No subdivision plan will be approved unless
all streets and roads shown thereon shall be of sufficient width and
proper grade and shall be so located as to accommodate the probable
volume of traffic thereon, afford adequate light and air, facilitate
fire protection, provide access of fire-fighting equipment to buildings,
and provide a coordinated system of streets conforming to the Township's
official plans of streets and roads, and unless the land whereon buildings
are to be constructed shall be of such character that it can be used
for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire,
flood or other hazard. All improvements necessary to accomplish this
purpose shall be shown on the plan, including, where required by this
chapter or by the Board, curbs, sidewalks, streetlights, street signs,
fire hydrants, water mains, gas mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers
and such other improvements as the Board may require.
A.
Right-of-way. Streets or roads which are essentially
residential in character shall have a right-of-way of not less than
50 feet; streets or roads which are not main thoroughfares, but are
essentially commercial or partially commercial and partially residential
in character, shall have a right-of-way width of not less than 60
feet; and main thoroughfares shall have a right-of-way width of not
less than 70 feet. In addition, rights-of-way and types of construction
shall conform to the following schedule, provided that the Board may,
in any case where it is deemed necessary, require a greater right-of-way
width or a greater cartway width than the minimum herein shown, or
may require a city-type highway to be installed in place of a suburban-type
highway:
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Right-of- Way Width
(in feet)
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Suburban-Type Highway Minimum Cartway
Width
(distance between curbs, in feet)
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Required Cartway Width
(distance between curbs, in feet)
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City-Type Highway Required Sidewalk Width
(2 required)
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50
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30
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30
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10 feet each
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60
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30
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40
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10 feet each
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70
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30
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50
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10 feet each
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B.
Adjoining streets. The highway system shall take into
consideration present streets and roads of adjoining tracts already
laid out and of adjoining tracts not yet subdivided. Circles, islands,
culs-de-sac or circular segments shall be permitted only where and
as expressly approved by the Board.
C.
Curbing. All curbing at street and road intersections
shall be circular curves with radius of not less than 15 feet, and
larger for sharp corners.
D.
Names. Names of all existing streets and roads shall
be continued, and there shall be no duplication of names existing
elsewhere in the Township.
E.
Alleys. Alleys shall be provided in business and industrial
districts, and such alleys shall have a right-of-way width of not
less than 20 feet and a paving width of not less than 16 feet, and
shall not terminate in a permanent barrier unless adequate turning
area at the dead end is provided.
F.
Dead-ends. Streets and roads shall not end in dead
ends, except where they will connect with streets or roads provided
for on the Township's official plans of streets and roads or where
specifically approved by the Board.
G.
Intersections. Intersections with main thoroughfares
shall be not less than 800 feet apart, except where otherwise permitted
by the Board.
H.
Blocks. Blocks in excess of 1,320 feet in length will
not be approved.
I.
Sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks, not less than four
feet wide each, shall be provided on any street or road which is residential
or commercial in character, except where otherwise permitted by the
Board.
A.
Electric service. Provision shall be made for electric
service for public streetlighting by underground conduits or cables
with suitable metal poles for lights, and the method and location
of such streetlighting facilities shall be shown on the plans submitted
for approval.
B.
Sewers.[1] Where connection with the Township sanitary sewer systems
is practicable, the owner shall install sanitary sewers and sewer
laterals in conformity with Township specifications for sanitary sewer
construction before streets and roads shown on the plans are constructed.
All gas, water, electric and other mains, pipes and conduits, together
with all service connection or laterals, shall be laid before the
streets and roads shown on the plans are constructed and shall be
located to minimize or eliminate flood damage and infiltration of
floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the systems into
the floodwaters.
[Amended 6-8-1977 by Ord. No. 663; 8-10-1977 by Ord. No.
665]
C.
Reserve strips. There shall be no reserve strips controlling
access to streets, roads or alleys.
D.
Lot configuration.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 881]
(1)
Every lot shall have frontage along the right-of-way
line of a street or road, except where otherwise permitted by the
Board.
