[Ord. 686, 8/12/2015]
201.1. 
Approval in accordance with this chapter shall be required for:
A. 
Any subdivision, as defined by this chapter, including the resubdivision or replatting of previously recorded lots or lot line adjustments for previously recorded lots.
B. 
Any other land development, as defined by this chapter, other than those excluded by § 22-203 of this chapter.
C. 
The consolidation, as defined by this chapter, of two or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land for the purpose of one development.
D. 
Any proposal by a developer to construct a street or any other public improvement to be dedicated to the Township for public use.
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202.1. 
No lot in a subdivision or land development may be leased, transferred, or sold and no permit to erect, alter, repair, or occupy any building or use any land in any subdivision or land development may be issued unless and until such subdivision or land development shall have been approved and properly recorded and until such public and/or private improvements as required by this chapter shall have been constructed or guaranteed, as provided for by this chapter.
202.2. 
The description by metes and bounds in an instrument of transfer or other documents used for selling or transferring property shall not exempt the seller or transferor from complying with the requirements of this chapter.
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203.1. 
The following types of land developments are hereby excluded from the provisions of this chapter governing land developments, as defined herein:
A. 
The conversion of an existing single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling into not more than three residential dwelling units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium.
B. 
The addition of any accessory building or structure on a lot or lots subordinate to any existing principal building.
C. 
Any change of use that results in a reduction of density, required parking, or traffic generation.
[Ord. 686, 8/12/2015]
204.1. 
In addition to complying with the provisions of this chapter, all subdivisions and land developments within the Township shall comply with all applicable Township ordinances as amended or adopted from time to time.
204.2. 
Compliance with applicable Township, county, state, or federal regulations shall be a requirement for any approval under the provisions of this chapter.
204.3. 
Any violation of applicable Township, county, state, or federal regulations or permits shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and shall be subject to enforcement procedures authorized by this chapter.
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205.1. 
In cases where an application for development is under review and the applicant submits a revised plat with substantial changes, a new ninety-day period for review shall automatically commence from the date of the filing of such revised plat, unless a different period shall be agreed to by the applicant and the Planning Commission or Board of Commissioners. The applicant shall accompany its filing of such revised plat with a written acknowledgment of the new ninety-day period or other agreed-to period.
205.2. 
If the applicant fails to accompany its filing of a revised plat with substantial changes with a written acknowledgment of the new ninety-day or other agreed-to review period as described above, the Planning Commission and/or Board of Commissioners may rule on the plat as originally submitted, or on the plat as revised, or on both the original and the revised plat.
205.3. 
"Substantial changes" in a plat resulting in a new ninety-day or other agreed-to review period shall include, without limitation, changes of the following kinds:
A. 
Revised site capacity/density calculations.
B. 
Revised stormwater runoff calculations that affect stormwater facilities design.
C. 
Revised locations or dimensions of roads, cartways or rights-of-way, lots, building lines, parking areas, sidewalks, easements, stormwater drainage facilities, lighting fixtures, signs, accesses, driveways, buffers or planting screens, fire hydrants, utilities, traffic open/green space/conservation areas.
D. 
Revised slopes, fills or cuts.
E. 
Revised road paving and/or curbing data or specifications.
F. 
Any other revisions which require the Township Engineer or other consultant to expend substantial time to review and respond.
205.4. 
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to determine in the first instance whether a revised plat is "substantially changed." In making such determination, the Zoning Officer shall take into account the criteria set forth above, the number and degree of such changes, and the estimate of the Township Engineer or other consultant as to the amount of review time that will be required in order to review and respond to the revisions.
205.5. 
The Zoning Officer will notify the applicant if a revised plat is determined to be substantially changed.
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206.1. 
Final authority for approval or denial of a plat adjustment, as defined herein, shall be vested in the Zoning Officer of the Township of Collier upon application of the property owner or authorized agent of the property owner filing an appropriate application with the Township of Collier.
206.2. 
The Township of Collier will cause the application and request for a plat adjustment to be referred to the Township Engineer, who shall review the proposed plat adjustment for compliance with the applicable substantive requirements of this chapter, and the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and any other ordinance and shall then make a written recommendation for approval or denial, stating the reasons therefor, to the Zoning Officer.
206.3. 
If the Township Engineer has recommended approval, the Zoning Officer shall then execute the plat adjustment Mylar and notify the Secretary of the Township of Collier and the applicant, in writing, that the plat adjustment has been approved for recording. If the Township Engineer recommends denial, then the Zoning Officer shall so notify the applicant, the Township Solicitor and Township Secretary, and the application shall be processed according to the procedure otherwise applicable under this chapter.
206.4. 
The Township Engineer and the Zoning Officer of the Township of Collier shall execute the Mylar in such a form and manner that the same would be acceptable for recording in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County.
206.5. 
Both the Zoning Officer and the Township Engineer shall expedite the handling of plat adjustments, and the same should be processed without referral to the Planning Commission or the Board of Commissioners.
206.6. 
This section is intended to create only the opportunity for expedited review in appropriate cases and not to change the substantive requirements that an applicant must meet.