(A) Scale. The plan shall be drawn to scale based on the following.
(1) If the size of lots or development area is less than five acres, the plan shall be drawn at one inch to 50 feet. If the average size of the proposed lots (not including residue) in the subdivision is five acres or greater, the plan shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet.
(2) The borough may accept alternative scales, if agreed to by the Subdivision Administrator or Planning Commission during a sketch plan submittal or pre-application conference, if the alternative will result in greater clarity of information.
(B) Plan size and legibility.
(1) The subdivision plan submitted for preliminary approval shall be a clear, legible black- or blue-line print on white paper, or suitable equivalent.
(2) Preliminary plans shall be on sheets no larger than 24 by 36 inches. For small subdivisions, an alternate standard sheet size may be accepted. Final plans drawn in two or more sections shall be accompanied by a key diagram showing the relative location of the sections.
(C) Plan information. All plans shall show or be accompanied by the following information as detailed in Table 156B:
Table 156B: Plan Content Requirements | ||
Item | Complete or Not Applicable (For Administrator’s Use) | Acceptable/Unacceptable (For Review/Approval Use) |
Table 156B: Plan Content Requirements | ||
Item | Complete or Not Applicable (For Administrator’s Use) | Acceptable/Unacceptable (For Review/Approval Use) |
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title | ||
North point, scale, and county assessment lot number and date | ||
A title/certificate block, containing the following: | ||
1. Name and address of owner of property and acknowledgment of subdivision | ||
2. Name and seal of registered design professional responsible for the plan | ||
3. Certificate of review by the County Regional Planning Commission | ||
4. Certificate of review and approval by Borough Planning Commission and borough | ||
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances and total acreage being subdivided | ||
Existing zoning districts, and any abutting zoning districts (if different from subject parcel) | ||
All proposed lots with size, setbacks and dimensional standards | ||
Any proposed building placement (land developments) and existing or proposed impervious surfaces | ||
Proposed lighting and landscaping plans (land developments) | ||
Contours at vertical intervals of 2 feet (major subdivisions and land developments only) | ||
All existing watercourses, lakes or ponds, floodways, floodplains, identified wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas (including any abutting agricultural security areas) | ||
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way, and the purpose for which the easements or rights-of-way have been established | ||
Existing or proposed buildings, sewers, water mains, culverts, petroleum or gas wells or petroleum product lines, fire hydrants and other significant human-made features. Gas wells shall be marked as active, capped or abandoned | ||
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way width and pavement width | ||
Location, name and width of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way and easements; proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions; playgrounds, public buildings, public areas and parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for public use | ||
The names of owners of all abutting land and the names of all abutting subdivisions | ||
Identify any areas where non-agricultural earth disturbance will occur, including estimated acreage of disturbance | ||
A map for the purpose of locating the site to be subdivided at a scale, which illustrated the location of the site as it related to at least 3 existing public streets | ||
Location of any proposed parking areas, access points to existing roads or streets, solid waste disposal areas, stormwater facilities and other public and private improvements | ||
Location of all permanent monuments and markers (final plan only) | ||
Accurate bearings and dimensions for all lots (final subdivision plan only) | ||
Section 420 Notice – PennDOT highway occupancy permit information (if needed) | ||
(D) Preliminary plan inclusions. The preliminary plan shall include therein or be accompanied by:
(1) All required permits and related documentation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Pennsylvania DEP) and any other Commonwealth agency, or from the county or borough where any alteration or relocation of a stream or watercourse is proposed;
(2) Documentation indicating that all affected adjacent municipalities, Pennsylvania DEP, the Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Federal Insurance Administrator (flood insurance), have been notified whenever any alteration or relocation of a stream or watercourse is proposed;
(3) Copies of the proposed deed restrictions, or private covenants, if any, shall be attached to the preliminary plan;
(4) Proposed cross-sections, profiles and details of any new proposed streets, sewer or waterlines, storm sewer facilities or any other public improvement; and
(5) Where the preliminary plan covers only a part of the developer’s entire abutting holdings, a statement on eventual development of those lands, including a sketch plan of prospective eventual street layout shall be provided.
(E) Final plan inclusions. The final plan shall include therein or be accompanied by:
(1) Construction plans including, but not limited to, typical cross-sections, street profiles and drainage details for all streets. Such profiles shall show at least the following: existing (natural) grade along the proposed street centerline; proposed finished centerline grade or proposed finished grade; sanitary sewer and water mains and manholes; storm sewer mains, inlet, manholes and culverts;
(2) Protective covenants, if any, in form for recording;
(3) Proof of approvals by all appropriate public and governmental authorities or agencies where applicable including, but not limited to, occupancy permits for any planned road entrances onto existing roads or highways and permits or approvals from the Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation or other state or local agencies relating to sewage facilities, water obstructions, air quality and the like, as applicable; and
(4) If public or community water or sewer is proposed, a letter from the agency providing said service that it can and will serve the proposed development.
(F) Grading and drainage plan. A grading and drainage plan, that meets the borough Stormwater Management Ordinance as applicable.
(Ord. 1432, passed 5-18-2015, Art. 4, § 402)