Applications for permits shall be delivered to the Township Zoning Administrator and filed with the Clerk and shall consist of the following information.
(A) Class A private road.
(1) Each application for a Class A private road shall be accompanied by completed plans prepared and sealed by an engineer or land surveyor registered in the state, which contains information contained herein. Such plans shall contain a certificate/statement by a registered engineer that said plans meet the design requirements of § 154.304.
(2) The application and plans for a Class A road shall include the following information:
(a) The names and addresses of the lot or parcel owners to be served by the private road;
(b) A vicinity map of a minimum scale of one inch equals 2,000 feet, showing the location of the private road in the township, any access roads and cross streets, road names, a scale and a north arrow;
(c) Existing topography at two-foot contour intervals for the portions of the site sufficient to determine drainage from the private road easement to a suitable storm water outlet;
(d) Proposed improvements shown in plan and profile indicating the standards set forth in § 154.304 are met. The plans shall also show existing and proposed grades, the location of existing and proposed drainage facilities, the location of existing and/or proposed public and private utilities and structures, other structures, physical or natural conditions existing adjacent to such improvements, and any connections to existing public and private roads;
(e) Soil borings with the proposed route of the road. Wetland areas within 100 feet of either side of the proposed route;
(f) The location of the parcels being served or intended to be served by the private road, including any existing residential dwellings or accessory buildings; and
(g) A complete statement of all the terms and conditions of the proposed road easement, including copies of all maintenance agreements or intended maintenance agreements regarding the maintenance and improvements of the right-of-way roadway. Furthermore, said maintenance agreements shall be in such form as to be recordable with the County Register of Deeds and shall specifically address the liability and responsibility of the parties to said agreement to maintain the private road pursuant to the specifications of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, the responsibility of removing snow from said private roads. The recorded statement which runs with the land, shall also inform subsequent purchasers that the road is private and will not be maintained by the township. The maintenance agreement shall contain a clause holding harmless the township form any liability from any property damage or personal injuries within the required easement of the private road.
(B) Class B private road.
(1) Each application for a Class B private road shall be accompanied by complete plans prepared and sealed by an engineer registered in the state, which include the information contained herein. Such plans shall contain a certificate/statement by a registered engineer that said plans meet the design requirements of § 154.304.
(2) The application and plans for a Class B road shall include the following information:
(a) The names and addresses of the lot or parcel owners to be served by the private road;
(b) A vicinity map of a minimum scale of one inch equals 2,000 feet, showing the location of the private road in the township, any access roads and cross-streets, road names, a scale and a north arrow;
(c) Existing topography at two-foot contour intervals for the portions of the site sufficient to determine drainage from the private road easement to a suitable storm water outlet;
(d) Proposed improvements shown in plan and profile indicating the standards set forth in § 154.304 are met. The plans shall also show existing and proposed grades, the location of existing and proposed drainage facilities, the location of existing and/or proposed public and private utilities and structures, other structures, physical or natural conditions existing adjacent to such improvements, and any connections to existing public and private roads;
(e) Soil borings with the proposed route of the road. Wetland areas within 100 feet of either side of the proposed route;
(f) The location of the parcels being served or intended to be served by the private road, including any existing residential dwellings or accessory buildings; and
(g) A complete statement of all the terms and conditions of the proposed road easement, including copies of all maintenance agreements or intended maintenance agreements regarding the maintenance and improvements of the right-of-way roadway. Furthermore, said maintenance agreements shall be in such form as to be recordable with the County Register of Deeds and shall specifically address the liability and responsibility of the parties to said agreement to maintain the private road pursuant to the specifications of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, the responsibility of removing snow from said private roads. The recorded statement which runs with the land, shall also inform subsequent purchasers that the road is private and will not be maintained by the township. The maintenance agreement shall contain a clause holding harmless the township from any liability from any property damage or personal injuries within the required easement of the private road.
(Ord. 1, passed 11-13-2000, § 19.4)