(2)
Lot lines intersecting street lines shall be substantially
at right angles or radial to street lines, from the street line to
the rear lot line. "Substantially at right angles" shall mean an intersection
angle of not less than 80°.
E.
Dedication of land suitable for park and recreation
use to the Township.
[Amended 10-13-2004 by Ord. No. 866]
(1)
The developer or applicant shall offer for dedication
land suitable for park or recreation use to Springfield Township.
Land shall not be offered for dedication until the completion of any
necessary and agreed upon public improvements on the land proposed
to be dedicated have been completed by the developer or applicant.
All improvements shall be completed prior to 50% of the homes in the
subdivision being occupied.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 881]
(2)
The amount and location of land to be offered for
dedication to the Township shall bear a reasonable relationship to
the incremental need for additional park and recreation facilities
in the Township created by the additional residents or occupants of
the proposed development. At a minimum, the following criteria for
dedication of park and recreation areas to the Township shall apply:
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 881]
(a)
Residential subdivision or land development.
The amount of land to be offered for dedication for park and recreational
areas in residential subdivision or land developments of three or
more individual dwelling units, whether they are single-family dwellings
or contained within a multifamily (two or more units assembled together
in any fashion) arrangement, shall be 3,000 square feet per residential
dwelling unit; in the event that any existing building is converted
to accommodate three or more residential dwelling units, the developer
will be subject to the aforementioned regulations.
(b)
Nonresidential subdivision or land development.
The amount of land to be offered for dedication for park and recreational
areas in a nonresidential subdivision or land development shall be
3,000 square feet per 4,000 square feet of building area.
(c)
The land dedicated to the Township for park
and recreation purposes need not be a part of the land development
or subdivision and may be located on a separate parcel of land, provided
that the Board of Commissioners determines that the land offered for
dedication is convenient to the subdivision or land development. The
developer, with the approval of the Board of Commissioners, may construct
park and recreation facilities at existing Township facilities or
facilities of another developer to satisfy the requirements of this
section. Park and recreation facilities which are available to all
Township residents as opposed to facilities which are available only
to the residents of a particular subdivision or land development are
encouraged.
(d)
No more than 25% of the park and recreation
space may consist of floodplain areas or areas with slopes in excess
of 8%. Floodplain and steep slope areas may not be used for active
recreation.
(e)
The land to be offered for active recreation
must be suitable for active recreation by reason of its size, shape,
location and topography.
(f)
The land to be offered for passive recreation
must be suitable by reason of its size, shape, location and topography
for walking, hiking and similar passive recreation.
(3)
When land is offered for dedication, notwithstanding
the foregoing, the land must meet the minimum lot size for the district
within which it is offered for dedication.
(4)
Any land offered for dedication to the Township shall
be used only for the purpose of providing park and recreation facilities.
(5)
When land is offered for dedication, acceptance by
the Township shall be by means of a signed resolution to which a property
description of the dedicated recreational area shall be attached.
(6)
Where a developer dedicates land, the acquisition
value of the land plus any improvements placed on the land for park
and recreation purposes must equal or exceed the fee in lieu of dedication
as established by the Board of Commissioners from time to time. If
the value of the fee in lieu of dedication is not met or exceeded,
the developer must supply the balance of his obligation to supply
park and recreation facilities by one or more of the alternatives
set forth in this chapter.
(7)
Criteria for locating recreation areas. The Planning
Commission and Board of Commissioners, in exercising their duties
regarding the review of subdivision and land development plans, shall
consider the recommendations of the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee
as well as the following criteria in determining whether to approve
the proposed recreation plan submitted by the developer/applicant.
A recreation plan shall include both the use and location of the proposed
park and recreational area in an applicant's subdivision or land development
plan.
(a)
Land being offered for dedication shall be easily
and safely accessible. For a park being dedicated to the Township,
the proposed park and recreation area shall be located in the front
of the subdivision, with direct access onto the external street to
which the subdivision has access. If the land is to be dedicated to
a homeowners' association, it may be located in the interior of the
subdivision in a location that is convenient to all of the residents
of the subdivision.
