[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Harrisburg
by Ord. No. 23-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The scale and sheet size of sketch plans is the same as required for preliminary plans in § 7-505.3A and D. The sketch plan shall show or be accompanied by the following data, legible in every detail and drawn to scale, but not necessarily containing precise dimensions:
A.
Name and address of the developer (if applicable) and landowner.
B.
Name of the individual and/or the firm that prepared the plan.
C.
Location map with sufficient information to enable the Commission
to locate the property.
D.
North arrow.
E.
Written and graphic scales.
F.
Existing tract boundaries accurately labeled with the name(s) of
adjacent landowner(s) and adjacent plan(s) of record.
G.
The location of any municipal boundary line(s) if located within
the vicinity of the tract.
H.
Significant topographical and man-made features (e.g., bodies of
water, quarries, floodplains, tree masses, structures).
I.
Proposed street, parking, building, and lot layout.
J.
Proposed land use; if several land uses are proposed, the location
of each land use shall be indicated.
Preliminary subdivision plans shall be prepared by an engineer
or a surveyor, and preliminary land development plans shall be prepared
by an engineer, a surveyor or a landscape architect. The preliminary
plan shall show, be accompanied by, or be prepared in accordance with
the following sections.
A.
The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of 30 feet
to the inch.
B.
Dimensions shall be in feet and decimals; bearings shall be in degrees,
minutes and seconds. Lot line descriptions shall read in a clockwise
direction.
C.
The survey shall not have an area of closure greater than one foot
in 10,000 feet.
D.
The sheet size shall be 24 inches by 36 inches. If the plan is prepared
in two or more sections, a key map showing the location of the sections
shall be placed on each sheet. If more than one sheet is necessary,
each sheet shall be the same size and numbered to show the relationship
to the total number of sheets in the plan (e.g., Sheet 1 of 5).
E.
Plans shall be legible in every detail.
A plan shall contain the following information:
A.
The proposed project name or identifying title.
B.
The location of any municipal boundary line, if the tract of land
abuts an adjacent municipality.
C.
The name and address of the owner of the tract (or his authorized
agent), the developer/subdivider, and the firm that prepared the plans.
D.
The file or project number assigned by the firm that prepared the
plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all plan revisions.
E.
A North arrow, a graphic scale, and a written scale.
F.
The entire existing tract boundary with bearings and distances. (If
a landowner is going to retain a single lot with a lot area in excess
of 10 acres, the boundary of that lot may be identified as a deed
plotting and may be drawn at any legible scale; if the retained lot
has a lot area of 10 or less acres, it must be described to the accuracy
requirements of this chapter.)
G.
The total acreage of the entire existing tract.
H.
The zoning district and lot size and/or density requirements.
I.
The location of existing lot line markers along the perimeter of
the entire existing tract.
J.
A location map, drawn to scale, relating the subdivision to at least
two intersections of road center lines, including the approximate
distance to the intersection of the center lines of the nearest improved
street intersection.
K.
Property address(es) of the subdivision or land development as assigned
by the City's Registrar of Real Estate.
Each plan will also show:
A.
Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet for
land with average natural slope of 4% or less and at a minimum vertical
interval of five feet for more steeply sloping land.
B.
The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names and
plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for adjacent
projects.
C.
The following items when located within 50 feet of the subject tract:
(1)
The location and name of existing rights-of-way and cartways
for streets, access drives, driveways, and service streets.
(2)
The location of the following features and any related rights-of-way:
sanitary sewer mains, water supply mains, fire hydrants, buildings,
and stormwater management facilities.
(3)
The location of existing rights-of-way for electric, gas, and
oil transmission lines and railroads.
(4)
The size, capacity and condition of the existing stormwater
management system and any other facility that may be used to convey
storm flow from the subject tract.
D.
The following items when located within the subject tract:
E.
When located within 50 feet of the subject tract or upon the site
proposed for development, significant environmental or topographic
features such as floodplains, quarry sites, solid waste disposal areas,
historic structures, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological sites
or highly erosive soils.
Plans shall further disclose:
A.
The layout of streets, alleys, and sidewalks, including cartway and
right-of-way widths.
B.
The layout of lots, with dimensions.
C.
Block and lot numbers in consecutive order (e.g., Block A, Lots 1
through 10; Block B, Lots 11 through 22).
D.
In the case of land developments, the location and configuration
of proposed buildings, parking compounds, streets, access drives,
driveways, and all other significant planned facilities.
E.
Total number of lots, units of occupancy, density, and proposed land
use (if a multiple land use is proposed, an indication of the location
of each land use).
