(A) Final plans shall be on sheets 11 inches by 17 inches or 18 inches by 24 inches or 24 inches by 36 inches. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the maximum size prescribed, final plans shall be drawn in two or more sections. The plan shall be drawn and annotated in accordance with the “subdivision plan form” shown as Appendix A hereto. The plan shall show a graphical scale not to exceed 100 feet to the inch.
(B) The final plan shall include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) Subdivision name or identifying title;
(2) Borough name;
(3) North point, scale, date of preparation, and date of preliminary plan approval;
(4) Name and address of the record owner and subdivider or land developer, including reference to deed book, volume, and page of current legal owner;
(5) Name and seal of the registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan;
(6) Tract boundaries with bearings and distances;
(7) All existing streets and driveways on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way width, cartway width, street lines, lot lines, rights-of-way, easements, and areas dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to public use;
(8) Sufficient data, including bearing and length, to locate every street, lot, easement, right-of-way, and boundary line upon the ground;
(9) The length of all straight lines, radii, lengths of curves, and tangent bearings for each street;
(10) All dimensions and angles or bearings of the lines of each lot and of each lot proposed to be dedicated to public use;
(11) The proposed building setback line for each street and the proposed placement of each building, except placement for single-family dwellings;
(12) Location and width of all rights-of-way, easements, and the purpose for which the rights-of-way and easements were established;
(13) Location of all sanitary and storm sewer easements and location of all watercourses and detention ponds, whether public or private;
(14) All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot;
(15) Lots within a subdivision shall be numbered and their area shown within the lot boundaries; house numbers, as assigned by the borough, shall also be shown therein;
(16) Typical section for all proposed streets;
(17) Permanent reference monuments shall be shown on the plan and designated existing or proposed;
(18) Names of any adjoining subdivisions shall be shown;
(19) Names of the owners of any adjoining unplotted land shall be shown;
(20) An approval block providing for the signatures of the reviewing agency and the Borough Council and the date of approval, as per example in Appendix A;
(21) An appropriate statement signed by owner unequivocally indicating his or her intention either:
(a) To dedicate for public use all streets, roads, easements, and rights-of-way so intended and designated; or
(b) To reserve as private any streets, roads, easements, or rights-of-way intended not to be dedicated for public use.
(22) A statement of acknowledgment in legal form, executed by a notary, stating that the subdivider is the owner or equitable owner of the land proposed for subdivision and that the subdivision as shown on the final plan is the act and deed of the subdivider and that it is desired to record the same;
(23) A copy of the sewage “plan revision module for land development” or other equivalent documentation approved by the Department of Environmental Protection in compliance with the requirements of the state’s Sewage Facilities Act;
(24) Water supply applicants shall present evidence to the Borough Council that a subdivision is to be supplied by a municipal authority or utility. A copy of a certificate of public convenience from the state’s Public Utility Commission of an application for such certificate, a cooperative agreement, or a commitment to serve the area in question, whichever is appropriate, shall be acceptable;
(25) All existing and proposed drainage structures, land disturbances, and impervious surfaces; all temporary and permanent storm water management controls; all erosion and sedimentation controls; maintenance responsibilities of permanent storm water management control facilities; and all streams or other bodies of water, swales, and drainageways; and
(26) A map showing the exact location and elevation of all proposed buildings, structures, roads, and public utilities to be constructed within any identified floodplain area or district. All such maps shall show contours at intervals of two feet and identify accurately the boundaries of the floodplain areas. Submission of the final plan shall also be accompanied by all required permits and related documentation from the Department of Environmental Protection and any other state agency or local municipality where any alteration or relocation of a stream or watercourse is proposed. In addition, documentation shall be submitted indicating that all affected adjacent municipalities have been notified of the proposed alteration or relocation. The Department of Community and Economic Development and the Federal Insurance Administrator shall also be notified whenever any such activity is proposed.
(C) Improvement and construction plan.
(1) The improvement construction plan(s) shall be at any of the following scales: plans shall be on sheets 11 inches by 17 inches or 18 inches by 24 inches or 24 inches by 36 inches. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the maximum size prescribed, final plans shall be drawn in two or more sections. The plan shall show a graphical scale not to exceed 100 feet to the inch.
(2) It shall show the following:
(a) Subdivision name or identifying title;
(b) North point, scale, and date;
(c) Name of the owner of record, the subdivider and telephone numbers;
(d) Name and seal of the registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan;
(e) Centerline of streets with bearings, distances, curve data, sight distances, and stations corresponding to the profile;
(f) Right-of-way and curb lines of streets with radii at intersections;
(g) Beginning and end of proposed construction of streets;
(h) Tie-ins by courses and distances to intersection of all public roads with their names and widths;
(i) Location of all monuments with reference to them;
(j) Property lines and ownership of abutting properties;
(k) Location and size of all drainage structures, public utilities, street name signs, and shade trees;
(l) Location and size of storm and/or sanitary sewer lines with stations corresponding to the profile;
(m) Location of storm and/or sanitary sewer manholes or inlets with grade between and elevation of flow line and top of each manhole or inlet;
(n) Property lines and ownership, with details of easements where required;
(o) Beginning and end of proposed construction of storm and/or sanitary sewer;
(p) Location of storm and/or sanitary sewer laterals, Ys, and the like;
(q) Location of all other drainage facilities and public utilities;
(r) Profile of existing ground surface along centerline of street;
(s) Proposed centerline grade of streets with percent of grade on tangents and elevations at 50-foot intervals, including grades at intersections, control points, and the like;
(t) Vertical curve data of streets, including length and elevations and sight distance as required by engineer;
(u) Profile of existing ground surface with elevations at top of manholes or inlets; and
(v) Profile of storm drain or sewer, showing size of pipe, grade, cradle (if any), manhole or inlet locations, and elevations at flow line.
(E) Soil erosion and sedimentation control plan when required by § 153.060.
(F) Storm water management plan approved by the borough. The following activities are specifically exempt from these planning provisions:
(1) Land disturbances associated with existing dwellings;
(2) Agriculture when operating in accordance with a conservation plan approved by the Conservation District; and
(3) Forest management operations which are following the Department of Environmental Protection management practices contained in its publication Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Guidelines for Forestry and are operating under an erosion and sedimentation control plan.
(G) A copy of final deed restrictions or protective covenants.
(H) A copy of any and all proposed written easements or deeds to be granted including, but not limited to, storm drainage easements, recreation easements, or dedication or agreements to pay a fee in lieu thereof, and sanitary sewer easements.
(I) Written agreement of land developer or subdivider in a form approved by the Borough Council, including an agreement to construct in form and substance agreeable to the borough, required improvements including, but not limited to, streets, curbs, sidewalks, and storm drainage facilities.
(J) An approved Department of Environmental Protection planning module where on-lot sewage disposal systems or community treatment systems are proposed, or written proof of the Department of Environmental Protection’s approval for the extension of existing sanitary sewer service.
(K) If required, a highway occupancy permit or review and written approval by the state’s Department of Transportation.
(L) Approval by the U. S. Postal Service of street names.
(M) Plans of bridges and other improvements shall contain sufficient information to provide complete working plans for the proposed construction.
(N) Typical cross section of streets showing:
(1) Right-of-way width and location and width of paving;
(2) Type, thickness, and crown of paving;
(3) Type and size of curb;
(4) Grading of sidewalk area;
(5) Location, width, type, and thickness of sidewalks; and
(6) Typical location of sewers and utilities with sizes.
(Prior Code, Ch. 22, Pt. 4, § 403) (Ord. 2-2001, passed 7-2-2001)