[Amended 8-12-1991 by Ord. No. 453; 3-14-1994 by Ord. No. 497; 5-27-1997 by Ord. No. 539; 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 580; 6-24-2004 by Ord. No.
644; 2-26-2007 by Ord. No. 681; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No. 722; 3-14-2016 by Ord. No. 794; 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 853]
[Amended 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 888]
A.
A minimum fee of $400 shall be charged by Peters Township for the
acceptance and consideration of applications for preliminary plat
review of a single-family subdivision for the first two lots. An additional
fee of $60 per lot shall be charged for each lot over two lots.
B.
For a land development, a minimum flat fee of $400 shall be charged;
and for each acre over five acres, an additional $60 per acre will
be charged.
C.
An escrow amount is required to cover payment of fees charged by
the Township Engineer for review and reports on the plan at the rate
of $60 per acre. Fees shall be paid from this fund to the Township
Engineer in accordance with the current rate schedule accepted by
the Council in January of each year and the procedures established
in Act 247, as amended.
[Amended 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 888]
A.
At the time of application to the Planning Commission:
(1)
A fee per lot in land subdivision as follows:
(a)
A minimum fee of $400, plus $60 for each lot over two lots.
(b)
$400 engineering review escrow to be posted to cover the cost
of engineering reviews. Any balance remaining will be refunded or
credited toward the 3% engineering and inspection escrow if the plan
involves installation of public improvements.
(2)
A fee per acre in land development as follows:
(a)
A minimum of $400, plus $30 for each acre over one acre.
(3)
An escrow shall be deposited to cover the cost of snow-removal services
on roads dedicated but not yet accepted by the Township. This fee
shall be based on the two-lane rate per travel mile paid by PennDOT
for Class D roads, as amended annually. The Township will require
a one-year deposit in advance; if the road(s) are not accepted prior
to October 31 each year, the escrow will be replenished.
B.
At the time of application to the Council of Peters Township:
(1)
A performance completion bond in the amount of 110% of the estimated cost of all improvements approved on the plat, including, where specified, grading, street improvements, curbs, sidewalks, stormwater drains and lines, access to open space, erosion and sedimentation control measures, stormwater management measures, and any other specifications on the approved plat, contained in the subdivision improvement agreement, or called for on the construction drawing approved by the Township Engineer. The cost estimate shall be arrived at as prescribed in Chapter 385, Subdivision and Land Development, and by Act 247, as amended,[1] and by the grading fee schedule contained in § 195-18. Per the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) Section 509(h),[2] Peters Township may require the developer to increase
the financial security by a maximum of 10% each year for every year
that the improvements remain incomplete.
(2)
An escrow shall be charged by Peters Township to cover the following:
(a)
(Reserved)
(b)
$140 for the delivery of four prints of the recorded plan where
there are no new streets. $220 for the delivery of six prints of the
recorded plan certified by the Recorder of Deeds of Washington County
and the subdivision development agreement, if there is one.
(c)
An amount equal to 3% of the total construction cost of all
improvements, which shall cover the cost of engineering reviews and
inspections by the Township Engineer or his representatives. The minimum
initial escrow for any plan involving public improvements will be
$6,600. Fees shall be paid from this account to the Township Engineer
in accordance with the current rate schedule as accepted by the Council
in January of each year and in accordance with the procedure established
in Act 247, as amended. Any balance remaining after all inspections
are completed shall be refunded, and any additional inspection fees
shall be paid by the developer prior to acceptance of public improvements.
(d)
$225 for the delivery of a digitized version of the recorded
plan on an acceptable format to assist the Township in maintaining
the Geographic Information System (GIS).
(3)
Fees shall be paid to Peters Township to cover the following:
(a)
$300 for the preparation of any legal agreements required by
the Township.
(b)
$250 per street intersection for the erection of street and
traffic signs.
(c)
An amount to cover the rental for each fire hydrant for a period
of two years from the time of installation of the hydrant(s) at the
current rental rate at the time of approval of the plat.
(d)
All costs that may be due West Penn Power for the installation
of streetlights.
(e)
Open space markers shall cost $25 each. This does not include
installation.
(f)
$800 per monument as shown on the approved plat plan.
(4)
The developer shall supply to the Township an acceptable format of
a digitized version of the recorded plan and as-built drawings of
the pavement, storm sewer and/or stormwater management facilities,
sanitary sewer, and utility locations; or reimburse the Township for
its costs of digitizing the same.
(5)
In the event that an approved final plat is not recorded within the
ninety-day time limit required by Act 247, and the plan must be resubmitted
for reapproval, there will be a new fee levied of $170 for each occurrence.
For any hearing deemed necessary by the Council or the Planning
Commission, not listed elsewhere in this chapter, a flat fee of $275
shall be charged by Peters Township to cover the costs of advertisement
and conduct of the hearing. Any cost exceeding $275 shall be billed
to and be paid by the applicant.
If a modification from Chapter 385, Subdivision and Land Development, is submitted separately from a preliminary or final plan, a fee of $225 shall be paid at the time of application.
