1. Within 12 months after approval of the Preliminary Plan, a Final Subdivision or Land Development Plan and all required supplemental data shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer. An extension of time may be granted by the Township Council upon written request. Otherwise, the plan submitted may be considered as a new Preliminary Plan.
2. The Final Plan shall conform in all significant respects to the Preliminary Plan as previously reviewed by the Township Planning Commission and approved by the Township Council and shall incorporate all modifications required by the Township Council in its Preliminary Plan approval. The Township Planning Commission may, however, accept a Final Plan modified so as to reflect any substantial changes which have occurred on the site of the proposed subdivision, or in its surroundings, since the time of Preliminary Plan review.
3. The Final Plan may be submitted in sections or stages each covering a reasonable portion of the entire proposed subdivision as shown on the approved Preliminary Plan, in accordance with the regulations set forth in § 22-302. In the case of the Final Subdivision or Land Development Plan which is to be submitted in sections or stages over a period of years, the time between submission of application for final approval of each stage or section shall be no greater than 12 months.
4. Final plans and all required supplementary data set forth in § 22-302 for all proposed subdivisions and land developments shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer.
5. Official submission of a Final Plan to the Zoning Officer by a developer shall include an appropriate number of copies of the following as determined by the Zoning Officer.
A. The required number of copies as determined by the Zoning Officer of a completed Application for Review of Final Subdivision Plan;
B. The required number of copies as determined by the Zoning Officer of the Final Plan which shall fully comply with the provisions of this Chapter as set forth in § 22-302.
C. The required number of copies as determined by the Zoning Officer of all required supplemental information as set forth in § 22-302.
D. The submission shall not be considered complete unless the payment of all filing fees and the receipt of all plans and supplemental data is noted by written receipt of the Zoning Officer.
6. The Zoning Officer shall refer Final Plan submission materials to the various review bodies as listed in § 22-203(4).
7. Additional copies of the Final Plan materials shall be referred by the Zoning Officer to the respective agencies in the following circumstances:
A. Whenever the property being subdivided or developed abuts a State Legislative Route, and the plan differs from plans previously submitted to PennDOT with reference to access points, proposed external road improvements, or traffic impact, one application and one plan print shall be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District office.
B. Whenever the subdivision or land development requires a soil erosion and sedimentation control permit, as described in § 22-409(1)(E) of this Chapter, one application, one plan print, and one copy of supplemental information shall be submitted to the County Conservation District.
C. Whenever a proposed subdivision or land development is located adjacent to another municipality, one application and one plan print shall be referred to that municipality.
(Ord. 52, Art. S-250, 3/8/78)