The sketch plan shall show or be accompanied by the following
data, legible in every detail, but not necessarily containing precise
dimensions:
A.
Name and address of the developer (if applicable) and landowner.
B.
Name of the individual and/or the firm that prepared the plan.
C.
Location map with sufficient information to enable location of the
property.
D.
North arrow.
E.
Existing tract boundaries accurately labeled with the name(s) of
adjacent landowner(s) and adjacent plan(s) of record.
F.
Name of the municipality or municipalities in which the project is
located, including the location of any municipal boundaries if located
within the vicinity of the tract.
G.
Significant topographical and man-made features [e.g., bodies of
water, quarries, watercourses, floodplains, floodways, pondage areas,
tree masses, structures, and suspected wetlands (as determined from
the Lancaster County Soil Survey)].
H.
Approximate location and width of all proposed streets, alleys, street
names, and approximate grade, rights-of-way and easements; proposed
lot lines with approximate dimensions; playgrounds; public buildings;
public areas; historical sites; and parcels of land proposed to be
dedicated or reserved for public use.
I.
Proposed land use. If several land uses are proposed, the location
of each land use shall be indicated.
J.
Statement explaining the methods of water supply and sewage disposal
to be used.
A.
Requirement to submit feasibility report. The applicant shall submit
a feasibility report in duplicate concerning the availability of a
public sewer and public water system in or near the proposed subdivision
or land development. Said report shall be prepared by a registered
professional engineer and be submitted in conjunction with the preliminary
plan. The applicant is encouraged to seek the review and recommendations
by the local office of the Department of Environmental Resources or
any authority which may provide public sewer service or public water
service. The feasibility report shall examine possible connection
to the existing public sewer systems and public water systems and
provision of water and/or sewer service through community systems
if connection to public sewer and/or water systems is not feasible.
As part of the feasibility study, the applicant shall state the type
of sewage disposal desired for each of the proposed lots. If other
than connection to a public sewer system or the installation of a
conventional on-site sewage disposal system is intended on any of
the lots, that fact shall be indicated on the plan itself.
B.
Public sewer service information.
1.
Information shall be shown depicting possible connections to the
existing public sewer system within 3,000 feet of the proposed subdivision
or land development.
2.
If there are no connections available within 3,000 feet of the proposed
subdivision or land development, the distance from the project to
the nearest point in the public sewer system shall be shown.
3.
Certification from the public sewer utility provider that capacity
exists to accommodate the needs of the proposed subdivision or land
development if connection to the public sewer system is proposed.
C.
Public water supply information.
1.
Information shall be shown depicting possible connections to the
existing public water system within 3,000 feet of the proposed subdivision
or land development.
2.
If there are no connection points available within 3,000 feet of
the proposed subdivision or land development, the distance from the
project to the nearest point in the public water system shall be shown.
3.
Certification from the public water system provider that capacity
exists to accommodate the needs of the proposed subdivision or land
development.
4.
If connection to an existing public water system is proposed, the
developer shall submit an agreement committing the public water system
to provide such water as will be utilized by the subdivision or land
development for such period of time and under such terms and conditions
as the public water system provides water service elsewhere in its
service area.
D.
Community or on-lot sewage disposal.
1.
The Planning Commission will recommend approval to the Board and
the Board will approve on-lot sewage disposal systems only when the
Township Sewage Enforcement Officer and/or a sanitarian of the Department
of Environmental Resources shall certify that an initial location
and a replacement location for the on-lot sewage disposal system are
present on each lot. The area reserved for the replacement system
shall be adequately provided for future use.
2.
Subdivisions proposing a lot or lots utilizing alternate on-site
sewage disposal systems will not be approved by the Board unless:
a.
The Township Sewage Enforcement Officer and/or a sanitarian
of the Department of Environmental Resources certifies that a proposed
sewage disposal site cannot reasonably be located so as to enable
the lot to utilize a conventional on-site sewage disposal system;
and
c.
As a part of the feasibility study, there shall be included
the results of the probe hole analysis and soil absorption tests on
each of the lots as proposed in the subdivision. These probe hole
analyses and soil absorption tests shall be certified as accurate
by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer.
