The purpose of this article is to set forth a streamlined set of plan requirements for minor subdivision and/or land development related only to residential lots and dwellings that meet the conditions of eligibility set forth in § 305-33.
The following shall constitute a minor subdivision and/or land development:
A. 
A subdivision of a tract of land or a land development for residential purposes only in a residential zoning district, provided:
(1) 
The residential use is a principal permitted use and does not involve any variance, special exception, or conditional use approval of any type, and no development is proposed in the Flood Hazard District or the Steep Slope Conservation District, unless approved otherwise by the Board of Supervisors.
(2) 
The total number of lots shall not exceed four. (If there is only one existing dwelling unit on a tract, this means that only three additional lots could be created under the plan requirements set forth in § 305-35.)
(3) 
No more than a six-acre tract may be subdivided by an applicant for a single tract through the minor subdivision or land development process, otherwise the subdivision shall be considered a major subdivision, unless approved otherwise by the Board of Supervisors.
(4) 
Such subdivision and or land development does not involve any new streets and does not involve any public waterlines, sanitary sewer lines or storm sewer lines.
A. 
The minor subdivision and/or land development plan and all plans forming a part thereof required by this chapter shall be drawn to a scale of not more than one inch equals 50 feet and shall be submitted on clear and legible black line or blue line paper prints. (While the Township will accept a maximum sheet size of 30 inches by 42 inches, please note that the Recorder of Deeds of Delaware County will not accept prints larger than 24 inches by 36 inches for recording purposes.) The plan shall reflect the following:
(1) 
Conformance with § 305-11 regarding preliminary plan procedure and/or § 305-12 regarding final plan procedure.
(2) 
All minor subdivision and/or land development plans shall meet the requirements of this section and § 305-35.
B. 
Upon submission of a preliminary plan, the landowner or developer shall authorize the Township and its representatives to enter the site for the purpose of site visualization.
A. 
Preliminary plan.
(1) 
Drafting standards:
(a) 
The plan shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet.
(b) 
Plans shall be legible; half tone or screening shall be used as necessary.
(c) 
Bearings shall be in degrees, minutes and seconds, and distances shall be in feet and decimal parts thereof.
(d) 
The boundary line of the subdivision shall be shown as a solid, heavy line.
(2) 
The plan shall depict, note, or be accompanied by the following information:
(a) 
Name of subdivision or land development.
(b) 
Name and address of the owner of record and applicant.
(c) 
Name and address of the engineer or surveyor who prepared the plan.
(d) 
Zoning requirements, including:
[1] 
Applicable district, including overlay districts.
[2] 
Lot area and yard requirements (area and bulk requirements).
[3] 
The percentage of the lot(s) allowed to be covered by impervious surfaces and buildings.
(e) 
A location map highlighting the location of the tract within the Township and depicting properties of abutting owners and adjoining nearby roads within 1,000 feet. The location map shall be drawn at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 800 feet.
(f) 
North arrow.
(g) 
Date of original drawings and any revisions.
(h) 
Written and graphic scales.
(i) 
Gross and net acreage of lots.
(j) 
Tract boundaries.
(k) 
Contiguous boundaries of all adjoining properties, and names of owners of such properties.
(l) 
Existing streets on or adjacent to the site with existing and future rights-of-way, names and cartway widths.
(m) 
Location of existing man-made features, such as: buildings and their uses, any historical accessory structures such as springhouses, barns, silos, or other outbuildings, driveways, fences, walls, wells, storm drains, sewer lines, septic tanks, and other on-lot sewage disposal features, culverts, bridges, utility easements, utility poles, waterlines and mains, fire hydrants and other significant man-made features within the lot, and the approximate location of such features within 200 feet of the lot (this includes properties across streets). (The applicant is urged to use existing aerial photography available from the Delaware County Planning Department, existing community facilities, and utilities data from the Comprehensive Plan; data from the U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle maps; and other available information.)
(n) 
Existing contours at two-foot intervals. The USGS topography may be used to fulfill this requirement. If the property does contain land within the Steep Slope Conservation District or the Flood Hazard District (in which case an actual field surveyed topographical depiction would be required), then the requirements for a major subdivision and/or land development application shall apply, and the application shall not be entitled to a review under this article.
