Applications for building permits shall be made in writing to the Building Inspector on such forms as may be furnished by the Borough. Such application shall include building and plot plans of a satisfactory nature and shall contain all information necessary for such officer to ascertain whether the proposed erection, alteration, use or change in use complies with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. All applications shall be subject to the following requirements and procedures:
(a) General. Any person, or 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 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 ordinances of the Borough and Acts of the Assembly of the Commonwealth.
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 who is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth.
(b) Plan Approval. For all applications which are subject to Section 1305.05, to assure architectural and landscaping integrity, prior approval by the Planning Commission will be required for the user's site plan, landscaping and construction plans, sign design (including supporting structures) and contemplated improvements. Plans should show, among other things, the location of the principal and accessory structures on the site and their 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 for 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.
(c) Building Plans. Any application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a complete set of construction plans showing the details of construction, including the foundation details and wall sections. Roof loading shall be designated to carry a minimum live load of forty pounds per square foot. Elevation views shall show the types of construction material to be used on all of the exterior wall surfaces. The Building Inspector shall not issue a building permit to any applicant unless all approvals have been secured from the Planning Commission and proof of satisfactory compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's Fire and Panic Code is provided.
(d) Site Plans and/or Plot Plans. Any application for a building permit shall also be accompanied by a plot plan of the premises. Such plot plan shall include:
(1) A location plan showing the general relationship of the property to Borough roads, County roads and legislative routes.
(2) A plan of the property drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon. If this lot is separate from other parcels on the same property, a small scale plan should be provided indicating the location of the lot to be built upon with respect to the rest of the property.
(3) The exact size and location of the building on the lot and accessory buildings to be erected.
(4) Location of the required building setback line and location of buildings on property adjacent to the property to be improved.
(5) Names and addresses of the owner or owners.
(6) Names and addresses of the registered engineer or surveyor who prepared the plan.
(7) North point; date and graphic scale.
(8) Existing and proposed contours at no greater than five foot intervals and bench mark or datum to which the building elevations refer. All contour elevations shall be based on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
(9) Names of owners of any adjacent properties.
(10) All streets, utilities and improvements adjoining the property, serving the property or traversing the property.
A. Streets shall show names, right-of-way widths and cartway widths.
B. General drainage plan for storm water and/or storm sewers. Calculations for sizing of storm sewers shall be provided upon request of the Borough Engineer.
C. Proposed water, sanitary sewage, electric, gas or other possible utilities serving the lot, including the location of valves, curb boxes, fire hydrants, vaults, manholes and poles.
D. Proposed designation of parking stalls, parking lots and traffic circulation for the site, including ingress and egress.
(e) Landscaping Plans and Specifications. Any application for a building permit shall also be accompanied by a plan showing the proposed landscaping of the premises in addition to the other items required to be submitted with the application for a building permit. Proposals for landscaping may be shown on the site plan. The plan shall show what improvements and landscaping are to be completed on the entire premises and shall provide, as a minimum requirement, ground cover of grass, plants or artificial materials on the portion of the premises not occupied by any building, driveway or parking area, excluding any portion of the premises left in its natural wooded state and not disturbed during construction and kept free of junk, debris, dangerous, objectionable or noxious matter. The requirements for landscaping shall be completed and growing within one year after completion of the building. All streets, driveways and parking areas on property used for purposes other than single-family residences shall be surfaced with concrete, bituminous asphalt, brick or other similar material.
(Ord. 2717. Passed 2-10-86.)