Classification of a proposed subdivision as a minor subdivision permits the developer and Township to utilize a simplified procedure for reviewing such subdivision prior to approval for recording.
A. 
Sketch plan. The applicant should prepare and submit a sketch plan of the proposed subdivision, and the Planning Commission shall review the submission in accordance with §§ 175-19 and 175-20 of this chapter.
B. 
Preliminary plan. The applicant shall prepare a preliminary plan that is acceptable to the Township Engineer.
C. 
Final plan. The applicant shall submit a proper application for a final plan. Such plan shall be submitted and reviewed in accordance with the procedures in § 175-28 of this chapter.
D. 
Revised/resubmitted plans. Revisions to submitted plans shall be coordinated with the Township Engineer's comment letter. Revisions shall be "bubbled" and "highlighted" and denoted with the comment letter's itemized comment number.
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Editor's Note: See also the Applications for Review of Plans and the Article V Minor Subdivision Checklist, included as attachments to this chapter.
A. 
Drafting standards.
(1) 
Plans shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a professional engineer, professional land surveyor or landscape architect (performing within their abilities as determined by their registration boards) on a standard sheet of 24 inches by 36 inches or 30 inches by 42 inches, except when the Planning Commission approves other size plans. Standard sheet size shall be consistent throughout the entire plan set of the application.
(2) 
All information shall be legibly and accurately presented.
(3) 
Plans shall be drawn to an engineering scale that is acceptable to the Township Engineer.
(4) 
All dimensions shall be set forth in feet and decimal parts thereof and bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds.
(5) 
Each sheet shall be numbered and shall show its relationship to the total number of sheets.
(6) 
Plans shall be so prepared and shall bear an adequate legend to indicate clearly which features are existing and which are proposed.
(7) 
When the plan is a revision of a previously approved plan, note the revisions.
(8) 
The boundary line of the subdivision shall be shown as a solid heavy line.
B. 
General information.
(1) 
The name and location of the subdivision.
(2) 
The names and addresses of:
(a) 
The landowner.
(b) 
The developer.
(c) 
If the developer is not an individual, then the developer's principal officers and any person or entity holding an ownership interest of 10% or more in the entity.
(d) 
The adjoining property owners, including those across adjacent roads.
(3) 
The owner's statement of intent. (See Appendix A.[1])
(a) 
The owner shall acknowledge said statement (See Appendix A.) before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments.
(b) 
The seal of a notary public or other qualified officer shall be impressed to the plan acknowledging owner's statement of intent.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(4) 
The name, address, signature, certification and seal of the licensed professional responsible for the preparation of the plan to the Engineer's statement. (See Appendix A.[2])
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(5) 
Approval/review signature blocks for (See Appendix A.[3]):
(a) 
The Township Supervisors.
(b) 
The Township Planning Commission.
(c) 
A three-inch-by-five-inch space for the Township's approval stamp located in the lower right-hand corner.
(d) 
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
[3]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(6) 
The location map shall show roads and parcels and zoning district lines. The required scale of the map is not to be specified. The map shall encompass an area of eight inches by eight inches centered around the site. USAS maps shall not be used.
(7) 
North arrow.
(8) 
Both graphic scales and written scales, one inch equals 50 feet or one inch equals 100 feet preferred.
(9) 
The date of the plan and all subsequent revision dates.
(10) 
The boundaries of all adjoining properties with names of landowners.
(11) 
The deed book volume and page number, as entered by the County Recorder, referencing the latest source of title to the land being subdivided.
(12) 
The Tax Map sheet, block and lot number for the tract begin subdivided.
C. 
The location of natural features on the site and within 300 feet of the site.
(1) 
Contour lines at an interval of not more than two feet shall be shown as follows:
(a) 
Slope of less than 15% may be accurately superimposed from the latest USGS quadrangle map; however, the slope at any on-lot sewage disposal site shall be shown as determined by field survey.
(b) 
Slope of 15% or greater shall be based on a field survey or photogrammetric procedure at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger.
(2) 
Permanent and seasonal high-water table areas.
(3) 
Watercourses, lakes and wetlands with names, if any. (If wetlands do not exist on the site, that fact shall be so noted.)
(4) 
One-hundred-year flood zones.
(5) 
Location and extent of various soil types and DEP definitions for each.
(6) 
Rock outcrops and stone fields.
(7) 
Existing trees with caliper of 12 inches or greater.
D. 
Boundary lines of tract.
(1) 
The boundary lines of the area being subdivided.
(a) 
The boundary lines of the area being subdivided shall be determined by an accurate survey.
(2) 
Location and type of all existing monuments.
E. 
Location of existing man-made features on the site and within 100 feet of the site.
(1) 
Sufficient bearings, lengths of lines, radii, arc lengths, street widths, right-of-way and easement widths of all lots, streets, rights-of-way, easements and community or public areas to accurately and completely reproduce each and every course on the ground.
(2) 
Existing lot layout on the site.
(3) 
Historic sites or structures, including name and description.
(4) 
Sewer lines, stormwater drains and culverts.
(5) 
Waterlines, including the nearest fire hydrant.
(6) 
Utility easements and restrictive covenants and easements for purposes which might affect development.
F. 
Zoning requirements.
(1) 
Applicable district.
(2) 
Lot size and yard requirements.
(3) 
Required open space.
(4) 
Building setback line.
G. 
Proposed layout.
(1) 
Total acreage of site.
(2) 
Proposed lot layout with identification number and total number of lots.
(3) 
Lot width, depth and area.
(4) 
Rights-of-way, restrictive covenants and easements for all drainage, utilities and other purposes which might affect development, with designation of areas to be dedicated to the Township. All such easements shall be defined by bearings and distances.
(5) 
Open space areas and recreation areas.
(6) 
The following items shall be shown on the plan using the symbols shown:
(a)
Dwelling or structure
(b)
Well
(c)
Primary leach field
(d)
Secondary leach field
(e)
Soil probe location
(f)
Percolation test location
(7) 
Any storm drainage facilities or structures.
(8) 
Any proposed roads and/or utilities.
(9) 
Building numbers as assigned by the Township.
(10) 
Sight distances shall be shown at the intersections of any proposed street with existing streets. Sight distances shall be measured pursuant to PennDOT requirements.
H. 
Additional information. The Planning Commission may require the submission of any additional information, including items required for a major subdivision.
I. 
Covenants.
(1) 
All private deed restrictions already imposed or to be imposed as a condition to sale.
(2) 
The Planning Commission may require the inclusion of any specific restrictive covenants which it deems fit and appropriate.
J. 
Supportive documents and information.
(1) 
A sketch to an appropriate scale, on one sheet covering the entire tract, showing the location of the area to be subdivided together with a sketch of any proposed roads to demonstrate that the proposed subdivision provides for the orderly development of any residual lands and/or does not adversely affect the residual lands.
(2) 
Planning module. Three copies of the DEP Planning Module for Land Development as required by Act 537 (the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act), as amended,[4] shall be submitted.
[4]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
(3) 
Submission of a current deed to the subject property along with deed covenants.