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MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS BOROUGH

S U B D I V I S I O N AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 76-9

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, TITLE AND JURISDICTION

Sec t ion 100. Authori ty Sec t ion 101. Purpose Sec t ion 102. T i t l e Sec t i o n 103. J u r i s d i c t i o n Sec t ion 104. Authority of Planning

Commission and Borough Council

ARTICLE I1 DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 111 PLAN REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES

Sec t ion 300. General Sec t ion 301. Optional Sketch Plan Sec t ion 302. Preliminary Plans - Plan Requirements Sec t ion 303. Preliminary Plans - Process ing

Procedures Sec t ion 304. F i n a l Plans - Plan Requirements Sec t ion 302.& & p a l - {laps eview - Fees Proce%%ii% - 1 ance Proc€&J?es S e c t i o n 30

MODIFICATION OR ALTERATION OF REQUIREMENTS ARTICLE I V

ARTICLE V

Sec t ion 400. Sec t ion 401. Application Sec t ion 402. Standards and Requirements

DESIGN STANDARDS

Sec t ion 500. Sec t ion 501. Sec t ion 502. Sec t ion 503. Sec t ion 504. Sec t ion 505. Sec t ion 506. Sec t ion 507. Sec t ion 508. Sec t ion 509. Sec t ion 510. Sec t ion 511. Sec t ion 512.

General Standards S t r e e t s Easements ljlooks

Publ ic Grounds and Open Spaces Storm Drainage Sani ta ry Sewers Publ ic Water

Grading f o r Drainage Electrical D i s t r i b u t i o n System Respons ib i l i t i e s

ARTICLE VI IMPROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

Sec t ion 600. Monuments Sec t ion 601. U t i l i t y and S t r e e t Improvements

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ARTICLE V I 1 MOBILEHOME PARKS

Sect ion 700. Sect ion 701. Sect ion 702. Sect ion 703. Sect ion 704.

Sect ion 705. Sect ion 706. Sect ion 707. Sec t ion 708. Sect ion 709.

General Licenses and Permi ts T r a n s f e r of Ownership I n s p e c t i o n of Mobilehome Parks Environmental, Open Space and Access Requirements Foundation Requirements Sewerage and Water Requirements Electr ical D i s t r i b u t i o n System Mobilehome Park Serv ice Buildings Publ ic P r o t e c t i o n

ARTICLE V I 1 1 CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE

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ARTIOLE X

Sect ion 800. Sect ion 801. Recording Sect ion 802. S a l e of Lots ; 'Cssumce of Bui lding

Sect ion 803. General Provis ion

Subdivis ion and Land Development Control

Permits; o r Erec t ion of Bui lding

FEES

Sec t ion 900. Schedule

PENALTY AND ENFORCEMENT

Sect ion 1000. Penal ty Sec t ion 1001. Enforcement Sect ion 1002. Appeals Sect ion 1003. S e v e r a b i l i t y Sect ion 1004. Repealer Sect ion 1005 & 1002- Enforcement is under Sect ion 306

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE "MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS BOROUGH SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE" BY REVISING AND SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN PROVISION THEREOF, BY MAKING CERTAIN EDITORIAL REVISIONS THERETO AND BY RE-ENACTING- ALL PORTIONS THEREOF TO BE RETAINED.

The Borough Council of t h e Borough of Mount Holly Spr ings , County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under a u t h o r i t y granted by t h e Pennsylvania Munici- p a l i t i e s Planning Code, A c t 247 of Ju ly 31, 1968, P.L. 805, as amended, does hereby ordain t h a t t h e " M t . Holly Springs Borough Subdiv is ion and Land Development Ordinance" i s r e e n a c t e d , r ev i sed o r added t o s o as t o be:

AN ORDINANCE

REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND PROVIDING FOR THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATING AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.

BE I T ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. HOLLY SPRINGS AS FOLLOWS:

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AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, TITLE AND JURISDICTION

SECTION 100. AUTHORITY.

This Ordinance i s adopted under au tho r i ty granted by t h e Pennsylvania M u n i c i p a l i t i e s Planning Codd, A c t 247 of J u l y 31, 1968, P.L. 805, as amended.

SECTION 101. PURPOSE.

This Ordinance has been designed and adopted t o provide uniform s tandards and procedures f o r t h e r e g u l a t i o n and con t ro l of subdiv is ion and land development wi th in M t . Holly Spr ings Borough. t o provide f o r t h e s a f e and coordinated development of t h e Borough by a s s u r i n g si tes s u i t a b l e f o r b u i l d i n g purposes and human h a b i t a t i o n ; by coord ina t ion proposed streets and o t h e r proposed pub l i c improvements wi th those e x i s t i n g ; by a s s u r i n g t h a t adequate easements and rights-of-way are provided f o r dra inage f a c i l i t i e s and pub l i c u t i l i t i e s ; and by a s s u r i n g t h a t reserva t ions , i f any, by t h e developer of any area designated f o r u s e as pub l i c grounds s h a l l be s u i t a b l C i n s i z e and l o c a t i o n f o r t h e designated uses and t o provide adequate open space f o r t r a f f i c , r e c r e a t i o n , l i g h t , a i r and proper d i s t r i b u t i o n of population thereby c r e a t i n g cond i t ions favorable t o t h e h e a l t h , s a f e t y , morals and general w e l f a r e of i ts c i t i z e n s .

The purpose of such r e g u l a t i o n and c o n t r o l i s

SECTION 102. TITLE.

Th i s Ordinance s h a l l b e known and may be c i t e d as the M t . Hol ly Springs Borough "SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, as amended".

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SECTION 103. JURISDICTION.

No subd iv i s ion o r land development o r l a d u e of ny l o t , t r t o r p rcel f land s h a l l be made, no streets, s a n i t a r y sewer, s torm sewer, w a t e r main o r o t h e r improvements i n connect ion therewith s h a l l b e l a i d o u t , cons t ruc t ed , opened or dedica ted f o r p u b l i c use o r t r a v e l , o r f o r t h e common use of ,occupants of bu i ld- i ngs , a b u t t i n g the reon wi th in t h e Borough of M t . Holly Springs, except i n accordance .wi th t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s Ordinance; and no landowner s h a l l se l l , t r a n s f e r , o r ag ree t o e n t e r i n t o an agreement t o se l l any land i n a subd iv i s ion o r land development l o c a t e d wi th in t h e Borough of M t . Hol ly Springs, whether by r e f e r e n c e t o o r by o t h e r u s e of a p l a t of such o r o therwise , o r erect any bu i ld ing thereon , u n l e s s and u n t i l a f i n a l p l a t has been prepared i n full compliance wi th t h e pro- v i s i o n s of t h i s Ordinance and such has been f i n a l l y approved and recorded as pnovided he re in .

SECTION 104. AUTHORITY OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Planning Commission i s hereby designated by t h e Borough Council as t h e agency which s h a l l review and make recommendations on a l l Prel iminary and F i n a l Plans. The Borough Counci l s h a l l have the a u t h o r i t y t o approve a l l Prel iminary and F i n a l Plans as r e q u i r e d he re in .

A. County Review. Applicat ions f o r approval of subd iv i s ion and land development p l ans s h a l l be forwarded upon r e c e i p t by t h e mun ic ipa l i t y t o t h e County P lanning Commission f o r review and r epor t , and t h e mun ic ipa l i t y s h a l l no t approve such p lans u n t i l t h e county r epor t i s rece ived , o r u n t i l t h e exp i r a t ion of fo r ty - f i v e ( 4 5 ) days from t h e d a t e t h e a p p l i c a t i o n and p lans were forwarded t o t h e County. Any expenses of such county review s h a l l be paid by t h e app l i can t .

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Unless o therwise express ly s t a t e d , t h e fo l lowing words s h a l l , f o r t h e purpose of t h i s Ordinance, have t h e meaning h e r e i n ind ica t ed :

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APPLICANT: A landowner o r developer , as h e r e i n a f t e r def ined , who has f i l e d an

I app l icabion f o r development inc luding h i s h e i r s , successors and a s s igns .

APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT: Every a p p l i c a t i o n , whether pre l iminary o r f i n a l , requi red t o b e f i l e d and approved p r i o r t o s t a r t of cons t ruc t ion o r development i nc lud ing b u t no t l imi t ed t o , an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a b u i l d i n g permi t , for t h e approval of a subdiv is ion p l a t o r p l an o r f o r t h e approval of a development plan.

BERM: That po r t ion of a street l y i n g on e i t h e r s i d e of t h e cartway between t h e edge thereof and t h e ad jacent road d i t c h , intended pr imar i ly f o r s topp ing and parking purposes.

CARTWAY: That po r t ion of street o r a l l e y intended f o r Vehicular use.

COUNTY: The County of Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

CUT: An excavation. The d i f f e r e n c e between a poin t on the o r i g i n a l ground and a des igna ted po in t of lower e l eva t ion on t h e f i n a l grade. removed i n excavation.

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DEVELOPER: Any landowner, agent of such landowner o r tenant wi th t h e permission of such landowner, who makes o r causes t o b e made a subdiv is ion of l and o r a land development.

DRAINAGE: Flow of water o r l i q u i d waste and t h e method of d i r e c t i n g such flow whether n a t u r a l o r a r t i f i c i a l .

EASEMENT: A right-of-way granted f o r l imi t ed u s e of p r i v a t e land f o r p u b l i c o r quasi-publ ic purpose.

EROSION: The n a t u r a l process by which t h e s u r f a c e of t h e land is worn away by t h e a c t i o n of water, wind, o r chemical a c t i o n .

EXCAVATION: Any act by which e a r t h , sand, g rave l , rock o r any o the r similar material i s dug i n t o , cu t , quar r ied , uncovered, removed, d i sp l aced , r e l o c a t e d o r bulldozed and s h a l l i nc lude t h e c o n d i t i o n r e s u l t i n g therefrom.

ESTABLISHED FLOOD ELEVATION: f a c t o r of one (1) foot .

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FILL: Any act by which e a r t h , sand, grave l , rock o r any o t h e r mater ia l i s p laced , pushed, dumped, pu l l ed , t r anspor t ed o r moved t o a new l o c a t i o n above t h e n a t u r a l s u r f a c e of t h e ground o r on top of t h e s t r i p p e d s u r f a c e and s h a l l inc lude t h e c o n d i t i o n s r e s u l t i n g therefrom. The d i f f e r e n c e i n e l eva t ion between a p o i n t on t h e o r i g i n a l ground and a des igna ted p o i n t of h ighe r e l e v a t i o n on t h e f i n a l grade. The m a t e r i a l used t o make a f i l l .

n O O D PLAIN: The area a long a n a t u r a l watercourse which may, from t i m e t o t i m e , be overflowed by water therefrom and which has been des igna ted on t h e Borough Zoning Map as a Flood Hazard a rea . i

GOVERNING BODY: The Boro.ugh Council of t h e Borough of M t . Hol ly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

IDENTIFIED FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS: Those f lood p l a i n d i s t r i c t s s p e c i f i c a l l y des ig- nated i n t h e Township, Borough, e t c . Zoning Ordinance as be ing inundated primar- ;

i l y by t h e one,hundred (100) year flood. Included would be areas i d e n t i f i e d as Floodway Di s t r i c t (FW) and t h e Flood-Fringe Dis t r ic t (FF).

LAND DEVELOPMENT: (A) The improvement of one l o t o r two o r more contiguous l o t s , t r a c t s o r p a r c e l s of land f o r any purpose involv ing (a) a group of two o r more bui ld ings , o r (b) t h e d i v i s i o n o r a l l o c a t i o n of land o r space between o r among two o r more e x i s t i n g o r prospec t ive occupants by means o f , o r f o r t h e purpose of streets, common areas, leaseholds , condominiums, b u i l d i n g groups o r o t h e r f ea tu res ; (B) a sub-divis ion of land.

LANDOWNER: The l e g a l o r b e n e f i c i a l owner o r owners of land inc lud ing t h e ho lde r of an opt ion O r c o n t r a c t t o purchase (whether o r n o t such opt ion o r c o n t r a c t i s sub jec t t o any cond i t ion ) , a leasee i f h e i s au tho r i zed under t h e lease t o ' exerc ise t h e r i g h t s of t h e landowner, o r o t h e r person having a p ropr i e t a ry i n t e r e s t i n land.

