(A) Generally. Final plans shall be on sheets 24 inches by 36 inches. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the 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 final plan shall be at a scale of not more than 50 feet to the inch.
(B) Final plan inclusions. The final plan shall include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) Subdivision name or identifying title;
(2) The “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, easement 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) The proposed building setback line for each street and the proposed placement of each building, except placement for single-family dwellings;
(11) Location and width of all rights-of-way, easements and the purpose for which the rights-of-way and easements were established;
(12) Location of all sanitary and storm sewer easements, and location of all watercourses and detention ponds, whether public or private;
(13) All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot;
(14) Lots within a subdivision shall be numbered and their area shown within the lot boundaries; house number, as assigned by the borough, shall also be shown therein;
(15) Typical section for all proposed streets;
(16) Permanent reference monuments shall be shown on the plan, thus “ ”, and designated existing or proposed;
(17) Names of the adjoining subdivisions shall be shown;
(18) Names of the owners of any adjoining unplatted land shall be shown;
(19) An approval block providing for the signature of the reviewing agency and the Council of the borough and the date of approval, as per example in Appendix A;
(20) 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 reserved as private any streets, roads, easements or rights-of-way intended not to be dedicated for public use.
(21) 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;
(22) 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 Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, 35 P.S. §§ 750.1 et seq.; and
(23) If water is to be provided by an off-lot source, evidence must be presented to the borough that the development will be supplied by a certified public utility, cooperative association or authority.
(C) Improvements and construction plan.
(1) The improvement construction plan(s) shall be at any of the following scales:
Horizontal | Vertical |
50 ft./in. | 5 ft./in. |
40 ft./in. | 4 ft./in. |
(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 of 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 names 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, elevations at flow line.
(E) Soil erosion and sedimentation control plan. Soil erosion and sedimentation control plan when required by § 153.086.
(F) Floodplain area regulations. When required, the information required by § 153.087, which may be a separate plan, shall be submitted.
(G) Final deed restrictions or protective covenants. A copy of final deed restrictions or protective covenants.
(H) Written easements or deeds. 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. Written agreement of land developer or subdivider in a form approved by the Council of the borough 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) Department of Environmental Protection planning module. 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) Highway occupancy permit. If required, a highway occupancy permit or review and written approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(L) Street names. Approval by the U.S. Postal Service of street names.
(M) Plans of bridges and other improvements. Plans of bridges and other improvements shall contain sufficient information to provide complete working plans for the proposed construction and be approved by the County Conservation District.
(N) Cross-section of street. Typical cross-section of street showing:
(1) Right-of-way width and location and width paving;
(2) Type, thickness and crown, and 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.
(O) Erosion control plan. Approval by the County Conservation District of the erosion control plan.
(2006 Code, § 22-403) (Ord. 90-9, passed 9-10-1990, § 403; Ord. 2006-3, passed 7-10-2006)