Township of Shaler, PA Subdivision and Land Development

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Township of Shaler, PA

Allegheny County

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Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 3 Auditor, Independent
Ch 5 Authorities
Ch 8 Bills, Payment of
Ch 10 Board of Commissioners
Ch 13 Educational Service Agency
Ch 15 Election Districts
Ch 18 Emergency Management
Ch 22 Fire Department
Ch 24 Intergovernmental Agreements
Ch 26 Library
Ch 29 Local Government Investment Trust
Ch 32 Manager
Ch 35 North Hills Council of Governments
Ch 40 Police Department
Ch 42 Property, Municipal
Ch 44 Residency Requirements
Ch 47 Retirement and Pensions
Ch 51 Rules of Order
Ch 56 Social Security
Ch 59 Tax Collector
Ch 60 Treasurer
Ch 63 Workers' Compensation
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 70 Advertising Materials
Ch 74 Aircraft
Ch 78 Amusements and Amusement Devices
Ch 80 Animals
Ch 82 Assemblies, Mass Public
Ch 84 Beekeeping
Ch 87 Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 90 Building Construction
Ch 93 Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 95 Burning, Outdoor
Ch 97 Cable Television
Ch 100 Circuses and Carnivals
Ch 106 Dances and Dance Halls
Ch 115 Fees
Ch 118 Fences, Walls and Hedges
Ch 121 Firearms and Weapons
Ch 121A Fire Hydrants
Ch 122 Fire Insurance
Ch 123 Fire Lanes
Ch 125 Fire Prevention
Ch 127 Fireworks
Ch 130 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 137 Gasoline Stations
Ch 140 Grading, Excavating and Filling
Ch 143 Houses and Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 146 Junked, Abandoned and Nuisance Motor Vehicles
Ch 149 Littering
Ch 151 Logging
Ch 153 Maps
Ch 155 Motorized Vehicles
Ch 158 Noise
Ch 160 Nuisance Properties
Ch 165 Parks and Playgrounds
Ch 167 Peace and Good Order
Ch 169 Peddling and Solicitation
Ch 171 Property Maintenance
Ch 174 Racing and Endurance Feats
Ch 176 Rights-Of-Way
Ch 181 Sewers
Ch 182 Short-Term Rentals
Ch 183 Signs
Ch 185 Smoking
Ch 187 Solid Waste
Ch 190 Stormwater Management
Ch 192 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 195 Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 195 Art I Title and General Provisions
§ 195-1 Short title.
§ 195-2 Purpose.
§ 195-3 Land development control.
§ 195-4 Other regulations incorporated herein.
§ 195-5 Conflicts between regulations and modifications.
§ 195-6 Effect of chapter.
§ 195-7 Effect of noncompliance.
§ 195-8 Effect on prior applications or approvals.
Ch 195 Art II Definitions
§ 195-9 Strict construction.
§ 195-10 Abbreviations.
§ 195-11 Meaning of words.
Ch 195 Art III Classification of Approvals and Applications
§ 195-12 General.
§ 195-13 Approvals overview.
§ 195-14 Simple subdivision approval.
§ 195-15 Minor subdivision and/or land development approval.
§ 195-16 Major subdivision and/or land development approval.
§ 195-17 Preapplication conference.
§ 195-18 Sketch plan.
§ 195-19 Preliminary plan application requirements.
§ 195-20 Preliminary plan application form and fee.
§ 195-21 Letter of transmittal.
§ 195-22 Preliminary site plan.
§ 195-23 Preliminary grading plan.
§ 195-24 Preliminary parking plan.
§ 195-25 Preliminary loading plan.
§ 195-26 Preliminary stormwater management plan and report.
§ 195-27 Resource protection plan and worksheet.
§ 195-28 Sewage facilities planning module.
§ 195-29 Proof of submission.
§ 195-30 Survey (sealed) and preliminary plat.
§ 195-31 Erosion and sedimentation plan.
§ 195-32 Typical cross-sections of each street proposed.
§ 195-33 Photometrics plan.
§ 195-34 Building elevations and other architectural drawings.
§ 195-35 Landscape plan.
§ 195-36 Construction details.
§ 195-37 Phasing plan and schedules.
§ 195-38 Common areas plan and facilities management.
§ 195-39 Level of service of water and sewage supply.
§ 195-40 Traffic impact study.
§ 195-41 State highway access.
§ 195-42 Geotechnical report and slope analysis.
§ 195-43 Impervious surface requirements and worksheet.
§ 195-44 Environmental assessment.
§ 195-45 Wetland impact.
§ 195-46 Phase 1 Environmental Assessment.
§ 195-47 Phase 2 Environmental Assessment (if required by Phase 1 assessment).
