The requirements of this article shall represent the minimum
required for the acceptance and review of the respective applications
cited herein.
All surveys, plats, and plans shall be prepared by a professional
surveyor licensed in Pennsylvania or by a landscape architect in cases
authorized by Section 2 of the Act of January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L.
1527, No. 535), known as the "Landscape Architects' Registration
Law."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 63 P.S. § 901 et seq.
The following items shall be required for all subdivision and
land development applications:
A.
Completed and signed application forms as provided by the Township.
All owners shall sign the application forms.
B.
Agent authorization form, where the applicant's engineer or
surveyor plans to act as the representative of the applicant(s) at
public meetings.
C.
Proof of proprietary interest.
D.
Deeds of the property or properties party to the application.
E.
Fees and escrow funds as specified and required by this chapter and
municipal resolutions.
F.
A list of all encumbrances and, if appearing on record, the book
and page numbers.
G.
A copy of all restrictions, covenants and limitations, if any, under
which lots are to be sold.
H.
Copies of applications for all state and federal permits required.
I.
Each sheet of any plan set shall be numbered and shall show its relationship
to the total number of sheets. Where there are four or more sheets,
a key map on a scale sufficient to show their relationship, shall
be furnished on the first sheet of the plan. Where separate sets of
construction drawings are provided, a key shall reference the respective
page numbers.
J.
Plan requirements. An existing conditions survey showing:
(1)
The deed book volume and page of properties within the site.
(2)
The names, county tax identification numbers, and deed book
volume and page of surrounding property owners.
(3)
The zoning of parcels included and surrounding parcels.
(4)
The zoning district or districts on the site and zoning standards
including minimum lot size, lot coverage, and setbacks.
(5)
Dimensions shall be set in feet and decimal parts thereof, and
bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds.
(6)
The plan shall include all existing buildings, structures, impervious
surface areas, and sewage and public water utility easements on and
within 50 feet of the property.
(7)
Existing or proposed private sources of drinking water and septic
systems on or within 50 feet of the site or sites at which percolation
tests were conducted.
(8)
All existing and proposed easements traversing the site, along
with recording information or instruments for recording, respectively.
(9)
A location map inset showing streets and municipal boundary
lines near the site, at a minimum scale of 1:1,000.
K.
A record plan or plat shall be required for all subdivisions and
major land developments, and shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(1)
The plan shall be prepared at a scale of one inch equals 50
feet, or at an alternative scale approved by the Township Engineer,
on uniform sheets of paper.
(2)
Plans shall be drafted on twenty-four-inch-by-thirty-six-inch
sheets.
(3)
Each sheet shall be numbered and shall show its relationship
to the total number of sheets. Where there are four or more sheets,
a key map on a scale sufficient to show their relationship shall be
furnished on the first sheet of the plat.
(4)
Any movement of lot lines shall show the original lot lines
labeled as such and in a lighter line type. The combination of lots
of record shall be indicated by the inclusion of a land hook.
(5)
A title block on each sheet shall bear the name of the subdivision,
the present zoning, acreage, deed book volume and page, name of the
owner, and name and address of the surveyor.
(6)
Provisions for the following impressed seals:
(a)
The engineer or surveyor who prepared the plan.
(b)
The corporate seal, if the subdivider is a corporation.
(c)
The impressed seal of a notary public or other qualified officer
acknowledging the owner's statement of adoption and dedication.
(d)
The North Versailles Township Seal.
(e)
The Township Engineer.
(7)
The following certifications with the sample language cited
in the Allegheny County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(a)
Owner's adoption and certification.
(b)
Acknowledgement of the notary public.
(c)
Certification of title and concurrence of mortgagee, where applicable.
(d)
Surveyor's certification.
(e)
Township Engineer's certification.
(f)
Municipal declaration regarding the dedication of streets and
related public improvements, wherein the dedication imposes no responsibility
for the Township to accept or maintain said improvements.
(8)
Additionally, the signature blocks for the Board Chairman and
the Planning Commission Chair shall be provided along with statements
alluding to the date of approval or the date upon which all conditions
of approval were met, whichever is approved by the Township.
(9)
All existing and proposed easements traversing the site, along
with recording information or instruments for recording, respectively.
(10)
Where access to a state road is necessary, the plat shall include
a notice that a highway occupancy permit is required pursuant to Section
420 of the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L. 1242, No. 428), known as the
"State Highway Law,"[1] before driveway access to a state highway is permitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 36 P.S. § 670-420.
(11)
The plat shall show all the bearings and distances of all parcel
lines in metes and bounds and shall indicate the size of each lot
or parcel less than two acres in square feet or to the nearest hundredth
of an acre for parcels greater than two acres in size.
A.
Five copies of all plan sheets and three copies of all application
forms shall be submitted.
