Before final approval of any plans of subdivision,
said plans must be first submitted to the Delaware County Planning
Commission for a report thereon to the Board of Township Commissioners.
Pending receipt and consideration of such report, the Township of
Tinicum shall defer final action on any proposed subdivision plans;
provided, however, that if a report of the Delaware County Planning
Commission is not received by the Township of Tinicum within 30 days
from the submission of the said plans to the Delaware County Planning
Commission or within such further time as may be agreed upon between
the Board of Township Commissioners and the Delaware County Planning
Commission, then the Board of Township Commissioners shall proceed
to finally pass on the subdivision plans as submitted.
A.
Each application for approval of any preliminary plan
shall be accompanied by at least 10 copies of such plan. Each initial
application for approval of any subdivision plan shall be accompanied
by a fee, payable to the Township, in the sum of $25 for each and
every building lot in said subdivision. It shall show or be accompanied
by the following information:
(1)
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
(2)
Municipality in which the subdivision is located.
(3)
North point, scale and date.
(4)
Name of the owner of the property or of his authorized
agent.
(5)
Name of the registered engineer, registered surveyor
or registered architect responsible for the plan.
(6)
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances.
(7)
Contours at vertical intervals of five feet or, in
the case of relatively level tracts, at such lesser intervals as may
be necessary for satisfactory study and planning of the tract.
(8)
Datum to which contour elevations refer. Where reasonably
practicable, data shall refer to known, established elevations.
(9)
All existing watercourses, tree masses and other significant
natural features.
(10)
All existing buildings, sanitary and storm sewers,
water mains, culverts, petroleum or petroleum products lines, fire
hydrants, gas mains, telephone conduits and other significant man-made
features.
(11)
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract,
including name, right-of-way width and cartway width.
(12)
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way
and the purposes for which the easements or rights-of-way have been
established.
(13)
Location and width of all proposed streets,
alleys, rights-of-way and easements; proposed lot lines with approximate
dimensions; proposed minimum building setback line for each street;
playgrounds, public buildings, public areas and parcels of land proposed
to be dedicated or reserved for public use.
(14)
Wherever practicable, the preliminary plan shall
show the names of owners of all abutting unplotted land and the names
of all abutting subdivisions.
(15)
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part
of the subdivider's entire holding, a sketch shall be submitted of
the prospective street layout for the remainder.
(16)
The preliminary plan shall be at a scale of
not more than 100 feet to the inch.
(17)
Such plan shall show the zoning boundaries,
if any, that traverse or are within 300 feet of the area covered by
the plan.
(18)
Such plan shall show such street extensions
or spurs as are reasonably necessary to provide adequate street connections
and facilities to adjoining or contiguous developed or undeveloped
areas.
B.
Special provisions relating to preliminary plans for development of land zoned Business Center District. A preliminary plan may be submitted by the applicant which shows the proposed development of the tract or tracts zoned Business Center District in one or more stages or sections of development and as to the section or stage for development submitted by the applicant, the same shall be in compliance with the provisions of § 335-7A as the requirements therein set forth apply to the section or stage of development for which the preliminary plan has been filed.
[Added 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
The Township Board of Commissioners shall render
its decision upon such plan and send notice of such decision to the
applicant in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code.
Such plan must be in conformity with all the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 395, Zoning, and its amendments.
[Amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
Approval of any preliminary plan shall be effective
for five years only, after expiration of which such approval shall
be considered canceled and rescinded unless extended, in writing,
by the Board of Commissioners.
A.
Any plan in final form shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for final approval and shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting data in the same manner as is required with respect to preliminary plans. If such final plan follows a preliminary plan, it shall be submitted within five years after action has been taken by the Board of Commissioners on the preliminary plan, unless an extension of time may have been granted by the Board upon written request; further, provided that a plan submitted for final approval of a tract or tracts of land zoned Business Center District may be submitted in sections or stages of development and the final plan for any section or stage of development shall be in compliance with the preliminary plan as submitted and the applicable zoning requirements as to the section or stage for which approval is sought. If the final plan submission in section or stage development conforms to the preliminary plan, subject only to the modification of any lot lines shown on the preliminary plan to eliminate one or more of the lot lines by increasing the size of any lot or lots covered by the section or stage plan as submitted, and complies with the provisions of § 335-12, the final plan shall be approved in accordance with § 335-13 of this chapter.
[Amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
B.
The final plan shall incorporate all modifications
and revisions specified by the Board of Commissioners. Any plan submitted
in final form may be considered as a preliminary plan or a revised
preliminary plan if the Board of Commissioners requires any modifications
or alterations.
C.
Any failure to submit the required supporting data
shall be cause for tabling the plan.
A.
The subdivision plan submitted for final approval
shall be a clear and legible white print of an ink drawing.
B.
Final plans shall be on sheets not larger than 34
inches by 44 inches overall. It is recommended that, as far as practicable,
final plan sheets be held to the following overall sizes: 17 inches
by 22 inches; 22 inches by 34 inches; 34 inches by 44 inches. Where
necessary to avoid sheets larger than the maximum size prescribed
above, final plans shall be drawn in two or more sections accompanied
by a key diagram showing relative location of the sections.
C.
The final plan shall be at a scale of not more than
100 feet to the inch and shall include the following information:
(1)
Subdivision name or identifying title.
(2)
Municipality in which the subdivision is located.
(3)
North point, scale and date.
(4)
Name of the record owner and subdivider.
(5)
Name and seal of the registered professional engineer
or registered surveyor responsible for the plan.
(6)
Boundaries of the tract.
(7)
Street lines, lot lines, right-of-way, easements and
areas dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(8)
Sufficient data to determine readily the location,
bearing and length of every street, lot and boundary line and to reproduce
such lines upon the ground.
(9)
The length of all straight lines, radii, lengths of
curves and tangent bearings for each street.
(10)
All dimensions and angles or bearings of the
lines of each lot and of each area proposed to be dedicated to public
use.
(11)
The proposed building setback line for each
street or the proposed placement of each building.
(12)
Location and width of all private driveways.
(13)
Location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary
and storm sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and culverts,
water mains, petroleum products lines, fire hydrants and other significant
man-made features.
(14)
All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths
of a foot.
(15)
Lots within a subdivision shall be numbered.
(16)
Names of streets within and adjacent to the
subdivision shall be shown.
(17)
Permanent reference monuments shall be shown
on the plan.
(18)
Name of any adjoining subdivision shall be shown.
(19)
Names of the owners of any adjoining unplotted
land shall be shown.
(20)
Final plan shall be at a scale of not more than
100 feet to the inch.
(21)
Such plan shall show the zoning boundaries if
any traverse or are within 300 feet of the area covered by the plan.
D.
The final plan shall include thereon or be accompanied
by:
(1)
An affidavit that the applicant is the owner or equitable
owner of the land proposed to be subdivided.
(2)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized
to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the owner or owners
of the property, to the effect that the subdivision, as shown on the
final plan, is made with his or their free consent and that it is
desired to record the same.
(3)
Typical cross sections and street profiles for all
streets. Such profiles shall show at least the following:
(a)
Existing (natural) grade along the proposed
street center line.
(b)
Existing (natural) grade along each side of
the proposed street rights-of-way.
(c)
Proposed finished center-line grade or proposed
finished grade at top of curbs.
(d)
Sanitary sewer mains and manholes.
(e)
Storm sewer mains, inlets, manholes and culverts.
E.
Modification of requirements. The above requirements
for preliminary and final plans and for supporting data may be modified
by the Board of Commissioners as warranted by special circumstances.
[Amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
The applicant shall submit six copies of such
final plan. The Township Board of Commissioners shall render its decision
upon such plan and send notice of such decision to the applicant not
later than 90 days after the submission of the final plan for approval.
Approval shall be indicated and noted on the plan and shall be recorded
by the applicant with the Recorder of Deeds in and for Delaware County
as required by the Act of Assembly.
A.
