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SUBDIVISION OF LAND

Chapter 148

SUBDIVISION OF LAND

ARTICLE I General Provisions

$ 148-1. Short title.

Q 148-2. Statutory authority: purpose.-

$ 148-3. Definitions.

ARTICLE I1 Application of Regulations

$ 1484. Approval of final plan required pri0r.h subdivision.

$ 148-5. Sale of lots and construction prohibited prior to approval of final plat.

ARTICLE I11 Plat Requirements and Processing Procedures

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5 148-10. Specifications for preliminary plats.

5 148-11. Procedure for filing. reviewing and recording final

. $ 148-12. Specifications for final plats.

Preparation and filing of plat. .

Submission of preapplication plans and data; waiver.

Specifications for preapplication plans and data.

Procedure for filing and reviewing preliminary plats.

plats.

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ARTICLE IV Design Standards

9 148-13. Suitability of land.

5 148-14. Street system.

9 148-15. Cul-de-sac streets.

8 148-16. Street alignment.

0 148-17. Street widths.

Q 148-18. Access drives.

Q 148-19. Street grades.

Q 148-20. Street intersections.

Q 148-21. Building lines.

8 148-22. Lots. 0 148-23. Storm drainage.

Q 148-24. Easements.

0 148-25. Obstructions to vision.

ARTICLE V Improvement and Construction Requirements

8 148-26. Monuments and markers.

0 148-27. Streets.

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9 148-29. Storm drainage.

Sewer and water systems.

148-29.1. Floodproofing of utilities. 9 148-29-2. (Reserved)

8 14830. Curbs and gutters.

6 148-31. Sidewalks. Q 148-32. Street name signs. Q 148-33. Street trees. 8 148-34. Changes.

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.ARTICLE VI Engineering Specifications ..

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0 14836. Curbs and gutters.

0 148-37. Sidewalks.

0 14838. Street pavement.

8 148-39. Storm sewers and surface drainage.

8 14840. Water systems.

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Fees ' 8: 148-42. Commission fee. . . .

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Sunbury 9-13- 71 a8 Ord. No. 862. Sections 148-2 and 148-47 amended and 6 148- 3 and Art. VI added at time of adoption of Code: see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where ap- p 1 i ca b 1 e. ]

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ARTICLE I . .

General Provisions

0 148-1. Short title.

i Land Subdivision Regulations."

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Sunbury I i

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od, hazards by prohibiting the subdivision and/or pment of unprotected flood-prone lands.

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meanings indicated:

Definitions. [Added 2-14-77 by Ord. No. 9651 As used in this chapter, the following terms. shall have the

BASE FLOOD ELEVATION - The one-hundred-year- -

flood elevation. [Added 5-9-77 by Ord. No. 9741 BUILDING LINE - A line parallel to the front, side or rear lot line set so as to provide the required yard.

CARTWAY - The area of a street, road or alley used for vehicular traffic.

CLEAR-SIGHT TRIANGLE - The area of unobstructed vision at street intersections, defined by lines of sight between points at. a given distance from the intersection of street center lines.

COMMISSION - The Planning Commission of the municipality.

CUL-DE-SAC - A street open at one end for vehicular or pedes t rh access, with the opposite end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.

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designed -. for residential quarteri for one (1) or more

A groip. of two (2). Or. more h d y or multif&i$. dwellings, oc-

ILY:-'A building used by ving. iqdependently of 'each

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building used by one (1) family, having only one (1) dwelling unit and having two (2) side yards.

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DWELLING, TWO-FAMTLY DETACHED - A.building used by two (2) families, with one (1) dwelling unit arranged over the other, and having two (2) side yards.

building used by two (2) families, with one (1) dwelling unit arranged over the other, having one (1) side yard and one (1) party wall in common with .another building.

DWELLING UNIT - One (1) or more rooms used for living and sleeping purposes and having a kitchen with fixed cooking facaities .arranged for occupancy by one (1.) family.

EASEMENT - A right granted to use certain land area for'a special purpose consistent with the general property rights of the owner.

'. ,. . ENGINEER - A registered engineer retained by the muliicipality, authorized to practice engineering as defined

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ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS

structures, which reduce or eliminate flood lands; water and sanitary facilities, structures

and -ajntents of buildings. [Added 5-9-77 by Ord; No.. 974)

GOVERNING BODY - The elected officials of the municipality.

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HEALTH OFFICIAL - Sanitarian of the State ' - \ Department of Health, local Health Officer or other

qualified personnel. ' Edltor's Note: See Bs P.S. g 148 et ssq.

Edltor's Note: See Artfde M of thls chapter.

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LOT - A lot or parcel of land which is, or in the future may be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer or im-

LOT AREA - Area contained within the property lines, excluding street area, but including the area of any easement.

LOT, DOUBLE-FRONTAGE - A lot, the opposite ends of which abut on streets.

