Drawing requirements. The sketch plan may be a freehand drawing
with approximate dimensions and should include:
A.
Property boundaries (may be obtained from county tax map or similar
sources).
B.
Topographic contours from available data (may be obtained from the
United States Geological Surveys) and other prominent physical features.
C.
Proposed lot and street layout with dimensions of lots and proposed
widths of street right-of-way to the nearest foot.
E.
Magnetic North point.
F.
Appropriate scale.
G.
Name of subdivision.
H.
A location map showing the general location of the subdivision in
relation to adjacent properties, roads and streams.
A.
Submission requirements. The preliminary plan application shall be
accompanied by, but not limited to, the following:
(2)
Application form. One copy of application for subdivision approval.
(Blank forms will be furnished by the Code Enforcement Officer or
his designee upon request.)
(3)
Review fee. The review fee as referred to in § 390-35 shall be paid to the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee at the time of the preliminary plan submission.
(5)
Certification of public sewerage. When the subdivision is to be served
by the public sewage disposal system, the developer shall submit two
copies of a letter from the Authority which certifies that the Authority
can adequately serve the subdivision.
(6)
Certification of on-lot sewage system. When the subdivision is to
be sewered by individual on-lot sewage disposal systems, the developer
shall submit two copies of the site investigation and percolation
test report for on-lot disposal of sewage as approved by the Sewage
Enforcement Officer.
(7)
The following additional data shall be submitted upon request of
the Borough Planning Commission or Borough Council:
(a)
Subsurface conditions of the tract.
(b)
Drainage plan which shows existing and proposed storm sewers,
culverts, natural watercourses, drainage easements and existing and
proposed topographic contours.
(c)
Profile drawings of proposed streets which show existing and
proposed grades.
(d)
Typical cross sections of proposed streets.
(e)
Water system and/or sewage disposal system plan(s).
B.
Drawing requirements. The preliminary plan shall be in accordance
with and show the following:
(1)
The plan shall be at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch.
(2)
Proposed subdivision name or identifying title.
(3)
Municipality in which subdivision is located.
(4)
North point, graphic scale and date.
(5)
Name, seal and certification of the registered engineer or surveyor
responsible for the plan and qualified to do such work according to
Pennsylvania Act No. 367 of 1945, as amended.
(6)
A signed statement that the applicant is the owner, equitable owner
or authorized by the owner to make application for the land proposed
to be subdivided.
(8)
A location map at a scale not less than 1,000 feet to the inch, showing:
(9)
Tract boundaries showing bearings and distances. The traverse shall
have an area of closure of not more than 1 in 5,000. The survey should
tie into the nearest USGS monument, if practicable.
(10)
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet for land with an
average slope of 5% or less, or vertical intervals of five feet for
more steeply sloping land.
(11)
Datum to which contour elevations refer and, where reasonably
practicable, shall be to known established elevations.
(12)
All existing property lines and the names of owners of immediately
adjacent unplatted land; the names of existing or proposed subdivisions
immediately adjacent.
(13)
All existing watercourses or bodies, significant features such
as rock outcrops, slag piles, quarrying holes, springs and swampy
areas.
NOTE: It would be desirable to locate all trees
over six inches in diameter if sparsely scattered.
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(14)
All existing buildings, sewer mains, culverts, petroleum or
petroleum products lines, gas lines, transmission lines, fire hydrants
and other significant man-made features.
(15)
All existing streets, easements and rights-of-way within the
subdivision and within 200 feet of any part of the tract.
(16)
Location and width of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-way
and easements; lot lines with dimensions in feet; proposed minimum
setback lines; public areas and parcels proposed to be dedicated or
reserved for public uses.
(17)
Existing and proposed street names.
(18)
Where the preliminary plan covers only a part of the subdivider's
entire holding, a sketch plan shall be submitted of the prospective
street layout for the remainder of the tract.
A.
Submission requirements. The final plan shall be accompanied by the
following:
(1)
Plan. Seven copies of clear and legible white paper prints of the
final plan.
(2)
Application form. One copy of application for approval. (Blank forms
will be furnished by the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee
upon request.)
