All plans shall show, be accompanied by, and be prepared in
accordance with this article and shall provide sufficient design information
to demonstrate conformance with the requirements of Article 7 and
Article 8.
A.
Drafting standards.
(1)
Scale. The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a standard
scale of 10 feet to 200 feet to the inch.
(2)
Sheets. The sheet size shall be no smaller than 24 inches by
36 inches and no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches. If the plan is
prepared in two or more sheets, a key map showing the location of
the sheets and a match line 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).
B.
Plan information. The following plan information shall be provided:
(1)
Location and identification.
(a)
The name and address of the landowner(s) of the subject tract
(or an authorized agent), the developer and the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan.
(b)
The file or project number assigned by the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all
plan revisions.
(c)
A North arrow and a graphic scale.
(d)
A context map [Lancaster County Geographical Information System
(GIS) orthographic map or equal] at a scale of a minimum of one inch
equals 2,000 feet relating the subdivision and/or land development
to surrounding streets, and showing zoning of the subject tract and
adjoining land, adjoining land uses, and Township boundaries (if within
200 feet of the subject tract).
(e)
If applicable, a plan note indicating the subject tract is enrolled
in the Clean and Green preferential assessment program.
(f)
A list of all prior actions taken by the Township with regard
to the subject tract including, but not limited to, the Township's
Code Enforcement, Planning, and Zoning personnel; Zoning Hearing Board;
and Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Existing features.
(a)
Existing tract boundaries.
(b)
Existing contours. Lancaster County Geographic Information System
(GIS) topography is acceptable for this purpose.
(c)
The following items when located within the subject tract:
[1]
The name, approximate location, and approximate dimensions of
existing rights-of-way and easements.
[2]
The approximate location of significant manmade features including,
but not limited to, structures and buildings.
[3]
The approximate location of significant environmental and topographic
features including, but not limited to, flood plains, wetlands, quarry
sites, woodlands, habitats, historic features, and areas with highly
erosive soils.
(d)
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an Environmental
Covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental
Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517
(UECA), the plan shall include the boundary limits of any contamination
remaining on site. The application shall include a copy the Environmental
Covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional
controls.
(3)
Additional information.
(a)
The total approximate acreage of the entire subject tract.
(b)
The zoning district and lot size and/or density requirements
of the applicable zoning regulations; this information should also
include the requirements of any overlay zoning districts or environmental
protection ordinances of the Township that apply to the subject tract.
(c)
The approximate layout of lots, with approximate dimensions.
(d)
The total number of lots, units of occupancy, density and proposed
land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each
land use shall be indicated).
(e)
The approximate layout of streets, including cartway and right-of-way
widths.
(f)
If the development proposes to access a collector, arterial,
or state highway, the sketch plan shall depict the proposed access
and frontage improvements.
(g)
The approximate location and configuration of proposed buildings,
parking compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, and general
stormwater facility locations.
(h)
Setback lines. In lieu of graphically showing setback lines
on the plan, required setbacks may be noted on the plan.
(i)
A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities
to be provided.
(j)
A copy of any applicable zoning decisions if obtained prior
to submission of the sketch plan. Also, identify any prior subdivision
and/or land development approvals that have previously been obtained
for the subject tract.
(k)
Identification of any modifications intended to be requested.
Applicants are encouraged to submit a written list of modifications.
Applicants are also encouraged to request modifications especially
relating to plan processing requirements at this time.
(l)
A brief narrative (no more than two pages) identifying the project
team members, what is being proposed, where the subject tract is located,
salient existing site features, and anticipated attributes of the
development relative to the design standards found in Article 8.
(m)
In accordance with § 265-4.3.M, notification to the
Township that the applicant intends to construct the proposed subdivision
and/or land development improvements based on the approved preliminary
plan (if applicable).
A.
Drafting standards.
(1)
Scale. The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a standard
scale of 10 feet to 50 feet to the inch. Additional plan scales may
be allowed at the discretion of the Township provided they are legible.
(2)
Dimensions and bearings. The subject tract boundary dimensions
shall be in feet and decimals; bearings shall be in degrees, minutes
and seconds. The description shall read in a clockwise direction.
(3)
Survey closure. The survey shall not have an error of closure
greater than one foot in 10,000 feet.
(4)
Sheets.
(a)
The sheet size shall be no smaller than 24 inches by 36 inches
and no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches.
(b)
If the plan is prepared in two or more sheets, a key map showing
the location of the sheets and a match line shall be placed on each
sheet.
(c)
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).
(d)
All sheets in the plan set shall be identified on the cover
sheet or, if no cover sheet is utilized, on the first sheet of the
plan set by their sheet number, title, and last date of revision.
(5)
Presentation.
(a)
Plans shall be presented in a clear, legible, coherent and organized
manner.
(b)
For ease of reference, all plan notes shall be located in the
same area of each plan sheet (upper left or right corner or lower
left or right corner).
(c)
If, in the opinion of the Township, any plan sheets become confusing
or hard to read because of too much information, the information may
need to be provided on additional plan sheets.
B.
Plan information. The following plan information shall be provided:
(1)
Location and identification.
(a)
The proposed project name.
(b)
The name and address of the landowner(s) of the subject tract
(or an authorized agent), the developer and the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan.
(c)
The file or project number assigned by the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all
plan revisions.
(d)
A North arrow, a graphic scale and a written scale.
(e)
A location map, drawn to a scale of a minimum of one inch equals
2,000 feet relating the subdivision and/or land development to at
least two intersections of street centerlines.
(f)
If the subject tract is located within 200 feet of a Township
or zoning district boundary line(s), the location of such boundary
shall be shown and labeled accordingly.