LOT: A por t ion o r p a r c e l of land considered as a u n i t , devoted t o a c e r t a i n u s e o r occupied by a b u i l d i n g o r a group of bu i ld ings t h a t are un i t ed by a common i n t e r e s t o r u se , and t h e customary accessory bu i ld ings and open spaces belong- ing t o t h e s a m e ; and f o r t h e purpose of t h i s Ordinance, no l o t area s h a l l i n c l u d e any of t h a t area contained between e x i s t i n g o r proposed pub l i c rights-of-way l i n e s .

MOBILEHOME: A t r a n s p o r t a b l e u n i t intended f o r permanent occupancy, o f f i c e , o r p lace of assembly contained i n one u n i t , o r i n two u n i t s designed t o b e j o i n e d i n t o one i n t e g r a l u n i t capable of again being separa ted f o r repeated towing, which arrives a t a s i te complete and ready f o r occupancy except f o r minor and inc iden ta l unpacking and assembly opera t ions , and cons t ruc t ed so that i t may b e used wi thout a permanent foundation.

MOBILEHOME PARK: A p a r c e l of land under s i n g l e ownership which has been planned and approved f o r t h e placement of mobilehomes f o r n o n t r a n s i e n t use, c o n s i s t i n g of two o r more mobilehome l o t s .

MOBILEHOME PARK LICENSE: A l i c e n s e issued by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources au thor iz ing t h e ope ra t ion of a mobilehome park.

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MOBILEHOME PARK PERMIT: An annual permit i s sued by t h e Borough of M t . Hol ly Spr ings a u t h o r i z i n g the opera t ion of a mobilehome park w i t h i n t h e Borough.

MOBILEHOME STAND: The por t ion of an i n d i v i d u a l mobilehome l o t which has been reserved f o r t h e placement of a mobilehome, appur tenant s t r u c t u r e s , o r add i t ions .

MUNICIPAL ENGINEER: A duly r eg i s t e red p r o f e s s i o n a l engineer employed by t h e munic- i p a l i t y o r engaged as a consu l t an t t h e r e t o .

MUNICIPALITY: The Borough of M t . Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. I '

ONE HUNDRED (100) YEAR FLOOD: A f lood t h a t , on t h e average, i s l i k e l y t o occur once every one hundred (100) years , (i .e. that h a s a one (1) percent chance of occur r ing each yea r , a l though t h e f lood may occur i n any year ) .

PLANNING COMMISSION: The Planning Commission of t h e Borough of M t . Hol ly Spr ings , .-' Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

PLAT: The map o r p l an of a subdivis ion o r land development, whether pre l iminary o r f i n a l .

a. Pre l iminary P l a t - a proposed subd iv i s ion p l a n o r l and development i n d i c a t i n g layouts of a subdiv is ion o r l and development as a b a s i s f o r approval by t h e munic ipa l i ty p r i o r t o t h e p repa ra t ion of a f i n a l plan. (See Sect ions 302 and 303 f o r p l an requirements . )

b. F ina l P l a t - a complete and exact subd iv i s ion o r land development plan, prepared a f t e r municipal approval o r waiver of a prel iminary plan, a s a b a s i s f o r approval by t h e mun ic ipa l i t y which, i f approved, s h a l l b e submitted by t h e app l i can t t o t h e Recorder of Deeds of Cumberland County f o r recording i n accordance wi th l a w . 304 and 305 f o r plan requirements.)

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PUBLIC GROUNDS: Inc ludes (1) parks, playgrounds and o the r pub l i c areas and (2 ) s i tes f o r s choo l s , sewage t reatment , r e f u s e d i s p o s a l and o t h e r p u b l i c l y owned o r operated f a c i l i t i e s .

PUBLIC NOTICE: No t i ce published once each week f o r two success ive weeks i n a newspaper of genera l c i r c u l a t i o n i n t h e munic ipa l i ty . t h e t i m e and p l a c e of t h e hear ing and t h e p a r t i c u l a r n a t u r e of t h e m a t t e r t o be considered a t t h e hearing. The f i r s t p u b l i c a t i o n s h a l l b e no t more than t h i r t y (30) days o r less than four teen (14) days from t h e d a t e of t h e hear ing .

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RUNOFF: The s u r f a c e water d ischarge o r rate of d i scha rge of a given watershed a f t e r a f a l l of r a i n o r snow.that does n o t e n t e r t h e soil bu t runs o f f t h e s u r f a c e of t h e land.

RUNOFF FROM A FULLY DEVELOPED AREA UPSTREAM: The s u r f a c e water runoff that can be reasonably a n t i c i p a t e d upon maximum development of a n area of t h e watershed loca ted upstream from any sub jec t t ract , as permit ted by p reva i l i ng zoning o r t h e borough comprehensive plan.

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SEDIMENTATION: o r deposi ted by moving wind, water o r g rav i ty . i t e d (o r remains suspended i n water), i t i s usua l ly r e f e r r e d t o as "sediment".

The process by which minera l o r organic matter i s accumulated Once t h i s matter i s depos-

SLOPE: The face of an embankment o r c u t s e c t i o n , any ground whose s u r f a c e makes an ang le wi th t h e p lane of t h e horizon. percentage based upon ver t ical d i f f e r e n c e s i n f e e t pe r 100 feet o r horizon- t a l d is tance .

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SOIL STABILIZATION: Chemical o r s t r u c t u r a l t rea tment of a m a s s of s o i l t o i n c r e a s e o r maintain i t s s t a b i l i t y o r o therwise t o improve i t s engineer ing p r o p e r t i e s .

STREETS: Inc ludes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane , a l l e y , v i aduc t , and any o t h e r ways used o r intended t o be used by veh icu la r t r a f f i c o r pedes t r i ans , whether pub l i c o r p r i v a t e .

Arterial S t r e e t s are those which are used pr imar i ly f o r through, f a s t o r heavy t r a f f i c .

Co l l ec to r S t r e e t s are those which c a r r y t r a f f i c from minor streets t o t h e major system of a r te r ia l streets, inc luding p r i n c i p a l en t r ance streets of a r e s i d e n t i a l development and streets f o r major c i r c u l a t i o n wi th in such developments.

Minor S t r e e t s are those which a r e used pr imar i ly f o r access t o t h e a b u t t i n g p rope r t i e s .

Marginal Access Streets are minor streets which are p a r a l l e l t o and ad jacent t o ar ter ia l streets and which provide access t o a b u t t i n g p r o p e r t i e s and p ro tec t ion from through t r a f f i c .

Alleys a r e minor ways which a r e used pr imar i ly f o r v e h i c u l a r service access t o t h e ba tk o r t h e s i d e of p r o p e r t i e s otherwise a b u t t i n g on a street.

STRUCTURE: Any man-made ob jec t having an a s c e r t a i n a b l e s t a t i o n a r y l o c a t i o n on o r i n land o r water, whether o r n o t a f f i x e d t o t h e land.

SUBDIVISION: The d i v i s i o n o r r ed iv i s ion of a l o t , t rac t o r p a r c e l of l and by any means i n t o two o r more l o t s , tracts, p a r c e l s o r o ther d i v i s i o n s of l a n d includ- i n g changes i n e x i s t i n g l o t l i n e s f o r t h e purpose, whether immediate o r f u t u r e , of lease, t r a n s f e r of ownership o r b u i l d i n g o r l o t development; provided, however, t h a t t h e d i v i s i o n of land f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l purposes i n t o p a r c e l s of more than t e n (10) acres, n o t involving any new street o r easement of access, sha l l b e exempted .

a. Major Subdivis ion - ( I ) Any subdiv is ion involving f i v e ( 5 ) o r m Q r e l o t s , parcels of land o r o t h e r d i v i s i o n s of land whether o r n o t they involve n e w streets, a d d i t i o n a l o r other f a c i l i t i e s immediate o r f u t u r e ; (2) d i v i s i o n does no t qua l i fy as a minor subdivis ion.

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b. Minor Subdivis ion - Any subdiv is ion involv ing a t o t a l of less than f i v e (5) l o t s , p a r c e l s of land , o r o t h e r d i v i s i o n s of land which abut a street of s u f f i c i e n t width and does n o t r e q u i r e t h a t a street b e I

l a i d out through unimproved land and fur thermore which does n o t i nvo lve i n s t a l l a t i o n of s a n i t a r y sewers, storm sewers, w a t e r mains o r p ipes , o r o t h e r f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e use, whether immediate o r f u t u r e , of t h e owners o r occupants of t h e land , o r of t h e bu i ld ings a b u t t i n g thereon.

SWALE:. A low l y i n g s t r e t c h of land which g a t e r s o r carries s u r f a c e water runof f .

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: S h a l l mean a map showing t h e e l e v a t i o n s of t h e ground by con tour s o r e l eva t ions .

TOPSOIL: ' Surface s o i l s and subsur face s o i l s which presumably are f e r t i l e s o i l s and s o i l material , o r d i n a r i l y r i c h i n organic matter o r humus debr i s . is usua l ly found i n t h e uppermost s o i l layer c a l l e d t h e A Horizon.

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WATERCOURSE: A permanent stream, i n t e r m i t t e n t stream, r i v e r , brook, c r eek , o r a channel o r d i t c h f o r water whether n a t u r a l o r man-made.

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Words i n t h e s i n g u l a r inc lude t h e p l u r a l and those i n t h e p l u r a l i nc lude t h e s ingular .

Words used i n t h e present t ense inc lude t h e f u t u r e tense.

The words "person", "Subdivider", and "owner" inc lude a co rpora t ion , unincor- porated a s s o c i a t i o n and a par tnersh ip , o r o t h e r l e g a l e n t i t y , as w e l l as an i n d i v i d u a l engaged i n t h e subdiv is ion of land and/or land development.

The word "bui lding" inc ludes s t r u c t u r e and s h a l l b e construed as i f fol lowed by t h e phrase "or p a r t thereof".

The words "should1' and "may" are permissive; t h e words " sha l l " and " w i l l " are mandatory and d i r e c t i v e .

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RESOLUTION # 91-1

MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS Planning and Zoning

Fee Schedule

CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION .............................................. $350.00

a. If an additional hearing is required, the cost shall be an additional $175.00.

PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION OR LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION PLAN.........................................$250.00

a. Plus $20 per lot and/or dwelling or commercial units for each lot exceeding four lots and/or dwelling or commercial units.

FINAL SUBDIVISION OR LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION .....$ 250.00

a. Plus $20 per lot and/or dwelling or commercial units for each lot and/or dwelling or commercial units exceeding four lots and/or dwelling or commercial units.

REZONING REQUESTS AND VARIANCE APPLICATION .................$ 350.00 l a. If an additional hearing is required,

the cost shall be an additional $175.00.

PARKING LOT PLAN APPLICATION................... ............ $100.00 PRIVATE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AMENDMENT APPLICATION ...............................'.....$ 350.00

a. If an additional hearing is required, the cost shall be an additional $175.00.

b. Nothing shall prevent a private citizen from appearing before council and/or the planning commission to request that the planning commission recommend an exception and/or variance to the zoning and/or subdivision ordinance without charge to the priviate citizen.

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PLAN REQUIRJMENTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES

. GENERAL.

The plan requirements and processing procedures as set f o r t h h e r e i n s h a l l be followed by t h e Applicant , and all proposed subd iv i s ions and l and developments s h a l l be submit ted f o r review as provided f o r by t h i s Ordinance.

SECTION 301. OPTIONAL SKETCH PLAN. I

P r i o r t o f i l i n g a Prel iminary Plan, t h e Applicant may submit a Sketch Plan d i r e c t l y t o t h e Planning Commission f o r informal sugges t ions p e r t a i n i n g t o meeting t h e requirements of t h i s Ordinance. S u f f i c i e n t in format ion should b e included i n t h e Sketch Plan t o c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e t h e c h a r a c t e r and e x t e n t of t h e proposed subd iv i s ion o r land development and i t s r e l a t i o n s h i p t o e x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s and f a c i l i t i e s w i t h i n t h e area i n which the same i s t o loca t ed . It i s recommended t h a t Sketch P lan submissions inc lude a map cover ing s u f f i c i e n t area t o e s t a b l i s h t h e l o c a t i o n of t h e s i t e and an informal plan of any e x i s t i n g o r proposed streets, l o t t i n g , u t i l i t i e s , n a t u r a l f e a t u r e s inc luding topographic contours , and o t h e r elements w i t h i n t h e proposed subdiv is ion o r land development. The Sketch Plan s h a l l bear t h e des igna t ion Sketch Plan and submission and review of a Sketch P lan s h a l l not c o n s t i t u t e an o f f i c i a l submission o r review of a p lan by t h e mun ic ipa l i t y o r i t s agency.

