The procedures established in this article shall apply to all
subdivisions and land developments that require review and approval
by Blair Township. It shall be the subdivider's responsibility
to observe and follow the procedures established in this article and
to submit all plans and documents as may be required herein.
A.
Classification of subdivision. Whenever any subdivision of land or
land development is proposed, before any contract is made for the
sale of any part thereof, and before any permit for the erection of
a structure in such proposed subdivision or land development shall
be granted, the owner or his agent shall apply for and secure approval
of such proposed subdivision or land development in accordance with
the following procedures for subdivision and land development, which
includes two steps for a minor subdivision and three steps for a major
subdivision or land development as follows:
B.
Preapplication consultation. Prior to filing an application for approval
of a subdivision or land development within the Township, the owner
or his authorized agent may meet with the Blair Township Supervisors
for an official classification of his proposed subdivision or land
development. The Blair Township Supervisors shall determine whether
the proposal shall be classified as a minor subdivision, a major subdivision,
or a land development. At this time, the Township may advise the owner
or his authorized agent as to which of the procedures contained herein
must be followed.
C.
Official filing date. For the purpose of these regulations, the official
filing date for required plans shall be the date of the next regular
meeting of the Blair Township Board of Supervisors following the date
the application and plans are received at the Township Building, provided
that should the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days
following the submission of the application, the official filing date
shall be the 30th day following the day the application has been submitted.[1]
D.
Blair County Planning Commission review. All plans shall be submitted
by the applicant to and reviewed by the Blair County Planning Commission
in accordance with its then prevailing rules and regulations. The
Township shall not take action on an application until the county
report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date
the application was forwarded to the county.
E.
Blair Township Planning Commission review. All plans shall be submitted
by the applicant to and reviewed by the Blair Township Planning Commission
for advisory comments at its regular monthly meeting. The local Planning
Commission may review the plans with engineering, planning, and/or
other technical consultants to assist in the preparation of an advisory
report for the Board of Supervisors. The Township shall forward to
the applicant a copy of any report of the local Planning Commission.
The Township shall not take action on an application until the local
Planning Commission report is received or until the expiration of
30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the local Planning
Commission.
F.
Municipal authority review. All plans involving the extension or
connection to public water and/or sanitary facilities shall be submitted
by applicant to and reviewed by the applicable municipal authority
in accordance with its requirements. The Township shall not take action
on an application until the Authority's report is received.
G.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation review. All plans involving
proposed or altered access to a state right-of-way shall be submitted
by the applicant to and reviewed by the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation in accordance with its requirements. A copy of the
approved highway occupancy permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation shall be provided to the Township.
H.
Blair County Conservation District review. All plans, with the exception
of minor subdivisions, shall be submitted by the applicant to and
reviewed by the Blair County Conservation District in accordance with
latest 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102 regulations.
I.
Sewage facilities planning module. When applicable, the application
shall be accompanied by four copies of a completed sewage facilities
planning module as required by and to be submitted to the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), a planning exemption
request, or letter from DEP stating form is not required.
J.
Other approvals or permits. All plans requiring permit approval from
PADEP or any other applicable approval or permit shall be submitted
by applicant to and reviewed by the applicable agency including but
not limited to:
(1)
The appropriate NPDES permit for stormwater discharges from construction
activities, if applicable.
(2)
Applicable permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection
for waterway obstruction, stream or wetland encroachments, and community
water systems.
(3)
A water quality management permit, NPDES permit, or other permits
that may be required for sewage systems and/or discharges of stormwater.
It is encouraged that prior to the preparation of a preliminary plan, the applicant confer with the Blair Township Supervisors for the purpose of an informal discussion concerning the proposed subdivision or land development. The subdivider must submit a sketch plan following the guidelines set forth in Article IV, § 350-21, of these regulations. The sketch plan shall be submitted for review not less than 10 days prior to the date of the regular meeting of the Blair Township Supervisors at which it is to be considered. The applicant should also confer with the applicable municipal authority for all proposals involving public water and sanitary sewer connections or extensions.
A.
Application fee. The fees for the submission and review of subdivision
and land development sketch plans within Blair Township shall be established
by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Sketch plan review. The Blair Township Supervisors will review the
sketch plan with the applicant as it relates to:
(1)
The Comprehensive Plan for Blair County.
