[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 301]
1.
No person proposing a subdivision shall proceed with any grading
and improvements for streets or installation of public utilities until
the preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision is approved by Council.
2.
No person proposing a subdivision shall sell, agree to sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise convey any lot, parcel or tract in a subdivision,
or construct or commence the construction of any building in a subdivision
until the final plat of the proposed subdivision is approved by Council
and recorded in accordance with the provisions hereof.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 302]
A person desiring approval of a plat of a subdivision shall
appear before the Planning Commission to discuss his proposal before
filing an application for preliminary plat approval. No fee or formal
application is required for this meeting. Its purpose is to save the
subdivider time and money. The subdivider shall be prepared to discuss
the details of his proposed subdivision, including such items as the
proposed use, existing features of the area, existing covenants, land
characteristics, availability of community facilities and utilities,
size of development, play areas or public areas, proposed protective
covenants, proposed utilities and street improvements. The subdivider
may submit a sketch plan as outlined in § 402. The Planning
Commission shall respond to the proposal within 30 days.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 303; as amended by Ord.
830, 2/13/1995]
After the advisory meeting, the subdivider shall submit an application
for approval of a preliminary plat to the Planning Commission.
A.
The application shall be accompanied by the following:
B.
The Planning Commission shall review the application and shall send
one copy of each of the maps and data sheets submitted with the application
to the Engineer and the Allegheny County Planning Department. Upon
receipt of recommendations from the Engineer and the Allegheny County
Planning Department, if the same has been received within a period
of 30 days of such transmittal or such reasonable further time as
may be requested by the Engineer or Allegheny County Planning Department,
the Commission shall submit its recommendations to Council. The Planning
Commission shall express it approval as approval and state the conditions
of such approval, if any; when disapproved, shall state its disapproval
and the reasons therefor.
C.
Council shall review the applications and shall approve the plat
proposed in application subject to receipt of an acceptable final
plat as set forth in § 404 of this Chapter, or shall conditionally
approve or disapprove the plat, setting forth their reasons and providing
the subdivider with a copy. If the plat is disapproved, the subdivider
shall submit a new preliminary plat. Approval of a preliminary plat
shall not constitute approval of the final plat. Rather, it shall
be deemed an expression of approval for the proposed layout submitted
on the preliminary plat as a guide to preparation of the final plat
which will be submitted for approval to the Planning Commission and
the Borough Council.
D.
The approval of a preliminary plat shall be deemed to have lapsed
unless an application for final approval of at least part of the preliminary
plat is made within one year of the date of tentative approval.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 304; as amended by Ord.
830, 2/13/1995]
After preliminary plat approval is obtained, the subdivider
shall submit a final plat to the Planning Commission as set forth
in § 404 of these regulations.
A.
The final plat shall be accompanied by:
(1)
Eight black or blue line prints and one reproducible print of
the plat.
(2)
No plat shall be finally approved unless the streets shown on such plat have been improved as may be required by the provisions of this Chapter and any walkways, curbs, gutters, street lights, fire hydrants, shade trees, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains and any other improvements as may be required hereunder have been installed in accordance with this Chapter. In lieu of completion of the improvements referred to herein, the applicant shall deposit with the Borough in the form of a bond or such funds that will cover the cost of said improvements as the same was estimated by the Borough Engineer or by the Borough Council in accordance with the procedures in Part 7 of this Chapter.
B.
If the Planning Commission finds that the final plat is in accordance
with the requirements of this Chapter, the Chairman or other authorized
member shall endorsed the plat and submit it to Council. If disapproved,
the President shall attach to the original tracing of the final plan
a statement of the reasons for such action and return it to the subdivider.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 305; as amended by Ord.
830, 2/13/1995]
Upon the approval of a final plat, the developer shall within
90 days of such final approval record such plat in the office of the
recorder of deeds of the county in which the Borough is located. The
recorder of deeds shall not accept any plat for recording unless such
plat officially notes the approval of Borough Council, and review
by the county planning agency.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 306]
Upon recording of the final plat, a reproducible copy of the
recorded plat shall be filed in the office of the Borough Secretary.
Failure to comply with this requirement shall result in the suspension
of all development activities within such plan of subdivision.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970; as added by Ord. 830, 2/13/1995]
After a plat has been approved and recorded as provided in this
Chapter, all streets and public grounds on such plat shall be, and
become a part of the official map of the Borough of Bridgeville without
public hearing.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 307; as amended by Ord.
830, 2/13/1995]
1.
Application Fee. To cover the costs of reviewing plats, processing
the application, and other expenses incidental to the approval of
a subdivision, the subdivider shall pay a fee to be established, from
time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, at the time
of application for approval of a preliminary plat, said fee to be
payable to the Borough of Bridgeville. When the application for approval
of a preliminary plat is forwarded to the Planning Commission it shall
be accompanied by a memorandum that this fee has been paid.
2.
Subdivision Fee. To cover the costs of holding any required public
hearing, the checking of maps, plans, specifications, and any other
engineering data incidental to the final approval of the final plat,
a fee established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council,
shall be paid to the Borough of Bridgeville. When the application
for final approval is forwarded to the Planning Commission or Borough
Council, it shall be accompanied by a memorandum that these fees have
been paid.
3.
Review Fees.
A.
Escrow Account Fees. To cover the costs to the Borough for the engineering
and inspection supervision and construction and other miscellaneous
expenses incidental to the construction and final approval of a subdivision
or other construction project, the subdivider or developer shall deposit
to an escrow fund established for this purpose a sum of money in the
amount of 2% of the estimated contract cost of those portions of the
project included under site development and improvement, except that
the minimum payment permissible for this purpose shall be $500. Should
expenses incurred by the Borough exceed the amount of the escrow deposit
at any time during construction, a further deposit shall be required
before final approval and acceptance shall be returned to the developer.
B.
Review Fees.
(1)
Review fees shall include the reasonable and necessary charges
by the Borough's professional consultants or engineer for review
and report to the Borough, and shall be set by resolution. Such review
fees shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary
charges by the Borough Engineer or consultant for similar service
in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or
cost charged by the engineer or consultant to the Borough when fees
are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
(2)
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review
fees, the applicant shall, within 10 days of the billing date, notify
the Borough that such fees are disputed, in which case the Borough
shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application
due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.
(3)
In the event that the Borough and the applicant cannot agree
on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then
the fees shall be recalculated and recertified by another professional
engineer licensed as such in this Commonwealth and chosen mutually
by the Borough and the applicant or developer. The estimate certified
by the third engineer shall be presumed fair and reasonable and shall
be the final estimate. In the event that a third engineer is so chosen,
fees for the services of said engineer shall be paid equally by the
Borough and the applicant or developer.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 308]
1.
No permit to erect, alter or repair any building upon land in a subdivision
may be issued, unless and until a plan of such subdivision shall have
been approved and properly recorded, and until the improvements required
by the Council in connection therewith shall have been constructed
as provided in this Chapter.
2.
No occupancy permit shall be issued for any structure until such
time as the condition of those public accoutrements located on the
property in question shall have been determined to be in a condition
acceptable to the Borough, by the Borough Engineer and Zoning Officer.
