A. 
A subdivision sketch plan may be submitted by the developer or property owner as a basis for informal discussion with the Borough Planning Commission.
B. 
Data furnished in a sketch plan shall be at the discretion of the developer. The sketch plan need not be to scale and the precise dimensions are not required. It is suggested that the following items be included in the sketch plan presentation:
(1) 
Subdivision boundary.
(2) 
North arrow.
(3) 
Streets on and adjacent to the tract.
(4) 
General topographical and physical features.
(5) 
Proposed general street layout.
(6) 
Proposed general lot layout.
(7) 
Proposed easements.
(8) 
Information relative to and the location of water and sanitary sewer lines in and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(9) 
Surrounding property and the names of owners.
(10) 
Name, address and telephone number of the surveyor, and, if needed, engineer.
A. 
A preliminary plan is required for major subdivisions. Copies of the preliminary plan drawing shall consist of an original drawn on stable plastic film and shall be in permanent ink. Accurate, digital CAD reproductions in black, drawn on stable plastic film, will be accepted in lieu of inked drawings.
B. 
The preliminary plan shall be drawn at a scale of 50 up to 200 feet to the inch, depending upon the size of the overall development and the individual lots therein. In unusual circumstances, other scales may be acceptable. If the preliminary plan is drawn in two or more sections, it shall be accompanied by a key map showing the location of the various sections. The size of the preliminary plans shall be consistent with the requirements for final plans.
C. 
The following information shall be shown on, or included with, all preliminary plans when they are submitted to the Planning Commission:
(1) 
Proposed subdivision name, identifying title and the words "Preliminary Plan."
(2) 
Name and address of the owner of the tract or of his agent, if any, and of the developer.
(3) 
Date, North arrow and graphic scale.
(4) 
Total acreage of the tract, number of lots, proposed land use, remaining acreage of any unsubdivided land. Subdivisions of land up to 10 acres in size must include survey of entire parcel on plot plan.
(5) 
Tract boundaries which shall show distances and bearings.
(6) 
A digital (CAD) copy of the plan and all applicable layers.
(7) 
A key map, for the purpose of locating the site in the Borough, showing the relation of the tract to adjoining property and streets, roads, bodies of water and municipal boundaries within 2,000 feet.
(8) 
Contours at vertical intervals of five feet, or as the Borough requires. Location of benchmarks should be shown.
(9) 
The names of all owners of all immediately adjacent unplatted land; the names of all platted subdivisions immediately adjacent to the development; and the locations and dimensions of any streets or easements terminating adjacent to the development.
(10) 
The locations and dimensions of all existing streets, roads, railroads, public sewers, aqueducts, water mains, and feeder lines, fire hydrants, gas, electric, communication and oil transmission lines, streams, intermittent drainageways, swales and other significant features within the property proposed to be subdivided, or within 10 feet of said property.
(11) 
The location of all buildings and approximate location of all tree masses within the property.
(12) 
A description of the existing vegetative cover.
(13) 
A plan showing the location of all proposed streets, roads, alleys, driveways, utility easements, parks, playgrounds, pedestrian ways and other public areas, sewer and water facilities; proposed lot lines and approximate dimensions of lots; building envelope; lot numbers and/or block numbers in consecutive order; and all streets and other areas designed for appurtenant facilities, public use or future public use, together with the conditions of such dedications or reservations.
(14) 
The sight distance, in each direction, for roadways or driveways entering state and municipal roads.
(15) 
If recommended by the Planning Commission, a traffic impact analysis, including mitigation, shall be prepared by an engineer demonstrating the traffic impact of the proposed subdivision and/or development on all roads in the vicinity of the site.
(16) 
Components for Act 537 on-lot sewage disposal system, if applicable. Status of any required DEP sewer system or water system permits (as applicable), including permits or approvals for system line extension.
(17) 
Preliminary designs of sewerage and water plans. These designs may be submitted on separate sheets.
(18) 
Typical cross-sections and center-line profiles for each proposed street shall be shown on the preliminary plan. These profiles may be submitted as separate sheets.
(19) 
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be required. These designs may be submitted as separate sheets.
(20) 
Name, address and telephone number of engineer/surveyor.
D. 
The following certificates, where applicable, shall appear on the preliminary plan:
(1) 
Certificate for the approval of the Borough Council and the Borough Planning Commission.
(2) 
Certificate for surveyor's signature and seal.
E. 
Where the preliminary plan submitted covers only a part of the landowner's entire holding, a sketch plan of the prospective future street system of the unsubmitted part shall be furnished; the street system of the submitted part will be considered in the light of adjustments and connections with future streets in the part not submitted.
A. 
A copy of the final plan is required for all subdivisions and land developments.
B. 
The final plan original for all subdivisions shall be drawn on stable plastic film, and shall be in permanent ink. Accurate, digital CAD reproductions in black drawn on stable plastic film will be accepted in lieu of inked drawings.
C. 
A digital (CAD) copy of the final plan and all applicable layers.
D. 
