A.
The sketch plan of a proposed subdivision or land
development shall be drawn to a scale of 50 or 100 feet to the inch;
except if the subdivision or land development contains more than 200
acres, the plan may be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 200 feet.
B.
The sketch plan shall contain at least the following
information but not necessarily show precise dimensions:
(1)
Tract boundary.
(2)
Municipality in which the development is located.
(3)
North point.
(4)
Streets on and adjacent to the tract.
(5)
Significant topographical and physical features.
(6)
Proposed general street layout.
(7)
Proposed general lot layout.
(8)
In the case of a land development plan, the proposed
location of all buildings, parking compounds and other planned features
should be shown.
[Amended 2-13-1978 by Ord. No. 1978-3]
A.
The developer shall submit 15 copies of the preliminary
plan and two copies of other required material. The copies of the
preliminary plan can be either black-and-white or blue-and-white prints.
The sheet size shall be no smaller than 18 inches by 22 inches and
no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches.
B.
The preliminary plan shall be a scale of 50 or 100
feet to the inch; except that for semidetached, attached or multistoried
structures, the plan may be drawn at a scale of 20 feet to the inch.
The plan shall show the following information:
(1)
Proposed subdivision or land development name or identifying
title and the municipality or municipalities in which the subdivision
or land development is located.
(2)
Name and address of the landowner of the tract or
of his authorized agent, if any, and of the developer.
(3)
Date, North point and graphic scale.
(4)
Total acreage of the tract and number of lots or dwelling
units.
(5)
Proposed land use.
(6)
Zoning requirements, district and lot size.
(7)
A key map, for the purpose of locating the site to
be subdivided or developed, at a minimum scale of 2,000 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 or developed.
(8)
Tract boundaries, showing distances and bearings.
(9)
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet for land
with an average natural slope of 4% or less and at vertical intervals
of five feet for more-steeply sloping land; location of benchmark
and datum used.
(10)
The names of all owners of all immediately adjacent
unplatted land; the names of all proposed or existing development
immediately adjacent and the locations and dimensions of any streets
or easements shown thereon; the names, locations and dimensions of
all existing streets, roads, railroads, public sewers, waters mains
and feeder lines, fire hydrants, gas, electric and oil transmission
lines, watercourses, floodplains and other significant features within
200 feet of any part of the property proposed to be developed and
the location of all buildings and approximate location of all tree
masses within the property.
(11)
The location and width of any streets or other
public ways or places shown upon an adopted local or county plan,
if such exists for the area to be subdivided or developed.
(12)
The full plan of the development, showing the
location of all proposed streets, utility easements, parks, playgrounds
and other public areas; sewer and water facilities; proposed building
setback lines for each street; proposed lot lines and approximate
dimensions of lots; lot numbers and/or block numbers in consecutive
order; building locations and parking compounds in relating to multifamily,
commercial and industrial land developments; and all streets and other
areas designed for appurtenant facilities, public use or proposed
to be dedicated or reserved for future public use, together with the
conditions of such dedication or reservation.
(13)
The approximate location, size and material
of any capped sewers, house connections, sewers, sewage disposal plant,
proposed connection with existing facilities and any other sewerage
facilities.
(14)
The approximate location, size and material
of any individual, community or public water supply facilities.
(15)
All storm sewers (and other drainage facilities),
with the approximate size and material of each indicated, and any
proposed connections with existing facilities.
(16)
Typical street cross-sections for each proposed
street shown on the preliminary plan. These plans may be submitted
as separate sheets.
(17)
Any changes that may be proposed in the provisions
of the zoning applicable to the area to be subdivided or developed
and suggested locations of buildings in connection therewith.
(18)
Proposed street names.
C.
The preliminary plan shall be accompanied by the following
material:
(1)
An application (see Appendix for specific form).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
The report of a sewage feasibility study.
(3)
Center-line profiles for each proposed street shown
on the preliminary plan.
(4)
A letter from the postmaster and the Police Department
of the area in which the subdivision or land development is located
stating that the proposed street names are acceptable.
