Data furnished in a sketch plan is at the discretion of the developer. For fullest usefulness, it is suggested that it be drawn at a scale of 50 feet or 100 feet to the inch and that it include the following information but not necessarily show precise dimensions:
A.
The developer shall supply six copies of the preliminary plans and data to the Secretary, and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of § 200-10. The copies of the preliminary plan may be either black and white or blue and white prints, the individual sheet size of such prints shall be no larger than 18 inches by 24 inches.
B.
The preliminary plan shall be at a scale of 50 feet or 100 feet to the inch and show the following information:
(1)
Proposed name of the subdivision or land development and the name of the Township.
(2)
Name and address of the owner of the tract or his authorized agent, if any, and the developer, plus the architect, surveyor or engineer who prepared the plan.
(3)
Date, North point and graphic scale.
(4)
Total acreage of the tract and number of lots or dwelling units.
(5)
Zoning requirements (district and basic dimensional requirements); proposed land use, including any changes in zoning that may be proposed to the area to be subdivided or developed.
(6)
A location map showing the relation of the tract to all streets, roads and municipal boundaries existing within 1,000 feet of any part of the property proposed to be developed. This map should preferably be at a scale of 800 feet to the inch but not greater than 2,000 feet to the inch.
(7)
Tract boundaries showing distances and bearings.
(8)
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet and the location of bench mark and datum used; intervals of five feet may be used for land with an average natural slope of more than 4% if specific permission is granted by the Planning Commission.
(9)
The location of the proposed subdivision and/or land development with respect to the Township's flood-prone areas including information on, but not limited to, boundaries of flood-prone areas, proposed lots and sites, fills, flood or erosion protective facilities, and areas subject to special deed restrictions.
(10)
Where the subdivision and/or land development lies partially or completely in the flood-prone area or where the subdivision or land development borders on the flood-prone area, the preliminary plan shall include detailed information giving the location and elevation of proposed roads, public utilities, and building sites. All such maps shall also show contours at intervals of two or five feet depending upon the slope of the land and identify accurately the boundaries and elevations of the flood-prone area.
(11)
The names of all owners of all immediately adjacent unplatted land; the names of all proposed or existing subdivisions immediately adjacent and the locations and dimensions of any streets or easements shown thereon; the locations and dimensions of all existing streets, roads, railroads, public sewers, aqueducts, water mains and feeder lines, fire hydrants, gas, electric and oil transmission lines, watercourses, areas subject to periodic flooding and other significant features within 400 feet of any part of the property proposed to be developed; and the locations of all buildings and approximate locations of all tree masses within the property.
(12)
The location and widths of any streets or other public ways or places shown on an adopted Township, county or state plan, if such exists for the area to be developed.
(13)
The full plan of the development showing the location of all proposed streets, roads, alleys, utility easements, parks, playgrounds and other public areas; sewer and water facilities; proposed building setback lines for each street; proposed lot lines and approximate dimensions of lots; lot numbers in consecutive order; and all streets and other areas designed for appurtenant facilities, public use or proposed to be dedicated or reserved for future public use, together with the conditions of such dedications or reservations. Where the preliminary plan submitted covers only a part of the developer's entire holdings, a sketch of the prospective future street system of the unsubmitted part shall be furnished. The street system of the unsubmitted part will be considered in the light of adjustments and connections with future streets in the part not submitted.
(14)
Proposed street names.
(16)
The location, size and composition of any individual community or public water supply facilities. The size of pipe shall not be less than six inches for mains.
(17)
All storm sewers and other drainage facilities, with the size and composition of each indicated, along with any proposed connections with existing facilities.
C.
The preliminary plan shall be accompanied by the following material:
(1)
The report of a sewerage feasibility study, if required.
(2)
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be required.
(3)
Tentative cross sections and center-line profiles for each proposed street shown on the preliminary plan. These plans may be submitted as separate sheets.
(4)
A letter from the Postmaster of the area in which the subdivision or land development is located, stating that the proposed names (except in the case of extensions of existing streets) do not duplicate the names of streets now in use.
(5)
A draft of any proposed covenants to run with the land.
(6)
A tentative timetable for the proposed sequence of development for the subdivision or land development.
(7)
When connection to public water and/or sewer facilities is proposed, assurance of the availability of such service must be presented to the Commission. This assurance shall be in the form of a letter signed by a responsible officer of the company or authority concerned, indicating its ability and willingness to make such services available.
(8)
When on-lot sewage disposal facilities are proposed, percolation tests shall be made at the developer's expense. The results and location of percolation and soil tests made in accordance with the specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection shall be submitted to the Commission. The test locations must be shown on at least two copies of the preliminary plan. A satisfactory Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection feasibility report must be received by the Commission before approval of the preliminary plan.
(9)
Where the land included in the proposed subdivision or land development has a gas pipe line located therein, the application shall be accompanied by a letter from the owner of such pipe line stating the minimum distance, which minimum distance from a natural gas line to a dwelling unit need only be such distance, if any, as required by the applicable transmission or distributing company or as may be required by the applicable regulations issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation under the Natural Gas Pipe Line Safety Act of 1968, as amended, whichever is greater.
(10)
When any petroleum or petroleum products transmission line traverses a subdivision or land development, the developer shall confer with the applicable transmission or distributing company to determine the minimum distance which shall be required between each proposed dwelling unit and the center line of such petroleum or petroleum products transmission line, and shall submit with the application a letter from the owner of such pipe line stating the minimum distance.
A.
