A tentative sketch plan, as described in §
146-8.2 herein, may be submitted by an applicant to the Township Code Department for informal review by the Township Planning Commission. Said tentative sketch plan is optional and shall not be considered a formal application subject to the plan review procedures applicable to preliminary and final applications set forth in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
Tentative sketch plan submissions shall be reviewed
by the Township Planning Commission. The Township Planning Commission
shall take under consideration, and shall discuss with the applicant,
the following:
A. Conformity with the Township's Comprehensive Plan.
B. Concerns of residents affected by the project proposed
in the tentative sketch plan.
C. The impacts of projects similar to the project proposed
in the tentative sketch plan, and how any negative impacts might be
avoided.
D. The compatibility of the project proposed in the tentative
sketch plan with the Old York Road Corridor Study, the Easton Road
Business District, the McKinley Business District, Keswick Village,
and any other similar study or economic development initiative as
may be undertaken in the future.
E. The compatibility of the project proposed in the tentative
sketch plan with the Township Zoning Ordinance and any planned amendments
thereto. Such review by the Township Planning Commission shall
not address the merits of any zoning relief that may be required but
shall serve only to bring such necessity to the attention of the applicant
and to determine, if the necessary relief is obtained from the Zoning
Hearing Board, how the plan might be modified to meet the expectations
of the Township and affected residents.