(b)
The geometry of the land being dedicated shall
be as close to square as is reasonably possible.
(c)
Land being offered for dedication shall be a
single contiguous parcel.
(d)
Land being offered for dedication shall have
suitable topography and soil conditions for use and development as
a recreation area.
(e)
Land being offered for dedication shall be directly
accessible to essential utilities, such as sewer, water and power.
If water, sewer and power is not readily available, the developer/applicant
shall provide the necessary utilities to the site.
(f)
Land being offered for dedication shall be provided
with off-street parking to serve the proposed facilities.
(g)
Sidewalks and /or a trail must be provided to
the land being offered for dedication to allow all residents of the
subdivision to have access to the proposed park and recreation facilities.
(h)
The land being offered for dedication shall
be in conformance with the Township's Comprehensive Plan.
(i)
Where the proposed subdivision or land development
is located adjacent to existing park and recreation facilities, the
land offered for dedication shall be adjacent to the existing park
and recreation facilities and shall be contiguous thereto. The land
being offered for dedication shall be laid out to maximize the usefulness
of the combined facilities as a single unified park and recreation
facility.
(8)
Alternatives to dedication of land.
(a)
Fee in lieu of dedication.
[1]
Where the Board of Commissioners determines
that, because of the size, shape, location, access, topography or
other physical features of the land or any other need of the Township,
it is impractical to dedicate land to the Township as required by
the chapter, the Commissioners may permit dedication of the land to
the homeowners' association. If the Board of Commissioners determines
that it is impractical or undesirable to dedicate land to either the
Township or the homeowners' association, the Commissioners shall require
a payment of a fee in lieu of dedication of such land from the applicant/developer
to the Township. The fee in lieu of dedication shall be set forth
from time to time in a resolution and shall bear a reasonable relationship
to the demand for and the use of the park and recreation facilities
of Springfield Township by the future residents or occupants of the
proposed development.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 881]
[2]
Any fee in lieu of dedication which is collected
by the Township shall be used only for the purpose of providing park
and recreational facilities within Springfield Township.
[3]
A fee authorized under this subsection shall,
upon its receipt by the Township, be deposited in an interest-bearing
account, designated the Springfield Township Park and Recreation Fund.
Interest earned on the account shall become funds of that account.
Funds from the account may only be expended on specific park and recreation
facilities approved by the Board of Commissioners.
[4]
Upon request of any person who paid fees under
this subsection, the Township shall refund such fee, plus interest
accumulated thereon from the date of payment, if the Township has
failed to utilize the fee paid for recreation purposes within three
years from the date such fee was paid unless return of the fee has
been waived by written agreement between the applicant/developer and
the Township.
(b)
Improvements to park facilities.
[1]
With the approval of the Board of Commissioners,
the applicant/developer may perform improvements to park and recreation
facilities as identified by the Board of Commissioners.
[2]
Improvements to park facilities shall be constructed
in accordance with Township standards under the direction and inspection
of the Township Engineer or his assigned designee.
(c)
Combination. With the approval of the Board
of Commissioners, the applicant/developer may utilize any combination
of the aforementioned techniques to satisfy his park and recreation
obligations. However, in no circumstance shall the total value of
the acquisition of land, improvements to park and recreation facilities
or dedicated land fail to meet or exceed the value of the fee in lieu
of dedication established by the Board of Commissioners.
F.
Parking. Provision shall be made for garage structures
or open spaces suitably located and adapted for parking for automobiles
and trucks, wherever and to the extent deemed desirable by the Board.
G.
Right-of-way. A right-of-way not less than 40 feet
wide shall be provided along natural watercourses, where required
by the Board, in order to enable the Township to construct and maintain
sanitary and storm sewers.
H.
Survey monuments.
[Amended 6-12-1974 by Ord. No. 636]
(1)
Complete outline survey of the property to be subdivided
or developed and the final placement of all street control survey
monuments shall be provided, showing all bearings, distances and tie-ins
to all adjacent intersections. The survey shall not have an error
of closure greater than one part in 10,000.
