A.Â
Application. The subdivider shall prepare and submit to the Township
Planning Commission, by delivery to the Township Zoning Officer at
least 20 calendar days prior to the regular monthly meeting of the
Planning Commission, copies of the preliminary plans of the total
land to be [1]ultimately developed, together with payment of fees to
cover required review and reports. The number of copies to be filed
and the fees shall be specified by the Board of Supervisors. Applicants
shall deliver copies and required fees to the Washington County Planning
Commission for a review and reports. The Township shall not approve
such application until the County report is received, or until the
expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded
to the County.
[1]
Note: See § 380-11D(8)(k).
B.Â
Planning commission review. The Township Planning Commission shall
review the plan submitted covering the requirements of this chapter
point by point, and shall consult with the Township Engineer and other
officials as appropriate.
C.Â
Planning commission action. The Planning Commission shall notify
the subdivider of the scheduled meeting place, date, time and agenda
if the plan is to be reviewed at a later date. Within 30 days following
the review meeting, the Planning Commission shall submit a written
report to the governing body recommending approval, conditional approval
or disapproval, each with reasons for the action. If the Planning
Commission requests additional data or plan changes as conditions
precedent to approval, the subdivider may, in lieu of having a disapproval
or conditional approval sent to the governing body, request another
review meeting to provide the requested documentation. The subdivider
shall submit the request to the Planning Commission, in writing, within
20 working days (Monday through Friday, holidays excluded) of the
initial review meeting and shall further agree, in writing, to an
extension of the original ninety-day review period, if requested by
the Planning Commission.
D.Â
Action of the governing body. The governing body shall act on the
preliminary plan and notify the subdivider within 90 days of the regular
meeting of the Planning Commission next following the date the application
is filed. The governing body shall state its approval, conditional
approval or disapproval, giving reasons for each, and shall notify
the subdivider by certified or by registered mail. If approved or
conditionally approved, the authorization to submit a final plan shall
be included with the notification.
All applications for preliminary plan approval submitted to
the Township Planning Commission shall include, but not be limited
to, the following information:
A.Â
The preliminary plan shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals
50 feet or greater detail.
B.Â
Existing land uses, current zoning classifications, and adjacent
landowners shall be shown for the subject property and contiguous
land areas.
C.Â
A to-scale location map shall be included, which relates the development
site to contiguous areas of the community, highway systems and other
significant developments.
D.Â
The plan shall show or be accompanied by the following:
(1)Â
Draft of protective covenants, if any.
(3)Â
Existing easements, their location, width and distance.
(4)Â
USGS topographic contours shall be shown at vertical intervals of
20 feet. Contour data of greater detail may be required for land areas
with slope of 10% or less. Contour lines must extend a sufficient
distance on all sides of the property perimeter to determine adjacent
topographic influences.
(5)Â
Datum to which contour elevations refer.
(6)Â
Bench marks. Monuments or pins must be shown delineating all property
comers.
(7)Â
Existing physical features, to include:
(a)Â
Watercourses, culverts, bridges and drains.
(b)Â
Buildings, sewers, water mains and fire hydrants, water wells
and septic facilities.
(c)Â
Streets on or adjacent to the tract, including name, right-of-way
widths and cartway widths.
(d)Â
Telephone conduit line, electric power transmission lines, petroleum
product lines and other significant man-made features.
(8)Â
Proposed improvements shall include (in scale dimensions):
(a)Â
Location, name and width of all proposed streets and paved cartways.
(b)Â
All rights-of-way, easements and the purposes for which they
are to be established.
(c)Â
Lot lines of all parcels.
(d)Â
Building lines.
(e)Â
Reservations of ground for public or common use.
(f)Â
General drainage plan for stormwater, to include proposed flow of stormwater in relation to natural channels. (See Chapter 369, Stormwater Management.)
(g)Â
A plan of proposed domestic water distribution systems.
(i)Â
Proposed land use of the improvements.
(j)Â
Names and addresses of abutting property owners.
(k)Â
Where the preliminary sketch plan covers only a part of the
subdivider's entire holding, a sketch shall be submitted of the
prospective street layout of the remainder of the land.
E.Â
The subdivider shall provide such additional information as may be
required by the Planning Commission or governing body to more fully
evaluate the proposed subdivision and its effect on adjacent property
or the Township as a whole. Such information may include:
(1)Â
Street profiles showing existing ground elevations and proposed center-line
street grades.
(2)Â
Subsurface condition of the tract.
(3)Â
Typical cross sections of roadways and sidewalks.
(4)Â
Sizes of water pipes and location of valves and fire hydrants.
(5)Â
Location of manholes, invert elevations, grades and sizes of sanitary
sewers.
(6)Â
A residential dwelling will not be permitted to be constructed in
a designated floodplain; base flood elevation data shall be contained
in the plan.
(7)Â
If the proposed subdivision is located in or within proximity to
a wetlands area, plans and measures for the protection of said area
shall be included as a part of the application for subdivision approval.
(8)Â
The size, location and use of structures on adjacent lands within
25 feet of the proposed subdivision shall be shown in all instances
where public rights-of-way or private accessways are contemplated
along or within 25 feet of the perimeter of the subdivision.
(9)Â
Report on erosion control and related factors after consultation
with the Washington County Soil Conservation District.
F.Â
The subdivider shall pay the cost of planning, engineering and related
professional, technical and legal assistance and studies determined
necessary by the Planning Commission and/or governing body. All application
and review fees must be paid in full prior to final approval by the
Township governing body.