(o) 
Existing natural features, including:
[1] 
Streams, ponds and springs.
[2] 
Soil types and description.
[3] 
Tree masses and notable trees, indicating which are to be removed and which are to remain.
[4] 
Wetlands, including the name of the individual or firm who delineated the wetlands.
(p) 
Proposed lot boundaries, lot layout and building setback lines.
(q) 
Lot areas for each lot.
(r) 
Proposed driveway location(s).
(s) 
Any areas within the Flood Hazard District or Steep Slope Conservation District.
(t) 
Copies of the title report for the tract.
(u) 
Certification as to the accuracy of the plan and details of such plans shall be prepared in accordance with Act 367, known as the "Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law" (P.L. 913, No. 367), 63 P.S. § 151, as amended.
(v) 
Proposed locations for street trees/shade trees along any existing street where there are no street trees/shade trees in accordance with § 305-50, and Appendix A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A, Recommended List of Street Trees, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(w) 
The extent to which the proposed plan is consistent with the Comprehensive Recreation, Park and Open Space Plan contained in Appendix M.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix M-1, Comprehensive Recreation, Park and Open Space Plan, is on file in the Township office.
(x) 
The extent to which the proposed plan promotes preservation or adaptive reuse of the sites and/or structures identified on the Historic Resources Map and list of historic resources referenced thereon contained in Appendix N.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix N, consisting of N-1, Historic Resources Map and N-2, List of Historic Resources of Edgmont Township, is on file at the Township office.
B. 
Final plan. All drafting standards and plan requirements as set forth in § 305-35A shall apply to the final plan, as well as the following:
(1) 
A grading plan indicating proposed contour and final grades and two-foot intervals and all proposed improvements, and depicting trees to remain as per § 305-35A(2)(o)[3], and including tree protection details and notes, in accordance with Appendix A.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Appendix A, Recommended List of Street Trees, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2) 
A soil erosion and sedimentation control plan, and a stormwater management plan.
(3) 
Tract and lot boundaries with dimensions, bearing and distances, closing with an error of not more than one foot in 10,000 feet.
(4) 
Location of existing and proposed permanent reference monuments and corner markers.
(5) 
When connection to public water and/or public sewer facilities is proposed, assurance of the availability of such service. This assurance shall be in the form of a letter signed by an officer of the company or authority concerned, indicating their ability and willingness to make such service available within the timetable cited under § 305-22C(4).
(6) 
When the proposed tract involves a gas pipeline, petroleum products transmission line, electric power transmission line, or any other pipeline or cable located thereon, a letter from the owner or authorized agent of such a facility, indicating minimum setback distance requirements, or a true and correct copy of the easement or grant of record shall be filed.
(7) 
Location of percolation test pits and proposed on-lot sewage disposal system.
(8) 
A planning module for land development shall be prepared and submitted to the Sewage Enforcement Officer as required by Chapter 71 of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
(9) 
Location of proposed wells for on-site water supply.
(10) 
A graphic depiction and a list of all easements shall be shown on the plan and, if appearing on record, the book and page numbers.
(11) 
A development schedule indicating the approximate date when construction can be expected to begin and be completed.
(12) 
Such private deed restrictions, including building setback lines, as may be imposed upon the property as a condition to sale, together with a statement of any restrictions previously imposed which may affect the title to the land being subdivided. The plans must clearly differentiate between existing and proposed deed restrictions. If there are no deed restrictions, a note to that effect must be placed on the plan.
(13) 
A written agreement, pursuant to § 305-13, when improvements are proposed.
(14) 
Copies of the proposed legal description for each lot, based on net acreage.
(15) 
If the proposed lot(s) abuts on a street under the jurisdiction of the state, a note shall be added to the final plan to indicate that a highway occupancy permit is required before a driveway or street can access a state highway.
(16) 
A list of all permits, agreements, approvals, clearances and the like required to be obtained in connection with the proposed subdivision and/or land development and the governmental agencies, authorities and companies from which are due to be obtained shall be submitted to the Township. Section 305-12N and Chapter 292, Stormwater Management, must also be addressed.