§ 123-10. Schedule of plan processing steps.

A. 

All applications for approval of a subdivision or land development plan shall be made by the developer as follows:

(1) 

Applications for subdivision or land development accompanied by an application form, the required copies of the proposed plan and appropriate fees shall be received at the Township building by the Township Manager or Township designee.

(2) 

Date of acceptance required; fees; electronic copies; plans required.

(a) 

The date of acceptance shall be stamped on each copy of the plan, and the appropriate fees shall be received in accordance with the current schedule of fees of both the Lower Providence Township and the Montgomery County Planning Commission.

(b) 

All applications must be accompanied by an electronic copy for all plan sheets of the subdivision or land development plan in a PDF or JPEG format on a CD.

(c) 

An erosion and sedimentation control plan, landscaping plan, PADOT plan, if applicable, and lighting plan must be included with all subdivision and land development plans.

(3) 

A cursory examination of the application will be conducted to ensure basic compliance with the plan submission requirements of this article. Incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant with a statement of the reason(s) for rejection.

B. 

The Township Manager or Township designee shall distribute copies of the accepted plan to the following in the Township:

(1) 

Township Board of Supervisors.

(2) 

Township Planning Commission.

(3) 

Township Engineer.

C. 

The Township Manager or Township designee may distribute additional copies of the accepted plan to other appropriate persons, agencies or groups, as needed, including the following:

(1) 

Township Solicitor.

(2) 

Township Fire Marshal.

(3) 

Township Police Chief.

(4) 

Township Park and Recreation Board.

(5) 

Township Sewer Authority.

D. 

It shall be the applicant's responsibility to obtain the following permits or approvals if applicable:

(1) 

Highway occupancy permit (state, county or Township).

(2) 

Lower Providence Township Municipal Sewer Authority approval for:

(a) 

Connection.

(b) 

Extension.

(c) 

Overall plan of development.

(3) 

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approval for:

(a) 

Planning module for land development.

(b) 

Water quality management permit.

(c) 

Stream encroachment permit.

(d) 

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

(4) 

Montgomery County Conservation District.

(5) 

Water Authority approval.

E. 

Notification procedures.

(1) 

Duty to post the property. Any applicant submitting a plan of subdivision or land development, as defined by the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, shall be required to post the property which is the subject of the application or submission with conspicuous all-weather signs, referred to as "notification sign," of a size no less than 24 inches by 36 inches nor more than 36 inches by 48 inches, at no more that 48 inches high, upon which sign or signs shall appear the following wording:

	"THIS PROPERTY IS THE SUBJECT OF A LAND DEVELOPMENT OR SUBDIVISION. PERSONS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN THE PLANS OR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SHOULD CONTACT LOWER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP AT [phone] OR e-mail:
	[e-mail]"

(2) 

Location and number of signs. There shall be a minimum of one notification sign conspicuously placed upon each road frontage of the property which is the subject of subdivision or land development proposal submission to the Township. In addition, on each road frontage exceeding 500 linear feet in uninterrupted length on properties which are the subject of subdivision or land development application submitted to the Township, there shall be one notification sign posted for each 500 linear feet of road frontage. The signs shall be located at a maximum height of four feet above the ground as measured to the top of the sign.

(3) 

Affidavit of posting notification sign. An applicant for subdivision or land development approval for any property located in Lower Providence Township posting any notification signs shall, as part of the applicant's initial submission, file with the Township, as part of the initial application process, an affidavit of posting executed by the applicant, under oath, attesting to the installation of a notification sign or signs, the location of said sign or signs and the date of said installation. Simultaneously, with the filing of the affidavit of posting, the applicant shall file with the Township a photographic evidence of the placement of the notification sign or signs.

(4) 

Time for installation and duration of notification signs. Any notification sign or signs required to be posted in compliance with the provisions of this subsection must be installed on the premises within 72 hours of filing any subdivision or land development plans with the Township, and no application for subdivision or land development plan approval shall be deemed completed until the sign or signs are installed and an affidavit of posting has been filed with the Township. Any notification sign or signs installed as required by the provisions of this subsection shall remain posted on the premises which are the subject of the application throughout the term of the subdivision or land development review process and until a final determination on the subdivision or land development plan has been rendered by the Board of Supervisors of Lower Providence Township.

Amended 1-16-2003 by Ord. No. 476; 9-21-2006 by Ord. No. 555