The standards and requirements contained in this article shall
apply as minimum design standards for subdivisions and/or land developments.
Whenever other Township ordinances or regulations impose more restrictive
standards and requirements than those contained herein, the more restrictive
shall apply.
Vehicular parking facilities shall conform with the West Manchester
Township Zoning Ordinance and shall have the following characteristics:
A. Not less than a four-foot radius of curbing shall be permitted for
horizontal curves in parking areas.
B. All parking areas without through access shall be designed to provide
sufficient backup area for all end stalls.
C. Painted lines, arrows and dividers shall be provided and maintained
to control parking when necessary to direct vehicular circulation.
Sidewalks and curbs shall be provided along the frontage of the entire property unless a waiver of this standard is granted in accordance with §
121-11. Sidewalks and curbs shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the West Manchester Township Construction and Material Specifications for Land Development, as amended.
The building setback lines and building separations shall conform
with the prevailing West Manchester Township Zoning Ordinance requirements.
Easements for sanitary sewer facilities, stormwater drainage
facilities, public utilities or pedestrian access shall meet the following
standards:
A. To the fullest extent possible, easements shall be adjacent to property
lines.
B. Nothing shall be placed, planted, set or put within the area of an
easement that would adversely affect the function of the easement
or conflict with the easement agreement.
C. Pedestrian easements shall have a minimum width of 10 feet.
D. Utility easements shall have a minimum width of 20 feet.
E. The applicant shall reserve easements where stormwater or surface
water drainage facilities are existing or proposed, whether located
within or beyond the boundaries of the property. Easements shall have
a minimum width of 20 feet and shall be adequately designed to provide
area for the collection and discharge of water, the maintenance, repair
and reconstruction of the drainage facilities and the passage of machinery
for such work. The easements, agreement and plan shall clearly identify
who has the right of access and responsibility of maintenance.
F. Where any electric or telephone transmission or petroleum product
transmission line traverses a subdivision or land development, the
applicant shall confer with the applicable transmission or distribution
company to determine the minimum distance which shall be required
between each structure and the center line of such petroleum or petroleum
product transmission line. All applications shall include a letter
from the owner of the transmission line stating any conditions on
the use of the tract and the right-of-way width or a copy of the recorded
agreement which shall contain the above data.
All subdivision and land development applications shall include
stormwater management data. The stormwater management data shall be
prepared, and stormwater facilities provided, in accordance with the
prevailing West Manchester Township Stormwater Management Ordinance. This information may be provided on a sheet with other
data or on separate sheets and need not be recorded with the final
plan.
All subdivision and land development plans shall conform with
the floodplain requirements of the prevailing West Manchester Township
Floodplain Management Ordinance.
In those areas of the subject property containing slopes that
exceed 15%, no structure shall be erected that will unduly disturb
existing grade and natural soil conditions. If a structure is proposed
upon these steep slopes, a statement must be prepared by a registered
architect, engineer or landscape architect as to the means used to
overcome building foundation problems, the maintenance of the natural
watershed and the prevention of soil erosion.
Residential subdivision and/or land development plan applications
shall consider the recreational needs that will be generated by the
proposed development.
A. Where a proposed park, playground, open space or other local or neighborhood
recreation site is shown on the Township Comprehensive Plan or Township
Recreation Plan or where the Township considers that a local recreation
site is necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the Township
may require the dedication of all or a portion of such site in accordance
with the standards following:
(1) The land to be dedicated must be of suitable size dimensions, topography,
access and general character for the proposed use.
(2) The amount of land so required for this purpose shall be established
by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and available at the Township
Office.
B. Where the application of these area standards would result in an
open space or recreation site too small to be usable or if the Comprehensive
Plan calls for such local recreation site to be located elsewhere
or if a suitable local recreation site cannot be properly located
in the land development as determined by the Township, a payment of
a fee in lieu of dedication of such land is required. The following
procedures must be followed:
(1) The amount of the fee shall be set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. This fee shall be based on the prevailing average value of the land after development and shall be substantially equal to the value of the land that would be set aside if the standards in Subsection
A(2) were applied.
(2) The fee shall be paid to the Township prior to approval of the final
plan.
(3) All moneys paid to the Township in this manner must be kept in a
capital reserve fund established as provided by law. Moneys in such
capital reserve fund must be used only for the acquisition of land
for park and recreation purposes or for capital improvements to existing,
Township-owned or -leased recreation areas.