Before preliminary and final approval of any plans of subdivision or land development, said plans shall first be submitted along with applicable county review fees to the Delaware County Planning Commission for review and report pursuant to Section 502 of the Municipal Planning Code.[1] Pending receipt and consideration of such report, the Borough of Aldan shall defer final action on any proposed subdivision or land development plans; provided, however, that if a report of the Delaware County Planning Commission is not received by the Borough of Aldan within 30 days from submission of said plans to the Delaware County Planning Commission or within such further time as may be agreed upon between the Borough Council and the Delaware County Planning Commission, then the Borough Council may proceed to finally pass on the subdivision or land development plans as submitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10502.
To facilitate the fullest possible response from the Planning Commission, the applicant is encouraged to submit the following items:
A. 
Name and address of the owner/applicant.
B. 
Name and address of the applicant's engineer, surveyor, planner, architect or landscape architect, or landscape architecture, if available.
C. 
Written and graphic scale. The plan need not be to exact scale, nor are precise dimensions required.
D. 
The title "Sketch Plan."
E. 
Approximate tract boundaries.
F. 
North point.
G. 
Location map.
H. 
Streets on and adjacent to the tract.
I. 
Significant topographical and physical features, including contours (maximum ten-foot intervals).
J. 
General location of wooded areas.
K. 
Proposed general lot, building and street layout.
L. 
In the case of land development plans, proposed general layout, including building locations, parking lots and open spaces.
A. 
All applicants for subdivision or land development are encouraged to submit a sketch plan to the Borough Planning Commission for review prior to submissions of a formal application. Submission of a sketch plan does not constitute an official application for subdivision or land development.
B. 
For information purposes, 11 copies of the sketch plan (identified as "Sketch Plan") are recommended to be submitted to the Planning Commission.
C. 
No fee nor application is required for submission of a sketch plan.
A. 
The Planning Commission shall consider the sketch plan at a regularly scheduled meeting and provide informal dialogue with the applicant. The applicant shall inform the borough of his/her interest in a sketch plan review in order to be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission.
B. 
The Planning Commission shall consider the suitability of the sketch plan for the development of the land and its relationship to the extension of streets, access points, arrangement and density of proposed use, the compatibility of the proposal with the objectives and recommendations of the Borough Comprehensive Plan and consistency with the Borough Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 256, Zoning.
C. 
The applicant may but need not request further review of the sketch plan by the Planning Commission. Upon receiving written request by the applicant, the Planning Commission may consider the sketch plan. If the Planning Commission does review the sketch plan, the Planning Commission may meet with the applicant and may advise the applicant as to the concerns of the Planning Commission. However, the Planning Commission is not required to review the sketch plan nor to submit comments to the applicant if the Planning Commission does review the plan.
A. 
All preliminary plans submitted pursuant to this chapter shall conform to the requirements of § 220-12.
B. 
All preliminary plan applications shall be submitted to the Borough Subdivision Officer or designee 10 working days prior to the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission. The Borough Subdivision Officer shall determine whether the application represents a complete and official submission using the following criteria:
(1) 
Six copies of the official borough application for preliminary review form, one being notarized by an affidavit of ownership or equitable ownership and intended use of the land.
(2) 
A minimum of 22 prints of the preliminary plan, including a vicinity plan.
(3) 
A minimum of six copies of any supporting information and plans.
(4) 
Payment of required application fees and escrow deposits as determined by resolution of the Council.
(5) 
An executed escrow agreement if required by Council.
C. 
The Borough Subdivision Officer shall note the date of receipt of the application, fees and any escrow deposits. The application shall not be deemed to be submitted until a complete application and required fees have been submitted.
D. 
Upon receipt of all items comprising a complete and official submission, the Subdivision Officer shall accept the application.
A. 
Official review period.
(1) 
The borough shall have 90 days in which to review and take action on the preliminary plan.