(g)
The entire existing boundary of the subject tract with bearings
and distances. [If a landowner is 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 remaining
lot has a lot area of 10 or fewer acres, it must be described to the
accuracy requirements of this chapter.]
(h)
The source of title (including the deed, lot and plan of record
number) to the subject tract.
(i)
The (tax) parcel identification number(s) for the subject tract.
(j)
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract is enrolled
in the Clean and Green preferential assessment program, the inclusion
of the following plan note:
NOTICE: According to County records, the subject tract may be
subject to the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act
of 1974, (a.k.a. the Clean and Green Act), Act 319 of 1974, P.L. 973;
72 P.S. § 5490.1, as amended, and as further amended by
Act 156 of 1998, as amended. These acts provide for preferential property
tax assessment and treatment. It is the landowner's responsibility
to be aware of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to his or
her property, including the provision that: (a) preferential property
tax assessment and treatment will remain in effect continuously until
the landowner changes the agricultural use from the approved category,
or if a transfer, split-off or separation of the subject tract occurs;
(b) if a change in use occurs, or if a conveyance, transfer, separation,
split-off or subdivision of the subject tract occurs, the landowner
will be responsible for notifying the County Assessor within 30 days;
(c) the payment of roll-back tax, plus interest, for the period of
enrollment, or a period not to exceed seven years, whichever is less,
may be required; (d) if the landowner fails to notify the County Assessor
within the thirty-day period, prior to the land conveyance, the landowner
may be subject to a $100 civil penalty; (e) if the landowner fails
to pay the roll-back tax, a municipal lien could be placed on the
property under existing delinquent tax law.
(k)
A list of all prior actions taken by the Township with regard
to the subject tract including, but not limited to such actions taken
by the Township's Code Enforcement, Planning, and Zoning personnel;
Zoning Hearing Board; and Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Existing features.
(a)
The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names
and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for
adjacent projects.
(b)
The location and elevation of the benchmark and a notation indicating
the datum used.
(c)
Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet
for land with slope of 15% or less and at a minimum vertical interval
of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours plotted from
the United States Geodetic Survey will not be accepted. Lancaster
County Geographic Information System (GIS) topography will not be
accepted in areas where improvements are proposed but could be used
beginning 50 feet outside the improvement boundary.
[1]
If GIS data is utilized for any portion of the subject tract's
topographic mapping, the limit of same shall be clearly delineated
and a note shall be added to the plan indicating that the future planning
of these portions of the subject tract shall not rely on the accuracy
of the GIS data.
(d)
The following items when located within the subject tract, including,
but not limited to:
[1]
The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way
and/or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways
or service streets.
[2]
The location and size of the following features and related
rights-of-way and easements: buildings, public utilities, on-lot utilities,
on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal systems and related
recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities.
[3]
The location of existing rights-of-way and easements for telecommunications,
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 within and from the subject tract.
[5]
The preliminary plan shall indicate any proposed disturbance,
encroachment or alteration to such features including floodplains,
wetlands, quarry sites, woodlands, significant trees, habitats for
threatened and endangered species, solid waste disposal areas, superfund
contaminations, historic features, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological
sites, and areas with highly erosive soils.
[6]
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an Environmental
Covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental
Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517
(UECA), the plan shall include the boundary limits of any contamination
remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the Environmental
Covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional
controls.
(e)
Items in close proximity.
[1]
The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject
tract:
[a]
The location and name of existing rights-of-way
and easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways
or service streets.
[b]
The location of buildings, public utilities, fire
hydrants, on-lot utilities, on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal
systems and related recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities
including the location and size of related easements.
[c]
The location of existing rights-of-way and easements
for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines,
and railroads.
[d]
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.
[e]
The location of woodlands, habitats for endangered
and threatened species, and highly erosive soils.
[2]
The above items may be depicted on the basis of Lancaster County
Geographic Information System (GIS) or better mapping unless any of
these items are to be continued, expanded, or altered as part of the
proposed subdivision and/or land development. If so, the exact location
of these items shall be shown by survey.
[3]
GIS can only be used for the above purposes if the GIS information
is current and accurately depicts the above items that currently exist.
If the GIS information does not accurately depict all of the above
current conditions within 200 feet, the information missing from GIS
must be obtained by field or aerial survey.
(3)
Additional information.
(a)
The total acreage of the entire subject tract.
(b)
Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic
features.
(c)
The location and configuration of proposed buildings, parking
compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, landscaping and all
other significant facilities.
(d)
Setback lines, with distances from the street centerline or
street right-of-way line (whichever requirement is applicable under
the zoning regulations) and side and rear lot lines.
(e)
Existing and proposed on-site and off-site easements and rights-of-way
shown on a separate plan with approximate dimensions. In the case
of required off-site easements and/or rights-of-way, the applicant
shall provide evidence to the Township that such off-site easements
and/or rights-of-way have been secured or that an agreement in principle
regarding the easements/rights-of-way has been secured.
(f)
A typical street cross section for each proposed street and
typical cross section for any existing street that will be improved
as part of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire
right-of-way width.
(g)
A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities
to be provided.
(h)
Identification of any modifications granted or denied by the
Board of Supervisors, relative to the proposed application.
(i)
The zoning district and lot size and/or density requirements
of the applicable zoning regulations; this information should also
include the requirements of any overlay zoning districts or environmental
protection ordinances of the Township that apply to the subject tract.
(j)
The street centerline profile for each proposed street shown
on the preliminary plan.
(k)
Preliminary design of the proposed sanitary sewer and water
supply system, including size and horizontal and vertical alignment
(plan and profile).
