Sketch plans shall be legibly drawn at a scale
of one inch to 100 or 200 feet and shall contain sufficient information
to indicate the nature, scope and concept of the proposed subdivision
and land development, the major problems to be resolved, the location
of the subdivision tract, the name of the landowner and other data
considered essential by the subdivider in presenting his proposal.
A.
Scale. The preliminary plan shall be at a scale of
not more than 100 feet to the inch.
B.
Plan information. The preliminary plan shall show
or be accompanied by the following information:
(1)
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
(2)
North point, scale and date.
(3)
Name of the owner of the property and of the subdivider
if different from the owner.
(4)
Name of the registered engineer, surveyor, architect
or planner responsible for the plan.
(5)
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances and total
number of acres being subdivided.
(6)
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet or at such
lesser interval as may be necessary for satisfactory study and planning
of the tract.
(7)
Datum to which contour elevations refer. Where reasonably
practicable, data shall refer to known, established elevations.
(8)
All existing watercourses, tree masses and other significant
natural features.
(9)
All existing buildings, sewers, water mains, culverts,
petroleum or petroleum product lines, fire hydrants and other significant
man-made features.
(10)
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract,
including name, right-of-way width and pavement width.
(11)
A location map for the purpose of locating the
site to be subdivided at a scale not more than 800 feet to the inch
showing the relation of the tract to adjoining property and to all
streets, roads and municipal boundaries existing within 1,000 feet
of any part of the property proposed to be subdivided.
(12)
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way,
and the purpose for which the easements or rights-of-way have been
established.
(13)
Location and width of all proposed streets,
alleys, rights-of-way and easements; proposed lot lines with approximate
dimensions; playgrounds, public buildings, public areas and parcels
of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for public use; proposed
public utilities and drainage facilities.
(14)
Wherever practicable, the preliminary plan shall
show the names of owners of all abutting unplotted land and the names
of all abutting subdivisions.
(15)
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part
of the subdivider's entire holdings, a sketch shall be submitted of
the prospective street layout for the remainder.
(16)
Copies of the proposed deed restrictions, if
any, shall be attached to the preliminary plan.
(17)
Certification to publish or deposit sufficient
funds with the Borough for it to publish any notice required by the
Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act as a result of the plan submission
by the applicant.
(18)
Certification as to the source of water supply
and evidence as to the identity of source where service is to be provided
by a public utility, cooperative association or a municipal corporation
or authority.
A.
Plan size and legibility.
(1)
The subdivision plan submitted for final approval
shall be a clear, legible, white print of an ink drawing.
B.
Plan scale and required information.
(1)
The final plan shall be at a scale of not more than
50 feet to the inch and shall include the following information:
(a)
Subdivision name or identifying title.
(b)
North point, scale, date.
(c)
Name of the record owner and subdivider.
(d)
Name and seal of the registered professional
engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan.
(e)
Boundaries of the tract.
(f)
Street lines, lot lines, rights-of-way, easements,
and areas dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to public use.
(g)
Sufficient data to determine readily the location,
bearing and length of every street, lot, and boundary line and to
reproduce such lines on the ground.
(h)
The length of all straight lines, radii, lengths
of curves, tangent bearings, and deflection angles for each street.
(i)
All dimensions and angles or bearings of the
lines of each lot and of each area proposed to be dedicated to public
use.
(j)
The proposed building setback line for each
street or the proposed placement of each building.
(k)
Location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary,
storm and combined sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and
culverts.
(l)
All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths
of a foot.
(m)
Lot number.
(n)
Names of streets within and adjacent to the
subdivision.
(o)
Reference markers shall be shown, and shall
be as specified by the Commission Engineer.
(p)
Wherever practicable, names of any adjoining
subdivisions shall be shown.
(q)
Wherever practicable, names of the owners of
any unplotted land shall be shown.
(r)
Certificate of dedication of streets and other
public property.
(s)
Certificate for approval by the Commission and
Borough Council with space for both the application of the review
stamp of the County Planning Commission and for acknowledgment of
receipt of the plan by the County Recorder of Deeds when it is presented
for recording.
(2)
The final plan shall include thereon or be accompanied
by:
(a)
An affidavit that the applicant is the owner
or equitable owner of the land proposed to be subdivided.
(b)
A statement duly acknowledged before an officer
authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the owner
or owners of the property, to the effect that the subdivision as shown
on the final plan is made with his or their free consent and that
it is desired to record the same.
(c)
Certification by the State Department of Environmental Protection when individual sewage disposal or water systems are to be installed as required by Article III of this chapter.
(e)
Construction plans.
[1]
Construction plans for all required improvements
including typical cross-sections, street profiles and drainage details
for all streets. Such profiles shall show at least the following:
[a]
Existing (natural) grade along
the proposed street center line.
[b]
Existing (natural) grade along
each side of the proposed street right-of-way.
[c]
Proposed finished center line grade
or proposed finished grade at top of curbs.
[d]
Sanitary sewer mains and manholes.
[e]
Storm sewer mains, inlets, manholes
and culverts.
[2]
All such plans shall include a public improvements
tabulation and shall be in a form suitable to serve as a basis for
documenting all improvements to be installed.
(f)
A contour grading plan including ground and
basement floor elevations of all buildings may be required if deemed
necessary by the Commission Engineer to properly establish grading
and drainage patterns.
(g)
Protective covenants, if any, in form for recording.
(i)
A development agreement and improvement bond
as required herein.
[Added 8-11-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
Lot consolidation and reverse subdivisions
may be submitted directly to the Borough Planning Commission and Borough
Council subject to the following procedure:
A.
The applicant shall certify to the Planning
Commission and Borough Council that the subject map is, in fact, on
record.
B.
A new survey on that map shall not be required
unless a Borough Planning Commission or Borough Council determine
such map is required for any just cause in which case the subdivision
process under the terms of this article shall be applicable.
C.
The combination shall be executed by a
deed from the lot owner(s) to themselves clearly stating the intent
of the deed transfers to combine two or more lots into a single parcel.
D.
The lot consolidation deed shall be in
such form as required by the Borough Council upon the recommendation
by the Borough Solicitor and shall include:
(1)
Reference to the lot numbers of the
subject lots.
(2)
A plat book and page number where
the map is recorded.
(3)
The new revised lot numbers.
(4)
Language restricting the sale or
transfer of the individual lots being combined. That is, the lots
when combined shall not be later subdivided without application to
the Borough Planning Commission and Borough Council in compliance
with the Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(5)
At least one of the two lots being
combined must be vacant. Conversely, no more than one of the combined
lots shall be improved.
E.
The approved deed shall be recorded in
the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds within 90 days of the approval
by Borough Council. If the approved deed is not recorded within 90
days as required, the applicant shall not be permitted to record the
deed without further approval from Borough Council.
F.
The new lot revised tax parcel number assigned
by the Tax Assessment and/or GIS Mapping Office should be referenced
on the deed before recording in the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds
Office.
G.
In order to enable the applicant to record
the deed, the applicant shall obtain a letter from the Borough Manager
or Borough Secretary indicating that the Borough Planning Commission
and Borough Council had approved the lot consolidation and the deed
may be recorded without further compliance with the Borough Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance.
H.
Fees to defray the cost of this lot consolidation
process shall be paid to the order of the Borough of Jim Thorpe in
accordance with a schedule of fees and charges established by resolution
of the Borough of Jim Thorpe.