(2) 
The ninety-day period shall commence on the date of the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting following the date a complete and official submission of a preliminary plan application was filed with the Subdivision Officer. The applicant shall submit the application 10 working days prior to the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission in order to be placed on the agenda.
(3) 
Whenever the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission occurs more than 30 days following the filing of a complete and official submission, the ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application is filed.
(4) 
An extension to the ninety-day review period shall occur only when agreed to, in writing, by both the applicant and the Council.
B. 
Borough Planning Commission.
(1) 
The Borough Planning Commission shall review all plans referred to it and shall consider any recommendations made by any county agency, the Borough Engineer and any other persons or agencies who shall have submitted comments with respect to any such application.
(2) 
After such review, the Secretary of the Planning Commission shall send written notice of the action of the Planning Commission and the reasons therefor, citing specific sections of statutes or chapters relied upon, to the following:
(a) 
Borough Council.
(b) 
Applicant.
(c) 
Governing body of any adjacent municipality, if the proposed project includes land in that municipality or directly abuts its boundaries.
C. 
Borough Council.
(1) 
When a preliminary plan has been officially submitted to Borough Council by the Planning Commission, such plan shall be placed on its agenda for its review at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(2) 
In acting on the preliminary subdivision or land development plan, the Council shall review the plan and the written comments of the Planning Commission, Borough Engineer, County Planning Commission and all other reviewing agencies to determine conformity of the application to the standards of this chapter and any other applicable ordinance. The Council may specify conditions, changes, modifications or additions to the application which the Council deems necessary and may make a decision to grant preliminary approval subject to such conditions, changes, modifications or additions, citing appropriate ordinance provisions as prescribed in this chapter.
(3) 
The Borough Council shall designate a copy of the preliminary plan as the official copy. This copy shall include all necessary corrections as required by the Council. It shall be retained in the borough's files.
(4) 
The decision of the Council shall be in writing and be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to the applicant at his last known address not later than 15 days following the decision or by the end of said ninety-day period, whichever shall first occur. The form and content of the decision shall comply with applicable requirements of Act 247, Section 508.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10508.
(5) 
Whenever the approval of a preliminary plan is subject to conditions, the written action of the Council as prescribed herein shall specify each condition of approval, citing relevant chapter provisions in each case, and require the applicant's written agreement to the conditions. Where the applicant's written concurrence is not received within the time allotted as designated by thee Council, the Council shall be deemed to have denied approval.
D. 
Preliminary plan approval duration of effectiveness. Approval of any preliminary plan shall be effective for one year only, after the expiration of which such approval shall be considered canceled and rescinded unless extended, in writing, by the Borough Council.
A. 
Each application for approval of any preliminary plan shall be accompanied by at least 22 copies of such plan and one vicinity plan. Each initial application for approval of any plan shall be accompanied by a filing fee, payable to the borough, Borough Engineer and/or professional services for their plan reviews, subject to the current fee schedule. Borough Engineer fees are applicable to all stages of any subdivision. If the Aldan Borough Council denies any stage of a subdivision, then a resubmittal of new plans and fees will be required.
B. 
A preliminary plan shall consist of and be prepared in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1) 
Drafting standards.
(a) 
The plan shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 10 feet, one inch equals 20 feet, one inch equals 30 feet, one inch equals 40 feet or one inch equals 50 feet; or to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet if the average size of the proposed lots is in excess of five acres.
(b) 
Dimensions shall be set in feet, bearing in degrees, minutes and seconds, with errors of closure not to exceed one part per 10,000.
(c) 
Each sheet shall be numbered and shall show its relationship to the total number of sheets.
(d) 
The plan shall bear an adequate legend to indicate clearly which features are existing and which are proposed.
(e) 
The original drawing and all submitted prints thereof shall be made on sheets of 24 inches by 34 inches or 18 inches by 24 inches.
(f) 
If the preliminary plan requires more than one sheet, a master sheet at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 400 feet showing the location of each section shall accompany the plan.
(2) 
Site design and layout standards.
