[Ord. No. 2018-3, 12/12/2018]
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), 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:
(b)Â
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)Â
One-hundred-year floodplain areas.
(d)Â
Buildings, structures and all other significant features within
the subdivision.
(e)Â
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)Â
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)Â
All dimensions shall be in feet and hundredths of a foot.
(2)Â
All bearings shall be in degrees, minutes, seconds.
(d)Â
Rights-of-way and easements described.
(e)Â
Clear sight triangles shall be shown at all street intersections.
(g)Â
Lot area (where applicable).
(h)Â
Location and description of lot markers. Lot markers shall be
labeled as found or set in place.
(j)Â
Graphic and written scale.
(k)Â
Contour lines sufficient to show slope of lot(s) or to show
direction and average percentage of slope.
(l)Â
Building reserve (setback) lines set forth within each lot and
in the protective covenants.
(m)Â
A statement relative to the type of water supply.
(n)Â
A statement relative to the type of sewage disposal/planning
module component.
(o)Â
A statement of the total area of the property being subdivided.
(p)Â
A statement of the total number of lots being subdivided.
(q)Â
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)Â
Zoning district and all other zoning information pertaining
to the subdivision.
(s)Â
Current Luzerne County property identification number(s) [PIN(s)]
for the subject property.
(t)Â
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)Â
Building reserve (setback) lines.
(b)Â
Drainage and slope easements.
(c)Â
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, as both are amended.
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," before access to a state highway is permitted.
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.