[Ord. 657, 4/9/2015]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance."
[Ord. 657, 4/9/2015]
This chapter is adopted in accordance with the authority granted
to the Township to regulate subdivisions and land developments by
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq., as amended.
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1.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate certain subdivision, consolidation
and land development activities in the Township by providing a uniform
method for the submission of preliminary and final plats to ensure
the proper layout or arrangement of land; the proper design of streets
to accommodate projected traffic and facilitate fire protection; and
the provision of adequate easements or right-of-ways, gutters, storm
and sanitary drainage facilities, walkways, stormwater management
and other required public facilities. The provisions of this chapter
are also intended to achieve the following purposes:
A.
To promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the
residents and businesses of the Township and of the public generally.
C.
To provide adequate light, air, amenities and access to private property.
D.
To guide development in order to provide adequate community facilities
and utilities.
E.
To prevent the overcrowding or incompatible development or use of
land and to prevent blighting conditions, congestion and hazard in
travel and transportation.
F.
To ensure the provision of public improvements which are necessary
and appropriate for development and which are coordinated with nearby
areas.
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A subdivision plat or land development plat approved in accordance
with this chapter shall be required for:
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1.
No land development or subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel of
land shall be made or approved, no lot in a subdivision shall be sold,
no permit to grade, erect, alter, repair or occupy any land, building
or structure shall be issued, no building or structure shall be erected,
and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or other improvements
in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened or
dedicated for public use or travel, or for the common use of occupants
of buildings abutting thereon, except in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and all other provisions of the Moon Township Code
of Ordinances and other Township ordinances, resolutions and regulations,
and all other applicable federal, state, and county laws, statutes,
ordinances, resolutions and regulations.
2.
No grading, earth disturbance, construction or site development activity shall be undertaken, nor shall any grading, building, occupancy or other permit be issued until an applicant shall apply for, obtain and comply with all necessary federal, state, county and Township permits and approvals, including, but not limited to, any highway occupancy permits and traffic signal permits required by the Township under Chapter 21 of the Moon Township Code of Ordinances, Streets and Sidewalks, as amended, Allegheny County under its applicable regulations, and PennDOT under the State Highway Law, 63 P.S. § 67-420, as amended, PennDOT's regulations or otherwise.
3.
Real estate transfer documents or other documents used for selling
or transferring property cannot by themselves effectuate a subdivision
or land development of property unless the seller or transferor first
complies with the requirements of this chapter and all other provisions
of the Moon Township Code of Ordinances and other Township ordinances,
resolutions and regulations.
4.
All applications must comply with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27]. The plan shall be designed and developed in accordance with any and all conditions which have been imposed upon the grant of a special exception, variance or conditional use approval by the Zoning Hearing Board or Board of Supervisors, as applicable.
5.
All applications must comply with applicable provisions of the Construction Code [Chapter 5, Part 1]. Where provisions of this chapter conflict with provisions of the Construction Code [Chapter 5, Part 1], the more stringent provision(s) shall be applied. Approval of the subdivision or land development plan by the Township will not guarantee full compliance with the Construction Code [Chapter 5, Part 1] upon application for permits or in the future.
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For the purpose of this chapter certain terms and words used
herein shall be interpreted or defined as follows:
A.
The word "lot" includes the word "plot" or "parcel."
B.
Words used in the present tense shall include the future.
C.
Words used in the singular imply the plural.
D.
The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.
E.
The word "person" includes a corporation, partnership, association
and/or an individual as well as an association of individuals.
F.
The words "shall" and "will" are always mandatory; the word "may"
is permissive.
G.
References to codes, ordinances, resolutions, plans, maps, governmental
bodies, commissions, agencies or officials are to codes, ordinances,
resolutions, plans, maps, governmental bodies, commissions, agencies
or officials of the Township as in effect or office from time to time
including amendments thereto or revisions or successors thereof, unless
the text indicates another reference is intended.
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Unless otherwise stated, the following words, terms and phases shall have the meanings indicated in this section; provided, that any terms or words not defined herein shall be interpreted consistent with the definitions and meanings referenced in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27]:
A detached subordinate building or structure, the use of
which is clearly incidental to that of the principal structure or
principal use of the land and which is located on the same lot as
occupied by the principal structure or use.
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal
use and located on the same lot as the principal use.
Baseball/softball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts,
play grounds and other similar facilities which offer the ability
to play an active sport and constructed in conformance with natural
standards including those of the National Recreation and Parks Administration.