LOT, REVERSE-FRONTAGE - A lot between an ar- terial street and a minor street, with vehicular access only from the minor street.

LOT WIDTH - Width of a lot measured at the building setback.

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. NEW MOBILE HOME PARK OR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION - A parcel or contiguous parcelsof land divided into two (2) or ore mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot'on which the mobile home is to be affied (including, at

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s&ction of streets) is completedIon.orafter'.the effective

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Type 15 Flood Insurance Study for the Ciiy 'of Sun- bury, Pennsylvania. [Added 5-9-77 by Ord. No; 974)

PERSON - Any individual or group , of klividuals, partnership, copartnership or corporation.

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RIGHT-OF-WAY, STREET - A strip of land between property lines for use as a road, street or alley.

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SANITARY SEWER - A pipe for conveying sewage, and excludes storm- STORM SEWER - A pipe for conveying rainwater, surface water, condensate, Zooling water and similar liquid waste, exclusive of sewage or industrial waste.

STREETS - Public rights-of-way for vehicular or other traffic, whether designated .as streets, highway, thoroughfares, parkways, throughways, roads, avenues, boulevards, lanes, places or alleys, or however other designated, and for the purpose of this chapter shall be classed as follows:

A. PRIMARY STREETS - Streets which traverse through the municipality and are used primarily for through, fast 'or heavy traffic.

B. SECONDARY and COLLECTOR STREETS - Streets which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of primary streets, including principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for major circulation within such develop menta.

C. MINOR STREETS - Streets used primarily for access to the abutting properties.

D. MARGINAL ACCESS STREETS - Minor streets which are parallel to and adjacent to primary streets and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.

surface and ground water.

E. ALLEYS - Minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

STREET WIDTH - The shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.

SUBDIVIDER - A person, copartnership or corporation owning land in the municipality and for which a land subdivision application is filed and processed under the provisions of this chapter. \. ..

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SUBDIVISION - The division of a single lot, tract or parcel of land, or part thereof, into two (2) or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, including changes in street lines or lot lines, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or of building development; provided, however, that divisions of land for agricultural purposes in parcels of more than ten (10) acres, not involving any new street or easement of access, shall not be included within the meaning of "subdivision." The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or the land subdivided.

SURVEYOR - A registered surveyor, as defined by the Registration Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.6

ARTICLE I1 Application of Regulations

0 148-4. Approval of final plan required prior to subdivision.

No subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel of land located in the City of Sunbury shall be effected; and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or other facilities 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 thereon, unless and until a final subdivision plan has been approved by the governing body, in the manner prescribed herein, and recorded; nor otherwise used except in strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

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8 148-6. Sale of lots and construction prohibited prior to approval of final plat.

No lot in a subdivision may be sold; no permit to e&, alter or repair any building upon land in a subdivision may be issued; and no building may be erected in a subdivision, unless and until a final subdivision plat has been approved by the governing body and recorded, and until construction of the improvements required in connection therewith has been guaranteed in the manner prescribed herein.

. ARTICLE I11 Plat Requirements and Processing Procedures

, 0 148-6. Preparation and filing of plat.

. . Whenever a subdivision of land is desired to be effected, a, plat : . ,f of:the layout of such subdivision shall be prepared, .filed and

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Q 1488. Specificatione for preapplication plane and data.

Preapplication plans and data shall include the following:

A. General information describing or outlining existing covenants, land characteristics, community facilities and utilities, and information describing the proposed subdivision, such as the number of residential lots, dwelling units per net acre, typical lot width and depth, price range, business areas, playgrounds, park areas, other public areas, proposed protective covenants, proposed utilities and street improvements.

B. A location map showing the relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing community facilities which serve or influence it, and’ shall include development name, location of any existing facilities, traffic arteries, public or other schools, parks, playgrounds, utilities, churches, shopping centers, airports, hospitals and principal places of em- ployment, title, scale, North arrow and date.

C. A topographic map drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or less, showing:

I . (1) The proposed name of the subdivision. . , .. . Name of the subdivider.

Name of the registered owner.

North point, scale and date. Name of engineer, surveyor or other qualified person responsible for the map.

Tract boundaries, with bdarings and distances. Topography, with elevations based on data approved by the Commission and showing contours a t vertical intervals of five (5) feet, or as required by the Engineer. Approximate location of watercourses, tree masses, rock outcrops and existing buildings, and actual location of sewers, inlets, water mains, easements, fire

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D. A sketch plan drawn on a print of the topographic map, showing in a simple sketch the proposed layout of streets, lots and other features in relation to existing conditions.

E. [Added 5-9-77 by Ord. No. 9741 In addition to the information normally required by the city for review and approval of preliminary plans, the following information, prepared by a regktered engineer or surveyor, shall be required when any part of the proposed subdivision or other development is within the area of the Floodplain

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(1) Name of engineer, surveyor or other qualified person . , responsible for providing the information required in

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identify wcurately the boundaries of the flood-prone areas and shall contain information showing that adequate drainage will be provided to reduce exposure to flood huards.

