The words "person," "subdivider," and "owner" include an unincorporated association and a partnership, or other legal entity, as well as an individual. The word "building" includes structures and shall be construed as if followed by the phrase "or part thereof." The word "watercourse" includes channel, creek, ditch, drain, dry run, spring, and stream. The words "should" and "may" are permissive; the words "shall" and "will" are mandatory and directive.
Where terms or words are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily accepted dictionary defined meanings or such as the context may imply.
Terms or words used herein, unless otherwise expressly stated, shall have the following meanings:
Additional, something extra or complimentary.
A tract of land, a lot, or group of lots, bounded by streets, public parks, railroad right-of-way, watercourses, boundary lines of the Borough of Baden, unsubdivided land, or by any combination of the above.
Any enclosed or open structure, other than a boundary wall or fence, occupying more than four square feet of area and/or having a roof supported by columns, piers or walls.
The line within a property defining the minimum required distance between any building to be erected and an adjacent right-of-way. Such line shall be measured at right angles from the front street right-of-way line which abuts the property upon which said building is located and shall be parallel to said right-of-way line.
The portion of a street right-of-way, paved or unpaved, intended for vehicular use.
An area of unobstructed vision at the street intersection defined by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection of street center lines.
Beaver County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Beaver County Planning Commission.
The deliberate appropriation of land by its owner for any general and public use, reserving to himself no other rights than those that are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted.
A basin designed to retard stormwater runoff by temporarily storing the runoff and releasing it at a predetermined rate. A detention basin can be designed to drain completely after a storm event, or it can be designed to contain a permanent pool of water.
Any landowner, agent or such landowner, or tenant with the written permission of such landowner, who makes or causes to be made a subdivision of land or a land development.
Any structure, or part thereof, designed to be occupied as living quarters for a single housekeeping unit.
A right-of-way granted, but not dedicated, for limited use of private land for a public or quasi-public purpose, and within which the grantor shall not erect any permanent structure, but shall have the right to make any other use of the land which is not inconsistent with the rights of the grantee.
A licensed professional engineer with current and valid registration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts, or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or tenure;
The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective occupants by means of, or for the purpose of, streets, common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups, or other features.
A subdivision of land;
Excepting:
The conversion of an existing single-family detached or single-family semi-detached dwelling into not more than three residential units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium;
The addition of an accessory building, including farm buildings, on a lot or lots subordinate to an existing principal building;
The addition or conversion of buildings or rides within the confines of an enterprise which would be considered an amusement park. For purposes of this subclause, an amusement park is defined as a tract or area used principally as a location for permanent amusement structures or rides. This exclusion shall not apply to newly acquired acreage by an amusement park until initial plans for the expanded area have been approved by proper authorities.
A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit.
The area contained within the property lines of a lot excluding space within all streets and within all permanent drainage easements, but including the areas of all other easements.
A metal pipe or pin of at least 1/2" in diameter and at least 24" in length.
Any subdivision containing not more than three lots fronting on an existing street, and not involving the extension of sanitary water and/or sewer lines, or the creation of any public improvements, and does not adversely affect the natural resources of the Municipality, and does not adversely affect the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property, and does not adversely affect the present or future development of the Municipality.
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy contained in one unit or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
At a minimum, each monument shall consist of an iron or steel pin at least 1/2" in diameter and 24" in length. This monument must be encased in concrete with a flat top of at least 6" in diameter.
The Council of the Borough of Baden, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Borough of Baden Council.
Borough of Baden, Beaver County, Pennsylvania acting through its Borough Council.
The Comprehensive Development Plan and/or Official Map and/or Topographical Survey and/or such other plans, or portions thereof, as may have been adopted by the Municipality pursuant to statute, for the area of the Municipality in which the subdivision is located.
An all-weather permanent surface composed of bituminous asphalt or concrete applied over a base of stone and used to convey motor vehicles.
The Planning Commission or Planning Board of the Borough of Baden.
The map or plan of a subdivision or land development, whether preliminary or final. The word "plat" includes the word "plan."
Includes:
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the governing body or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with this chapter.
