(A) The sketch plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn to a scale of one inch equals 20 feet or one inch equals 50 feet with all dimensions shown in feet and hundredths of a foot, except that if the average size of the proposed lots is five acres or larger, the plan may be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet.
(B) The sketch plan and all submitted prints thereof shall be made on sheets either:
(1) Eighteen inches by 24 inches;
(2) Twenty-four inches by 36 inches; or
(3) Thirty-six inches by 48 inches.
(C) If the sketch plan has more than one sheet, a key diagram showing the relative location of all the sheets shall be drawn on each sheet. In addition, a match line shall be drawn on each sheet and the developer shall indicate along each match line what sheet is adjoined at that match line.
(D) The sketch plan shall contain at least the following data, legibly drawn to scale.
(1) Name and address of the developer and his or her authorized agent, if any;
(2) Name and address of the record owner;
(3) Name of the subdivision or land development;
(4) Date of the plan;
(5) The words “Sketch Plan” shall be shown on each plan sheet;
(6) Approximate tract boundaries;
(7) A statement of the total acreage of the tract;
(8) North point;
(9) Written and graphic scale;
(10) The name and address of the person or firm responsible for the design of the subdivision or land development plan;
(11) A location map, drawn to a scale of one inch equals 800 feet, with sufficient information to enable the Borough Planning Commission to locate the property being subdivided or developed. This map shall also show all existing roads within or adjacent to the tract, proposed roads within the subdivision or land development, and proposed roads within adjacent recorded subdivisions or land developments;
(12) Significant topographical and physical features such as watercourses, water bodies, quarries, railroad tracks, 100-year floodplains, wetlands, tree masses, rock outcroppings, existing buildings, existing on-site sewage disposal and water supply systems, areas of carbonate geology, areas of 8 to 15% slope, 15 to 25% slope and areas of over 25 % slope, and historic resources;
(13) Proposed street and lot layout;
(14) When apartments, townhouses, commercial or industrial buildings are proposed, the approximate location of buildings, access drives and parking layouts shall be shown;
(15) Approximate lot sizes and dimensions;
(16) A statement of methods of water supply and sewage disposal;
(17) A statement of the use for each proposed lot, parcel and building indicated on the plan;
(18) Zoning district lines within and bounding the property, zoning district designations and area, yard and height requirements of the zoning ordinance;
(19) Approximate locations of existing water supply and sewage disposal systems; and
(20) Where a sketch plan shows the proposed subdivision or development of only a portion of the total property, the plan shall be accompanied by a drawing showing the entire contiguous land holdings of the developer and indicating the area of proposed subdivision or development of the total property. (This drawing shall be shown on a separate sheet from the sketch plan.) The proposed street system for the remainder of the property proposed for ultimate subdivision or development shall be shown so that the street system in the submitted portion can be considered in relation to future connections with the total property. In the case of properties in excess of 100 acres, the Borough Planning Commission may limit the area for which a prospective street system must be shown. The developer shall also include a statement indicating proposed future land use for the developed portion of his or her property.
(Ord. 1-2006, passed 5-8-2006)