B.
The application shall include references, recording information,
or permit numbers of associated subdivisions, land development approvals
and subsequent occupancy permits granted.
C.
Plan sheets submitted shall differentiate, by line type or character
shading, existing versus proposed amenities, including but not limited
to landscaping, lighting, and parking.
A.
Twelve copies of all plan sheets and three copies of all application
forms shall be submitted.
B.
The application shall include references, recording information,
or permit numbers of associated subdivisions, land development approvals
and subsequent occupancy permits granted.
C.
Plan sheets submitted shall differentiate, by line type or character
shading, existing, approved but uninstalled, and proposed amenities,
including but not limited to landscaping, lighting, and parking.
A.
Fourteen copies of all plan sheets and three copies of all application
forms shall be submitted.
B.
All plan sheets produced in a legal or eleven-inch-by-seventeen-inch-size
paper, or in digital form acceptable to the Township to facilitate
reproduction of the plans.
C.
A reproduction of the soils map for the site, from the Allegheny
County Soils Survey.
D.
A reproduction or inset of the site perimeter overlain with the applicable
areas of the USGS topography quad map at a minimum scale of one inch
equals 520 feet or 1:6,250.
E.
Access easements where secondary access or shared driveways are proposed.
A.
Applicant shall submit 14 copies of the following plans noted and
three copies of reports.
B.
An existing conditions plan pursuant to § 265-602J shall be submitted and shall include the following additional elements:
(1)
Topography shown on five-foot contours.
(2)
Areas of steep slope shall be delineated, with areas of over
40% slope separately delineated.
(3)
Floodplains and floodways as denoted by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's panel mapping.
(4)
Jurisdictional wetlands.
(5)
Woodlands, along with a general representation of the species,
calipers, and types of trees therein.
C.
A proposed conditions plan pursuant to § 265-602J clearly labeled as "preliminary" shall be submitted which may omit bearings and distances and shall include all the elements shown on the existing conditions plan in a lighter shade or line type, along with following proposed elements:
D.
Preliminary grading and stormwater plans, showing sufficient demonstration
of the plan's feasibility in regards to local ordinances and
any further information required by the Township Engineer necessary
to demonstrate such.
E.
Traffic impact study when required by this chapter.
F.
Subsurface information, namely the depths of underlying mines as
denoted on the Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Mining and Reclamation mapping.
G.
In residential subdivisions or land developments, required land area
and parcels shown for open space or an alternative written proposal
including fee-in-lieu of such land.
H.
Geotechnical report when required by this chapter.
I.
Land developments shall include the following information:
J.
Delineation of all phases showing structures or lots, along with
parking, proposed in each phase, along with a timeline for final approval.
A.
A record plat shall be submitted for all subdivisions.
B.
A proposed timeline of public improvement construction shall be submitted.
C.
Proposed covenants as they apply to this and other Township ordinances.
D.
Estimates of all public improvements or private amenities shall be
submitted prior to consideration by the Board, giving sufficient time
for the Township Engineer to review the estimates and make a formal
recommendation as to the amount of financial security to be posted.
E.
A wetlands determination report for all sites which have hydric soils
or soils with hydric inclusions and, if applicable, a wetlands delineation
report for all jurisdictional wetlands on the site and the design
techniques proposed to accommodate them.
F.
A detailed grading and erosion and sedimentation plan.
G.
A detailed stormwater plan.
H.
Detailed street, access drive, and parking construction drawings
showing typical street cross sections, intersection details, and street
profiles. Street profiles shall include complete vertical curve information.
I.
The Township Engineer may request additional information prior to
final approval when such information or details are required to demonstrate
performance standards commensurate with this and other applicable
Township ordinances.
J.
The type and location of landscaping along with a table demonstrating compliance with this chapter and Chapter 300, Zoning.
K.
Parking along with typical parking spaces, angles, and aisle widths.
Arrows should be included to show directional flow of traffic.
L.
A detailed or final geotechnical report with recommendations, where
applicable.
M.
The percent of steep-slope areas altered by proposed construction.
N.
Parcels designated as open space required for land dedication, along
with proposed ownership shall be shown on the record plat. All proposed
recreational facilities shall include construction, architectural,
and cost estimates where construction of facilities are proposed in
lieu of land or fees.
O.
Land developments shall include estimates of uses sufficient to determine
parking along with architectural elevations of structures and proposed
square footages.
Sketch plans shall include the following information, at a minimum:
A.
USGS
map of the proposed site overlaid with proposed access points.
B.
A general
description of uses proposed, along with a scaled drawing showing
preliminary arrangement of lots or structures.
C.
A description
of known environmental limitations, including slide prone soils, steep
slopes, wetlands, floodplains, and undermining.
D.
Applications
forms as required by the Township.