F.
Easements; rights-of-way.
G.
Building setback lines with distances from front, rear and side yard
property lines.
H.
Identification of buildings to be demolished.
I.
Typical street cross section of each proposed street and typical
cross section for any existing street which will be improved as part
of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire right-of-way
width.
J.
Street center-line profiles for each proposed street shown on the
preliminary plan.
K.
The preliminary design of the utility plan, which shall include the
size, material, and vertical and horizontal locations of the sanitary
sewer, storm sewer and water mains:
(1)
This information may be provided on a sheet with other data
or on separate sheets. In the case of any dispute in methodology used
in the design of any stormwater management plan and/or in the presentation
of such information, the City Engineer shall make the final determination.
(2)
All calculations, assumptions, criteria, and references used
in the design of the stormwater management facilities, the establishment
of existing facilities' capacities and the pre- and post-development
discharges.
(3)
All plans and profiles of the proposed stormwater management
facilities, including the horizontal and vertical location, size and
type of material.
(4)
For all basins, a plotting or tabulation of the storage volumes
and discharge curves with corresponding water surface elevations,
inflow hydrographs, and outflow hydrographs.
(5)
The guidelines for lot grading within the subdivision. This
information shall identify the direction of stormwater runoff flow
within each lot and the areas where stormwater runoff flows will be
concentrated. This information shall be shown by topographical data.
L.
A statement on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals have
been obtained.
M.
A statement on the plan indicating any existing or proposed waivers
granted by City Council.
N.
Proposed street names.
A.
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part of the entire landholdings,
a sketch of the future street system of the unsubmitted part shall
be furnished. The street system of the submitted part will be considered
in light of adjustments and connections with future streets in the
part not submitted.
B.
Where the land included in the subject application has an electric
transmission line, a gas pipeline or a petroleum or petroleum projects
transmission line located within the tract, the application shall
be accompanied by a letter from the owner or lessee of such right-of-way
stating any conditions on the use of the land and the minimum building
setback and/or right-of-way lines. This requirement may also be satisfied
by submitting a copy of the recorded agreement.
C.
Land development plans shall include drawings of the proposed development
showing:
(1)
Elevations of all visible sides, including facade materials.
(2)
The location and floor area of all existing and proposed buildings,
structures, units and other improvements, including maximum height,
types of units and uses.
(3)
Details of significant architectural features.
(4)
A general landscape plan indicating the treatment and materials
used for private and common open space, including the proposed treatment
of the perimeter and elevation drawings highlighting the landscaping.
(5)
A vehicular and pedestrian circulation plan, including off-street
parking areas, service areas, waiting areas and major points of access
of the public right-of-way.
(6)
Lighting, screening, drainage and dimensions of all off-street
parking areas.
D.
Traffic impact study, if required by the City Engineer, in accordance with Chapter 7-513 of this code.
E.
The following certifications should appear on the plan:
F.
In the case of a preliminary plan calling for the installation of
improvements beyond a two-year period, a schedule shall be submitted
delineating the timing of all improvements to be approved as part
of the final plan. No schedule shall exceed five years. If the schedule
is not adhered to by the developer, a continuation of the development.
Condominium plans shall contain the following additional information:
The preliminary plan shall be accompanied by:
A.
A check or money order drawn to the City of Harrisburg in an amount
specified on the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council
and available at the Bureau of Planning.
B.
A second check or money order drawn to the Dauphin County Planning
Commission as specified by the schedule maintained in the Bureau of
Planning.
Final subdivision plans shall be prepared by an engineer or
a surveyor, and final land development plans shall be prepared by
an engineer, a surveyor, or a landscape architect. The final plan
shall show, be accompanied by, or be prepared in accordance with the
following:
A.
The same drafting standards shall be required for a final plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 7-505.3 of this chapter.
B.
The same location and identification standards shall be required for a final plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 7-505.4 of this chapter.
C.
Existing contours for a preliminary/final plan or the contours identified
with the preliminary plan if altered shall be shown. Such contours
shall show elevations at a minimum vertical interval of two feet for
land with average natural slope of 4% or less and at a minimum vertical
interval of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours shall
be accompanied by the location of the bench mark and a notation indicating
the datum used. City datum or United States Geological Survey (USGS)
datum must be used for establishing elevations. This information may
be provided on separate sheets and is not subject to recording with
the final plan.
D.
The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names and
plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for adjacent
projects shall be contained therein.
E.
The location of wetlands, unbuildable portions of the site, historic
structures or other significant features shall be shown.