3.
If community sewer systems are proposed, these systems shall be in
compliance with the above requirements as well as the regulations
of the Department of Environmental Resources and any applicable authority.
E.
Community water system or individual water supply.
1.
If the water supply system proposed involves the utilization of water
obtained from the tract being subdivided or developed (irrespective
of whether that water is being distributed as part of a community
water supply system), that water supply source may be utilized only
when the feasibility study established and the engineer performing
the study certifies that the groundwater recharge on the tract in
question after development will exceed the anticipated water usage
figures under the following conditions:
a.
Using Department of Environmental Resources[2] standards as follows:
(1)
A population of 3.5 persons per dwelling unit shall be assumed
for residential units.
(2)
An average daily usage of 100 gallons per person per day is
to be used where residential use is contemplated.
(3)
Groundwater supply will exceed projected water usage quantities
where industrial, agricultural or commercial use is contemplated.
(4)
Recharge is computed during drought conditions: periods when
precipitation is 40% below normal.
(5)
The installation of the proposed systems will not lower the
groundwater table in the area so as to endanger or decrease the groundwater
supplies available to other properties in the area of the subdivision
of land development.
(6)
The study is reviewed by the Township Engineer.
[2]
Editor's Note: Now Department of Environmental Protection.
b.
When industrial, agricultural or commercial use is intended,
the applicant shall, in the feasibility study, set forth the proposed
nature of the use, the proposed number of employees and whether or
not water will be used for cleanup and/or processing or otherwise
in connection with the use. The applicant shall, in addition, set
forth the proposed allocation of available water supply between or
among the proposed uses and shall set forth a plan or proposal pursuant
to such allocation which can reasonably be monitored and enforced
by the Township or an authority.
2.
In all cases the applicant shall demonstrate that the water to be
supplied shall be potable and shall meet all applicable standards
of the Department of Environmental Resources or the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
3.
In the case of an application for approval of a subdivision or land
development consisting of five or fewer existing or proposed residential
units, the water feasibility study is not required; however, the applicant
shall provide well test data indicating that a potable water supply,
in accordance with Department of Environmental Resources drinking
water standards, exists on each lot with the final plan submittal.
For the purposes of this subsection, the determination of the number
of residential lots or dwelling units created by a subdivision or
land development shall be determined with reference to all contiguous
land owned by the same landowner on the effective date of this ordinance.
Land shall be considered contiguous even though separated by public
or private roads. It is the express intent of the Board that the requirement
to provide a water feasibility study shall not be avoided through
the repeated subdivision or land development of a small number of
residential lots or dwelling units.
4.
If community water systems are proposed, these systems shall be in
compliance with the above requirements as well as the regulations
of the Department of Environmental Resources and any applicable authority.
All residential developments or subdivisions containing 20 or
more dwelling units or residential lots and all nonresidential developments
(with the exception of agricultural development) with buildings containing
in excess of 1,000 square feet of usable space shall provide studies
and reports in accordance with the requirements of this section. The
number of dwelling units, residential lots or square footage of gross
leasable nonresidential space shall be computed based upon all phases
of a development planned, and the required traffic study and report
shall be completed and submitted with the preliminary plan for the
first phase. Failure to submit the required study and report with
the preliminary plan for the first phase of development when subsequent
phased are planned shall constitute a violation of this ordinance,
and the Township may avail itself of any and all remedies provided
by the Municipalities Planning Code, including the refusal to issue
any permits or approval necessary for further development of the tract.
A.
Traffic study and report required to be submitted with preliminary
plan. All plans for subdivisions and/or land developments meeting
the criteria set forth above shall require the preparation of a traffic
study and report by a professional traffic engineer with the following
minimum considerations:
1.
A description of the traffic impact area, including such area's
major roads and potential trip generation rates to be determined by
current land use planning references. At a minimum, the traffic area
shall include all streets and major intersections within the area
contained in a 1/2 mile concentric circle drawn around each entrance
to the proposed development, and, if a street abutting the proposed
development does not contain an intersection with another street within
that area, the first intersection with such abutting street. If the
proposed development will generate in excess of 1,000 trips per day,
the traffic impact area shall include all streets and major intersections
contained in a one mile concentric circle drawn around each entrance
to the proposed development. The determination of whether an intersection
shall be considered a major intersection shall be made in accordance
with accepted engineering practices. In the event of a dispute, the
determination of the Township Engineer shall be final. Trip generation
rates shall be determined through the use of the current edition of
the Trip Generation Report published by the Institute of Transportation
Engineers.