(l)
The location and material of existing lot line markers along
the perimeter of the entire subject tract.
(m)
The layout of lots, with approximate dimensions along with block
letters and lot numbers in consecutive order.
(n)
The total number of lots, units of occupancy, density, and proposed
land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each
land use shall be indicated).
(o)
The layout of streets, including cartway and right-of-way widths,
the proposed street names, and the type and location of traffic control
signs that will be enforced by the Township.
(q)
For developments proposing common open space and/or recreation
land, a plan showing the layout of the common open space and/or recreation
land, including approximate dimensions, along with plans for any proposed
improvements.
(r)
In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under
the jurisdiction of PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation),
the inclusion of the following plan note:
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 Board of Supervisors' approval of this
plan in no way implies that such permit can be acquired.
(s)
A brief narrative (no more than five pages) identifying the
project team members, what is being proposed, where the subject tract
is located, salient existing site features, and anticipated attributes
of the development relative to the design standards found in Article
8.
(t)
In accordance with § 265-4.3M, notification to the Township that the applicant intends to construct the proposed subdivision and/or land development improvements based on the approved preliminary plan (if applicable).
(u)
In the case for the phased installation of improvements:
[1]
A schedule shall be filed delineating all proposed sections
as well as deadlines within which applications for final plan approval
of each section are intended to be filed.
[2]
The phasing of the subdivision and/or land development shall comply with Section 265-4.4A(2).
[3]
Sections of the development shall be sequenced in such a manner
that each section [together with the previously approved and completed
section(s)] shall be physically built to be in full compliance with
the ordinance and not be dependent on the construction completed at
future phases. This includes, but is not limited to, stormwater management
facilities, streets and utilities. All major access roads to the proposed
development are to be completed in a usable form as part of the first
phase.
[4]
Except for staged construction of streets intended to be extended
in subsequent phases, all improvements for each section shall be installed
in their permanent configuration to the extent where they provide
their intended services. The final wearing course shall be carried
in an improvement guarantee until it is finally installed and inspected.
[5]
It is not necessary for construction in one section to be completed
for the next section to be submitted for plan processing.
[6]
In the case of a preliminary plan calling for the installation
of improvements beyond the five-year period, a schedule shall be filed
by the applicant with the preliminary plan delineating all proposed
sections as well as deadlines within which applications for final
plan approval of each section are intended to be filed. Such schedule
shall be updated annually by the applicant on, or before, the anniversary
of the preliminary plan approval until final plan approval of the
final section has been granted and any modification in the aforesaid
schedule shall be subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors
in its discretion.
[7]
All subsequent phased final plans shall be submitted within
five years of the date of Board of Supervisors action on the preliminary
plan unless otherwise agreed upon by the applicant and Township. The
applicant shall take the responsibility to provide the Board of Supervisors
with reasonable notice of delays in the filing of final plans.
(4)
Certificates, notifications and reports.
(a)
Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor to the effect that the survey is correct. (Appendix A)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(b)
Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor, engineer or landscape architect that prepared the plan that all other information shown on the plan is accurate. (Appendix A)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(c)
Certificate, signature and seal of the engineer or landscape architect that prepared the Stormwater management plan. (Appendix A)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(d)
Provide a note on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals,
including zoning variances, special exceptions or conditional uses,
have been obtained, if applicable, and the conditions imposed. Also,
identify any prior subdivision and/or land development approvals that
have previously been obtained for the subject tract.
(e)
Any improvement that encroaches upon an electric transmission
line, telecommunications line, gas pipeline, petroleum or petroleum
products transmission line, fiber optic line, public sewer line, public
water line, and the like, located within the subject tract, 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, the minimum setback
and/or right-of-way and easement lines, and the centerline of such
line.
(f)
When connection to an existing water and/or sanitary sewer system
is proposed, written notification from the authority providing sanitary
sewer and/or water service indicating that sufficient capacity to
service the proposed development has been reserved shall be provided
(in accordance with current authority standards).
(g)
Provide those reports required in Article 7 that apply to the
subdivision and/or land development proposal.
(h)
Provide those additional reports and supplementary data that
the applicant or his surveyor, engineer, and/or landscape architect
relied on in order to design specific site improvements and structural
elements. Conclusions and recommendations from these reports may,
at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, become conditions of
preliminary plan approval. Such reports/data include but are not limited
to:
[1]
Geotechnical reports (soil studies, bearing, compaction, and
percolation test results and recommendations).
[2]
Bridge and culvert design calculations.
[3]
Retaining wall design calculations.
[4]
Specialized traffic devices.
[5]
Design and detail information for park, pedestrian, and recreation
structures and mass transit shelters.
[6]
Specialized maintenance instructions and requirements for the
above.
(i)
Where an agricultural, woodland, or other natural resource easement
is located within the subject tract, the application shall be accompanied
by a letter from the party holding the easement stating any conditions
on the use of the land. This requirement may also be satisfied by
submitting a copy of the recorded agreement.
(j)
Where areas are reserved for future access strip usage, provide
a plan note indicating that future access strip reservations are intended
to be used in the future.
(k)
Any such environmental, legal, or land use documents or reports
that have an effect on the use of the land including, but not limited
to, water and sanitary sewer approvals, Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory and geotechnical
investigations as may be required as part of the stormwater management
plan.
C.
Construction from preliminary plan. If construction of the subdivision
and/or land development plan will proceed on the basis of the approved
preliminary plan, the following items shall be provided:
(1)
An appropriately executed Memorandum of Understanding (Appendix D).[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
Posting of all appropriately executed financial securities (Article 6 and Appendix D-1).[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(3)
Written notices of approval by outside agencies:
(a)
When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) that either approval of the sewer
facility plan revision (or plan revision module for land development)
or supplement has been granted or that such approval is not required.