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SECTION 302. PRELIMINARY PLANS - PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

The fol lowing s h a l l be submitted i n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r review of a Prel iminary Plan:

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.Nine &) cop ies of a map o r series of maps, c l e a r l y marked "PRELIMINARY PLAN" on s h e e t s 30" x 36" drawn t o s c a l e n o t smaller than one hundred (100) fee t t o one (1) inch unless spec i f i ed o therwise h e r e i n and showing t h e fol lowing:

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N a m e o r i d e n t i f y i n g t i t l e of t h e proposed subdiv is ion o r land development w i t h t h e municipal name and appropr i a t e municipal approval blocks.

North p o i n t , scale, and da te .

A diagram, a t a scale n o t smaller than two thousand (2,000) f e e t t o one (1) inch, i d e n t i f y i n g t h e loca t ion of t h e s i te w i t h i n t h e munic ipa l i ty .

N a m e of record owners and subdivider of t h e property wi th a f f i d a v i t of ownership.

N a m e of t h e r e g i s t e r e d engineer , surveyor o r o the r q u a l i f i e d i n d i v i d u a l r e spons ib l e f o r prepara t ion of the Plan; however, t h e p l ans s h a l l also i nc lude the name of t h e . r e g i s t e r e d p r o f e s s i o n a l l and surveyor who performed t h e t rac t per imeter survey.

Tract boundaries w i t h bear ings and d i s t ances .

A l l e x i s t i n g proper ty l i n e s , easements and rights-of-way and t h e purpose f o r which t h e easements o r rights-of-way have been e s t a b l i s h e d .

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All e x i s t i n g streets on o r ad jacen t t o t h e t r ac t , i nc lud ing name, right-or-way width and pavement width.

All e x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g s , . s a n i t a r y and s torm sewers, water mains, c u l v e r t s , f i r e hydrants and o the r s i g n i f i c a n t man-made f e a t u r e s on o r ad jacen t t o t h e t r a c t .

Water cour ses , marshes, rock outcrops and wooded a reas . I f t h e t rac t inc ludes areas which are s u b j e c t t o f lood ing , a dra inage and f lood c o n t r o l plan s h a l l b e submitted. I

Exis t ing and, when deemed necessary by t h e Planning Commission o r Borough Council , proposed contours a t ve r t i ca l i n t e r v a l s of f i v e (5) f e e t o r , i n t h e case of land having a s l o p e of 2% o r less, a t such lesser i n t e r v a l as may b e necessary f o r s a t i s f a c t o r y s tudy and planning of t h e tract. Datum t o which contour e l e v a t i o n s refer s h a l l b e U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum o r such o the r source approved by t h e Municipal Engineer.

T o t a l acreage , number and dimensions of proposed l o t s , and number of proposed dwel l ing u n i t s and/or s t r u c t u r e s i n t abu la r form and l o t numbers; proposed l o c a t i o n , dimensions and type of dwell ings o r bu i ld ings .

Locat ion, width and approximate grade of a l l proposed streets, a l l e y s , rights-of-way and easements; proposed l o t l i n e s with approximate dimensions; proposed minimum setback l i n e s f o r each street; playgrounds, p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s , pub l i c areas and p a r c e l s of land proposed t o be dedica ted o r reserved f o r pub l i c use.( . I O . , I

Locat ion of any proposed s i t e improvements such as cu rbs , s idewalks, d r i v e s , s treet trees, and, when t h e prdposed development inc ludes o t h e r than i n d i v i d u a l res idences , t h e type of land use , r e s i d e n t i a l d e n s i t y , and the l o c a t i o n of s t r u c t u r e s and parking f a c i l i t i e s .

Locat ion of proposed water mains, s a n i t a r y sewers and s torm water c a t c h bas ins and l i n e s . The prel iminary s i z e of each l i n e should be shown as w e l l as t h e l o c a t i o n s of o r d i s t a n c e t o any e x i s t i n g l i n e t o b e connected t o , w i t h t h e s i z e of such e x i s t i n g l i n e s ind ica t ed .

P lans f o r the c o l l e c t i o n o r run-off of s u r f a c e water and i t s o u t f a l l t oge the r w i t h design a n a l y s i s and any o t h e r support ing data .

A Plan Revis ion Module f o r Land Development i f requi red by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.

I n cases where t h e Prel iminary Plan cove r s only a p o r t i o n of the t rac t , a key map a t a scale n o t smaller than f o u r hundred (400) f e e t t o t h e inch , showing t h e entire t r ac t , i t s topography a t contour i n t e r v a l s of a t least twenty (20) f e e t , i t s n a t u r a l f e a t u r e s , and t h e proposed street system f o r t h e .entire tract; a b u t t i n g streets and names of a b u t t i n g proper ty owners; and t h e po r t ion of t h e t rac t inc luded i n t h e Pre l iminary P lan submiss ion.

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19. Zoning d a t a inc lud ing any changes i n t h e e x i s t i n g zoning t o be reques ted by t h e subdiv ider .

20. P r o f i l e s of each proposed street .

21. In t h e case of l o t s which abut highways p l ans s h a l l be submitted t o t h e Pennsylvania Department of Transpor ta t ion f o r review.

22. P lans i n d i c a t i n g compliance w i t h a l l des ign s tandards contained i n Article V o r V I 1 o r o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e Articles of t h i s Ordinance.

23. Each Prel iminary Plan s h a l l b e accompanied by an "Applicat ion f o r Approval" on a form suppl ied by t h e Borough.

B. Such o t h e r p lans and information as may be r equ i r ed by t h e Planning Commission o r Borough Council i n o rde r t o review and a s c e r t a i n t h e workab i l i t y of t h e Prel iminary P lans inc lud ing any e x i s t i n g o r proposed deed r e s t r i c t i o n and p ro tec t ive covenants .

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SECTION 303. PRnIMINARY PLANS - PROCESSING PROCEDURES.

A. The Applicant s h a l l fol low t h e appropr i a t e procedure regard ing the submission . of a Prel iminary Plan:

1. I n t h e case of a minor subdiv is ion , t h e Applicant may submit a F i n a l P l an i n accordance wi th Sect ions 304 and 305 hereof . A f t e r two minor subd iv i s ions have been approved wi th in any given t ract owned by t h e Applicant , t h e Applicant s h a l l submit a Prel iminary Plan i n accordance wi th Sec t ions 302 and 303 hereof .

2. I n t h e case of a major subdiv is ion , prepare and submit a Prel iminary P lan i n accordance wi th Sect ions 302 and 303 hereof .

B. The Applicant she.11 submit t h e requi red Prel iminary Plan documentation and f e e s t o t h e Borough Secre ta ry a t least fourteen (14) days p r i o r t o t h e nex t r e g u l a r l y scheduled meeting of t h e Planning Commission.

C. Copies of t h e Prel iminary Plan sha l l be d i s t r i b u t e d , as appropr ia te , by t h e n . LIUII.LLI as follows:

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Two (2) cop ie s of t h e Plan s h a l l be d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e County Planning Commission f o r i t s review and comments.

I f t h e proposed subdiv is ion abu t s o r w i l l be t raversed by an e x i s t i n g o r proposed s t a t e highway, one (1) copy s h a l l be forwarded t o t h e d i s t r i c t o f f i c e of t h e Pennsylvania Department of Transpor ta t ion f o r i t s review and comment.

Three (3) cop ie s of t h e Prel iminary P lan accompanied by a f e a s i b i l i t y r e p o r t concerning t h e proposed method of sewage d i sposa l and water supply and a complete "Plan Revision Module" t o t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources f o r t h e i r review, comments and approval.

Two (2) cop ie s of t h e Plan t o t h e Borough.

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5. One ( 1 ) copy t o t h e County S o i l and Water Conservat ion District f o r e ros ion and sediment c o n t r o l review.

A t a r e g u l a r o r s p e c i a l Planning Commission meeting fo l lowing t h e submission of t h e P lan f o r approval and following a r e p o r t from t h e County Planning Commission and any o t h e r requi red agency, and i n no case a f t e r s i x t y (60) days from t h e t i m e of t h e Prel iminary Plan submission t o the Borough Sec re t a ry , t h e Planning Commission s h a l l eva lua te t h e p l a n s and r e p o r t s and determine whether t h e Pre l iminary Plan m e e t s wi th t h e o b j e c t i v e s and requirements of t h e Ordinance of t h e Borough. The Planning Commission s h a l l recommend approval , cond i t iona l approva l o r d i sapproval and submit i ts r e p o r t t o t h e Borough Counci l When t h e Planning Commission recommends d isapproval , the recommendation s h a l l spec i fy t h e d e f e c t s found i n t h e Prel iminary Plan and d e s c r i b e t h e requirements which have n o t been m e t and s h a l l c i t e t h e p rov i s ions of t h e ordinance, regu- l a t i o n s o r s t a t u t e s r e l i e d upon.

Following r e c e i p t of t h e Planning Commission's r e p o r t and w i t h i n n i n e t y (90) days fo l lowing submission of t h e Prel iminary Plan t o t h e Borough Zoning O f f i c e r (unless s a i d n i n e t y (90) days i s extended i n w r i t i n g by agreement of t h e a p p l i c a n t ) , t h e governing body s h a l l :

1. Evaluate t h e Appl icant ' s submission and a l l r e p o r t s and determine whether t h e p re l imina ry p lan meets t h e o b j e c t i v e s and requirements of t h e Borough Ordinances.

2. * Before a c t i n g on any prel iminary p lan , t h e Borough Council may hold a pub l i c hear ing .

3. E i t h e r approve, cond i t iona l ly approve o r disapprove t h e pre l iminary p lan .

4. Inform t h e Applicant i n w r i t i n g , communicated t o t h e Applicant pe r sona l ly o r mailed t o h i m a t h i s las tknownaddress n o t later than f i v e (5) days fo l lowing t h e dec is ion . When t h e a p p l i c a t i o n i s n o t approved i n terms as f i l e d , t h e d e c i s i o n s h a l l spec i fy t h e d e f e c t s found i n t h e a p p l i a a t i o n and d e s c r i b e t h e requirements which have n o t been m e t and s h a l l c i te t h e p rov i s ions of t h e ordinances, r egu la t ions o r s t a t u t e s r e l i e d upon.

Approval of t h e Pre l iminary Plan s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e approval of t h e proposed subdiv is ion o r l and development only i n r e s p e c t t o t h e gene ra l des ign , t h e approximate dimensions, and o t h e r planned f e a t u r e s . t h e Applicant t o t h e genera l scheme of the P lan as approved and permi ts t h e Applicant t o begin p repa ra t ion of t h e F ina l Plan. n o t a u t h o r i z e t h e record ing , sale o r t r a n s f e r of l o t s n o r i n s t a l l a t i o n of improvements.

Pre l iminary approval b i n d s

Prel iminary approval does

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Limi ta t ion of Pre l iminary Approval

Approval of a Pre l iminary Plan s h a l l be v a l i d f o r a per iod of one (1) year . I f t h e a p p l i c a n t does n o t submit a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r F i n a l approval w i t h i n one (1) year a f t e r approval of t h e Prel iminary Plan, t h e Pre l iminary approval s h a l l become n u l l and void.

