Planning Commission approval is not required for a division
of land if all of the following criteria are met:
A. Every lot to be created or altered has the frontage required by zoning
on:
(2) An unbuilt street, for which surety is posted, that is shown on a
subdivision plan approved by the City of Altoona within the five-year
period immediately preceding the date of application; or
(3) A private street in existence before July 24, 2003, which, in the
opinion of the Planning Administrator, is of suitable grade and construction
to provide adequate access and municipal services to every lot therein.
B. Every lot to be created or altered has the minimum area required
by zoning.
C. Existing water and sewer utilities are adequate to service all lots
to be created or altered.
D. All lots proposed or altered by the plan are located in the same
zoning district.
Any person who believes that his or her plan meets the above
criteria shall submit the following by hand delivery or registered
mail to the City of Altoona:
A. An original plan to be recorded.
B. Seven contact prints of the original plan.
C. Two original executed copies of the application form.
D. Fees as established by resolution of the City Council from time to
time.
E. A project narrative which shall include the evidence necessary to show that the plan meets all the criteria in §
640-14 above.
F. At the applicant's option, a diskette containing line drawings of
the plan, in either data exchange format (.dxf) or ESRI exchange format
(.e00), registered to Pennsylvania State Plane (South) Coordinates,
North American Datum of 1983.
The plan submitted shall be suitable for recording with the
Blair County Recorder of Deeds and shall include at least the following:
A. The title: "No-Impact Subdivision Plan drawn for (name of owner)."
B. Date, scale, and north point.
C. A locus at a scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet (or scale acceptable
to the Planning Administrator), sufficient to identify where in the
City of Altoona the property is located and indicating the boundary
lines of proposed lots.
D. Sheet size shall not exceed 24 inches by 36 inches but shall be at
least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
E. The name, seal, and signature of the surveyor who prepared the plan.
F. The inscription:
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Approval of a No-Impact Subdivision Plan
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DATE:
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REVIEWED BY THE BLAIR COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
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G. Boundaries of the entire tract from which the subdivision is derived
in a heavy line.
H. The name(s) of the abutting street(s) shall be identified on the
plan, and the following shall appear for each lot:
(2) Total lot area in square feet.
(3) Lot number. All lots and parcels shall be designated by street address.
I. The original boundaries, if any, shall be shown in a dashed line.
J. The applicable zoning district shall be noted on the plan.
K. The location of all easements and improvements on all lots to be
created or altered shall be shown and identified.
L. If the plan submitted has been relieved of certain zoning requirements
by a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board, the following shall appear
on the plan: "Subject to an action taken by the Altoona Zoning Hearing
Board on (Date)."
M. Lots which do not appear to conform to zoning requirements may have
the following notation placed on the plan by the Planning Administrator:
"This approval is not a determination as to conformance with zoning
regulations."
Any aggrieved applicant may appeal the decision of the Planning
Administrator to the Altoona City Planning Commission. Such appeal
shall be filed with the Commission within 30 days of the Planning
Administrator's written decision. The Planning Commission shall have
60 days from such filing to render a decision.