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0 148-9. Procedure for filing and reviewing preliminary plate. A. Filing. The subdivider, ten (10) days prior to the meeting of

the Commission at which consideration is desired, shall file with the Commission six (6) copies of a preliminary plat of the proposed layout of the subdivision.

B. Action by Commission.

(1) The Commission shall submit copies of the preliminary plat to the Engineer, public utilities and other public agencies, and shall return the plat to the subdivider either approved or with recommendations for changes necessary for approval. The Commission shall act on any such preliminary plat within sixty (60) days of its being received. In the event that any variance from this chapter is requested by the subdivider or is deemed necessary by the Commission for approval, the variance and the reasons for its necessity shall be entered in the records of the Commission.

(2) The Commission shall determine whether the preliminary plat shall be approved, approved with modifications or disapproved, and shall notify the subdivider in writing thereof, including, if approved with modifications or disapproved, a statement or reasons for such action, and return a copy of the preliminary plat to the subdivider.

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(1) Before taking final action on any submitted plat, the Commission may submit copi,es of the prehinary plat and accompanying data to the Engineer, who shall advise the Commission as to the suitability of all engineering details and specifications: to the Sanitar- ian of the State Department of Health, local Health Officer or other qualified personnel, where septic tanks and/or wells are to be utilized. who shall determine, on the basis of a percolation test, the minimum lot size permissible; and to all affected public utilities, who shall be requested to make recommendations as to the suitability of the utility easements.

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cordance with all rules and regulations set forth by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureawof Environmental Health. All costs incurred through the conducting of said tests shall be the responsibility of the subdivider and/or developer.

D. Approval. Approval of the preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the final subdivision plat by the governing body.

5 148-10. Specifications for preliminary plats.

A. The prelim*ary plat shall be drawn on a copy of the topographic map "and shall show:

(1) The layout, names and widths of the right-of-way, cartway and paving of proposed streets, alleys and easements. I

(2) The layout of lots, showing dimensions, lot numbers

(3). Parcels of land Atended to be dedicated or kserved for

and approximate area of each lot.

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(2) Location of existing and proposed utility mains.

(3) Location plans of proposed sanitary and/or storm sewers and of any-proposed water distribution system.

5 148-11. Procedure for filing, reviewing and recording find plats.

A. Filing.

(1) The subdivider shall, not later than six (6) months after the date of approval of the preliminary plat, file with the Commission a final plat. Failure to comply with the time limitation herein provided shall make the approval of the preliminary plat null and void, unless an extension of time is requested by the subdivider and for good cause granted by the governing body.

(2) Six (6) copies shall be filed by the subdivider with the Commission forty-five (45) days prior to the meeting of the governing body at which consideration is desired.

B. Conformance with preliminary plat. The fmd plat shall have incorporated all the changes and modifications required by the Commission; otherwise, it shall conform to the approved preliminary plat, and it may constitute only that portion of the approved pmlimhmy plat which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at the time, provided that such portion conforms to all of the requirements of this chapter.

C. Guaranty. Before approval of a final plat, the governing body must be assured by means of a proper completion guaranty, in the form of a bond or the deposit of funds or securities in escrow sufficient to cover the cost of the required improvements, as estimated by the Engineer, that all improvements required in Article V will be installed by the owner in strict accordance with the standards and specifications of the governing body and within a specified time after approval of the final plat.

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D. Approval. The governing body shall determine whether the final subdivision plat shall be approved or disapproved and shall give notice to the subdivider not later than forty (40) days after such application is filed in the following manner:

(1) If approved, the governing body and Commission shall sign the original final subdivision plat and attach thereto a notation that it has received approval and return it to the subdivider for compliance with the recording requirements.

(2) If disapproved, the governing body shall attach to the plat a statement of reasons for such action and return it to the subdivider.

(3) Failure of the governing body to render a decision and communicate it to the applicant within the time and in the manner required herein shall be deemed an approval of the application in terms as presented, unless the applicant has agreed in writing to an extension of time or change in the prescribed manner of presentation of communication of the decision, in which case, failure to meet the extended time or change in manner of presentation of communication shall have like aff-

E. Changes. No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made on any final plat of a subdivision after approval has been given by the governing body and endorsed in writing on the plat, unless the plat is first resubmitted to the governing body.

F. Recording.

(1) Within ninety (90) days after the date of approval of the final plat by the governing body, the owner shall record an approved duplicate copy thereof in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds, and forthwith file with the governing body a recorder's certificate that the approved plat has been recorded, with the deed book and page numbers indicated and two (2) copies of the recorded plat.

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(2) The recording of the'plat shall not constitu for assessment increases until such time sold or improvements are installed-on cluded within the subject plat. . _

G. Effect of plat approval on Official Map. After a plat has been approved and recorded as provided in this Article, all streets and public grounds on such plat shall be and become a part of the Official Map of the municipality without public hearing.