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SECTION 304 . FINAL PLANS - PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

Unless a p re l imina ry p l a n i s not requir.ed (minor subd iv i s ion ) , approval of a pre l iminary p l a n must precede an app l i ca t ion f o r t h e f i l i n g of a F i n a l Plan. F i n a l Plans s h a l l conform i n a l l important d e t a i l s wi th t h e Prel iminary Plans as previous ly approved and any .condi t ions s p e c i f i e d i n t h e approval of Prel iminary P lans s h a l l b e incorpora ted i n t h e f i n a l p lans . The F i n a l Plan app l i ca t ion and documentation and f e e s s h a l l be submitted t o t h e Borough Sec re t a ry a t least four teen (14) days p r i o r t o t h e next r e g u l a r l y scheduled meeting of t h e Planning Commission. The p l ans s h a l l cons i s t of t h e fo l lowing information:

A. & cop ies of a map o r series of maps, c l e a r l y marked "FINAL PLAN", on shee t s 18" x 24" drawn t o scale n o t smaller than one hundred (100) f e e t t o one (1) inch. Where more than one shee t is r equ i r ed , a n index s h e e t of t h e e n t i r e subd iv i s ion o r land development s h a l l be shown on a shee t of t h e same s i z e . The F i n a l P lan s h a l l b e drawn i n ink on a d u r a b l e material and s h a l l show t h e f o 1 lowing :

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Name o r i d e n t i f y i n g t i t l e of t h e proposed subd iv i s ion - o r land development.

North p o i n t , scale and data .

Diagram, a t a s c a l e not smaller than two thousand (2,000) f e e t t o one (1 ) i nch , i d e n t i f y i n g t h e loca t ion of t h e s i te wi th in t h e munic ipa l i ty .

Name of t h e record owners and subdiv ider of t h e proper ty w i t h a f f i d a v i t of ownership.

N a m e of t h e r e g i s t e r e d engineer, surveyor o r o t h e r q u a l i f i e d i n d i v i d u a l r e s p o n s i b l e f o r prepara t ion of t h e F i n a l Plan w i t h c e r t i f i c a t i o n of a r e g i s t e r e d engineer c e r t i f y i n g t o accuracy of t h e Plan and t h e c e r t i f i c a t i o n of t h e r e g i s t e r e d profess iona l land surveyor c e r t i f y i n g t o t h e accuracy of t h e per imeter survey.

F i n a l t rac t boundary l i n e s , right-of-way l i n e s of streets, easements, and o t h e r rights-of-way, and property l i n e s of r e s i d e n t i a l l o t s and o t h e r s i tes w i t h a c c u r a t e dimensions, bear ings o r d e f l e c t i o n angles , and r a d i i , arc and c e n t r a l ang le s of a l l curves , and b u i l d i n g set-back l i n e s .

Statement of owner o f f e r ing t h e ded ica t ion of any streets, rights-of-way and any sites f o r publ ic use.

F i n a l p l ans , p r o f i l e s of streets and c r o s s s e c t i o n s of streets showing grades, t y p e of cons t ruc t ion , t h e wid th of right-of-way, width of car tway, curb cons t ruc t ion , l oca t ion and width of s idewalks and l o c a t i o n and s i z e of u t i l i t y mains as applicablk.

All e x i s t i n g streets on o r ad jacent t o t h e tract inc luding name, r ight-of- way, wid th and pavement width.

Dimensions and loca t ions of a l l e x i s t i n g bu i ld ings , s a n i t a r y and storm sewers, water mains, c u l v e r t s , f i r e hydran t s and o t h e r s i g n i f i c a n t man-made f e a t u r e s on o r ad jacent t o t h e tract .

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11. Plans and p r o f i l e s of proposed s a n i t a r y and/or s torm water sewers, w i t h grades and pipe s i z e s i n d i c a t e d , and a p l an of any proposed water d i s t r i - b u t i o n system showing p ipe s i z e s and l o c a t i o n of va lves and f i r e hydran t s as appl icable .

12. To ta l acreage, dens i ty , number and dimensions of l o t s , and number of proposed dwell ing u n i t s and/or s t r u c t u r e s i n t a b u l a r fonns; l o t numbers; minimum set-:back l i n e s f o r each l o t ; and parking f a c i l i t i e s ; proposed l o c a t i o n , dimensions and t y p e of dwe l l ing u n i t s and/or s t r u c t u r e s .

13. Playgrounds, publ ic bu i ld ings , p u b l i c areas and p a r c e l s of land proposed t o be dedicated and reserved f o r p u b l i c use.

14. An approved "Plan Revision Module" from t h e Department of Environmental Resources.

15. Evidence t h a t any requi red performance guarantee h a s been depos i ted w i t h t h e munic ipa l i ty (Sect ion 803 E, F).

16. Locat ion and d e s c r i p t i o n of survey monuments.

17. Any bonds o r agreements requi red by t h e Borough (Sect ion 803 E, F).

18. P lans i n d i c a t i n g compliance wi th a l l des ign s tandards contained i n A r t f c l e V o r V I 1 o r o the r a p p l i c a b l e Articles of t h i s Ordinance.

19. Any agreemefits requi red between t h e developer and t h e Borough.

20. Each F i n a l Plan s h a l l be accompanied by an "Application f o r Approval" on a form suppl ied by the Borough.

B. An Erosion and Sedimentation Cont ro l P l an pursuant t o t h e r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s of t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and c e r t i f i c a t i o n t h a t any permi t required thereunder has been issued. I n t h e case of an a p p l i - c a t i o n n o t r equ i r ing an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit, t h e P lanning Commission may r e q u i r e t h e Applicant t o submit h i s Plan to t h e County S o i l and Water Conservation District O f f i c e f o r review and approval. See Sec t ion 512,L.

C. Such .other information as may b e r equ i r ed by t h e Planning Commission o r the Governing Body i n t h e enforcement. of t h i s Ordinance.

D. The F i n a l P l an submission s h a l l cover t h e e n t i r e proposed subdiv is ion o r l a n d development as shown on t h e approved Pre l iminary Plan.

SECTION 305. FINAL PLANS - PROCESSING PROCEDURES.

The fol lowing processing procedures s h a l l be followed f o r F i n a l Plans:

A. The Applican t h e r equ i r ed F i n a l Plan documentation and f e e s t o a t least f o u r t e e n (14) days p r i o r t o t h e next regu- t h e Borough

l a r l y scheduled meeting of t h e Planning Commission.

The f i l i n g , review and a c t i o n of t h e F i n a l Plan s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h subsec t ion C, D and E of Sect ion 303 hereof dea l ing with Prel iminary Plans.

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C. Or ig ina l approved F i n a l P l ans f o r t h e subdiv is ion of land n o t in tended f o r development s h a l l b e c l e a r l y marked "NOT APPROVED FOR DEVELOPMENT", and no permit s h a l l b e i s sued f o r t h e erect . ion o r placement thereon of any b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e in tended f o r human occupancy ( r e s i d e n t i a l o r o the rwise ) , nor s h a l l any improvement under t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of t h i s Ordinance b e i n s t a l l e d thereon, un le s s and u n t i l app ropr i a t e p l ans and r e l a t e d documents are submit ted and approved i n accordance wi th t h e requirements of t h i s Ordinance.

D. No changes, e r a s u r e s , modi f ica t ions or r e v i s i o n s may be made on any F i n a l Plan a f t e r having been formal ly approved by t h e Governing Body u n l e s s t h e Plan is f i r s t resubmit ted t o t h e Borough and approved by Borough Council a f t e r recommendations of t h e Planning Commission.

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Borough Secretary .

APPROVED THIS day of 1991.

Robbrt Otto, Mayor

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ARTICLE IV

MODIFICATION OR ALTERATION OF REQUIREMENTS .

SECTION 400. '

Where Borough Council , upon recommendation of t h e Planning Commission, f i n d s t h a t ex t r ao rd ina ry hardships may r e s u l t wi th s t r i c t compliance w i t h t h i s Ordinance, Borough Council may make such reasonable a l t e r a t i o n o r modi f ica t ion h e r e t o as w i l l n o t be con t r a ry t o t h e pub l i c i n t e r e s t , a s s u r i n g t h a t t h e s p i r i t of t h i s Ordinance s h a l l b e observed and s u b s t a n t i a l j u s t i c e done.

I n recommending a l t e r a t i o n s o r modi f ica t ions of t h i s Ordinance, Borough Council may r e q u i r e such cond i t ions which may secure s u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e ob jec t ives , s tand- a r d s o r requirements so a l t e r e d o r modified.

SECTION 401. APPLICATION.

Application lo r any alteratlol l of rcquirciuciit shal l be submi ttcd in w r i t i n g by t h e Applicant. The a p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l s ta te f u l l y t h e grounds and facts r e l i e d upon by t h e Applicant. Wherever t h e Applicant i s r equ i r ed by t h i s Ordinance t o comply wi th t h e procedures ou t l ined i n Ar t ic le 111 of t h i s Ordinance, an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a l t e r a t i o n o r modi f ica t ion s h a l l b e f i l e d a t t h e t i m e t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r develop- m e n t l i s i n i t i a l l y f i l e d wi th t h e Planning Commission. 1.f. however, any r e q u e s t s f o r a l t e r a t i o n o r modi f ica t ion involves a v a r i a n c e from t h e Zoning Ordinance, t h e Applicant s h a l l f i r s t submit such reques t f o r v a r i a n c e of t h e Zoning Ordinance t o t h e Zoning Hearing Board pursuant t o t h e Zoning Ordinance and no f u r t h e r a c t i o n s h a l l b e taken on t h e reques t f o r a l t e r a t i o n o r modi f ica t ion from t h i s Ordinance u n t i l f i n a l a c t i o n has been taken by t h e Zoning Hearing Board.

SECTTON 402. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.

I n cons ider ing a r eques t f o r modi f ica t ion o r a l t e r a t i o n of t h e s e requirements, Borough Council s h a l l cons ider such reques t i n r ega rd t o Sect&on 101 of t h i s Ordinance.

Fac tors t o be considered i n determining whether a modi f ica t ion o r a l t e r a t i o n of t h i s Ordinance shodld be granted s h a l l include, b u t no t be l imi t ed to: of phys i ca l c i rcumstances o r condi t ions ; i m p o s s i b i l i t y of development of any k ind i n str ict conformity wi th t h i s Ordinance; t h e manner i n which a hardship w a s caused; t h e c h a r a c t e r of t h e neighborhood; and t h e de t r imen t t o t h e pub l i c welfare.

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The proposed land use s h a l l conform t o t h e adopted Borough Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan and any o t h e r Borough Ordinances or r egu la t ions .

Land sub jec t t o hazards t o l i f e , hea l th or proper ty , such as may ar ise from f i re , f loods , d i s e a s e o r o the r cause, s h a l l n o t be subdivided o r developed f o r bu i ld ing purposes un le s s t h e hazards have been e l imina ted o r unless t h e p lans show adequate safeguards a g a i n s t them.

Where no pub l i c water supply i s a v a i l a b l e t o t h e subd iv i s ion o r land development, t h e a p p l i c a n t s h a l l o b t a i n from t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environ- mental Resources, and o t h e r appropr i a t e governmental agencies , i f any, cert i- f i c a t e s of approval as t o t h e q u a l i t y and adequacy of t h e water supply proposed t o be u t i l i z e d and approval of t h e type and cons t ruc t ion methods t o b e employed i n t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of t h e i n d i v i d u a l water supply systems. A Plan Revis ion Module f o r l and development s h a l l be prepared i f requi red by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.

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Where t h e subd iv i s ion i s inaccess ib l e t o s a n i t a r y sewers, t h e a p p l i c a n t s h a l l ob ta in from t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, and o t h e r appropr i a t e governmental agencies , i f any, c e r t i f i c a t e s of approval of t h e sewage d i s p o s a l f a c i l i t i e s t o b e provided. A Plan Revision Module f o r land development s h a l l be prepared i f requi red by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environment a 1 Resources . Proposed subd iv i s ions and land developments s h a l l b e coordinated w i t h t h e e x i s t i n g nearby neighborhoods s o t h a t t h e cornuni ty as a whole may develop harmoniously.

Improvement c o n s t r u c t i o n requirements w i l l b e completed under s p e c i f i c a t i o n s of t h e Pennsylvania Department of Transpor ta t ion , t h e Pennsylvania 'Department of Environmental Resources, o r o t h e r appropr i a t e agencies , o r t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s included h e r e i n , whichever s p e c i f i c a t i o n s s h a l l b e more s t r i n g e n t i n a p p l i c a t i o n .

SECTION 501. STREETS. &:$ The arrangement, cha rac t e r , ' ex t en t , width, g rade and l o c a t i o n of a l l streets s h a l l conform t o t h e Borough Comprehensive Plan and s h a l l be considered i n t h e i r r e l a t i o n t o e x i s t i n g and planned streets, t o topographic condi t ions , t o pub l i c convenience and s a f e t y , and i n t h e i r appropr i a t e r e l a t i o n t o t h e proposed uses of the l and ' t o b e served by such streets and s h a l l conform t o the fol lowing Design Standards i n an manner accep tab le t o Borough Council.