Sheet size for final plans shall be 18 inches by 24 inches in size for all subdivisions.
E. 
If the final plan is drawn in two or more sections, it shall be accompanied by a key map showing the location of the several sections.
F. 
The final plan shall be drawn at the scale as required of preliminary plans unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission.
G. 
The following information shall be included on final plans where applicable:
(1) 
Block and lot numbers (in consecutive order), identifying title, graphic scale and date.
(2) 
Lot lines and tract boundaries with accurate bearings and distances. Distances to be to the nearest hundredth of a foot; bearings to the nearest second. Survey closure shall be 1:10,000 or less. A copy of the closure computations shall also be submitted as a matter of record. Survey closures need not be submitted for lots that are parallelograms.
(3) 
Exact acreage of entire subdivision and each individual lot. Acreage to be to the nearest hundredth acre, exclusive of rights-of-way or other public areas. Subdivisions of land up to 10 acres in size must include a survey of the entire parcel on plot plan.
(4) 
Accurate bearings and distances to the nearest established street corners or official monuments where practicable. Reference corners shall be accurately described on the plan.
(5) 
Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract.
(6) 
Complete curve data for all curves included in the plan, including radius, arc length, chord and chord bearing.
(7) 
Street center lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet, with bearings of such street center lines.
(8) 
Street names, cartway widths and right-of-way widths.
(9) 
Sight distance of all roads and driveways entering state and/or municipal roads.
(10) 
Permanent markers shall be placed at all corners of boundary and individual lots unless already marked or referenced by an existing monument or witness to the corner. The marker shall be a five-eighths-inch-by-thirty-inch metal pin. All permanent markers shall be identified and located on the plan and shall be installed under the direction of a registered surveyor or engineer.
(11) 
Easements for utilities and any limitations on such easements.
(12) 
Accurate dimensions of existing public land and of any property to be dedicated or reserved for public, semipublic or community use; and all areas to which title is reserved by owner.
(13) 
Source of title to the land of the subdivision and to all adjoining lots, as shown by the books of the County Recorder of Deeds and names of the owners of all adjoining unsubdivided land. Include dates when out take parcels were recorded.
(14) 
The locations and dimensions of all existing streets, roads, railroads, public sewers, aqueducts, water mains, and feeder lines, fire hydrants, gas, electric, communication and oil transmission lines, streams, intermittent drainageways, swales and other significant features within the property proposed to be subdivided or within 10 feet of said property.
(15) 
Location of all buildings and approximate location of tree masses within property.
(16) 
Culverts.
(17) 
A key map for the purpose of locating the site in the Borough, showing the relation of the tract to adjoining property and streets, roads, bodies of water, and municipal boundaries within 2,000 feet of said property. Include street names on vicinity sketch.
(18) 
Names and addresses of owners and developers shall be put on the plan.
(19) 
The name and address of all utility companies that provide service to the subdivision/development.
H. 
The following certificates, where applicable, shall be shown on the final plan. (Approved forms of some of these requirements can be found in the Appendix.[1])
(1) 
Certification, with seal, by a registered land surveyor to the effect that the survey and plan are correct.
(2) 
Certificate for approval by the Borough Council of New Wilmington; review by the New Wilmington Borough Planning Commission; and review by the County of Lawrence Planning Commission.
(3) 
A statement, duly acknowledged before a Notary Public, with Seal, and signed by the owner or owners of the property, to the effect that the subdivision shown on the final plan is the act and deed of the owner, that he/she is the owner of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that he/she desires the same to be subdivided and recorded as shown. Said statement to include an offer of dedicating of public roads, easements or other improvements as needed.
(4) 
A certificate to provide for the recording of the subdivision plan.
(5) 
A highway occupancy permit notice when so required by Section 508(6) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10508(6).
(6) 
A certificate to advise of the date by which the plan must be recorded.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter.
I. 
The following information, in addition to that shown on the final plan, shall be submitted to the Borough and County Planning Commission for final plan review:
(1) 
A detailed narrative of the proposed subdivision/land development explaining the location, nature and intent of the activity.
(2) 
Approval of sanitary sewerage service and water service by the local municipal engineer or Authority for tap-ins. Include DEP Sewage Facilities Planning Modules, components and waivers where applicable.
(3) 
Draft of any proposed covenants to run with land.
(4) 
Tentative timetable for the proposed sequence of development for the subdivision, if required.
(5) 
A letter from the Lawrence County Public Safety Department stating that the proposed names (except in the case of the extension of existing or proposed streets) do not duplicate the names of streets now in use.
(6) 
When wetlands exist on property proposed to be subdivided, the following note shall be recorded on the plan: "Note: Wetlands exist on Lot(s) No. __. Wetlands are protected under Pennsylvania Code Chapter 105. Caution should be exercised to ensure that any development proposed for Lot No. __ does not disturb the wetlands."
(7) 
Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property. This is the offer of dedication.
(8) 
Final profiles, cross sections and specifications for street improvements, and sanitary and storm sewerage, and water distribution systems shall be shown on one or more separate sheets.