(a) 
A location map for the purpose of locating the site subdivided or developed, at scale of not less than 2,000 feet to the inch, showing the relation of the tract to adjoining property and to all streets and municipal boundaries existing within 1,000 feet of any part of the property proposed to be subdivided or developed.
(b) 
A series of maps (plans) prepared in accordance with Subsection B(1) with accompanying narrative as needed, showing the following information:
[1] 
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
[2] 
Municipality(s) in which the subdivision is/are located.
[3] 
North point, scale (both written and graphic) and date.
[4] 
Name and address of the owner of the property and any authorized agent.
[5] 
Name, address, seal and signature of the professional engineer, professional land surveyor or professional architect responsible for the plan.
[6] 
Tract boundaries with bearings and distances, along with a professional land surveyor's seal and signature as required by Law Act 367 regarding tract perimeter surveys.
[7] 
Contours at vertical intervals of five feet or, in the case of relatively level tracts, at such lesser intervals as may be necessary for satisfactory study and planning of the tract.
[8] 
Datum to which contour elevations refer. Where reasonably practicable, datum shall refer to known established elevations.
[9] 
All existing watercourses, floodplains, wetland, tree masses and other significant natural features, including trees over six inches caliper not located in tree masses.
[10] 
All existing buildings, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, petroleum or petroleum products lines, fire hydrants, gas mains, telephone conduits and other significant man-made features, including all rim, inverts and grate elevations, as well as pipe size and makeup for the sanitary and storm sewer.
[11] 
All existing streets on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way width and cartway width.
[12] 
All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way and the purpose for which the easements or rights-of-way have been established.
[13] 
Location and width of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way and easements; proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions; proposed minimum building setback lines for each street; playgrounds, public buildings, public areas and parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for public use.
(3) 
The preliminary plan shall show the names of owners of all abutting land.
(4) 
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part of the subdivider's entire holding, a sketch shall be submitted of the proposed street and lot layout for the remainder.
(5) 
The preliminary plan shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.
(6) 
Such plan shall show the zoning boundaries, if any, that traverse or are within 300 feet of the area covered by the plan.
(7) 
Such plan shall show such street extensions or spurs as are reasonably necessary to provide adequate street connections and facilities to adjoining or contiguous developed or undeveloped areas.
(8) 
Such plans shall show the proposed size and location of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water mains, stormwater management structures and erosion and sedimentation control, along with sufficient engineering design and calculations to satisfactorily demonstrate to the Borough Engineer the feasibility of the proposed construction.
(9) 
The preliminary plan shall also be accompanied by the following supplementary data:
(a) 
Typical street cross-section drawing(s) for all proposed streets. Cross-section drawings may be shown on either the preliminary plan or on the profile sheets.
(b) 
Tentative profiles along the center line of each proposed street shown on the preliminary plan. Such profiles shall show natural and finished grades at one of the following sets of scales:
[1] 
One inch equals 10 feet horizontal, and one inch equals one foot vertical; or
[2] 
One inch equals 20 feet horizontal, and one inch equals two feet vertical; or
[3] 
One inch equals 40 feet horizontal, and one inch equals four feet vertical; or
[4] 
One inch equals 50 feet horizontal, and one inch equals five feet vertical.
(c) 
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be required. Such designs shall meet all applicable requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
(d) 
A narrative describing the general sedimentation erosion control conservation practices to be employed during construction, including both temporary and permanent structures.
A. 
Within 12 months after approval of the preliminary plan, a final plan and all necessary supplementary data shall be officially submitted to the Subdivision Officer or designee. An extension of time may be granted by the Council where the applicant has successfully demonstrated that every effort has been made to comply with this requirement.
B. 
The final plan shall be submitted 10 working days prior to the next regularly scheduled Borough Planning Commission meeting and conforming to the terms of approval of the preliminary plan and to the most recent administrative regulations adopted by the Council for such purposes.
C. 
The Borough Council may permit submission of the final plan in sections, each covering a reasonable portion of the entire proposed subdivision as shown on the approved preliminary plan, but in no case shall include less than 20% of the total lots or units as depicted on the approved preliminary plan.
