[Ord. 01-11, 6/21/2001, § 301; as amended by Ord.
2011-4, 7/7/2011; and by Ord. No.
2021-14, 12/2/2021]
1.
Applicants may submit a sketch plan for the review of the Township
Planning Commission. The sketch plan may be used to familiarize the
Township Planning Commission with the concept of the development.
The Township Planning Commission may make informal recommendations
with regard to the plans. These recommendations shall not be considered
to be binding upon the Township.
2.
It is strongly recommended that all applicants provide a sketch plan
so that any issues may be discussed at an early stage, such as location
of roads, recreation, storm drainage issues and identification of
variances and waivers. Should the developer proceed without such direction,
the engineering costs for revisions can occur.
3.
The Township shall provide two sets of plans and materials to the
Township Engineer.
4.
Sketch
plans and all required supplementary data shall be submitted to the
Township by 12:00 noon, 30 days prior to the Planning Commission meeting
at which the applicant wishes to appear.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2023-04, 5/4/2023]
5.
Official
submission of a sketch plan to the Township Department of Community
Development shall comprise the following:
A.
Submission
of one copy of a completed application.
B.
Submission of three sets of paper prints of the sketch plan, which shall fully comply with provisions of this Chapter as set forth in § 22-403.
C.
The Township
shall have five days from plan submission to determine if the submission
is complete. In the event a plan submission is determined to be incomplete,
all submission documents will be returned to the Applicant.
E.
Any deposit tendered by a developer to reimburse the Township for professional fees shall be utilized in plan review, construction observation, and in administration of the development or subdivision proposed, including fees and costs incurred in enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) and any subdivision improvement or maintenance agreement entered into between the developer and the Township. Such deposit, while retained by the Township, shall be maintained in a non-interest-bearing account, and the unused portion of the deposit shall be returned to the developer at the conclusion of all work accomplished on the development or subdivision.
F.
Electronic
submission to the Township or a CD containing all submitted information
as set forth above.
[Ord. 01-11, 6/21/2001, § 302; as amended by Ord. No. 2021-14, 12/2/2021]
1.
The Township Planning Commission will consider a sketch plan submission
at its next regular meeting or at another meeting held within 30 days
of the next scheduled meeting, provided that the submission is received
by the Community Development Department at least 30 days prior to
said meeting.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2023-04, 5/4/2023]
2.
The Township Planning Commission shall review the sketch plan data
to determine the development potential of the site, as indicated by
the natural features analyses presented. The general development concepts
of the developer will be reviewed to determine their compatibility
with the development potential of the site and the Upper Macungie
Township Comprehensive Plan. Also, the sketch plan stage is designed
to offer the developer an opportunity to informally discuss his plans
for the proposed subdivision or land development with the Township
Planning Commission.
3.
In the event that an applicant and/or his representatives are not
in attendance at the meeting, the sketch plan review shall be conducted
at the next scheduled Township Planning Commission meeting. A written
copy of the Township Engineer's and staff comments will be provided
to the applicant to assist in preliminary plan preparation.
[Ord. 01-11, 6/21/2001, § 303; as amended by Ord. No. 2021-14, 12/2/2021]
1.
The sketch plan submission should include the following data and
be drawn to the following standards:
A.
Property
boundaries (may be obtained from county tax map or similar sources).
B.
General
topographic contours from available data (may be obtained from United
States Geological Surveys).
C.
A letter
of intent and a sketch of the proposed subdivision or land development
tract, including proposed recreation areas, proposed open space areas
and proposed detention basin sites, explaining and illustrating the
developer's general development concepts for the tract. Sketch plans
shall be at a minimum scale of one inch equals 200 feet.
2.
Site data, including:
A.
Acres of entire tract.
B.
Number of lots.
C.
Zoning district of area.
D.
Name of subdivision.
E.
Approximate acreage of proposed recreation areas and open space areas.
F.
Approximate location of proposed stormwater management systems and
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission release requirements.
H.
Magnetic
North point.
I.
Appropriate
scale.
3.
A location map showing the general location of the subdivision in
relation to adjacent properties, roads, streams and zoning. USGS and
the Township Zoning Ordinance Map should be used for this.
4.
A map illustrating an analysis of natural drainage patterns and water
resources within the proposed subdivision tract, including delineation
of all streams, natural drainage swales, ponds and lakes, woodlands,
wetlands, floodplains subject to a one-hundred-year flood frequency,
permanent and seasonal high-water tables and karst features. The map
may use USGS quad sheets, county soil survey maps, the flood boundary
and floodway map from the municipal flood insurance study, the Township
Comprehensive Plan, other sources known to the applicant, as well
as field inspection as the basis of the information.
5.
A map illustrating an analysis of types of soils present within the
proposed subdivision tract. The map should include delineation of
prime agricultural soil areas, soils with shallow depth to bedrock,
soils most susceptible to erosion, hydric soils, soils most suitable
for urban development and soils generally suitable for on-lot sewage
disposal. The map may be based on the county soil survey among other
sources. Sinkholes and closed depressions should be identified on
the map.
