A.
Application requirements. The applicant shall submit the following:
(2)
Revised amenities or performance financial security, where revisions
to previous approvals warrant an increase in said financial security,
as determined by the Township Engineer.
(3)
All plans and plats otherwise required shall be limited to those
specific plans and locations proposed for revision, where amendments
to previously approved final land developments and subdivisions are
proposed.
B.
Application acceptance, review, and procedural actions.
(1)
The Zoning Officer shall review the submitted application within
10 business or working days of submittal. Where an application is
found to be deficient by virtue of the submission of an incomplete
application or where the application proposes activities which violate
any other Township ordinance, the Zoning Officer shall return all
submitted materials to the applicant, citing the basis for said deficiencies.
(2)
The Zoning Officer shall, within five business or working days
of submission, forward said plans along with a recommendation to the
Chairman of the Planning Commission and Chairman of the Board. In
the event that either party presents a reasonable written disagreement,
within five days of receipt, with Zoning Officer's recommendation,
the plan shall be reviewed at the next regular meeting of the Planning
Commission to be processed in the same manner as a minor plan.
(3)
The Zoning Officer shall submit a copy of the application to
the Allegheny County Office of Economic Development for review and
shall not act upon the plan until comments are received or 30 days
have lapsed since the submittal of the plan to the county planning
agency. Additionally, where any similar review is required by an adjoining
municipality, as required by any intergovernmental cooperative or
implementation agreement entered into by the Township, said municipality
shall be afforded the same review period required for the county.
(4)
In the event of a denial by the Zoning Officer, the Zoning Officer
shall, within 15 days of the denial, present a written letter to the
applicant informing him of said denial along with express deficiencies
found and related ordinance citations, within 90 days of application
submittal, unless waived by the applicant in writing. Failure to act
within the timeline specified shall result in a deemed approval.
(5)
In the event of approval or an approval with conditions, the
Zoning Officer shall direct the signatures of the Municipal Engineer,
Chairman of the Planning Commission, and Chairman of the Board, in
addition to his own signature to the plat. The date on which all signatures
have been received shall constitute the approval date. Said approval
shall occur within 90 days of application submittal, unless waived
by the applicant in writing. The Zoning Officer shall provide the
applicant written notice of the approval within 15 days of said approval
and may attach reasonable conditions as cited in his previous correspondence
to the Chairs.
(6)
Administrative approvals are subject to all post-approval requirements as cited in Article VIII.
(7)
Any alteration to a recorded developer's agreement or subdivision
plat shall be recorded at the Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds within 90 days of approval or shall lose
its effect of approval.
A.
Application requirements. The applicant shall submit the following:
(2)
Revised amenities or performance bonds, where revisions to previous
approvals warrant an increase in said bonds, as determined by the
Township Engineer.
(3)
All plans and plats otherwise required shall be limited to those
specific plans and locations proposed for revision, where amendments
to previously approved final land developments and are proposed.
B.
Application acceptance, review, and procedural actions.
(1)
The Zoning Officer shall review the submitted application within
10 business or working days of submittal. Where an application is
found to be deficient by virtue of the submission of an incomplete
application or where the application proposes activities which violate
any other Township ordinance, the Zoning Officer shall return all
submitted materials to the applicant, citing the basis for said deficiencies.
(2)
The Zoning Officer shall, within five business or working days
of submission, forward said plans along with a recommendation to the
Chairman of the Planning Commission. In the event that the Chairman
provides a reasonable written disagreement, within five days of receipt,
with Zoning Officer's recommendation, the plan shall be reviewed
at the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission to be processed
in the same manner as a minor plan. Otherwise the plan shall be reviewed
and approved by the Board of Commissioners.
(3)
The Zoning Officer shall submit copies of the application to
the Allegheny County Office of Economic Development for review and
shall not act upon the plan until comments are received or 30 days
have lapsed since the submittal of the plan to the county planning
agency. Additionally, where any similar review is required by an adjoining
municipality, as required by any intergovernmental cooperative or
implementation agreement entered into by the Township, said municipality
shall be afforded the same review period required for the county.
(4)
In the event of a denial by the Board, the Zoning Officer shall,
within 15 days of the denial, present a written letter to the applicant
informing him of said denial along with express deficiencies found
and related ordinance citations, within 90 days of application submittal,
unless waived by the applicant in writing. Failure to act within the
timeline specified shall result in a deemed approval.
(5)
In the event of approval by the Board, the Zoning Officer shall
direct the signatures of the Municipal Engineer, Chairman of the Planning
Commission, and Chairman of the Board, in addition to his own signature
to the plat. The date on which all signatures have been received shall
constitute the approval date. Said approval shall occur within 90
days of application submittal, unless waived by the applicant in writing.
In approving a plan, the Board may attach reasonable conditions. The
Zoning Officer shall provide the applicant written notice of the approval
within 15 days of said approval and may attach reasonable conditions
as cited in his previous correspondence to the Chairs.
(6)
Revised land development plan approvals are subject to all post-approval requirements as cited in Article VIII.
(7)
Any alteration to a recorded developer's agreement shall be
recorded at the Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds within 90 days
of approval or shall lose its effect of approval.
A.
Application requirements. The applicant shall submit the following:
(2)
The Municipal Engineer, Zoning Officer, or Planning Commission may require the submittal of additional items cited in § 265-606 for major subdivision and land development plans, where said item or items are required to determine conformity with the standards of this and other Township ordinances.
B.
Application acceptance, review, and procedural actions.
(1)
The Zoning Officer shall review the submitted application within
10 business or working days of submittal. Where an application is
found to be deficient by virtue of the submission of an incomplete
application or where the application proposes activities which violate
any other Township ordinance, the Zoning Officer shall return all
submitted materials to the applicant, citing the basis for said deficiencies.
Otherwise, the Zoning Officer shall inform the applicant of application
acceptance within 10 days of submittal. Said notification shall constitute
of official date of filing. The Zoning Officer shall forward the plan
to the Allegheny County Office of Economic Development for review
and comment.
(2)
The Zoning Officer shall present the application to the Planning
Commission at their next regular meeting held within 15 days of application
filing. The Planning Commission shall recommend denial of the plan,
approval, or approval with conditions to the Board of Commissioners.
(3)
The Board shall not act on the plan until a recommendation from
the Planning Commission is received or until 60 days lapse from the
first regular meeting of the Commission at which the plan was initially
reviewed.
(4)
The Board shall not act on the plan until recommendations are
received from the Allegheny County Office of Economic Development
or until 30 days have lapsed since the plan's submittal to the
county. Additionally, where any similar review is required by an adjoining
municipality, as required by any intergovernmental cooperative or
implementation agreement entered into by the Township, said municipality
shall be afforded the same review period required for the county.
(5)
The Board, within 90 days of the official date of filing or within 120 days of the date on which the application was submitted, in the event that a regular meeting of the Planning Commission does not occur within 30 days of submittal, shall act to deny, approve, or approve with conditions. The Board may require the execution of a developer's agreement in accordance with § 265-803 of this chapter where the Board finds that such an agreement is warranted in relation to other conditions placed and the scale or impact of the improvements proposed. Failure to act within the stated timelines shall result in a deemed approval.
The applications cited within this article shall be afforded
the protections granted by Section 508 of the Municipalities Planning
Code[1] and in § 265-800 of this chapter, wherein approval of the above applications constitutes both a preliminary and final approval. Where an applicant fails to record an agreement or plan as required by this chapter and the effect of final approval is lost accordingly, the effect of preliminary approval, granted on the approval date, shall remain.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10508.