D. 
All final plan applications shall be submitted to the Borough Subdivision Officer. The Borough Subdivision Officer shall determine whether the application represents a complete and official submission using the following criteria:
(1) 
Six copies of the official borough application for final review form, one being notarized by an affidavit of ownership or equitable ownership and intended use of the land.
(2) 
A minimum of 22 prints of the final plan, including a vicinity plan.
(3) 
A minimum of six copies of all required supporting information and plans.
(4) 
Payment of required application fees and escrow deposits as determined by resolution of the Council.
E. 
The Borough Subdivision Officer shall note the date of receipt of the application, fees and any escrow deposits. The application shall not be deemed to be submitted until a complete application and required fees have been submitted.
F. 
Upon receipt of all items comprising a complete and official submission, the Subdivision Officer shall accept the application.
A. 
Official review period.
(1) 
The borough shall have 90 days in which to review and take action on the final plan.
(2) 
The ninety-day period shall commence on the date of the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting following the date a complete and official submission of a final plan application was filed. The applicant shall submit the application 10 working days prior to the next Planning Commission meeting in order to be placed on the agenda.
(3) 
Whenever the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission occurs more than 30 days following the filing of a complete and official submission, the ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application is filed.
(4) 
An extension to the ninety-day review period shall occur only when agreed to, in writing, by both the applicant and the Council.
B. 
Borough Planning Commission.
(1) 
The Planning Commission shall review the final plan submitted and shall consider any recommendations of the Borough Engineer and any other reviewing agency submitting comments.
(2) 
After such review, the Secretary of the Planning Commission shall send written notice of the action of Planning Commission and the reasons therefor, citing specific sections of statutes or chapters relied upon, to the following:
(a) 
Borough Council.
(b) 
Applicant.
(c) 
Governing body of any adjacent municipality, if the proposed project includes land in that municipality or directly abuts its boundaries.
C. 
Borough Council.
(1) 
When a written report on a final plan has been officially returned to Borough Council by the Planning Commission, such plan shall be placed on the agenda of the regularly scheduled meeting of the Borough Council for review.
(2) 
Upon receipt of the Planning Commission's recommendation and other supporting information, the Borough Council shall, at one or more regular or special public meetings, review the final plan and shall, within the time limitations set forth herein below, either approve or disapprove the plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing procedure, the Council shall render a decision on all final plans and communicate it to the applicant not later than 90 days following the date of the regular meeting of the Planning Commission following the date the application is filed, provided that should the next regular meeting occur more than 30 days following the filing of the application, the ninety-day period shall be measured from the 30th day following the day the application has been filed.
(3) 
The borough shall designate one print of the final plan as the official copy. This copy shall include all corrections required by the Borough Council. It shall be retained in the borough files.
(4) 
The decision of the Council shall be in writing and shall be communicated to the applicant personally or mailed to the applicant at his last known address not later than 15 days following the decision or by the end of the ninety-day period, whichever shall first occur.
(5) 
Copies of the final plan as finally approved, with the appropriate endorsement of the Borough Council and the Borough Engineer, shall be distributed as follows:
(a) 
A copy of which shall be recorded at the Recorder of Deeds of Delaware County by the applicant in accordance with Act 247.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
(b) 
One copy to the applicant.
(c) 
Four copies to be retained in the borough files, together with two copies of all supporting materials.
D. 
Every final plan approval shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) 
The applicant shall execute a subdivision and land development agreement in accordance with § 220-19 agreeing with the borough to install all the improvements as required by this chapter and all regulations adopted pursuant hereto.
(2) 
The applicant shall provide a performance guaranty in accordance with § 220-20.
