§ 395-15. Sketch plans.

A. 

The sketch plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn to a scale of one inch equals 20 feet or one inch equals 50 feet with all dimensions shown in feet and hundredths of a foot, except that if the average size of the proposed lots is two acres or larger, the plan may be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet.

B. 

The sketch plan shall be made on sheets no smaller than 18 inches by 24 inches and no larger than 34 inches by 42 inches.

C. 

If the sketch plan requires more than one sheet, a key diagram showing the relative location of all the sheets shall be drawn on each sheet. In addition, a match line shall be drawn on each sheet and the applicant shall indicate along each match line what sheet is adjoined at that match line.

D. 

The sketch plan shall contain at least the following data, legibly drawn to scale:

(1) 

Name and address of the applicant.

(2) 

Name and address of the record owner.

(3) 

Name of the subdivision or land development.

(4) 

Date of the plan.

(5) 

Plan status.

(6) 

Tract boundaries.

(7) 

A statement of the total acreage of the tract.

(8) 

North point.

(9) 

Source of title to the land as shown in the records of the County Recorder of Deeds. A copy of the deed shall be submitted with the plan.

(10) 

Graphic scale.

(11) 

Written scale.

(12) 

The name and address of the person or firm responsible for the design of the subdivision or land development.

(13) 

The names of owners of adjoining properties and the names of adjoining subdivisions.

(14) 

A location map, drawn to scale, with sufficient information to enable the Borough Planning Commission to locate the property being subdivided or developed. This map shall also show all existing streets within or adjacent to the tract, proposed streets within the subdivision or land development, and proposed streets within adjacent recorded subdivisions or land developments.

(15) 

Significant topographical and physical features such as watercourses, water bodies, quarries, railroad tracks, one-hundred-year floodplains, wetlands, tree masses, rock outcroppings, existing buildings, existing on-site sewage disposal and water supply systems, areas of carbonate geology, areas of 15% to 25% slope and over 25% slope, and historic resources.

(16) 

Proposed street and lot layout.

(17) 

When apartments and/or townhouses are proposed, the building, street and access drive, recreation and parking layout shall be shown.

(18) 

When commercial or industrial buildings are proposed, the building, street and access drive, parking and loading layout shall be shown.

(19) 

Approximate lot sizes.

(20) 

Proposed street cartway and right-of-way widths.

(21) 

A statement telling what methods of water supply and sewage disposal will be used.

(22) 

A statement telling the use for each proposed lot, parcel and Building indicated on the plan.

(23) 

Mapping of soils types throughout the tract.

(24) 

Contour lines at intervals of no more than 10 feet taken from USGS maps, aerial survey, or field survey, with source of datum.

(25) 

Existing easements and utilities on or adjacent to the tract.

(26) 

Zoning district lines within the property and zoning district designations and area, yard and height requirements applicable to the property.

(27) 

All areas of the one-hundred-year flood and the one-hundred-year floodway within the subdivision or land development shall be clearly delineated, and base flood elevations for the one-hundred-year flood shall be provided.

E. 

In the case of a sketch plan of record, the plan shall also include the following:

(1) 

A signed and notarized certification of ownership and acknowledgement of plan.

(2) 

Certificates for approval by the Borough Planning Commission and Borough Council.

(3) 

The seal of the surveyor or engineer responsible for the plan.

(4) 

Precise bearings and distances for all parcels to be conveyed (which shall be field surveyed).

(5) 

Building setback lines and all proposed structures.

(6) 

Existing street cartway and right-of-way lines and widths.

(7) 

An erosion and sediment control plan, which shall be reviewed by the Northampton County Conservation District and approved by the Borough Council. The Borough may permit at its discretion a statement that individual lot purchasers will be responsible for the preparation of erosion and sediment control plans prior to any earthmoving activities.

(8) 

If the subdivision proposes a new driveway intersection with a state route, a copy of the highway occupancy permit for such intersection. Any conditions listed in a permit shall be noted on the plan. In lieu of a permit for a driveway intersection, the Borough Council may permit the following note to be placed on the plan:

(a) 

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 a driveway access to a state highway is permitted. Access to the state highway shall only be as authorized by a highway occupancy permit.

Editor's Note: See 36 P.S. § 670-420.

(b) 

The approval of this subdivision/land development plan shall in no way imply that a state highway permit can be acquired or that the Borough will support, encourage or not oppose the granting of such a permit. It is possible that access to the property from a state highway will not be permitted by the commonwealth and the property therefore cannot be used for the purpose intended by any purchaser.

(c) 

Purchasers are accordingly warned and should govern themselves accordingly, acquiring state and local highway occupancy permits before purchasing any premises.

F. 

Where a sketch plan shows the proposed subdivision or land development of only a portion of the applicant's total contiguous land holdings, the applicant should indicate the area of ultimate proposed subdivision or land development. (This drawing shall be shown on a separate sheet from the sketch plan.) The proposed street system for the remainder of the property proposed for ultimate subdivision or land development shall be shown so that the street system in the submitted portion can be considered in relation to future connections with the unsubmitted portion. In the case of extremely large properties, the Borough Planning Commission may delimit the area for which a prospective street system on adjacent property must be shown. The applicant shall also include a statement indicating proposed future land use for the unsubmitted portion of his property.