(2)
Any local level comprehensive plan which may exist.
(3)
Other relevant ordinances which may exist.
(4)
The general suitability of the site for proposed development.
(5)
The demand for development for the type proposed and the particular
location proposed.
(6)
The availability of necessary services and facilities.
(7)
The improvements and design required by these regulations.
(8)
Any proposals of either local, state or federal governments for such
improvements as highways, dams, recreation areas, historic sites,
plus any other facility that may have an impact on the proposed subdivision.
Upon reaching conclusions in the informal discussion(s) as a result of reviewing the sketch plan, and after reviewing the plan requirements of this chapter, the applicant is then in a position to proceed with the preparation and official submission of the preliminary plan except that minor subdivisions need only submit a final plan. The preliminary plan or final minor subdivision plan shall conform with the requirements set forth in Article IV, § 350-23 or 350-22, respectively, of this chapter. When filing an application for review and approval of subdivision and land development plans, the applicant shall submit to the Blair Township Board of Supervisors plans and data at two stages of preparation which shall be designated as preliminary plan and final plan. Application forms for the submission of both preliminary and final plans are available in the Blair Township office.
A.
Application fee. The fees for the submission and review of subdivision
and land development preliminary plans within Blair Township shall
be established by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Number of copies. When submitting an application for review and approval
of a preliminary plan, the applicant shall submit two copies of prints
of the proposed subdivision or development plan, and supporting information
along with two copies of any proposed covenants to the Blair Township
Board of Supervisors. Copies of the letter of transmittal from the
applicant shall be sent to other relevant agencies and companies such
as other affected utility companies, post offices, the local school
district, assessors, and fire departments, along with a notation that
the plans are available for review in the Township office.
On receipt of the recommendations from the prints and information distributed to the local Planning Commission, the County Planning Commission, affected water and sewer agencies, and the Township Engineer, and on receipt of the recommendations of the other agencies noted in § 350-14B, the Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall review the application. Based on a thorough review of the comments of the above-mentioned agencies and of the details of the preliminary plan in light of this chapter, the Township Board of Supervisors shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the preliminary plan. The Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall render its decision not later than 90 days following the date of the next regular meeting of the governing body following the date the application is filed, provided that, should the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, the said ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application has been filed.
A.
Changes and modifications. The Blair Township Board of Supervisors
may require or recommend changes or modifications of the preliminary
plan as prerequisite for approval of the final plan.
B.
Action on the preliminary plan.
(1)
Approval or approval with conditions, revisions, or modifications
as stipulated or suggested by the Township Board of Supervisors of
the preliminary plan shall constitute approval of the subdivision
or land development as to the character and intensity of development,
the arrangement, and approximate dimension of streets, lots, and other
planned features. However, approval of the preliminary plan shall
not constitute acceptance of approval for final approval and recording
on fulfillment of all requirements of these regulations.
(2)
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, the written
decision shall specify the defects found in the application, describe
the requirements which have not been met, shall cite the provisions
of the statue or ordinance relied upon, and shall be communicated
or mailed to the applicant.
After the applicant has received official notification that his preliminary plan has been approved and recommended changes, if any, have been made, he has five calendar years in which to submit a final plan. If the applicant does not do so within a five-year period, the preliminary plan shall be nullified unless a written time extension is approved by Blair Township Board of Supervisors. The final plan must conform to the general scheme of the preliminary plan as approved and must contain the information specified in Article IV, § 350-24. The final plan may be a portion of the entire subdivision shown on the preliminary plan.
A.
A application fee. The fees for the submission and review of subdivision
and land development final plans within Blair Township shall be established
by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Provision for final plan approval.
(1)
Before requesting final plan approval, the applicant must submit
to the Blair Township Board of Supervisors either a certification
by a licensed engineer that all improvements and installations to
the subdivision required by this chapter have been made as required
by this chapter and have been made in accordance with the specifications
and approved plans, or a financial security in an amount sufficient
to cover the costs of such improvements or common amenities, including,
but not limited to, roads, stormwater detention and other related
drainage facilities, recreation facilities, open space improvements,
or buffer or screen plantings which may be required.