(3) 
The applicant agrees, if requested, to tender a deed of dedication to the borough for such streets, any and all easements for sanitary sewers, water lines or storm sewers and public improvements, including street paving, sidewalks, water mains, any fire hydrants, sanitary and storm sewers, as are required for the promotion of public welfare, after all said improvements are completed and such completion is certified as satisfactory by the Borough Engineer. The Borough Council may require that the applicant supply a title insurance certificate from a reputable company before any property is accepted for the borough.
(4) 
Whenever the applicant is providing open space as part of the development, an easement in perpetuity restricting such open space against further subdivision or development shall be executed between the applicant and the borough or an organization acceptable to the borough and shall run to the benefit of the borough and lot purchasers in the subdivision or land development.
(5) 
The applicant shall have applied for all required permits from agencies having jurisdiction over ancillary matters necessary to effect the subdivision or land development, such as Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection, Public Utility Commission and County Health Department (if applicable), as well as the Army Corps of Engineers.
Final plans shall conform in all important details to preliminary plans, including any conditions specified by the Council. A final plan shall consist of and be prepared in accordance with the following:
A. 
Drafting standards.
(1) 
Subdivision or land development plans submitted for review for final approval shall be clear and legible black or blue on white prints of the drawings. Upon completion of review and for signature by the Borough Council, clear and legible prints of all plans shall be submitted. Space shall be provided for signatures by the Borough Council, Borough Secretary and Borough Engineer on the title sheet of the plans.
(2) 
Final plans shall be made on sheets of 18 inches by 24 inches or 24 inches by 34 inches. Where necessary to avoid sheets larger than the maximum size prescribed above, final plans shall be drawn in two or more sections, accompanied by a key diagram showing relative location of the sections. The scale shall not be less than 100 feet to the inch. All dimensions shall be shown in feet and hundredths of a foot. All drafting standards shall be in accordance with § 220-12B(1).
B. 
Site design and layout standards. All information required in § 220-12B(2) and the following additional data:
(1) 
The total tract boundary lines of the area being subdivided with accurate distances to hundredths of a foot and bearings to the nearest second. These boundaries shall be balanced and closed with an error of closure not to exceed one foot in 10,000 feet; provided, however, that the boundary(s) adjoining additional unplatted land of the subdivider are not required to be based upon field survey and may be calculated. The monuments shall be indicated, along with a statement of the total area of the property being subdivided in both square feet and acres. In addition, the engineer or surveyor shall certify to the accuracy of the survey, the drawn plan and all other submitted data.
(2) 
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 seconds either by magnetic bearings or by angles of deflection from other lot and street lines.
(3) 
Lot numbers, lot areas, both total and net area, in both acres and square feet, and a statement of the total number of lots and parcels.
(4) 
A statement of the intended use of all nonresidential lots; a statement of restrictions of any type which exist as covenants in the deed(s) for all lots contained wholly or in part in the subdivision and, if covenants are recorded, including the deed book and page number.
(5) 
All proposed building and building setback and yard line requirements for each lot, or the proposed placement of each building and the proposed location of sanitary sewer laterals.
(6) 
The location of all existing and proposed street monuments.
(7) 
All easements or rights-of-way where provided for or owned by public services and any limitations on such easements or rights-of-way. Rights-of-way shall be shown and accurately identified on the plan, and easements shall either be shown or specifically described on the plans. Easements should be located in cooperation with the appropriate public utilities.
(8) 
Location, size, material used, rim and invert elevations and percent of grade of all existing and proposed sanitary and storm sewers and location of all manholes, inlets and culverts. This data may be submitted as a separate plan.
(9) 
If the subdivision proposes a new street intersection with a state legislative route, the intersection permit number(s) shall be indicated for all such intersections.
(10) 
A certification of ownership, acknowledgment of plan and offer of dedication shall be affixed on the plan and shall be duly acknowledged and signed by the owner(s) of the property and notarized.
(11) 
Certificate for approval of the plan by the Borough Council.
(12) 
The name and cartway width and lines of all existing public streets and the name and location of all other roads within or adjacent to the property.