(2)
The surveyor's field work must be performed to locate
and position all major control survey monuments and property corners
accurately. The allowable positional tolerances of said survey points
may not be greater than 0.04 foot in suburban lots or parcels and/or
0.02 foot in suburban area blocks wherein buildings can be erected
along the property line or where high land values so warrant.
(3)
The surveyor shall furnish to the Township upon completion
of the survey work a statement to read as follows:
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This is to certify that the survey performed
for the property located at _______________, Springfield Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was made in accordance with the Minimum
Standard Detail Requirements for Land Title Surveys jointly established
and adopted by A.T.A. and A.C.S.M. in 1962.
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(Signed)
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(Seal)
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(License No.)
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I.
Landscaping. The Board of Commissioners shall require,
as a condition for approval of subdivisions and land developments,
appropriate landscaping. This shall include but not be limited to
side and rear boundaries, along streets and for off-street parking
to soften visual impact and screen glare and to minimize noise and
other threats to safety or the environment while preserving the aesthetic
nature of the community.
[Added 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 645; amended 7-8-1992 by Ord. No.
786]
(1)
Subdivisions and land developments shall be required
to provide landscape buffering along side and rear boundaries of the
tract to be subdivided or developed except in the development of single-family
detached residences.
(a)
Types of buffers. Softening buffers are designed
to soften visual impact of adjacent land uses. Screening buffers are
designed to provide a more substantial visual barrier between conflicting
land uses. The impact of the proposed use on adjacent properties is
the basis for establishing buffer standards. The buffer type is subject
to approval of the Board of Commissioners.
(b)
Softening buffers shall have a minimum width
of at least 15 feet. Screening buffers shall have a minimum width
of at least 10 feet and a maximum width of 15 feet. In cases where
zoning setback requirements for side or rear yards are narrower than
the required buffer width, the buffer shall be the width of the actual
side or rear yard or the required buffer width of the side or rear
yard, whichever is less. Buffer areas may be considered as part of
the required yard setback.
(c)
Softening buffers shall provide an average one
canopy tree, one understory tree and one evergreen tree per 35 feet.
When consistent with the character of the neighborhood, plantings
should be in naturalized clusters which soften the transition rather
than form a solid barrier. Screening buffers will be used when the
buffer width is 10 feet or less. These should include one canopy tree,
one understory tree, four evergreen shrubs and four deciduous shrubs
per 35 feet. Additional planting shall be required for each portion
thereof exceeding the dimensions listed above. All trees and shrubs
shall be selected from the recommended plant materials in Table I.
The Board of Commissioners may permit other species if they are adapted
to the area, are not generally subject to insects or diseases and
are of the same general character and growth habit as those listed
in Table I. All plant materials shall meet the standards of the American
Association of Nurserymen.
(d)
Buffers shall be located parallel to property
or right-of-way boundaries but may be sited on any portion of the
property if permitted by the Board of Commissioners.
(e)
The buffer requirement may be wholly or partially
waived by the Board of Commissioners if they determine that existing
plantings, topography, increased setbacks or man-made structures provide
adequate buffers.
(2)
Street trees. Within any subdivision or land development,
street trees shall be planted along new and existing streets.
(a)
Street trees shall be planted within all front
yard setbacks between 15 feet and 25 feet from the curb or edge of
pavement, but in no case shall they be planted within the right-of-way.
At intersections, trees shall be located no closer than 25 feet from
the radius of the curb. Care should be taken to avoid eventual interference
with overhead utilities.
(b)
No less than one tree shall be provided for
each 35 feet of street length or portion thereof. Trees shall be an
approved species of canopy tree, as noted with an asterisk in Table
I, and shall be installed pursuant to an approved landscape plan.
(3)
Parking area landscaping. Except in single-family
detached residences, all off-street parking areas and all loading
areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the following standards:
(a)
Perimeter landscaping. All parking and loading
areas shall be landscaped with buffers along the front yard, as well
as side and rear yard boundaries.