An application that has been submitted to the Township along
with all documents, exhibits, plans and fees required by this chapter
and any other Township ordinances, resolutions and/or regulations
and has been declared by the Planning Director as a completed application
and therefore officially received for review.
Any person, other than a landowner or developer, who, acting
for the landowner or developer, submits to the Township subdivision
and/or land development plans for the purpose of obtaining approval
thereof.
The use of land exclusively as a bona fide agricultural operation
by the owner or tenant including, but not limited to, farming, silviculture,
viticulture, fish culture, animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary
accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce and equipment
for housing and feeding the animals and housing the equipment, provided
that the operation of the accessory use is clearly incidental and
subordinate to the agricultural activity.
The Allegheny County Health Department or any agency successor
thereto.
A landowner or developer who has filed an application for
a subdivision or land development, including his heirs, successors
and assigns.
Every application, whether preliminary, tentative or final,
required to be filed and approved prior to the start of construction
or development including, but not limited to, an application for a
zoning and occupancy permit, conditional use, special exception, for
the approval of a subdivision plat or plan or for the approval of
a land development plan.
A plan showing the actual plan location of easements, curbs,
paving, catch basins, manholes, storm and sanitary sewers, wye-branches,
waterlines, drainage channels, guardrails and retaining walls and
the surface and flow line elevations of storm and sanitary sewers
at every catch basin and manhole. The "as-built plan" must be based
on actual field measurements made during or after construction and
it shall be prepared, sealed and certified by the licensed design
professional of record.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township.
Landscaped area of a certain depth which shall be planted and maintained in trees, grass, ground cover, shrubs, bushes or other natural landscaping material and shall consist of a mix of types and sizes of plant material in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
The area (acreage or square footage) of a parcel available for development based upon environmental performance standards criteria and evaluation, as further set forth in Part 4B of the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27, Part 4B].
Any structure occupied or intended for supporting or sheltering
any occupancy.
The total footprint area of the principal building and all
accessory buildings exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces and steps.
A plan drawn to scale showing the front, rear and side perspectives
of a building, including the building's architectural features, exterior
building materials, first floor elevations of the building, the height
of the building in feet and number of stories and the building's relationship
to the finished grade immediately surrounding the building.
A line parallel to the front lot line at a distance therefrom which is equal to the front yard required by the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
A line parallel to a lot line, defining the yard required by the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
That portion of the street right-of-way that is surfaced
for vehicular use, excluding shoulders and berms, as required by this
chapter or the Township Standard Details.
An area of unobstructed vision at the intersection of two
streets, or the intersection of a driveway with a street, measured
at the height of a driver's eye which is assumed to be 3.75 feet above
the road surface, between points at a given distance from the intersection
of the center lines of the two streets, or of a street and driveway,
as specified in Appendix 22-B of this chapter, intended to allow the
operators of vehicles approaching simultaneously to see each other
in time to anticipate and avoid potential collisions.
A residential development design technique that concentrates
residential lots in specific areas of a tract of land to allow the
remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space and preservation
of sensitive natural resources.
Features of a subdivision or land development, other than private improvements, as defined herein, which are required by this chapter or Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], which are shared in common by the residents or occupants of a subdivision or land development and for which a completion security may be required to guarantee the installation of such features in compliance with this chapter or the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] including, but not limited to, such features as landscaping, bufferyards, parking areas, loading areas and similar facilities.
A sewage disposal system, other than a public sewer system,
which provides sewage disposal for two or more units of occupancy
which shall comply with all applicable regulations of the DEP, ACHD,
and all other regulatory agencies.
A water supply system, other than a public water system,
which provides potable water for two or more units of occupancy which
shall comply with all applicable regulations of this DEP, ACHD, and
all other regulatory agencies.
Security required to be posted as a condition to final plan
approval, by and in accordance with the requirements of this chapter,
all Township ordinances and the Municipalities Planning Code, in order
to assure completion of improvements required by this chapter. Also
known as "performance security."
The Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan of
the Township, as amended, from time to time.
The Comprehensive Plan of the Township, as amended.
The Township's interconnected system of collector and arterial
streets.
The combination of two or more lots, tracts or parcels of
land for any purpose, including sale or lease of a building or lot.
A consolidation shall be generally referred to as a subdivision under
the provisions of this chapter.