A. Where n o t shown i n the Borough Comprehensive Plan, t h e arrangement of streets i n a subd iv i s ion o r land development s h a l l e i t h e r :

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2. Conform t o a neighborhood p lan t o m e e t a p a r t i c u l a r s i t u a t i o n where topographic o r o t h e r cond i t ions make cont inuance o r p r o j e c t i o n of e x i s t i n g streets imprac t icable .

B. Minor streets s h a l l be so l a i d o u t t h a t t h e i r u s e by th rough- t r a f f i c w i l l b e discouraged.

C. Where a subd iv i s ion o r land development a b u t s o r c o n t a i n s an e x i s t i n g o r proposed a r te r ia l street o r a r a i l r o a d right-of-way o r r a i l c ros s ing , access t h e r e t o s h a l l b e l i m i t e d t o a minimum number of i n t e r s e c t i o n s as p r a c t i c a b l e and such major access i n t e r s e c t i o n s wi th a r t e r i a l streets and/or r a i l c r o s s i n g s s h a l l be determined wi th due regard f o r s i g h t d i s t a n c e , d i s t a n c e between i n t e r s e c t i o n s , approach grades and requirements f o r f u t u r e grade sepa ra t ions .

D. Marginal access s t reets p a r a l l e l i n g such l i m i t e d access ar ter ia l streets s h a l l b e r equ i r ed , i n such cases where p rac t i cab le , r eve r s ing t h e f ron tage of resi- d e n t i a l p r o p e r t i e s w i th a screen p l an t ing contained i n a non-access r e s e r v a t i o n s t r i p a long t h e rear of and between t h e proper ty l i n e and t h e a r te r ia l street right-of-way; such r e s e r v e s t r i p s s h a l l b e p roh ib i t ed except where t h e i r c o n t r o l i s d e f i n i t e l y p laced wi th t h e munic ipa l i ty under sanc t ion of t h e i r s o l i c i t o r approves a duly recorded c o n t r o l t o be exerc ised by o t h e r s .

E. S t r e e t j ogs w i t h c e n t e r l i n e o f f s e t s of less than one hundred and twenty-five (125) f e e t s h a l l b e avoided.

F. A tangent a t least one hundred (100) f e e t long s h a l l b e in t roduced between curves on a r t e r i a l and c o l l e c t o r streets.

G. When connect ing s t ree t l i n e s d e f l e c t from each o the r more than t e n degrees ( lo ' ) , they s h a l l b e connected w i t h a curve, w i th a r a d i u s adequate t o a s s u r e a s i g h t d i s t a n c e of a t least two hundred (200) f e e t .

H. S t r e e t s s h a l l b e l a i d out t o i n t e r s e c t as n e a r l y as p o s s i b l e a t r i g h t ang le s and no street s h a l l i n t e r s e c t any o t h e r street a t less than s i x t y degrees (60O).

I. Al leys s h a l l be permi t ted only i n cases where necessary.

J. S t r e e t right-of-way widths sha l l b e no t less than as fol lows:

Arter ia l S t r e e t s - 80 - 120 f e e t Co l l ec to r S t r e e t s - 50 - 80 f e e t Minor S t r e e t s - 50 f e e t Marginal Access S t r e e t s - 50 f e e t Alley - 20 f e e t

K. Dead-end streets, designed t o b e so permanently, s h a l l n o t be longe r than 1,5.00 f e e t nor s e r v e mQre than 32 dwell ing u n i t s , and s h a l l be provided wi th a t u r n around having an o u t s i d e berm diameter of a t least e igh ty (80) f e e t and a p rope r ty l i n e d iameter of a t least one hundred (100) f e e t .

L. No street grade sha l l be less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) o r more than t e n percent ( lo%), un le s s topographic cond i t ions snake a s t e e p e r grade necessary.

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M. Where t h e grade o f . a n y street a t t h e approach t o an i n t e r s e c t i o n exceeds seven percent (7%), a l e v e l i n g area s h a l l be provided having n o t g r e a t e r than f o u r percent ( 4 % ) grades f o r a d i s t a n c e of twenty-five (25) f e e t measured from t h e n e a r e s t right-of-way l i n e of t h e i n , t e r s e c t i n g street.

N. Curb Radi i - A t street i n t e r s e c t i o n s curb r a d i i s h a l l b e n o t less than f i f t e e n (15) f e e t f o r i n t e r s e c t i o n s between minor streets, twenty-five (25) feet f o r i n t e r s e c t i o n s wi th minor and c o l l e c t o r , and t h i r t y - f i v e (35) f e e t f o r i n t e r - s e c t i o n s of c o l l e c t o r wi th c o l l e c t o r o r such g r e a t e r r a d i i as is requi red f o r t h e s p e c i f i c i n t e r s e c t i o n s . t

0. Half s t r e e t s o r p a r t i a l streets s h a l l no t b e permit ted except where e s s e n t i a l t o t h e reasonable subdiv is ion of t h e tract and where s a t i s f a c t o r y assurance f o r dedica t ion of t h e remaining po r t ion of t h e street can b e secured.

P. S u i t a b l e access and street openings f o r the subd iv i s ion o r land development of ad jacent unsubdivided land s h a l l be provided.

Q. Mul t ip l e i n t e r s e c t i o n s involv ing junc t ion of more than two (2) roads s h a l l be prohib i ted . Where t h i s proves impossible, such i n t e r s e c t i o n s s h a l l be designed wi th extreme care f o r both pedes t r i an and v e h i c u l a r s a f e t y .

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The,minimum r a d i u s a t t h e c e n t e r l i n e f o r h o r i z o n t a l curves s h a l l be: f o r primary street, f i v e hundred (500) f e e t ; f o r secondary s t reets , t h r e e hundred (300) f e e t ; f o r l o c a l streets, one hundred f i f t y (150) f e e t .

Vertical curves s h a l l be used i n grade d i f f e r e n t i a l s exceeding an alge- b r a i c d i f f e r e n c e of two percent ( 2 % ) , and s h a l l b e designed f o r maximum v i s i b i l i t y . I n t e r s e c t i o n s s h a l l b e approached on a l l s i d e s by l e v e l i n g areas; and no streets s h a l l have a grade exceeding t h r e e percent (3%) a t a po in t f i f t y (50) f e e t back from t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of t h e c e n t e r l i n e of s a i d street wi th t h e c e n t e r l i n e of a l o c a l and secondary street, o r s i x t y (60) f e e t back from t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of t h e c e n t e r l i n e of s a i d street wi th t h e c e n t e r l i n e of a primary street.

On a l l curves of more than f i v e hundred (500) f e e t r a d i u s a t c e n t e r l i n e , on primary streets, t h e cartway s h a l l b e super e leva ted in :accordance wi th t h e Standard Spec i f i ca t ions of M t . Ho l ly Springs Borough Council f o r bu i ld ing roads.

S. Within any i d e n t i f i e d f lood prone area, t h e f i n i s h e d e l e v a t i o n of a proposed new street s h a l l be no more than one (1) f o o t below the Es tab l i shed Flood Elevat ion of t h e one hundred (100) year f lood .

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Easements ac ross l o t s , centerred on rear o r s i d e l o t l i n e s , o r where necessary f o r u t i l i t i e s s h a l l n o t be less than f i f t e e n (15) f e e t i n width, where streams, d ra in - ageways o r water channels are involved, an easement s h a l l b e descr ibed a t least t h i r t y (30) f e e t i n width measuring f i f t e e n (15) f e e t on each s i d e of t h e stream o r channel plus o n e h a l f (l'/2) t h e width of t h e normal stream o r channel.

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SECTION 503 . BLOCKS.

A. The l eng th , wid th and shape of b locks s h a l l b e determined with due r ega rd t o :

1. IJrovision of adequate b u i l d i n g sites f o r t h e s p e c i a l type of u s e contemplated.

2. Requirements as t o l o t s i z e and dimensions.

3. Needs f o r convenient access , c i r c u l a t i o n , c o n t r o l and s a f e t y of street t r a f f i c . I

4 . Limi ta t ions and o p p o r t u n i t i e s of topography.

B. Block l eng ths s h a l l no t exceed e ighteen hundred (1,800) f e e t .

C. I n cases where t h e b lock l eng th exceeds s ix hundred (600) f e e t o r where deemed ' e s s e n t i a l t o provide pedes t r i an c i r c u l a t i o n t o schools , playgrounds, shopping c e n t e r s and o t h e r community f a c i l i t i e s , an easement f o r a crosswalk sha l l be provided of n o t less than t en (10) f e e t wide.

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Lot dimensions and areas s h a l l conform t o t h e minimums requi red by t h e Borough Zoning Ordinance f o r t h e d i s t r i c t s i n which t h e subd.ivision i s loca ted and s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o a l l a p p l i c a b l e State and Borough r egu la t ions regarding l o t area inc luding A c t 537 (Pennsylvania Sewage F a c i l i t i e s Act) , as amended.

The subdiv id ing of t he land s h a l l be such as t o provide each l o t w i t h sat is- f a c t o r y access t o means of a p u b l i c street which s h a l l conform t o Borough s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .

Front , s i d e and rear ya rds s h a l l be i n conformance wi th t h e Borough Zoning Ordinance.

Side l i n e s of l o t s s h a l l normally be a t r i g h t angles t o street l i n e s on s t r a i g h t streets o r r a d i a l t o street lines on curved streets.

Corner l o t s shal l b e s u f f i c i e n t l y wide t o a l low t h e requi red bu i ld ing r e s t r i c t i o n l i n e t o c o n t r o l t h e l o c a t i o n of a s t r u c t u r e a long t h e long dimensioned f r o n t a g e of the l o t .

Double f ron tage l o t s , extending through t h e b lock from street t o street, s h a l l o r d i n a r i l y be prohib i ted .

SECTION 505. PUBLIC GROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES.

Where a proposed park , playground, school , easement or o the r public use shown i n t h e Borough Comprehensive Plan o r i n t h e opinion of t h e Borough Council upon recommendations of t h e Planning Commission i s necessary , Borough Council may r e q u i r e t h e d e d i c a t i o n o r r e s e r v a t i o n of such area wi th in t h e subdiv is ion o r land development i n a reasonable manner.

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SECTION 505 A . RECREATIOR SPACE

A . A l l r e s i d e n t i a l s u b d i v i s i o n s or l a n d d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n s s u b m i t t e d a f t e r t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e of t h i s c h a p t e r s h a l l p r o v i . d e f o r s u i t a b l e a n d a d e q u a t e r e c r e a t i o n i n o r d e r t o :

(1) E n s u r e . . a d e q u a t e r e c r e a t i o n a l a r e a s a n d f a c i l i t i e s t o s e r v e t h e f u t u r e r e s i d e n t s of t h e b o r o u g h .

( 2 ) M a i n t a i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h r e c r e a t i o n a l s t a n d a r d s a s d e v e l o p e d by' t h e N a t i o n a l R e c r e a t i o n a n d P a r k s A s s o c i a t i o n .

( 3 ) R e d u c e i n c r e a s i n g u s a g e p r e s s u r e on e x i s t i n g r e c r e a t i o n a l a r e a s a n d . f a c i l i t i e s .

(4) ' E n s u r e t h a t a l l p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e r e s i d e n t s h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n g a g e i n many a n d v a r i e d r e c r e a t i o n a l p u r s u i t s .

( 5 ) R e d u c e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h e b o r o u g 5 b e c o m i n g o v e r b u r d e n e d w i t h t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of many v e r y s m a l l , r a n d o m l y p l a c e d a n d w i d e l y s e p a r a t e d r e c r e a t i o n a r e a s .

B. R e q u i r e m e n t s .

(1) T h e a m o u n t o f l a n d r e q u i r e d t o b e p r o v i d e d for r e c r e a t i o n a l p u r p o s e s f o r r e s i d e n t i a l s u b d i v i s i o n s o r l a n d d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n s s h a l l b e a s f o l l o w s :

I ( a ) S i n g l e - f a m i l y d e v e l o p m e n t s . I n t h e ca se of a s i n g l e - f a m i l y s u b d i v i s i o n o r l a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h r e e o r m o r e l o t s , t h e a p p l i c a n t s h a l l p r o v i d e a minimum o f s e v e n h u n d r e d t w e n t y - f i v e ( 7 2 5 ) s q u a r e f e e t p e r l o t .