2.
Existing twenty-four-hour and peal-hour traffic volume data, including
weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, for all streets which provide direct
access to the proposed development and for the arterial streets and
collector streets which will serve the proposed development, as well
as any major intersection within the traffic impact area.
3.
Twenty-four-hour and peak-hour traffic volume data, including weekdays,
Saturdays and Sundays, for all streets which provide direct access
to the proposed developments and for the arterial streets and collector
streets which will serve the proposed development, as well as any
major intersection within the traffic impact area projected for the
design year shall be considered at the point in time when the development
is completed and shall be determined in accordance with accepted engineering
practices. In the event of a dispute as to the design year, the determination
of the Township Engineer shall be final.
4.
Estimates of the total number of vehicle trips to be generated by
the proposed development for typical twenty-four-hour periods, including
weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and the typical a.m. and p.m. peak
periods for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
5.
Assignments of post-development twenty-four-hour and peak-hour volumes
to the arterial streets and collector streets and other streets that
will serve the proposed development based upon the projections of
increased traffic volumes within the traffic impact area. In making
these estimated assignments, consideration shall be given to other
developments approved but not yet constructed and to development trends.
6.
Projected twenty-four-hour and peak-hour turning movement data for
all access points proposed for the development.
7.
Existing levels of service and levels of service projected for the
design year without the impacts of the proposed development on all
abutting streets and all major intersections within the traffic impact
area. Level of service shall be computed in accordance with 1985 Highway
Capacity Manual, Special Report 209, published by the Transportation
Research Board, or any subsequent revision of such manual.
8.
Capacity and level of service analysis on all abutting streets and
all major intersections which will be impacted by the additional volumes
generated by the development, including post-development capacity
and level of service and degradation of capacity and level of service.
9.
Accident levels within the past five years at the above intersections
categorized by accident type for each intersection.
10.
Projected twenty-four-hour and peak-hour turning movement data
for all access points for the proposed development.
11.
Descriptions of street improvements and traffic control devices
that will be required to provide an acceptable level of service of
"C" or better on all abutting streets and all major intersections
within the traffic impact area.
12.
If the level of service on an abutting street or major intersection
within the traffic impact area is presently other than "C" or is projected
to be other than "C" in the design year and the traffic impact study
determines that the level of service shall be reduced, descriptions
of the street improvements and traffic control devices that will be
required to restore the level of service to that level of service
existing prior to the development of the tract.
13.
If the traffic projected to be generated by the development
itself does not decrease the level of service of abutting streets
or intersections, an allocation of the effect of the proposed development.
For example, if the effect of the proposed development when combined
with other development would require the installation of a traffic
control device at a major intersection, the percentage of the traffic
increase which would require such an improvement shall be allocated
to the proposed development.
14.
Description of street improvements and traffic control devices
that will be required to mitigate traffic congestion which will be
caused by the proposed development, mitigate traffic safety hazards
which will be caused by the proposed development, and avoid problems
or traffic congestion and safety.
15.
Cost estimates of the street improvements and traffic control
devices indicated in Subsection A(11) through (14) above.
16.
Description of existing and planned public transportation services
in the Township and the potential of such public transportation to
serve the proposed development.
17.
Descriptions of any actions proposed or offered by the applicant
to alleviate the impact of the proposed development on the Township's
transportation network.
18.
The source of the standards used and the data presented.
B.
Contribution in lieu of preparation of studies. If an applicant believes
that the preparation of traffic study and report required herein is
not warranted, he/she may request the Board to waive the preparation
of such study and report and shall make an estimated contribution
of the sum necessary to defray the costs of improvements which would
be recommended by such studies. The estimated contribution shall be
$350 per dwelling unit or residential lot in a residential subdivision
or land development or $1.50 per square foot of gross leasable building
floor area in a commercial, industrial or institutional subdivision
or land development or based upon the fee schedule as adopted by the
Township.