(13) 
The following data for the center line of the cartway and both right-of-way lines of all recorded and proposed streets, within and adjacent to the property:
(a) 
Courses and distances with 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 with delta angles, including curved lot lines and bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds for all straight lines; and
(b) 
The width in feet of the cartway, right-of-way and of the ultimate right-of-way and (in degrees, minutes and seconds) of the delta angle of all curved lines, including curved lot lines.
C. 
The final plan shall be accompanied by the following supplementary data:
(1) 
Typical street cross-section drawing(s) for all proposed streets. Cross-section drawings may be shown on the final plan or on the profile sheets.
(2) 
Profile sheets for all proposed streets within the tract. Such profiles shall show at least the following information, properly labeled:
(a) 
Existing, natural profile along the center line of each street.
(b) 
Proposed finished grade elevations of 50 stations along the center line of the street.
(c) 
The length of all vertical curves and the station and elevation of the point of vertical curve and the point of vertical tangent.
(d) 
The station and elevation of all high and low points along the entire profile.
(e) 
The station and elevation of the point of intersection of all vertical curves.
(f) 
Existing and proposed sanitary sewer mains and manholes, including invert and grade elevations and size and type of pipe.
(g) 
Existing and proposed storm sewer mains, inlets, manholes and culverts, including invert and grade elevations, size and type of pipe.
(h) 
The percent of slope along the entire roadway profile with stations and elevations.
(3) 
The profile sheets shall be legibly drawn at one of following sets of scales:
(a) 
One inch equals 10 feet horizontal, and one inch equals one foot vertical.
(b) 
One inch equals 20 feet horizontal, and one inch equals two feet vertical.
(c) 
One inch equals 40 feet horizontal, and one inch equals four feet vertical.
(d) 
One inch equals 50 feet horizontal, and one inch equals five feet vertical.
(4) 
All offers of dedication and covenants governing the reservation and maintenance of undedicated open space shall bear the certificate of approval of the Borough Solicitor as to their legal sufficiency.
(5) 
Such private deed restrictions, including building setback lines, as may be imposed upon the property as a condition to sale, together with a statement of any restrictions previously imposed which may affect the title to the land being subdivided.
(6) 
Sedimentation and erosion control plan, as defined under § 220-16, shall be subject to review by the borough and the County Conservation District.
(7) 
A plan for the surface drainage of the tract to be subdivided. Such plan shall include stormwater runoff calculations for the entire property being subdivided and shall show the proposed method of accommodating the anticipated runoff which shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
A. 
The sedimentation and erosion control plan is required to accompany all proposals for final subdivision or land development review and shall be clearly drawn to the same scale as that of the final plans.
B. 
The sedimentation and erosion control plan shall be in accordance with borough regulations and show the tract boundaries of the property being subdivided or developed and proposed lot boundaries if the property is to be subdivided and shall show:
(1) 
Contour lines at vertical intervals of not more than two feet for land with average natural slope of 15% or less and at intervals of not more than five feet for land with average natural slope exceeding 15%. Contours shall depict existing grades for the entire site and finished grade and spot elevations for all proposed street construction as well as all other public improvements, along with all proposed grading related to building, driveway and parking construction.
(2) 
Location and elevation to which contour elevations refer. The datum used shall be a known established bench mark.
(3) 
All existing watercourses, flood hazard areas, wetlands and slopes in excess of 15%, tree masses and individual trees of a tree mass over six inches diameter at breast height and other significant natural features within the proposed subdivision or land development.
(4) 
Location and results of any prior soil percolation tests whenever on-site disposal of sewage is planned.
(5) 
Locations and descriptions of all soil types, together with notation indicating whether such information is based upon United States Geological Survey (USGS) Soil Survey information or actual field studies.
(6) 
Location, type, cross section and profile of all temporary and permanent erosion, sedimentation and surface water runoff control measures, including grasses, waterways, diversions, debris basins or ponds, structures for water diversion and control, open drains and tile, proposed duration of such measures, where temporary, and supporting data assuring compliance with the erosion control standards and specifications of the USDA Soil Conservation Service as then adopted for use by the Delaware County Conservation District.
