The Planning Commission may require that the
following materials be submitted with an application for approval
of a final plan. Final plans shall conform in all details with preliminary
plans as previously approved, and any conditions specified in the
approval of preliminary plans shall be incorporated in the final plans.
A.
Twelve copies of the plan in the form of a map or
series of maps, drawn to a scale of not smaller than 100 feet to the
inch on sheets size 18 inches by 24 inches or 24 inches by 36 inches.
Where more than one sheet is required, an index map of the entire
project at a smaller scale shall be shown on a sheet of the same size.
The Planning Commission may require final plans at a scale of 50 feet
to the inch as a condition of preliminary plan approval to assure
legibility in cases warranted by the complexity of the proposal. The
error of closure shall not be more than one part in 5,000. Such final
plans shall show:
(2)
Final topographic contours in those areas recommended
by the Commission and approved by the Supervisors at not more than
10 feet vertical intervals; contours shall have a maximum spacing
of 100 feet.
(3)
The location of street signs and traffic control signs.
(4)
The location of minimum building set back lines on
all lots.
(5)
House numbers, as assigned by the county or the Township,
for the lots depicted on the plan.
[Added 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1]
B.
Four copies of utility map or maps showing tract boundaries,
existing and proposed streets, lot lines, sanitary sewer and stormwater
facilities, water pipes, curbs, sidewalks, fire hydrants and manholes.
C.
Four copies of profile and cross-section maps or diagrams
of streets proposed grades of curbs, sanitary and stormwater sewers,
water pipes, underground utilities and water management facilities.
E.
A statement of the types of structures to be erected,
and a summary table of the number of structures and dwelling units
proposed.
F.
Suitable documentation that the plans are in conformity
with building, sanitation and other applicable Township ordinances
and regulations and with the regulations governing the extension of
utility services into the Township. In any instance where such plans
do not conform, evidence shall be presented that an exception has
been officially authorized.
G.
A letter from the applicable public water supplier and sanitary sewer
service provider must be provided indicating that bonding requirements
have been satisfactorily met and water and sewer plans approved.
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
H.
Twelve copies of a separate plan for each road which
is proposed to be dedicated to the Township containing a metes and
bounds description of the proposed road and which depicts the width,
location, grade, profile and the center line of the proposed road.
I.
Speed limits and traffic controls.
(1)
A deed of dedication for each proposed road which the applicant proposes
to dedicate to the Township. Prior to making an offer of dedication
of any street to the Township, the developer shall have an engineering
and traffic study conducted for speed limits, parking restrictions
and traffic controls in accordance with the requirements of 75 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 3362, the regulations promulgated thereunder, and Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation's Publication 201, "Engineering and Traffic
Studies."
(2)
The developer shall provide information, in a format provided by
the Township, which will serve to establish speed limit, parking restriction
and traffic control device ordinances to be effective in each development/subdivision.
This information shall be provided to the Township at or prior to
the making of an offer of dedication of any street in the new development/subdivision.
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
J.
Evidence that the subdivider or developer has installed the necessary street and other improvements as required in § 85-42 in accordance with Township standards and specifications, or that the subdivider has furnished the Township the following assurances that said improvements will be installed:
(1)
At the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, a written agreement concerning improvements not yet completed, in a form provided by the Township, that the subdivider or developer will lay out and improve roads and streets, erosion and sediment control facilities, and construct all of the improvements required in § 85-42 as a condition of the approval of the plan by the Board of Supervisors within the time or times specified therein. A two-year time limit commencing from the date of Township plan approval shall be required for completion of all final plan improvements. Any financial guarantee for the completion of these same improvements shall be established for a period of 26 months.
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[4]]
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
(2)
A bond in such amount, under such conditions and form and with surety, as shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors to guarantee the performance of the subdivider's or developer's undertaking in Subsection J(1) above and to secure the completion of all required improvements within the time therein specified and a written agreement that, upon acceptance of the said streets or improvements, the subdivider or developer shall provide maintenance bond not exceeding 15% of the full cost of all improvements under such conditions, in form and with surety as shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors to guarantee the maintenance of all required improvements for a period of not less than 18 months from the date of acceptance of said improvements by the Township. In lieu of a bond, the subdivider or developer may deposit cash or securities with the Township or with a bank or trust company to guarantee performance of said contract and to secure completion of the improvements under an escrow agreement approved by the Township Solicitor and Board of Supervisors. The amount of bond or other guaranty shall be sufficient to cover the cost of the required improvements as established by the Engineer. The escrow agent for the deposit of such cash or securities shall be designated and selected by the Board of Supervisors.
