Township of Brecknock, PA Information to be Included on or with Plans

Scale. The plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a standard scale of 20 to 200 feet to the inch.

Sheets. If the plan is prepared in two or more drawing sheets, a key map showing the location of the sheets and a match line shall be placed on each sheet. If more than one sheet is necessary, each sheet shall be the same size and numbered to show the relationship to the total number of sheets in the plan (e.g., Sheet 1 of 5).

Presentation. Plans shall be presented in a clear, legible, coherent, and organized manner.

Plan information.

Location and identification.

The name and address of the owner(s) of the tract (or an authorized agent), the developer/subdivider and the firm that prepared the plan.

The file or project number assigned by the firm that prepared the plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all plan revisions.

A North arrow and a graphic scale.

A location map, drawn to a scale of a minimum of one inch equals 2,000 feet, relating the subdivision to at least two intersections of road center lines. The approximate distance to the intersection of the center lines of the nearest improved street intersection shall be identified.

If the tract of land is located within 200 feet of a municipal or zoning district boundary line(s), the location of such boundary shall be shown and labeled accordingly.

The source of title (including the deed, lot, and plan of record number) to the subject tract.

The (tax) parcel identification number(s) for the subject tract.

If applicable, a plan note indicating the subject property is enrolled in the Clean and Green Preferential Assessment Program.

In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an environmental covenant, the plan shall include a plan note indicating the recording information of the environmental covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517 (UECA).

Existing features.

Existing contours. Lancaster County geographic information system (GIS) topography may be accepted.

The following items when located within the subject tract:

The name and approximate location and approximate dimensions of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways, service streets, public utilities, stormwater management facilities, telecommunications, electric, gas, and oil transmission lines. The approximate location of railroads, buildings, environmental and topographic features, including, but not limited to, floodplains, wetlands, quarry sites, woodlands, habitats for threatened and endangered species, solid waste disposal areas, historic features, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological sites, or areas with highly erosive soils.

When available, the following items when located within 200 feet of the subject tract as inventoried in the Lancaster County GIS:

The name and approximate location and approximate dimensions of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets, public utilities, stormwater management facilities, telecommunications, electric, gas, and oil transmission lines. The approximate location of railroads, buildings, floodplains, and wetlands.

In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an environmental covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517 (UECA), the plan shall include the boundary limits of any contamination remaining on site. The application shall include a copy the environmental covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional controls.

Additional information.

The total approximate acreage of the entire existing tract.

Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic features.

The zoning district and lot size and/or density requirements of the applicable zoning regulations.

The approximate layout of lots, with approximate dimensions.

The total number of lots, units of occupancy, density and proposed land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each land use shall be indicated).

The approximate layout of streets, including cartway and right-of-way widths.

The approximate location and configuration of proposed buildings, parking compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, and general stormwater management facility locations.

Building setback lines.

A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities to be provided.

Identification of any modifications intended to be requested.

A copy of any applicable zoning decisions.

§ 98-25 Preliminary plan.

Drafting standards.

Scale. The scale shall be one inch equals 50 feet or less, except that, where proposed lots are to be greater than five acres in size, the scale may be one inch equals 100 feet.

Dimensions and bearings. The subject tract boundary dimensions shall be in feet and decimals; bearings shall be in degrees, minutes and seconds. The description shall read in a clockwise direction.

Survey closure. The survey shall not have an error of closure greater than one foot in 10,000 feet.

Sheets. If the plan is prepared in two or more sheets, a key map showing the location of the phases shall be placed on each sheet. If more than one sheet is necessary, each sheet shall be the same size and numbered to show the relationship to the total number of sheets in the plan (e.g., Sheet 1 of 5).

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Presentation.

Plans shall be presented in a clear, legible, coherent and organized manner.

The top 1.25 inches of all plan sheets to be recorded shall be kept free of plan information per the County Recorder of Deeds' requirements.

A clear area (1 1/2 inches tall by four inches wide), titled "Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds Recording Information" shall be provided in the lower right quadrant, preferably near the bottom margin, of each plan sheet to be recorded for the recording information and bar code label.

Plan information.

Location and identification.

The proposed project name.

The name and address of the owner(s) of the tract (or an authorized agent), the developer/subdivider and the firm that prepared the plan.