(b)
When required, notification from the Lancaster County Conservation
District (LCCD) that an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control
plan/NPDES plan has been submitted and approved by that agency.
(c)
When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation (PennDOT) that approval of the highway occupancy
permit (HOP) has been granted.
(d)
When applicable, notification from such other governmental review
agency or agencies as may have jurisdiction.
A.
Drafting standards.
(1)
Scale. The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a standard
scale of 10 feet to 50 feet to the inch. Additional plan scales may
be allowed at the discretion of the Township provided they are legible.
(2)
Dimensions and bearings. The subject tract boundary dimensions
shall be in feet and decimals; bearings shall be in degrees, minutes
and seconds. The description shall read in a clockwise direction.
(3)
Survey closure. The survey shall not have an error of closure
greater than one foot in 10,000 feet.
(4)
Sheets.
(a)
The sheet size shall be no smaller than 24 inches by 36 inches
and no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches.
(b)
If the plan is prepared in two or more sheets, a key map showing
the location of the sheets and a match line shall be placed on each
sheet.
(c)
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).
(d)
All sheets in the plan set shall be identified on the cover
sheet or, if no cover sheet is utilized, on the first sheet of the
plan set by their sheet number, title, and last date of revision.
(5)
Presentation.
(a)
Plans shall be presented in a clear, legible, coherent and organized
manner.
(b)
For ease of reference, all plan notes shall be located in the
same area of each plan sheet (upper left or right corner or lower
left or right corner).
(c)
If, in the opinion of the Township, any plan sheets become confusing
or hard to read because of too much information, the information may
need to be provided on additional plan sheets.
(d)
All final plan sheets that will be recorded shall be formatted
in accordance with the standards established by the Lancaster County
Recorder of Deeds.
B.
Plan Information. The following information shall be provided on
the sheet(s) to be recorded:
(1)
Location and identification.
(a)
The proposed project name.
(b)
The name and address of the landowner(s) of the subject tract
(or an authorized agent), the developer and the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan.
(c)
The file or project number assigned by the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all
plan revisions.
(d)
A North arrow, a graphic scale and a written scale.
(e)
A location map, drawn to a scale of a minimum of one inch equals
2,000 feet relating the subdivision and/or land development to at
least two intersections of street centerlines.
(f)
If the subject tract is located within 200 feet of a Township
or zoning district boundary line(s), the location of such boundary
shall be shown and labeled accordingly.
(g)
The entire existing boundary of the subject tract with bearings
and distances. [If a landowner is 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 remaining
lot has a lot area of 10 or fewer acres, it must be described to the
accuracy requirements of this chapter.]
(h)
The source of title (including the deed, lot and plan of record
number) to the subject tract.
(i)
The (tax) parcel identification number(s) for the subject tract.
(j)
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract is enrolled
in the Clean and Green preferential assessment program, the inclusion
of the following plan note:
NOTICE: According to County records, the subject tract may be
subject to the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act
of 1974, (a.k.a. the Clean and Green Act), Act 319 of 1974, P.L. 973;
72 P.S. § 5490.1, as amended, and as further amended by
Act 156 of 1998, as amended. These acts provide for preferential property
tax assessment and treatment. It is the landowner's responsibility
to be aware of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to his or
her property, including the provision that: (a) preferential property
tax assessment and treatment will remain in effect continuously until
the landowner changes the agricultural use from the approved category,
or if a transfer, split-off or separation of the subject tract occurs;
(b) if a change in use occurs, or if a conveyance, transfer, separation,
split-off or subdivision of the subject tract occurs, the landowner
will be responsible for notifying the County Assessor within 30 days;
(c) the payment of roll-back tax, plus interest, for the period of
enrollment, or a period not to exceed seven years, whichever is less,
may be required; (d) if the landowner fails to notify the County Assessor
within the thirty-day period, prior to the land conveyance, the landowner
may be subject to a $100 civil penalty; (e) if the landowner fails
to pay the roll-back tax, a municipal lien could be placed on the
property under existing delinquent tax law."
(k)
A list of all prior actions taken by the Township with regard
to the subject tract including, but not limited to, the Township's
Code Enforcement, Planning, and Zoning personnel; Zoning Hearing Board;
and Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Existing features.
(a)
The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names
and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for
adjacent projects.
(b)
The location and elevation of the benchmark and a notation indicating
the datum used.
(c)
Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet
for land with slope of 15% or less and at a minimum vertical interval
of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours plotted from
the United States Geodetic Survey will not be accepted. Lancaster
County Geographic Information System (GIS) topography will not be
accepted in areas where improvements are proposed but could be used
beginning 50 feet outside the improvement boundary.
[1]
If GIS data is utilized for any portion of the subject tract's
topographic mapping, the limit of same shall be clearly delineated
and a note shall be added to the plan indicating that the future planning
of these portions of the subject tract shall not rely on the accuracy
of the GIS data.
(d)
The following items when located within the subject tract, including,
but not limited to:
[1]
The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way
and/or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways
or service streets.
[2]
The location and size of the following features and related
rights-of-way and easements; buildings, public utilities, on-lot utilities,
on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal systems and related
recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities.
[3]
The location of existing rights-of-way and easements for telecommunications,
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 within and from the subject tract.
[5]
The final plan shall indicate any proposed disturbance, encroachment
or alteration to such features including flood plains, wetlands, quarry
sites, woodlands, significant trees, habitats for threatened and endangered
species, solid waste disposal areas, superfund contaminations, historic
features, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological sites, and areas
with highly erosive soils.