(b)
Internal landscaping. All parking areas containing
more than 10 spaces shall be landscaped in accordance with the following
standard:
[1]
For each 10 spaces or portions thereof, at least
500 square feet of planting area shall be provided in the form of
landscaped islands, which shall contain at least two canopy trees,
one understory tree, six shrubs and ground cover or mulch of 100%.
[2]
The minimum square footage of any one island shall be 200 square feet, with a minimum width of six feet. All trees shall be drawn from the list of street trees marked with an asterisk in Table I. All plant materials shall meet the standards set forth in Subsection I(7).
[3]
All landscape material within parking and loading
areas shall be protected from injury due to vehicular encroachment
by the use of berms, wheel stops, concrete curbs, bollards, railings
and other similar devices.
(4)
Parking area landscaping shall be designed so as not
to obstruct or interfere with pedestrian circulation. For example,
landscaped islands should not be placed between parking spaces and
building entrances unless pedestrian walkways across these islands
are provided.
(5)
Nonconforming buffers.
(a)
Where property boundary buffers or street buffers
are nonexistent or nonconforming, such buffers shall be installed
as a condition for permission to:
(b)
The applicant shall conform to this chapter
to the maximum extent possible. If the required minimum buffer width
is not available, structural measures such as fences, walls or berms
may be used in conjunction with landscape material, with the approval
of the Board of Commissioners, to provide an equivalent degree of
screening.
(6)
Recommended plant materials. The landscaping material
shall be as follows:
(a)
Table I. Recommended plant materials:
[1]
Canopy trees shall be a minimum of 2 1/2
to three inches in caliper. The table of permitted canopy trees is
on file in the business office of the Board of Commissioners. All
trees listed may be used in rear and side buffer yards. Only trees
marked with an asterisk are permitted as street trees or in buffers
along streets.
[2]
Small understory trees shall be a minimum of
two to 2 1/2 inches in caliper or eight feet in height. The table
of permitted small understory trees is on file in the business office
of the Board of Commissioners. All trees listed may be used in rear
and side buffer yards. Only trees marked with an asterisk are permitted
as street trees or in buffers along streets.
[3]
Evergreen trees for buffers shall be a minimum
height of six feet (not for use as street trees; may be used in buffers
along streets if a minimum width of 10 feet is available). The table
of permitted evergreen trees for buffers is on file in the business
office of the Board of Commissioners.
[4]
Shrubs shall be any locally grown shrubs, a
minimum height of three feet, that conform to the standard set forth
in Subsection I(b)(a)[2] above and are native or well-adapted to southeastern
Pennsylvania, which may be planted in buffers or other landscaped
areas.
(7)
Landscaping installation and maintenance criteria.
The criteria set forth in this subsection shall apply to all landscaping
material installed under the provisions of this chapter.
(a)
Plant material shall not at maturity obstruct
the necessary visibility of traffic control signs or signals or obstruct
visibility at street intersections or driveway entrances or within
parking lots.
(b)
All plant material should be of locally grown
nursery stock. It shall be free of insects, pests and disease and
in conformity with the standards of the American Association of Nurserymen.
(c)
All landscape material shall be installed to
ensure the availability of sufficient soil, water and drainage to
sustain healthy growth. No impervious material which impedes the passage
of air, water or other nutrients shall be permitted within the dripline
of trees or shrubs at maturity.
(d)
A depth of soil of at least 30 inches, with
a depth of loose friable topsoil of at least 12 inches, shall be provided
in any planter used for trees or shrubs. Either the planter should
be slightly raised above ground level to ensure good drainage or the
subsurface drainage system should be specified.
(e)
Street trees, when planted, shall be a minimum
of 2 1/2 inches in caliper and shall have a minimum clearance
under the lowest branches of seven feet where pedestrians or vehicular
traffic will pass under the tree.
(f)
A thirty-percent maintenance bond shall be posted
to ensure replacement of landscape materials that are removed, destroyed,
damaged or in ill health within 18 months of installation.