(2)
No plat shall be finally approved unless the streets shown on such
plat have been improved to a mud-free or otherwise permanently passable
condition, or improved as may be required by this chapter and any
walkways, curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants, shade trees,
water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, stormwater detention facilities,
and other improvements as may be required have been installed in accordance
with this chapter. In lieu of the completion of any improvements required
as a condition for the final approval of a plat, this chapter provides
for the deposit with the municipality of financial security in an
amount sufficient to cover the costs of such improvements or common
amenities, including, but not limited to, roads, stormwater detention
and other related drainage facilities, recreation facilities, open
space improvements, or buffer or screen plantings which may be required.
(a)
When requested by the developer, in order to facilitate financing,
the governing body or the planning agency, if designated, 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 governing
body; such extension shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall
be placed in writing at the request of the developer.
(b)
Without limitation as to other types of financial security which
the municipality may approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, federal- or commonwealth-chartered lending institution irrevocable
letters of credit and restrictive or escrow accounts in such lending
institutions shall be deemed acceptable financial security for the
purposes of this section.
(c)
Such financial security shall be posted with a federal- or commonwealth-chartered
lending institution chosen by the party posting the financial security,
provided said lending institution is authorized to conduct such business
within the commonwealth.
(d)
Such security shall provide for, and secure to the public, the
completion of any improvements which may be required on or before
the date fixed in the formal action or approval or accompanying agreement
for completion of the improvements.
(e)
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. For purposes of this section, an annual
inflation rate of 3% shall be used. Annually, the municipality 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 municipality 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.
(f)
The amount of financial security required shall be based upon
an estimate of the cost of completion of the required improvements,
in accordance with applicable prevailing wage rates for Pennsylvania,
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 municipality,
upon the recommendation of the municipal engineer, may refuse to accept
such estimate for good cause shown. If the applicant or developer
and the municipality 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 municipality 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
municipality and the applicant or developer.
(g)
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 any
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.
(h)
In the case where development is projected over a period of
years, the governing body or the planning agency may authorize submission
of final plats by section or stages of development subject to such
requirements or guarantees 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.
(i)
As the work of installing the required improvements proceeds,
the party posting the financial security may request the governing
body to release or authorize the release, from time to time, such
portion of the financial security necessary for payment to the contractor
or contractors performing the work. Any such requests shall be in
writing addressed to the governing body, and the governing body shall
have 45 days from receipt of such request within which to allow the
municipal engineer to certify, in writing, to the governing body that
such portion of the work upon the improvements has been completed
in accordance with the approved plat. Upon such certification, the
governing body shall authorize release by the lending institution
of an amount as estimated by the municipal engineer fairly representing
the value of the improvements completed or, if the governing body
fails to act within said forty-five-day period, the governing body
shall be deemed to have approved the release of funds as requested.
(j)
Where the governing body accepts dedication of all or some of
the required improvements following completion, the governing body
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 plat for a term not to exceed 18 months from the date
of acceptance of dedication. Said financial security 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
be of the same type as otherwise required in the 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.
(k)
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 municipality,
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.
(l)
If financial security has been provided in lieu of the completion
of improvements required as a condition for the final approval of
a plat as set forth in this section, the municipality shall not condition
the issuance of building or other permits relating to the erection
or placement of improvements, including buildings, upon the lots or
land as depicted upon the final plat upon actual completion of the
improvements depicted upon the approved final plat. Moreover, if said
financial security has been provided, building permits for any building
to be erected shall not be withheld following the improvement of the
streets, providing access to and from existing public roads to such
building or buildings to a mud-free or otherwise permanently passable
condition, as well as the completion of all other improvements as
depicted upon the approved plat, either upon the lot or lots or beyond
the lot or lots in question if such improvements are necessary for
the reasonable use of or occupancy of the building or buildings. Any
ordinance or statute inconsistent herewith is hereby expressly repealed.
C.
Release from improvement bond.
