A.
Within 60 days after approval of the preliminary plan, a final plan
and all necessary supplementary data shall be officially submitted
to the Township. However, an extension of time may be granted at the
option of the Board of Supervisors upon written request of the applicant.
A1.
An electronic submission is required
in either .DXF or .DWG format for all land development applications
and for subdivision applications of five lots or greater. This submission
may be on a compact disc (CD).
[Added 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
(1)
The electronic submission shall be prepared using standard fonts
to meet commonly accepted drafting and engineering industry standards
for layers, but shall, as a minimum, include descriptive information
layers containing the following:
(a)
Lot lines (no text).
(b)
Right-of-way lines (no text).
(c)
Street center lines (no text).
(d)
Edge of pavement lines/curblines.
(e)
Easements; separate layers for water, sanitary sewer and stormwater,
which must be further separated for dedicated vs. private deed restricted
areas. All easement areas must be clearly labeled.
(f)
Floodplains; separate layers for FEMA and calculated floodplains.
(g)
Utilities; separate layers for water and sanitary sewer.
(h)
Stormwater facilities; separate lays for dedicated facilities
and privately owned easement facilities, i.e., swales, basins, etc.
(2)
The electronic submission shall not include external references.
(3)
The electronic submission shall be converted by the applicant
to state plane coordinate system.
B.
Official submission of the final plan to the Township shall consist
of:
C.
All parts of the final submission shall conform to the most recent
administrative regulations adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
D.
Within 10 days of receipt of the application, the Subdivision Administrator
shall notify the applicant in writing that the submission is complete
and that the ninety-day review period will begin on the date of the
next formal Planning Commission meeting or that the plan is incomplete
and will not be accepted.
A.
Planning Commission.
(1)
The Planning Commission shall review the plan and the recommendations
of the County Planning Commission, Township Engineer and such other
persons or agencies as appropriate.
(2)
At least 10 days prior to the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors
occurring within the specified review period for the plan, the written
comments and recommendation of the Planning Commission along with
the written recommendations and comments of all other reviewing agencies
and persons shall be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors and to
the applicant.
B.
Board of Supervisors.
(1)
When a written report on a final plan has been officially submitted
to the Board of Supervisors by the Planning Commission, such plan
shall be placed on the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for review
and action.
(2)
The Board shall review the final plan and the written reports
of the Township Planning Commission, Township Engineer, County Planning
Commission and all other reviewing agencies and shall require or recommend
such changes and modifications as it shall deem necessary or advisable
in the public interest. The Board shall communicate its decision,
in writing, to the applicant with a copy to the Planning Commission
and any other person or group of persons requesting such notice.
(3)
One copy of the final plan including all corrections and/or
additions required by the Board shall be retained in the Township
files and designated as the official copy until such time as a copy
of the recorded plan is received by the Township.
(4)
The final plan as finally approved, with the appropriate endorsement
of the Board and the Township Engineer, shall be distributed as follows:
A.
The final plan shall be presented as follows:
(1)
The final plan of a proposed subdivision and/or land development
shall be clearly and legibly drawn to a scale of one inch equals 50
feet or larger.
(2)
The original drawing and all submitted prints thereof shall
be made on sheets no larger than 30 inches by 42 inches. If the proposed
development cannot be shown on a single sheet, an overall key plan
shall be submitted at an appropriate scale. The key plan shall show
by number each plan sheet and its relationship to other plan sheets.
(3)
Signature blocks shall be provided on the right-hand side, if
possible, following the format established by the Township.
B.
The final plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following
identification information:
(1)
Name of proposed subdivision, Township, county and state.
(2)
North point, graphic scale, written scale, and date, including
the month, day and year that the original drawing of the final plan
was completed, the month, day and year that the original drawing was
revised, for each revision, and a clear and concise description and
location of the change made in each revision.
(3)
Name and address of record owner and applicant and the source(s)
of title to the land being developed, as shown by the records of the
County Recorder of Deeds unified parcel index numbers of the property(ies)
being developed or subdivided.
[Amended 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
(4)
The name, address, Pennsylvania license number, signature and
seal of the registered engineer or surveyor responsible for the plan.
No engineer or surveyor shall sign or seal plans that contain information
that they are not qualified to design or produce.
(5)
The names of all abutting or adjacent property owners, if any,
with the deed book and page numbers and unified parcel index numbers.
[Amended 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
(6)
A key map, for the purpose of locating the property being subdivided,
showing the relation of the property, differentiated by tone or pattern,
to adjoining property and to all streets, roads, municipal boundaries
and recorded subdivision plans existing within 1,000 feet of any part
of the property. In addition, the approximate distance to the nearest
street shall be shown, and a title, scale and North point shall be
indicated.
(7)
The total tract boundary lines of the area being developed with
accurate distances to hundredths of a foot and bearings to the nearest
second. These boundaries shall be balanced and closed with an error
closure not less than one foot in 10,000 feet; provided, however,
that the boundary(ies) adjoining additional unplatted land of the
subdivider for example, between separately submitted final plan sections
are not required to be based upon field survey, and may be calculated.
Existing and proposed monuments shall be indicated, along with a statement
of the total area of the property being developed. In addition, the
engineer or surveyor shall certify to the accuracy of the survey and
that the drawn plan is in conformance with Township chapters.
[Amended 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
(8)
Location and elevation of the bench mark to which contour lines
refer. Where reasonable and practical, datum used shall be USGS (United
States Geodetic Survey) from a known, established bench mark. All
subdivisions and/or land developments shall have an actual field run
or aerial topography.
(9)
Precautionary and prohibitive slope areas and floodplain shall be noted as defined by Chapter 170, Zoning.