A forum held pursuant to notice under 65 Pa.C.S.A. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
Notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
The copy of the Final Plan which contains the original endorsements of the Planning Commission, and/or Municipality, and which is intended to be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds.
A lot extending between and having frontage on two generally parallel streets, (excluding service streets) with vehicular access solely from one street.
The total width of any land reserved or dedicated as a street, alley, crosswalk, or for other public or semi-public purposes.
See "cartway."
That part of precipitation which flows over the land.
A sanitary sewage collection system in which sewage is carried from individual lots by a system of pipes to a temporary central treatment and/or disposal facility, generally serving a neighborhood area.
An individual sewage system which uses a system of piping, tanks, or other facilities for collecting, treating and disposing of sewage into a soil absorption area or spray field, into the waters of the Commonwealth or by means of conveyance to another site for final disposal.
A sanitary sewage collection system in which sewage is carried from individual lots by a system of pipes to a central treatment and disposal plant.
Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by water.
A covered watertight settling tank in which raw sewage is biochemically changed into solid, liquid, and gaseous states to facilitate further treatment and final disposal.
An official of the Municipality who reviews permit applications and sewage facilities planning modules, issues permits as authorized by Act 537 (sewage enforcement) and conducts investigations and inspections that are necessary to implement the Act and the regulations thereunder.
The required length of roadway visible to the driver of a passenger vehicle at any given point on the roadway when the view is unobstructed by traffic. Sight distance measurements shall be made from a point 4 1/2 feet above the center line of the road surface to a point 1/2 foot above the center line of road surface.
A field test conducted to determine the suitability of the soil for an on-lot sanitary sewage disposal system by measuring the absorptive capacity of the soil at a given location and depth.
An excavation into the soil to allow for the evaluation of individual soil horizons to support the establishment of soil suitability for any lot where the installation of an on-lot sewage disposal system is proposed.
The solicitor appointed by the local Municipality.
The plan for managing stormwater runoff within Beaver County as required by the Act of October 4, 1978, P.L. 864, (Act 167), and known as the "Storm Water Management Act."[1]
A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way not limited to the cartway, intended for use by the general public as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation to provide access to more than one lot. The word "street" includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, thoroughfare, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct, and any other ways used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians, whether public or private. Streets are further defined as follows:
MINOR STREET
A street used primarily to provide access to abutting properties.
CUL-DE-SAC STREET
A minor street intersecting another street at one end and terminating at the other end by a permanent vehicular turn-around.
HALF (PARTIAL) STREET
A street, generally parallel and adjacent to a property line, having a lesser right-of-way width than normally required for improvement and use of the street.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREET
A minor street, parallel and adjacent to a major street (but separated from it by a reserve strip) which provides access to abutting properties and controls intersections with the major street.
COLLECTOR STREET
A street which, in addition to providing access to abutting properties, intercepts minor streets to provide a route and gives access to community facilities and/or other collector and major streets. (Streets in industrial and commercial subdivisions shall generally be considered collector streets.)
MAJOR STREET (MINOR ARTERIAL)
A street serving a large volume comparatively high speed and long distance traffic, including all facilities classified as main and secondary highways by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
SERVICE STREET
A minor right-of-way providing secondary vehicular access to the side or rear of two or more properties.
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, estate, trust, or any other group or combination acting as a unit (or agent authorized in writing thereby) which undertakes the subdivision of land, as defined by these regulations as the owner, equitable owner (or agent authorized in writing thereby) of the land being subdivided. "Subdivider" can also be defined as a land developer.
The division or redivision of a lot, tract, or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
Where, in the judgment of the municipal engineer, at least 90% (based on the cost of the required improvements for which financial security was posted) of those improvements required as a condition for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied, or operated for its intended use.
A surveyor holding current and valid registration and licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A system for supplying and distributing water from a common source to dwellings and other buildings, but generally not confined to one neighborhood.
A system for supplying and distributing water to a single dwelling or other building from a source located on the same lot.
The agent or official designated by the Municipality to administrate and enforce the Municipal Zoning Ordinance.[2]