1. The official written communication provided for in this Part shall be certified by the Township Secretary and shall be filed in his or her office, and a certified copy shall be mailed to the landowner. Where tentative approval has been granted, it shall be deemed an amendment to the Zoning Map, effective upon final approval, and shall be noted on the Zoning Map.
2. Tentative approval of a development plan shall not:
A. Qualify a plat of the planned residential development for recording.
B. Authorize development.
C. Authorize issuance of any building permits.
A development plan which has been given tentative approval (and provided that the landowner has not defaulted nor validated any of the conditions of the tentative approval) shall not be modified, revoked, or impaired by action of the Township without the consent of the landowner. However, application for final approval must be filed within the periods of time specified in the official written communication granting tentative approval.
3. Tentative approval shall be deemed to be revoked in the following instances:
A. In the event that a development plan is given tentative approval and thereafter, but prior to final approval, the landowner abandons the plan and notifies the Board of Supervisors in writing.
B. In the event the landowner fails to file application or applications for final approval within the required period of time or times.
4. Such development plan whose tentative approval was revoked and for which final approval was not given shall be subject to those local ordinances otherwise applicable and the same shall be noted in the records of the Township Secretary.
(Ord. 3/9/1993B, § 616)