Any subdivider of land within the borough desiring approval of a subdivision of land shall comply with the following procedures.
A. 
Previous to the filing of an application for conditional approval of a preliminary subdivision plan, the subdivider shall submit the following plans and data to the Planning Commission:
(1) 
General information. Describe existing covenants, land characteristics, community facilities and utilities, the number of lots and sizes, business area, playgrounds and proposed protective covenants, utilities and street improvements.
(2) 
Location map. The map shall show relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing community facilities which serve or influence it and shall include development name, location, existing facilities, title, scale and North arrow.
(3) 
Sketch plan. A sketch plan on a topographic map with a five-foot contour interval shall show in simple sketch form the proposed layout of streets, lots and other features in relation to existing conditions and may be drawn freehand.
B. 
After review and discussion with the subdivider, the Planning Commission shall indicate the suitability of the plan for development into preliminary plans.
A. 
Application. On reaching conclusions as recommended above regarding the general program and objectives, the subdivider shall prepare and submit to the Planning Commission Secretary, at least ten (10) days prior to the regular monthly meeting of the Planning Commission, two (2) copies of the preliminary plats of the total land to be ultimately developed for review by the Planning Commission according to the requirements and standards contained herein.
B. 
Planning Commission review. The Planning Commission shall review the plan submitted, covering the requirements of these regulations point by point, and shall consult with the Engineer and officials of any other department or authority concerned.
C. 
Planning Commission action. The Planning Commission shall notify the subdivider of the scheduled meeting place, date, time and agenda schedule. Within ninety (90) days of this scheduled agenda review, the Planning Commission shall report to Council on the subdivision, recommending approval, conditional approval or disapproval, each with reasons for action.
D. 
Action of Council. Council shall act on the preliminary plan, stating its approval, conditional approval or disapproval, giving reasons for each, and may authorize, in writing, submission of a final plan for approval. The Council shall notify the applicant, in writing, within fifteen (15) days of making its decision.
E. 
Nature of approval. Approval of a preliminary plan shall not constitute approval of a final plan, but rather an expression of approval of the layout submitted on the preliminary plan as a guide to the preparation of the final plan.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
Preliminary plans and data shall include but not be limited to the following:
A. 
The preliminary plat shall be drawn at a scale of one hundred (100) feet to the inch or greater.
B. 
The plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
(1) 
Material required in § 180-9.
(2) 
A draft of protective covenants, if any.
(3) 
A title, to include:
(a) 
Name by which the subdivision will be recorded.
(b) 
Location by municipality, county and state.
(c) 
Names and addresses of the owner or owners.
(d) 
Name of registered engineer or surveyor who surveyed the property and prepared the plan.
(e) 
North point, date and graphic scale.
(4) 
Tract boundaries with bearings, distances and area in acres to the nearest hundredths.
(5) 
Existing easements, their location, width and distance.
(6) 
Tract closures and block closures with an allowable error of one to twenty-five thousand (1:25,000).
(7) 
Contours at vertical interval of five (5) feet or, in the case of relatively flat tracts, at such intervals as may be necessary for study of the tract.
(8) 
Datum to which contour elevations refer.
(9) 
Bench marks.
(10) 
Existing physical features, to include:
(a) 
Watercourses, culverts, bridges and drains.
(b) 
Buildings, sewers, water mains and fire hydrants.
(c) 
Streets and alleys on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way widths and cartway widths.
(11) 
Proposed improvements shall include:
(a) 
Location, name and width of all proposed streets and alleys and paved cartway widths.
(b) 
Sidewalks and crosswalks.
(c) 
All rights-of-way and easements.
(d) 
Lots lines with bearings and dimensions.
(e) 
Building lines.
(f) 
Reservations of grounds for public use.
(g) 
General drainage plan for stormwater to include proposed directions of flow for stormwater in relation to natural channels.
(h) 
A plan of the proposed water distribution system or a plan showing the location of individual wells.
