The following shall be provided with every sketch
plan application:
A.
An aerial photograph of the subdivision or land development
at a scale of not less than one inch to 400 feet. The tract containing
the proposed subdivision or land development shall be outlined so
as to be clearly identifiable on the aerial photograph.
B.
A sketch plan, containing at least the following information,
legibly drawn to a scale of not less than 200 feet to the inch:
(1)
Name and address of record owner and equitable owner,
if any;
(2)
Name and address of applicant if different than the
record owner and equitable owner, if any;
(3)
A statement of the total acreage of the tract to be
developed;
(4)
The nature of all contemplated uses;
(5)
The zoning district or districts in which the tract
to be developed is located.
(6)
North arrow, scale of plan and date of drawing;
(7)
Location key for the purpose of locating the site
to be subdivided or developed;
(8)
Location of all proposed public improvements, including
but not limited to roads;
(9)
Proposed lot layout and, except for applications involving
a subdivision or land development containing single-family detached
dwellings, the location of proposed buildings;
(10)
Location of existing public rights-of-way and
easements;
C.
USGS topographical map and soil types based on USDA
Soil Survey of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania.
[Amended 1-8-1990 by Ord. No. 460]
The following shall be provided with every preliminary
plan application:
A.
An aerial photograph of the subdivision or land development
at a scale of not less than one inch to 400 feet. The tract containing
the proposed subdivision or land development shall be outlined so
as to be clearly identifiable on the aerial photograph.
B.
A preliminary plan, containing at least the following
information, legibly drawn to a scale of not less than 50 feet to
the inch:
(1)
Name and address of record owner and equitable owner,
if any;
(2)
Name and address of applicant if different than the
record owner and equitable owner, if any;
(3)
Name and seal of the registered engineer and/or surveyor
responsible for the plan;
(4)
A statement of the total acreage of the tract to be
developed and tract boundaries with bearings, courses and distances;
(5)
The nature of all contemplated uses;
(6)
The zoning district or districts in which the tract
to be developed is located;
(7)
North arrow, scale of plan and date of drawings and
all revisions thereto;
(8)
Location key for the purpose of locating the site
to be subdivided or developed;
(9)
Soil types based on the USDA Soil Survey of Chester
and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania;
(10)
Contours at vertical intervals of not more than
five feet. All elevations shall be based on USGS datum. The location
of the USGS benchmark shall be noted;
(11)
Location of all proposed lot lines with bearings,
courses and distances and, except for applications involving a subdivision
or land development containing single-family detached dwellings, the
location of all proposed buildings;
(12)
Location of all proposed public improvements
and easements therefor, including but not limited to roads, utilities,
walkways and bicycle paths (whether public or private and whether
to be dedicated or not) with bearings, courses and distances. All
public improvements to be dedicated to the Township shall be noted
on the plan;
(13)
Location of proposed open space and land to
be dedicated to a public use or purpose;
(14)
Location of existing rights-of-way and easements;
(15)
Location of all existing watercourses, wetlands,
ponds, lakes, floodways and drainage swales;
(16)
Location of existing man-made improvements and
existing public improvements, including but not limited to roads;
(17)
An identification of all owners of adjacent
land.
C.
Preliminary profiles along the center line of each
proposed road shown on the preliminary plan.
D.
A plan for stormwater management, which may be based
on preliminary engineering studies.
E.
A plan showing cuts and/or fills in excess of six
feet, which may be based on preliminary engineering studies.
F.
Staged development. Where a subdivision or land development
is to be developed in stages, a plan drawn to an appropriate scale
showing the successive phases of development and a time schedule within
which applications for final approval of all parts of the development
are intended to be filed.
G.
Certification as to the accuracy of the plan and details
of such plans shall be prepared in accordance with Act 367, known
as the Professional Engineers Registration Law (P.L. 913, No. 367),
(63 P.S. § 151), as amended.
H.
If the proposed lot(s) abut on a street under the
jurisdiction of the state, a note shall be added to the preliminary
plan to indicate that a highway occupancy permit is required before
a driveway or street can access a state highway.
[Amended 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 296; 8-26-1985 by Ord. No.
376; 1-8-1990 by Ord. No. 460]
The final plan shall incorporate all modifications
and revisions to the preliminary plan as specified by the Township
Council and shall be in compliance with all applicable Township ordinances.
The following shall be provided with every final plan application:
A.
When a preliminary plan application containing all
required information has been filed with and has been approved by
the Township with or without conditions, the applicant shall be required
to provide final plans, containing at least the following information,
legibly drawn to a scale of not less than 50 feet to the inch:
(1)
The data, information and material required in § 210-20B(1) through (8), inclusive, and § 210-20B(11) through (17), inclusive, set forth in § 210-20 hereof, which shall be incorporated in the final plans and/or application as appropriate;
(2)
The boundary lines of the tract being developed, with
accurate bearings, courses and distances verified by field survey;
(3)
The location and elevation of all monuments along
the perimeter of the tract being developed, certified by a registered
surveyor or registered engineer;
(4)
The area of each lot in the proposed subdivision or
land development and all required front, side and rear yard lines;
(5)
The location of all existing roads intersecting the
boundaries of the tract, including roads of record (recorded but not
constructed), with names, rights-of-way widths and cartway widths;
(6)
With respect to all existing and proposed roads in
the tract:
(a)
The cartway and road widths.