( b ) M u l t i p l e - f a m i l y d e v e l o p m e n t s . I n m u l t i p l e - f a m i l y d e v e l o p m e n t s , a minimum c o n t i g u o u s a rea of t e n p e r c e n t (10%) of t h e t o t a l a r e a s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d f o r r e c r e a t i o n , e x c l u s i v e of s t r e e t r i g h t - o f - w a y of t h e l a n d b e i n g d e v e l o p e d .

( 2 ) A maximum of t w e n t y - f i v e p e r c e n t (25%) of t h e t o t a l l a n d a r ea r e q u i r e d by t h i s s e c t i o n t o be p r o v i d e d f o r r e c r e a t i o n may c o n s i s t of f l o o d p l a i n a r e a s .

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( 3 ) S u c h l a n d set. a s i d e s h a l l b e s u i t a b l e t o s e r v e t h e p u r p o s e o f a c t i v e a n d / o r p a s s i v e r e c r e a t i o n by r e a s o n of i t s s i z e , s h a p e , l o c a t i o n a n d t o p o g r a p h y and s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e Borough C o u n c i l .

(4) T h e a p p l i c a n t s h a l l s a t i s f y t h e B o r o u g h ' C o u n c i l t h a t t h e r e a r e a d e q u a t e p r o v i s i o n s t o a s s u r e r e t e n t i o n and a.11 f u t u r e m a i n t e n a n c e o f s u c h r e c r e a t i o n a r e a s b y m a i n t a i n i n g o x n e r s h i p or by p r o v i d i n g f o r a n d e s t a b l i s h i n g a n o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r - - t h e o w n e r s h i p a n d m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e r e c r e a t i o n a r e a , a n d s u c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a l l n o t b e d i s s o l v e d , n o r s h a l l i t d i s p o s e o f t h e r e c r e a t i o n ;rea by s a l e or o t h e r w i s e , e x c e p t t o a n o r g a n i z a t i o n c o n c e i v e d a n d e s t a b l i s h e d t o own a n d m a i n t a i n t h e r e c r e a t i o n a r e a w i t h o u t f i r s t o f f e r i n g t o d e d i c a t e t h e same t o t h e b o r o u g h .

C. R e c r e a t i o n a r e a l o c a t i o n c r i t e r i a . The P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n a n d t h e B o r o u g h C o u n c i l , i n e x e r c i s i n g t h e i r d u t i e s r e g a r d i n g t h e a p p r o v a l o f s u b d i v i s i o n a n d l a n d d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n s , s h a l l c o n s i d e r t h e f o l l o w i n g c r i t e r i a i n d e t e r m i n i n g w h e t h e r t o a p p r o v e t h e p r o p o s e d l o c a t i o n of r e c r e a t i o n a r e a s i n t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s s u b d i v i s i o n o r l a n d d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n :

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a c c e s s i b l e f r o m a l l a r e a s o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t t o b e s e r v e d , h a v e good i n g r e s s a n d e g r e s s a n d h a v e access t o a s t r e e t ; h o w e v e r , no s t r e e t s h a l l t r a v e r s e t h e s i t e or s i t e s .

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( 3 ) S i z e a n d s h a p e for t h e s i t e or s i t e s s h a l l b e s u i t a b l e f o r d e v e l o p m e n t a s a p a r t i c u l a r t y p e of p a r k .

(4) When d e s i g n i n g a n d d e v e l o p i n g t h e s e r e c r e a t i o n a r e a s , i t s h a l l b e d o n e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s t a n d a r d s e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e N a t i o n a l R e c r e a t i o n a n d P a r k s A s s o c i a t i o n a n d i n c o n f o r m a n c e w i t h t h e b o r o u g h ' s r e c r e a t i o n p l a n .

( 5 ) S i t e o r s i t e s s h a l l , t o t h e g r e a t e s t e x t e n t p r a c t i c a l , be e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e t o e s s e n t i a l u t i l i t i e s , water , sewer , power a n d s i t e m a i n t e n a n c e .

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I n a d d i t i o n - t o * - a p p r o v i a g t h e s i t e o f r e c r e a t i o n a r e a s t o b e - d e d i c a t e d t o t h e b o r o u g h , t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l make i t s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o t h e B o r o u g h C o u n c i l a s t o w h e t h e r t h e d e d i c a t i o n s h o u l d b e a c c e p t e d b y t h e b o r o u g h .

S u c h a r e a d e d i c a t e d t o t h e b o r o u g h f o r p u b l i c use s h a l l b e s u i t a b l e f o r r e c r e a t i o n a l p u r p o s e s by 2

r e a s o n o f s i z e , s h a p e , l o c a t i o n , t o p o g r a p h y a n d a c c e s s .

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When t h e B o r o u g h C o u n c i l d e e m s i t t o b e i n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t t o a c c e p t d e d i c a t e d l a n d , s u c h a c c e p t a n c e s h a l l b e by m e a n s o f a d e e d o f d e d i c a t i o n , w h i c h s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e d e d i c a t e d r e c r e a t i o n a r e a .

l i e u of d e d i c a t i o n .

Where t h e Borough C o u n c i l d e t e r m i n e s t h a t b e c a u s e o f t h e s i z e , s h a p e , l o c a t i o n , access , t o p o g r a p h y or o t h e r p h y s i c a l f e a t u r e s o f t h e l a n d t h a t i t is i m p r a c t i c a l t o d e d i c a t e l a n d t o the m u n i c i p a l i t y or s e t as ide a r e c r e a t i o n a r e a a s r e q u i r e d by t h i s A r t i c l e , t h e b o r o u g h s h a l l r e q u i r e a p a y m e n t of a f e e i n l i e u of d e d i c a t i o n of such l a n d , w h i c h s h a l l b e p a y a b l e t o t h e borough prior t o a p p r o v a l of e a c h f i n a l s e c t i o n of t h e o v e r a l l p l a n b y t h e Borough C o u n c i l .

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(4) A f e e a u t h o r i z e d u n d e r t h i s s u b s e c t i o n ' s h a l l , u p o n i t s r e c e i p t b y a m u n i c i p a l i t y , b e d e p o s i t e d i n a n i n t e r e s t - b e a r i n g . a c c o u n t , c l e a r l y i d e n t i f y i n g t h e . s p e c i f i c r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s f o q w h i c h t h e f e e was r e c e i v e d . I n t e r e s t e a r n e d on s;th a c c o u n t s s h a l l become f u n d s o f t h a t a c c o u n t . F u n d s f r o m s u c h a c c o u n t s s h a l l b e e x p e n d e d o n l y in p r o p e r l y a l l o c a b l e p o r t i o n s o f t h e c o s t i n c u r r e d t o c o n s t r u c t t h e s p e c i f i c r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s f o r w h i c h t h e f u n d s w e r e c o l l e c t e d .

5 ) Upon r e q u e s t o f a n y p e r s o n who p a i d a n y f e e u n d e r t h i s s u b s e c t i o n , t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y s h a l l r e f u n d s u c h f e e , p l u s i n t e r e s t a c c u m u l a t e d t h e r e o n f r o m t h e d a t e o f p a y m e n t , i f t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y h a d f a i l e d t o u t i l i z e t h e f e e p a i d f o r t h e p u r p o s e s s e t f o r t h i n t h i s s e c t i o n w i t h i n t h r e e ( 3 ) yea r s f r o m t h e d a t e s u c h f e e was p a i d .

( 6 ) No m u n i c i p a l i t y s h a l l h a v e t h e power t o r e q u i r e t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of r e c r e a t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s o r t h e d e d i c a t i o n o f l a n d o r f e e s i n l i e u t h e r e o f o r p r i v a t e r e s e r v a t i o n , e x c e p t a s m a y b e p r o v i d e d by s t a t u t e .

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SECTION 506. STORM DRAINAGE.

A. Lots s h a l l be l a i d out and graded t o provide p o s i t i v e d ra inage away from new and e x i s t i n g bu i ld ings .

Storm sewers, c u l v e r t s and r e l a t e d i n s t a l l a t i o n s s h a l l b e provided: B.

1. To permit unimpeded flow of n a t u r a l watercourses.

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3. To i n t e r c e p t storm w a t e r runoff along streets a t i n t e r v a l s reasonably r e l a t e d t o t h e e x t e n t and grade of t h e area drained.

4. It s h a l l b e recognized by t h e subdivider t h a t storm w a t e r may b e concen- t r a t e d above t h e proposed subdivisaon and adequate p rov i s ions s h a l l b e made f o r s torm water en te r ing t h e subdivided land as w e l l as l eav ing it.

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C. I n t h e design of storm sewerage i n s t a l l a t i o n s , s p e c i a l cons ide ra t ion s h a l l b e given t o avoid ing problems which could a r i se from concen t r a t ion of s torm water runoff over ad jacen t p rope r t i e s .

D. The developer s h a l l submit h i s engineer ' s c a l c u l a t i o n s upon which t h e s i ze of condui t s , c u l v e r t s and o t h e r po r t ions of t h e proposed s torm sewer s y s t e m has been based.

SECTION 507. SANITARY SEWERS.

The developer s h a l l p l an and c o n s t r u c t s a n i t a r y sewers wi th p rov i s ions f o r connection t o each l o t i n t h e proposed subdiv is ion o r land development in a l l cases where pub l i c sewers are planned o r a v a i l a b l e wi th in 1,000 f e e t of the subd iv i s ion o r l and development.

Within any i d e n t i f i e d f lood prone a rea , a l l new o r replacement s a n i t a r y sewer f a c i l i t i e s , and p r i v a t e package sewage t reatment p l a n t s ( inc lud ing a l l pumping s t a t i o n s and c o l l e c t o r systems) s h a l l b e designed t o minimize o r e l imina te i n f i l t r a t i o n of f lood waters i n t o t h e systems and d ischarges from t h e systems i n t o t h e f lood waters. I n add i t ion , they should be loca ted and cons t ruc ted t o minimize o r e l imina te f lood damage and impairment.

SECTION 508. PUBLIC WATER.

The developer s h a l l p l an and i n s t a l l water mains wi th p rov i s ions f o r connect ion t o each l o t i n a proposed subdiv is ion i n a l l cases where a p u b l i c water m a i n i s a v a i l a b l e o r e x i s t s w i th in 1,000 feet of t h e proposed subdiv is ion .

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The developer & A l l a l s o p lace f i r e hydrants along s a i d water mains a t l o c a t i o n s approved by t h e

Within any i d e n t i f i e d f lood prone a rea , a l l new o r replacement water f a c i l i t i e s s h a l l be designed t o minimize o r e l imina te i n f i l t r a t i o n of f l o o d w a t e r s i n t o t h e system, and be l oca t ed and cons t ruc ted t o m i n i m i z e o r eliminate f lood damages.

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Wherever p o s s i b l e and f e a s i b l e , u t i l i t i e s should be i n s t a l l e d i n easements provided a t r e a r p rope r ty l i n e s .

Within any i d e n t i f i e d f lood prone area, a l l u t i l i t i e s such as gas l i n e s , e lectr ical and te lephone systems being p laced i n i d e n t i f i e d flood-prone areas .should b e loca ted , e leva ted (where p o s s i b l e ) and cons t ruc ted t o minimize t h e chance of impairment dur ing a f lood .

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1. A l l l o t s , t rac t s o r pa rce l s s h a l l b e graded t o provide proper d ra inage away from b u i l d i n g s and dispose of i t wi thout ponding, and all l and w i t h i n a development s h a l l be graded t o d r a i n and d i spose of s u r f a c e w a t e r wi thout ponding.

2. All dra inage provis ions s h a l l be of such des ign t o adequately handle t h e s u r f a c e runoff and c a r r y i t t o the nearest s u i t a b l e o u t l e t such as a curbed s t ree t , storm d ra in , o r n a t u r a l watercourse. Where dra inage swales are used t o d i v e r t s u r f a c e waters away from bu i ld ings , they s h a l l b e sodded o r p lan ted as r equ i r ed and s h a l l b e of such s lope , shape and s i z e as t o conform wi th t h e requirements of t h e Borough.

