All applications for any use of land in the Steep Slope Conservation District shall be submitted to the Township Commissioners and the Township Engineer and shall include the following materials and information:
(a) Site survey of the tract in question, leading to the submittal of a site plan of the property indicating existing grades with contour lines of two-foot intervals based on the United States geodetic datum;
(b) Proposed grades within the area proposed for development or use;
(c) Landscape plan indicating proposed paved areas, storm drainage facilities, retaining walls, ground cover and shrubbery location. The modifications proposed to the existing land cover shall also be indicated;
(d) Architectural plans of the exterior and foundation of the proposed structure;
(e) Plan, profile and typical cross-sections of the entrance drive and street providing public access with the seal of a registered professional engineer thereon;
(f) A statement indicating all methods to be used in overcoming any structural or physical problems created by steep slopes, how the existing environment will be protected and how materials will be delivered to the site without disrupting the environment, signed and sealed by a registered architect or engineer;
(g) A statement signed by the applicant at the time of subdivision, land development or building permit application stating that there is a full understanding of all difficulties associated with access to sites containing or being near steep or very slopes; and
(h) A waiver of municipal or other liability for failure to provide, or difficulty in providing emergency vehicle access to the subject site, granted by the applicant. This waiver shall be in accordance with § 1288.02(c), and it shall be approved by the Township Solicitor prior to any grant of a conditional use under this chapter.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)