Boston Township

a. Site Plan Review Required. Prior to the issuance of a zoning permit for any permitted or conditionally permitted use on any property located within an approved Planned Development, site plan review shall be required as provided in Chapter 8 of this Resolution. Site plan review shall include a determination that the proposed use or construction is consistent with the approved Final Development Plan. b. Commencement of Construction; Revocation of Approval Construction shall commence and proceed meaningfully toward completion subsequent to Final Development Plan approval, or approved phases thereof, in accordance with the following: 1. For purposes of this section, meaningful progress toward completion shall mean, at a minimum, all of the following: site clearing, rough grading, and installation of infrastructure improvements: sanitary sewer, storm water facilities including storm water management facilities, and water mains. 2. If construction has not commenced within twenty-four (24) months, the applicant may request one extension of up to twenty-four (24) additional months. The request shall be submitted, in writing, to the Zoning Commission prior to the expiration of the original twenty-four (24) month time limit and shall provide reasonable evidence to the effect that unforeseen difficulties or special circumstances have been encountered, causing delay in commencement of the Planned Development. If an extension is not requested or is not submitted prior to the expiration of the original time limit, the Final Development Plan shall become null and void. 3. Following expiration of the foregoing time limits, the Board of Trustees may initiate proceedings to revoke approval of the Planned Development. c. Amendments, Approval of Minor Changes Changes to an approved Final Development Plan shall be permitted only under the following circumstances: 1. The holder of an approved Final Development Plan shall notify the Zoning Commission of any proposed change to the approved plan. 2. Minor changes may be approved by the Zoning Commission upon determining that the proposed revision(s) will not alter the basic design nor any specified conditions or commitments imposed as part of the original approval. Minor changes are one or more of the following: i. Reduction in building size or increase in building size up to five percent of the total approved floor area. ii. Movement of building or other structures to a location that meets all established setbacks. iii. Changes in parking layout that do not alter the number of spaces by more than five percent of the total spaces within the parking area and do not change the location of driveways or roads providing access to the parking area. The Zoning Commission shall not reduce the number of parking spaces below the minimum requirements of Chapter 11, Off-Street Parking and Loading. iv. Changes required or requested by a county, state or federal regulatory agency in order to conform to other laws or regulations. 3. A proposed change to an approved Final Development Plan that does not meet one of the criteria above shall be considered an amendment to the approved Final Development Plan and a request for modification shall be submitted to the Zoning Commission and reviewed in accordance with the procedures established for the Final Development Plan review and approval process. 4. When, in the judgment of the Zoning Commission, the proposed requested modification(s) substantially deviates from the approved Preliminary Development Plan, the requested modification(s) shall be reviewed by the Zoning Commission as an Amended Preliminary Development Plan and shall be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter for the approval of a Preliminary Development Plan. d. Modification of Minimum Requirements. The applicant for a Planned Development shall identify, in writing, all proposed deviations from the requirements for a Planned Development. Such modifications may be approved by the Board of Trustees during the preliminary development plan review stage, after Zoning Commission recommendation. Adjustments to the minimum requirements may be permitted only if they will result in a higher quality and more sustainable development, consistent with the purpose of the Planned Development regulations set forth in Subsection 700A and the review standards in Subsection 710A. e. Expansion of Planned Development Area A property which is contiguous with but not contained within the area of a previously approved Planned Development may apply for approval of an expansion of the contiguous Planned Development (provided that construction of the original, contiguous Planned Development has commenced, proceeded meaningfully toward completion, or been completed). The proposed area of expansion shall contain at least two (2) acres and shall comply with all requirements of this Resolution for applications, reviews and approvals and shall demonstrate consistency and compatibility with the development plans approved for the contiguous Planned Development as determined necessary by the Zoning Commission.