A.
A subdivision sketch plan may be submitted by the subdivider as a
basis for informal and confidential discussion with the Planning Commission.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
B.
Data furnished in a sketch plan will be at the discretion of the
subdivider. For fullest usefulness, it is suggested that a subdivision
sketch should include the following information:
[Amended 6-5-1991 by Ord. No. 104]
A.
The subdivider shall supply five copies of the preliminary plan and
two copies of other required material, along with a written application
(Appendix E[1]), to the Planning Commission. The copies of the preliminary
plan can be either black-and-white or blue-and-white prints. The sheet
size shall be 22 inches by 36 inches.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix E is on file in the Borough offices.
B.
The preliminary plan shall be at a scale of 50 feet or less to the
inch and shall show the following information:
(1)
Name and address of the owner of the tract or of his authorized agent,
if any, and of the subdivider.
(2)
Date, North point and graphic scale.
(3)
Total acreage of the tract and number of lots.
(5)
A location map for the purpose of locating the size to be subdivided,
showing the relation of the tract to adjoining property and to all
streets, roads and Borough boundaries existing within 1,000 feet of
any part of the property proposed to be subdivided. This map shall
be at a scale of 800 feet to the inch.
(6)
Tract boundaries showing distances and bearings.
(7)
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet and location of bench
mark and datum used.
(8)
The names of all owners of all immediately adjacent unplatted land;
the names of all proposed or existing subdivisions immediately adjacent
and the locations and dimensions of any street or easements shown
thereon; the locations and dimensions of all existing streets, roads,
railroads, public sewers, aqueducts, water mains and feeder lines,
fire hydrants, gas, electric and oil transmission lines, watercourses
and other significant features within 200 feet of any part of the
property proposed to be subdivided; and the location of all buildings
and approximate location of all tree masses within the property.
(9)
The location and widths 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.
(10)
The full plan of the development, showing the location of all
proposed streets, roads, alleys, 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 (in consecutive order); 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 dedications or reservations.
(11)
Provision for surface drainage of the tract to be subdivided.
(12)
Tentative cross sections and center-line profiles for each proposed
street shown on the preliminary plan. These plans may be submitted
as separate sheets.
(13)
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be
required. These designs may be submitted as separate sheets.
(14)
Any changes that may be proposed in the provisions of the zoning
applicable to the area to be subdivided and suggested locations of
buildings in connection therewith.
(15)
Where the preliminary plan submitted covers only a part of the
subdivider's entire holding, a sketch of the prospective future
street system of the unsubmitted part shall be furnished; the street
system of the unsubmitted part will be considered in the light of
adjustments and connections with future streets in the part not submitted.
(16)
Proposed street names, to be accompanied by a letter from the
postmaster of the area in which the subdivision is located, stating
that the proposed names (except in the case of extensions of existing
streets) do not duplicate the names of streets now in use.
(17)
A draft of any proposed covenants to run with the land.
(18)
A tentative timetable for the proposed sequence of development
for the subdivision.
(19)
When connection to public water and/or sewer facilities is proposed,
assurance of the availability of such service must be presented to
the Planning Commission. This assurance shall be in the form of a
letter signed by a responsible officer of the company or authority
concerned, indicating their ability and willingness to make such service
available.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
(20)
When on-lot sewage disposal facilities are proposed, percolation
tests shall be made at the subdivider's expense (Appendix B,
Form 1[3]). The results and location of percolation tests made in
accordance with the specifications of the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection shall be submitted to the Planning Commission.
The test locations must be shown on at least two copies of the preliminary
plan.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is on file in the Borough offices.
(21)
Where on-lot sewage disposal facilities are proposed, a report
shall be required from the Sewage Enforcement Officer stating that
state requirements are being met.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
(22)
The preliminary plan shall also be accompanied by a check or
money order drawn to the Jacobus Borough Treasurer in an amount to
be set by resolution, from time to time, of the Borough Council. This
check is not returnable unless the Planning Commission fails to review
the plan.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[Amended 6-5-1991 by Ord. No. 104]
A.
Final plans submitted to the Borough offices shall be accurately
prepared to scale. The copy of the final plan provided for recording
shall meet the requirements of the County Recorder of Deeds Office.
The final plans shall be at a scale of 50 feet or less to the inch.
If the final plan is drawn in two or more sections, it shall be accompanied
by a key map showing the location of the several sections. The subdivider
shall supply five copies of the proposed final plan and two copies
of other required material to the Planning Commission. The sheet size
shall be 22 inches by 36 inches.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
B.
The final plan shall show the following:
(1)
Name of the subdivision and the Borough in which it is located.
(2)
Name and address of the owner and subdivider.
(3)
North point, graphic scale and data.
(4)
Lot numbers (in consecutive order), dimensions, minimum area and
total number of lots; acreage of whole development; density and use
of land.
(5)
Source of title to the land of the subdivision and to all adjoining
lots as shown by the books of the recorder; names of the owners of
all adjoining unsubdivided land.