3. Concentrat ion of su r face water runoff s h a l l only be permit ted i n swales loading t o n a t u r a l watercourses o r n a t u r a l watercourses .

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Cut and f i l l s lopes s h a l l n o t be s t e e p e r than 2.1 un le s s s t a b i l i z e d by a r e t a i n i n g w a l l o r c r ibb ing except as approved by t h e Commission when handled under s p e c i a l cond i t ions .

Adequate provis ions s h a l l b e made t o prevent su r face water from damaging t h e out f a c e of excavations o r t h e s lop ing s u r f a c e s of f i l l s .

Cut and f i l l s s h a l l no t endanger ad jo in ing property.

F i l l s h a l l be placed and compacted s o as t o minimize s l i d i n g o r e r o s i o n of t h e s o i l .

F i l l s s h a l l no t encroach on natural watercourses o r cons t ruc t ion channels.

F i l l s placed ad jacent t o n a t u r a l watercourses o r cons t ruc ted channels s h a l l have s u i t a b l e p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t e ros ions dur ing pe r iods of flooding.

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h. During grading ope ra t ions , necessary measures f o r d u s t c o n t r o l w i l l b e exerc ised .

i. Grading equipment w i l l n o t b e allowed t o c r o s s l i ve streams. Provis ions w i l l ' b e made f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of c u l v e r t s o r b r idges .

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s h a l l b e placed underground i n compliance w i t h t h e Publ ic Utilities Commission r egu la t ions o r o the r a p p l i c a b l e r egu la t ions .

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B. The e l e c t r i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n system s h a l l be i n s t a l l e d and maintained i n accordance wi th a l l app l i cab le codes and r egu la t ions governing such systems.

C. Plans f o r t h e electrical d i s t r i b u t i o n system s h a l l be submitted t o t h e Munic ipa l i t f f o r review and are s u b j e c t t o the approval of t h e Municipali ty.

D. Where e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e i s suppl ied by underground methods, and p r i o r t o t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of streets, cu rbs , sidewalks and driveways, t h e subdiv ider s h a l l provide and i n s t a l l t h e f a c i l i t i e s f o r a street l i g h t i n g s y s t e m , c o n s i s t i n g of cab le s , condui t and l i g h t s tandards . Such s y s t e m s h a l l comply wi th the s p e c i f i - c a t i o n .of t h e appropr i a t e pub l i c u t i l i t y and b e approved by t h e Borough, so t h a t upon ded ica t ion of t h e improvements, t h e Borough can. e n t e r i n t o a street l i g h t i n g c o n t r a c t wi th s a i d pub l i c u t i l i t y .

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Whenever sedimentation i s caused by s t r i p p i n g vegeta t ion , regrading o r o t h e r development, i t s h a l l b e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e person, corpora t ion o r o t h e r e n t i t y causing such sedimentat ion t o remove it from a l l ad jo in ing s u r f a c e s , d ra inage systems and watercourses and t o r e p a i r any damage a t h i s expense as qu ick ly as poss ib le .

Maintenance of a l l d ra inage f a c i l i t i e s and watercourses wi th in any subd iv i s ion o r land development i s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e developer u n t i l they are accepted by t h e Borough o r some o t h e r o f f i c i a l agency and u n t i l t h e e x p i r a t i o n of a maintenance bond, i f any, a f t e r which they become t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e accep t ing agency.

It i s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of any person, corpora t ion , o r o the r e n t i t y doing any act on o r ac ross a communal stream, watercourse, o r swale o r upon t h e f lood p l a i n o r right-of-way thereof , t o main ta in as nea r ly as poss ib l e i n i ts p resen t s ta te t h e stream, watercourse, swale, f lood p l a i n o r right-of-way dur ing t h e pendency of t h e a c t i v i t y and t o r e t u r n i t t o i t s o r i g i n a l o r equal cond i t ion a f t e r such a c t i v i t y i s completed.

Maintenance of drainage f a c i l i t i e s o r watercourses o r i g i n a t i n g and completely on p r i v a t e property .is t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e owner t o t h e h p o i n t of open d ischarge a t t h e property l i ne o r a t a communal watercourse wi th in t h e . p r o p e r t y .

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Where a s u b d i v i s i o n o r l a n d development is t r a v e r s e d by a watercourse, t h e r e s h a l l be provided a d ra inage casement o r right-of-way conforming s u b s t a n t i a l l y wi th t h e l i n e of such watercourse, and of such wid th as w i l l b e adequate t o preserve n a t u r a l drainage.

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Each person, c o r p o r a t i o n , o r o t h e r e n t i t y which makes any s u r f a c e changes s h a l l b e r equ i r ed to :

1. Co l l ec t o n - s i t e s u r f a c e runoff and d i spose of i t t o the po in t of d i scha rge i n t o t h e common n a t u r a l watercourse of t h e d ra inage area.

2. Handle e x i s t i n g and p o t e n t i a l o f f - s i t e runoff through h i s development by des ign ing t o adequate ly handle storm runoff from a f u l l y developed area ups t r earn.

3. Pay h i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e sha re of t h e t o t a l c o s t of o f f - s i t e improvements t o t h e common n a t u r a l watercourse, based on a fulLy developed dra inage area.

4 . Provide and i n s t a l l a t h i s expense, i n accordance w i t h Borough requirements, a l l d r a i n a g e and e ros ion c o n t r o l improvements (temporary and permanent) as requ i r ed by t h e Erosion and Sediment Cont ro l Plan.

It i s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the Borough t o keep a l l major streams n o t under t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f o t h e r o f f i c i a l agency, open and f r e e flowing.

The Borough w i l l assume t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r ma in ta in ing an open and f r e e flowing condi t ion i n a l l minor streams, watercourses and d r a i n a g e systems, cons t ruc ted o r improved i n accordance w i t h Borough design cr i ter ia , which are necessary f o r proper dra inage i n t h e d i s c r e t i o n of t h e Borough i f adequate right-of-way exists o r can be acquired.

The Borough s h a l l b e r equ i r ed to:

1. Assess and c o l l e c t from t h e developer t h e c o s t of o f f - s i t e improvements t o t h e common n a t u r a l watercourse except t h o s e r equ i r ed t o e x i s t i n g S t a t e roads. C o l l e c t i o n may b e delayed u n t i l t h e a s ses sed l a n d i s approved f o r development.

2. Acquire easements f o r such common n a t u r a l watercourse improvements.

3. Superbise such improvements t o completion.

Where e a r t h removal a c t i v i t i e s a r e engaged i n r e q u i r i n g a Department o f Environ- mental Resources permit, t h e permit from s a i d o f f i c e must b e i ssued p r i o r t o t h e i ssuance of any Borough bu i ld ing and zoning permit.

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L. The fo l lowing measures are e f f e c t i v e i n minimizing eros ion and sedimentat ion and s h a l l b e inc luded where app l i cab le i n t h e c o n t r o l plan:

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S t r i p p i n g of vege ta t ion , regrading o r o t h e r development s h a l l b e done i n such a way t h a t w i l l minimize erosion.

Development plans s h a l l p reserve s a l i e n t n a t u r a l f e a t u r e s , keep o u t - f i l l o p e r a t i o n s t o a minimum, and ensure conformity wi th topography s o as t o c r e a t e t h e least e ros ion p o t e n t i a l and adequate ly handle t h e volume and v e l o c i t y of ! sur face water runoff.

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Whenever f e a s i b l e , n a t u r a l vege ta t ion s h a l l b e r e t a i n e d , p ro t ec t ed and supplement ed . The d i s t u r b e d a rea and t h e dura t ion of exposure s h a l l be kept t o a p r a c t i c a l minimum.

Disturbed s o i l s s h a l l b e s t a b i l i z e d as quick ly as p rac t i cab le .

Temporary vegeta t ion and/or mulching sha l l be used t o p r o t e c t exposed c r i t i ca l areas during development.

The permanent ( f i n a l ) vege ta t ion and s t r u c t u r a l e ros ion c o n t r o l and d ra inage measures s h a l l be i n s t a l l e d as soon as p r a c t i c a l i n t h e development.

P rov i s ions s h a l l b e made t o e f f e c t i v e l y accommodate t h e increased runoff caused by changed s o i l and s u r f a c e cond i t ions during and af ter development. Where necessary , t he ra te of s u r f a c e water runoff w i l l be s t r u c t u r a l l y re ta rded .

Sediment i n t h e runoff water s h a l l b e t rapped u n t i l t h e d is turbed area i s s t a b i l i z e d by the use of d e b r i s bas ins , sediment bas ins , s i l t t r a p s o r s i m i l a r measures.

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ARTICLE V I

IMPROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. ’

SECTION 600. MONUMENTS.

Monuments s h a l l be p laced a t a l l b lock co rne r s , ang le poin ts , p o i n t s of cu rves i n streets and a t in t e rmed ia t e p o i n t s as may b e requi red by t h e Municipal Engineer.

The monuments s h a l l b e of such material, s i z e and l eng th as may b e approved by t h e Municipal Engineer.

SECTION 601. UTILITY AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

A. A l l underground and s u r f a c e phys ica l improvements s h a l l be provided i n each new subdiv is ion o r l and development i n accordance with s tandards and r e g u l a t i o n s e s t ab l i shed by the Municipal i ty .

B. I n t h e provis ion of sewer and water f a c i l i t i e s , a l l r e g u l a t i o n s and s t a n d a r d s e s t ab l i shed by t h e Borough s h a l l apply; however, i f a municipal a u t h o r i t y has been e s t ab l i shed t o adminis te r , i n s t a l l , and maintain such u t i l i t i e s , a l l r u l e s and r egu la t ions of s a i d a u t h o r i t y s h a l l b e appl ied.

C. Sidewalks s h a l l b e provided i n accordance wi th app l i cab le Borough Ordinances and a t p laces deemed necessary by t h e Planning Commissioq and Borough Council .

D. S t r e e t Name Signs. street name s i g n s a t a l l i n t e r s e c t i o n s . s tandards.

The subd iv i s ion o r l and development s h a l l be provided wi th Such s igns s h a l l conform t o Borough

E. S t r e e t Trees. The developer s h a l l seed t h e p lan t ing s t r i p between t h e curb and sidewalk, i f e i t h e r o r bo th are requi red . S t r e e t trees of a c a l i b e r n o t less than one and one-half (1-1/2) inches s h a l l b e provided and p lan ted f o r t y ( 4 0 ) t o s i x t y (60) feet a p a r t . The type and spac ing of t h e trees s h a l l b e approved by t h e Planning Commission and t h e Governing Body. Notwithstanding t h e above and i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t pub l i c sewers, water l i n e s , appurtenant s t r u c t u r e s , and t o i n s u r e t h e cont inuing s a f e u s e of s idewalks, cu rbs and o the r paved areas, t h e fo l lowing trees s h a l l n o t b e p lan ted as street trees:

1. Poplars; : a l l varieties. 2. Willows; a l l ,varieties. 3. White o r S i l v e r Maples (Acer Saccharinum). 4 . Aspens; a l l varieties. 5. Common Black Locusts.

F. All streets, drainage, curbs and g u t t e r , sidewalks and street l i g h t s s h a l l be in accordance wi th t h e latest s p e c i f i c a t i o n s as promolgated by t h e Borough.

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MOBILEHOME PARKS

SECTION 700. GENERAL.

I n add i t ion t o t h e r u l e s , r e g u l a t i o n s , s t anda rds and procedures e s t ab l i shed i n o t h e r s e c t i o n s of t h i s Ordinance, t h e following s h a l l a l s o app ly t o a l l mobilehome parks except where s p e c i f i c a l l y noted otherwise. \

SECTION 701. LICENSES AND PERMITS.

It s h a l l be unlawful f o r any person t o c o n s t r u c t , a l t e r , extend or maintain any mobilehome park w i t h i n t h e Munic ipa l i ty un le s s he ho lds a v a l i d Mobilehome Park License i ssued by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and a Mobilehome Park Permit i s sued by t h e Municipal i ty . The Mobilehome Park Permit s h a l l be renewed annual ly on t h e anniversary d a t e of i t s i ssuance . Ind iv idua l mobilehomes n o t l oca t ed i n a mobilehome park s h a l l n o t b e r equ i r ed t o o b t a i n a mobilehome park p e r m i t b u t s h a l l be required t o o b t a i n a b u i l d i n g permit b e f o r e being placed i n t h e Borough and s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o a l l ord inances and r e g u l a t i o n s that govern s i n g l e f a m i l y houses.

