A. 
A sketch plan may be submitted by the subdivider or developer as a basis for informal discussion with the Planning Commission, which may comment upon such sketch plan, but no approval or disapproval shall be given.
B. 
Date furnished in a sketch plan shall be at the discretion of the subdivider. For fullest usefulness, it is suggested that a sketch should include the following information:
(1) 
Tract boundaries.
(2) 
Location within the Township.
(3) 
North point.
(4) 
Streets on and adjacent to the tract.
(5) 
Significant topographical physical features, including floodplains, if any.
(6) 
Proposed general street layout.
(7) 
Proposed general lot layout, including location of proposed open space and other preservation areas.
C. 
A subdivision sketch plan need not be to scale nor are precise dimensions required.
A. 
The preliminary plan shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.
B. 
The preliminary plan shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
(1) 
Proposed subdivision or land development name or identifying title.
(2) 
The Township name.
(3) 
A North point, written and graphic scale, date of preparation, and any revision dates.
(4) 
The name(s) and addresses of the owner(s) of the property, including reference to deed book, volume and page, of current legal owner.
(5) 
The name and address of the registered engineer or surveyor or other person responsible for the plan.
(6) 
The total tract, tract boundaries, with bearings distances.
(7) 
Topographic conditions of both existing and proposed elevations at intervals of two feet for land with an average natural slope of 4% or less, and at intervals of five feet for land with an average natural slope exceeding 4%.
(8) 
Datum to which contour elevations refer shall be United States Coast and Geodetic Survey datum.
(9) 
All existing watercourses, floodplains or tree masses and other significant natural features.
(10) 
All existing building, sewers, water mains, culverts, petroleum or petroleum products lines, fire hydrants and other significant man-made features within 50 feet of the property.
(11) 
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract, including the name, right-of-way width and cartway width.
(12) 
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-ways, the purpose of which easements or rights-of-way have been established.
(13) 
The location and width of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way, and easements, proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions and area of all lots, proposed minimum setback line for each street, playgrounds, public buildings, public areas and parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for public use, proposed street names, proposed watercourses and detention ponds, proposed phasing of land development, and typical section of all streets.
(14) 
Total acreage, number of lots, average lot size, density, open space and existing zoning classification.
(15) 
Names of all owners of all adjoining properties and the names of all abutting subdivisions, including deed book and page numbers.
(16) 
A location map, at a scale of 400 feet to the inch, showing the proposed development and adjoining area, will be required.
(17) 
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.
(18) 
Where applicable, a plan revision module for land development shall be the responsibility of the applicant and shall be prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The complete module shall accompany the preliminary plan submission.
(19) 
When on-lot water supply is proposed, the location of all well sites shall be shown.
(20) 
When required by § 186-30 of this chapter, a proposed soil erosion and sedimentation control plan shall be submitted.
(21) 
When required, the information required by § 186-31 of this chapter, which may be a separate plan, shall be submitted.
(22) 
A block for signatures of the reviewing agency membership and the date of recommendation, as per example in Appendix A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(23) 
Blocks for signatures of the Township of Derry and the date of approval, as per example in Appendix A.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(24) 
Land development plans shall show building locations and parking areas in addition to the above information.
(25) 
A letter from the subdivider specifically requesting any waiver from the regulations herein established and citing the reasons for same.
(26) 
Water supply. If water is to be provided by means other than private wells owned and maintained by the individual owners of lots within the subdivision or development, applicants shall present evidence to the Township of Derry that the subdivision is to be supplied by a certified public utility, a bona fide cooperative association of lot owners, or by a municipal corporation, authority or utility. A copy of a certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission of an application for such certificate, a cooperative agreement or a commitment or agreement to serve the area in question, whichever is appropriate, shall be acceptable.
A. 
Final plans shall be on sheets 22 inches by 36 inches. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the size prescribed, final plans shall be drawn in two or more sections. The plan shall be drawn and annotated in accordance with the "Subdivision Plan Form."[1] The final plan shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Subdivision Plan Form is on file in the Township offices.
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
The final plan shall include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) 
The subdivision name or identifying title.
(2) 
The Township name.
(3) 
A North point, scale graphic, written date of preparation, date it may reviewed, and date of preliminary plan approval.
(4) 
The name and address of the record owner and subdivider or land developer, including reference to deed book, volume and page of current legal owner.
(5) 
The name and seal of the registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan.
(6) 
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances. Error enclosure not to exceed one foot in 5,000 feet. The criteria for boundary closure is distance marked to 1/100 of a foot bearings listed to the nearest one minute.
(7) 
All existing streets and driveways on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way width, cartway width, street lines, lot lines, rights-of-way, easements and areas dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(8) 
Sufficient data, including bearing and length, to locate every street, lot, easement, right-of-way and boundary line 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 lot proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(11) 
The proposed building setback line for each street and the proposed placement of each building, except placement for single-family dwellings.
(12) 
The location and width of all rights-of-way and easements established.
(13) 
The location of all sanitary and storm sewer easements, and location of all watercourses and detention ponds, whether public or private.
(14) 
All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot.
