(A) Following Step I approval, the applicant shall submit the site plans to the following agencies for their review and approval:
(1) County Health Department;
(2) County Road Commission;
(3) County Drain Commission;
(4) State Department of Natural Resources; and
(5) Other appropriate state and county review and enforcement agencies having direct approval or permitting authority over all or part of the project’s construction phases.
(B) The project plan shall be corrected to reflect the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the above agencies. The applicant shall then submit the necessary copies of the project plan to the Township Clerk along with a completed application form for Step II approval and any fee established by the Township Board. The applicant shall also submit the following:
(1) Documentation that the above agencies have approved the site plans, as applicable;
(2) A copy of any deed restrictions or covenants that will be enforceable against persons using any portion of the project;
(3) A copy of any preliminary agreements which may be required before final plan approval is granted; and
(4) A copy of any proposed master deed or other master property use document to which a user or owner of a lot or building site in the project is subject and the supportive information whether intended to be recorded with the Register of Deeds or not.
(C) The Clerk shall forward copies of the plan to the Township Planner, Township Attorney, the Township Engineer and others as deemed appropriate, for their review and recommendation.
(D) The Township Board shall review the site plans along with other submitted materials and the recommendation of the Township Engineer, Attorney and Planner. If the Board determines that all requirements of this chapter have been met, it shall grant Step II approval and shall notify the applicant in writing of this approval. Project plan approval shall also be noted on the copy of the project plan to be returned to the applicant.
(E) (1) Step II approval shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of approval and guarantees the following rights:
(a) The general terms and conditions under which Step II approval was granted will not be changed and the applicant may proceed with the installation of required improvements; and
(b) The applicant may submit all or parts of the Step II approved project plan as a final plan in accordance with the Condominium Act, as amended, and this chapter.
(2) The two-year period may be extended for a period not longer than one year if applied for by the applicant and granted by the township in writing. Written notice of the extension shall be sent by the Township Clerk to the other approving authorities.
(F) If the project plan substantially meets the requirements of this chapter, the Township Board may grant tentative approval of Step II, such approval being conditioned upon the submission of such changes, revisions or additional materials as is determined to be necessary to complete Step II. Upon the submission of such changes, revisions or additional material to the Board/Building Inspector, the project plan shall be granted unconditional Step II approval and the applicant shall be so notified. Project plan approval shall also be noted on the copy of the project plan to be returned to the applicant. The initial two-year period set forth hereinabove, begins on the date the Township Board grants tentative approval to Step II.
(G) If the project plan does not meet the requirements of this chapter, the Township Board shall deny Step II approval and so notify the applicant along with the reasons for denial.
(H) Installation of all plan improvements authorized by Step II approval shall be in accord with the requirements of the following appropriate agency or utility having jurisdiction:
(1) County Road Commission: public streets, sidewalks, storm sewers;
(2) County Health Department: wells and septic system;
(3) County Drain Commission: drains and drainage from the site;
(4) Village of Sparta and/or Algoma Township, as the case may be: public sanitary sewer and water;
(5) Consumers Power Company: electrical and street lights;
(6) Michigan Bell Telephone Company: telephone; and
(7) Michigan Consolidated Gas Company: gas.
(Prior Code, § 101.035) (Ord. 93-7, effective 1-20-1994)