Pursuant to section 908(1.2) and section 913.2(b)(2) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (“MPC”), 53 P.S. § 10908(1.2) a hearing on an application to the Zoning Hearing Board or Board of Supervisors must commence within 60 days from the date the Township receives an administratively complete application. Section 508 of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 10508, similarly requires that all applications for subdivision and land development approval be acted upon by the Board of Supervisors not later than 90 days following the date of the next regular meeting of the Township Planning Commission following the date the application was filed unless the next regular meeting occurs more than 30 days following the filing of the application, in which case the 90-day period shall commence on the 30th day following the day the application was filed. All of these statutory time periods may be extended or waived indefinitely by a written waiver from the applicant.
An application for zoning relief/approval or subdivision and land development approval will be considered received by the Township when all required documentation indicated on the respective application forms has been provided and payment of all required fees and financial security have been made to the Township. Examples of application include, but are not limited to the following: failure to include required payment/security, payment of the incorrect amount as established by the Township fee schedule or Code, failure to provide required signatures, incomplete application sections, incorrect number of copies, etc.
If an application is submitted to the Township on a weekend, holiday, or other day on which the Township is not open for business, it shall be considered to have been received by the Township on the next business day. If an incomplete or deficient application is submitted to the Township, the Township will return the application or notify the applicant and identify the deficiencies. Formal notification that an application has been rejected as administratively incomplete shall stop the running of any and all timelines for action. Timelines shall only begin to run anew upon the filing of an administratively complete application.
Please also be aware that all materials submitted to the Township related to a zoning or subdivision and land development application are subject to the disclosure requirements and exceptions of the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.. Any and all plans, studies, communications, or other supporting materials submitted to the Township in relation to a zoning or subdivision and land development application may be posted on the Township’s website, at the Township’s sole discretion, and made available for view by any interested parties.
I hereby agree to submit five (5) sets of subdivision and/or site plans drawn in conformance with {[CNAME]}’s Land Development Regulations, along with the correct application and Escrow Deposit Fees.
Please Note: Copy of the application will be available after submission.
I/We voluntarily waive the time limits for review of our filing. Such waiver is granted to allow for adjustments or revisions to our filing as may be required during the review process. I/We may revoke this waiver at any time. If I/We do revoke this waiver, then the Township’s time limit for review that is set forth in the Municipalities Planning Code shall begin to run on the day that I hand deliver the signed revocation to the Township during regular business hours, regardless of the number of days that elapsed between the date of the original filing and the date of the revocation.