1.
The applicant for approval of any commercial, industrial or institutional
subdivision or land development shall provide the Township with a
certification of the usable building floor area to be constructed
for the purpose of determining the contribution in lieu of preparation
of studies.
2.
The contribution in lieu of preparation of studies provided for herein
shall be in addition to all charges imposed by the Township or applicable
authority for tapping and connection fees and shall be in addition
to all other review, inspection and other fees or charges imposed
by the Township and/or the applicable authority and all sums otherwise
agreed to be paid by the applicant.
3.
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with the Township setting
forth the contribution in lieu of preparation of studies to be paid
and the studies to be waived by the Township. All such agreements
shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Solicitor.
4.
All contributions in lieu of preparations of fees shall be paid prior
to approval of the final plan by the Board, and the payment shall
be based upon the number of lots or the gross leasable floor area
which is the subject of final plan approval if the applicant submits
the final plan in sections or phases.
Preliminary subdivision plans and/or land development plans
shall be prepared by an engineer, a surveyor, or a landscape architect
licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The preliminary
plan shall show, be accompanied by, or be prepared in accordance with
the following:
A.
Drafting standards.
1.
The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of 20 feet
or 50 feet to the inch.
2.
Dimensions shall be in feet and decimals; bearings shall be in degrees,
minutes and seconds. Lot line descriptions shall read in a clockwise
direction.
3.
The survey shall not have an error of closure greater than one foot
in 10,000 feet.
4.
The sheet size shall be no smaller than 18 inches by 22 inches and
no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches. If the plan is prepared in
two or more sections, a key map showing the location of the sections
shall be placed on each sheet. If more than one sheet is necessary,
each sheet shall be the same size and numbered to show the relationship
to the total number of sheets in the plan (e.g., Sheet 1 of 5).
5.
Plans shall be legible in every detail.
B.
Location and identification.
1.
The proposed project name or identifying title.
2.
The municipality/municipalities in which the project is to be located.
If the tract of land is located in the vicinity of a municipal boundary
line, the location of the boundary shall be shown.
3.
The name and address of the owner of the tract (or his authorized
agent), the developer/subdivider, and the firm that prepared the plans.
4.
The file or project number assigned by the firm that prepared the
plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all plan revisions.
5.
A north arrow, a graphic scale, and a written scale.
6.
The entire existing tract boundary with bearing and distances. If
a landowner is going to retain a single lot with a lot area in excess
of 10 acres, the boundary of that lot may be identified as a deed
plotting and may be drawn at any legible scale; if the retained lot
has a lot area of 10 or less acres, it must be described to the accuracy
requirements of this ordinance.
7.
The total acreage of the entire existing tract.
9.
The location of existing lot line markers along the perimeter of
the entire existing tract.
10.
A location map, drawn to scale, relating the subdivision to
at least two intersections of road center line, including the approximate
distance to the intersection of the center line of the nearest improved
street intersection.
11.
Source of title, including record book and page number, plan
book and page number (if applicable) and tax map number.
C.
Existing features.
1.
Existing contours at a maximum vertical interval of two feet for
land with average natural slope of 4% or less and at a maximum vertical
interval of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours shall
be based upon USGS[2] or LASA datum and accompanied by the location or description
of the bench mark indicated on the plans. Contours plotted from the
United States Geodetic Survey Map will not be accepted.
[2]
Editor's Note: "USGS" refers to the United States Geological
Survey.
2.
The names of the property owner and the names of all immediately
adjacent landowners, and the names and plan book record numbers of
all previously recorded plans for adjacent properties.
3.
The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject tract:
a.
The location and name of existing right-of-way and cartways
for streets, access drives, driveways and service streets.
b.
The location of the following features and any related right-of-way:
sanitary sewer mains, water supply mains, fire hydrants, buildings,
and stormwater management facilities.
c.
The location of existing rights-of-way for electric, gas, and
oil transmission lines, and railroads.
d.
The following items when located within the subject tract:
(1)
The location, name, and dimensions of existing rights-of-way
and cartways for streets, access drives, driveways, and service streets.
