Any person, firm or corporation proposing to
engage in an activity requiring a permit shall apply for a permit
by written application on a form furnished by the Township of Marple.
The application for a permit shall be accompanied
by a map or diagram of the property showing the location of all present
and proposed ditches, streams, pipes and other drainage structures,
and cuts or fills. In addition to showing elevations, dimensions,
locations and extent of all proposed grading and/or drainage, the
plans shall clearly indicate all buildings, parking areas and driveways.
Further, the application shall indicate the present and proposed sources,
storage and dispositions of water being channeled through or across
the premises, together with elevation, gradients and maximum flow
rates. The application shall describe the work to be performed, the
materials to be used and the manner or method of performance, including
provisions for protecting and maintaining existing drainage facilities
in the Township of Marple, whether on public or private property.
If load-bearing fill is proposed, a soils investigation report shall
be submitted which shall consist of test borings, laboratory testings
and engineering analyses, to correlate surface and subsurface conditions
with the proposed rating plan. The results of the investigation shall
be presented in a report by a soil engineer, which shall include data
regarding the nature, distribution and supporting ability of existing
soils and rock on the site, conclusions and recommendations for grading
requirements and erosion control and recommendations to ensure stable
soil conditions and groundwater control as applicable. The township
may require such supplemental reports and data as it deems necessary.
Recommendations included in such reports and approved by the township
shall be incorporated in the plans or specifications.
[Amended 6-14-1976 by Ord. No. 76-10]
Applications submitted for a permit for grading,
drainage or soil erosion shall be accompanied by the following fees:
A. Home and building construction under one acre: as
set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
B. Land development: as set from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners.
All applicants for a permit involving an area
greater than 1/2 acre shall, before any permit is granted, post a
bond with the Township of Marple in the sum of at least $10,000 (the
exact sum to be determined by the Township Engineer), with corporate
surety to be approved by the Township Solicitor, the conditions of
which shall be a full and complete compliance with this chapter and
all terms of the permit.