Same as definition in Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny County Department of Economic Development or
its successor.
An obligation defined by law or agreement, the violation
of which can be restrained by court action; these are usually stated
in the deed or other recorded document.
See "street."
The raised edge of pavement, or other similar constructed
improvement, along a street in the Township intended to confine surface
water to the pavement of a street and to protect the abutting land
from vehicular traffic.
The deliberate appropriation of land by its owner for general
public use.
The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or any agency successor thereto.
The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or any agency successor thereto.
The speed used for the design of streets.
Any landowner or agent of such landowner or tenant with the
permission of such landowner who makes or causes to be made a subdivision
of land or a land development. Any reference to "developer" in this
chapter shall include the landowner.
A lot having two or more of its nonadjoining property lines
abutting on a street or streets, usually having front and rear street
frontage.
A private vehicular access route serving only one parcel
or lot which provides access to a public street or private street,
but which does not provide access to any other lot or parcel under
separate ownership.
As defined in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGAs defined in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGAs defined in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGAs defined in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
As defined in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
Grant by a property owner for the use, for a specific purpose or purposes, of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation or a certain person or persons, as required by this chapter and/or the Township Standard Details. An easement shall not be considered to be separate and distinct from the lot or parcel burdened by the easement for purposes of this chapter and the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The Environmental Advisory Council of the Township.
The natural process by which soil and rock material moves
on the earth's surface through the forces of wind and water.
As defined in the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
The written and graphic materials specified by this chapter
to be submitted to the Township in order to obtain final approval
of a proposed subdivision or land development plan.
Same as "final plat."
The map or plan of a proposed subdivision or land development containing all the information required by this chapter and the Allegheny County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance for final plat approval and in a form acceptable for recording in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate. For purposes of PRD application, the term "final plat" shall include a PRD final plan, provided that the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] shall govern any conflict between this chapter and the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] for purposes of a PRD.
A lot that has less frontage on a public street with a panhandle
as an access corridor and whereas the lot is located behind a lot
with normally required street frontage.
See "building line, front."
See "lot line, front."
See "yard."
The length of a property line bordering a public or private
street right-of-way that is open to vehicular traffic.
The slope expressed in percentage terms which indicates the
rate of change of elevation.
Excavation or fill or any combination thereof including conditions
resulting from such activities.
The sum of the gross horizontal area of several floors of
a principal building or buildings located on the same lot. All dimensions
shall be measured between exterior faces of walls.
An area at the end of a dead-end street where the cartway
branches in two directions, providing sufficient space for vehicles
to execute three point turning maneuvers without entering adjacent
properties or the driveways of any lots abutting the street.
An unincorporated association or not-for-profit corporation
whose membership consists of the lot owners of a residential development.
A homeowners association shall also include a condominium unit owners
association. All such associations shall comply with the requirements
for unit owners associations contained in the Pennsylvania Uniform
Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
A surface which resists the entrance or passing through of
water or other liquids and prevents the percolation of water into
the ground.
A complete and exact subdivision and/or land development
plan, the sole purpose of which is to permit the construction of only
those improvements required by this chapter, as an alternative to
guaranteeing the completion of those improvements by completion security.
Pavements, curbs, gutters sidewalks, water mains, sanitary
sewers, storm sewers, stormwater management facilities, grading, street
signs, plantings and other items for the welfare of the property owners
and the public.
A summary, submitted by an engineer, describing the projected
demand created by a land development on the Township's existing public
traffic, sanitary sewer and water systems.
Any of the following activities:
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts
or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings,
whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential
building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or
tenure.
The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially
or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective
occupants by means of, or for the purpose of streets, common areas,
leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
A subdivision of land.
Development in accordance with § 503(1.1) of the MPC,
53 P.S. § 10503(1.1), as amended.
As used in this definition, the term "improvement" shall include,
but not be limited to:
Construction of a new principal building.
Construction of an addition to an existing building.
A change in the use of an existing building or lot resulting
in an increase in the area of the lot covered by a building and/or
an impervious surface.
Construction, reconstruction, and/or renovation of an existing
principal building the cost of which is equal to or greater than 40%
of the fair market value of the subject property as established by
the current Allegheny County property assessment records.
