A sketch plan may be submitted by the applicant as a basis for
informal discussion with the Borough. Data furnished on the sketch
plan may include the following information. Items in Subsections A,
B, C, D, H and L should be shown with all sketch plans to allow for
an informal discussion.
A. Name or identifying title of subdivision or land development.
B. Name, address and phone number of the owner, applicant or developer.
C. Name and address of engineer, surveyor, architect or other licensed
professional who prepared the plan.
D. Existing tract boundaries indicating the area of original tract in
acres or square feet.
E. Existing and proposed lot lines.
F. Existing and proposed street layout, including all streets adjacent
to the tract and all proposed access points and parking areas.
G. Existing and proposed easements and right-of-way within and adjoining
the tract.
H. The applicable zoning requirements.
I. Contours and the basis for topography and vertical datum base.
J. Significant topographic and physical features, such as but not limited
to streams, lakes, ponds, drainage rights-of-way; the location of
all drainage structures; the approximate location of all environmentally
sensitive features, including floodplains, wetlands, woodlands and
steep slopes, shall be shown.
K. A location map with a North arrow, showing the entire development
and its relation to surrounding areas.
L. Tax parcel number of property to be subdivided or developed.
The final plan shall show or be accompanied by the following
information.
A. Drafting standards.
(1) The plan shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals 20 feet, one
inch equals 50 feet, or one inch equals 100 feet, or as approved by
the Borough Engineer, and shall be provided on sheet size 24 inches
by 36 inches.
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(2) Dimensions shall be set in feet and decimal parts thereof, and bearings
in degrees, minutes and seconds.
(3) Each sheet shall be numbered and shall show its relationship to the
total number of sheets.
(4) Final plans shall be on sheets either 24 inches by 36 inches or 30
inches by 42 inches, and all lettering shall be legible if the plan
should be reduced to half size.
B. General information to be shown.
(1) Name or identifying title of subdivision or land development.
(2) Name, address and phone number of the owner/applicant or developer.
(3) Name and address and seal of registered engineer or surveyor, architect
or other licensed professional who prepared the plan.
(4) Location of water supply and sewage disposal facilities.
(5) Zoning requirements, including applicable district, lot size and
yard requirements, and proof of any variance or special exception
which may have been granted by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(6) A location map for the purpose of locating the site to be subdivided
at a scale of not less than 800 feet to the inch, showing the relation
of the tract to adjoining property and to all street, roads and municipal
boundaries existing within 1,000 feet of any part of the property
proposed to be subdivided or developed.
(7) Total acreage of the tract.
(8) Date, North point and scale.
(9) Tax parcel number of property to be subdivided or developed.
C. Existing features.
(1) Complete outline survey of the property to be subdivided or developed
shall be provided, showing all courses, distances and area, and tie-ins
to all adjacent intersections.
(2) The location, names, widths of streets, the location of property
lines and names of owners, the location of watercourses, sanitary
sewers, storm drains and similar features within 100 feet of any part
of the land to be subdivided or developed.
(3) Location of all existing monuments.
(4) Location, size and ownership of all underground utilities and any
rights-of-way or easements within the property.
(5) Contours at vertical intervals of two feet established from United
States Coast and Geodetic bench marks.
(6) Location of existing buildings, species and size of large trees standing
alone, the outline of all wooded areas, wetlands, floodplains or other
areas subject to flooding.
D. Proposed layout.
(1) The layout of streets, including widths of the streets.
(2) The layout and dimensions of lots.
(3) The arrangement of buildings and parking areas in nonresidential
and multifamily developments, with all necessary dimensions, shall
be noted on the plan.
(4) A plan for the surface drainage and stormwater management of the
tract to be subdivided or developed shall be provided. A plan to control
erosion during and after the construction period is required.
(5) Typical cross sections and center-line profiles shall be provided
for each proposed street shown on the final plan. These plans may
be submitted as separate sheets.
(6) The specific use of each proposed lot shall be indicated.
(7) A plan of proposed planting shall be provided, showing the location of street trees and landscape treatment, required buffers, species and sizes of plant materials proposed to be used, and a delineation of the tree protection area (as defined in §
385-25).
(8) For subdivisions, the total area, number of lots, lot area for each
lot, and length of proposed streets shall be noted on the plan, and
each lot shall be numbered.
(9) Building setback lines as established by Chapter
450, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of New Britain.
(10)
Rights-of-way or easements proposed to be created for all drainage
purposes, utilities or other reasons.
(11)
Proposed lighting plan, showing streetlights and parking area
lighting.
(12)
Location of refuse disposal areas and plan for screening of
refuse disposal areas.
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All subdivision and land development and stormwater (best management practices) applicants shall submit a minimum of three copies of the record plan conforming to the following standards. The record plan shall be a clear and legible blue- or black-line print on white opaque linen or Mylar and one paper print and shall be an exact copy of the approved final plan on a sheet of the size required for final plans. Two copies shall be retained by the Borough, and one copy shall be recorded in the Bucks County Courthouse. The following information shall appear in the record plan, in addition to the information required in §
385-41 for the final plan:
A. Seals. All plans must be acknowledged with the following seals:
(1) The raised seal of a licensed engineer and land surveyor responsible
for the plan.