[6]
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an Environmental
Covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental
Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517
(UECA), the plan shall include the boundary limits of any contamination
remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the Environmental
Covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional
controls.
(e)
Items in close proximity.
[1]
The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject
tract:
[a]
The location and name of existing rights-of-way
and easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways
or service streets.
[b]
The location of buildings, public utilities, fire
hydrants, on-lot utilities, on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal
systems and related recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities
including the location and size of related easements.
[c]
The location of existing rights-of-way and easements
for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines,
and railroads.
[d]
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.
[e]
The location of woodlands, habitats for endangered
and threatened species, and highly erosive soils.
[2]
The above items may be depicted on the basis of Lancaster County
Geographic Information System (GIS) or better mapping unless any of
these items are to be continued, expanded, or altered as part of the
proposed subdivision and/or land development. If so, the exact location
of these items should be shown by survey.
[3]
GIS can only be used for the above purposes if the GIS information
is current and accurately depicts the above items that currently exist.
If the GIS information does not accurately depict all of the above
current conditions within 200 feet, the information missing from GIS
must be obtained by field or aerial survey.
(3)
Additional information.
(a)
The total acreage of the entire subject tract.
(b)
Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic
features.
(c)
The location and configuration of proposed buildings, parking
compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, landscaping, and all
other significant facilities.
(d)
Setback lines, with distances from the street centerline or
street right-of-way line (whichever requirement is applicable under
the zoning regulations) and side and rear lot lines.
(e)
Existing and proposed on-site and off-site easements and rights-of-way
shown on a separate plan with accurate bearings and distances. In
the case of required off-site easements and rights-of-way, the applicant
shall provide evidence to the Township that such off-site easements
and/or rights-of-way have been secured.
(f)
A typical street cross section for each proposed street and
a typical cross section for any existing street that will be improved
as part of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire
right-of-way width.
(g)
A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities
to be provided.
(h)
Identification of any modifications granted or denied by the
Board of Supervisors, relative to the proposed application.
(i)
The zoning district and lot size and/or density requirements
of the applicable zoning regulations; this information should also
include the requirements of any overlay zoning districts or environmental
protection ordinances of the Township that apply to the subject tract.
(j)
The total number of lots, units of occupancy, density, and proposed
land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each
land use shall be indicated).
(k)
A complete description of the centerline and the right-of-way
line for all new streets, including the name of each street. This
description shall include distances and bearings with curve segments
comprised of radius, tangent, arc, and chord.
(l)
The type and location of traffic control signs that will be
enforced by the Township.
(m)
The location and material of all proposed and existing permanent
monuments and lot line markers, including a note that all proposed
monuments and lot line markers are set or indicating when and by whom
they will be set.
(n)
Lot lines, with accurate bearings and distances, and lot areas
for all lots. Curve 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 street centerlines; along all
proposed street rights-of-way, the description shall be prepared to
the right-of-way lines. Provide block letters and lot numbers in consecutive
order.
(o)
The final vertical and horizontal alignment for each proposed
street and access drive. All profiles shall show at least the existing
(natural) profile along the centerline, proposed grade at the centerline,
and the length of all proposed vertical curves. This information may
be provided on separate sheets and is not subject to recording with
the final plan.
(p)
Final design of the proposed sanitary sewer and water supply
system, including size and horizontal and vertical alignment (plan
and profile).
(q)
A grading plan, which shall include finished land contours and
grades, directions of water movement, type of soils, spot elevations,
and floor elevations. This information may be provided on separate
sheets and is not subject to recording with the final plan.
(s)
For developments proposing common open space and/or recreation
land, a plan showing the layout of the common open space and/or recreation
land, including accurate bearings and distances, along with plans
for any proposed improvements.
(t)
In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under
the jurisdiction of PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation),
the inclusion of the following plan note:
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 Board of Supervisors' approval of this
plan in no way implies that such permit can be acquired.
(u)
Identification of any lands to be dedicated or reserved for
public, semi-public or community use.
(v)
The final street names as approved by Lancaster County-Wide
Communications.
(w)
A brief narrative (no more than five pages) identifying the
project team members, what is being proposed, where the subject tract
is located, salient existing site features, and anticipated attributes
of the development relative to the design standards found in Article
8.
(x)
In the case for the phased installation of improvements:
[1]
A schedule shall be filed delineating all proposed sections
as well as dates within which applications for final plan approval
of each section are intended to be filed.
[2]
The phasing of the subdivision and/or land development shall comply with § 265-4.4A(2). Sections of the development shall be sequenced in such a manner that each section [together with the previously approved and completed section(s)] shall be physically built to be in full compliance with this chapter and not be dependent on the construction completed at future phases. This includes but is not limited to stormwater management facilities, streets and utilities.
[3]
All improvements for each section shall be installed in their
permanent configuration to the extent where they provide their intended
services. The final wearing course shall be carried in an improvement
guarantee until it is finally installed and inspected.
[4]
It is not necessary for construction in one section to be completed
before the next section is submitted or constructed.
[5]
In the case of a preliminary plan calling for the installation
of improvements beyond the five-year period, a schedule shall be filed
by the applicant with the preliminary plan delineating all proposed
sections as well as deadlines within which applications for final
plan approval of each section are intended to be filed. Such schedule
shall be updated annually by the applicant on, or before, the anniversary
of the preliminary plan approval until final plan approval of the
final section has been granted and any modification in the aforesaid
schedule shall be subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors
in its discretion.