(3)
On-lot stormwater improvements shall be guaranteed
and bonded by the original subdivider or developer of the development.
Responsibility for the construction of the stormwater management facility
shall not be transferred to a new lot owner.
(4)
When requested by the applicant, in order to facilitate
financing, the Township will furnish the applicant with a signed copy
of resolution identifying approval of the plat contingent upon the
developer or subdivider obtaining a satisfactory financial security.
The final plat or record plan shall not be signed nor recorded until
the financial improvements agreement is executed. The resolution or
letter of contingent approval shall expire and be deemed to be revoked
if the financial security agreement is not executed within 90 days
unless a written extension is granted by the Township.
(5)
In any case where public improvements are required as detailed in § 85-42, two copies of as-built drawings of all streets, stormwater management facilities, and other required improvements shall be provided to the Township. Said as-built drawings shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a licensed engineer or surveyor. Prior to the release of any security guaranteeing said improvements, the Township shall approve the construction of the improvements following a review of the as-built drawings relative to the approved subdivision or land development plan and the findings of a site inspection. In the case of construction following preliminary plan approval and without guarantee for the completion of improvements, the Township shall withhold final plan approval until such as-built drawings are provided and the Township has approved the construction of the subject improvements based upon the approved preliminary plan design. Where applicable, the cost of preparing said as-built drawings and Township inspection shall be included in the financial security provided by the applicant as a guarantee for completion of public improvements.
[Added 5-26-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-6[5]]
[5]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
K.
Prior to the release of a final approved plan, an electronic copy
of those plan sheets comprising the subdivision or land development
shall be provided to the Township in a format determined and specified
by the Township staff.
[6]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
A.
At least 14 days prior to the meeting of the Planning
Commission at which initial consideration is desired, the subdivider
or developer shall submit 12 copies of the final plan and accompanying
documentation to the Township Secretary. The final plan submission
shall occur not more than five years following the date of approval
of the preliminary plan. Failure to submit the final plan within this
time period shall make the approval of the preliminary plan null and
void unless an extension of time is requested by the subdivider or
developer and granted by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
A final plan may be prepared for only a portion of
the approved preliminary plan where a subdivider or developer wishes
to undertake the development of a project in sections or stages.
C.
Copies of the final plan and supporting data shall
be distributed by the Township Secretary to the following agencies
where applicable.
(1)
Three copies to the County Planning Commission for
review and comments.
(2)
One copy to the Township Engineer for review and preparation
of cost estimates on improvement construction.
(5)
One copy to the Electric Power Company.
(6)
The original and the remaining copies to the Township
Planning Commission.
D.
Within a time period sufficient to allow the Board of Supervisors to make a final decision on an application for subdivision and land development approval within the statutorily mandated time frame established in subsection E next following, the Planning Commission shall consider the comments of the other reviewing agencies and shall recommend either approval or disapproval of the final plan.
[Amended 2-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
E.
The Township Board of Supervisors shall render its
decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days
following the date of the regular meeting of the Planning Commission
next following the date the application is filed or after a final
order of court remanding an application, provided that should the
said next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing
of the application, or the final order of the court, the said ninety-day
period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application
has been filed.
[Amended 8-23-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]
(1)
The Supervisors may grant an extension of time to
enable the plan to be reviewed and revised in keeping with the requirements
of this chapter.
(2)
Distribution of the copies of the plan as finally
approved shall be as follows: one copy to the Township Engineer; one
copy to be retained in the Township Secretary's files; one copy to
the Planning Commission; and the original and one copy to the subdivider
or developer.
(3)
If the plan is disapproved, the subdivider or developer
shall be notified, in writing, of the requirements which have not
been met with reference to the applicable provisions of this chapter.
The Township shall notify the applicant of its decision within 15
days.
F.
Upon approval of a final plat by the Board of Supervisors, the developer/subdivider
shall, within 90 days of such final approval or 90 days after the
date of delivery of an approved plat signed by the Board following
completion of conditions imposed for such approval, whichever is later,
record such plat in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the county.
The Recorder of Deeds of the county shall not accept any plat for
recording unless such plat officially notes the approval of the Board
of Supervisors.
[Amended 8-23-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]
G.
The Township Board of Supervisors shall not approve
a final plan without a favorable report from the Department of Environmental
Protection regarding the official plan supplement (module) when applicable.