(7) 
Notations indicating all trees or portions of tree masses proposed to be cleared as part of the proposed subdivision or development plan, together with reasons for such clearing.
C. 
An accompanying narrative describing conservation techniques to be incorporated during the project, including but not limited to:
(1) 
General description of the project;
(2) 
General description of accelerated erosion control;
(3) 
General description of sedimentation control;
(4) 
General description of stormwater management, both during and after construction, including both temporary and permanent structures, devices and methods;
(5) 
Time schedule for the installation and completion of all stormwater management facilities as it relates to the development of the project and the expected date that final stabilization will be completed; and
(6) 
Demonstration of compliance with the applicable standards of Chapter 102, Section 414, of the Soil and Erosion Control Manual of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
A. 
Upon completion of the procedures outlined under this article, all endorsements shall be indicated on the record plan and on as many other copies of the final plan as may be desired. No subdivision plan may be legally recorded unless it bears the seal of the borough and is also stamped by the county reflecting its review.
B. 
After endorsement by the borough, the subdivider shall file the record plan with the County Recorder of Deeds within 90 days of the date of final approval by the borough. If the subdivider fails to record the final plan within such period, the action of the borough shall be null and void, unless an extension of time is granted, in writing, by the borough upon written request by the applicant.
A. 
All applications for resubdivision shall be classified as minor subdivision proposals and shall follow the final plan review procedures.
B. 
All resubdivision plan applications shall be submitted to the Borough Subdivision Officer or designee. The Borough Subdivision Officer shall determine whether the application represents a complete and official submission using the following criteria:
(1) 
Six copies of the official borough application for resubdivision review form; one being notarized by an affidavit of ownership and intended use of the land.
(2) 
Twenty-two prints of the resubdivision plan.
(3) 
Payment of required application fees as determined by resolution of the Borough Council.
C. 
In making any alterations, the following shall be observed:
(1) 
No lot or tract of land shall be created that is smaller than the minimum dimensions required by the Borough Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 256, Zoning.
(2) 
Easements reserved for drainage shall not be changed.
(3) 
No lot shall be created which does not abut a street.
The applicant shall execute an agreement, to be approved by the borough, pending the review of the Borough Solicitor, before the final plan is released by the Borough Council and filed on record. Said agreement shall specify the following, where applicable:
A. 
The applicant agreed that he will lay out and construct all streets and other public improvements, including grading, paving, sidewalks, fire hydrants, water mains, street signs, shade trees, storm and sanitary sewers, landscaping, traffic control devices, open space areas and erosion and sediment control measures in accordance with the final plan as approved, where any or all of these improvements are required as conditions of approval.
B. 
The applicant guarantees completion and maintenance of all improvements by means of a type of financial security acceptable to the borough, as specified in § 220-20B of this chapter.
C. 
The applicant agrees to have prepared a deed(s) of dedication to the borough for such streets and for such easements for sanitary and storm sewers, sidewalks and other public improvements, provided that the borough shall not accept dedication of such improvements until their completion is certified as satisfactory by the Borough Engineer.
D. 
Whenever an applicant proposes to establish or continue a street which is not offered for dedication to public use, the Borough Council shall require the applicant to submit and also to record with the plan a copy of an agreement made with the borough on behalf of himself and his heirs and assigns and signed by him and which shall establish the conditions under which the street may later be offered for dedication and shall stipulate, among other things, that:
(1) 
An offer to dedicate the street shall be made only for the street as a whole.
(2) 
The borough shall not be responsible for repairing or maintaining any undedicated street.
(3) 
The method of assessing repair and maintenance costs of undedicated streets be stipulated and be set forth in recorded deed restrictions so as to be binding on all successors or assigns.
(4) 
If dedication is to be sought, the street shall conform to borough specifications or the owners of the abutting lots shall, at their own expense, restore the streets to conformance with borough specifications.
A. 
