[Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240, § 26]
For approval of a
or
, all
shall comply with the following
processing procedure:
A. All
filed for approval shall be submitted, with the appropriate application and fee as provided in the Township fee schedule
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in the following order:
[Amended 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
(1)
(optional but encouraged).
(2)
.
(3)
.
B. The Township Manager or his designee shall have seven days from the date of submission of an application to check the
and documents to determine if on their face they are in proper form and contain all information required by this chapter. If defective, the application and fees may be returned to the
with a statement of rejection, within the seven-day period; otherwise, it shall be deemed accepted for filing as of the date of submission. Acceptance for filing shall not, however, constitute a waiver of any deficiencies or irregularities. The
may appeal a decision by the Township Manager under this section to the Board of Commissioners. [Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
C. Each
revision, whether to a tentative,
or
, shall be filed one at a time. The filing of a
revision shall constitute a withdrawal of the preceding version of that
.
(1) The Township Manager or his designee shall have seven days from the date of submission to examine amended or corrected applications to determine whether such amended or corrected applications result in a substantial amendment to the
or in the filing of a
so changed as to be considered a new
.
[Added 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
D. When a preliminary or final
or
is amended or revised in any respect after the original submission date, before the amended or revised
is accepted by the Township Manager, the
or
shall execute a statement indicating that the original
is amended or revised and that the time for review is extended 90 days following the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
or, if that meeting is more than 30 days following the filing of the revised
, then 90 days following the 30th day after filing. If the
refuses to extend the time for
processing, the Board of Commissioners shall at its next public meeting deny the original application. [Amended 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
E. When the decision reached concerning an application for approval of a specific
results in a denial of the
, then the
, when and if he should reapply requesting approval of the
, shall do so in accordance with the
sequence outlined in Subsection A herein and the additional procedures below. [Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
F. Applications for approval of a
or
shall be filed with the Township Code Enforcement Office. Any application for approval of a
or
must include payment of the required fee, comply with the
and
checklist requirements,
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and include complete copies in a paper and .pdf format of all materials filed.
[Amended 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
G. The
, or his
, shall be required to appear in person at the Township
in order to make application for approval of a
. [Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
H. Schedule of
processing steps. The following number of copies of each
shall be submitted with the application to the Township:
(1)
. A minimum of 20 copies of the
shall be submitted for distribution by the Township as follows:
Distribution | Number of Copies |
Distribution | Number of Copies |
Planning, Parks & Library Committee | 3 |
President, Board of Commissioners | 1 |
2 | |
Manager | 1 |
Solicitor | 1 |
Municipal Planner | 1 |
2 | |
Environmental Planning Advisory Board | 2 |
Public Works Department | 1 |
Parks and Recreation Department | 1 |
Code Enforcement Department | 4 |
Montgomery County Planning Commission | 1 |
(2)
.
(a) A minimum of 20 copies shall be submitted for distribution by the Township as provided for in Subsection H(1) above:
(b) Depending upon the nature of the
, up to four additional copies may be required for distribution as follows:
Distribution | Number of Copies |
Montgomery County Conservation District | 1 |
Montgomery County Department of Roads and Bridges | 1 |
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection | 1 |
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | 1 |
(3)
.
and
. A minimum of 15 copies shall be submitted for distribution by the Township as follows:
Distribution | Number of Copies |
Distribution | Number of Copies |
Township | |
2 | |
Planning, Parks & Library Committee | 1 |
Manager | 1 |
Code Enforcement Department | 8 |
Public Works Department | 1 |
Police Department | 1 |
Montgomery County Planning Commission | 1 |
[Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
I. The date shall be stamped on each copy received. [Amended 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 87933; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
J. Prior to
approval, the
shall provide evidence of a formal review and response from the following agencies, if applicable: [Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
(1) Highway occupancy permit (state, county or Township).
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(2) Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, approval for:
(a) Planning module for
.
(b) Water quality management permit.
(c) Stream encroachment permit.
(d) General permits.
(e) Others.
[Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
(3) Montgomery County Conservation District for:
(a) Soil
and sediment control.
(4) Appropriate Water Authority for:
(a) Water source.
(b) Extension.
(c) Connections.
K.
Review. [Amended 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879; 10-14-1997 by Ord. No. 954; 11-14- 2006 by Ord. No. 1175; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
(1) The Township
, the
, and the Montgomery County Planning Commission shall review the
and shall submit their comments and recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. Where the property is listed on the Upper Dublin Historic Inventory, the Historical Commission shall also review the
and shall submit their comments.
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Where applicable, the Environmental Protection Advisory Board will also submit its comments.
[Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
(2) The Board of Commissioners shall act on a
or
within 90 days following the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Commissioners next following the date the application is filed or, if that meeting is more than 30 days following the filing of the application, then 90 days following the 30th day after filing.
(a) The Commissioners Planning Committee will comment on a
and advise the
. No formal action will be taken by the
on a
application.
(b) If the
approves a
or
, the Township Manager or Secretary will so certify thereon. Two copies of the approved
will be returned to the
.
(c) If the
conditionally approves a
, the
shall subsequently submit a revised
which complies with the conditions stipulated. At the time of the
conditional approval, the
must agree, in writing, to acceptance of the conditions specified.
(d) If the
disapproves the
, the Township Manager or Secretary will notify the
, in writing, of the defects in the application stating the requirements not met.
(3) A point by point response letter addressing each review comment shall be provided with all resubmissions. [Added 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
L. The
, complying with all applicable requirements, shall be filed with the Township for approval within 12 months from the date of the approval of the
. Failure to comply with the time limitation herein provided shall make the approval of the
null and void unless an extension of time is granted in accordance with this section. The 12-month period may be extended by the Board of Commissioners upon application by the
filed in writing no less than 30 days prior to the end of the twelve-month period, if all of the following is demonstrated: [Amended 2-10-2004 by Ord. No. 1124; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
(1) That one or more conditions existent at the time of
approval have changed.
(2) That such change of circumstances was beyond the
control and has prevented submission of the
within the twelve-month period.
(3) That such circumstances have been overcome or will be overcome in the foreseeable future.
M. The
will not be formally approved by the Board of Commissioners unless the required
have been constructed and/or installed in strict accordance with Township
and specifications, or the Township is assured by means of a proper completion guaranty in the form of a bond, or the deposit of funds or securities in escrow, sufficient to cover the cost of the
as estimated by the Township
, so that the
will subsequently be installed. [Amended 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 11-1240]
31. Editor’s Note: See Ch. 110, Fees.
32. Editor’s Note: The checklist is on file in the Township offices.
33. Editor’s Note: Former Subsection 9, regarding acceptance of plans, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879.
34. Editor’s Note: Former Subsection 10(b), regarding Township authority approval, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879.
35. Editor’s Note: See Ch. 127, Historic Preservation, and Ch. A264, Historic Resource Inventory.