(2)
The location and size of the following features and related
rights-of-way: sanitary sewer mains, water supply mains, fire hydrants,
buildings, and stormwater management facilities.
(3)
The location of existing rights-of-way for electric, gas, and
oil transmission lines, and railroads.
D.
Plan information.
1.
The layout of streets, alleys, and sidewalks, including cartway and
right-of-way widths.
2.
The layout of lots, with approximate dimensions.
3.
Block and lot numbers in consecutive order (e.g., Block "A," Lots
1 through 10; Block "B," Lots 11 through 22).
4.
In the case of land developments, the location and configuration
of proposed buildings, parking compounds, streets, access drives,
driveways, and all other significant planned facilities.
5.
Total number of lots, units of occupancy, density, and proposed land
use. If a multiple land use is proposed, indicate the location of
each land use.
6.
Easements.
7.
Building setback lines, with distances from the street right-of way
line and lot lines.
8.
Identification of buildings to be demolished.
9.
Typical street cross section for each proposed street and typical
cross section for any existing street which will be improved as part
of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire right-of-way
width (see Appendix 18).[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix 18 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
10.
Street center line profile for each proposed street shown on
the preliminary plan, including corresponding center-line stationing.
11.
The preliminary design of the proposed sanitary sewer mains,
and water supply mains. This information shall include the approximate
size, vertical location, and horizontal location, if applicable.
12.
The following stormwater management data designed in accordance
with the Township Stormwater Management Ordinance,[4] which may be provided on a sheet with other data or on
separate sheets. In the case of any dispute in the methodology used
in the design of any stormwater management plan and/or in the presentation
of such information, the Board shall make the final determination.
a.
All calculations, assumptions, criteria, and references used
in the design of the stormwater management facilities, the establishment
of existing facilities capacities, and the pre- and post-development
discharges.
b.
All plans and profiles of the proposed stormwater management
facilities shall include the horizontal and vertical location, the
size, and type of material.
c.
For all basins, a plotting or tabulation of the storage volumes
and discharge curves with corresponding water surface elevations,
inflow hydrographs, and outflow hydrographs.
d.
The guidelines for lot grading within the subdivisions. This
information shall identify the direction of stormwater runoff flow
within each lot and the areas where stormwater runoff flows will be
concentrated. This information shall be shown by flow arrows or topographical
data (see Appendix No. 14 for examples).[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Appendix 14 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
13.
A statement on the plan indicating relevant Zoning Hearing Board
information or requested amendments, if applicable.
14.
A statement on the plan indicating any existing or proposed
waivers granted by the Board.
15.
Proposed street names.
E.
Certificates, notifications, and reports.
1.
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part of the entire landholdings,
a sketch of the future street system of the unsubmitted part shall
be furnished. The street system of the submitted part will be considered
in light of adjustments and connections with future streets in the
part not submitted. Rights-of-way reserving area for future streets
may be required to provide for a street system interconnecting adjacent
parcels.
2.
Where the land included in the subject application has an electric
transmission line, a gas pipeline, a petroleum or petroleum products
transmission line or a utility easement located within the tract,
the application shall be accompanied by a letter from the owner or
lessee of such right-of-way stating any conditions on the use of the
land and the minimum building setback and/or right-of-way lines. This
requirement may also be satisfied by submitting a copy of the recorded
agreement.
3.
Certificate, signature, and seal of a professional registered in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and qualified to perform such duties,
to the effect that the plan is correct. (See Appendix No. 1A[6].)
[6]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
4.
Certificate, signature, and seal of a surveyor registered in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to the effect that the survey is correct
(see Appendix 1B).[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
5.
Certificate for approval by the Board (see Appendix No. 4).[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: Appendix 4 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
6.
In case of a preliminary plan calling for the installation of improvements
beyond a five-year period, a schedule delineating all proposed sections
as well as deadlines within which applications for final plan approval
of each section are intended to be filed. Each section in any residential
subdivision or land development, except for the last section, shall
contain a minimum of 25% of the total number of dwelling units as
depicted on the preliminary plan.
7.
