[Ord. 1998-12, 12/17/1998, § 300; as amended by Ord. 2010-08, 9/2/2010, Art. XXXVII]
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 non-minor subdivision 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.
3. 
Applicants submitting sketch plans shall provide 11 copies of all maps and other material as set forth in § 22A-303 to the Township Engineer.
4. 
The Township Engineer shall provide six sets of plans and material to the Township Planning Commission and one set to the Township Secretary.
5. 
Applicants submitting sketch plans shall submit one set of plans, material and fees to the following agencies:
A. 
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
6. 
Applicants submitting sketch plans shall also submit two properly executed copies of the Township's contract for professional services.
[Ord. 1998-12, 12/17/1998, § 310; as amended by Ord. 2010-08, 9/2/2010, Art. XXXVIII; and by Ord. 2011-12, 10/6/2011]
1. 
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 Lower 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.
2. 
In its review of the sketch plan, the Township Planning Commission shall consider the reports of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and the Township Engineer.
3. 
The review comments shall be made orally at the meeting to the applicant and/or his representatives. 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.
4. 
Sketch plans shall not be considered by the Board of Commissioners without the Planning Commission's prior written comments.
[Ord. 1998-12, 12/17/1998, § 320]
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.
D. 
Site data including:
(1) 
Acres of entire tract.
(2) 
Number of lots.
(3) 
Zoning district of area.
(4) 
Name of subdivision (name can be the same as the recorded owner).
(5) 
Approximate acreage of proposed recreation areas and open space areas.
E. 
Magnetic north point.
F. 
Appropriate scale.
G. 
A location map showing the general location of the subdivision in relation to adjacent properties, roads and streams.
H. 
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, wetlands, floodplains subject to a five-hundred- and one-hundred-year flood frequency 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 know to the applicant, as well as field inspection as the basis of the information.
I. 
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.