All commercial and industrial subdivisions and land developments shall comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter unless otherwise specified in this article.
Applicants are very strongly encouraged to submit a sketch plan in accord with § 187-18. Commercial and industrial development areas shall be designed in accord with the four-step design process in § 187-44 with respect to conservation areas and development sites and in consideration of site conditions to ensure:
A. 
Desirable land utilization and aesthetics.
B. 
Convenient traffic circulation and parking.
C. 
Adequate service, delivery and pickup.
D. 
Design coordination with adjacent parcels of land.
E. 
That the site, when developed, shall be served by approved water supply and an approved sanitary sewer systems.
F. 
Adequate storm drainage facilities shall be provided. Where applicable, detention basins or other stormwater control methods may be required by the Borough.
Proposed plans shall be submitted by the developer showing all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with this chapter, including but not limited to:
A. 
All information required by this chapter for major subdivisions and land developments.
B. 
Location of all project improvements, including:
(1) 
Buildings.
(2) 
Streets, accessways and parking areas.
(3) 
Landscaping and planting strips.
(4) 
Stormwater management facilities.
(5) 
Water supply and distribution systems.
(6) 
Sewage collection and treatment systems.
(7) 
Exterior lighting.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This subsection's amendment, changing "Streetlighting and parking area lighting" to "Exterior lighting," enacted 11-7-2011 by Ord. No. 5-2011, was inadvertently excluded from the 2014 Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. Provisions were effectively restored to this chapter by Borough Council 5-5-2014.
C. 
Building setbacks from property lines and other improvements shall be specifically shown.
D. 
Building construction specifications, including floor plans and profiles, and showing any common use or ownership areas.
E. 
Construction specifications for all other project improvements.
F. 
Designated open space areas.
Block layout shall be in accord with § 187-47B. Lot sizes, lot dimensions, and building setbacks shall be governed by the Borough's Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 215, Zoning.
Streets and roads in commercial and industrial developments shall comply with the requirements of § 187-48 and shall be constructed to collector street standards as required in Table VI-1 and Table VI-2.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The tables are attachments to this chapter.
All plans for land developments shall provide for the management of drifting snow to minimize accumulation on adjoining streets and adjoining properties.
A. 
Management techniques. Drifting snow may be managed by:
(1) 
Orientation of the long side of the building along the street frontage;
(2) 
Specific architectural feature such as parapets;
(3) 
Landscaping features such as increased planting density or increased berm height;
(4) 
Preservation of existing topography, vegetation or other site features; or
(5) 
Other techniques proposed by the applicant and approved by the Borough.
B. 
Waiver. In cases where the Borough determines that a proposed land development is not likely to result in an amount of drifting snow that would cause a public safety problem, the requirement for drifting snow management may be waived. Such situations, as determined by the Borough, may include:
(1) 
Existing topography, vegetation or other site features;
(2) 
Size of the development site;
(3) 
Location of the development site;
(4) 
Any other mitigating site characteristic.