A plan that encompasses a proposed land development, which,
in addition to a plat of subdivision, if required, includes all covenants
relating to the use of the land; a topographic and boundary survey
of the lot or parcel, the proposed use, location and bulk of buildings
and other structures; the intensity of use or density of development;
vegetation, drainage, floodways, wetlands and waterways, streets,
ways and parking facilities; pedestrian circulation routes, common
open space and public facilities. The "land development plan" shall
include all of the written and graphic information required by this
chapter.
A land development with any of the following characteristics:
A land development of single-family dwelling(s) and/or two-family
dwelling(s) that creates five or more new lots;
Any land development containing multi-family dwelling(s);
A nonresidential land development with more than 5,000 square
feet of new gross floor area;
All planned residential developments and planned nonresidential developments in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27];
All subdivisions and land developments that contain a use classified as a conditional use or use by special exception under the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27];
All mobile home parks;
All cottage home land developments; or
A subdivision and/or land development that does not qualify
as a minor land development or simple subdivision under this chapter.
A land development with any of the following characteristics:
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any condition); a lessee, if he or
she is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner;
or other persons having a proprietary interest in the land.
A professional landscape architect licensed as such in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Acting with the purpose of meeting specific criteria regarding
uses of outside space, including ground cover, buffers, and shade
trees.
A lot, tract or parcel of land divided or redivided from
the parent lot, tract or parcel by lease.
A map showing the site with relation to adjoining areas.
A tract of land in a plan of subdivision or any other parcel
of land described in a deed or legal instrument pursuant to the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania intended to be used as a unit
for development or transfer of ownership.
The area of a lot measured on a horizontal plane bounded
by all lot lines of the subject lot, exclusive of any area within
a street right-of-way.
The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and
the rear lot line.
A boundary line of a lot, which may be used to describe such
lot and often used in description of a contiguous lot.
A lot line separating the lot from the street.
The lot line not intersecting a front lot line that is most
distant from and most closely parallel to the front lot line. A lot
bounded by only three lot lines will not have a rear lot line.
Any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot
line.
A lot that is part of a subdivision plat duly recorded in
the office of the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate identified
in those records by plan book volume and page number or other similar
approved recording citation.
The mean horizontal distance across the lot, between the
side lot lines, measured at the front building setback line unless
otherwise stated.
See "double-frontage lot."
See "flag lot."
Financial security required to be posted as a condition to
the Township's acceptance of dedication of public improvements following
completion, by and in accordance with the requirements of this chapter
and the Municipalities Planning Code.
See "land development, major."
A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute
mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring
their differences, culminating in a written agreement that the parties
themselves create and consider acceptable.
See "land development, minor."
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two units designed to be joined
into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated
towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except
for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home, which is leased by the
park owner to the occupants of the mobile home erected on the lot.
A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned
and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use,
consisting of two or more mobile home lots.
See "waiver."
The Moon Township Municipal Authority or any successor entity
thereto.
The Moon Transportation Authority or any successor entity
thereto.
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq., as amended and reenacted.
The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource
Conservation Service (formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service)
or any successor agency thereto.
An activity for which the "start of construction or improvement"
commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter.
Buildings or structures and their associated land designed,
intended or used for purposes other than as residential dwelling units.
A resident or tenant on a temporary or permanent basis.
Chapter 14 of the Moon Township Code of Ordinances, Official Map, as amended.
Same as "landowner."
See "completion security."
Unless otherwise specified, person shall mean both the singular
or plural, male or female, firm, business, partnership, association,
limited liability company or corporation, or any other legal entity.
A development of land controlled by one landowner to be developed as a single entity for a combination of nonresidential uses, and limited residential uses, in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
A development of land controlled by one landowner to be developed as a single entity for a number of dwelling units or a combination of residential and nonresidential uses in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
The Township Planning Commission.
The Planning Director of the Township, the authorized designee
of the Township Manager and/or the authorized designee of the Board
of Supervisors.
A map or plan, either preliminary or final, presented to
the Township for approval, indicating the subdivision, consolidation,
re-division of land or a land development.
The written and graphic materials specified by this chapter
to be submitted to the Township in order to obtain preliminary approval
of a proposed subdivision or land development.
Same as "preliminary plat."
The map or plan of a proposed subdivision or land development which contains all of the information required by this chapter for approval of a preliminary application. For purposes of a PRD application, the term "preliminary plat" shall include a PRD tentative plan, provided that the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] shall govern any conflict between this chapter and the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] for purposes of a PRD.
The building(s) or structure(s) on a lot in which the principal
use or uses are conducted.