(10)
Location and ownership of all existing sewer lines, water lines,
fire hydrants, railroads, watercourses, trees, wetlands (or certification
that none are present), soils, easements, rights-of-way and other
significant man-made, historical or natural features within the proposed
subdivision and within 50 feet from the boundaries of the proposed
subdivision.
(11)
All existing buildings, structures or significant features including
parking areas, recreational areas, open space, etc.
(12)
All existing streets, including streets of record (recorded
but not constructed), on or abutting the tract, including names, right-of-way
widths, cartway (pavement) widths and approximate grades.
(13)
All straight lot lines and chords and radii of curved lot lines,
defined (in feet and hundredths of a foot) by distances, and (in degrees,
minutes and quarters of a minute) either by magnetic bearings or by
angles of deflection from other lot and street lines.
(14)
A statement of the intended use of all nonresidential lots.
A statement of restrictions of any type which exist or will exist
as covenants in the deed(s) for all lots contained wholly or in part
in the development and, if covenants are recorded, including the deed
book and page number.
(15)
Location, size and invert elevation of all sanitary and storm
sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and culverts with the
material of each indicated, and any proposed connections with existing
facilities. (These may be on a separate plan.) (NOTE: All construction
of sanitary sewer systems must be in accordance with the standards
and specifications as adopted by Westtown Township and the plan shall
be so noted.)
(16)
If the development proposes a new street intersection(s) with
a state highway, the appropriate highway occupancy permit(s) shall
be obtained from PennDOT.
[Amended 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
(17)
Certification of ownership, acknowledgment of plan and offer
to dedicate, where applicable, shall be lettered on the plan, and
shall be signed and notarized by the owner(s) of the property.
(18)
Streets shall have the following:
(a)
Location and width of all streets and rights-of-way, with a
statement of any conditions governing their use.
(b)
Suggested street names.
(c)
Final design of any bridges or culverts which may be required.
Such designs shall meet all applicable requirements of the Department
of Environmental Protection and/or the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation and shall be subject to the approval of the Township
Engineer.
(d)
Typical street cross-section drawing(s) for all proposed streets.
Cross-section drawings may be shown either on the final plan or on
the profile sheets.
(e)
Profile sheets for all proposed streets within the tract. Such
profiles shall show at least the following information, properly labeled:
[1]
Existing (natural) profile along both right-of-way edges and
along the center line of each street.
[2]
Proposed finished grade of the center line.
[3]
The length of all vertical curves.
[4]
Existing and proposed sanitary sewer mains and manholes.
[5]
The profile sheets shall be legibly drawn at one of the following
scales:
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1 inch = 10 feet horizontal and 1 inch = 1 foot vertical; or
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1 inch = 20 feet horizontal and 1 inch = 2 feet vertical; or
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1 inch = 40 feet horizontal and 1 inch = 4 feet vertical; or
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1 inch = 50 feet horizontal and 1 inch = 5 feet vertical.
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(f)
The following data for the cartway edge (curblines) and right-of-way
lines of all recorded (except those which are to be vacated) and/or
proposed streets, within or abutting the property.
[1]
The length (in feet and hundredths of a foot) of all straight
lines and of the radius and the arc (or chord) of all curved lines
(including curved lot lines.
[2]
The width (in feet) of the cartway, existing right-of-way and
of the ultimate right-of-way, and (in degrees, minutes and quarters
of a minute) of the delta angle of all curved lines, including curved
lot lines.
(19)
Lot numbers, property addresses, gross and net area of all lots,
expressed in acres or square feet, the proposed building setback lines,
and, where applicable, the proposed placement of each building shall
be shown.
[Amended 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
(20)
All requirements of the preliminary plan including necessary
corrections and/or additions required for the preliminary plan approval
shall be shown.
(21)
Utilities and easements.
(a)
Utility easement locations.
(c)
The location of on-site sewage and water facilities.
(d)
Size and location of water mains and fire hydrants.
(e)
All easements or rights-of-way, public or private, and any limitations
on such easements or rights-of-way shall be shown and accurately identified
on the plan.
(22)
A legend indicating existing features and proposed features.
C.
The final plan shall be accompanied by the following supplementary
data:
(1)
All offers of dedication, and covenants governing the reservation
and maintenance of undedicated open space, shall bear the certificate
of approval of the Township Solicitor as to their legal sufficiency.
(2)
Such private deed restrictions, including building setback lines,
as may be imposed upon the property as a condition of sale, together
with a statement of any restrictions previously imposed which may
affect the title to the land being developed.
(3)
Whenever the applicant proposes to establish or continue a street
which is not offered for dedication to public use, the Board shall
require the applicant to submit, and also to record with the plan,
a copy of an agreement made with the Board on behalf of himself, his
heirs and assigns, and signed by him/her. The agreement shall establish
the conditions under which the street may later be offered for dedication,
and shall stipulate, among other things:
(a)
That an offer to dedicate the street shall be made only for
the street as a whole.
(b)
That the Township shall not be responsible for repairing or
maintaining any undedicated streets.
(c)
That the method of assessing repair and maintenance cost of
undedicated streets be stipulated, and be set forth in recorded deed
restrictions so as to be binding on all successors or assigns.
(d)
That, if dedication be sought, the street shall conform to Township
specifications or that the owners of the abutting lots shall, at their
own expense, bring the street into conformance with Township specifications.
(4)
Full documentation of all existing and proposed zoning data.
Where applicable, a statement listing variances, special exceptions
and/or conditional use approvals and any qualifying conditions shall
be included.
(5)
Where applicable, a statement listing waivers requested and/or
approved shall be included.