6 148-12. Specifications for final plats.

The final plat shall be drawn in ink on linen or acetate sheets according to the following size requirements: folded, eight and one-half by eleven (8% x 11) inches, seventeen by twenty-two (17 x 22) .inches, twenty-two by thirty-four (22 x 34) inches or thirty- four by forty-four (34 x 44) inches, and shall show:

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F. Number. to identify each lot and/or site, arid street

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H. Building lines on all lots and other sites.

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'I. Location and description of'tmrvey manent reference monuments shall the plat. -

J. Names of record owners of adjoining unplatted land.

K. Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number.

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certifying to accuracy of survey and plat.

any sites for pubIic uses which are to be dedicated.

L. Certification of title, showing that applicant is the owner of c=

M. Certification by licensed surveyor or licensed engineer

N. Statement by owner dedicating streets, rights-of-way and

0. Proposed protective covenants running with the land, if any.

P. Proposed contours at vertical intervals tkrniquired by the Commission. .

Q. The exact location .and elevation of all proposed buildings, structures, roads and public utilities to be Cokkucted in

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of right-of-way, width of.cartway, location and width .

of sidewalks and location and size of utility mains. c- (3) Plans and profiles of proposed sanitary and/or

stormwater sewers, with grades and pipe sizes in- .. ., 1 Edltor's Noh: Thls ordinance also redeolgnated former Subsections Q and R an

Subeec&lons X and 9, respectively. Former Subsection S wiw therefore redeslgnated an Subsaction T.

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(4) Location and method of streetlighting facilities.

S. Such certificates, affidavits, endorsements or dedications as may be required by the Commission or the governing

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body of the municipality in the enforcement of these regulations, and a t least in the amount and form of the following:

(1) Adoption, dedication and release of individual.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that (I, we) . . . . . . . .............................. (Name of Individual Owner)

of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Community) ...................... County, Pennsylvania, for (myself, ourselves) and (my, our) heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, do hereby adopt this as (my, our) plan of lots for property owned by (me, us) in . . . . . . (Community) . . . . . . , . . . . . . (County) . . . . . . . Penn- sylvania, and for divers advantages accruing to (me, us) do hereby dedicate for public use for highway purposes the streets shown upon this plan with the same force and effect as if the same had been opened through legd proceedings, and (I, we) further do hereby covenant and agree to and by these presents to release and

or assigns, from liability for damages arising or to arise from the appropriation of said ground for public highways and the physical grading thereof and any grades that may be established.

discharge the said ...... (Community). ..... , and its successors

L This adoption, dedication and release shall be binding upon (me, us), (my, our) heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and purchasers of Iota in thia plan.

In witness wher&f, (I, we) have affixed to these presents (my,

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our) hands and eeah this ........ day of .................... ,

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State of Pennsylvania )

County of . . . . . . . . . . )

Before me, the subscriber, a notary public in and for said state and county, personally appeared the above-named and acknowledged

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the foregoing adoption, dedication and release to be (his, their) act and deed and desired the same to be recorded as such.

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! (2) Dedication and release of corporation. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the ................................... (Name of Corporation) , a corporation, .................... , by virtue of a resolution of

of lots of its property situate in . . . . . .(Community) ..... ., County, Pennsylvania, and for divers

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the Board of Directomthereof, does hereby adopt this as its plan

.................... advantages accruing to it does hereby dedicate for public use, for highway purposes, the streets shown upon this plan, with the same force and effect as if the same had been opened through legal proceedings, further does hereby covenant and agree to and by these presents to release and discharge the said ..... .(Com- munity) ..... ., and its succe9sors or assigns, from liability for damages arising or to arise from the appropriation of said ground

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State of Pennsylvania )

County of .......... ) ) ss:

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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above- written.

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL this . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 19.. ...

the ........ day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 19.. ... My Commission expires

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On thirr . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 19 . . . ., before me, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, personally appeared . . . (Name and Title of Officer), of the . . . . . . . (Name of Corporation) . . . . . . . . , who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was personally present at the execution of the adoption, release and dedication and saw the common and corporate seal of the said corporation duly affixed, and that the above release and dedication was duly signed and sealed by and as for the act and

in mentioned and that the name of this deponent subscribed to the . . . . . . of

said corporation, in attestation of the due execution and delivery of said release and dedication of this deponent's own and proper and respective handwiiking.

deed of the said . . . corporation, for the uses and purposes there-

said release and dedication as . . . . . . (Title of Officer)

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(3) Engineer's certificate.

I, ............................................ , aregistered professional engineer (or registered surveyor) of the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that this plan correctly represents the lots, lands, streets, alleys and highways as surveyed and plotted by me for the owners or agents.

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(4) Approval by governing body.