The file or project number assigned by the firm that prepared the plan, the plan date, and the date(s) of all plan revisions.

A North arrow, a graphic scale and a written scale.

If the tract of land is located within 200 feet of a municipal or zoning district boundary line(s), the location of such boundary shall be shown and labeled accordingly.

The entire existing tract boundary with bearings and distances. (If a landowner is to retain a single lot with a lot area in excess of 10 acres, the boundary of that lot may be identified as a deed plotting and may be drawn at any legible scale; if the remaining lot has a lot area of 10 or less acres, it shall be described to the accuracy requirements of this chapter.)

The source of title (including the deed, lot and plan of record number) to the subject tract.

The (tax) parcel identification number(s) for the subject tract.

In the case of a plan for which the subject property is enrolled in the Clean and Green Preferential Assessment Program, the inclusion of the following plan note:

"NOTICE: According to county records, the subject property may be subject to the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974 (a.k.a. the Clean and Green Act), Act 319 of 1974, P.L. 973, 72 P.S. § 5490.1, as amended, and as further amended by Act 156 of 1998, as amended. These Acts provide for preferential property tax assessment and treatment. It is the property owner's responsibility to be aware of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to his or her property, including the provision that: (a) preferential property tax assessment and treatment will remain in effect continuously until the landowner changes the agricultural use from the approved category, or if a transfer, split-off or separation of the subject land occurs; (b) if a change in use occurs, or if a conveyance, transfer, separation, split-off or subdivision of the subject land occurs, the property owner will be responsible for notifying the County Assessor within 30 days; (c) the payment of roll-back tax, plus interest, for the period of enrollment, or a period not to exceed seven years, whichever is less, may be required; (d) if the property owner fails to notify the County Assessor within the thirty-day period, prior to the land conveyance, the property owner may be subject to a $100 civil penalty; (e) if the property owner fails to pay the roll-back tax, a municipal lien could be placed on the property under existing delinquent tax law."

Existing features.

The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for adjacent projects.

The location of the benchmark and a notation indicating the datum used.

Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet for land with slope of 15% or less and at a minimum vertical interval of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours plotted from the United States Geodetic Survey will not be accepted, and Lancaster County geographic information system (GIS) topography will not be accepted in areas where improvements are proposed but shall be used beginning 50 feet outside the improvement boundary. Two-foot contours shall be used for all areas of disturbance.

The following items when located within the subject tract:

The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets.

The location and size of the following features and related rights-of-way or easements: buildings, public utilities, on-lot utilities, on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal systems and related recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities.

The location of existing rights-of-way or easements for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

The size, capacity and condition of the existing stormwater management system and any other facility that may be used to convey storm flows within and from the subject tract.

The preliminary plan shall indicate any proposed disturbance, encroachment or alteration to such features, including: steep slopes, floodplains, wetlands, quarry sites, woodlands, significant trees, habitats for threatened and endangered species, solid waste disposal areas, superfund contaminations, historic features, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological sites, and areas with highly erosive soils.

In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an environmental covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517 (UECA), the plan shall include if applicable the specific boundary limits of any contamination remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the environmental covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional controls.

The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject tract:

The location and name of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets.

As available, the location of buildings, public utilities, on-lot utilities, on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal systems and related recharge areas, and stormwater management facilities, including the location and size of related easements.

The location of existing rights-of-way for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

As available, the size, capacity, and condition of the existing stormwater management system and any other facility that may be used to convey storm flows from the subject tract.

The location of woodlands, habitats for endangered and threatened species, and highly erosive soils.

Additional information.

The total acreage of the entire existing tract.

Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic features.

The location and configuration of proposed buildings, grading, land disturbances, parking compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, landscaping and all other significant facilities.

Building setback lines, with distances from the street center line or street right-of-way line, whichever requirement is applicable under the zoning regulations.

Existing and proposed easements.

A typical street cross-section for each proposed street and typical cross-section for any existing street that will be improved as part of the application. Each cross-section shall include the entire right-of-way width.

A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities to be provided.

Identification of any modifications granted by the Board of Supervisors, if applicable.

The zoning district, lot size, bulk and/or density requirements of the applicable zoning regulations.

The street center-line profile for each proposed street shown on the preliminary plan.

