(A) Requirements. Before recommending approval of a tentative preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision, the Commission shall find that the land covered by the proposed subdivision is suitable both for development and the type of development proposed in that:
(1) It can be safely used for building purposes without danger from flood or from any other menace to health or safety, as determined by the Township Engineers; and
(2) It can be served economically with public facilities and services as in the opinion of the Commission or other particular agencies concerned (such as, Township Engineer, County Health Department, Superintendent of Schools, Water and Sewer Departments or districts having jurisdiction and the like) are required by the type of development (residential, commercial or industrial) and the circumstances of the particular case.
(B) Disapproval. If the tentative preliminary plat is disapproved by the Commission, it shall make recommendations to the Board and record the reasons in the minutes of the meeting. A copy of the minutes and a copy of the tentative preliminary plat shall be forwarded to the Board and the proprietor.
(C) Conditional approval. If the Commission recommendation is a conditional approval, the tentative preliminary plat shall not be forwarded to the Board until such conditions are satisfied by the proprietor and the minutes shall so state the conditions and its reasons therefore and so notify the proprietor in writing.
(D) Approval. If the tentative preliminary plat meets the approval of the Commission, it shall then be submitted to the Board for its approval. Plans approved by the Commission and Board shall bear the signature of the Chairperson of the Commission and the Clerk and one copy shall be filed in the office of the Township Engineer, one copy in the file of the Commission and one copy returned to the proprietor.
(E) Board approval. The Board, within 90 days from the date of filing, shall approve and note its approval on the copy of the tentative preliminary plat to be returned to the proprietor or set forth in writing its reasons for rejection and requirements for approval.
(F) Approval confers right to proceed with final preliminary plat. Should the Board approve the tentative preliminary plat, it shall be deemed to confer upon the proprietor the right to proceed with the preparation of the final preliminary plat.
(G) Approval is not approval of final preliminary plat. The approval of the tentative preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the final preliminary plat. It shall be deemed as approval of the layout of the tentative preliminary plat, which will act as a guide in the preparation of the final preliminary plat.
(H) Time effective. Tentative approval of the Board shall be effective for a period of one year. The final preliminary plat shall be submitted within one year after approval of the tentative preliminary plat; otherwise, such approval shall become null and void unless an extension of time is applied for, in writing, and granted by the Board.
(Prior Code, § XII-6.11)