[Ord. No. 2018-3, 12/12/2018[1]]
Minor subdivision plans shall be prepared in accordance with the Act of May 23, 1945 (P.L. 913, No. 367), known as the "Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Registration Law" (as amended December 19, 1990),[2] drawn in conformance with the following, contain all of the information listed and be accompanied by all documents, plans and data as follows:
A. 
Scale. Minor subdivision plans shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet or one inch equals 100 feet, provided that all bearings, distances and other information can be legibly and clearly presented on the plan.
B. 
Sheet Size. The minor subdivision plan and all plans submitted therewith shall be on sheets 24 inches by 36 inches.
C. 
Plan Information. The minor subdivision plan shall contain at least the following information:
1. 
Name of the proposed minor subdivision.
2. 
A location map at a scale of one inch equals 2,000 feet.
3. 
Existing property and lot layout immediately adjacent to the subject property line.
4. 
Names of adjoining property owners and the names of all adjoining subdivisions and land developments.
5. 
Existing features: existing man-made and natural features, including but not limited to the following:
(a) 
Watercourses and lakes.
(b) 
Wetlands accurately shown. In all cases of wetlands containing 1/2 acre or more, a wetlands delineation shall be presented, prepared by a trained professional, which shall be performed within three years of the date of submittal of the plan.
(c) 
One-hundred-year floodplain areas.
(d) 
Buildings, structures and all other significant features within the subdivision.
(e) 
Location and description of any certified historic site or structure.
6. 
Location and purpose of all existing and proposed rights-of-way and easements.
7. 
Name, number, right-of-way width and location of all existing public or private streets within or immediately adjoining the property.
8. 
The total tract boundary lines of the area being subdivided. These boundaries shall have an error of closure not to exceed one foot in 5,000 feet. (Proof of closure shall be submitted with the plan.)
9. 
Plan data: the full plan of the proposed subdivision, including but not limited to the following data:
(a) 
Sufficient bearings, lengths of lines, radii, arc lengths of all lots, street rights-of-way, easements, open space areas and areas to be reserved to accurately and completely reproduce each and every course on the ground.
(1) 
All dimensions shall be in feet and hundredths of a foot.
(2) 
All bearings shall be in degrees, minutes, seconds.
(b) 
Street names.
(c) 
Street widths.
(d) 
Rights-of-way and easements described.
(e) 
Clear sight triangles shall be shown at all street intersections.
(f) 
Lot numbers.
(g) 
Lot area (where applicable).
(h) 
Location and description of lot markers. Lot markers shall be labeled as found or set in place.
(i) 
North arrow.
(j) 
Graphic and written scale.
(k) 
Contour lines sufficient to show slope of lot(s) or to show direction and average percentage of slope.
(l) 
Building reserve (setback) lines set forth within each lot and in the protective covenants.
(m) 
A statement relative to the type of water supply.
(n) 
A statement relative to the type of sewage disposal/planning module component.
(o) 
A statement of the total area of the property being subdivided.
(p) 
A statement of the total number of lots being subdivided.
(q) 
Deed or record book volume and page number(s), as assigned by the Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds, reference of the latest source of title to the land being subdivided.
(r) 
Zoning district and all other zoning information pertaining to the subdivision.
(s) 
Current Luzerne County property identification number(s) [PIN(s)] for the subject property.
(t) 
A title block on the lower right corner of all plans, which shall list the date the minor subdivision plan was completed and the date of each revision.
D. 
Plan Certificates. The following certificates shall be labeled on the minor subdivision plan using the following:
1. 
Certificate of accuracy and compliance dated, signed and sealed by the registered professional land surveyor responsible for the minor subdivision plan.
2. 
Certificate of review and recommendation by the Kingston Township Planning Commission and Township Engineer, which shall be located on the bottom edge of the plan.
3. 
Certificate of review and approval by the Township Board of Supervisors, which shall be located on the bottom edge of the plan.
4. 
Certificate of ownership and acknowledgement of plan, which shall be accurately completed and signed by the owner(s) of the property with signatures dated and notarized.
5. 
Affidavit of plan submission, with the date the plan was accepted by the Luzerne County Planning Commission.
E. 
Required Covenants.
1. 
The following covenants shall be set forth on all minor subdivision plans in the form of protective or restrictive covenants:
(a) 
Building reserve (setback) lines.
(b) 
Drainage and slope easements.
(c) 
Clear sight line easements with maintenance responsibilities when easement affects any lot area.
2. 
All lots shown on this plan are subject to the rules and regulations as are set forth in the Kingston Township Subdivision and Land Development Regulations and the Kingston Township Zoning Ordinance,[3] as both are amended.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 27, Zoning.
3. 
Wells and sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in complete accordance with the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (when applicable).
F. 
Plan Notes. The following general notes shall be on all minor subdivision plans, when applicable:
1. 
Private Access Street. When the subdivision plan incorporates a private access street as defined in this chapter: "The improvement and maintenance of the private access street(s) shall be the sole responsibility of those persons benefiting by the use thereof."
2. 
Private Access Street Serving Two Lots. When the subdivision plan incorporates a private access street serving two lots: "The private access street designated as parcel (parcel no. of street) shall be conveyed as an undivided 1/2 interest each to lots (lot no.) and (lot no.)."
3. 
By approval of this plan, the Township of Kingston has neither confirmed nor denied the existence and/or the extent of any wetland areas, whether or not delineated on the plan, and any encroachment thereon for any reason whatsoever shall be the sole responsibility of the subdivider and/or developer, his heirs and assigns, and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the encroachment shall conform to the rules and regulations of the jurisdictional agencies.
4. 
State Highway Access. When any lot proposed on the subdivision plan requires access to a highway under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a highway occupancy permit is required pursuant to § 420 of the Act of June 1, 1945 (P.L. 1242, No. 428), known as the "State Highway Law,"[4] before access to a state highway is permitted.
[4]
Editor's Note: See 36 P.S. § 670-420.
5. 
Township Road Access. When any lot proposed on the subdivision plan required access to a roadway under the jurisdiction of Kingston Township, a driveway permit is required pursuant to the Kingston Township Driveway Permit Ordinance before access to a Township road is permitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former Parts 8 and 9 as Parts 9 and 10, respectively.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 63 P.S. § 148 et seq.