and (9) seal of notary public or other officer | |||
3. | Approved by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, at a public meeting held on the _____ day of __________ ______. | ||
Township Seal __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ | |||
C.
Preliminary review exemption. All adjoining land merger subdivisions are exempt from the requirement to have a preliminary review and may commence final approval procedures by only having one plan submission and the plan shall be considered in all respects a final plan, subject to the same endorsement of approval as any other final plan. The plan shall show the information required by Subsection B(2) above. The time periods for review by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors shall be as set forth in Article V.
D.
Deed recording requirements. Upon approval and signing of the plan by the Board of Supervisors, the approved plat shall be recorded at the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, by the applicant along with a deed combining the descriptions of the subdivided parcel with the land to which it is to be joined within 90 days of such approval and signing. Proof of such recordings shall be provided to the township.