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adopted this . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 19.. ... ....................... County, Pennsylvania, by a resolution

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public notice that in approving this plan for recording purposes ody, the municipality assumes no obligations, legal or otherwise, expressed or implied, either to accept said streets as official streets or roads, grade, pave and curb the streets in said plan or construct sewers therein, or ti install any other such service ordinarily installed in official streets or roads.

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T. When the county has a Planning Commission, all final plats shall have evidence of review by said County Planning Commission, in the form of a seal or other in- signia, prior to submission to the local governing body for final approval.

ARTICLE IV Design Standards

5 148-13. Suitability of land.

Land subject to hazards to life, health or property, such as quarry land, open ditches, etc., shall not be subdivided for residential purposes until such hazards have been eliminated or unless adequate safeguards against such hazards are provided by the subdivision plan.

0,148-14. Street system.

.. The .arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Official Map and to the Com- munity Master Plan, if one has been adopted, and shall be con- .sidered--in 'their relation to existing topbgraphical conditions, to public convenicce'

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standards of .streets shall conform to the

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provisions for the continuation .joining- a r h .

B. Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, the arrangement of streets in new subdivisions shall make provision for the proper projection of streets.

C. When a new subdivision adjoins unsubdivided land appropriate for subdivision, then the new streets shall be carried to the boundaries of the tract proposed to be subdivided.

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state road or highway plans which have been prepared, adopted and/or filed, as required by law.

E. Alleys shall be discouraged in residential districts. In commercial and industrial areas, adequate alleys or off- street loading and unloading space, where needed for loading and unloading or access purposes, shall be 1

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traffic.

G. Whenever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to a highway designated as a "limited access highway" by the appropriate highway authorities, provision shall be made for a marginal access street at a distance acceptable

..for the appropriate use of the land between the highway and such street. The Commission may also require rear service alleys, reverse frontage lots or such other treatment which will provide protection for abutting properties,

. reduction in the number of intersections with major streets

H:Namq,.-of ,new streets shall not duplicate existing or . plattedrstreet,names, or approximate such names by the

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platted smts if there is any continuation or alignmekt '

I, New half or partial streets shall not be permitted, except where essential to reasonable subdivision of a tract in conformaIice with the other requirements and standards of these regulations and where, in addition, satisfactory assurance for dedication of the remaining part of the street can be secured.

J. Wherever a tract to be subdivided borders an existing half or partial street, the other part of the street shall be plotted within such tract.

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K. Dead-end streets shall be prohibited, except as stubs to permit future street extension into adjoining tracts or when designed as culs-de-sac.

L. New reserve strips, including those controlling access to streets, shall be avoided.

148-16. Cul-de-sac streets.

A. Culs-de-sac in residential developments shall be provided at the closed end with a paved turnaround having a minimum radius to the outer pavement edge or curbline of forty (40) feet and a property line radius of fifty (50) feet.

B. Culs-de-sac in, commercial and industrial developments shall be provided with a paved turnaround having a minimum radius to the outer pavement edge or curbline of fifty-five (55) feet and a property line radius of sixty-five (65) feet.

C. Stub streets. When future extension is desirable, the right+ of-way ahall be placed adjacent to a property line and a right-of-way of the same width as the street shall be d e d to the property line in such a way as to permit future extension of the street into the adjoining tracL

D. Temporary dead-end streets, on approved plans, may used, provided that the developer* on his own land, structs a stabilized all-weather turaatound of the's radius as would be required for a permanent street, turnaround to be removed when the street is. co

E. Pennahent cul-de-sac s&ts should in general not &ceed five liundred (500) feet; unless topographic conditions warrant increase, when approved by the Planning Com- mission.

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The design of secondary collector and minor streets or roads shall meet the minimum geometrical design requirements as specified by the American Association of State Highway Officials M&Ulual.

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A. Street right-of-way and cartway widths shall be not less than as shown on the following table:

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(1) ' For .public safety and convenience.

(2) In commercial and industrial areas or in high density residential development.

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A. Width. The width of access drives shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet and a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet.

B. Number. There may be one (1) drive per one hundred (100)

C. An access drive may not cross a street right-of-way line:

(1) Within forty (40) feet of the right-of-way line of an intersecting street.

(2) Within five (5) feet of a f i re hydrant.

(3) Within forty (40) feet of another access drive on the sa~ne pro pert^!..

( 4 ) Within three (3) feet of a property line other than at a street intersection.

D. Unless the distance is greater than twenty-five (25) feet, no island or curb is permitted for a m s drives.

E. The minimum angle between the center line of the access drive and the street shall be not less than forty-five degrees

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(2) Center-line grades shall, wherever feasible, not exceed the following:

(a) Minor street, ten percent (10%).

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(3) Vertical curves shall be used at changes of grade and shall be designed in relation to the extent of the grade change.

B. Leveling area. Where the grade of any street at the a p proach to an intersection exceeds seven percent (7%), a leveling area shall be provided having not greater than four percent (4%) grades for a distance of twenty-five (25) feet measured from the nearest right-of-way line of the intersecting street.