The main use of land or structures as distinguished from
a subordinate or accessory use.
Owned, operated or controlled by an individual, group of
individuals, association or corporation, and restricted to members
who meet certain qualifications and their guests.
All roads, streets, walkways, gutters, stormwater management facilities, curbs, sewers, and other facilities to be owned, maintained, or operated by a private entity as an individual, corporation or homeowners association for which plans and specifications must comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], the Township Standard Details and other Township ordinances and regulations.
Persons who provide expert or professional advice including,
but not limited to, architects, attorneys, certified public accountants,
engineers, geologists, land surveyors, landscape architects and/or
planners.
All roads, streets, walkways, gutters, stormwater management
facilities, curbs, sewers and other facilities to be dedicated to
and accepted by or maintained by the Township or other public entity
for which plans and specifications must comply with this chapter,
the Township Standard Details and all other Township ordinances and
regulations.
A municipal sanitary sewer system approved and permitted
by DEP and owned by a municipality or a municipal authority.
A municipal water supply system approved and permitted by
DEP and owned by a municipality or municipal authority, or a water
supply system owned by a public utility and operated in accordance
with a certificate of public convenience granted by the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission.
See "lot line, rear."
See "yard."
A capital improvement program used to guide the allocation
of land to be developed or funds received in lieu of mandatory land
dedication, said program being included in the Comprehensive Parks,
Recreation, and Open Space Plan.
The service radius of existing or proposed Township parks
and recreation facilities as defined by National Recreation and Parks
Administration Standards as outlined in Table 22-2 of this chapter.
To give back, or to not accept.
A full site characterization identifying the full extent
of soil and groundwater contamination, identifying alternative remediation
activities and evaluating the feasibility of the alternatives as well
as the selection and implementation of remediation activities.
Land set aside for use as a street, alley or other means
of travel.
See "lot line, side."
See "yard."
The maximum extent of unobstructed vision (in a horizontal
or vertical plane) along a street from a vehicle located at any given
point on the street. The safe stopping sight distance for the vertical
curves on roadway pavement shall be calculated with an eye level of
3.75 feet above the pavement (see "clear sight triangle").
A subdivision which consolidates existing lots or revises
lot lines of an existing plat without creating new lots, buildings
or public improvements; or revisions of easements and/or rights-of-way.
Summary of existing conditions regarding a particular lot
or lots.
An informal plan, not necessarily to exact scale, indicating salient existing features of a tract and its surroundings, with the general layout of a proposal prepared in accordance with § 22-321, Subsection 1C, of this chapter.
See "Township Standard Details."
Chapter 23 of the Moon Township Code of Ordinances, Stormwater, as amended.
A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way and cartway
utilized as a means of vehicular travel for more than one lot. Street
includes highway, throughway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road,
avenue, lane alley, viaduct and any other ways used or intended to
be used by vehicular traffic whether public or private; however, "street"
shall not include a driveway.
ARTERIAL STREET A street which is used primarily for fast or heavy traffic including, but not limited to, all streets classified as main or secondary highways by PennDOT. The arterial streets in the Township shall include, but not be limited to: Interstate 376, Business Loop 376 (SR 3160), Beaver Grade Road, University Boulevard, Brodhead Road, Flaugherty Run Road, Hassam Road, Ewings Mill Road, Maple Street Extension, Montour Run Road, Stoops Ferry Road and Thorn Run Road.
COLLECTOR STREET A street which, in addition to providing access to abutting lots, intercepts local streets and provides a route for carrying considerable volumes of local traffic to community facilities and arterial streets. The collector streets in the Township shall include, but not be limited to: Ewing Road, Hookstown Grade Road, Montour Street Extension, Moon Clinton Road, Shafer Road, Sharon Road, Spring Run Road, Spring Run Road Extension, Boggs School Road, Corapolis Heights Road, Coraopolis-Imperial Road, Hirschinger Road, Patton-Chaplin-Stoker Drives, Cherrington Parkway, Rosemont Drive, Thorn Run Road Extension and Rouser/Marshall Roads.
CUL-DE-SACA street having one end open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround, including a court or dead-end street.
LOCAL STREETA street other than an arterial street or collector street designed to provide access to abutting lots and to discourage through traffic.
PRIVATE STREET A street, including the entire right-of-way, which is privately owned and maintained through private agreement and which is intended for private use. A "private street" provides access to several lots or parcels which do not have access to a public street and which require access to a public street through the private street. (See also "driveway.")