The owner shall and will agree in writing, in a form
to be approved or prepared by the Solicitor for the Township, that
the owner will lay out and improve the roads, streets, lanes and alleys
and construct all of the improvements, including necessary grading,
paving, curbs, gutters and other street improvements, including sidewalks
if required by the plan, streetlights as required, fire hydrants,
water mains, street signs, storm sewers and sanitary sewers where
connection with any proposed Township sewer system is practicable,
as shown on the plan or any section or stage of development plan or
the application submitted to the Township, or where these improvements
are required as a condition of the approval of the plan by the Board
of Commissioners within the time or times therein specified. The owner
shall agree to install all electrical and telephone utilities along
the rear portions of the lot, except for development within a Business
Center District, and to provide sufficient right-of-way for such installation
and maintenance by the respective utility companies. The owner shall
also erect boundary markers or monuments within each development as
the Township Engineer shall direct. In all cases, the owner shall
be required to install sanitary sewers and connect the same with the
existing trunkline sewer. The connection of any sewer extension or
sewer facilities to the existing Township sewer system will not be
permitted unless the existing Township system is adequate to receive
the additional anticipated flow as determined by the Township Engineer.
In the event it is determined that it will be necessary to modify,
replace or expand portions of the existing sewer system, including
pumping stations, lift stations and force mains, as a result of the
proposed land development, the owner will be required to pay for all
costs incurred by the Township for said modifications to the system,
including legal and engineering fees.
[Amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
B.
To the extent that streets and/or other improvements
are to be dedicated by the terms of the agreement to the Township
of Tinicum, the owner shall furnish a certificate of a reputable title
insurance company satisfactory to the Board of the Township Commissioners,
which, as of the date of approval, shall set forth the name or names
of the owner or owners of all property covered by such plans, which
shall show and shall contain a list of all mortgages, judgments, liens,
easements, contracts and agreements of record in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania, which shall affect the property covered by such plan.
To the extent that the certificate discloses that any such property
shall be subject to any mortgage, judgment, easement, lien, contract
or agreement or other matter of record, then, at the option of the
Board of the Township Commissioners, the holder or owners of such
mortgage, judgment, liens, easements, contracts or agreements shall
be required to join in and approve said application before the same
shall be acted upon by the Board of the Township Commissioners or
agree to release the area to be dedicated to the Township from the
line of said mortgage, judgment or other similar encumbrance.
[Amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
C.
The owner shall furnish a bond or such other financial
security without limitation in such amounts, under such conditions
and form and with or without surety as shall be approved by or prepared
for the Board of the Township Commissioners to guarantee the performance
of said contract and to secure the completion of the improvement provided
by the plan in their entirety or by section or stage as the same has
been submitted and approved within the time specified and upon acceptance
of the said street and/or improvements, if the same are to be dedicated
by the owner, the owner shall provide a maintenance bond in such amount,
under such conditions or forms and with or without surety as may be
required by the Township Commissioners to guarantee the maintenance
of the roads, streets, lanes or alleys, including grading, paving,
curbs, gutters, sidewalks, if required, streetlights, street signs,
storm sewers and sanitary sewers, for a period of not less than two
years from the date of acceptance of the said roads, streets or improvements
by the Township. Maintenance for the two-year period with respect
to streetlights and street line signs shall be compulsory only as
to defective material or installation.
D.
He will install all utilities, including but not limited
to sanitary and storm sewers before paving any street or before curbs
or sidewalks are constructed.
E.
He will notify the Township Secretary 24 hours before
the contemplated installation or performance of any work requiring
Township inspection.
F.
He will pay all engineering, inspection and legal
expenses which the Township may incur and which are connected with
or incidental to the development, the preparation or the approval
of the foregoing agreements, bonds, resolutions and inspection.
G.
After all streets, curbs, sidewalks and sewers are
completed and such completion is certified as satisfactory by the
Township Engineer, the owner agrees, if requested, to tender a deed
of dedication to the Township for such streets and any and all easements
for sanitary sewers or storm sewers as are required for the promotion
of the public welfare.
H.
The owner will mark or stake the major corners of
each residential lot appearing on the subdivision plan with iron pins
not less than 1 1/2 feet in length embedded or driven to a depth
of not less than one foot. Nothing shall prevent the use of granite
or some other suitable or appropriate marker.
[Amended 8-20-1984 by Ord. No. 574]
I.
He will, before allowing any house to be occupied
on any street included within that portion of the subdivision for
which subdivision plan approval is applied, erect appropriate street
sign or signs on such streets.
