The purpose of the sketch plan is to afford the applicant the
opportunity to consult early and informally with the Township staff,
and if desired the Planning Commission, Council and Bucks County Planning
Commission before preparation of the preliminary plan and formal application
for approval.
The purpose of the preliminary plan is to require formal conditional
approval of plans in order to minimize changes and revisions before
final plans are submitted.
The preliminary plan and all information and procedures relating
thereto shall in all respects be in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
The purpose of the final plan is to require formal approval by Council before plans for all subdivisions and land developments are recorded as required by §
177-27 of this chapter.
A final plan shall be submitted conforming to the changes agreed
to during the preliminary plan procedure. The final plan and all information
and procedures relating thereto shall in all respects be in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter, except where modifications therefrom
have been granted by Council.
In any case where a final plan is denied, any person aggrieved
thereby may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
In the case of minor subdivisions (as defined in §
177-10), it is the purpose of this section to provide a simplified procedure by which said minor subdivisions may be submitted and approved.
In the event that the proposed subdivision shall involve a change in the location of streets, sanitary or storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other municipal improvements, then the provisions of this section shall not be applicable, and the applicant shall be required to comply with the requirements for preliminary plan submissions in §
177-18 or for final plan submissions in §
177-21.