Prior to filing an application for preliminary approval, the
developer may appear before the Council for a preapplication conference
to discuss the applicable regulations governing subdivision and/or
development of the property and the feasibility and timing of the
application. The preapplication conference is voluntary, and no formal
application or fee is required. This opportunity is afforded to the
developer to obtain information and guidance before entering into
binding commitments or incurring substantial expenses for plan preparation.
All applications for final approval of a subdivision and/or
land development shall include the following:
A. Ten copies of the completed application form supplied by the Borough,
along with a completed Allegheny County Department of Economic Development
subdivision and land development application if the final application
contains changes from the approved preliminary application;
B. Application filing fee, as required by §
315-55 of this chapter;
C. One copy of the approved preliminary plat;
D. Construction plans for public improvements prepared by a registered
professional engineer drawn on sheets measuring 24 inches by 36 inches
showing the following:
(1) Conformity with the design standards specified in Article
VI of this chapter and in the Borough construction standards.
(2) Street plan and profile of each street in the plan, including the
terminus of all streets in the plan and any area beyond the limits
of the plan where grading is proposed to construct the street. Street
plan and profile drawings shall include all drainage easements over
property, location of catch basins, inlets, manholes, headwalls and
endwalls of the stormwater system. Top and invert elevations shall
be shown, along with the pipe size. Profile of storm pipes shall show
any crossing sanitary sewer lines and may be placed on a separate
drawing. Lot lines and lot numbers shall be included in the street
plan view.
(3) Sanitary sewer plan and profile drawing which shall include lot lines
and lot numbers on the plan view. The location of the sanitary sewers
and manholes proposed for installation shall be shown. The grade line,
distance and pipe size of each line shall be indicated on the plan
and profile. The top and invert elevation of each manhole plus pipe
invert grades at fifty-foot intervals shall be provided.
(4) All construction drawings shall be prepared according to acceptable
engineering standards and with the construction standards and in accordance
with the standard sanitary and storm sewer details available from
the Borough.
E. Completion bond to guarantee proper installation of public improvements as required by §
315-18 of this chapter, except in the case of final applications without final plat approval, as provided for in §
315-13C of this chapter.
F. Final covenants and restrictions applicable to the plan, if any;
and
G. Ten copies of the final plat in accurate and final form for recording
which clearly delineates the following:
(1) The name of the subdivision or land development.
(2) The name and address of the developer and, if the developer is not
the landowner, the name and address of the landowner.
(3) The name, address, certification and seal of the registered land
surveyor who prepared the plat.
(4) The North point, graphic scale and date as per § 4.3.1B.2
of the county SALDO.
(5) Accurate boundary lines, with dimensions and bearings as per § 4.3.1B.2
of the county SALDO.
(6) Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting
the boundaries of the tract of land described in the final plat.
(7) Lot numbers and dimensions.
(9) Easements for public improvements and any limitations on such easements.
(10)
Dimensions and bearings of any property to be reserved for public,
semipublic or community use.
(12)
Complete curve data for all curves included in the final plat,
including radius, arc length, chord bearing and chord distance. Lines
which join these curves that are nonradial or nontangential should
be so noted.
(13)
Street lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths
of feet.
(14)
If applicable, a notation on the plat that access to a state
highway shall only be authorized by a highway occupancy permit issued
by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation under Section 420
of the State Highway Law (P.L. 1242, No. 428 of June 1, 1945).
(15)
Location, type and size of all monuments and lot markers in accordance with the standards and requirements of §
315-30 of this chapter and the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development (ACED) and in indication of whether they were found or set.
(16)
Certification clauses required by the Allegheny County Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance.
(17)
Lot and block or Tax Map parcel numbers.
(18)
Platting of adjacent property and the names of the adjacent
property owners of land not platted.
(19)
A notation on the plan of any modifications or waivers granted
to the provisions of this chapter.
(20)
The name and plan book volume and page numbers of the previously
recorded plan, if any.
(21)
Permits and approvals. Certified copies of all permits and approvals
required by applicable federal and state laws and county codes and
regulations.
H. For land development plans:
(1) Final site plan, including building locations, parking areas, roads
and access drives, landscaping and buffer yards.
(2) Final grading plan, including all final contours, grade, floor elevations,
permanent conservation measures, limit of disturbance line, typical
keyway and/or benching details, and earthwork quantities in cubic
yards.
(3) Final stormwater management plan, including all final calculations.
(4) Final soil erosion and sedimentation pollution control plan as approved
by Allegheny County Conservation District, or submitted and pending.
When requested by the developer, in order to facilitate financing,
the Borough Council shall furnish the developer with a signed copy
of a resolution indicating approval of the final plat contingent upon
the developer obtaining a satisfactory financial security. The final
plat shall not be signed nor recorded until the completion bond and
development agreement is executed. The resolution shall expire and
be deemed to be revoked if the completion bond and development agreement
is not executed within 90 days, unless a written extension is granted
by the Borough Council. Such extension shall not be unreasonably withheld
and shall be placed in writing at the request of the developer.
Upon approval of a final plat by the Borough, the developer
shall within 90 days of such final approval or 90 days after delivery
of an approved plat signed by the Borough, following completion of
conditions imposed for such approval, whichever is later, record such
plat in the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County, which plat shall
before recordation include an official notation of the Borough's
approval and the County Planning Agency's approval of the plat.
Upon recording of the final plat in the office of the County
Recorder of Deeds, the developer shall deliver to the Borough a Mylar
and one paper print of the plat as recorded, containing all required
signatures and dates of approval, along with a digital copy of the
recorded plan.