Copies of any decisions rendered by the Township Zoning Hearing Board
or Board of Supervisors, as applicable, when the use proposed is a
use that is permitted by special exception or conditional use. If
any amendments to the Zoning Ordinance[9] are proposed, or if any variances from the requirements
of the Zoning Ordinance are required, a description of such amendments
or variances and the suggested locations of buildings in connection
therewith.
F.
Filing fee. The preliminary plan shall be accompanied by a check
or money order drawn to West Hempfield Township in an amount specified
on the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Board and available
at the Township office.
Final subdivision plans and final land development plans shall
be prepared by a professional qualified to prepare such plans. The
final plan shall show, be accompanied by, or prepared in accordance
with the following:
A.
Drafting standards. The same standard shall be required for a final
plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 404A of this
ordinance, with the exception that all sheets to be recorded in the
Recorder of Deeds Office of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shall
be no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches.
B.
Location and identification. The same standards shall be required
for a final plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 404B
of this ordinance.
C.
Existing features. The same information shall be required for a final
plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 404C of this
ordinance.
D.
Plan information.
1.
Complete description of the center line and the right-of-way line
for all new streets. This description shall include distances and
bearings with curve segments comprised of radius, tangent, arc, and
chord.
2.
Lot lines with accurate bearings, distances, and lot areas for all
parcels. Curve segments shall be comprised of arc, chord, bearings,
and distances. Along existing street rights-of-way the description
may utilize the existing deed lines or road centerlines; along all
proposed street rights-of-way, the description shall be prepared to
the right-of-way lines.
3.
Block and lot numbers in consecutive order (e.g., Block "A," lots
1 through 10; Block "B," Lots 11 through 22).
4.
In the case of land development plans, the location and configuration
of proposed buildings, parking compounds, streets, access drives,
driveways, and all other significant facilities.
5.
Total number of lots, units of occupancy, density, and proposed land
use (if a multiple land use is proposed, indicate the location of
each land use).
6.
Easements, with adequate information to be located in the field.
7.
Building setback lines, with distances from the street right-of-way
line and lot lines.
8.
Identification of buildings to be demolished.
9.
Typical street cross section for each proposed street and a typical
cross section for any existing street which will be improved as part
of the application. Each cross section shall include the entire right-of-way
width.
10.
Final vertical and horizontal alignment for each proposed street,
sanitary sewer, and water distribution system. All street profiles
shall show at least the existing (natural) profile along the center
line, proposed grade at the center line, and the length of all proposed
vertical curves for streets. All water distribution and sanitary sewer
systems shall provide manhole locations and size and type of material.
This information may be provided on separate sheets and is not subject
to recording with the final plans.
11.
Source of title to the land included within the subject application,
as shown by the records of the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds.
12.
Final street names.
13.
Location and material of all permanent monuments and lot line
markers, including a note that all monuments and lot markers are set
or indicating when they will be set.
14.
Grading plan.
a.
In the case of land development plans, a grading plan is required.
The final grading plan shall include finished grades and ground floor
elevations. This information may be provided on separate sheets and
is not subject to recording with the final plans.
b.
In the case of subdivision plans, a rough grading plan for the
entire development indicating the general grading for the direction
and management of stormwater flows in order to correctly implement
the stormwater management plan. Basins and swales, and the required
grading to direct stormwater flows to such basins and swales, shall
be indicated. This information may be provided on separate sheets
and is not subject to recording with the final plans.
15.
Identification of any waivers granted by the Board.
16.
Identification of any lands to be dedicated or reserved for
public, semi-public, or community use.
E.
Certificates, notifications and reports.
1.
Notifications from the Department of Environmental Resources that
approval of the sewer facility plan revision (Planning Module for
Land Development) or supplement has been granted or notice from the
Township that a plan revision or supplement is not necessary.
2.
Where the land included in the subject application has an electric
transmission line, a gas pipeline, a petroleum or petroleum product
transmission line or utility easement located within the tract, the
application or lessee of such right-of-way stating any conditions
on the use of the land and the minimum building setback and/or right-of-way
lines. This requirement may also be satisfied by submitting a copy
of the recorded agreement.
3.