The location and material of existing lot line markers and monuments along the perimeter of the entire existing tract.

The layout of lots, with approximate dimensions.

The total number of lots, units of occupancy, net density, gross density, and proposed land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each land use shall be indicated).

The layout of streets, including cartway and right-of-way widths, and the proposed street names.

(o)

Stormwater management plans and data designed in accordance with Chapter 93, Stormwater Management.

(p)

In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under the jurisdiction of PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation), the inclusion of the following plan note:

"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," before driveway access to a state highway is permitted. Access to the state highway shall only be as authorized by a highway occupancy permit, and the Board of Supervisors' approval of this plan in no way implies that such permit can be acquired."

(q)

In the case of the phased installation of improvements:

A schedule shall be filed delineating all proposed sections as well as deadlines within which applications for final plan approval of each section are intended to be filed.

Each section in any subdivision or land development, except for the last section, shall contain a minimum of 25% of the total number of dwelling units, unless the Board of Supervisors specifically approves a lesser percentage for one or more of the sections.

Sections of the development shall be sequenced in such a manner that each section [together with the previously approved and completed section(s)] shall be physically built to be in full compliance with this chapter and not be dependent on the construction completed at future phases, including but not limited to stormwater management facilities, streets, and utilities.

Except for staged construction of streets intended to be extended in subsequent phases, all improvements for each section shall be installed in their permanent configuration. The final wearing course shall be carried in an improvement guaranty until it is finally installed and inspected.

It is not necessary for construction in one section to be completed for the next section to be submitted.

All subsequent phased final plans shall be submitted within five years of the date of Board of Supervisors action on the preliminary plan unless otherwise agreed upon by the applicant and Brecknock Township. The developer shall take the responsibility to provide the Board of Supervisors with reasonable notice of delays in the filing of final plans.

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The applicant shall annually update the Board of Supervisors regarding the schedule on or before the anniversary date of the preliminary plan approval.

Certificates, notifications and reports.

Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor to the effect that the survey is correct, and certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor, engineer or landscape architect that prepared the plan that all other information shown on the plan is accurate.

Provide a note to be placed on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals, including zoning variances, special exceptions or conditional uses, have been obtained, if applicable, and the conditions imposed.

For any improvement that encroaches upon an electric transmission line, telecommunications line, gas pipeline, petroleum or petroleum products transmission line, fiberoptics, public sewer, public water, etc., located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied by a letter from the owner or lessee of such right-of-way stating any conditions on the use of the land and the minimum building setback and/or right-of-way lines.

Where the subdivision or land development proposal will generate 50 or more additional trips to or from the site during the development's anticipated peak hour, or the Board of Supervisors indicates a need for one, a traffic impact study as required by § 98-37 shall be submitted with the preliminary plan.

Where the land included in the subject application has an agricultural, woodland, or other natural resource easement located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied by a letter from the party holding the easement stating any conditions on the use of the land.

Where areas are reserved for future access strip usage, provide a plan note indicating that future access strip reservations are intended to be used in the future.

Improvement construction from preliminary plan. In accordance with the option as set forth in Section 509 of the PMPC[1] authorizing an applicant to complete construction of the subdivision/land development improvements prior to approval and recording of a final plan and, hence, avoiding the requirements for the deposit with Brecknock Township of financial security to cover the costs of such improvements, an applicant electing to do so shall meet the following requirements:

An appropriately executed memorandum of understanding and/or development agreement as required by the Municipal Solicitor (Appendix D).[2]

Editor's Note: Appendix D is included as an attachment to this chapter.

Posting of all appropriately executed financial securities.

Written notices of approval by outside agencies, if applicable:

Notification from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) that approval of the highway occupancy permit (HOP) has been granted.

Notification from the LCCD (Lancaster County Conservation District) that an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control plan/NPDES plan has been submitted and approved by that agency:

Notification from the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) that either approval of the sewer facility plan revision (or plan revision module for land development) or supplement has been granted or that such approval is not required.

All other applicable outside agency approvals as required for the development.

Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10509.

§ 98-26 Final plan.

Drafting standards. The same drafting standards shall be required for a final plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 98-25A.

Plan information.

Location and identification. The same location and identification standards shall be required for a final plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 98-25B(1).

Existing features.