(g)
The following vegetation shall not be installed
as landscape material:
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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Acer platanoides
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Norway maple
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Acer pseudo-platanus
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Sycamore maple
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Acer saccharinum
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Silver maple
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Lonicera japonica
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Japanese honeysuckle
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Lonicera morrowi
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Morrow honeysuckle
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Pyrus calleryana cv.
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Bradford callery pear
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Bradford
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Polygonum cuspidatum
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Japanese knotweed
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Populus species
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Poplars
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Pueraria thunbergiana
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Kudzu
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Salix species
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Willows
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Ulmus pumila
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Siberian elm
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(h)
The number of tree species to be planted in
new development shall be according to the following table:
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Number of Trees
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Minimum Number of Species
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Maximum Percent of Any 1 Species
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1 to 5
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1
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100%
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6 to 15
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2
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50%
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16 to 30
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3
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40%
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31 to 50
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4
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30%
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51 and over
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6
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20%
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(8)
Protection of existing landscape material. All subdivisions
and land developments shall be laid out in such a manner as to preserve
the healthy trees and shrubs intended to remain on the site.
(a)
Existing vegetation shown to remain as part
of the landscape plan for a land development shall be identified in
the field prior to any clearing and physically protected throughout
the construction process. No construction activities or storage of
construction materials shall take place within the dripline of existing
trees that are to be retained.
(b)
A temporary physical barrier such as a snow
fence shall be erected a minimum of one foot from the dripline on
all sides of stands of vegetation or individual trees shown to remain
prior to clearing or construction. The barrier shall be placed to
prevent disturbance to or compaction of soil inside the barrier and
shall remain until construction is complete. The specific method of
preserving existing vegetation shall be noted on the landscape plan.
(c)
If topsoil is to be stockpiled, it shall be
located in an area outside the dripline of any tree shown to remain.
(d)
Those trees whose removal will damage other
trees which are to remain must be removed by hand, and the resulting
stumps must be carefully removed to minimize damage to roots and trunks
of other trees.
(9)
Pruning standards.
(a)
Within any commercial, industrial or multifamily
development, pruning of new or existing street, buffer and parking
lot trees required by this chapter shall be limited to the following
purposes:
(b)
All pruning shall be done to preserve the natural
form of the tree. Pruning shall be performed by an arborist certified
in Pennsylvania or according to the standards of the National Arborists
Association. Topping of trees is not permitted.
(10)
Damage and destruction of existing or required
street, buffer and parking lot trees or of trees planted through the
expenditure of public moneys. Except in cases of immediate necessity
for protection of life or property, it shall be a violation of this
subsection for any person to do any of the following acts:
(a)
To remove, cut, break, climb with spurs or injure
in any manner any tree.
(b)
To interfere in any manner with the main roots
of any tree.
(c)
To place any rope, guy wire, cable, sign, poster
or other fixture on a tree. This shall not apply to rope, wire, cable,
etc., placed on the tree to protect the integrity of the subject tree.
(d)
To interfere with or remove any device placed
to protect trees.
(11)
Standards for tree removal.
(a)
No tree over three inches in caliper within
a tract proposed for subdivision or land development shall be removed
unless any of the following conditions exist:
[1]
Immediate danger to life or property.
[2]
Affliction by a disease which threatens to injure
or destroy other trees.
[3]
Where compliance with federal, commonwealth
or Township laws, regulations and rules which supersede these provisions
requires removal.
[4]
There exists an approved land development plan
showing landscape material to be retained or removed. Tree removal
pursuant to such a plan shall be limited to those trees within 15
feet of a proposed structure, six feet of a proposed impervious surface
or an area to be graded pursuant to an approved grading plan.
(b)
All specimen trees which are not to be removed
shall be preserved in their natural condition. Retention or replacement
of substantial areas of small trees and vegetation is encouraged.
(c)
In the event that a tree over three inches in caliper must be removed for reasons stated in Subsection I(11)(a)[4] above, said trees shall be replaced with approved trees of two to 2 1/2 inches caliper at a rate of two new trees to each one tree removed.
(12)
Replacement of trees.