Notice from the postmaster of the postal district in which the tract
is located stating that the proposed street names are acceptable.
4.
Certificate, signature, and seal of a surveyor registered in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to certify that the survey is correct
(see Appendix 1B).[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
5.
Certificate, signature, and seal of a professional registered in
the Commonwealth and qualified to perform such duties to certify that
the plan is correct (see Appendix 1A).[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
6.
Certificate for approval by the Board (see Appendix No. 6).[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Appendix 6 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
7.
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take
acknowledgement of deeds and signed by the landowner, to the effect
that the subdivision or land development shown on the plan is the
act and the deed of the owner, that all those signing are all the
owners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that they
desire the same to be recorded as such (see Appendix No. 3).[5] This must be dated following the last change or revision
to said plan.
[5]
Editor's Note: Appendix 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
8.
A certificate of dedication of streets and other public property
(see Appendix No. 3).
9.
A stormwater management plan certification (see Appendix No. 2).[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Appendix 2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
10.
Certification of review by the Lancaster County Planning Commission
(see Appendix No. 8).[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Appendix 8 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
11.
A certificate to accommodate the Lancaster County Recorder of
Deeds information (see Appendix No. 9).[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: Appendix 9 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
12.
A note to be placed on the plan indicating any area that is
not to be offered for dedication, if applicable.
13.
Written notice from the Township Engineer and/or applicable
authority that all improvements have been made to the standards of
the improvement construction plan or an improvement guarantee has
been submitted and was accepted by the Township or the authority accepting
dedication (see Appendix Nos. 12 and 16 and Article V for the administration).
14.
Such written notices of approval as required by the Ordinance,
including written notices approving the water supply systems, sanitary
sewage systems, and stormwater runoff to adjacent properties (see
§§ 608 and 610 for specific requirements).
15.
The submission of a controlling agreement in accordance with
§ 602 when an application proposed to establish a street
which is not offered for dedication to public use.
16.
In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under
the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
the inclusion of the following plan note: "A Highway Occupancy Permit
is required pursuant to Section 420 of the Act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.
1242, No. 428), known as the "State Highway Law,"[9] before driveway access to a state highway is permitted.
Access to the state highway shall only be as authorized by a Highway
Occupancy Permit, and the Board's approval of this plan in no
way implies that such permit can be acquired."
[9]
Editor's Note: See 36 P.S. § 670-101 et seq.
17.
For all stormwater management facilities that affect an existing
watercourse or have an upland drainage area greater than 1/2 square
mile, notification from the Department of Environmental Resources
of approval or that no approval is required.
18.
Copies of any decisions rendered by the Township Zoning Hearing
Board or Board of Supervisors, as applicable, when the use proposed
is a use that is permitted by special exception or conditional use
or if a variance has been granted.
F.
Filing fee. The final plan shall also be accompanied by a check or
money order drawn to West Hempfield Township in an amount specified
on the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Board and available
at the Township office.
Lot add-on plans shall be prepared by a qualified person and
shall include the following information:
A.
Drafting standards. The same standards shall be required for a lot
add-on plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 404A
of this ordinance, with the exception that all sheets to be recorded
in the Recorder of Deeds Office of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
shall be no larger than 24 inches by 36 inches.
B.
Location and identification. The same standards shall be required
for a lot add-on plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 404B
of this ordinance.
C.
Existing features. The same standards shall be required for a lot
add-on plan as specified for a final plan in § 404C of this
ordinance.
D.
Plan information. The same standards shall be required for a lot
add-on plan as specified for a final plan in § 404D of this
ordinance.
E.
Certificates.
1.
Certificate, signature and seal of a surveyor registered in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to the effect that the survey is correct (see Appendix
1B).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
2.
Certificate for approval by the Board (see Appendix No. 7).[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix 7 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
3.
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take
acknowledgement of deeds and signed by the landowner, to the effect
that the subdivision or land development shown on the plan is the
act and the deed of the owner, that all those signing are all the
owners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that they
desire the same to be recorded as such (see Appendix No. 3).[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix 3 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
4.
A certificate to accommodate the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds
information (see Appendix No. 9).[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Appendix 9 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