[6]
All subsequent phased final plans shall be submitted within
five years of the date of Board of Supervisors action on the preliminary
plan unless otherwise agreed upon by the applicant and Township. The
applicant shall take the responsibility to provide the Board of Supervisors
with reasonable notice of delays in the filing of final plans.
(4)
Certificates, notifications and reports.
(a)
Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor to the effect that the survey is correct. (Appendix A)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(b)
Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor, engineer or landscape architect that prepared the plan that all other information shown on the plan is accurate. (Appendix A)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(c)
Certificate, signature and seal of the engineer or landscape architect that prepared the stormwater management plan. (Appendix A)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(d)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the landowner, to the effect that the subdivision and/or land development shown on the plan is the act and the deed of the landowner, that all those signing are all the landowners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that they desire the same to be recorded as such. This statement shall be signed and dated on or after the last change or revision to said plan. (Appendix A)[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(e)
Certificates of the East Hempfield Township Engineer, Planning Commission, and by the Board of Supervisors. (Appendix A)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(f)
Certificate of notification to be signed by the Lancaster County Planning Commission. (Appendix A)[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(g)
Provide a note on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals,
including zoning variances, special exceptions or conditional uses,
have been obtained, if applicable, and the conditions imposed. Also
identify any prior subdivision and/or land development approvals that
have previously been obtained for the subject tract.
(h)
Written notice from Lancaster County-Wide Communications stating that the proposed street names are acceptable. (Appendix E)[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(i)
Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property, if applicable. (Appendix A)[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(j)
A note to be placed on the plan indicating any area that is
not to be offered for dedication, if applicable.
(k)
Any improvement that encroaches upon an electric transmission
line, telecommunications line, gas pipeline, petroleum or petroleum
products transmission line, fiber optic line, public sewer line, public
water line, and the like located within the subject tract 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, the minimum setback
and/or right-of-way and easement lines, and the centerline of such
line.
(l)
Where an agricultural, woodland, or other natural resource easement
is located within the subject tract, the application shall be accompanied
by a letter from the party holding the easement stating any conditions
on the use of the land. This requirement may also be satisfied by
submitting a copy of the recorded agreement.
(m)
Where areas are reserved for future access strip usage, provide
a plan note indicating that future access strip reservations are intended
to be used in the future.
(n)
When connection to an existing water and/or sanitary sewer system
is proposed, written notification from the authority providing sanitary
sewer and/or water service indicating that sufficient capacity to
service the proposed development has been reserved shall be provided
(in accordance with current authority standards).
(o)
Provide those reports required in Article 7 that apply to the
subdivision and/or land development proposal.
(p)
Provide those additional reports and supplementary data that
the applicant or his surveyor, engineer, and/or landscape architect
relied on in order to design specific site improvements and/or structural
elements. Conclusions and recommendations from these reports may,
at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, become conditions of
final plan approval. Such reports/data include but are not limited
to:
[1]
Geotechnical reports (soil studies, bearing, compaction, and
percolation test results and recommendations).
[2]
Bridge and culvert design calculations.
[3]
Retaining wall design calculations.
[4]
Specialized traffic devices.
[5]
Design and detail information for park, pedestrian, and recreation
structures and mass transit shelters.
[6]
Specialized maintenance instructions and requirements for the
above.
(q)
Any such environmental, legal, or land use documents or reports
that have an effect on the use of the land including, but not limited
to, water and sanitary sewer approvals, Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory and geotechnical
investigations as may be required as part of the stormwater management
plan.
C.
As condition of recording a final plan. Prior to recording the final
plan, the applicant shall provide the following items to the Township.
(1)
An appropriately executed memorandum of understanding (Appendix D).[10] This MOU shall provide a completion date for required
improvements. Extensions to this date may be granted upon written
request by the developer to the East Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors
for just cause shown.
[10]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
Posting of all appropriately executed financial securities (Article 6 and Appendix D-1[11]).
[11]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(3)
Written notices of approval by outside agencies:
(a)
When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) that either approval of the sewer
facility plan revision (or plan revision module for land development)
or supplement has been granted or that such approval is not required.
(b)
When required, notification from the Lancaster County Conservation
District (LCCD) that an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control
Plan/NPDES plan has been submitted and approved by that agency.
(c)
When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation (PennDOT) that approval of the highway occupancy
permit (HOP) has been granted.
(d)
When applicable, notification from such other governmental review
agency or agencies as may have jurisdiction.
(4)
A controlling agreement when an application proposes to establish
a street which is not offered for dedication to the public use.
A.
General. Some, but likely not all, of the following requirements
apply to centerline subdivision plans, lot add-on plans, lot consolidation
plans, and revised subdivision and/or land development plans. Prior
to submitting a minor plan, applicants are required to meet with Township
staff to review the specific standards required for each type of minor
plan.
B.
Drafting standards.
(1)
Scale. The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a standard
scale of 10 feet to 50 feet to the inch. Additional plan scales may
be allowed at the discretion of the Township provided they are legible.
(2)
Dimensions and bearings. The subject tract boundary dimensions
shall be in feet and decimals; bearings shall be in degrees, minutes
and seconds. The description shall read in a clockwise direction.
(3)
Survey closure. The survey shall not have an error of closure
greater than one foot in 10,000 feet.
(4)
Sheets.
(a)
The sheet size shall be no smaller than 24 inches by 36 inches
and no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches.
(b)
If the plan is prepared in two or more sheets, a key map showing
the location of the sheets and a match line shall be placed on each
sheet.
(c)
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).
(d)
All sheets in the plan set shall be identified on the cover
sheet or, if no cover sheet is utilized, on the first sheet of the
plan set by their sheet number, title, and last date of revision.
(5)
Presentation.
(a)
Plans shall be presented in a clear, legible, coherent and organized
manner.