(6)
A location map of the subdivision showing the relation of the property
to all streets, roads and municipal boundaries existing within 1,000
feet of any part of the property proposed to be subdivided. This map
shall be at a scale of 800 feet to the inch.
(7)
Lot lines with accurate bearings and distances, distances to be to
the nearest hundredth of a foot.
(8)
Pedestrianways.
(9)
Accurate dimensions of existing public land and of any property to
be dedicated or reserved for public, semipublic or community use,
all areas to which title is reserved by the owner.
(10)
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.
(11)
Accurate distances and directions to the nearest established
street corners or official monuments. Reference corners shall be accurately
described on the plan.
(12)
Accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting
the boundaries of the tract.
(13)
Complete curve data for all curves included in the plan, including
radius, delta angle, tangent, arc and chord.
(14)
Street lines with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths
of feet, with bearing of such street lines.
(15)
Street names.
(16)
Location and material of all permanent monuments and lot markers.
(17)
Easements for utilities and any limitations on such easements.
(19)
The following information, where applicable, shall be shown
on the plan:
(a)
Seals:
[1]
The impressed seal of the licensed engineer, landscape architect
or surveyor who prepared the plan.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[2]
The impressed corporation seal, if the subdivider is a corporation.
[3]
The impressed seal of a notary public or other qualified officer
acknowledging the owner's statement of intent.
[4]
If the application involves the creation of a new lot, a sealed
and signed statement shall be required from a licensed surveyor.
[Added 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
(b)
Acknowledgements:
[1]
A statement to the effect that the applicant is the owner of
the land proposed to be subdivided and that the subdivision shown
on the final plan is made with his or their free consent and that
it is desired to record the same.
[2]
An acknowledgement of said statement before an officer authorized
to take acknowledgements.
(c)
The following signatures in black India ink shall be placed
directly on all copies of the plan submitted for approval:
[1]
The signatures of the owner or owners of the land. If the owner
of the land is a corporation, the signatures of the president and
secretary of the corporation shall appear.
[2]
The signature of the notary public or other qualified officer
acknowledging the owner's statement of intent.
[3]
The signature of the licensed engineer or surveyor who prepared
the plan.
(d)
Upon approval of the final plan by the Borough Planning Commission
and Borough Council, the following signatures in black India ink shall
be placed directly on all copies of the plan submitted:
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[1]
The signature of the Chairman and Secretary of Borough Planning
Commission.
[2]
The signature of the Borough Engineer.
[3]
The signatures of the President of the Borough Council and the
Borough Secretary.
[4]
The signatures of the Chairman and the Executive Director of
the York County Planning Commission acknowledging that the plan has
been reviewed by the Planning Commission.
(20)
The final plan shall be accompanied by the following material:
(a)
Final profiles, cross sections and specifications for street
improvements and sanitary and storm sewerage, and water distribution
systems shall be shown on one or more separate sheets.
(b)
Restrictions of all types which will run with the land and become
covenants in the deeds of lots shown on the drawing.
(c)
All covenants running with the land governing the reservation
and maintenance of dedicated or undedicated land or open space which
shall bear the certificate of approval of the Borough's Solicitor
as to their legal sufficiency.
(e)
Where lot sizes are based on public water and/or public sewer
facilities, assurance acceptable to the Borough Council that such
facilities will be installed.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
(f)
One of the following for guaranteeing improvements:
[1]
A certificate from the subdivider and signed by the Borough
that all improvements and installations in the subdivision required
by this chapter have been made or installed in accordance with specifications;
[2]
A certificate from the subdivider and signed by the Borough
that a bond, certified check or other security satisfactory to the
Borough has been filed with the Borough; or
[3]
The Borough Council shall require a bond, certified check or
other security satisfactory to the Borough and Borough Council, which
shall:
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[4]
The bond, certified check or other securities shall specify
the time for the completion of the required improvements. Such time
shall be satisfactory to the Borough and Borough Council. When the
improvements have been completed and approved by the Borough and Borough
Council, the guarantee shall be released and returned. When a portion
of the required improvements has been completed and approved by the
Borough and Borough Council, a portion of the bond, moneys or other
security commensurate with the cost of the improvement may be released
and returned.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
[5]
In the event that cash or its equivalent is deposited as an
improvement guarantee, it shall be held in an escrow fund.
(21)
The final plan shall also be accompanied by a check or money
order drawn to the Jacobus Borough Treasurer in an amount to be set
by resolution, from time to time, of the Borough Council. This check
is not returnable unless the Planning Commission fails to review the
plan.
[Amended 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6]
(22)
If the final plan sheet size is larger than 22 inches by 36
inches, the final plan shall also be accompanied by a check or money
order drawn to the Jacobus Borough Treasurer in the amount sufficient
to cover the cost of reduction to the above size.
(23)
An inspection fee shall accompany the final plan in the form
of a check or money order drawn to the Jacobus Borough Treasurer in
an amount to be set by resolution, from time to time, of the Borough
Council.