(1)
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate
improvements, the developer shall notify the municipal governing body,
in writing, of the completion of the aforesaid improvements and shall
send a copy thereof to the Municipal Engineer. The applicant's
engineer shall certify that all completed work complies with the approved
plans. The municipal governing body shall, within 10 days after receipt
of such notice, direct and authorize the Municipal Engineer to inspect
all of the aforesaid improvements. The municipal engineer shall, thereupon,
file a report, in writing, with the municipal governing body, and
shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer. The report
shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Municipal
Engineer of the aforesaid authorization from the governing body; said
report shall be detailed and shall indicate acceptance or rejection
of said improvements, either in whole or in part, and if said improvements,
or any portion thereof, shall not be accepted or shall be rejected
by the Municipal Engineer, said report shall contain a statement of
reasons for such nonacceptance or rejection.
(2)
The municipal governing body shall notify the developer within 15
days of receipt of the engineer's report, in writing, by certified
or registered mail, of the action of said municipal governing body
with relation thereto.
(3)
If the municipal governing body or the Municipal Engineer 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 except that required under § 350-16B(2)(j) pursuant to its performance guaranty bond or other security agreement.[1]
(4)
If any portion of the said improvements shall not be accepted or
shall be rejected by the municipal governing body, the developer shall
proceed to complete the same and upon completion, the same procedure
of notification, as outlined herein, shall be followed.
(5)
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 municipal governing body or
the Municipal Engineer.
(6)
Where herein reference is made to the Municipal Engineer, he shall
be a duly registered professional engineer employed by the municipality
or engaged as a consultant thereto.
(7)
The Township prescribes that the applicant shall reimburse the municipality
for the reasonable and necessary expense incurred for the inspection
of improvements, including resident inspection for those improvements
as determined by the Township. 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 Municipal Engineer 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 or consultant to the
municipality when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on
applicants.
(a)
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such expense
in connection with the inspection of the improvements, the applicant
shall, within 10 working days of the date of billing, notify the municipality
that such expenses are disputed as unreasonable or unnecessary, in
which case the municipality 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
expense.
(b)
If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the municipality
and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are
reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and municipality shall
jointly, by mutual agreement, appoint another professional engineer
licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to review the
said expenses and make a determination as to the amount thereof which
is reasonable and necessary.
(c)
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.
(d)
In the event that the municipality and applicant cannot agree
upon the professional engineer to be appointed within 20 days of the
billing date, than, 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
nor any professional engineer who has been retained by, or performed
services for, the municipality or the applicant within the preceding
five years.
(e)
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 municipality
shall pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the
municipality and the applicant shall each pay 1/2 of the fee of the
appointed professional engineer.
D.
Remedies to effect completion improvements. In the event that any
improvements which may be required have not been installed as provided
in this chapter or in accordance with the approved final plat, the
governing body of the municipality is hereby granted the power to
enforce any security by appropriate legal and equitable remedies.
If proceeds of such security are insufficient to pay the cost of installing
or making repairs or correction to all the improvements covered by
said security, the governing body of the municipality may, at its
option, install part of such improvements in all or part of the subdivision
or land development and may institute appropriate legal or equitable
action to recover the monies necessary to complete the remainder of
the improvements. All of the proceeds, whether resulting from the
security or from any legal or equitable action brought against the
developer, or both, shall be used solely for the installation of the
improvements covered by such security, and not for any other municipal
purpose.
Within 90 days from the submission of the final plan, the Blair
Township Board of Supervisors shall review and act on the plan and
notify the applicant within 15 days, in writing, of its action. On
finding the final plan application to be in accordance with the requirements
of this chapter and for compliance with the approved preliminary plan,
the Board of Supervisors shall affix its seal on the plan together
with the certifying signature of the Chairman on each page of the
final plan. Where modifications of the final plan are requested or
the plan is disapproved, the grounds for these actions must be stated
in the notification and noted in the Blair Township Board of Supervisors
records.
A.
Approval of the final plan. Based on a thorough review of the details
of the final plan, the Township shall approve, approve with conditions,
revisions, or modifications, or disapprove the application and render
its decision within 90 days after the date the final plan application
was officially filed. The Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall
notify the applicant in writing of its decision. The approval of the
final plan by the Blair Township Board of Supervisors shall not be
deemed an acceptance of the proposed dedication and shall not impose
any duty on any of the municipalities of Blair County concerning the
maintenance or improvements of any such street, highway, alley, or
other portions of these same, until the municipality in which the
subdivision is located shall have accepted or made actual appropriation
of the same by entry, use or improvement. When the application is
not approved in terms as filed, the decision shall specify the defects
found in the application and describe the requirements which have
not been met and shall in each case, cite to the provisions of the
statute or ordinance relied upon.