(b)
For ease of reference, all plan notes shall be located in the
same area of each plan sheet (upper left or right corner or lower
left or right corner).
(c)
If, in the opinion of the Township, any plan sheets become confusing
or hard to read because of too much information, the information may
need to be provided on additional plan sheets.
(d)
All minor plan sheets that will be recorded shall be formatted
in accordance with the standards established by the Lancaster County
Recorder of Deeds.
C.
Plan information. The following information shall be provided on
the sheet(s) to be recorded:
(1)
Location and identification.
(a)
The project name.
(b)
The name and address of the landowner(s) of the subject tract
(or an authorized agent), the developer and the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan.
(c)
The file or project number assigned by the individual and/or
firm that prepared the plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all
plan revisions.
(d)
A North arrow, a graphic scale and a written scale.
(e)
A location map, drawn to a scale of a minimum of one inch equals
2,000 feet relating the subdivision and/or land development to at
least two intersections of street centerlines.
(f)
If the subject tract is located within 200 feet of a Township
or zoning district boundary line(s), the location of such boundary
shall be shown and labeled accordingly.
(g)
The entire subject tract boundary with bearings and distances.
[If a landowner is 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 remaining lot
has a lot area of 10 or fewer acres, it must be described to the accuracy
requirements of this chapter.]
(h)
The source of title (including the deed, lot and plan of record
number) to the subject tract.
(i)
The (tax) parcel identification number(s) for the subject tract.
(j)
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract is enrolled
in the Clean and Green preferential assessment program, the inclusion
of the following plan note:
NOTICE: According to County records, the subject tract may be
subject to the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act
of 1974, (a.k.a. the Clean and Green Act), Act 319 of 1974, P.L. 973;
72 P.S. § 5490.1, as amended, and as further amended by
Act 156 of 1998, as amended. These acts provide for preferential property
tax assessment and treatment. It is the landowner's responsibility
to be aware of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to his or
her property, including the provision that: (a) preferential property
tax assessment and treatment will remain in effect continuously until
the landowner changes the agricultural use from the approved category,
or if a transfer, split-off or separation of the subject tract occurs;
(b) if a change in use occurs, or if a conveyance, transfer, separation,
split-off or subdivision of the subject tract occurs, the landowner
will be responsible for notifying the County Assessor within 30 days;
(c) the payment of roll-back tax, plus interest, for the period of
enrollment, or a period not to exceed seven years, whichever is less,
may be required; (d) if the landowner fails to notify the County Assessor
within the thirty-day period, prior to the land conveyance, the landowner
may be subject to a $100 civil penalty; (e) if the landowner fails
to pay the roll-back tax, a municipal lien could be placed on the
property under existing delinquent tax law.
(k)
Tie bars indicating lots to be joined-in-common on lot consolidation
plans and lot add-on plans.
(l)
A list of all prior actions taken by the Township with regard
to the subject tract including, but not limited to, the Township's
Code Enforcement, Planning, and Zoning personnel; Zoning Hearing Board;
and Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Existing features. To the extent required for the specific type
of minor plan, the following information shall be provided:
(a)
The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names
and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for
adjacent projects.
(b)
The location and elevation of the benchmark and a notation indicating
the datum used.
(c)
Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet
for land with slope of 15% or less and at a minimum vertical interval
of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours plotted from
the United States Geodetic Survey will not be accepted. Lancaster
County Geographic Information System (GIS) topography will not be
accepted in areas where improvements are proposed but could be used
beginning 50 feet outside the improvement boundary.
[1]
If GIS data is utilized for any portion of the subject tract's
topographic mapping, the limit of same shall be clearly delineated
and a note shall be added to the plan indicating that the future planning
of these portions of the subject tract shall not rely on the accuracy
of the GIS data.
(d)
The following items when located within the subject tract, including,
but not limited to:
[1]
The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way
and/or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways
or service streets.
[2]
The location and size of the following features and related
rights-of-way and easements: buildings, public utilities, on-lot utilities,
on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal systems and related
recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities.
[3]
The location of existing rights-of-way and easements for telecommunications,
electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.
[4]
In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an Environmental
Covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental
Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517
(UECA), the plan shall include the boundary limits of any contamination
remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the Environmental
Covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional
controls.
(e)
Items in close proximity.
[1]
The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject
tract:
[a]
The location and name of existing rights-of-way
and easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways
or service streets.
[b]
The location of buildings, public utilities, fire
hydrants, on-lot utilities, on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal
systems and related recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities
including the location and size of related easements.
[c]
The location of existing rights-of-way and easements
for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines,
and railroads.
[d]
The location of woodlands, habitats for endangered
and threatened species, and highly erosive soils.
[2]
The above items may be depicted on the basis of Lancaster County
Geographic Information System (GIS) or better mapping unless any of
these items are to be continued, expanded, or altered as part of the
proposed subdivision and/or land development. If so, the exact location
of these items shall be shown by survey.
[3]
GIS can only be used for the above purposes if the GIS information
is current and accurately depicts the above items that currently exist.
If the GIS information does not accurately depict all of the above
current conditions within 200 feet, the information missing from GIS
must be obtained by field or aerial survey.
(3)
Additional information.
(a)
The total acreage of the entire subject tract.
(b)
Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic
features.
(c)
The location and configuration of proposed buildings, parking
compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, landscaping, and all
other significant facilities.
(d)
Setback lines, with distances from the street centerline or
street right-of-way line (whichever requirement is applicable under
the zoning regulations) and side and rear lot lines.