The applicant shall deposit with the borough financial security in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of all improvements, both public and private, and common amenities, including but not limited to streets, walkways, shade trees, stormwater detention and/or retention facilities, pipes and other related drainage facilities, recreational facilities, open space improvements, buffer or screen plantings and water mains and other water supply facilities, fire hydrants and sanitary sewers and/or sanitary sewage disposal facilities.
B. 
Financial security required herein shall be in the form of a federal or commonwealth chartered lending institution, a restrictive or escrow account in such institution or with a financially responsible bonding company or such other type of financial security which the borough may, in its reasonable discretion, approve. The bonding company may be chosen by the party posting the financial security, provided that said bonding company or lending institution is authorized to conduct business within the commonwealth and stipulates that it will submit to Pennsylvania jurisdiction and Delaware County venue in the event of legal action.
C. 
The financial security shall provide for and secure to the public the completion of all subdivision improvements for which such security is being posted within 18 months of the date fixed in the subdivision plan and subdivision agreement for completion of such improvements.
D. 
The amount of financial security shall be equal to 110% of the cost of the required improvements at the anticipated construction date, for which financial security is to be posted. The cost of the improvements shall be established by:
(1) 
Submission to the Borough Council of bona fide bid or bids from the contractor or contractors chosen by the party posting the financial security to complete the improvements; or
(2) 
In the absence of such bona fide bids, the costs shall be established by estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer.
E. 
If the party posting the financial security requires more than 18 months from the date of posting of the financial security to complete the required improvements, the amount of financial security shall be increased by an additional 10% for each one-year period beyond the first anniversary date from posting of financial security or to an amount not exceeding 110% of the cost of completing the required improvements as reestablished on or about the expiration of the preceding eighteen-month period by using the above bidding procedure.
F. 
In the case where development is projected over a period of years, the Borough Council may authorize submission of final plans by section or stage of development, subject to such requirements or guaranties as to improvements in the future sections or stages of development as it finds essential for the protection of any finally approved section of the development.
G. 
As the work of installing the required improvements proceeds, the party posting the financial security may request the Borough Council to release or authorize to be released, from time to time, such portions of the financial security necessary for payment to the contractor or contractors performing the work. Any such requests shall be in writing addressed to the Borough Council, and the Council shall have 45 days from receipt of such request within which to allow the Borough Engineer to certify, in writing, that such portion of the work upon the improvements has been completed in accordance with the approved plans. Upon such certification, the Council shall authorize release by the bonding company or lending institution of an amount as estimated by the Borough Engineer fairly representing the value of the improvements completed. The Borough Engineer, in certifying the completion of work for a partial release, shall not be bound to the amount requested by the applicant, but shall certify to the Council his independent evaluation of the proper amount of partial releases. The Borough Council may, prior to final release at the time of completion and certification by the Borough Engineer, require retention of 10% of the estimated cost of the aforesaid improvements.
A. 
No construction or land disturbance activities, with the exception of soil or percolation testing, well drillings or similar engineering or surveying activities, shall be commenced until the applicant submits to the Borough Secretary a copy of the Recorder of Deeds receipt for recording of the final plan.
B. 
No application for a building permit under the Borough Zoning Ordinance[1] shall be submitted, and no building permit under the Borough Zoning Ordinance shall be issued for any building in any subdivision or land development until the final plans for said subdivision or land development have been approved and recorded as provided for and until the terms of Subsection A have been satisfied. Further, where final subdivision or land development approval has been conditioned upon the submission and approval of individual lot grading plans for some or all of the lots, no building permit shall be issued for construction on any such lot until this condition has been complied with.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 256, Zoning.
C. 
No water system or sewer system, including extensions to existing or proposed borough systems or new systems employing sewage treatment plants, shall be constructed prior to the issuance of appropriate permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or from federal or local agencies, as required.
Major modifications of the approved plan, as determined by the borough, shall be resubmitted and reprocessed in the same manner as the original plan. All site disturbance activities shall cease pending approval of modified plans.