All applications for approval of a plat, whether preliminary
or final, shall be acted upon by the governing body within such time
limits as may be fixed in this chapter, but the governing body shall
render its decision and communicate it to the applicant no later than
90 days following the date of the next regular meeting of the governing
body following the date the application is filed, provided that should
the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the
filing of the application, the said ninety-day period shall be measured
from the 30th day following the day the application has been filed.
A.
The decision of the governing body 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.
B.
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, the decision
shall specify the defects found in the application and describe the
requirements which have not been met and shall, in each case, cite
the provisions of the statute or ordinance relied upon.
C.
Failure of the governing body 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 application 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 matter of presentation of communication shall have like
effect.
D.
Changes in this chapter shall affect plats as follows:
(1)
From the time an application for approval of a plat, whether preliminary
or final, is duly filed as provided in this chapter, and while such
application is pending approval or disapproval, no change or amendment
of the zoning, subdivision or other governing ordinance or plan shall
affect the decision on such application adversely to the applicant
and the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with
the provision of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at
the time the application was duly filed. In addition, when a preliminary
application has been duly approved, the applicant shall be entitled
to final approval in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary
application in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary
application as hereinafter provided. However, if an application is
properly and finally denied, any subsequent application shall be subject
to the intervening change in governing regulations.
(2)
When an application for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or
final has been approved without conditions or approved by the applicant's
acceptance of conditions, no subsequent change or amendment in the
zoning, subdivision or other governing ordinance or plan shall be
applied to affect adversely the right of the applicant to commence
and to complete any aspect of the approved development in accordance
with the terms of such approval within five years from such approval.
(3)
Where final approval is preceded by preliminary approval, the aforesaid
five-year period shall be counted from the date of preliminary approval.
In the case of any doubt as to the terms of a preliminary approval,
the terms shall be construed in the light of the provisions of the
governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time when the application
for such approval was duly filed.
(4)
Where the landowner has substantially completed the required improvements
as depicted upon the final plat within the five-year limit, or any
extension thereof as may be granted by the governing body, no change
of municipal ordinance or plan enacted subsequent to the of filing
of the preliminary plat shall modify or revoke any aspect of the approved
final plat pertaining to zoning classification or density, lot, building,
street or utility location.
(5)
In the case of a preliminary plat calling for the installation of
improvements or submission of the final plat beyond the specified
time period, a schedule shall be filed by the landowner with the preliminary
plat delineating all proposed sections as well as deadlines within
which applications for final plat approval of each section are intended
to be filed. Such a schedule shall be updated annually by the applicant
on or before the anniversary of the preliminary plat approval, until
final plat approval of the final section has been granted and any
modification in the aforesaid schedule shall be subject to approval
of the governing body in its discretion.
(6)
Failure of landowner to adhere to the aforesaid schedule of final
plats for the various sections shall subject any such section to any
and all changes in zoning, subdivision and other governing ordinances
enacted by the municipality subsequent to the date of the initial
preliminary plan submission.
E.
Before action on any subdivision plat by the Board of Supervisors,
the applicant shall show that all rights-of-way, streets, sewer and
water facilities, and other public improvements have been certified
by a registered professional engineer to have been completed in accordance
with the approved plans.
F.
Before acting on any subdivision plat, the governing body or the
planning agency, as the case may be, may hold a public hearing thereon
after public notice.
Within 90 days after the date of the approval of the final plan
by the Blair Township Board of Supervisors, the applicant shall record
an original of the same in the office of the Blair County Recorder
of Deeds and file with the Township a recorder's certificate
that the approved plan has been recorded with the deed book and page
numbers indicated. If the applicant fails to have the plan recorded,
the decision of the Blair Township Board of Supervisors is voided
unless the applicant has obtained a written extension of time approved
in writing by the Township. The applicant shall proceed with the sale
of lots only after the final plan has been recorded with the County
Recorder of Deeds. The approval of the final plan shall not impose
any duty on the Board of Supervisors or the Township concerning maintenance
or improvements by ordinance or resolution.