0 148-20. Street intersections.

A. Intersection design.

(1) Streets shall be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles. No street shall intersect another at an angle of less than sixty degrees (60O).

(2) Multiple intersections involving the junction or crossing of more than two (2) streets shall be prohibited. Where this proves impossible, such intersections shall be designed with extreme care for both pedestrian and vehicular safety.

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(4) Streets entering opposite sides of another street shall be laid out either directly oppoaite one another or with a minimum offset of one hundred.fifQ (160) feet between their center lines. '

B. Curb radii Minimum curb radii at street intersections shall be fifteen (16) feet for intersections involving only minor streets, twenty-five (25) feet for intersections including other-type streets or such greater radius as is suitable to the specific intersections. Property line comers shall be rounded with a similar radius as is provided for the curb.

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Q 148-21. Bdl- lines.

A. The minimum building line, measured from the required right-of-way line, shall be a8 follows:

Right-of-way Minimum Building Lime (feet) (feet) 60 26 60 ' 30 80 40

B. In no case shall the required setback be less than fifty percent (50%) of the right-of-way or as required by the Zoning Ordinance;' where subsurface disposal is indicated the distance froni the right-of-way line, the building line shall be adequate to provide area for the subsurface drainage field. For other than residential lots, the Planning Commission may require additional setbacks.

C. When an unimproved lot adjoins an improved lot having a building thereon, the setback of any building on the unimproved lot may be the average setback of such ad-

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D."Side lot linea Shall be eubstantially'at right angl4 or radial to 8tr;eetlinea. Side building lines shall be hot-less than texi

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. Rear building linea shall be equal to twenty percent (20%) ' of the lot depth or as required by the Zoning Ordinance.'o

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The arrangement and other design standards of lots shall conform to the following requirements:

A. Every lot shall abut a street.

B. Double frontage lots shall not be platted, except that where desired along limited access highways, lots may face on an interior street and back on such thoroughfares. In that event, a planting strip for a screen, at least fifteen (15) feet in width, shall be provided along the back of the lot. Where lots back on a railroad, creek or other natural barrier, there may also be required a fifteen-foot planting screen strip; and interior lots having frontage on two (2) streets shall be prohibited except where unusual conditions make them desirable.

C. Lot size shall‘be controlled by the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance” or the following minimums:

(1) Where both water supply and sanitary sewage disposal are provided by off-lot facilities, lots for singlefamily detached dwellings shall have a minimum area of eight thousand (8,000) square feet and a minimum width at the building line of eighty (80) feet. For lots intended for w e by more than one (1) family, the minimum lot shall be increased by one thousand five hundred (1,600) aquare feet for each dwelling unit more than one (1).

(2) Where both water supply and sanitary sewage disposal are provided by individual on-lot facilities, lots for singlefamily detached dwellings shall have a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a minimum width at the building line of one hundred (100) feet. For each additional family to be accommodated on the lot, the minimum lot size shall be increased by five thousand (5,000) square feet for each dwelling unit over one (l), provided that an approved sewage disposal and water supply system are installed to serve the subdivision.

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Where either water supply or sanitary sewage disposal, but not both, are provided by individual on- lot facilities, lots for single-family detached dwellings. shall have a minimum area of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet and a minimum width measured a t the building line of eighty (80) feet. For each additional dwelling unit, the minimum lot size shall be increased by four thousand (4,000) square feet, provided that an approved sewage disposal or water supply system is installed to serve the subdivision.

Where either or both water supply and sanitary sewage .disposal facilities are provided by individual on-lot facilities, the municipality shall require that the subdivider request that the Pennsylvania Department of Health, local Health Officer or other qualified personnel make the necessary tests to determine the adequacy of the proposed facilities in relation to the lot size, existing grade and soil conditions. A certificate by the Sanitarian of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, local Health Officer or other approved personnel indicating that the proposed facilities are adequate shall be required before final approval of the plan.

Q 148-23. Storm drainage.

A. Lot drainage. Lots shall be laid out and graded to provide positive drainage away from new and existing buildings.

. B. Installation of storm sewers. Storm sewers, culverts and related installations shall be provided:

(1) To permit unimpeded flow of natural watercourses.

(2) To ensure adequate drainage of streets.

(3) To intercept stormwater runoff along streets at intervals reasonably related to the extent and grade of the area drained.

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C. Stomwater runoff. In the design of storm sewerage installations, special consideration shall be given to avoidance of probIems which may arise from concentration of stormwater runoff over adjacent properties.

D. Open drainageways. When open drainageways are used for the disposal of sto--v.leter, the Planning Commission shall review the design of such open drainageways in relation to the following:

(1) Safety. Steep banks and deep pools shall be avoided.

(2) Erosion. Adequate measures shall be taken, such as seeding, sodding, paving or other measures, as necessary to prevent the erosion of banks and the scouring of -,the channel bottom.

