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§ 515-403. Final plans.
[Amended 9-20-1978 by Ord. No. 35-1978]
   A.   The final plan shall include all information as required for preliminary plans under § 515-402 and the following:
      (1)   The source(s) of title to the land being subdivided or developed, as shown by the records of the County Recorder of Deeds. City requires signed affidavit on the plan.
      (2)   The total tract boundary lines of the area being subdivided or developed with accurate distances to hundredths of a foot and bearings to 1/4 of a minute. These boundaries shall be determined by accurate survey in the field, which shall be balanced and close with an error of closure not to exceed one foot in 10,000 feet; provided, however, that the boundary(ies) adjoining additional unplatted land of the subdivider, for example, between separately submitted final plan sections, are not required to be based upon field survey and may be calculated. These closure computations shall accompany the final plan being placed on the linen or tracing cloth when possible. The location and elevation of all boundary line or perimeter monuments shall be indicated, along with a statement of the total area of the property being subdivided or developed. In addition, the engineer's or surveyor's seal shall certify to the accuracy of the survey, the drawn plan and the placement of the monuments.
      (3)   The following data for the cartway edges or curblines and right-of-way lines of all recorded, except those which are to be vacated, and/or proposed streets and for the right-of-way lines of all existing streets within the property.
         (a)   The length, in feet and hundredths of a foot, of all straight lines and any two functions of a chord of all curved lines.
         (b)   The width, in feet, of the cartway, right-of-way and, if required, of the ultimate right-of-way and, in degrees, minutes and quarters of a minute, of the delta angle of all curved lines, including curved lot lines.
      (4)   All lot lines shall be completely dimensioned in feet if straight, and if curved, by designating length of arc and radius in feet and central angle in degrees, minutes and seconds. All internal angles within the lots shall be designated to the closest second.
      (5)   Lot numbers, numbered consecutively.
      (6)   A statement of the intended use of all nonresidential lots or, in the case of land developments, building units, with reference to restrictions of any type which exist or will exist as covenants in the deed for the lots or units contained in the subdivision and, if covenants are recorded, including the book and page number from the County Deed Book.
      (7)   The location and elevation, if established, of all existing and proposed street monuments.
      (8)   All easements or rights-of-way where provided for or owned by public services or private agreement and any limitations on such easements or rights-of-way. Rights- of-way shall be shown and accurately identified on the plan, and easements shall either be shown or specifically described on the plan. Easements should be located in cooperation with the appropriate public utilities.
      (9)   Location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary and/or storm sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and culverts; this data may be submitted as a separate plan.
      (10)   The location and width of all private driveways.
      (11)   The location and types of erosion and sediment control measures prepared.
      (12)   If the subdivision or development proposes a new street intersection with a state legislative route, the intersection permit number(s) issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shall be indicated for all such intersections.
      (13)   A certification of ownership, acknowledgment of plan and offer of dedication shall be lettered on the plan and shall be duly acknowledged and signed by the owner(s) of the property and notarized.
      (14)   A certificate for approval of the plan by the City Planning Commission or its nominee shall be lettered on the plan.
      (15)   A blank space measuring 3 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches shall be left along the lower edge of the sheet in order that the County Planning Commission may acknowledge receipt and review of the plan prior to it being recorded.
      (16)   A blank space measuring three inches square shall be left along the lower edge of the sheet in order that the County Recorder of Deeds may acknowledge receipt and recording of the plan when it is presented.
   B.   The final plan shall be accompanied by the following supplementary data where applicable:
      (1)   Typical street cross-section drawing(s) for all proposed streets. Cross-section drawings may be shown either on the final plan or on the profile sheets required by § 515-402E(2).
      (2)   Profile sheets for all proposed streets within the tract. Such profiles shall show at least the following information, properly labeled:
         (a)   Existing, natural grade profile along both topographical curblines of each street.
         (b)   Proposed finished grade of the center line, or proposed finished grade at the top of both curbs, or proposed finished grade at both cartway edges.
         (c)   The length of all vertical curves.
         (d)   Existing and proposed sanitary sewer mains and manholes.
         (e)   Existing and proposed storm sewer mains, inlets, manholes and culverts.
      (3)   The profile sheets required by Subsection B(1) hereof shall be legibly drawn at one of the sets of scales required for preliminary plans under § 515-402E(2).
      (4)   In addition to the evidence required by Subsection B(8) hereof, evidence shall be submitted by the subdivider or developer that any changes requested in the existing zoning provisions have been approved according to the procedures specified in Chapter 600, Zoning.
      (5)   All offers of dedication and covenants governing the reservation and maintenance of undedicated open space, which shall bear the certificate of approval of the City Solicitor as to their legal sufficiency.
      (6)   Such private deed restrictions, including building setback lines, as may be imposed upon the property as a condition to sale, together with a statement of any restrictions previously imposed which may affect the title to the land being subdivided or developed.
      (7)   Whenever a subdivider or developer proposes to establish a street which is not offered for dedication to public use, the City Planning Commission shall require the subdivider to submit, and also to record with the plan, a copy of an agreement made with the City on behalf of his heirs and assigns, and signed by the City Solicitor, and which shall establish the conditions under which the street may later be offered for dedication, and shall stipulate, among other things:
         (a)   That the street shall conform to the City's specifications or that the owners of the abutting lots shall include with the offer of dedication sufficient money, as estimated by the Director of Public Works, to restore the street to conformance with the City's specifications. [Amended 5-29-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
         (b)   That an offer to dedicate the street shall be made only for the street as a whole.
         (c)   That the method of assessing repair costs be as stipulated.
         (d)   That agreement by the owner(s) of 51% of the front footage thereon shall be binding on the owners of the remaining lots.
      (8)   Where lot sizes are based on public water and/or public sewer facilities, assurance acceptable to the Planning Commission that such facilities shall be installed in accordance with approved plans and the subdivision and/or land development agreement.
      (9)   A solid waste management plan shown on the final plan in accord with § 515-508E. 11
      (10)   The City Planning Commission or its representatives may require a subdivider to submit a separate landscape plan showing the number, location, size and species of all shrubbery that will be planted on the lot.
      (11)   A map showing the location of the proposed subdivision and/or land development with respect to the City's flood-prone areas, including information on the one- hundred-year flood elevations, the boundaries of flood-prone areas, proposed lots and sites, fills, flood or erosion protective facilities and areas subject to special deed restrictions.
      (12)   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 commonwealth 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 such activity is proposed. [Amended 5-29-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
11.   Editor's Note: Amended during codification (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Part 2).