(b)
Complete curve data for all road center lines
and road lines.
(c)
Road center lines, curblines and road lines.
(d)
If the subdivision or land development proposes
a new intersection with a state legislative route, the permit number(s)
issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. No plan which
will require access onto a road under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation shall be finally approved unless the
plan contains a notice that a highway occupancy permit is required
and has received preliminary approval from the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation pursuant to Section 420 of Act 428, known as the
"State Highway Law" (P.L. 1242, No. 428), (36 P.S. § 670-420),
as amended, before access to a state road is permitted. The Department
of Transportation shall, within 60 days of the date of receipt of
an application for a highway occupancy permit:
[1]
Approve the permit, which shall be valid thereafter
unless, prior to commencement of construction thereunder, the geographic,
physical or other conditions under which the permit is approved change,
requiring modification or denial of the permit, in which event, the
Department shall give notice thereof in accordance with regulations;
[2]
Deny the permit;
[3]
Return the application for additional information
or correction to conform to Department regulations; or
[4]
Determine that no permit is required, in which
case, the department shall notify the Township and the applicant,
in writing. If the Department shall fail to take any action within
the sixty-day period, the permit will be deemed to be issued. The
plan shall be marked to indicate that access to the state road shall
be only as authorized by a highway occupancy permit. The Department
shall not be liable in damages for any injury to persons or property
arising out of the issuance or denial of a permit or for failure to
regulate any access. Furthermore, the Township shall not be held liable
for damages to persons or property arising out of the issuance or
denial of a permit by the Department.
(e)
The location of all road monuments.
(7)
Names of roads within the subdivision or land development
shall be shown and approved. The names of roads shall not conflict
with the names of existing roads within the Township unless the road
is a continuation of an existing named road.
(8)
With respect to subdivisions and land developments
not involving single-family detached dwellings, such details to show
compliance with applicable zoning, including but not limited to the
following where required by applicable ordinances:
(a)
The location and height of all buildings and
structures, including all freestanding signs, and distances between
buildings and between buildings and streets and/or property lines;
(b)
Square footage of floor space;
(c)
Land coverage percentages; and
(d)
The location and square footage of all parking
areas and parking facilities and number of parking spaces in each.
(9)
Road profiles for all roads, whether existing or proposed.
Such profiles shall show at least the following:
(a)
Existing grades along the proposed road center
line;
(b)
Proposed finished center line grade of each
road, with percent of tangents and elevations at fifty-foot intervals,
at grade intersection and at either end of curb radii.
(c)
Vertical curve data, including length and elevation
as required by the Township Engineer.
(d)
Existing and proposed sanitary sewer mains and
access holes, storm sewer mains, inlets, access holes culverts and
headwalls, and any other underground utility crossings.
(10)
Road cross-sections for each proposed road shown
on the plan;
(11)
An erosion and sediment control plan in compliance
with applicable County and Township ordinances and regulations and
applicable state laws, statutes, codes and regulations;
(12)
A plan showing the location, size and invert
elevations of existing and proposed sanitary sewer mains and access
holes, storm sewer mains, access holes, inlets and culverts, water
distribution system and fire hydrants.
(14)
Plan for stormwater management in compliance
with all applicable county and Township ordinances and regulations
and all applicable state laws, statutes, codes and regulations.
(15)
Grading plan showing proposed contours at vertical
intervals of not more than two feet. All elevations shall be based
on USGS datum. The location of the USGS benchmark shall be noted.
(16)
A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer
authorized to take acknowledgements of deeds and signed by the applicant
that he is the record or equitable owner of the tract to be developed,
that the subdivision or land development on the final plan is the
act and deed of the applicant and that he desires the same to be recorded.
(17)
A ledger setting forth the zoning classification
of classifications and dimensional area provision thereof or applicable
thereto.
(18)
Applicant shall submit site investigation and
percolation test report for on-lot disposal of sewage approved by
the Sewage Enforcement Officer for Middletown Township reflecting
approval for on site disposal of sewage for each lot in the subdivision
application.
(a)
The subdivision plan shall show the location
of all deep holes and percolation tests.
(b)
All existing on-site sewage systems shall be
shown on the subdivision plan.
(c)
In the event that any lot in the subdivision
is not approved for conventional on-lot disposal of sewage, the subdivision
plan shall reflect the lots which have not qualified.
(19)
Certification as to the accuracy of the plan
and details of such plans shall be prepared in accordance with Act
367, known as the "Professional Engineers Registration Law" (P.L.
913, No. 367), (63 P.S. § 151), as amended.
B.
When a preliminary plan application has not been filed with the Township, in addition to the items set forth in Subsection A above, the applicant shall also provide with the final plan application:
(1)
Soil types based on the United States Department of
Agriculture's Survey of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania;
(2)
An aerial photograph of the subdivision or land development
at a scale of not less than one inch to 400 feet. The tract containing
the proposed subdivision or land development shall be outlined so
as to be clearly identifiable on the aerial photograph.
C.
Documents showing ownership and proposed maintenance
of undedicated land, common recreation areas or facilities and open
space.
