All applications for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or final, shall be acted upon by the governing body within such time limits as outlined in §
219-14, but the governing body shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days following the date of the regular meeting of the Planning Commission next following the date the application is filed, or after a final order of the court remanding an application, provided that should the said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, or the final order of the court, 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 or the planning agency 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
to the provisions of the statute or ordinance relied upon.
C. Failure of the governing body or agency 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 manner of presentation of communication
shall have like effect.
The format and wording of certificates and approvals to appear
on the final tracing proposed for recording shall conform to the requirements
of the Allegheny County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
as now, or hereinafter, amended.
No lot in a subdivision shall be sold, no permit to erect, alter
or repair any building upon land in a subdivision or land development
shall be issued, and no building shall be erected in a subdivision
or land development, until a final plan has been approved by the Borough
and properly recorded, and further, until the required improvements
have been constructed or their construction guaranteed.