(3)
Appropriate fee. The review fee as referenced in § 390-35 shall be paid to the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee at the time of the final plan submission.
(4)
Improvements agreement. One copy of an executed subdivision improvements agreement in accord with the requirements of Article VI.
(5)
A performance guarantee in the amount and manner set forth in § 390-31 of this chapter, guaranteeing the construction and installation of all such improvements within a stated period, which shall not be longer than two years from the date of final subdivision approval. Where the final plan is submitted in stages or sections, the amount of the guarantee may also be provided in stages if acceptable to the Borough Council.
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 566]
(6)
A maintenance guarantee in an amount of not less than 12% of the Borough Council's estimate of the cost of all required improvements as set forth in § 390-30. This guarantee assures that the developer shall maintain all such improvements in good condition for a period of one year after completion of construction and installation of all such improvements by the Borough Council.
(7)
A copy of the Department of Environmental Protection acceptance or
approval of the planning module.
(8)
The applicant shall submit, along with the final plan, written verification
from the appropriate municipal body that there are no outstanding
fees or charges owed to the Borough of Hellertown and/or the Hellertown
Borough Authority and that all required approvals have been obtained.
[Added by 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 641]
(9)
For any subdivision and/or land development plan whenever municipal
water and/or municipal sewers are to be provided, the applicant shall
be required to obtain prior written plan approval from the Hellertown
Borough Authority for the proposed water and/or sewer systems as a
condition of final plan approval.
[Added 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 709]
B.
Final plan drawing requirements. The final plan shall be in accordance
with and show the following:
(2)
The final plan shall be at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the
inch.
(3)
Name under which the subdivision is to be recorded.
(4)
Municipality in which subdivision is located.
(5)
The registered professional engineer or surveyor responsible for
the plan and qualified to do such work according to Pennsylvania Act
No. 367 of 1945, as amended,[1] shall certify that the plan is correct and that the monuments
described on it have been placed as described. He shall affix his
name and seal.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration
Law, Act of 1945, P.L. 913, No. 367.
(6)
A notarized statement to the effect that the applicant is the owner
of the land to be subdivided and that the subdivision shown on the
final plan is made with his, her or their free consent and that it
is desired to record the same.
(8)
A location map for the purpose of locating the site to be subdivided
at a scale of not less 1,000 feet to the inch, showing:
(9)
North point, graphic scale and date.
(10)
Boundaries of the tract showing bearings and distances and having
an error of closure of not more than one in 5,000. All bearings and
distances shall be indicated outside the boundary line, not inside
with the lot dimensions. When a plan is bounded with an irregular
shoreline of a body of water, the bearings and distances of a closing
intermediate traverse should be given, and a notation made, that the
plot includes all land to the water's edge or otherwise.
(11)
Location and width of all streets, alleys, rights-of-way, easements
and lot lines, with dimensions in feet and hundredths of a foot; minimum
setback lines for every street; public areas and parcels of land to
be dedicated to public use.
(12)
Sufficient data to determine readily the location, bearing and
length of every street, lot and boundary line and to reproduce such
lines upon the ground.
(13)
For curved boundaries and all curves on the plan, sufficient
data should be given to enable the reestablishment of the curves.
The curve data should include the following:
(14)
Lot and blocks within a subdivision shall be numbered.
(15)
Names of streets within and adjacent to the subdivision shall
be shown.
(16)
Excepted parcels shall be marked "not included in this plat"
and the boundary completely indicated by bearings and distances.
(17)
The names of owners of immediately adjacent unplatted land;
the names of existing or proposed subdivisions immediately adjacent,
and locations and dimensions of any streets or easements shown thereon,
which abut the land to subdivided.
(18)
If the subdivision proposed a new access point to a state legislative
route, the highway occupancy permit from PennDOT shall be attached.
(19)
A signature block for certification of approval of the plan
by the Borough Planning Commission and the Borough Council.
(20)
A signature block for certification of review of the plan by
the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
(21)
Space shall be left along the lower edge of the sheet in order
that the County Recorder of Deeds may acknowledge receipt and recording
of the plan when it is presented.