F.
The following items when located within 50 feet of the subject tract
shall be indicated:
(1)
The approximate location and name of existing right-of-way and
cartways for streets, access drives and service streets.
(2)
The approximate location of the following features and any related
rights-of-way: sanitary sewer mains, water supply mains, fire hydrants,
and stormwater management facilities which affect the stormwater runoff
on the subject tract.
(3)
The size, capacity, and condition of the existing stormwater
management system and any other facility that may be used to convey
storm flows from the subject tract.
(4)
The location of wetlands, unbuildable portions of the site,
historic structures or other significant features.
G.
The following items when located within the subject tract shall be
identified:
(1)
The location, name, and dimensions of existing rights-of-way
and cartways for streets, access drives, driveways and service streets.
(2)
The location and size of the following features and any related
rights-of-way: sanitary sewer mains, water supply mains, fire hydrants,
buildings and stormwater management facilities. This information may
be provided on separate sheets and need not be recorded with the final
plan.
(3)
The location of existing rights-of-way for electric, gas and
oil transmission lines and railroads.
(4)
The size, capacity, and condition of the existing stormwater
management system and any other facility that may be used to convey
storm flows.
H.
The final plan shall contain the following:
(1)
Complete description of the center line and the right-of-way
line for all new streets. This description shall include distances
and bearings with curve segments comprised of radius, tangent, arc,
and chord.
(2)
Lot lines, with accurate bearings and distances, and lot areas
for all parcels. Curbs segments shall be comprised of arc, chord,
bearing and distance. Along existing street rights-of-way, the description
may utilize the existing deed lines or road center lines; along all
proposed street rights-of-way, the description shall be prepared to
the right-of-way lines.
(3)
Block and lot numbers in consecutive order (e.g., Block A, Lots
1 through 10; Block B, Lots 11 through 22).
(4)
In the case of land development plans, the locations and configuration
of proposed buildings, parking compounds, streets, access drives,
driveways, and all other significant facilities.
(5)
Total number of lots, units of occupancy, density and proposed
land use (if a multiple land use is proposed, an indication of the
location of each land use).
(6)
Easements; rights-of-way.
(7)
Building setback lines, with distances from front, rear and
side yard property lines.
(8)
Identification of buildings to be demolished.
(9)
Typical street cross section for each proposed street and typical
cross section for any existing street which will be improved as part
of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire right-of-way
width.
(10)
Street center-line profile for each proposed street shown on
the final plan.
(11)
Utility plan.
(a)
The final design of the utility plan, which shall include the
size, material, and vertical and horizontal locations of the sanitary
sewer, storm sewer and water mains, as follows:
[1]
All calculations, assumptions, criteria, and references used
in the design of the stormwater management facilities, the establishment
of existing facilities' capacities and the pre- and post-development
discharges.
[2]
All plans and profiles of the proposed stormwater management
facilities, including the horizontal and vertical location, size and
type of material.
[3]
For all basins, a plotting or tabulation of the storage volumes
and discharge curves with corresponding water surface elevations,
inflow hydrographs and outflow hydrographs.
[4]
The guidelines for lot grading within the subdivision. This
information shall identify the direction of stormwater runoff flow
within each lot and the areas where stormwater runoff flows will be
concentrated. This information shall be shown by topographical data.
(b)
This information may be provided on a sheet with other data
or on separate sheets. In the case of any dispute in methodology used
in the design of any stormwater management plan and/or in the presentation
of such information, the City Engineer shall make the final determination.
(12)
A statement on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals
have been obtained.
(13)
A statement on the plan indicating any existing or proposed
waivers granted by City Council.
(14)
Final street names.
(15)
Source of title to the land included within the subject application,
as shown by the books of the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds.
(16)
Location and material of all permanent monuments and lot line
markers, including a note that all monuments and lot line markers
are set or indicating when they will be set.
(17)
In the case of land development plans, a grading plan. The grading
plan shall include finished grades and ground-floor elevations. This
information may be provided on separate sheets and is not subject
to recording with the final plan.
(18)
Identification of any lands to be dedicated or reserved for
public, semipublic, or community use.
I.
The following certificates, notifications and reports shall be attached
to the final plan:
(1)
When applicable, notification from the Department of Environmental
Protection that either approval of the sewer facility plan revision
(plan revision modular for land development) or supplement has been
granted or that such approval is not required.
(2)
Where the land included in the subject application has an electric
transmission line, a gas pipeline or a petroleum product transmission
line located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied
by a letter from the owner or lessee of such right-of-way stating
any conditions on the use of the land and the minimum building setback
and/or right-of-way lines. This requirement may also be satisfied
by submitting a copy of the recorded agreement.
