Preston Township Wayne County - Shepstone Management Company

Preston Township, Wayne County
Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
11.3.5 If the preliminary plan is approved, each copy of the plat shall be stamped and signed.
One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board of Supervisors. One (1) copy shall be
forwarded to DEP. One (1) copy shall be returned to the Preston Township Planning
Commission, to place in their files with the copy they had kept after completing their
review and report. The remaining copies shall be returned to the applicant.
11.3.6 When a preliminary application has been duly approved, the applicant shall be entitled to
final approval in accordance with terms of the approved preliminary application as
hereinafter provided. When an application for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or
final, has been approved without conditions or approved by the applicant’s acceptance
of conditions, no subsequent change or amendment in the zoning, subdivision, or other
governing ordinance or plan shall be applied to affect adversely the right of the applicant
to commence and to complete any aspect of the approved development in accordance
with the terms of such approval within five (5) years from such approval. When final
approval is preceded by preliminary approval, the five (5) year period shall be counted
from the date of the preliminary approval. In the case of any doubt as to the terms of a
preliminary approval, the terms shall be construed in the light of the provisions of the
governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time when the application for such
approval was duly filed.
11.3.7 If an application is properly denied, any subsequent application shall be subject to any
intervening changes in governing regulations.
11.3.8 Approval of the preliminary plan by the Board of Supervisors constitutes approval of the
subdivision or land development, general layout, approximate dimension of streets and
lots, and other planned features as required by this Ordinance. The approval binds the
applicant to the general scheme for the subdivision or land development shown and
permits the applicant to proceed with the installation of site improvements, subject to
obtaining work permits and plan approvals from utility companies, federal and state
agencies, the municipality, and other agencies where required.
11.3.9 Approval of the preliminary plan does not authorize the sale of lots or the recording of the
preliminary plat.
11. 4 Preliminary Plat Specifications. The preliminary plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn on a sheet
or multiple sheets (with match lines) not more than 2'x3' and not less than 11" x 17". The plat shall
be designed in compliance with applicable provisions of this Ordinance, and shall show the
following information:
11.4.1 Location map.
11.4.2 Title Block, containing name of owner, name of municipality and county.
11.4.3 Name and mailing address of present landowner.
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