Minor Land Subdivision Procedure and Land Development Procedure

1. Preliminary sketch of property to be subdivided submitted to the Fairview Township Planning Commission five (5) days prior to the meeting (2nd Monday of each month, 7:30PM) is optional.
    
2. Developer/land owner must meet with Planning/Zoning Administrator five (5) working days prior to the monthly meeting to complete subdivision application, checklist and pay subdivision fees. 
    
3. Planning module process:  

4. Township submits mylar and prints to the Erie County Planning Department for review.
    
5. Mylar and prints are submitted to Township for review FOUR (4) working days prior to the Supervisor's meeting (meetings are 7th and 21st of each month)
    
6. Property owner to pick up mylar and remaining prints at the township building for recording at the Erie County Recorder of Deeds Office.  On incorporation, the deposit will be refunded when the deed is received by the Township.  This must be completed within ninety (90) days or deposit will be forfeited and property owner will be subject to penalties as subscribed by the Subdivision Ordinance.  

Major Land Subdivision Procedure

1. Preliminary Sketch (optional) 
    
2. Developer/land owner must meet with Planning/Zoning Administrator five (5) working days prior to the monthly meeting to complete subdivision application, checklist and pay subdivision fees. 
    
3. Pre-application to preliminary plan to Fairview Township Planning Commission according to Section 301 of subdivision Ordinance, to include:  

A.  General information sheet. 

B.  Location Map

C.  Topographical map (U.S.G.S.)

D.  Sketch plan. 

4. Take major or minor planning module to Erie County Health Department, 606 W. 2nd Street, Erie, PA 16507 (814) 451-6751.   

5. Ten (10) copies of the preliminary plan, according to Section 304 of the Subdivision Ordinance, will be presented to the Fairview Township Planning Commission at their meeting the second Monday of each month.  The Township will then distribute one copy to each of the following:

Upon approval of preliminary plan and recording , subdivider has five (5) years to submit Final Plan for approval.

6. Final Plan submitted to Township Planning and Zoning Administrator, by appointment only, complete with all requirements according to Section 306 of Subdivision Ordinance, fifteen (15) days prior to the Planning Commission meeting the second Monday of each month.  Final Plan must contain one (1) mylar and ten (10) prints,  ten (10) profile and utility location prints signed and notarized by the property owner.  Township will then distribute one (1) set of Final Plans to Urban Engineers and County Planning.

7. Property owner must pay subdivision deposit on mylar and two (2) prints of $150.00 and a subdivision fee of $300.00 plus $20.00 per lot: also, a modification fee of $400.00. if required.
    
8. Township Planning and Zoning Administration will submit Plans to the Township Supervisors for final approval at their regular meeting on the 7th and 21st of each month at 9:00 am. 
    
9. Property owner to pick up mylar and remaining prints at the Township building for recording at the Erie County Recorder of Deeds Office.  On incorporation, the deposit will be refunded when the deed is received by the Township.  This must be completed within ninety (90) days or deposit will be forfeited and property owner will be subject to penalties as subscribed by the Subdivision Ordinance. 
    
10. Upon completion of utility construction "as built" profiles are to include one (1) mylar and five (5) prints, must be submitted to the Township.  

Rezoning Procedure

A letter of request for rezoning must be sent to the Supervisors of Fairview Township, 7471 McCray Road, Fairview, Pa 16415, contains the following information:

1. The existing zoning of the property. 
    
2. The proposed zoning change for the property.
    
3. State reason(s) for the rezoning request. 
    
4. Signature of Property owner(s) must appear on the letter of request. 
    
5. A plot plan of the property showing the dimensions of the area for the rezoning request and location of existing buildings.
    
6. A check for TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) made payable to the Supervisors of Fairview Township.

When ALL the information listed above is received by the Board of Supervisors at a regular meeting, the request is forwarded to the Fairview Township Planning Commission and Erie County Department of Planning for their recommendation.

The Planning Commission considers the request and have the option to hold a public hearing.  If the hearing is held, advertisement with a legal notice must appear two (2) times in a local paper not less than seven (7) days or more than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing.  The property is posted and property owners within two hundred (200) foot radius are mailed a copy of the legal notice.

Following the hearing, if  held, the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the supervisors within 45 days of the hearing.

If no hearing is held, the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the supervisors within 45 days of their meeting.

Having received recommendation from the Township Planning Commission and Erie County Planning, the Supervisors must hold a public hearing.  Advertisement with a legal notice must appear two (2) times in a local paper not less than seven (7) days or more than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing.  The property is posted and property owners within a two hundred (200) foot radius are mailed a copy of the legal notice.  A decision is rendered within 45 days of the hearing.

If the rezoning request is granted, a legal description of the property to be rezoned must be submitted to the township office before the rezoning is official.

Zoning Hearing Board Procedure

1. Apply for a Zoning Permit in the Planning & Zoning Office.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
    
2. The Zoning Permit will be denied because in the opinion of the Zoning Officer, the matter should come before the Zoning Hearing Board or is an illegal use under the provisions of the Ordinance.
    
3. Complete a Zoning Hearing Board Application for Appeal in the Planning & Zoning Office.  Please remit cash or a check for $250.00 made payable to Fairview Township.  The fee is applied to advertising and court stenographer costs.
    
4. Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 P.M., unless otherwise noted. 

5. The appeal is advertised in the Erie Times two (2) times, not less than seven (7) days or more than thirty (30) days before the hearing.  Adjacent property owners within a 200 foot radius are notified and the property is posted with a copy of the legal notice.
    
6. The ZHB has 45 days to render a decision to the applicant.  The applicant will receive a zoning permit for the request upon payment of required fees if the request is granted.  The applicant may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas if the request is denied.

If you are in need of a Zoning Hearing Board Application, you can click here to view and print out a application form.  You will need to complete the application in full and bring it to the Fairview Township Office at 7471 McCray Road, Fairview PA.  A check made payable to Fairview Township for$250.00 is required at that time. Any questions you may have concerning the application can be answered by contacting the Township Office at (814) 474-5942.

Subdivision and Land Development Fees

Download a Subdivision/Land Development Application