(a) An application for tentative approval of the development plan for a planned residential development shall be filed by or on behalf of the landowner.
(b) The application for tentative approval shall be filed by the landowner on such form as provided by the Municipality.
(c) All planning, zoning, and subdivision matters relating to the platting, use, and development of the planned residential development and subsequent modifications of the regulations relating thereto, to the extent such modification is vested in the Municipality, shall be determined and established by Council or the planning agency, if designated by the Council.
(d) The provisions shall require only such information in the application as is reasonably necessary to disclose to the Council or the planning agency:
(1) The location, size and topography of the site and the nature of the landowner’s interest in the land proposed to be developed;
(2) The density of land use to be allocated to parts of the site to be developed;
(3) The location and size of the common open space and the form of organization proposed to own and maintain the common open space;
(4) The use and the approximate height, bulk, and location of buildings and other structures;
(5) The feasibility of proposals for water supply and the disposition of sanitary waste and storm water;
(6) The substance of covenants, grants of easements or other restrictions proposed to be imposed upon the use of the land, buildings, and structures including proposed easements or grants for public utilities;
(7) The provisions for parking of vehicles and the location and width of proposed streets and public ways;
(8) The required modification in the municipal land use regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property;
(9) The feasibility of proposals for energy conservation and the effective utilization of renewable energy sources; and
(10) In the case of development plans which call for development over a period of years, a schedule showing the proposed times within which applications for final approval of all sections of the planned residential development are intended to be filed and this schedule must be updated annually, on the anniversary of its approval, until the development is completed and accepted.
(e) The application for tentative approval of a planned residential development shall include a written statement by the landowner setting forth the reasons why, in his or her opinion, a planned residential development would be in the public interest and would be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the Municipality.
(f) The application for and tentative and final approval of a development plan for a planned residential development described in this subchapter shall be in lieu of all other procedures or approvals, otherwise required pursuant to Articles V and VI of the PA Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 as amended.
(Ord. 5139. Passed 11-27-13.)