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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', 'art 6', '§ 6', '§ 6', 'art 7', '§ 22', '§ 6', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 6', '§ 6', '§ 6']

Township of Plainfield, PA FINAL PLAN
Ch 22 Pt 6 FINAL PLAN
§ 22-601 Purpose.
§ 22-602 Submission and Review Procedure.
§ 22-603 Final Plan Requirements.
§ 22-604 Supportive Documents and Information.
§ 22-605 As-built Drawings.
§ 22-606 Recording the Plan.
Part 6 FINAL PLAN
[Ord. 3/6/1991, § 6.1]
The purpose of the final plan is to require formal approval by the Board of Supervisors before plans for all major subdivisions and land developments are recorded.
[Ord. 3/6/1991, § 6.2; as amended by A.O.]
Final Plan Submission Required.
A final plan submission for each major subdivision or land development must be submitted by the applicant and reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
A final plan for a minor subdivision shall be submitted by the applicant and reviewed in accordance with the provisions of Part 7.
An applicant shall submit a final plan submission within five days from the date of the approval of the preliminary plan by the Board of Supervisors, unless an extension in writing has been granted by the Board of Supervisors.
Failure to comply with this requirement shall render the preliminary plan submission null and void, and a new preliminary plan submission must be submitted.
Three copies of the application form (See Appendix 22-A), and the "final plan checklist" (See Appendix 22-B).
Fifteen copies of the final subdivision plan.
Three copies of all supporting documents (unless additional copies are required and/or requested).
All sheets for submitted subdivision plans shall be folded in such a manner that the title of the sheet faces out.
If the administrator determines that the submission is incomplete, he/she shall not accept the submission, but rather, shall return the fee and materials comprising the plan submission to the applicant and notify the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the submission. The administrator shall communicate to the applicant within five days after receipt of the submission whether the submission is deemed incomplete and not accepted by the Township.
If the administrator determines that the submission is complete except for such additional sets of plans and supporting documents as may be required in § 22-602, Subsection 4F, the administrator may accept the submission as being filed for review on the condition that the applicant shall submit such additional number of plans and supporting documents to the officer within five days from the date of such acceptance.
The administrator shall retain in the Township files the fee and one copy of the application form, final plan checklist, final subdivision plan and a set of the supporting documents.
The administrator shall forward to the Township Planning Commission, at least five days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Township Planning Commission, a copy of the final subdivision plan.
Copies Supportive Documents
It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the required number of copies of the application, plan, checklist and supportive documents, along with any review fees, to the following agencies/departments for their review and approval.[1]
If agency/department review is required, and/or effected by proposed plan.
Review by Township Engineer and Sewage Enforcement Officer (Hereinafter Referred to as SEO).
Within 20 days from the date the Officer accepts the plan for review, the Township Engineer and the Township SEO shall review the plan and prepare their reports and recommendations on the technical and engineering considerations for submission to the Township Planning Commission.
The Township Engineer, and the SEO may make such additional reports and recommendations to the Township Planning Commission at any time during the review of the plan.
The Township Planning Commission is hereby delegated by the Board of Supervisors of Plainfield Township the power, duty and authority to review and recommend approval, conditional approval or denial of the final subdivision plans submitted to the Township as hereinafter set forth. Within the time required by the MPC (unless the applicant grants a written extension of time for the Township review process), the Planning Commission shall:
In the event the plan submission is recommended for disapproval, the decision shall specify the defects found in the plan, shall describe the requirements which have not been met and shall cite the provisions of this Chapter or other applicable statute or ordinance relied upon which has not been satisfied or complied with by the applicant.
Failure of the Township Planning Commission to make a recommendation and communicate it to the applicant within the time and manner required by the MPC shall be deemed a recommendation for approval of the plan as presented unless the applicant has agreed, in writing, to an extension of time or a change in the predescribed manner for communication of the decision.
The Township Board of Supervisors shall review the final plan, the written reports and recommendations of the Township Planning Commission, the Joint Planning Commission, the Township Engineer, and any other applicable reports. The Board of Supervisors may require or recommend such changes and modifications as they shall deem necessary or advisable in the public interest.