The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for adjacent projects.

The location of the benchmark and a notation indicating the datum used. Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet for land with a slope of 15% or less and at a minimum vertical interval of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours plotted from the United States Geodetic Survey will not be accepted, and Lancaster County geographic information system (GIS) topography will not be accepted in areas where improvements are proposed but shall be used beginning 50 feet outside the improvement boundary.

The following items when located within the subject tract:

The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets.

The location of existing rights-of-way or easements for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

The size, capacity and condition of the existing stormwater management system and any other facility that may be used to convey storm flows from the subject tract.

The final plan shall indicate any proposed disturbance, encroachment or alteration to such features, including: steep slopes, floodplains, wetlands, quarry sites, woodlands, significant trees, habitats for threatened and endangered species, solid waste disposal areas, superfund contaminations, historic features, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological sites, and areas with highly erosive soils.

In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an environmental covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517 (UECA), the plan shall include, if applicable, the specific boundary limits of any contamination remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the environmental covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional controls.

The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject tract:

The location and name of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets.

The location of existing rights-of-way or easements for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

As available, the size, capacity, and condition of the existing stormwater management system and any other facility that may be used to convey storm flows from the subject tract.

As available, the location of woodlands, habitats for threatened and endangered species, and highly erosive soils.

Additional information.

The total acreage of the entire existing tract.

Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic features.

The location and configuration of proposed buildings, parking compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, landscaping, and all other significant facilities.

Building setback lines, with distances from the street center line or street right-of-way line, whichever requirement is applicable under the zoning regulations.

Existing and proposed easements.

A typical street cross-section for each proposed street and a typical cross-section for any existing street that will be improved as part of the application. Each cross-section shall include the entire right-of-way width.

A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities to be provided.

Identification of any modifications granted by the Board of Supervisors, if applicable.

The zoning district, applicable zoning regulations, net and gross density, the total number of lots, units of occupancy, and proposed land use (if multiple land uses are proposed, the location of each land use shall be indicated).

A complete description of the center line and the right-of-way line for all new streets. This description shall include distances and bearings with curve segments comprised of radius, tangent, arc, and chord.

The location and material of all proposed and existing permanent monuments and lot line markers, including a note that all proposed monuments and lot line markers are set or indicating when and by whom they will be set.

Lot lines, with accurate bearings and distances, and lot areas for all parcels. Curve segments shall be comprised of arc, chord, bearing and distance. Along existing street rights-of-way, the description may utilize the existing deed lines or road center lines; along all proposed street rights-of-way, the description shall be prepared to the right-of-way lines.

The final vertical and horizontal alignment for each proposed street and access drive. All profiles shall show at least the existing (natural) profile along the center line, proposed grade at the center line, and the length of all proposed vertical curves. This information may be provided on separate sheets and is not subject to recording with the final plan.

A grading plan, which shall include finished land contours and grades, directions of water movement, type of soils, location of water bars or silt fences and ground-floor elevations. This information may be provided on separate sheets and is not subject to recording with the final plan.

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Identification of any lands to be dedicated or reserved for public, semipublic or community use.

(p)

The final street names as approved by Lancaster County-Wide Communications.

(q)

In the case of the phased installation of improvements:

A schedule shall be filed delineating all proposed sections as well as dates within which applications for final plan approval of each section are intended to be filed.

Each section in any subdivision or land development, except for the last section, shall contain a minimum of 25% of the total number of units, unless the Board of Supervisors specifically approves a lesser percentage for one or more of the sections.

Sections of the development shall be sequenced in such a manner that each section [together with the previously approved and completed section(s)] shall be physically built to be in full compliance with this chapter and not be dependent on the construction completed at future phases; for example, but not limited to, stormwater management facilities, streets and utilities.

Except for staged construction of streets intended to be extended in subsequent phases, all improvements for each section shall be installed to the extent where they provide their intended services. The final wearing course shall be carried in an improvement guaranty until it is finally installed and inspected.

It is not necessary for construction in one section to be completed before the next section to be submitted or constructed.

All subsequent phased final plans shall be submitted within five years of the date of Board of Supervisors action on the preliminary plan, unless otherwise agreed upon by the applicant and Brecknock Township. The developer shall take the responsibility to provide the Board of Supervisors with reasonable notice of delays in the filing of final plans.

