Township of Raccoon, PA Article VII Minor Subdivision

§ 161-14 Procedures.

The governing body may waive the requirements of Articles V and VI for minor subdivisions, as defined in this chapter, which require no additional streets or street openings, upon application of the subdivider for waiver of said requirements. In the case where a waiver is granted, an application for final plan approval shall be filed along with the plans and data required in § 161-15, and shall be processed according to Article VI, § 161-12.

§ 161-15 Plans and data.

Plans approved for waiver under § 161-14 of this chapter shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

A. The proposed plan shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or greater.

B. The proposed plan shall be legibly drawn on Mylar or comparable permanent material not to exceed 24 inches by 36 inches.

C. Location map.

D. The plan shall show or be accompanied by the following:

(1) Description of covenants;

(2) Title to include:

(a) Location by municipality, county and state.

(b) Names and addresses of the owner or owners.

(c) Name and seal of registered surveyor who surveyed the property and/or prepared the plan.

(d) North point, date and graphic scale.

(3) Proposed use of the land;

(4) Lot lines, dimensions and land area of proposed lot;

(5) Existing alleys and existing streets and/or easements adjacent to the tract;

(6) Available utilities (if public sewer and water, source and sewage disposal system should be indicated);

(7) Planning Modules specified by PADEP.

(8) Names of abutting property owners;

(9) Statement by the owner dedicating streets, easements, rights-of-way, and sites for public use;

(10) Sketch plan showing the remainder of the parcel from which the subdivision is being made and the relationship of the site to contiguous areas of the community, highway systems and other significant development, and conditions such as floodplains, wetlands or other environmental conditions;

(11) Such other certificates, affidavits, endorsements or dedications as may be required in the enforcement of this chapter;

(12) Any other data pertinent to the plan.

§ 161-16 Resubdividing or replatting.

In the combination or recombination of lots or portions of previously plotted lots, when the resultant lots are increased in street frontage and total area size so that they reach or exceed the standards of this chapter, and the street pattern is in conformity to the Comprehensive Plan, the procedures and regulations heretofore described shall apply except as they may be further relaxed by the governing body.