(2) The raised seal of architect or landscape architect who collaborated
in the preparation of the plan.
(3) If the applicant is a corporation, a raised corporate seal.
(4) The raised seal of a notary public or other qualified officer acknowledging
the owner's statement of intent.
(5) All plans must be approved by the Borough Council with the raised
official seal.
B. Acknowledgments, notes, and certificates. The record plan must include
the required notes and certificates.
(1) On all applications where improvement construction plans are required,
the following note shall appear on the record plan: "Sheets 2 through
__ inclusive, on record at New Britain Borough, shall be considered
a part of the approved final plan as if recorded with same." These
shall be listed by sheet number and title on the record plan.
(2) The signature of the registered land surveyor certifying that the
plan represents a survey made by him, that the monuments shown thereon
exist as located, and the dimensional and geodetic details are correct.
(3) A statement to the effect that the applicant is the owner of the
land proposed to be subdivided or developed and that the subdivision
or land development shown on the final plan is made with his or their
free consent and that it is desired to record the same.
(a)
Where the owner(s) are individuals, all shall join as follows:
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County of ____________________
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On the _____ day of _____, 20_____, before me the subscriber,
a Notary Public of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, residing in _________________________,
personally appeared (name or names of all owners), known to me (or
satisfactorily proven) to be the persons whose names (is/are) subscribed
to the foregoing plan, and acknowledge that (he/she/they) (is/are)
the registered (owner/owners) of the designated land, that all necessary
approval of the plan have been obtained and is endorsed thereon, and
that (he/she/they) desire that the foregoing plan be recorded according
to law. Witness my hand and notaries seal, the day and year aforesaid.
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(b)
Where the owner is a corporation:
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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On the _____ day of _______________, before me the subscriber,
a Notary Public of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, residing in _________________________
personally appeared (name of officer of corporation), who acknowledged
(himself/herself) to be the (president/secretary) of (name of the
corporation), a corporation, and that as such (president or secretary),
being authorized to do so, (he/she) executed the foregoing plan by
signing that the said corporation is the registered owner of the designated
land, that all necessary approval of the plan has been obtained and
is endorsed thereon, and that (he/she/they) desire that the foregoing
plan be recorded according to law.
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Witness my hand and notaries seal, the day and year aforesaid.
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(4) Approved notation by the Borough shall be as follows:
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Borough Council:
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"Approved by the Council of the Borough of New Britain this
_____ day of ______________, 20_____."
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(5) Recording notation:
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"Recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania in Plan Book _____ Page _____ on the _____ day of ____________
20_____.
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(6) Signatures to appear on plan. The following signatures shall be placed
directly on the plan in black ink:
(a)
The owner or owners of the land. If the owner of the land is
a corporation, the signatures of the president and secretary and the
corporate seal shall appear.
(b)
The notary public acknowledging the owner's statement of intent.
(c)
The licensed engineer or surveyor who prepared the plan. If
an architect or a landscape architect collaborated in the preparation
of the plan, his signature shall also appear.
(7) The plan shall indicate that it has been reviewed by the Bucks County
Planning Commission, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, Act 247, as amended, and shall include the following
notation:
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Bucks County Planning Commission Notation
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PROCESSED AND REVIEWED. Report prepared by the Bucks County
Planning Commission in accordance with the Municipalities Planning
Code.
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No. 387]
Prior to the Borough's acceptance of the development improvements
and processing of a final escrow release, the applicant shall submit
final as-built drawings, acceptable to the Borough Engineer, of the
site improvements, including off-site improvements, as required by
the Borough. The final as-built drawing submission shall include,
but not be limited to, as-built record plans, final site improvement
as-built drawings, final stormwater management as-built drawings,
final roadway and cross section as-built drawings, and any other supporting
documentation required by the Borough Engineer or as a condition of
approval. The as-built drawings shall contain: plans and profiles
showing finished grades for all roads; location, length, and slope
of all separate storm sewer systems, wastewater lines, water, and
gas mains; location of all wastewater laterals and water services
- tie distances to be provided to buildings and roadway stationing;
final grading plan for retention/detention basins with volume calculations;
invert and top elevations for all sanitary manholes, storm manholes,
inlets, and endwalls; and location and depth of all public utilities
and services, etc. The as-built plans shall be certified as to their
correctness by the preparing engineer. All plans shall be sealed by
a registered engineer and labeled "AS-BUILT DRAWINGS" and include
the date of preparation and firm name. The as-built submission shall
also include electronic files in PDF, arc-info, CAD format, etc. The
as-built plans shall be approved by the Borough prior to the Borough
accepting the improvements and processing the final escrow release.