(A) Before accepting a sales agreement for any new residential property, the seller shall present to the buyer and obtain the buyer’s signature on a disclosure statement in the same form as the disclosure statement included herein, verifying that the seller has provided, shown and explained all of the information that is required by this subchapter.
(B) The seller of any new residential property shall prominently display the approved subdivision and/or land development plans in the office or other place where property sales are transacted, so that they are plainly visible to all potential buyers of the new residential property. The approved subdivision and/or land development plans shall include the record plan and all other associated plans approved with the record plan. The seller must inform the buyer that a copy of the plan may be seen at the Springfield Township Building.
(C) The seller shall present to the buyer a copy of the proposed grading plan of the lot depicting the street upon which the residence will front, the building envelope with front, rear and side yards shown, and the proposed first floor elevation of the property.
(D) The information listed below shall be clearly shown or noted on the approved plans and summarized in text narrative, and a copy of the plans and text narrative shall be given to the potential home buyer concurrently with buyer’s signing of the disclosure statement. The approved plans and text narrative shall show and describe the following:
(1) Common areas such as park lands, streets and open space which are part of the subdivision or adjacent to the lot and/or building being sold;
(2) All lot lines within the development;
(3) All uses permitted within the development by the township’s current Zoning Ordinance, including accessory uses, and all limitations, easements, deed restrictions and other restrictions which affect the development of the lots and use thereof;
(4) Membership in a homeowner’s association, if required. A copy of the homeowner’s association or condominium agreement, including the declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, shall be provided to the buyer (concurrently with buyer’s signing of the disclosure statement);
(5) All current dimensional requirements of the township for the primary uses on each lot, such as setback requirements, building coverage, impervious coverage and height limitations;
(6) All current dimensional requirements of the township for the accessory uses permitted on each lot, such as size, setback requirements and height limitations;
(7) The location of all easements in the development and a description of the terms and uses of the easements including any underground pipe (i.e., sanitary, water, gaslines); showing which lots are affected by the easements and the limitations imposed on those lots, together with the applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance;
(8) The location of all areas within the development and on each lot which are classified as wetlands, under the currently used definition, with a reference to federal, state and local requirements which govern wetlands and the limitation it imposes on each lot and on the development. Location of wetlands shall be highlighted by crosshatching all affected areas on the plan, together with the applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance;
(9) The location within the development and on each lot of floodplain areas, as defined by the township’s ordinances, the requirements which govern floodplains and the limitations imposed on floodplain areas of individual lots and on the development as a whole, together with the applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance;
(10) The location of stormwater drainage facilities, including detention/retention basins; the paths of stormwater runoff; a reference to township requirements which govern stormwater facilities; and the ownership and maintenance responsibility for such facilities;
(11) The present zoning of the development and of land which abuts the development, and a description of permitted uses and dimensional requirements for each contiguous zoning district;
(12) The date of the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance the particular plan is being developed under shall be provided to prospective buyer. If the plan is developed by stipulation or court order, a copy of the stipulation or court order shall be provided to every prospective buyer;
(13) The disclosure of any known environmental surveys, studies or reports done on the property shown in the record plan. The reports must be made available to the buyer for review; and
(14) The disclosure of any known carbonate bedrock formations within the development. Reports regarding carbonate geology studies must be made available to the buyer for review.
(Ord. 138, passed 5-8-2007)