§ 195-48 Final plan application requirements.
§ 195-49 Final plan applications.
§ 195-50 Final plan application form and fee.
§ 195-51 Letter of transmittal.
§ 195-52 Updated/revised preliminary plan information.
§ 195-53 Final site plan.
§ 195-54 Final grading plan.
§ 195-55 Utility plans, profiles and data.
§ 195-56 Agreement for dedication of streets.
§ 195-57 Shared parking agreement.
§ 195-58 Final landowner and/or developer's agreement.
§ 195-59 Deed restrictions, easements and protective covenants.
§ 195-60 Proof of other agencies' approval.
§ 195-61 As-built drawings in conformance with Allegheny County and Township standards.
§ 195-62 Appeals.
§ 195-63 Approval resolution.
§ 195-64 Completion of improvements; improvement guaranty.
§ 195-65 Final release from improvement guaranty.
§ 195-66 Partial release from improvement guaranty.
§ 195-67 Modifications and waivers.
§ 195-68 Recording of final plat.
Ch 195 Art IV Installation, Inspection and Acceptance of Improvements
§ 195-69 General.
§ 195-70 Required improvements.
§ 195-71 Inspections.
§ 195-72 Acceptance of improvements.
Ch 195 Art V Design Standards
§ 195-73 General.
§ 195-74 Land requirements.
§ 195-75 Easements and utilities.
§ 195-76 Blocks, lots, and parcels.
§ 195-77 Streets.
§ 195-78 Road construction: design standards.
§ 195-79 Calendar construction limitations.
§ 195-80 Sidewalks and crosswalks.
§ 195-81 Vegetation.
§ 195-82 Development on private streets discouraged.
§ 195-83 Open space, lot siting, planting and beautification.
§ 195-84 Erosion and sediment control.
§ 195-85 Floodplain area regulations.
Ch 195 Art VI Administration
§ 195-86 Fees.
§ 195-87 Public hearings.
§ 195-88 Permits.
§ 195-89 Liability for Township roads.
§ 195-90 Notice to school district.
Ch 195 Art VII Amendment and Review by County
§ 195-91 Amendments.
§ 195-92 County review.
§ 195-93 Copy forwarded.
§ 195-94 Public examination.
Ch 195 Art VIII Enforcement Remedies
§ 195-95 Violations.
§ 195-96 Preventative remedies.
Ch 195 Art IX Severability and Repealer
§ 195-97 Severability.
§ 195-98 Repealer.
§ 195-99 Effect on Zoning Ordinance.
Ch 195 Art X Mobile Home Parks
§ 195-100 Purpose.
§ 195-101 Land development control.
§ 195-102 Other regulations incorporated herein.
§ 195-103 Conflicts between regulations and modifications.
§ 195-104 Effect of chapter.
§ 195-105 Effect of noncompliance.
§ 195-106 Effect on prior applications or approvals.
§ 195-107 Definitions.
§ 195-108 Classifications of approvals and applications.
§ 195-109 Installations, inspection and acceptance of improvements.
§ 195-110 Design standards.
§ 195-111 Administration.
§ 195-112 Amendment and review by County.
§ 195-113 Enforcement remedies.
§ 195-114 Severability and repealer.
Ch 195 Art XI Required Signature and Stamp Blocks
§ 195-115 Purpose.
§ 195-116 Shaler Township signature block.
§ 195-117 Allegheny County Department of Economic Development signature block.
§ 195-118 Certification stamp blocks.
Ch 195 Art XII Effective Date
§ 195-119 Effective date.
Ch 199 Swimming Pools
Ch 201 Taxation
Ch 207 Trees and Shrubs
Ch 212 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 215 Vehicles, Seized
Ch 218 Water
Ch 220 Waterways
Ch 222 Wellhead Protection Areas
Ch 223 Wind Energy Facilities
Ch 225 Zoning
Appendix
Ch A245 Medical Services Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

Public Documents

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Chapter 195 Subdivision and Land Development

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Shaler 1-10-2017 by Ord. No. 1939.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Building construction — See Ch. 90.

Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 130.

Grading, excavating and filling — See Ch. 140.

Sewers — See Ch. 181.

Street openings and excavations — See Ch. 192, Art. I.

Stormwater management — See Ch. 190.

Zoning — See Ch. 225.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Subdivision andor Land Use Submission Requirement Tables

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 195, Subdivision of Land, adopted 1-28-1954 by Ord. No. 608, as amended.