A. APPLICANTS are encouraged to discuss SUBDIVISION or LAND DEVELOPMENT plans with the PLANNING COMMISSION prior to the formal submission of preliminary or final applications. Prior to submitting any application, the DEVELOPER may participate in an advisory meeting with the PLANNING COMMISSION held during a regular meeting of the PLANNING COMMISSION. The purpose of the advisory meeting is to review the proposed development and DEVELOPMENT SITE to identify issues which should be addressed in the application. The advisory meeting affords an opportunity to both the APPLICANT and the PLANNING COMMISSION to discuss the proposed project on an informal basis. At the advisory meeting, the APPLICANT may discuss applicable regulations governing the SUBDIVISION or LAND DEVELOPMENT of the property and the feasibility and timing of the application. PLANNING COMMISSION may comment upon the proposed application. No approval or disapproval of the application shall be given. The request for an advisory meeting shall not constitute an application and shall not trigger the required time period review as specified in the MPC. An APPLICANT desiring to participate in an advisory meeting shall submit the official form with required information submitted to the PLANNING DIRECTOR within twenty-one days of the regular PLANNING COMMISSION meeting.
B. Procedure for Advisory Meetings. When the DEVELOPER requests an advisory meeting, copies of the proposal in a number as specified by the PLANNING DIRECTOR, and any required supplementary information, shall be submitted to the PLANNING DIRECTOR.
C. Contents of proposal drawings. In order to facilitate productive discussion on the proposal, it is recommended that the proposal drawings be prepared on a sheet eighteen by twenty-four (18 x 24) inches minimum and shall contain the following:
1. The name and address of the record owner.
2. The name and address of the DEVELOPER, if different from the owner.
3. The name of the individual preparing the proposal.
4. A location map, taken from the Zoning Map, drawn at a minimum scale of one (1) inch equals twelve hundred (1,200) feet, to include the location of the proposed SUBDIVISION in relation to municipal boundaries, public STREETS, adjacent zoning districts and all properties adjoining the property being developed.
5. The North arrow, graphic scale [no greater than one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet] and date of drawing.
6. Approximate tract boundaries and a statement of total acreage of the tract.
7. Zoning district(s) of property and adjacent properties.
8. All contemplated land uses and approximate locations of existing buildings on the property and adjacent properties and proposed locations of all principal structures and parking area on the property.
9. Proposed STREETS, by type, and their relationships to the existing STREETS outside the site.
10. Existing rights-of-way and easements which may affect future development.
11. Phased development. In the case of plans which call for development in stages, a map at an appropriate scale showing the successive phases shall be submitted.
D. Staff Conference. Prior to submitting any application, whether preliminary or final, the APPLICANT is encouraged to attend a staff conference with the PLANNING DIRECTOR. The purpose of the staff conference is to obtain all necessary application forms, requirements and ordinance information from the TOWNSHIP prior to the APPLICANT incurring substantial expenses of SUBDIVISION or LAND DEVELOPMENT plan preparation and to determine the classification of the application, whether it be a MINOR or MAJOR SUBDIVISION or LAND DEVELOPMENT.