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The applicant shall annually update the Board of Supervisors regarding the schedule on or before the anniversary date of the preliminary plan approval.

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A final stormwater management plan prepared in compliance with Chapter 93, Stormwater Management.

(s)

Whenever a floodplain area is located within or along a lot, the record plan (where a regulated activity constitutes a subdivision or land development) or stormwater management site plan (where a regulated activity does not constitute a subdivision or land development) shall include:

[Amended 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 211-2016]

All plan information and dimensions as required by the Brecknock Township Floodplain Management Ordinance, Chapter 93.

A plan note that the floodplain area shall be kept free of structures, fill, and other encroachments, except as permitted by the Brecknock Township Zoning Ordinance, § 110-26, and the Brecknock Township Floodplain Management Ordinance, Chapter 93.

A plan note that floor elevations for all structures adjacent to the floodplain area shall be in compliance with the Brecknock Township Zoning Ordinance, § 110-48, and the Brecknock Township Floodplain Management Ordinance, Chapter 93.

Certificates, notifications and reports.

A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the landowner, to the effect that the subdivision or land development shown on the plan is the act and the deed of the owner, that all those signing are all the owners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that they desire the same to be recorded as such. This statement shall be signed and dated on or after the last change or revision to said plan.

Certificate for approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Certificate of notification to be signed by the Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Certificate to accommodate the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds' information. Refer to § 98-25A(5) for required space and information.

A note to be placed on the plan indicating that all zoning approvals, including zoning variances, special exceptions or conditional uses, have been obtained, if applicable, and the conditions imposed.

Written notice from Lancaster County-Wide Communications stating that the proposed street names are acceptable. (See Appendix E.[1])

Editor's Note: Appendix E is included as an attachment to this chapter.

Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property, if applicable.

A note to be placed on the plan indicating any area that is not to be offered for dedication, if applicable.

In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the inclusion of the following plan note:

For any improvement that encroaches upon an electric transmission line, telecommunications line, gas pipeline, petroleum or petroleum products transmission line, fiberoptics, public sewer, public water, etc., located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied by a letter from the owner or lessee of such right-of-way stating any conditions on the use of the land, the minimum building setback and/or right-of-way lines, and the center line of such line.

Where the land included in the subject application has an agricultural, woodland, or other natural resource easement located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the agreement from the party holding the easement stating any conditions on the use of the land.

Where areas are reserved for future access strip usage, provide a plan note indicating that future access strip reservations are intended to be used in the future.

When connection to an existing water and/or sanitary sewer system is proposed, written notification from the authority providing sanitary sewer and/or water service indicating that sufficient capacity to service the proposed development has been reserved shall be provided (in accordance with current authority standards).

As condition of recording a final plan:

An appropriately executed memorandum of understanding and/or development agreement as required by the Municipal Solicitor (Appendix D and D-1).[2]

Editor's Note: Appendixes D and D-1 are included as attachments to this chapter.

Posting of all appropriately executed financial securities (§ 98-31).

Written notices of approval by outside agencies, if applicable:

When applicable, notification from the Department of Environmental Protection that either approval of the sewer facility plan revision (or plan revision module for land development) or supplement has been granted or that such approval is not required.

When required, notification from the Lancaster County Conservation District that an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control plan/NPDES plan has been submitted and approved by that agency:

When applicable, notification from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) that approval of the highway occupancy permit (HOP) has been granted.

All other applicable outside agency approvals as required for the development.

A controlling agreement when an application proposes to establish a street which is not offered for dedication to the public use.

§ 98-27 Center line separation plans, lot add-on plans, lot consolidation plans, and revised subdivision plans.

General. Plans shall be prepared by a registered surveyor and shall be subject to the requirements of this section.

Drafting standards.

Scale and sheet size. The scale shall be one-inch equals 50 feet or less, except that, where proposed lots are to be greater than five acres in size, the scale may be one inch equals 100 feet.

Dimensions. Dimensions shall be in degrees, minutes and seconds with an error of closure no greater than one foot in 10,000 feet.

Plan information. The following information shall be provided on the sheet to be recorded:

Location and identification.

The project name.

The name and address of the owner(s) of the tracts and all adjacent landowners affected by the proposed conveyance.

