[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
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. While a sketch plan is not required,
it is strongly recommended as an initial submission for all subdivisions
and land developments. It allows the applicant to consult early and
informally with the Planning Commission and Supervisors before preparing
a preliminary plan and formal application for approval. The sketch
plan can also be used to classify the submission as a minor or major
subdivision, lot line adjustment or land development.
2.
Applicants submitting sketch plans shall provide 14 copies of all
maps and other material, plus the appropriate application fees as
established by the Township, to the Township.
3.
The Township shall provide five sets of plans and material to the
Township Planning Commission, one set of plans and material to the
Township Engineer, one set of plans and material to Manager, and five
sets of plans and material to the Township Supervisors. The Township
shall retain one set of the plans and one set of the supplemental
material. The Township will determine if additional sets are required
for the following: one set of plans and material to the Township Park
and Recreation Commission.
4.
The applicant shall also submit two reduced copies (8 1/2 inches
by 14 inches size) of the sketch plan to the Township. The Township
shall provide one copy of the reduced plan to the Township Solicitor
and retain one copy for the Township records.
[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
1.
The Township Planning Commission will consider a sketch plan submission
at its next regular meeting, or at another meeting held within 60
days of the next scheduled meeting, provided that the submission is
received by the Planning Commission at least 21 days prior to said
meeting.
2.
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 sketch plan will be reviewed to determine their compatibility
with the development potential of the site and the Upper Nazareth
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.
3.
In its review of the sketch plan, the Township Planning Commission
shall consider the reports of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission,
Township Engineer and Township Solicitor, where required.
4.
The review comments shall be presented 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, where the applicant or his representative are
in attendance.
5.
Upon review by the Planning Commission, the sketch plan may be presented
to the Township Board of Supervisors, if requested by the applicant
or recommended by the Planning Commission.
6.
No official action shall be taken on a sketch plan. Neither the Township
nor the applicant shall be bound by comments made or not made as part
of a sketch plan review.
[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
The sketch plan submission should include the following data
and be drawn to the following standards:
1.
Application review fee of a sketch plan submission.
2.
Property boundaries (may be obtained from County Tax Map or similar
sources).
3.
General topographic contours from available data (may be obtained
from United States Geological Surveys).
4.
A letter of intent and a deed plot 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
100 feet.
5.
Site data including:
6.
Magnetic North point.
7.
Appropriate scale.
8.
A location map, with a minimum scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet,
showing the general location of the subdivision in relation to adjacent
properties, roads and streams.
9.
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 one-hundred-year flood frequency, and permanent
and seasonal high water table areas. The map may use USGS quad sheets,
County Soil Survey Maps, Wetland Inventory Maps, the flood boundary
and floodway map from the municipal Flood Insurance Study, the Township
Comprehensive Plan, other sources known to the applicant, as well
as field inspection as the basis of the information.
10.
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.