(i) 
A plan of the proposed sanitary sewerage system or a plan, where required, showing the proposed location of on-lot sewage disposal facilities.
(j) 
Proposed land use of the improvement.
(12) 
The following additional data shall be submitted upon request by the Planning Commission:
(a) 
Names of abutting property owners.
(b) 
Subsurface condition of the tract.
(c) 
Profiles showing existing ground and proposed center-line street grades.
(d) 
Typical cross sections of roadways and sidewalks.
(e) 
Sizes of water pipes and location of valves and fire hydrants.
(f) 
Location of manholes, invert elevations, grades and sizes of sanitary sewers.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
A. 
Application to Planning Commission. When filing an application for examination of final plat, upon approval of the preliminary plat, the subdivider shall submit to the Planning Commission Secretary, at least ten (10) days prior to a regular meeting of the Planning Commission, one (1) paper copy of all plans and other information. Four (4) copies may be submitted to meet requirements of Subsection G of this section. All final plats and other exhibits required for approval shall be submitted to the Planning Commission within six (6) months after approval of the preliminary plan. Otherwise, such approval shall become null and void unless an extension of time is applied for and granted by the Planning Commission.
B. 
Planning Commission review. The Planning Commission shall notify the subdivider of the scheduled meeting place, date, time and agenda schedule. Within ninety (90) days of this scheduled agenda, the Planning Commission shall report to Council on the subdivision recommending approval, conditional approval or disapproval, each with reasons for action. Approved final plats shall bear the signatures of the Chairman and the Secretary of the Planning Commission to a certified statement that all plat procedure requirements have been met.
C. 
Planning Commission action. Following review by the Planning Commission, all final plats shall be submitted by the Planning Commission to the Borough Secretary at least ten (10) days prior to a regular meeting of Council.
D. 
Title certificate. No final map shall be presented to the Council unless a satisfactory certificate of title is furnished to the Engineer.
E. 
Action of Council. Council shall review the final plat for recording and shall indicate approval, conditional approval or disapproval. Approved final plats for recording shall bear the signatures of the President and Secretary of Council to a certified statement that all plan procedure requirements have been met. The Council shall notify the applicant, in writing, within fifteen (15) days of making its decision.
F. 
Application fee. At the time of filing the application of plats, the subdivider shall pay to Council for use by the borough a fee to defray the cost of processing such plats and drafting the same on the Official Map of the borough. The fee shall be determined by the Engineer based upon the estimated cost of processing such plats.
G. 
Disposition of plats. One (1) copy of all final plats submitted for approval shall be retained by the Planning Commission, one (1) copy by Council, one (1) copy to be filed by the subdivider according to Article VI, § 180-31, the fourth copy shall be returned to the subdivider. The copy retained by the Planning Commission shall be an approved duplicate linen.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
A. 
For any subdivision requiring approval, the plat submitted shall:
(1) 
Be drawn on Mylar or similar material and shall be on sheets in multiples of seventeen by twenty-two (17 x 22) inches with a border of one-half (1/2) inch on all sides except the binding edge which shall be one (1) inch. More than one (1) sheet may be used for larger tracts and must be indexed.
(2) 
Be drawn with waterproof black ink and all records, data, entries, statements, etc., thereon shall also be made with the same type of ink or reproducible typing.
(3) 
Be drawn to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to the inch or larger.
(4) 
Contain a title block in the lower right corner with the following:
(a) 
Name under which the subdivision is to be recorded.
(b) 
Date of the plan, graphic scale and location of subdivision.
(c) 
Name of subdivision owner.
(d) 
Name and address of the registered professional engineer or surveyor preparing the plan.
B. 
All final plats submitted shall be drawn according to the following:
(1) 
Outside of subdivision:
(a) 
Streets and other ways of medium solid lines.
(b) 
Property lines of adjacent subdivisions by medium dashed and two (2) dotted lines.