The name and address of the firm that prepared the plan, the file or project number assigned by the firm, the plan date, and the date(s) of all plan revisions.

A North arrow, a graphic scale and a written scale.

A location map, at a scale not less than one inch equals 2,000 feet, with sufficient information to locate the specific property involved. All existing roads in the vicinity of the subject tract shall be identified.

If the tract of land is located in the vicinity of a municipal or zoning district boundary line(s), the location of such boundary shall be shown and labeled.

The source of title (including the deed, lot and plan of record number) to both the receiving and conveying tracts.

In the case of a plan for which the subject property is enrolled in the Clean and Green Preferential Assessment Program, the inclusion of the following plan note:

"NOTICE: According to county records, the subject property may be subject to the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974 (a.k.a. the "Clean and Green Act"), Act 319 of 1974, P.L. 973, 72 P.S. § 5490.1, as amended, and as further amended by Act 156 of 1998, as amended. These Acts provide for preferential property tax assessment and treatment. It is the property owner's responsibility to be aware of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to his or her property, including the provision that: (a) preferential property tax assessment and treatment will remain in effect continuously until the landowner changes the agricultural use from the approved category, or if a transfer, split-off or separation of the subject land occurs; (b) if a change in use occurs, or if a conveyance, transfer, separation, split-off or subdivision of the subject land occurs, the property owner will be responsible for notifying the County Assessor within 30 days; (c) the payment of roll-back tax, plus interest, for the period of enrollment, or a period not to exceed seven years, whichever is less, may be required; (d) if the property owner fails to notify the County Assessor within the thirty-day period, prior to the land conveyance, the property owner may be subject to a $100 civil penalty; (e) if the property owner fails to pay the roll-back tax, a municipal lien could be placed on the property under existing delinquent tax law."

Tie bars indicating parcels to be joined-in-common.

Existing features.

The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for projects adjacent to either the receiving or conveying tract.

The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets on or adjacent to both the receiving and conveying tracts.

The location of the following features and any related rights-of-way on both the receiving and conveying tracts: buildings, utilities, on-lot water supplies, on-lot sewage disposal systems and related recharge areas, stormwater management facilities, telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an environmental covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517 (UECA), the plan shall include, if applicable, the specific boundary limits of any contamination remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the environmental covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional controls.

Additional information.

The total acreage, total number of lots, density of development, present zoning classification and minimum lot area requirements.

An accurate description of the parcel to be conveyed. If the remainder of the conveying tract has a lot area of 10 acres or less, it shall also be described to the accuracy requirements of this chapter. If the remaining acreage is in excess of 10 acres, its boundary and the boundary of the receiving tract may be described by deed plottings drawn at a legible scale.

Identification of any modifications granted by the Board of Supervisors, if applicable.

The location of sight triangle easements and safe stopping distance at all street and driveway intersections in accordance with the latest edition of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Design Manual.

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All plan information and dimensions as required by the Brecknock Township Floodplain Management Ordinance, Chapter 93.

Certificates and notifications.

A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the owner of the receiving tract, to the effect that the conveyance as shown on the plan is in accordance with the intent of the landowner, that all those signing are all the owners of the property shown on the survey and plan, and that they desire the same to be recorded as such. This statement shall be signed and dated on or after the last change or revision to said plan.

A statement, duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds and signed by the owner of the conveying tract, to the effect that the conveyance as shown on the plan is in accordance with the intent of the landowner, that all those signing are all of the owners of the property shown on the plan, and that they desire the same to be recorded as such. This statement shall be signed and dated on or after the last change or revision to said plan.

Certificate, signature and seal of the surveyor to the effect that the survey is correct and that all plan information is accurate.

Certificate for approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Certificate of notification to be signed by the Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Certificate to accommodate the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds' information.

§ 98-28 Minor rural plans.

Drafting standards. The same drafting standards shall be required for a minor plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 98-25A.

Plan information.

Location and identification. The same location and identification standards shall be required for a minor plan as specified for a preliminary plan in § 98-25B(1).

Existing features.

A deed plotting of the subject tract, at a scale not less than one inch equals 400 feet, which accurately identifies the configuration and acreage, as well as the location of all structures, floodplain, drainage easements, points of ingress and egress, easements, and sewer and water facilities.

