(a) General. Any person, persons, or corporation desiring to erect, construct, reconstruct, place or remodel or alter any building or buildings within the limits of the Borough shall furnish the Building Inspector of the Borough, three copies of a full and complete set of construction drawings and specifications, together with a landscaping and plot plan of the same, which shall remain the property of the Borough. The Building Inspector shall refer all plans, other than for single-family residential buildings, to the Planning Commission, who together with its Consulting Engineer shall review and approve the plans before a building permit shall be issued. No permits to erect, construct, reconstruct, place, remodel or alter any building shall be granted by the Building Inspector unless such construction plans, specifications, landscaping plans and plot plans are in conformity with the ordinances of the Borough and Acts of the Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
All plans referred to the Planning Commission for review and approval shall be prepared by and bear the seal of a Registered Professional Engineer or Architect, except that plot plans may be prepared by a Registered Land Surveyor; licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(b) Plan Approval. To assure architectural and landscaping integrity, prior approval by the Planning Commission will be required of the user's site plan, landscaping and construction plans, sign design (including supporting structure) and contemplated improvements. Plans should show, among other things, the location of the main and accessory structures on the site and in relation to one another, the exterior building materials and colors to be used in construction; traffic circulation features within the site; the location of vehicular access onto the site; the height and bulk of structures; the provision for automobile parking spaces; the provision for other open space on the site; the landscaping, paving, fences, and walls on the site; and the display of signs. The plans should include color renderings of selected elevated views. In considering plans submitted, the developer shall show due concern with the safety and convenience of traffic movement both within the site covered and in relation to access streets, as well as the harmonious and beneficial relation of structures and users on the site with other properties in the area.
(Ord. 2032. Passed 11-19-79.)