(3) Stagnation. Design of open drainageways shall not create stagnant pools or swampy areas.

E. Approval. Drainage structures for areas of more than one half (Yi) mile square shall be subject to approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Q 148-24. Easemente. t

A. Minimum jwidths. The following minimum width of easements shall be observed unless otherwise specified: (1) Underground public utility facilities, fifteen (16) feet.

(2) Overhead public utility facilities, ten (10) feet. (3) Drainage facilities, twenty (20) feet.

B. Location. F!!asements for public utilities shall, wherever possible, be centered on side or rear lot lines. Drainageways, channels or stream easements may be located as necessmy to adequately meet the engineering requirements for the facility.

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0 148-25. Obstructions to vision.

A. On any corner lot, no wall, fence or other structure shall be erected or altered, and no tree, hedge, shrub or other growth shall be maintained, which may cause danger to traffic on a street or public road by obscuring the view. A clear-sight triangle, measured along the center linea of intersecting streets, shall be mainthed, within which vegetation and other visual obstructions shall be limited to a height-of not more than three (3) feet above the street grade.

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B. At each point where a private accessway intereecta a.public stmet or road, a clear-sight triangle of ten (10) feet, m d from the point of intersection of the street line and the edge of the awessway, shall be maintained, within which vegetation and other visual obstructions shall be limited to a height of not more than three (3) feet above street grade.

C. If not obstructing the view of traffic, posts, columna or treea not exceeding one (1) foot in diameter shall be permitted in the dear-sight trianglc

ARTICLE V Improvement and Construction Requirements

8 148-26. Monuments and markers.

A. Placement; marking. Monuments and markers must so be placed that the scored or marked point coincides exactly with the point of intersection of the lines being

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B. Location of Monuments. Monuments shall be located at:

(1) The intersection of linea forming angles h the bound- aria of the subdivision.

(2) The intersection of street lines. C. Location of lot markers. Lot markers shall be located at:

(1) The beginning and ending of curves along property lines.

(2) Points whemlot hes intersect curves, either front or

(3) Anglea in property lines of lota. (4) All other lot corners.

D. Removal. Any monuments or markera that are removed must be replaced by a registered ~ X ~ ~ I W W ' G Z surveyor at the expense of the person removing them

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C. Driveway entrances or aprons within the street rightiof- way shall be s u r f a d &their full width, the type of d a c e to -be the same as specified by the engineering specifications for streets." Where sidewalks are installed, the required driveway surfacing shall end at the street side of the sidewalk.

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8 148-28. Sewer and water systems.

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(1) Where a public sanitary sewer system is within one thousand (1,000) feet of, or where plans approved by the governing body provide for the installation of such public sanitary sewer facilities to within one thousand (1,000) feet of, a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete sanitary sewer system to be connected to the existing or proposed sanitary sewer system. The system shall be designed by a registered engineer and approved by the

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other approved sewalge disposal systepa Alli.~@kh individual sewage disposal systems shall be'. constructed in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Health and .approved by the Municipal Engineer.

(3) All new or replacement sanitary sewer systems located within the Floodplain District, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed up to an elevation one (1) foot above the base flood elevation. [Added 5-9-77 by Ord. No. 9741

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B. Water. Where a water main supply system is within one thousand (1,000) feet of, or where plans approved by the governing body provide for the installation of such public water facilities to within one thousand (1,000) feet, of a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete water main supply system to be connected to the existing or proposed water main supply system.

Where installation of a public water main supply system is not required, the subdivider or owner of the lot shall provide for each lot, at the time improvements are erected thereon, an individual water supply approved by. the Board of Health or Health Official.

All new or replacement water systems located in the Floodplain District, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed to a point one (1) foot above the base flood elevation. [Added 5-9-77 by Ord. No. 974)

0 148-29. Storm drainage.

Whenever the evidence available to the governing body indicates that natural d a c e drainage is inadequate, the subdivider shall inshll a stormwater sewer system in accordance with ap proved plans and profiles. The system shall be designed by a registered engineer and be approved by the Municipal Engineer.

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All new or replacement public and/or private utilities and facilities shall be elevated or floodproofed to a point one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.

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6 14852. Street name eigne.

The sulj&visiin shall be provided with s intersections. Such signs shall conform to ehallbeinstalledbytheeubdividerina.mann City Engineer.

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0 14850. Curbe and gutters. Wherever the lots in a proposed subdivision will result in a

density of five (5) or more families per net acre, or where multifamily dwellings are provided, curbs and gutters shall be installed in accordance with the engineering specifications.' The governing body may require installation of curbs and/or gutters in any subdivision where the evidence indicates that such improvements are necessary for proper drainage.