PUBLIC STREET A street, including the entire right-of-way, which has been dedicated to and accepted by the Township, county or state and has been devoted to public use by legal mapping, use or other means.
SERVICE STREET A short street or alley, whether public or private, designed only to provide secondary access to a structure or group of structures or to parking and loading facilities accessory to the structures and which is not intended for general traffic circulation, as determined by the Township Engineer.
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied primarily as a right-of-way for vehicular travel meeting the design standards of Part 5 of this chapter and the Township Standard Details. The street right-of-way may also be occupied by crosswalks, sidewalks, shade trees, and utilities laid out in accordance with Part 5 of this chapter and the Township Standard Details. Every street right-of-way hereafter established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct from the lots or parcels adjoining such right-of-way and not included within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels for purposes of this chapter or the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
A line defining the edge of a street right-of-way and separating
the street from abutting property or lots. Also known as the "street
line" and/or "right-of-way line."
The distance between property lines measured at a right angle
to the center line of the street.
A tree planted in the front yard 12 feet from the front lot
line and whose use is intended, in conjunction with other street trees,
to create a tree-lined street.
Any change in the support members of a building such as bearing
walls, columns, beams or girders; changes in the means of ingress
and/or egress; enlargement of floor area or height of a structure;
or relocation from one position to another.
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location
on or in land or water, whether or not it is affixed to the land.
The term "structure" includes, but is not limited to, buildings, gazebos,
storage sheds or containers, portable storage units, free-standing
posts, communications equipment structure, communications towers,
pillars, and similar objects.
The division or re-division of a lot, tract or parcel of
land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other
divisions of land including changes in existing lot lines for the
purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court
for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building
or lot development. Provided, however, that the subdivision by lease
of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres,
not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.
This chapter, as amended, which is identified as Chapter 22 of the Moon Township Code of Ordinances, Subdivision and Land Development.
See "simple subdivision."
A professional land surveyor licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
A map showing ground elevations by contour lines and the
location of important natural, man-made and other features.
The Township of Moon, located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Engineer of the Township duly appointed by the Board
of Supervisors pursuant to the requirements of Article XII of the
Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §§ 66201 —
66203, as amended, and/or his authorized designee.
The Manager of the Township duly appointed by the Board of
Supervisors, his authorized designee and/or the authorized designee
of the Board of Supervisors.
The Solicitor of the Township duly appointed by the Board
of Supervisors pursuant to the requirements of Article XI of the Second
Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §§ 66101 — 66103,
as amended, and/or his authorized designee.
The Township's accepted methods, materials, designs, details,
and practices for construction, repair, and replacement of certain
private improvements and public improvements prepared by the Township
Engineer and approved by the Board of Supervisors by resolution, as
may be amended from time to time. Copies of the current Township Standard
Details are on file in the office of the Township Manager.
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania that has verifiable experience in traffic engineering
and is certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE),
duly retained and/or designated by the Board of Supervisors, and/or
the authorized designee of the Township Manager, to serve as the Traffic
Engineer of the Township.
A technical report, submitted by a professional traffic engineer,
which projects the trip generation of a land development and the anticipated
trip impact on the Township's comprehensive transportation network.
The movement completed by an individual vehicle in a one-way
direction.
A facility that is not physically occupied by persons on
a regular basis and the operation and control of which is not performed
by persons physically located on the site of the facility.
An entity that provides utility service(s) to a property
or use including, but not limited to, the provider(s) of sanitary
sewage, water, stormwater conveyance and management, telephone, electricity,
natural gas, cable television and internet services.
The grant of an exception or modification to the requirements
of one or more provisions of this chapter which, in the opinion of
the Board of Supervisors, will not be detrimental to the general welfare
or impair the intent of such requirements of this chapter.
A channel or conveyance of surface water having defined bed
and banks, whether natural or artificial, with perennial or intermittent
flow including, but not limited to, drainage channel, creek, drain,
river or stream.
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or
groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil condition. Wetlands include,
but are not limited to, swamps, bogs and similar areas. Wetlands shall
be identified by a person appropriately qualified and trained to delineate
wetlands, using the current delineation manual and other protocols
and guidance required by the DEP, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, and/or the Army Corps of Engineers.
An open space adjacent to a lot line, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except as otherwise provided herein or the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27].
Chapter 27 of the Moon Township Code of Ordinances, Zoning, as amended.
