§ 154.046 GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND LAND DEVELOPMENTS.

   (A)   Review and approval stages. Three types of plan submissions are established: sketch, preliminary and final, as outlined below.

Stage	Sections of this Chapter	Land Development	Type of Proposed Subdivision or Land Development*
			Major Subdivision	Minor Subdivision or Lot Line Adjustment
Sketch plan	§§ 154.060 through 154.062	Recommended	Recommended	Recommended
Preliminary plan***	§§ 154.075 through 154.078	Required****	Required***	Not Required
Final plan	§§ 154.090 through 154.093	Required	Required	Required**
Guarantee of improvements installation	See §§ 154.125 through 154.131
Recording of final plan	See §§ 154.145 through 154.147
* See definitions in § 154.031
** See §§ 154.105 through 154.110 for minor subdivision final plan submission and review requirements; see § 154.108 for submission requirements for a lot line adjustment.
*** At their option, the Board of Supervisors may grant combined preliminary/final plan approval if the preliminary plan submission meets the requirements of a final plan submission and if the Board of Supervisors determine that there are no outstanding matters
**** Except where exempted by § 154.076

 

   (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 certain land developments, and to obtain approval of a minor subdivision, the applicant files a final plan. A final plan must be approved prior to recording of the plans by the county and prior to the sale of any lots or the construction of any buildings. See §§ 154.145 through 154.147.

   (E)   Guarantee of improvements installation. Where improvements are required by this chapter, in most cases, the township will require that the applicant enter into an improvement agreement including the posting of financial security sufficient to guarantee the costs of any improvements which may be required. See §§ 154.125 through 154.131.

(Ord. 127, passed 3-18-2010)