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sidewalk. The type and spacing of trees shall be approved by the Planning Commission and the governing body. The following is a b t of acceptable tm:

Acer platanoides Norway Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Fraxinus americana White Ash Fraxinua pennsylvanica

laCeOlata Green Ash Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree Gleditsia triacanthos

Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum Platanus acerifolia Oriental Plane Tree Platanus occidentalis American Plane Tree Quercus alba white oak Q u e m borealis Red Oak Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Quercus palustria Pin oak Tiliacordata Little Leaf European Linden Tilia tomentosa Silver Linden Ulmwainericana American Elm

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Q 14844. Chnnges. In cas- where any of the fooregohg reqniremente are mt

appropriate by the governing body to m e in4he,pubk interest the governing body resmea the right to increa8e, change,

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ARTICLE VI Engineering. Specificatione

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8 14835. Monirments and markere.

A. Monuments shall be cut stone or concrete. 1' Edltor'r Note: See Ch. 1. &nerd provirlol~, M. L

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thirty (6 x 6 x 30) inches. C. Markers shall be iron or steel bars, or approved equal,

thirty-six (36) inches in length by fiveeighths (%) inch in diameter.

5 14836. Curbe and gutters. r A. Straight cement curb shall be eighteen by eight (18 x 8)

inches, top rolled and battered to eight (8) inches at the bottom, and shall have eight (8) inches of face exposed above finish road surface.

B. Curbing may be six (6) inches of ID-2 bituminous curb, where approved by the Engineer and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

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I ! c A. si*& eheiibe four (4) inch- of cement concrete B. The minimum width of sidewalks shall be five (6) feet. In

multifamily or commercial areaa, the width shall be increased ae determined by the governing body.

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Water systems shall be aa approved by the Engineer.

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A. Sanitary sewers shall meet all the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Engineer.

B. Septic tanks shall be laid out in accordance with the minimum standards approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and must be inspected and approved by the Engineer or his authorized representative.

ARTICLE VI1 Fees

0 14842. Commission fee.

At the time of filing, the preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a check payable to the municipality in the amount of two dollars ($2.) for each lot in the proposed subdivision, with a minimum total charge of ten dollars ($lo.), to cover the Com- mission's cost of checking and verifying the proposed plats and othk r e q u i d maps and data

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A. Reviewing the plat's engineering details.

B. Inspecting the site for conformance to eiuvey.

C. Preparing cost estimates of required improvements.

D. Inspection of required improvements during installation

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ARTICLE VI11 Variances and Amendmente

8 148-44. Procedures governing variances.

A. Where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this chaptkr will result in unreasonable hardship, the governing body may make such reasonable variances thereto as will not be contrary to the public interest and so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed and substantial justice done.

B. Applications for any variance shall be submitted in writing by the subdivider at the time the preliminary plat is filed with the Commission. The application shall state fully the grounds and all the facts relied upon by the applicant.

C. Whenever a variance is requested by the subdivider or is deemed necessary by the Commission, the Commission shall submit the preliminary plat and a copy of its findings to the governing body, which reserves the right of final approval on any such variance.

D. In granting any variance, the governing body shall record its action and the grounds for granting any variance in its minUtt?S.

Q 148-45. Amendmente.

A. Amendments to the subdivision and land development chapter ahall become effective only after a public hearing is held pursuant to public notice.,

B. A brief summary setting forth the principal provisions of the proposed amendment and a reference to the place within the municipality where copies of the proposed ordinance amendment may be secured or examined shall be incorporated in the public notice.

C. In addition, in case of an amendment other than that prepared by the planning agency, the governing body shall

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submit each such amendment to the planning agency for recommendations at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing on such Proposed amendment.

ARTICLE IX Enforcement; Penaltiea

9 14846. Enforcement.

I t shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, Zoning Officer or other such duly authorized representative of the local governing body, and he is hereby given the power and authority, to enforce the provisions of, this chapter. The Enforcement Officer shall require that the application for a building permit contain a l l information necessary to enable him to ascertain whether the proposed building, alteration or use is located in an approved subdivision. No building permit shall be issued until the En- forcement Officer has certified that the site for the proposed building, alteration or use complies with all the provisions of this chapter and conforms to the site description as indicated on the approved and recorded final plat.

Q 148-47. Violations and penalties."

Any person, partnership or corporation who or which, being the owner or agent of the owner of any lot, tract or parcel of land, shall lay out, construct, open or dedicate any street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or other improvements for public use, travel or other purposea or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, or who sells, transfers or agrees or enters into an agreement to sell any land in a subdivision or land development, whether by reference to or by other use of a plat of such subdivision or land development or otherwise, or erects any building thereon, unless and until a final plat has been prepared in full compliance with the provisions of thia chapter and of the regulations adopted hereunder, and has been recorded as provided herein, shall-be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction

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c thereof, such person, or the members of such partnership, or the officers of such corporation, or the agent of any of them, responsible for such violation pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.) per lot or parcel or per dwelling within each lot or parcel. All fines collected for such violations shall be paid over to the municipality whose ordinance has been violated. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the seller or transferor from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided.

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