A.
Application. The subdivider shall prepare and submit to the Township Planning Agency, by delivery to the Township Planner at least 20 days prior to the Board of Commissioners meeting, the copies of the preliminary plans of the total land to be [see § 175-11D(8)(k)] ultimately developed. The number of copies to be filed shall be six. Upon receipt of the plan, the Township shall forward a copy to the Westmoreland County Planning Department for review and report, together with a fee sufficient to cover the cost of the review and report. The applicant shall pay said fee. The Township shall not approve such application until the county report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the county.
[Amended 2-23-2000 by Ord. No. 421; 8-7-2002 by Ord. No.
467]
B.
Planning Agency review. The Township Planner shall
review the plan submitted covering the requirements of this chapter
point by point and shall consult with the Township Engineer, Code
Enforcement/Zoning Officer and other officials as appropriate. If
the submittal is incomplete and does not cover all the requirements
of this chapter, the submission will not be placed on the Board of
Commissioners agenda, and the Township Planner will send a letter
to the subdivider noting all incomplete items.
[Amended 8-7-2002 by Ord. No. 467]
D.
Action of the governing body. The governing body shall
act on the preliminary plan and notify the subdivider within 90 days
of receiving a complete submission. The governing body will notify
the subdivider of the place, date, times and agenda of the meeting
at which the preliminary plan will be considered once a complete submission
is received by the Planning Agency. The governing body shall state
its approval, conditional approval or disapproval, giving reasons
for each, and shall notify the subdivider by certified or by registered
mail. If approved or conditionally approved, the authorization to
submit a final plan shall be included with the notification.
[Amended 8-7-2002 by Ord. No. 467]
[Amended 3-3-1999 by Ord. No. 397; 2-23-2000 by Ord. No.
421; 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 461; 8-7-2002 by Ord. No. 467]
All applications for preliminary approval submitted to the Township
Planner shall include, but not be limited to, the following information
in both hard copy and digital (PDF) format:
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[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 701] |
A.
The preliminary plan shall be drawn at a scale of
one inch equals 100 feet or greater detail.
B.
Existing land uses shall be shown for the subject
property and adjacent land areas.
C.
A location map shall be included which relates the
development site to contiguous communities, highway systems and other
significant developments.
D.
The plan shall show or be accompanied by the following:
(1)
Draft of protective covenants, if any.
(2)
Title to include:
(a)
Name by which the subdivision will be recorded.
(b)
Location of municipality, county and state.
(c)
Names and addresses of the owner or owners.
(d)
Name and seal of the registered professional
engineer who prepared the plan and the registered professional surveyor
who surveyed the property.
(e)
North point, date and graphic scale.
(3)
Existing easements, their location, width and distance.
(4)
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet for land
areas with slope of 5% or less and at five-foot intervals for land
areas with a slope of greater than 5%. Contour lines must extend 10
feet on all sides.
(5)
Datum to which contour elevations refer.
(6)
Bench marks.
(7)
Existing physical features to include:
(a)
Watercourses, culverts, bridges and drains.
(b)
Buildings, sewers, water mains and fire hydrants,
water wells and septic facilities.
(c)
Streets and alleys on or adjacent to the tract,
including name, right-of-way widths and cartway widths.
(d)
Telephone conduit line, electric power transmission
lines, petroleum product lines and other significant man-made features.
(8)
Proposed improvements shall include (in scale dimensions):
(a)
Location, name and width of all proposed streets
and roads and cartways, showing the courses and distances traversed
by the center line of each.
(b)
All rights-of-way, easements and the purposes
for which they are to be established.
(c)
Lot lines of all parcels.
(d)
Building lines.
(e)
A plan showing all areas that meet the standards for reservations of ground for recreation. (See § 175-26.)
(f)
General drainage plan for stormwater to include
proposed flow of stormwater in relation to natural channels.
(h)
A plan of the proposed sanitary sewerage system
or a plan, where required, showing the proposed location and type
of on-lot sewage disposal facilities. This plan shall be in accordance
with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537), as amended.
(i)
Proposed land use of the improvements.
(j)
Names and addresses of abutting property owners.
(k)
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part
of the subdivider's entire holding, a sketch shall be submitted of
a prospective street layout of the remainder of the land.
(l)
Certification blocks shall be provided for appropriate
governing and planning bodies. If more than one sheet is used, designated
spaces shall be provided for certification on each sheet.
E.
The subdivider shall provide such additional information
as may be required by the Planning Agency, governing body, Zoning
Officer, Township Engineer or other Township agency or organization
in order to more fully evaluate the proposed subdivision and its effect
on adjacent property or the Township as a whole. Such information
may include:
(1)
Street profiles showing existing ground elevations
and proposed center-line street grades.
(2)
Subsurface condition of the tract.
(3)
Typical cross sections of roadways and sidewalks.
(4)
Sizes of water pipes and location of valves and fire
hydrants.
(5)
Location of manholes, invert elevations, grades and
sizes of sanitary sewers.
(6)
If the proposed subdivision or a part thereof, is
located in a designated floodplain, base flood elevation data shall
be contained in the plan.