The names of all immediately adjacent landowners and the names and plan book record numbers of all previously recorded plans for adjacent projects.

The location of the benchmark and a notation indicating the datum used. Existing contours at a minimum vertical interval of two feet for land with slope of 15% or less and at a minimum vertical interval of five feet for more steeply sloping land. Contours plotted from the United States Geodetic Survey will not be accepted, and Lancaster County geographic information system (GIS) topography will not be accepted in areas where improvements are proposed but shall be used beginning 50 feet outside the improvement boundary.

The following items when located within the subject tract:

The location, name and dimensions of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets.

The location of existing rights-of-way or easements for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

The size, capacity and condition of the existing stormwater management system and any other facility that may be used to convey storm flows from the subject tract.

The minor plan shall indicate any proposed disturbance, encroachment or alteration to such features, including: floodplains, wetlands, quarry sites, woodlands, significant trees, habitats for threatened and endangered species, solid waste disposal areas, superfund contaminations, historic features, cemetery or burial sites, archaeological sites, and areas with highly erosive soils.

In the case of a plan for which the subject tract has an environmental covenant executed pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Act No. 68 of 2007, 27 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 6501-6517 (UECA), the plan shall include, if applicable, the specific boundary limits of any contamination remaining on site. The application shall include a copy of the environmental covenant agreement and any required engineering and institutional controls.

The following items when located within 200 feet of the subject tract:

The location and name of existing rights-of-way or easements relating to streets, cartways, access drives, driveways or service streets.

The location of existing rights-of-way or easements for telecommunications, electric, gas and oil transmission lines, and railroads.

As available, the size, capacity, and condition of the existing stormwater management system and any other facility that may be used to convey storm flows from the subject tract.

As available, the location of woodlands, habitats for threatened and endangered species, and highly erosive soils.

Additional information.

The total acreage of the entire existing tract.

Identification and disposition of existing buildings and historic features.

The location and configuration of proposed buildings, grading and land disturbances, parking compounds, streets, access drives, driveways, landscaping, and all other significant facilities.

Building setback lines, with distances from the street center line or street right-of-way line, whichever requirement is applicable under the zoning regulations.

Existing and proposed easements.

A note on the plan indicating the types of sewer or water facilities to be provided.

Identification of any modifications granted by the Board of Supervisors, if applicable.

On and within 200 feet of the lots proposed for development, identify the location of all proposed structures, existing floodplains, drainage easements, points of ingress and egress, easements, and sewer and water facilities.

A stormwater management plan designed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 93, Stormwater Management.

Identification of any lands to be dedicated or reserved for public, semipublic or community use.

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All plan information and dimensions as required by the Brecknock Township Floodplain Management Ordinance, Chapter 93.

Certificates, notifications and reports.

Certificate for approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Certificate of notification to be signed by the Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Certificate to accommodate the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds' information.

Written notice from Lancaster County-Wide Communications stating that the proposed street names are acceptable (see Appendix E).[1]

Editor's Note: Appendix E is included as an attachment to this chapter.

Certificate of dedication of streets and other public property, if applicable.

A note to be placed on the plan indicating any area that is not to be offered for dedication, if applicable.

In the case of a plan which requires access to a highway under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the inclusion of the following plan note:

For any improvement that encroaches upon an electric transmission line, telecommunications line, gas pipeline, petroleum or petroleum products transmission line, fiberoptics, public sewer, public water, etc., located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied by a letter from the owner or lessee of such right-of-way stating any conditions on the use of the land, the minimum building setback and/or right-of-way lines, and the center line of such line.

Where the land included in the subject application has an agricultural, woodland or other natural resource easement located within the tract, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the agreement from the party holding the easement stating any conditions on the use of the land.

Where areas are reserved for future access strip usage, provide a plan note indicating that future access strip reservations are intended to be used in the future.

As condition of recording a minor subdivision plan:

An appropriately executed memorandum of understanding (Appendix D), development agreement, and, if applicable, financial security (Appendix D-1) in accordance with § 98-31.[2]

Editor's Note: Appendixes D and D-1 are included as an attachment to this chapter.

Written notices of approval by outside agencies, if applicable:

When required, notification from the Lancaster County Conservation District that an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control plan/NPDES plan has been submitted and approved by that agency.