(15) 
Lots within a subdivision shall be numbered and their area shown within the lot boundaries; house numbers, as assigned by the Township or postal authorities, shall also be shown therein.
(16) 
The typical section for all proposed streets.
(17) 
Permanent reference monuments shall be shown on the plan and designated existing or proposed.
(18) 
The names of the adjoining subdivisions shall be shown.
(19) 
The names of the owners of any adjoining unplotted land shall be shown, including deed book and page number.
(20) 
An approval block providing for the signatures of the reviewing agency and the Township of Derry and the date of approval, as per example in Appendix A.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(21) 
An appropriate statement signed by the owner unequivocally indicating his intention either:
(a) 
To dedicate for public use all streets, road, easements and rights-of-way so intended and designated; or
(b) 
To reserve as private any street, roads, easements or rights-of-way intended not to be dedicated for public use.
(22) 
A statement of acknowledgment in legal form, executed by a Notary, stating that the subdivider is the owner or equitable owner of the land proposed for subdivision, and that the subdivision as shown on the final plan is the act and deed of the subdivider and that it is desired to record the same.
(23) 
A copy of the sewage plan revision module for land development or other equivalent documentation approved by the Department of Environmental Protection in compliance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
(24) 
Water supply. If water is to be provided by means other than private wells owned and maintained by the individual owners of lots within the subdivision or development, applicants shall present evidence to the Township of Derry that the subdivision is to be supplied by a certified public utility, a bona fide cooperative agreement or a commitment or agreement to serve the area in question, whichever is appropriate, shall be acceptable.
C. 
Improvement and construction plan.
(1) 
The improvement construction plan(s) shall be at any of the following scales:
Horizontal
(feet per inch)
Vertical
(feet per inch)
50
5 or 10
40
4
100
10
(2) 
It shall show the following:
(a) 
The subdivision name or identifying title.
(b) 
A North point, scale graphic and written date of preparation and any revision dates.
(c) 
The name of the owner of record, the subdivider, and telephone numbers.
(d) 
The name and seal and address of the registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan.
(e) 
Center line of streets with bearings, distances, curve data, sight distances and stations corresponding to the profile.
(f) 
Right-of-way and curblines of streets with radii at intersections.
(g) 
The beginning and end of proposed construction of streets.
(h) 
Tie-ins by courses and distances to intersection of all public roads with their names and widths.
(i) 
The location of all monuments with reference to them.
(j) 
The property lines and ownership of abutting properties.
(k) 
The location and size of all drainage structures, public utilities, street name signs, and shade trees.
(l) 
The location and size of storm and/or sanitary sewer lines with stations corresponding to the profile.
(m) 
The location of storm and/or sanitary sewer manholes or inlets with grade between and elevation of flow line and top of each manhole or inlet.
(n) 
Property lines and ownership, with details of easements where required.
(o) 
The beginning and end of proposed construction of storm and/or sanitary sewer.
(p) 
The location of storm and/or sanitary sewer laterals, Y's, etc.
(q) 
The location of all other drainage facilities and public utilities.
(r) 
The profile of existing ground surface along the center line of the street.
(s) 
The proposed center line grade of streets with the percent of grade on tangents and elevations at fifty-foot intervals, including grades at intersections, control points, etc.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(t) 
Vertical curve data on profile of streets, including length and elevations and sight distance on plan view as required by the engineer.
(u) 
The profile of existing ground surface with elevations at the top of manholes or inlets.
(v) 
The profile of the storm drain or sewer, showing the size of the pipe, grade, cradle (if any), manhole or inlet locations, and elevations at flow line.
D. 
A grading and drainage plan, prepared in accordance with §§ 186-24 and 186-25 of this chapter.
E. 
A soil erosion and sedimentation control plan, when required by § 186-30 of this chapter.
F. 
When required, the information required by § 186-31 of this chapter, which may be a separate plan, shall be submitted.
G. 
A copy of final deed restrictions or protective covenants.
H. 
A copy of any and all proposed written easements or deeds to be granted, including, but not limited to, storm drainage easements, recreation easements or dedication, or agreements to pay a fee in lieu thereof and sanitary sewer easement.
I. 
Written agreement of the land developer or subdivider in a form approved by the Township of Derry, including an agreement to construct in form and substance agreeable to the Township required improvements, including but not limited to streets, curbs, sidewalk, and storm drainage facilities.
J. 
An approved Department of Environmental Protection planning module where on-lot sewage disposal systems or community treatment systems are proposed, or written proof of the Department of Environmental Protection approval for the extension of existing sanitary sewer service.
K. 
If required, a highway occupancy permit or review and written approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
L. 
Approval by the United States Postal Service of street names and house numbers.
M. 
Plans of bridges and other improvements shall contain sufficient information to provide complete working plans for the proposed construction.
N. 
The typical cross-section of streets showing:
(1) 
Right-of-way width and location and the width of paving.
(2) 
The type, thickness and crown of paving.
(3) 
The type and size of the curb.
(4) 
The grading of the sidewalk area.
(5) 
The location, width, type and thickness of sidewalks.
(6) 
The typical location of sewers and utilities with sizes.
The subdivider or developer will furnish the Township with as-built plans record drawings for sanitary sewer systems within the subdivision or land development.