Prior to the issuance of a building permit, a developer of any property, whether it be a single lot, minor subdivision or major subdivision, shall supply a Grading and Drainage Plan to the Township Engineer for review and approval.

The Grading and Drainage Plan shall meet the following criteria:

The Township Engineer shall review and approve or reject the Grading and Drainage Plan within 20 days of receipt of same. The Township Engineer may issue a conditional approval requiring the submission of additional information or plan revisions.

Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the developer shall request that the Engineer review and approve the final grading and drainage of the property through inspection. The Township Engineer shall conduct such inspection and issue an approval or rejection of the grading and drainage within 20 days of receipt of a request for inspection from the developer. The Township Engineer may condition approval requiring the submission of additional information or minor revisions.

The developer shall pay an administrative fee and an escrow deposit to the Township for review and inspection costs of the Township Engineer under this process, which fee shall be payable at the time of submission of the Grading and Drainage Plan. The escrow funds shall be deposited in a non-interest bearing escrow account. The developer shall be responsible for the actual cost of review and inspection by the Township Engineer. The escrow account deposit may be increased if the amount of inspection and review time required by the Township Engineer exceeds the amount initially posted. Any remaining balance will be returned.