[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
Official submission of a preliminary plat to the City Planner
shall comprise submitting the following information no less than 10
days prior to a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting:
A. Submission of at least 14 copies of a completed subdivision or land
development application and the appropriate application fee.
B. Submission of at least 14 legibly drawn or reproduced paper prints of the preliminary plat which shall fully comply with provisions of this chapter as set forth in §
352-12 of this article.
C. Submission of at least 14 copies of all required supplemental information as set forth in §
352-12 of this article.
D. The designated City official shall refer one plat print and one copy
of the supplemental information to the County Planning Commission;
plat prints and copies of the supplemental information shall be provided
to the City Planning Commission members for recommendations as to
changes, alterations and modifications.
E. Additional prints of the preliminary plat shall be submitted to the
respective agencies in each of the following circumstances:
(1) Whenever the property being subdivided or developed abuts a state
legislative route, one print of the preliminary plat shall be submitted
to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(2) Whenever a proposed subdivision or land development is located in
more than one municipality or located adjacent to another municipality,
one print of the preliminary plat shall be submitted for each municipality.
(3) Whenever required, one print shall be submitted to the utility companies,
Natural Resources Conservation District and Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection.
F. Prior to any review process commencing, the applicant must provide
sufficient documentation to indicate compliance with Act 537, the
Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.
The preliminary plat of a subdivision or land development, notwithstanding any other requirement stipulated by this chapter, shall be clearly and legibly drawn or reproduced at a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet, shall be designed in accordance with the provisions of Article
VII and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information, except that the City Planning Commission may waive any requirement or request additional information where it is clearly appropriate to the application:
A. A key map at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 1,000 feet,
showing the relation of the portion to be subdivided or developed
to the entire tract and the relation of the entire tract to the neighborhood
for at least 1,000 feet beyond the boundary.
B. The tract name, Tax Map sheet, block and lot number, date, graphic
scale and the following names and addresses:
(1) Name and address of record owner or owners.
(2) Name and address of the subdivider or developer.
(3) Name, address and professional seal of the person who prepared the
plat.
(4) Names of adjacent and facing owners.
C. Acreage of the tract to be subdivided or developed to the nearest
tenth of an acre.
D. Contours at vertical intervals of two feet for slopes averaging less
than 10% and at vertical intervals of five feet for slopes averaging
10% or greater. Contours shall be in the United States Coast and Geodetic
Control Survey Datum.
E. The location of existing and required setback lines, streets within
200 feet of the subdivision or land development, the location of existing
and proposed buildings, railroads, bridges, culverts, drain pipes
and all natural features, such as wooded areas, alluvial soils, flood
areas and rock formations.
F. A copy of any protective covenants or deed restrictions applying
to the land.
G. A full plan of development showing the location of all proposed streets,
roads, alleys, utility easements, parks, playgrounds and other public
areas; suggested street names, proposed building setback lines for
each road; proposed lot lines dimensioned in feet and tenths and approximate
areas of lots in square feet; lot numbers in consecutive order; and
all streets, public use or proposed to be dedicated or reserved for
future public use, together with the conditions of such dedications
or reservations.
H. When required by the City Engineer, the preliminary plat shall be
accompanied by profiles showing existing ground surface and proposed
street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond
the limits of the proposed subdivision; typical cross-sections of
the proposed grading, roadway and sidewalk; and preliminary plans
of proposed water lines, sanitary and stormwater sewers, with grades
and sizes indicated.
The Planning Commission may waive the preliminary plan submission
in the case of a subdivision plan fronting on an existing street and
where proposed streets or other improvements are not involved. The
subdivider, in that instance, must follow the subdivision final plan
procedures.