The purpose of the preliminary plan is to require formal conditional approval of plans in order to minimize changes and revisions at the final plan stage. The following are procedures to be used in the review of preliminary plans.
(a) Developer submits six copies of the preliminary plan and data, three copies of the application and the required fee and deposit to the Administrative Officer.
(b) The Administrative Officer checks the submission for completeness. If incomplete, returns the submission to the developer indicating deficiencies; or, if complete, accepts the submission and immediately distributes two copies of the plan to the City Planning Commission and one copy each of the plan to Council, the Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Lycoming County Planning Commission, retaining one file copy.
(c) The County Planning Commission and the Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development review the preliminary plan and submit reports to the City Planning Commission within 30 days of submission by the Administrative Officer.
(d) At its second regular meeting following receipt of the complete preliminary plan submission by the Administrative Officer, the City Planning Commission shall review the developer’s submission, discuss the plan with the developer and consider the reports of the County Planning Commission and the Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development.
(e) Following the review of the preliminary plan with the developer, the City Planning Commission shall evaluate the plan in regard to the general purposes and specific provisions of these Regulations and act thereon as submitted or modified. If approved, the Commission shall express its approval and state the conditions of such approval, if any, or, if disapproved, shall express its disapproval and its reasons therefor. The action of the Commission shall be noted on two copies of the preliminary plan, and the Commission’s recommended conditions shall be attached thereto. The Commission shall immediately forward both copies to Council for action.
(f) Within ten days of the City Planning Commission’s meeting at which action is taken on a plan, Council shall:
(1) Review the developer’s submission, together with the reports of the City Planning Commission, Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development and County Planning Commission;
(2) Express its conditional approval, stating the conditions of such approval, or its disapproval, stating the reasons therefor; and
(3) Within five days following the decision, inform the developer in writing. The action of Council shall be noted on two copies of the plan, together with its conditions, if any, or its reasons for disapproval. One copy of the notated plan shall be forwarded to the developer and the remaining copy returned to the City Planning Commission.
(g) Conditional approval of a preliminary plan of lots shall not constitute approval of the final plan of lots. Rather, it shall be deemed an expression of approval to the layout submitted on the preliminary plan of lots as a guide to the preparation of the final plan of lots which will be submitted for approval of the City Planning Commission and Council, and for recording upon fulfillment of the requirements of these regulations and the conditions of the conditional approval, if any.
(Ord. 4486, approved 10-14-1971; Ord. 5021, approved 1-31-1980)