(a)
All trees required by this chapter which are removed or substantially damaged pursuant to Subsection I(10) shall be replaced on the parcel from which the trees were removed, with trees of a minimum caliper of 3 1/2 inches. When the tree damage or tree removal was intentional or in any manner inconsistent with provisions of this chapter, a fine of $1,000 shall also be paid for each tree removed. Trees shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Subsection I(7) and shall be of the same category of tree (canopy, understory or evergreen) as those removed.
(b)
Notwithstanding the three-inch caliper limitation
in Subsection I(ll), retention or replacement of substantial areas
of small trees and vegetation is encouraged.
(13)
Landowner liability.
(a)
The cost of planting, destroying or replacing
any tree or part thereof, the necessary protection of any tree and
the repair or replacement of any pavement or sidewalk necessarily
disturbed in the excavation for such work shall be paid for by the
owner of the real estate upon which the vegetation is located whether
such work is performed by the Township or by a contractor hired by
the Township or by the owner of the real estate or by a contractor
hired by the owner of the real estate.
(b)
The amount the owner of the real estate is required
to pay shall be limited to the costs incurred in performing the work
required by this subsection, plus administration costs, as determined
by the Township.
(c)
The Township shall give 30 days' written notice
to the person against whose property an assessment will be made. The
notice shall state the amount of the assessment and the time and location
of payment.
(d)
The amount assessed against the real estate
shall be a lien from the time of the filing of the notice. If the
lien is not paid within the time designated on the notice, a claim
may be filed and collected by the Township in the same manner that
municipal claims are filed and collected.
(14)
Township Landscape Fund.
[Added 2-10-1999 by Ord. No. 836]
(a)
In those instances when the Township agrees to waive any portion of the landscaping improvements required by Chapter 95, Subdivision of Land, the applicant shall be required to make a monetary contribution to the Springfield Township Landscape Fund.
(b)
Such fees should be in the amount equal to the
cost of acquiring and establishing the required landscape materials
on the subject parcel as determined by the Township.
(c)
The Township Landscape Fund will be used to
perform landscaping improvements for public benefit only. Such improvements
shall include but not be limited to new tree plantings and maintenance
to all new and existing landscape materials on public lands throughout
the Township.
(d)
Projects financed using the Township Landscape
Fund shall be reviewed by the Springfield Township Shade Tree and
Planning Commissions and approved by the Board of Commissioners.
J.
Stormwater management.[2] All land-disturbance activities shall be consistent with
the following:
[Added 11-13-1985 by Ord. No. 735]
(2)
Unless the Township Engineer recommends an alternative
approach, water should be drained to the streets rather than across
lots within the subdivision or land development.
(3)
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to
obtain any stormwater easements required by the Board of Commissioners
on, over or through other properties.
K.
[3]All subdivision and land development proposals shall be
reviewed to ensure that such proposals are consistent with the need
to minimize flood damage and that adequate drainage is provided to
reduce exposure to flood hazards.
[Added 6-8-1977 by Ord. No. 663; amended 8-10-1977 by Ord. No.
665]
L.
Where a watercourse is to be altered or relocated
as a result of any development activity, the developer shall submit
to the Township evidence that the Pennsylvania Department of Community
Affairs and all neighboring communities have received prior notification
of this fact. Furthermore, the developer shall assure the Township
that the carrying capacity of the watercourse will be maintained.
[Added 6-8-1977 by Ord. No. 663; amended 8-10-1977 by Ord. No.
665]
[Amended 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 645; 5-8-2019 by Ord. No. 960]
No subdivision or land development plan shall
be granted final plan approval until either:
A.
The owner
or developer completes the construction and installation of the required
public improvements, as determined by the Township Engineer in accordance
with this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code
(the "MPC"); or
B.
In lieu
of the completion of any required public improvements, owner or developer
deposits with the Township financial security in an amount sufficient
to cover the costs of such improvements, an improvements contingency
and a consultant and administration fee and cost escrow, as certified
by the Township Engineer, and in accordance with the MPC. The financial
security shall be provided to the Township in a form acceptable to
the Township Solicitor.
