For purposes of procedure, all applications shall be classified
as either major or minor. Applicants shall apply for and secure approval
in accordance with the following plan submission procedures:
A. Minor subdivisions.
(1) Sketch plan, as described in §
315-18 (optional).
B. Major subdivision, land development:
(1) Sketch plan, as described in §
315-18 (optional).
Plans shall be submitted to the following agencies:
A. Chester County Planning Commission. One copy of all preliminary plans,
a copy of the sewage facilities planning module, a referral letter
endorsed by an official of the Township, and sufficient fee shall
be submitted to the Chester County Planning Commission for review
and comment. One copy of all detailed final plans, approved and signed,
shall be provided to the Commission prior to recording.
B. Chester County Health Department. Two copies of all preliminary plans,
a copy of the sewage facilities planning module and a referral letter
shall be submitted to the Chester County Health Department in accord
with PADEP and Health Department regulations and procedures for review
of matters relating to adequacy of the site to sustain on-site water
and/or sewage disposal system. Two copies of all detailed final plans,
approved and signed, shall be submitted to the Chester County Health
Department.
C. Chester County Conservation District. One copy of preliminary plans
shall be submitted by the applicant to the Chester County Conservation
District for review of matters relating to drainage, stormwater management,
and abatement of soil erosion. Costs for such review shall be paid
by the applicant.
D. Upon request by the Township, the applicant shall submit such additional
prints of all plans as may be necessary for forwarding by the Township
to any other agencies for their review.
[Added 12-26-2001 by Ord.
No. 112]
A. Any municipality contiguous to the Township of West Vincent that believes its citizens will experience harm as the result of an applicant's proposed subdivision or land development located in the Township of West Vincent may request the Board of Supervisors to participate in a mediation process. If the mediation process is agreed to by the Board of Supervisors, the municipalities shall comply with the procedures set forth in §
390-219 of Chapter
390, Zoning, of the Township's Code. The cost of the mediation shall be shared equally by the municipalities unless otherwise agreed. The applicant shall have the right to participate in the mediation.
B. The governing board of any contiguous municipality may appear and
comment before the Board of Supervisors and/or Planning Commission
of the Township of West Vincent considering a proposed subdivision
or land development application.
The applicant shall execute an agreement, to be approved by
the Township, pending the review of the Township Solicitor, before
the final plan is released by the Board of Supervisors and filed on
record. Said agreement shall specify the following, where applicable:
A. The applicant agrees that he will lay out and construct all streets
and other public improvements, including grading, paving, sidewalks,
fire hydrants, water mains, street signs, shade trees, storm and sanitary
sewers, landscaping, traffic control devices, open space areas, and
erosion and sediment control measures in accordance with the final
plan as approved, where any or all of these improvements are required
by this chapter or as conditions of approval.
B. The applicant guarantees completion and maintenance of all improvements by means of a type of financial security acceptable to the Township, in accord with §
315-26 of this chapter.
C. The applicant agrees to have prepared a deed or deeds of dedication
to the Township for such streets, easements for sanitary and storm
sewers, sidewalks and other public improvements, provided that the
Township shall not accept dedication of such improvements until their
completion is certified as satisfactory to the Township Engineer.
D. Whenever an applicant proposes to establish or continue a street
which is not offered for dedication to public use, the Board of Supervisors
shall require the applicant to submit and to record with the plan
a copy of an agreement made with the Board on behalf of himself and
his heirs and assigns, signed by him, and which shall establish the
conditions under which the street may later be offered for dedication.
Stipulations of such agreement shall include, but shall not be limited
to, the following:
(1) That an offer to dedicate the street shall be made only for the street
as a whole.
(2) That the Township shall not be responsible for repairing or maintaining
any undedicated streets.
(3) That the method of assessing repair and maintenance costs of undedicated
streets be stipulated and be set forth in recorded deed restrictions
so as to be binding on all successors or assigns.
(4) That, if dedication is to be sought, the street shall conform to
Township specifications or that the owners of the abutting lots shall,
at their own expense, bring the streets into conformance with Township
specifications.
Land sales or auctions of anything other than a complete tax
parcel, whether new streets or easements are involved, shall be considered
a subdivision. Final plan approval for such a subdivision shall be
obtained before advertising of the sale or auction, so that sale and
offers to sell shall be with reference to an approved final subdivision
plan.
The continuing validity of any approval of plans in accordance
with this article shall be subject to those limitations established
by Section 508(4) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,
as amended.
Major modification of the approved plan, as determined by the
Township, shall be resubmitted and reprocessed in the same manner
as the original plan. All site disturbance activities shall cease
and all site disturbance activity performed prior to such resubmission
shall be established to the satisfaction of the Township pending approval
of modified plans.