Developments defined as land developments under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247, as amended) are regulated under this chapter. The definition of land development includes any improvement to the land involving two or more residential buildings, or any non-residential building. Therefore, the construction of a single-family residential building is excluded from this definition and from these regulations. Also excluded is the leasing (or selling) of land for agricultural purposes in parcels of 10 or more acres (not involving any new streets or easements or residential dwelling units). Typical land developments include, but are not limited to, multi-family residential buildings, commercial centers, and industrial developments. It shall be unlawful for an applicant to construct land developments as defined herein without complying with these additional requirements.
A.
In processing a land development, the three-stage procedure established in this chapter for land subdivisions shall be used: Sketch Plan (not mandatory); Preliminary Plan, and Final Plan stages. Land developments shall be processed, and submission requirements shall be the same as that required for subdivisions. The final plan shall be recorded in the Beaver County Recorder of Deeds Office.
B.
The Borough of Baden may exempt a land development from preparing a preliminary plan if the following provisions are met:
In addition to other Final Plan requirements (see Article IV of this chapter for Final Plan Subdivision Review), the following items shall be included for Final Plan review for all land developments, as applicable:
A.
The applicant shall prepare and submit a Site Plan. Site Plans, as required in this article, detail the construction of all required improvements and contain information establishing compliance with the Design Standards of this chapter.
B.
In cases of multi-owner or multi-tenant developments, proof of organization and means for management and maintenance of common open space, parking, and other improvements must be shown. Legal documents demonstrating creation of an association or other means of assuring continuing maintenance shall be required.
A.
In lieu of a subdivision plan (plot plan), the developer shall submit a Site Plan. For land developments having a total developed area of less than 15,000 square feet, the Site Plan shall be prepared at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet. Where the total developed area is over 15,000 square feet the Site Plan shall be prepared at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet.
B.
All land developments must comply with preliminary and final plan requirements (as applicable) as set forth within this chapter.
C.
Building elevations, while not required, are strongly encouraged as part of a Site Plan submission.
A.
A multi-family dwelling development involving not more than three dwelling units shall be considered a minor land development. As such, this minor land development will be exempt from submission and review of Preliminary Plans. Such minor land development may proceed directly with Final Plan requirements as contained in this chapter. All multi-family dwelling developments containing four or more dwelling units shall follow both preliminary and final plan submission and review procedures.
A.
If the land development involves the lease or rental of buildings or space on the site and site improvements (streets, parking areas, and stormwater drainage devices) which are to be privately maintained or maintained by an entity created by the developer, then there is no need for municipal acceptance of the site improvements. However, in these instances, streets and stormwater drainage shall be designed and built to the standards contained in this chapter, and the Municipality shall affirm that these improvements are, in fact, built to such standards.
B.
Where the developer does not intend to maintain the improvement and where a homeowner's association or similar organization will not be organized for these responsibilities, the developer will submit a plan for the maintenance of such facilities. This document will be legally enforceable and clearly establish the maintenance responsibility. Any proposed improvement to be offered for public dedication will follow the requirements as specified by this chapter.