A.
Application; fee.
(1)
Before any major subdivision of land takes place, an application
shall be submitted and approved. The application shall be submitted
to the Secretary of the Board, on the appropriate form provided by
the Board, with the appropriate copies of a preliminary plat of the
proposed subdivision. The number and type of copies of the application
form and maps shall be as specified in the procedure manual for subdivisions,
as prepared, approved and from time to time revised by the Planning
Board.
B.
Revision; amendment.
(1)
Following the public hearing and prior to adoption of a resolution
of approval or disapproval of a subdivision application, the developer
may request and the Board may grant permission to revise the preliminary
plat.
(2)
The Board shall also have the discretion to permit the applicant
to submit an amendment application in appropriate instances.
C.
Action by Borough Engineer. Prior to consideration of the application
by the Board, the Borough Engineer shall examine the preliminary plans
for conformance with the engineering requirements of the Borough.
The Borough Engineer shall submit his/her comments to the Board prior
to the date set for consideration of the application by the Board.
D.
Approval.
(1)
Notation. Where the Board acts favorably on an application,
the Chairperson and the Secretary of the Board shall affix their signatures
to the plat, with a notation that it has now received approval, and
it shall be returned to the developer for compliance with final approval
requirements.
(2)
Effect. Approval of the preliminary plat shall constitute approval
of the subdivision as to form only; that is, as to the arrangement
and approximate dimensions of streets, lots and other planned features.
(3)
Rights of applicant. Preliminary approval shall confer upon
the applicant the following rights for a three-year period from the
date of approval:
A.
Application; informal meeting; fee.
(1)
An applicant for the subdivision of land shall submit to the
Secretary of the Board an application, on the appropriate form provided
by the Board, and appropriate copies of a final plat of the proposed
subdivision. The number and type of copies of the application form
and map shall be as specified in the application form, as prepared,
approved and from time to time revised by the Planning Board.
B.
Requirements. Before submission of the final subdivision plat, the
following improvements must be installed, or bonded to the Borough,
in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Board, Borough
Engineer, ordinances of the Borough and conditions of preliminary
subdivision approval applicable thereto:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(1)
Street grading.
(2)
Road subbase and road base, all required pavement courses.
(3)
Gutters.
(4)
Curbs.
(5)
Water mains.
(6)
Culverts.
(7)
Storm sewers.
(8)
Sanitary sewers, including lateral connections to an area beyond
the roadway curbline.
(9)
Drainage structures and stormwater detention facilities.
C.
Board action.
(1)
The Board shall act to approve or disapprove the plat submitted
for final approval with revisions, if any, within 45 days after it
is submitted. The action of the County Planning Board, if any, shall
be noted on the plat, and, if disapproved, a copy of the plat and
the reasons for disapproval shall be returned to the applicant/developer.
(2)
If the Board approves the final plat, a notation to that effect
shall be made on each plat and shall be signed by the Chairperson
of the Board and the Board Secretary.
D.
Filing; expiration of approval. Upon final approval, copies of the
final plat, signed by the Chairperson and the Secretary of the Board,
shall be filed by the applicant with the County Recording Officer
and the County Planning Board. If the plat has not been filed with
the County Recording Officer within 95 days from the date of signing,
the approval shall expire. The Board, for good cause shown, may extend
this period to no more than 190 days from the date of the signing
of the plat.