(5)
A sketch plan of the remaining lands of the developer,
including the prospective future street system, shall be required.
The street system of the preliminary plan will be considered in the
light of adjustments and connections with the future streets as shown
in the sketch plan of the remaining lands.
(6)
When connection to public water and/or sewer facilities
is proposed, assurance of the availability of such service must be
presented to the Commission. This assurance shall be in the form of
a letter signed by a responsible officer of the company or authority
concerned, indicating its ability and willingness to make such service
available.
(7)
A draft of any proposed covenants to run with the
land.
(8)
A tentative timetable for the proposed sequence of
development for the subdivision or land development. The timetable
may be in letter form, indicating the order in which activities will
occur.
(9)
Where the land included in the proposed development
has a gas pipeline, petroleum products transmission line, power line
or any other cable or pipeline located thereon, the application shall
be accompanied by a letter from the owner of such facility stating
utility easements and minimum setback requirements, if any.
[Amended 2-13-1978 by Ord. No. 1978-3]
A.
The final plan to be submitted for approval and subsequent
recording shall either be drawn with India ink on tracing cloth or
be a transparent reproduction of the final plan with black-line or
cloth or stable plastic base film. In addition, the developer shall
submit 15 paper copies of the final plan and two copies of other required
material. The final plan shall be at a scale of 50 feet or 100 feet
to the inch; except that for semidetached, attached or multistoried
structures, the plan may be drawn at a scale of 20 feet to the inch.
The sheet size shall be no smaller than 18 inches by 22 inches and
no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches. If the final plan is drawn
in two or more sections, a key map showing the location of the several
sections shall be placed on each sheet.
B.
The developer shall also submit two copies of the
final plan, which may be either black-and-white or blue-and-white
prints no smaller than 18 inches by 22 inches and no larger than 30
inches by 42 inches, which shall be certified by the developer as
true copies of the final plan as submitted and as recorded and shall
remain on file in the Borough.
C.
The final plan shall show the following:
(1)
Name of the subdivision or land development and the
municipality or municipalities in which it is located.
(2)
Name and address of the owner and subdivider.
(3)
North point, graphic scale and date.
(4)
Block and lot numbers in consecutive order; lot areas
for each lot with the area being calculated to the existing right-of-way.
(5)
A list of site data, including minimum lot size or
average area per dwelling unit; total number of lots or dwelling units;
total acreage of whole development; density in units per acre or lots
per acre; zoning district; and proposed use of land.
(6)
Source of title to the land of the subdivision or
land development as shown by the books of the Lancaster County Recorder
of Deeds; names of the owners of all adjoining unsubdivided land.
(7)
A location map of the subdivision or land development
at a minimum scale of 2,000 feet to the inch, showing the relation
of the property 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 or developed.
(8)
Lot lines with accurate bearings and distances, distances
to be to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
(9)
Pedestrian ways, including all sidewalks, crosswalks
and pedestrian rights-of-way to be used for general public use.
(10)
Accurate dimensions of existing public land
and of any property to be dedicated or reserved for public, semipublic
or community use, along with the exact extent of street construction
and dedication; all areas to which title is reserved by owner.
(11)
Accurate boundary lines, with dimensions and
bearings, which provide a survey of the tract, closing with an error
of not more than one foot in 10,000 feet.
(12)
Approximate distances to the intersection of
the center lines of the nearest established street intersection or
official monuments.
(13)
Accurate location of all existing and recorded
streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract.
(14)
Complete curve data for all street center-line
and street right-of-way line curves included in the plan, including
radius, tangent, arc and chord. Curve segments included in lot descriptions
shall be comprised of arc, chord, bearing and distance. At street
intersections, tangent distance shall be included.
(15)
Street center lines and street rights-of-way,
with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of a foot, with bearings
of such street lines.
(16)
Street names.
(17)
Location and material of all permanent monuments
and lot markers.
(18)
Easements for utilities and any limitations
on such easements.
(19)
Setback lines not less than the minimum as fixed by Chapter 380, Zoning, or any other setback lines established by this chapter, or by public authority, or those specified in any deed restrictions, whichever is greater.
