The purpose of the final subdivision and/or land development plan is to allow formal review and approval by the municipality before final subdivision and/or land development plans are recorded as required by § 195-306 of this chapter.
A.
The final subdivision and/or land development plan and all plans forming a part thereof required by this chapter shall be submitted on clear and legible black-line or blue-line paper prints. If two or more sheets are required, a key map shall be shown on each sheet, and an overall index of sheets shall be submitted. The final subdivision and/or land development plan scale and size shall be the same as that described in § 195-306D of this chapter. The final subdivision and/or land development plan shall reflect the following:
B.
The final subdivision and/or land development plan checklist that
appears in Appendix D[1] of this chapter shall be completed and submitted as part
of the final subdivision and/or land development plan application
packet.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
Upon submission of a final subdivision and/or land development plan,
the applicant shall authorize the municipality and DCPD to enter the
tract for the purpose of site evaluation.
A.
In addition to all of the requirements set forth in Article V of this chapter, the final subdivision and/or land development plan shall contain the following:
(1)
All dimensions shall be shown with accurate distances to hundredths
of a foot and bearings to 15 seconds.
(2)
Tract boundaries and individual lot boundaries with dimensions,
bearings, and distances, closing with an error of not more than one
foot in 10,000 feet.
(3)
Total gross acreage and net acreage of the tract and total net
acreage of the individual lots proposed therein to the hundredths
of a foot.
(4)
Number of lots, dwelling units, buildings, and other structures
proposed.
(5)
Lots numbered in a logical sequence including street addresses
for use by Delaware County's 911 system.
(6)
Location of existing and proposed permanent reference monuments and markers and a note indicating the materials and size of the same, as required by § 195-802 of this chapter.
(7)
Pedestrian circulation system, including all sidewalks, walkways,
pedestrian rights-of-way, and other improvements to be used for general
public use.
(8)
A final landscaping plan indicating precise types, quantities, and sizes of proposed trees, shrubs, ground covers, and other landscaping elements, in accordance with Article VIII of this chapter. For major subdivisions, this landscaping plan is to be prepared, signed, and sealed (as permitted by the professional registration laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) by a landscape architect.
(9)
A final lighting plan indicating the precise location and height
of light standards, their cut-off angle, and illumination value in
accordance with all applicable municipal codes and ordinances.
(10)
Signature blocks used for signing the final subdivision and/or land development plan in accordance with § 195-306D(2) of this chapter.
(11)
The location of percolation test pits, whenever on-site sewage
disposal is proposed, and the location of the proposed on-site sewage
systems.
(12)
The location of test pits where stormwater is to be disposed
and a listing of absorption rates, whenever seepage pits are proposed.
(13)
The location of the proposed well(s) for on-lot water supply.
(14)
The following shall also be noted on the final subdivision and/or
land development plan:
(a)
The seal of the licensed engineer responsible for having prepared
the plans forming a part of the final subdivision and/or land development
plan.
(b)
A statement indicating the intent to make an offer of dedication
of the streets and other improvements.
(c)
A statement indicating who is responsible for the maintenance
of the tract improvements.
(15)
In addition to all materials required in Article V and under this section, the following shall be submitted:
(b)
A final phasing schedule, if applicable, for the proposed sequence of the subdivision and/or land development. The phasing schedule shall indicate the order in which construction activities will occur. Phases shall be shown on the drainage plan required under § 195-502 of this chapter and all other applicable municipal codes and ordinances.
(c)
A final stormwater management site plan reflecting, in final form, the information required by § 195-603 of this chapter and all other applicable municipal codes and ordinances.
(d)
Whenever improvements are to be constructed or installed, a final improvements construction plan and a final profile(s) plan, reflecting in final form the information required under § 195-505 of this chapter.
(e)
Final documents for any proposed covenants or restrictions upon
the property, subject to the approval of the municipality and the
final legal descriptions for all lots.
(g)
A licensed engineer's and/or sewage enforcement officer's
report describing percolation test results and the ability to create
a successful system for on-lot or community sewage disposal whenever
such a system is proposed.
(h)
A licensed engineer's report evidencing the ability to
create a successful system for on-lot water supply whenever such a
system is proposed.
(16)
The following additional information requirements shall apply
only to final land development plans:
(a)
The locations and heights of all structures, including freestanding
signs, and distances between buildings and between buildings and streets
or property lines.
(b)
Number of dwelling units by type by number of bedrooms and the
location and square footage of floor space to be devoted to nonresidential
use, together with use specifications.
(c)
The location, square footage, and number of vehicular parking
spaces in all parking areas, and specifications of type and size of
other parking facilities.
(d)
Locations and widths of all private driveways and any controls
proposed at their intersections with streets carrying vehicular traffic.
(e)
The exact locations and sizes of all public or common open space
areas, recreational areas and facilities, and the ownership and proposed
maintenance, offers of dedication, or covenants governing their use.
B.
A horizontal plan of storm drains and sanitary sewers, which may
be shown on a separate drainage plan, including:
(1)
The location and size of the line with stations corresponding
to the profile.
(2)
Locations of manholes or inlets with the grade between and elevation
of the flow line and the top of each manhole or inlet.
(3)
Property lines and properties of abutting owners, with details
of easements.
(4)
The beginning and end of the proposed construction.
(5)
Locations of laterals.
(6)
Locations of all other drainage facilities and utilities in
the vicinity of storm and/or sanitary sewer lines.
(7)
Hydraulic design data for culverts and/or bridge structures
and details of the proposed handling of surface and/or subsurface
drainage problems.
C.
Profiles of storm drains and sanitary sewers, which may be shown
on a separate drainage plan, including:
(1)
Profile of existing and proposed ground surface with elevations
at the top of manholes or inlets.
(2)
Profile of storm drains or sewers showing the type and size
of pipe, grade, cradle (if any), manhole or inlet locations with the
length and slope of the pipe between structures shown, and elevations
at the flow line.
D.
Plans and details of bridges, street trees, retaining walls, stormwater
management structures, erosion and sedimentation control structures,
and all other proposed improvements containing sufficient information
which would customarily be included in working drawings and specifications
for the proposed construction and which would enable the municipality
to perform an effective evaluation of the proposed improvements and
with specific detail which would allow the contractor to build the
same.
A subdivision and land development agreement (Appendix A[1] of this chapter) shall be executed in accordance with § 195-305 of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
The recording of an approved final subdivision and/or land development plan shall be as described in § 195-306 of this chapter.
B.
No final subdivision and/or land development plan shall be signed
and recorded until all required county, state, and federal permits
and/or approvals are obtained. In no case shall building permits be
approved until evidence of such approvals and/or permits are submitted
to the municipality.
Proposals for amendments to an approved final subdivision and/or
land development plan shall be acted upon in the same manner as prescribed
for the originally approved final subdivision and/or land development
plan.