The Board of Supervisors shall, within the time required by law, unless such time be extended with the approval of the subdivider, land developer, or their authorized agent, render its final decision by approving, approving with conditions or rejecting the final plan.
The approval of the final plan by the Board of Supervisors shall not constitute an acceptance of the dedication of any street or other proposed public way, space, or area shown on the final plan.
When the final plan submission is disapproved, the decision shall specify the defects found in the submission, shall describe the requirements which have not been met, and shall cite the provisions of this Chapter or other applicable statute or ordinance relied upon in each case.
[Ord. 3/6/1991, § 6.3; as amended by A.O.]
All final plan submittals shall include all of the information that was required at the time of preliminary plan submittal (see § 22-503) and the additional information listed below in this Part. If specific technical supporting documents, such as stormwater calculations, are identical to those submitted at the preliminary stage, the Township may waive the requirement to submit additional copies of those items.
Additional Final Plan Requirements.
A property survey shall have been performed of the boundary of the entire tract, and evidence of such survey shall be presented.
Easements shall be placed on the land providing for:
Clear sight triangle easements (see §§ 22-1004, Subsection 8 and 22-1013, Subsection 4).
All needed utility, drainage, maintenance, pedestrian, open space or other easements, as needed.
Required Plan Notations.
The following wording shall be required to be placed on any final subdivision or land development plan, as applicable.
"If access will be provided onto a state highway, access to a state highway shall only be provided in compliance with a PennDOT highway occupancy permit."
"Well and sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection."
"Individual owners of lots must receive approval from the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer for a sewage permit prior to undertaking the construction of an on-lot sewage disposal system or building that will need to be served by such a system."
"The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors have not passed upon the feasibility of any individual lot or location within a lot being able to sustain any type of well or sewage disposal system."
"Open space may not be separately sold, nor be further developed or subdivided."
Street Lighting (If Required).
Spacing of poles and intensity of lamps.
Proposed method to pay for electricity and maintenance.
[Ord. 3/6/1991, § 6.4]
Deed Restrictions. All private deed restrictions, homeowner or condominium association agreements or covenants already imposed or to be imposed as a condition to sale. Any homeowner or condominium association agreement may be subject to review by the Township Solicitor and acceptance by the Board of Supervisors.
Nondedicated Streets Agreement.
Such agreement shall state who is responsible for the improvement and maintenance of such streets until dedicated to the Township.
If a condominium or homeowners' association is made responsible, such association must be legally organized prior to plan approval.
Open Space Agreement. A formal contract providing for the maintenance of open space and the method of management, together with all offers of dedication and covenants governing the reservation and maintenance of undedicated open space, bearing the certificate of approval of the Township Solicitor.
Utility's Agreements and Permits.
All signed agreements or contracts with utility companies, water companies or authorities or sewage companies or authorities for the provision of services to the subdivision.
Approval letters from all appropriate federal and state agencies of any private centralized water supply system or sewage disposal system.
Storm Drainage Calculations.
All calculations prepared by a registered professional engineer relating to facilities appearing on the control plan shall be submitted for review by the Township Engineer. (See Appendix 22-D.)
Legal Description. Legal descriptions of roadways and easements to be dedicated to the Township.
Highway Occupancy Permit. A highway occupancy permit shall be submitted for work to be undertaken in any PennDOT right-of-way.
[Ord. 3/6/1991, § 6.5]
As-built plans and profiles of all roads and utilities shall be submitted prior to any roadways or utilities being accepted by the Township. Two duplicate tracings and three prints shall be filed. One tracing and one print shall be filed with the Township Clerk and the Township Engineer.
[Ord. 3/6/1991, § 6.6]
After the plan has been approved, two reproducible copies thereof, on a stable base material suitable for microfilming and for recording at the Northampton County Court House, Recorder of Deeds Office, a minimum of four prints and complete sets of plans shall be supplied to the Township for its permanent files. One copy of each shall be forwarded to the Township Engineer.
After plan approval by the Board of Supervisors, the Township Solicitor shall record the plan in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, within 90 days of the date of the release of said plan.