(20)
Clear sight triangles of 100 feet at all street
intersections.
(21)
Typical street cross-sections for each proposed
street shown on the final plan.
(22)
Location of all buildings and parking compounds
on land development plans.
(23)
The following certificates shall be shown on
the plan (note Appendix for suggested forms).[1]
(a)
Certifications, with seal, by a registered professional
engineer or registered land surveyor to the effect that the survey
and plan are correct.
(b)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer
authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the landowner
of the property, to the effect that the subdivision or land development
shown on the final plan is the act and deed of the landowner, that
he is the owner of the property shown on the survey and plan, and
that he desires the same to be recorded as such.
(c)
Certificate of dedication of streets and other
public property.
(d)
Certificate for approval by the Borough Council.
(e)
A certificate to accommodate the recording information.
(f)
Note to be placed on the plan indicating any
area that is not to be offered for dedication.
(g)
Note indicating that the Borough is not responsible
for construction or maintenance of any area not dedicated for public
use.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter.
D.
The final plan shall be accompanied by the following
materials:
(1)
An application (note Appendix for specific form).[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
Final profiles and cross-sections for street improvements.
(3)
A plan showing the location, size and invert elevations
of existing and proposed sanitary sewer mains and manholes, storm
sewer mains, manholes, inlets and culverts and existing or proposed
water mains and fire hydrants. Also, center-line profiles of all proposed
sanitary sewer mains and manholes and storm sewer mains, manholes,
inlets and culverts.
(4)
Restrictions of all types which will run with the
land and become covenants in the deeds of lots shown on the drawing,
subject to the approval of the Borough Solicitor.
(5)
All covenants running with the land governing the
reservation and maintenance of dedicated or undedicated land or open
space, subject to the approval of the Borough Solicitor.
(6)
Where lot sizes or number of dwelling units are based
on public water and/or public sewer facilities, assurance acceptable
to the Borough Council that such facilities will be installed (note
Appendix for recommended forms).[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter.
(7)
A grading plan, in the case of land developments,
showing existing grades and proposed finished grades on the site.
(8)
A landscaping plan, in the case of land developments,
showing the location, size and kind of planting material to be installed
on the site.
(9)
An erosion and sediment control plan that has been
approved or designed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation
Service or by the Bureau of Water Quality Management, Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection.
(10)
Such certificates of approval by proper authorities
as required by the Borough Council, including certificates approving
the water supply system and sanitary sewer system on the subdivision
or land development.
(11)
An approved plan for location and type of streetlights
to be installed.
(12)
One of the following for guaranteeing improvements:
(a)
A certificate from the developer, signed by
the Borough Council, that all improvements and installations in the
subdivision or land development required by this chapter have been
made or installed in accordance with specifications.
(b)
A bond, certified check or other security or
guaranty satisfactory to the Borough Council, which shall:
[1]
Be made payable or inure to the benefit of the
Borough.
[2]
Be in an amount determined by the Borough to
be sufficient to complete the improvements and installation in compliance
with this chapter.
[4]
The bond, certified check or other securities
or guaranty shall specify the time for the completion of the required
improvements. Such time shall be satisfactory to the Borough. When
the improvements have been completed and approved by the Borough,
the guaranty shall be released and returned. As the required improvements
progress and are approved by the Borough, a portion of the bond, monies
or other security commensurate with the cost of the improvement may
be released and returned.
[5]
In the event that cash or its equivalent is
deposited as an improvement guaranty, it shall be held in an escrow
fund.
(13)
Whenever a subdivider proposes to establish
a street which is not offered for dedication to public use, the Borough
Council shall require the subdivider to submit a letter to the Borough
stating such fact. There shall also be a note placed on the plan to
the effect that the street is not offered for dedication to the public
use.
E.
The final plan shall be accompanied by a check or
money order drawn to Millersville Borough in the amount as specified
on the Fee Schedule as may be amended from time to time, adopted by
resolution of the Millersville Borough Council. (Note Appendix).[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter. See also Ch. A395, Fees.
