§ 154.046 GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND LAND DEVELOPMENTS.

   (A)   Review and approval stages.

      (1)   Three types of plan submission are included in the procedure for filing and approval of subdivision and land development plans: sketch; preliminary; and final.

      (2)   The table below outlines the stages for the different types of proposed subdivision or land development.

		Type of Proposed Subdivision or Land Development*
Stage	Chapter Sections	Land Development	Major Subdivision	Minor Subdivision or Lot Line Adjustment
Sketch plan	154.060—154.062	Recommende d	Recommended	Recommende d
Preliminary plan	154.075—154.078	Required***	Required	Not required
Final plan	154.090—154.093	Required	Required	Required**
Guarantee of improvements installation	154.120—154.127	Required	Required	Required
Recording of final plan	154.140—154.142	Required	Required	Required
*   See definitions in § 154.031 **   See §§ 154.105 through 154.109 for minor subdivision final plan filing and review requirements; see § 154.109 for submission requirements for a boundary line adjustment ***   A land development that only involves a single principal nonresidential use and/or up to three dwelling units shall only be required to submit a final plan and not a preliminary plan

 

   (B)   Sketch plan. While a sketch plan is not required, it is strongly recommended that it be filed to allow the applicant to consult early and informally with the Planning Commission before preparing a preliminary plan. This will often avoid expensive redesign and delay to the applicant.

   (C)   Preliminary plan. Preliminary plans are required to be submitted for any major subdivision and for certain land developments, as described above.

   (D)   Final plan. After approval of the preliminary plan of a major subdivision or most land developments, the applicant files a final plan. A final plan shall be officially recorded by the county prior to the sale of any lots within a subdivision or the construction of any building.

   (E)   Guarantee of improvements installation. Where improvements are required by this chapter, in the most cases, the borough will require the applicant to enter into a development agreement and to post financial security acceptable to the borough in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of any improvements which may be required. See §§ 154.120 through 154.127.

(Ord. passed 2-3-1992)