The final plan shall be submitted to the Secretary in accordance with § 200-11. The final plan shall be blue and white prints, and shall be at a scale of 50 feet or less to the inch. The sheet size of all final plan drawings shall not be greater than 18 inches by 24 inches. If the final plan is drawn in two or more sections, it shall be accompanied by a key map showing the location of the several sections. The developer shall supply two signature copies of the final plan, plus four additional copies of the same; not less than two copies of a street and storm drainage plan, not less than two copies of street profiles for all streets and not less than two copies of a soil erosion control plan, as set forth in greater detail in § 200-11B above.
[Amended 10-4-1989]
B.
The final plan shall show the following:
(1)
Name of the subdivision or land development and the Township.
(2)
Name and address of the owner of the tract or his authorized agent and the developer, plus the architect, surveyor or engineer who prepared the plan.
(3)
Date, North point and graphic scale.
(4)
Block and lot numbers (in consecutive order), dimensions, minimum area and total number of lots; acreage of the whole development; density and use of land.
(5)
Source of title to the land of the subdivision or land development and to all adjoining lots as shown by the books of the Recorder of Deeds; names of the owners of all adjoining subdivided or undeveloped land.
(6)
A location map showing the relation of the property to all streets, roads and municipal boundaries existing within 1,000 feet of any part of the property proposed to be developed. This map shall preferably be at a scale of 800 feet to the inch but no larger than 2,000 feet to the inch.
(7)
The exact location and elevation of all proposed buildings, structures, roads, and public utilities to be constructed in any flood-prone area, as well as contours at intervals of two feet within the boundaries of such flood-prone areas.
(8)
Lot lines with accurate bearings and distances (distances to be to the nearest hundredth of a foot).
(9)
Pedestrianways.
(10)
Accurate dimensions of existing public land and any property to be dedicated or reserved for public, semi-public or community use; all areas to which title is reserved by the owner.
(11)
Accurate boundary lines, with dimensions and bearings, which provide a survey of the tract, closing with an error of not more than one foot in 10,000 feet.
(12)
Accurate distances and directions to be nearest established street corners or official monuments. Reference corners shall be accurately described on the plan.
(13)
Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract.
(14)
Complete curve data for all curves included in the plan, including radius, delta angle, tangent, arc and chord. Curve segments included in lot descriptions shall be composed of arc, chord, bearing and distance. At street intersections, tangent distance shall be included.
(15)
Street lines, with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet, with the bearing of such street lines.
(16)
Street names.
(17)
Locations and materials of all permanent monuments and lot markers.
(18)
Easements of utilities and any limitations on such easements.
(19)
Setback lines not less than the minimum fixed by Chapter 250, Zoning, or any other setback lines established by this chapter or public authority or those specified in the deed restrictions, whichever is greater.
(20)
Clear sight triangles at all street intersections.
(21)
The following information shall be shown on the plan using the format provided by the Secretary:
(a)
Certification, with seal, by a registered professional engineer or registered land surveyor to the effect that the survey and plan are correct.
(b)
Certificate for approval by the Planning Commission.
(c)
Certificate for approval by the Township Engineer.
(d)
Certificate for approval by the Supervisors.
(e)
A certificate to accommodate the recording information.
(f)
Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property (this is the offer of dedication), when applicable.
C.
The final plan shall be accompanied by the following material:
(1)
Final profiles, cross sections and specifications for street improvements, sanitary and storm sewerage and water distribution systems shall be shown on one or more separate sheets.
(2)
Restrictions of all types which will run with the land and become covenants in the deeds of lots shown on the drawing.
(3)
All covenants running with the land governing the reservation and maintenance of dedicated or undedicated land or open space which shall bear the certificate of approval of the Municipal Solicitor as to their legal sufficiency.
(4)
A grading plan showing proposed finished grades, if required by the Supervisors.
(6)
One of the following to guarantee the completion of required improvements:
(a)
A certificate from the developer and signed by the engineer that all improvements and installations in the subdivision or land development required by this chapter have been made or installed in accordance with specifications; or
(b)
In lieu of a certificate of completion of required improvements and installations, the developer may enter into an appropriate written agreement guaranteeing the completion of such improvements and installations. This agreement shall also guarantee that no lot will be sold or building constructed in any flood-prone area prior to completion of all protective works or measures planned for such lot or necessary access facilities.
(c)
This agreement shall be accompanied by some type of fiscal surety which will guarantee its performance by the developer in completing the improvements and installations referred to therein. The surety shall be equal to 110% of the estimated cost of such improvements and installations and shall be conditioned upon final approval of the plan. The surety may be in the form of a performance bond with corporate surety, a certified check, some type of escrow account or an irrevocable letter of credit, all made payable to Eldred Township. The surety shall specify a time certain within which the agreed improvements and installations shall be completed and shall provide, in effect, that in the event such is not the case that Eldred Township may undertake to complete the improvements and installations itself and be reimbursed therefor from the surety regardless of its form.
[Amended 5-19-1983]
D.
The final plan shall be accompanied by a check or money order drawn to the Township as required to supplement the original deposit.
Minor subdivision plans shall show or be accompanied by the following information:
B.
General information.
(1)
Name of the subdivision or land development.
(2)
Name and address of the owner.
(3)
Name, address and seal of the engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan.
(4)
Zoning classification and basic dimensional requirements.
(5)
Date, North point and scale.
(6)
A location map for the purpose of locating the site, preferably at a scale of 800 feet to the inch but not greater than 2,000 feet to the inch.
C.
Existing features.
(1)
Complete outline survey of the property to be developed, showing all courses, distances and area and tie-ins to all adjacent street intersections.
(2)
The location, names and widths of streets; the location of property lines and names of owners; the location of watercourses, sanitary sewers, storm drains and similar features.
(3)
The location and character of existing buildings, wooded areas and other features.
(4)
Contours at vertical intervals of five feet where the land has an average natural slope of more than 4%.