A. 
No applicant may proceed with any grading or improvement of streets or installation of public utilities until a preliminary application has been approved by the Council.
B. 
No applicant shall sell, transfer, lease or otherwise convey any lot, parcel or tract in a subdivision or construct or commence the construction of a structure in a subdivision until the final plat has been approved by the Council and recorded as required herein.
C. 
Applicants of the simple subdivision of land where no more than three lots are involved, where no new streets or other improvements are needed and where the plan conforms in all respects to Chapter 337, Zoning, may apply directly to the Planning Commission for final review and approval.
The preliminary application shall include a location map, a site map, a subdivision plan and an engineering report. The application shall be submitted to the Planning Commission and shall include an original, together with not less than 10 copies, and shall be accompanied by an application fee which shall be set by resolution of the Council.
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The location map shall clearly show the location, area and zoning of the tract proposed for development with relation to the area and zoning of adjacent properties and the location and relative distance to existing related streets.
B. 
The site map shall cover the entire tract and lands within 100 feet of its boundaries and shall clearly and accurately show the following data:
(1) 
The topography with vertical contour intervals of five feet or less.
(2) 
The natural features and existing culture such as woods, streams, embankments, retaining walls, structures and existing land use.
(3) 
The names of owners of properties adjacent to the tract.
(4) 
Existing and proposed streets and rights-of-way, including dedicated widths, roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavements and curbs and sidewalks.
(5) 
Existing and proposed easements, including widths and purposes.
(6) 
Utilities, including size, capacity and location of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, drainage facilities, waterlines, gas mains and power lines.
(7) 
Areas subject to periodic overflow of flood- or stormwaters.
(8) 
Subsurface conditions, including data on past or possible future mining activity. If mineral rights are severed from the landownership, such data must be clearly indicated.
(9) 
Tract boundary lines by calculated distances and bearings.
(10) 
The title, graphic scale, North point and date.
C. 
The proposed subdivision plan shall be drawn at a scale no smaller than 50 feet to one inch and shall show the following:
(1) 
The name of the subdivision.
(2) 
The names and addresses of the owner, subdivider and persons who prepared the plan.
(3) 
The proposed street pattern, including the names, widths and rights-of-way of streets, the widths of easements and the approximate grades of streets where they exceed 8%.
(4) 
The layout of lots, including dimensions, numbers and building lines.
(5) 
Parcels of land to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds or other public or community use.
(6) 
The key plan, legends, notes, the graphic scale, the North point and the date.
(7) 
A draft of any proposed deed covenants.
D. 
An engineering report shall include the following data wherever pertinent:
(1) 
Profiles, cross sections and specifications for proposed street improvements.
(2) 
Profiles and other explanatory data concerning installation of water distribution systems, storm sewers and sanitary sewers.
(3) 
A report on the feasibility of connection to the existing sewerage system, including distances to the nearest public sewer, the service load of the subdivision and the capacity of the treatment plant.
Preliminary plan applications shall be reviewed in accordance with the following procedures:
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The Planning Commission shall forward one copy each of the preliminary application to the County Planning Commission, the City Engineer and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. The Planning Commission shall not forward its recommendation on the preliminary application until reports from each of these agencies have been received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the copies of the preliminary application were forwarded to said agencies.
B. 
The Planning Commission shall review the application covering the requirements of this chapter point by point and may consult with the Engineer, the Zoning Officer and other concerned officials. The Planning Commission will recommend approval, denial or conditional approval to the Council within 30 days of the scheduled meeting at which the application is first reviewed.
C. 
The Council shall, after receiving the recommendation of the Planning Commission, render its decision and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days following the date of the first regular monthly meeting of the Planning Commission following the filing of the application.
D. 
The decision of the Council shall be in writing and shall be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to him or her at his or her last known address not later than 15 days following the decision of the Council.
E. 
When the application is not approved in terms as filed, the decision shall specify the defects found in the application and describe the requirements which have not been met and shall, in each case, cite the provisions of the statute or ordinance relied upon.
F. 
Failure of the Council to render a decision and communicate it to the applicant within the time and the manner required shall be deemed an approval of the application in terms as presented, unless the applicant has agreed, in writing, to an extension of time or change in the prescribed manner of presentation of communication of the decision, in which case failure to meet the extended time or change in manner of presentation of communication shall have like effect.
The Council shall approve or disapprove of the preliminary application at a public meeting.
Final application shall include seven prints and one reproducible copy of the final plat and a certificate of completion of improvements as required below. The final plat shall be drawn at a scale no smaller than 50 feet to one inch and shall show:
A. 
The subdivision name, names and addresses of the owner and subdivider, source of title of land as shown by the books of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County, graphic scale, North point, date and certificate of approval by the Council.
B. 
The survey date, with certification by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor showing calculated distances and bearings of the subdivision boundaries, lots, utility easements, streets, alleys, building lines and parks reserved for community purposes.
C. 
The location and distances to the nearest established street corners or official monuments and the streets intersecting the boundaries of the subdivision.
D. 
The location, type of material and size of monuments, complete curb data, lot numbers and street names.
No plats shall be finally approved unless all improvements required by this chapter have been installed in strict accordance with this chapter or a guaranty has been provided that the improvements will subsequently be installed by the owner, in the form of a bond or deposit of funds or securities in escrow which are acceptable to the Council and are in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the improvements which may be required. Such bond or other security shall provide for, and secure to the public, the completion of all declared improvements within a period of five years from the date of final approval of the plat.
The Council, after receiving the recommendation of the Planning Commission, shall render its decision and communicate it to the applicant, as required by law, no later than 90 days after the first regular monthly meeting of the Planning Commission following the filing of the application.
A. 
When a preliminary application has been duly approved, the applicant shall be entitled to final approval in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary application.
B. 
Upon final approval, the applicant may commence and complete the approved development in accordance with the terms of such approval within three years from such approval. Where final approval is preceded by preliminary approval, the three-year period shall be counted from the date of the preliminary approval.
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 Allegheny County.
When the plans of streets and other improvements have been approved as provided in this chapter, the subdivider shall first notify the Engineer of his or her intention to proceed with the construction or installation of said streets and improvements; notification shall be made at least 10 working days before any such construction or installation shall commence, so as to give the Engineer an opportunity to inspect the site prior to commencement of work and to inspect installation or construction of said streets and improvements during the course of work being performed. In order to defray a part of the costs incurred by the City in inspecting the installation of the improvements required by this chapter, the developer shall, before he or she proceeds with any construction or installation, present a certified check or money order, made payable to the Council, in an amount equal to 110% of the Engineer's estimate of the cost of the improvements.
Prior to any street or other improvement being accepted by the City as hereinafter provided, the developer shall post a maintenance bond and/or other security naming the same City as obligee, in an amount set by the City Engineer and in terms acceptable to the City Attorney to insure maintenance of said improvements for a period of not less than 18 months from the date of acceptance by the City.
After streets and improvements have been installed and constructed pursuant to the requirements contained in this chapter, and in the event that the developer desires to have the City accept said streets or improvements, the developer shall notify the City Engineer that the construction or installation has been completed, and shall supply the City with one reproducible copy of the as-built plan on which the street or improvement in question has been constructed or installed. The reproducible copy shall show thereon the signatures of all agencies and individuals who have approved the plan and contain a notice thereon as to where and when the plan was recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County. The portion of street or improvement which the developer desires to have the City accept shall be identified on the copy of the plan, which plan shall also clearly designate the number of linear feet of said street or improvement which the subdivider desires to be accepted by the City.