(c) 
Lot lines by light dotted lines.
(d) 
Restriction lines, easements, etc., by light dashed lines.
(2) 
Within subdivision:
(a) 
Streets or ways of heavy solid lines.
(b) 
Perimeter property lines of the subdivision by heavy dashed and two (2) dotted lines.
(c) 
Lot lines of medium solid lines.
(d) 
Restriction or building lines by medium dashed lines.
(e) 
Easements or other reserved areas by light dotted lines.
C. 
The final plat shall show:
(1) 
Primary control points, approved by the Engineer, or description and ties to which all dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data shall be referred.
(2) 
Tract boundary lines, right-of-way lines of streets, easements and other right-of-way and property lines of residential lots and other sites with accurate dimensions, bearings or deflection angles, radii, arcs and central angles of all curves.
(3) 
Name and right-of-way width of each street or right-of-way.
(4) 
Location, dimensions and purpose of all easements.
(5) 
Number to identify each lot or site.
(6) 
Purpose for which sites other than residential are to be dedicated.
(7) 
Building setback line on all lots and sites.
(8) 
Location and description of survey monuments.
(9) 
Names of recorded owners of adjoining unplatted land.
(10) 
Certification of surveyor or professional engineer as to the accuracy of survey and plat.
(11) 
Statement by the owner dedicating streets, rights-of-way and sites for public use.
(12) 
Protective covenants, if any, in form for recording.
(13) 
Such other certificates, affidavits, endorsements or dedications as may be required in the enforcement of these regulations.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
For the combination or recombination of lots or portions of previously platted lots, when the resultant lots are increased in street frontage and total area size that reaches or exceeds the standards of this chapter, and the street pattern is in conformity with the Borough Comprehensive Plan, the procedures and regulations heretofore described shall be followed except as they may be modified on application to the Planning Commission.
Plats and data involving subdivision of fewer than three (3) lots shall include but not be limited to the following:
A. 
The provisions of §§ 180-9 through 180-11 will be waived for subdivisions of fewer than three (3) lots, and the following requirements will become applicable:
(1) 
The proposed plat shall be drawn at a scale of one hundred (100) feet to the inch or greater.
(2) 
The proposed plan shall be legibly drawn on linen or comparable permanent material of the size twelve by eighteen (12 x 18) inches.
(3) 
The plat shall show or be accompanied by the following:
(a) 
A description of covenants.
(b) 
A title, to include:
[1] 
Location by municipality, county and state.
[2] 
Names and addresses of the owner or owners.
[3] 
Names of registered engineer or surveyor, if any, who surveyed the property and/or prepared the plan.
[4] 
North point, date and graphic scale.
(c) 
Proposed use of the land.
(d) 
Lot lines, dimensions and land area of proposed lot. Also, the area remaining in the original parcel.
(e) 
Existing and proposed streets, alleys and/or easements on or adjacent to the tract.
(f) 
Available utilities (if public sewer and water source and sewage disposal system should be indicated).
(g) 
Statement by the owner dedicating streets and rights-of-way for public use.
(h) 
Names of abutting property owners.
(i) 
The following additional data shall be submitted upon request by the Planning Commission:
[1] 
Subsurface and drainage conditions of the tract.
[2] 
Any other data pertinent to the plan.
B. 
Preliminary and final plats. Conformance with the above requirements may replace the preliminary and final plat requirements.
C. 
Approval and disposition of final plats. Approval and disposition of final plats shall be in accordance with § 180-12 except that in Subsection A, the sentence, "All final plats and other exhibits required for approval shall be submitted to the Planning Commission within six (6) months after approval of the preliminary plan shall not apply to this section.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
By virtue of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of this provision would result in unnecessary hardship, the Council may make such reasonable exception thereto as will not be contrary to the public interest and may permit the sale of a lot, issuance of a permit or erection of a building, subject to conditions necessary to assure adequate streets and other public improvements.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.