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.
[3] 
In the case of a bond, it shall also:
[a] 
Be with surety satisfactory to the Borough.
[b] 
Be in form, sufficiency and execution acceptable to the Borough.
[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.