[Amended 5-22-2001 by Ord. No. 739]
A. The procedure for approval of a land development plan for two or more buildings on a lot of record or for one nonresidential building on a lot of record not involving the resubdivision or consolidation of any lot or lots of record or the construction of any new public improvements to be dedicated to the Township shall be granted final approval if all of the following requirements are met, subject to submission of the development agreement required by §
156-15 and the completion guaranty if required by §
156-31.
B. The plan set for the proposed land development shall:
(1) Be clearly and legibly drawn. The plat shall be prepared
on one or more sheets uniformly measuring 18 inches by 24 inches.
Plans of land developments of 10 acres or less shall be drawn to a
scale of one inch equals 50 feet or less. Plans involving subdivisions
of 10 acres or more shall be drawn to a scale not to exceed one inch
equal to 100 feet.
(2) Be prepared and sealed by a registered professional
engineer, registered professional land surveyor, licensed architect
or registered landscape architect in accordance with standard architectural
surveying and engineering practices.
(3) Include a drawing title block with:
(a)
The proposed name of the land development.
(b)
The location by municipality, county and state,
including the county-designated tax parcel number.
(c)
The names and addresses of the developer(s)/owner(s)
and the principal engineer and/or architect and/or registered landscape
architect and/or registered land surveyor.
(4) Contain a cover sheet which shall include the following:
(b)
The North point and graphic scale.
(c)
The date the plan was prepared, including all
revision dates.
(d)
The assigned project number.
(5) Include a legend identifying existing and proposed
features.
(a)
Identify existing contours with intervals of
not more than five feet where the slope is greater than 10% and not
more than two feet where the slope is less than 10%. Elevations are
to be based on sea level datum, if available. Referenced benchmarks
shall be indicated. The existing contour shall be indicated by a dashed
line.
(6) Identify the boundaries of the land development, indicated
by a heavy line, showing dimensions, bearings and corners and the
approximate acreage of the site.
(7) Identify the layout of any streets and parking areas,
including proposed names and widths of proposed streets, and widths
of proposed alleys, crosswalks and easements. Names of streets which
are not the continuation of existing streets shall not duplicate nor
closely approximate, phonetically, the name of other streets located
within the Township of Penn.
(8) Identify the land development layout, lot numbering,
lot dimensions, lot areas and lot widths provided at the front yard
building setback line and the locations of any proposed structures,
buildings and parking areas.
(9) Identify the location and widths of all existing streets
and roads abutting the proposed land development (unimproved roads
shall be shown with dashed lines).
(10)
Identify the location of existing utility rights-of-way
and/or easements. The location of existing utilities (cable, electric,
gas, sanitary, storm, telephone and water), including valves, mains,
inlets and drainageways within the tract and immediately adjacent
thereto, with the direction of flow indicated.
(11)
Identify the area proposed for stormwater management
and drainage.
(12)
Identify the existing watercourses, floodplains,
wetlands, woodlands, tree masses, specimen trees and all other natural
features.
(13)
Identify the required setbacks as required by
the applicable development standards of the Code of the Township of
Penn and other applicable regulations for all watercourses, flat plans,
wetlands, et seq.
(14)
Identify the names and address of the current
owners of contiguous property, together with all boundaries that intersect
the boundaries of the proposed development.
(15)
Identify the parcels of land intending to be
dedicated or reserved for public use or to be reserved for covenant
for the use of the occupants of the land development.
(16)
Identify the existing parks, open spaces and
permanent buildings within or adjacent to the tract or within such
close proximity of the tract so as to effect the design of the land
development.
(17)
Include site data information which shall include
the zoning classification of the parcel, the gross area of the parcel
and the gross square footage of each proposed building.
(18)
Include a plan in accordance with Chapter 105,
Land Disturbance Activity, of the Code of the Township of Penn.
(19)
Include evidence of a source of water supply
and an indication of the adequacy of the pressure and volume of the
water supply for the intended use.
(20)
Include evidence of compliance with Chapter
144, Stormwater Management, as amended.
(21)
Include a statement outlining the method to be used and provisions to be made for drainage and flood control in compliance with Chapter
86, Floodplain Management, as amended.
(22)
Include plans for erosion and sedimentation
and pollution control in compliance with Chapter 102 of the Pennsylvania
Code as now or hereinafter amended.
(23)
Include evidence of compliance with the rules
and regulations of the Penn Township Sewage Authority for the installation
of sanitary sewer lines and manholes.
(24)
Include evidence of compliance with Chapter
156 (streets) of the Code of the Township of Penn.
(25)
Include evidence of compliance with the Zoning Code of the Township of Penn, Chapter
190, including designation of parking areas and the final grade percentages of said parking areas.
(26)
Include a resource protection inventory and
natural features plan which shall include the following:
(a)
A percentage of existing slopes within the tract
and 100 feet immediately adjacent to the parcel proposed for development,
shown as a grade percentage and ratio (example: 25% slope, 4:1). The
areas shown as polygons of all existing slopes from 25% to 40% and
existing slopes that exceed 40%.
(b)
The areas subject to periodic overflow of flood
or stormwaters or designated wetland areas.
(c)
The areas which have been the subject of commercial
forestry operations within the last five-year period.
(d)
A plan for mitigation and minimization of the
disturbance to the natural resources on the site and providing detail
of any required or proposed vegetation for the site.
(e)
A landscape plan in accordance with Chapter
190, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Penn.
(27)
Include evidence of compliance with the landscape requirements of Chapter
190, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Penn.
(28)
Include elevations and floor plans of all proposed
buildings exclusively for single-family residences.
(29)
Include detailed construction drawings and specifications
for all site improvements for the proposed land development.