(3)
Notice from the Postmaster of the United States Postal Service
district in which the tract is located stating that the proposed street
names are acceptable.
(4)
Land development plans shall include drawings of the proposed
development showing:
(a)
Elevations of all visible sides, including facade materials.
(b)
The location and floor area of all existing and proposed buildings,
structures, units and other improvements, including maximum height,
types of units and uses.
(c)
Details of significant architectural features.
(d)
A general landscape plan indicating the treatment and materials
used for private and common open space, including the proposed treatment
of the perimeter and elevation drawings highlighting the landscaping.
(e)
A vehicular and pedestrian circulation plan, including off-street
parking areas, service areas, waiting areas and major points of access
of the public right-of-way.
(f)
Lighting, screening, drainage and dimensions of all off-street
parking areas.
(5)
Traffic impact study, if required by the City Engineer, in accordance with Chapter 7-513 of this code.
(6)
The following certifications:
(b)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized
to take acknowledgement of deeds and signed by the landowner, to the
effect that the subdivision or land development shown on the plan
is the act and the deed of the owner, that all those signing are all
the owners of the property shown on the plan and that they desire
the same to be recorded as such (see Appendix Nos. 2A to 2C). This
must be dated following the last change or revision to said plan.
(c)
Signature block for the City Engineer, the Dauphin County Planning
Commission, the Harrisburg City Planning Commission and the Harrisburg
City Council (see Appendix Nos. 3A and 3B).
(d)
Notation space on the plan to accommodate the Dauphin County
Recorder of Deeds information of which plan book, volume and page.
(7)
A note to be placed on the plan indicating any area that is
not to be offered for dedication, if applicable.
(8)
Approval from the City Solicitor of the improvement construction
guarantee.
(9)
The submission of a maintenance agreement when an application
proposes to establish a street which is not offered for dedication
to public use.
(10)
In the case of the plan which requires access to a highway under
the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
the inclusion of the following plan note:[3]
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A highway occupancy permit is required pursuant to Section 420
of the Act of June 1, 1945 (P.L. 1242, No. 428), known as the "State
Highway Law," before driveway access to a state highway is permitted.
Access to the state highway shall only be as authorized by a highway
occupancy permit, and the City Council's/Planning Commission's
approval of this plan in no way implies that such permit can be acquired.
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[3]
Editor's Note: For the State Highway Law see 36 P.S. § 670-101
et seq.
(11)
For all stormwater management facilities that affect an existing
watercourse or have an upland drainage area greater than 1/2 square
mile, notification from the Department of Environmental Protection
of approval or that no approval is required.
J.
The declaration, declaration plan and code of regulations as required
by the the Uniform Condominium Act, Act of July 2, 1980, P.L. 286,
as amended, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq., or other applicable
laws of the commonwealth shall be provided for condominium projects.
This information may be provided on separate sheets.[4]
K.
The final plan shall be accompanied by:
(1)
A check or money order drawn to the City of Harrisburg in an
amount specified on the fee schedule adopted by resolution by the
Harrisburg City Council and available at the Bureau of Planning.
(2)
A second check or money order drawn to the Dauphin County Planning
Commission as specified in the schedule maintained in the Bureau of
Planning.
Lot add-on plans shall be prepared by a registered engineer
or surveyor and shall include the following information:
A.
Drafting standards. The same standards shall be required for a lot add-on as specified for a preliminary plan in § 7-505.3 of this chapter.
B.
Location and identification. The same standards shall be required for a lot add-on as specified for a preliminary plan in § 7-505.4 of this chapter.
C.
Existing features. The same standards shall be required for a lot add-on plan as specified for a final plan in § 7-505.10C.
D.
Plan information. The same standards shall be required for a lot add-on plan as specified for a final plan in § 7-505.10D.
E.
Certificates.
(2)
Signature block for the City Engineer, the Dauphin County Planning
Commission, and the Harrisburg City Planning Commission (see Appendix
Nos. 3A and 3B).
(3)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized
to take acknowledgement of deeds and signed by the landowner, to the
effect that the subdivision or land development shown on the plan
is the act and the deed of the owner, that all those signing are all
the owners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that
they desire the same to be recorded as such (see Appendix Nos. 2A
to 2C).
(4)
Notation space on the plan to accommodate the Dauphin County
Recorder of Deeds information of which plan book, volume and page
(see Appendix Nos. 3A and 3B).
