[Ord. 2016-2267, 10/11/2016]
The following subdivision and land development principles, standards and requirements shall be applied by the Planning Commission and Council of the Borough of Phoenixville in evaluating plans for proposed developments. Other design requirements as established in the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27), Stormwater Management Ordinance (Chapter 23) or other applicable Borough ordinances shall be used in addition to the following:
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The standards and requirements outlined herein shall be considered minimum standards and requirements for the promotion of public health, safety, and general welfare. Applicants are always encouraged to exceed minimum standards. In addition, the Borough Council reserves the right to require standards in excess of the minimum requirements if warranted due to the unique characteristics of a particular property or are in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the public.
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All improvements and facilities specified in this Subpart and any other improvements or facilities required by the Borough shall be installed at the expense of the developer and shall be maintained by the developer until, in the case of temporary facilities, such facilities should be dismantled or, in the case of permanent facilities, the responsibility for management has been transferred to the Borough, a community association, a private management group or some other official agency.
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Where it can be clearly demonstrated by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Council that, because of peculiar conditions pertaining to a tract of land, the literal enforcement of these standards would cause undue hardship, or when an alternative standard can be demonstrated to provide equal or better results, such variations from their literal interpretation may be permitted by formal waiver as may be reasonable and consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter. Waivers shall be requested in accordance with § 22-105.
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Whenever other Borough regulations impose more restrictive standards and requirements than those contained herein, such other regulations shall be observed.
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Comprehensive Plan. Proposals for land development shall be consistent with the Borough Comprehensive Plan, especially as to the land use, intensity of development, transportation, community facilities and environmental resource protection. Residential development should also be consistent with the housing element of the plan. All proposals should be located in and around areas designated for development in the future land use plan element and be serviced by currently available infrastructure or infrastructure that will be developed concurrent with the development, where available.
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State, Regional, County, and Municipal Plans. Proposals shall be generally consistent with appropriate state, regional, county, and municipal adopted comprehensive and other plans. Where regional facilities are proposed in the plan, such as highways or utilities, efforts shall be made to preserve needed right-of-way in the proposed land development for future infrastructure projects.
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Public Service Improvements. Proposals shall be consistent with the location and timing of public service improvements, such as water and sewage facilities, in accordance with the appropriate infrastructure plans governing those facilities. In addition, the location of public service facilities as outlined in a capital improvement program or Official Map should be considered in locating and planning development.
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Multimodal Transportation. Proposals shall be generally consistent with the Multi-Modal Circulation Handbook for Chester County, Pennsylvania, as it relates to traffic circulation and safety, parking, land use, and preservation of the environment. Elements of design are covered in Chapter 3 of the Multi-Modal Handbook and include bicycle and pedestrian circulation, public transportation, infrastructure and amenities, and vehicular circulation.
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Proposed land use shall conform to the Borough of Phoenixville Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) provisions.
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Land development proposed for any residential, commercial, industrial or public use on any site or lot with a landfill or dump containing trash, garbage, construction debris, industrial waste, ashes and any other such unnatural material shall be tested and explored by a qualified geotechnical engineer to determine the area, depth and material content of the fill and the existence of any hazardous material.
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Application for any such land development involving a landfill area shall include a soils investigation report and environmental site review with the above information and which also shall address the recommended foundation support of buildings and support of streets and utility lines within the landfill area along with proposed method for the removal or containment of hazardous material in compliance with all governmental agencies governing such hazardous materials.
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Land potentially hazardous to life, health or property shall not be subdivided for residential or public use purposes until such hazards have been eliminated or unless adequate safeguards against such hazards are provided by the development plan.
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Proposed developments shall be coordinated with existing nearby neighborhoods, so that the community as a whole may develop in a coordinated fashion.
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The length, width and shape of blocks shall conform to the Borough of Phoenixville Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) provisions.
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Lot requirements shall conform to the Borough of Phoenixville Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) provisions.
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The Borough Council shall determine the need for additional community facilities to serve the proposed land development.
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Where deemed essential by the Borough Council upon consideration of the particular type of development proposed, and especially in large-scale residential developments, the Borough Council may require the dedication or reservation of such areas or sites of an extent and location suitable to the needs created by the development for parks and other purposes, in accordance with the Borough Comprehensive Park Plan or any individual Borough park master plan.
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Areas provided or reserved for such community facilities shall be adequate to provide for building sites, related activity areas, landscaping and off-street parking as appropriate to the use proposed.
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Where a proposed park, playground, or other public use shown in the Comprehensive Plan is located in whole or in part in a land development, the Borough Council may require the dedication or reservation of land within the land development, in those cases in which the Borough Council deems such requirements to be necessary in accordance with § 22-500.
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Permanent stone or concrete monuments shall be accurately placed at the intersection of all lines forming angles and at changes in directions of lines in the boundary (perimeter) of the property being subdivided. Existing permanent monumentation of a boundary shall not be disturbed. Existing monumentation is acceptable if in the form of pipes, pins, stones or other permanent markers.
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All monuments shall be placed by a registered surveyor so that the scored point created by an indented cross or drill hole in the top of the monument shall coincide exactly with the point of intersection of the lines being monumented.
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Monuments along streets shall be set with the top level with the finished grade of the surrounding ground and shall conform to the Borough Standard Construction Details, as amended by Borough Council by simple resolution from time to time.
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Metal pins shall be used as markers for all internal lot corners.