(e)
Existing and proposed on-site and off-site easements and rights-of-way
shown on a separate plan with accurate bearings and distances. In
the case of required off-site easements and rights-of-way, the applicant
shall provide evidence to the Township that such off-site easements
and/or rights-of-way have been secured.
(f)
A typical street cross section for each proposed street and
a typical cross section for any existing street that will be improved
as part of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire
right-of-way width.
(g)
A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities
to be provided.
(h)
Identification of any modifications granted or denied by the
Board of Supervisors, relative to the proposed application.
(i)
The zoning district and lot size and/or density requirements
of the applicable zoning regulations; this information should also
include the requirements of any overlay zoning districts or environmental
protection ordinances of the Township that apply to the subject tract.
(j)
The total number of lots, units of occupancy, density, and proposed
land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each
land use shall be indicated).
(k)
The location and material of all proposed and existing permanent
monuments and lot line markers, including a note that all proposed
monuments and lot line markers are set or indicating when and by whom
they will be set.
(l)
Lot lines, with accurate bearings and distances, and lot areas
for all lots. Curve 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 street centerlines; along all
proposed street rights-of-way, the description shall be prepared to
the right-of-way lines. Provide block letters and lot numbers in consecutive
order.
(n)
For developments proposing common open space and/or recreation
land, a plan showing the layout of the common open space and/or recreation
land, including accurate bearings and distances, along with plans
for any proposed improvements.
(o)
In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under
the jurisdiction of PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation),
the inclusion of the following plan note:
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 Board of Supervisors' approval of this
plan in no way implies that such permit can be acquired.
(p)
Identification of any lands to be dedicated or reserved for
public, semipublic or community use.
(q)
Identification of all corrections, changes, and/or amendments
that are being addressed by the plan and stipulate that all other
features of the previous plans, as applicable, remain unchanged.
(4)
Certificates and notifications.
(a)
Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor to the effect that the survey is correct. (Appendix A)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(b)
Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor, engineer or landscape architect that prepared the plan that all other information shown on the plan is accurate. (Appendix A)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(c)
Certificate, signature and seal of the engineer or landscape architect that prepared the stormwater management plan. (Appendix A)[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(d)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment 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 landowner, that all those signing are all the landowners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that they desire the same to be recorded as such. This statement shall be signed and dated on or after the last change or revision to said plan. (Appendix A)[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(e)
Certificates of the East Hempfield Township Engineer, Planning Commission, and by the Board of Supervisors. (Appendix A)[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(f)
Certificate of notification to be signed by the Lancaster County Planning Commission. (Appendix A)[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(g)
Provide a note on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals,
including zoning variances, special exceptions or conditional uses,
have been obtained, if applicable, and the conditions imposed. Also
identify any prior subdivision and/or land development approvals that
have previously been obtained for the subject tract.
(h)
Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property, if applicable. (Appendix A)[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(i)
A note to be placed on the plan indicating any area that is
not to be offered for dedication, if applicable.
(j)
Any improvement that encroaches upon an electric transmission
line, telecommunications line, gas pipeline, petroleum or petroleum
products transmission line, fiber optic line, public sewer line, public
water line, and the like located within the subject tract, 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, the minimum setback
and/or right-of-way and easement lines, and the centerline of such
line.
(k)
Where an agricultural, woodland, or other natural resource easement
is located within the subject tract, the application shall be accompanied
by a letter from the party holding the easement stating any conditions
on the use of the land. This requirement may also be satisfied by
submitting a copy of the recorded agreement.
(l)
Where areas are reserved for future access strip usage, provide
a plan note indicating that future access strip reservations are intended
to be used in the future.
(m)
When connection to an existing water and/or sanitary sewer system
is proposed, written notification from the authority providing sanitary
sewer and/or water service indicating that sufficient capacity to
service the proposed development has been reserved shall be provided
(in accordance with current authority standards).
(n)
Provide those reports required in Article 7 that apply to the
subdivision and/or land development proposal.
(o)
Provide those additional reports and supplementary data that
the applicant or his surveyor, engineer, and/or landscape architect
relied on in order to design specific site improvements and/or structural
elements. Conclusions and recommendations from these reports may,
at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, become conditions of
minor plan approval. Such reports/data include but are not limited
to:
[1]
Geotechnical reports (soil studies, bearing, compaction, and
percolation test results and recommendations).
[2]
Bridge and culvert design calculations.
[3]
Retaining wall design calculations.
[4]
Specialized traffic devices.
[5]
Design and detail information for park, pedestrian, and recreation
structures and mass transit shelters.
[6]
Specialized maintenance instructions and requirements for the
above.
(p)
Any such environmental, legal, or land use documents or reports
that have an effect on the use of the land including, but not limited
to, water and sanitary sewer approvals, Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory and geotechnical
investigations as may be required as part of the stormwater management
plan.
D.
As condition of recording a minor plan. Prior to recording a minor
plan, the applicant shall provide the following items to the Township.
(1)
An appropriately executed memorandum of understanding (Appendix D).[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
Posting of all appropriately executed financial securities (Article 6 and Appendix D-1[10]).
[10]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(3)
Written notices of approval by outside agencies:
(a)
When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) that either approval of the sewer
facility plan revision (or plan revision module for land development)
or supplement has been granted or that such approval is not required.
(b)
When required, notification from the Lancaster County Conservation
District (LCCD) that an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control
plan/NPDES plan has been submitted and approved by that agency.
(c)
When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation (PennDOT) that approval of the highway occupancy
permit (HOP) has been granted.
(d)
When applicable, notification from such other governmental review
agency or agencies as may have jurisdiction.
(4)
A controlling agreement when an application proposes to establish
a street which is not offered for dedication to the public use.