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Proposed mobilehome parks s h a l l fo l low t h e procedura l and p l a n requirements of Article I11 of t h i s Ordinance when applying f o r an i n i t i a l mobilehome park permit.

Mobilehome parks e x i s t i n g a t t h e t i m e of t h e adopt ion of t h i s Ordinance s h a l l b e requi red t o submit a n e x i s t i n g p l o t plan, drawn t o scale, when applying i n i t i a l l y f o r a mobilehome park permit as required under t h i s Ordinance, showing exac t l oca t ion , dimensions and p o s i t i o n of each t ra i le r and complete w i t h information r e f e r r e d t o i n Sec t ion 704, E, 1, d.

P r i o r t o any new cons t ruc t ion , a l t e r a t i o n or extens ion of a n e x i s t i n g mobilehome park, a p l o t p l an , drawn t o scale, showing exac t l oca t ion , dimensions and p o s i t i o n of each proposed t ra i le r o r s i te a t t h e mobilehome park i n d i c a t i o n compliance w i t h a l l app l i cab le p rov i s ions of t h i s Article, s h a l l be f i l e d w i t h t h e Borough Zoning Of f i ce r p r i o r t o t h e cons t ruc t ion , a l t e r a t i o n o r ex tens ion of a n e x i s t i n g mobilehome park.

Annual renewal permi ts s h a l l b e required and s h a l l b e i s sued by t h e Borough Council upon t h e fu rn i sh ing of proof by t h e Applicant t h a t park con t inues t o meet t h e s tandards requi red by t h e Department of Environmental Resources and t h i s Ordinance.

The i n i t i a l permit f e e for each mobilehome park and t h e annual renewal for each mobilehome park s h a l l be e s t a b l i s h e d by r e s o l u t i o n of Borough Council. IX.

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SECTION 702. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.

Every person hold ing a Mobilehome Park License s h a l l g ive n o t i c e i n w r i t i n g t o t h e Municipal i ty w i t h i n t e n (10) days a f t e r having so ld , t r a n s f e r r e d or otherwise d i s - posed o f , i n t e r e s t i n o r c o n t r o l of any mobilehome park. t h e name and 'address of ' t h e person succeeding t o t h e ownership or con t ro l of such mobilehome park. T h i s s e c t i o n s h a l l immeaiately apply t o a l l mobilehome parks with- i n t h e Borough r e g a r d l e s s of whether t h e mobilehome park e x i s t e d p r i o r t o enactment.

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SECTION 703. INSPECTTON OF MOBILEHOME PARKS.

A. The Munic ipa l i ty s h a l l have the power t o e n t e r a t reasonable . t imes upon any p r i v a t e or pub l i c property f o r t h e purpose of i n spec t ing and i n v e s t i g a t i n g cond i t ions r e l a t i n g t o mobilehome parks.

B. The Munic ipa l i ty s h a l l have t h e power t o i n s p e c t t h e r e g i s t e r conta in ing a record of a l l r e s i d e n t s of t h e mobilehome park.

C. This s e c t i o n s h a l l immediately apply t o a l l mobilehome parks wi th in t h e Borough r e g a r d l e s s of whether t h e mobilehome park e x i s t e d p r i o r t o enactment.

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SECTION 704. ENVIRONMENTAL, OPEN SPACE AND ACCESS REQUIREMEXTS.

A. General Requirements - Condition of t h e s o i l , groundwater level, dra inage and

The topography s h a l l n o t create hazards t o t h e proper ty or t h e h e a l t h or s a f e t y of t h e occupants and/or t o property owners a d j a c e n t t o t h e mobilehome park. s i te s h a l l n o t b e exposed t o ob jec t ionab le smoke, no i se , odors , o r o t h e r adve r se in f luences , and no po r t ion sub jec t t o unpred ic t ab le and/or sudden f lood ing , subsidence or eros ion s h a l l b e used f o r any purpose which would expose persons or proper ty t o hazards . This paragraph s h a l l immediately apply t o a l l mobilehome parks wi th in t.he Bobough r ega rd le s s of whether t h e mobilehome park e x i s t e d p r i o r t o enactment.

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B. S o i l and Ground Cover Requirements - Exposed ground ' sur faces i n a l l p a r t s of every mobilehome park s h a l l b e paved, or covered wi th s t o n e screening , o r s o l i d material, or pro tec t ed wi th a vege ta t ive growth t h a t i s capable of prevent ing s o i l e ros ion and of e l imina t ing ob jec t ionab le dust . This paragraph s h a l l immed- i a t e l y apply t o a l l mobilehome parks within t h e Borough r ega rd le s s of whether t h e mobilehome park ex i s t ed p r i o r t o enactment.

C. S i t e Drainage Requirements.

1. The ground s u r f a c e i n a l l p a r t s of every mobilehome park s h a l l b e graded and equipped t o d r a i n a l l su r f ace water i n a safe, e f f i c i e n t manner. I n t h e design of storm sewerage i n s t a l l a t i o n s , special cons ide ra t ion s h a l l b e given t o t h e avoidance of problems which may r e s u l t from storm water runoff over ad jacen t proper t ies .

2. Open Dratnageways - When open drainageways are used f o r t h e d i s p o s a l of s torm water, t h e Municipal i ty s h a l l review the design of such open drainageways i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e following:

a. Safety - s t e e p banks and deep pools s h a l l b e avoided.

b. Erosion - adequate measures s h a l l b e taken, such as seeding, sodding, paving or o t h e r measures as necessary t o prevent t h e e ros ion of banks and t h e scouring of t h e channel bottom.

C. S tagnat ion -. des ign of open drainageways s h a l l n o t create s t a g n a n t pools or swampy areas.

3.. These paragraphs (7.04, C, l., 2) s h a l l immediately apply t o a l l mobilehome parks w i t h i n t h e Borough regard less of whether t h e mobilehome park e x i s t e d p r i o r t o enactment.

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D. Areas f o r Non-Residential Uses.

1. No p a r t of any mobilehome park s h a l l b e used f o r non- re s iden t i a l purpose, except such uses t h a t are requi red f o r t h e d i r e c t s e r v i c i n g and w e l l betng of park r e s i d e n t s and f o r t h e management and maintenance of t h e patk.

2. Nothing contained i n t h i s s ec t ion s h a l l b e deened as p r o h i b i t i n g t h e s a l e of a mobilehome loca ted on a mobilehome s t and and connected t o t h e p e r t i - nen t u t i l i t i e s .

3. These paragraphs, (704, D, 1, 2) s h a l l immediately apply t o a l l mobilehome parks w i t h i n t h e Borough r ega rd le s s of whether t h e mobilehome park e x i s t e d p r i o r t o enactment.

E. Setbacks, Yards, Buffer Yards and Screen P lan t ing .

1. Compliance Requirements.

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The fol lowing requirements, (1) - (5), s h a l l apply t o a l l proposed mobilehome parks.

The fol lowing requirements, (1) - ( 5 ) , s h a l l apply t o t h e proposed i n d i v i d u a l mobilehome l o t s inc luded i n a proposed enlargement o r a d d i t i o n t o an e x i s t i n g mobilehome park when t h e a d d i t i o n a l mobilehome l o t s i n t h e park w i l l cause t h e t o t a l number of l o t s t o exceed f i v e (5) more than ex i s t ed a t t h e t i m e of t h e enactment of t h i s Ord inan c e.

The fol lowing requirements, ( l ) , (2), ( 3 ) and ( 5 ) , s h a l l apply t o t h e proposed ind iv idua l mobilehome l o t s included i n a proposed enlargement o r a d d i t i o n t o an e x i s t i n g mobilehome park r e g a r d l e s s of t h e number of l o t s t o be included.

E x i s t i n g mobilehome parks which are not expanded o r enlarged may cont inue i f they maintain e x i s t i n g setback l i n e s , e x i s t i n g d i s t a n c e s from o t h e r mobilehomes, s t r u c t u r e s , bu i ld ings , pavements, r e c r e a t i o n areas, parking areas, o the r common areas o r d i s t r i c t s which d i s t a n c e s and se tbacks must be shown on t h e i n i t i a l p l o t p l an requi red above. Exf s t ing mobilehome parks s h a l l n o t be requi red t o comply w i t h r equ i r ed ( r ) -. (5) l i s t e d below unless expanded o r enlarged o r modified from t h e i n i t i a l p l o t plan.

Each mobilehome park s h a l l have a setback l i n e ( e x t e r i o r ya rd ) from a l l property l i n e s a d i s t a n c e of n o t less than t h i r t y - f i v e (35) f e e t .

Mobilehomes s h a l l be sepa ra t ed from each o t h e r and from o t h e r bu i ld ings and s t r u c t u r e s by a t least twenty (20) f e e t ; provided t h a t mobilehomes placed end t o end may have a c l ea rance of f i f t e e n (1'5) f e e t where opposing end walls are s taggered and t h a t mobilehomes placed f r o n t t o f r o n t s h a l l have a s e p a r a t i o n of a t least f o r t y (40 ) f e e t .

There s h a l l be a minimum d i s t a n c e of f i f t e e n (15) f e e t between an ind.iyid.ua1 mobilehome and (I) ad jo in ing pavement of a park s t r e e t , (2) ad jo in ing r e c r e a t i o n a rea , (3) parking area, or ( 4 ) common areas .

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( 4 ) A l l mobilehome parks s h a l l be provided w i t h screen p l a n t i n g along a l l proper ty l i n e s of t h e park which s h a l l b e i n accordance wi th t h e fol lowing requirements:

The screen p l a n t i n g s h a l l c o n s i s t of trees, shrubs and o the r p l a n t m a t e r i a l s o r a combination of p l a n t mater ia l and wood o r masonry, i n a manner t o ' s e r v e as a b a r r i e r t o v i s i b i l i t y , a i r borne p a r t i c l e s , g l a r e and noise .

A l l materials and arrangements are s u b j e c t t o t h e approval of t h e Municipal i ty .

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Plant materials used i n t h e screen p l a n t i n g s h a l l b e com- pr i sed of no t less than f i f t y percent (50%) evergreen material and sha l l b e s o placed t h a t a t ma tu r i ty i t w i l l n o t b e less than s i x ( 6 ) f e e t from any street o r property l i n e .

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The sc reen p l an t ing s h a l l be permanently maintained.

A c l ea r - s igh t t r i a n g l e s h a l l be maintained a t a l l s t ree t i n t e r s e e t i o n s and a t a l l po in t s where p r i v a t e accessways i n t e r s e c t publ ic streets.

The screen p l an t ing may b e broken a t p o i n t s of v e h i c u l a r o r pedes t r ian access and a t o t h e r p o i n t s where a b a r r i e r i s n o t necessary, provided t h a t no outdoor s t o r a g e s h a l l be so loca t ed t o b e v i s i b l e from a n ad jacen t r e s i d e n t i a l d i s t r i c t o r use.

Complete p lans showing t h e arrangement of a l l b u f f e r ya rds and t h e placement, spec ie s and s i z e of a l l p l a n t materials t o be placed i n such b u f f e r yard s h a l l b e approved by t h e Municipal i ty .

( 5 ) When adjacent t o o r a b u t t i n g any r e s i d e n t i a l o r apar tment-off ice u s e o r d i s t r i c t , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e minimum set-backs, a b u f f e r yard of no t less than f i f t e e n (15) f e e t s h a l l be provided.

F. Required Recreat ion Areas.

1. I n a l l parks accommodating o r designed t o accommodate twenty-five (25) o r more mobilehomes, t h e r e s h a l l b e one o r more r ec rea t ion areas which s h a l l be e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e t o a l l park r e s i d e n t s .

2. The s i z e of such r e c r e a t i o n a reas s h a l l b e based upon a minimum of one hundred (100) squa re f e e t f o r each mobilehome l o t . con ta in less than 2,500 square f ee t .

No outdoor r e c r e a t i o n area shal l

3. Recrea t ion areas s h a l l b e s o loca ted as t o b e f r e e of t r a f f i c hazards and shall , where t h e topography permits, b e c e n t r a l l y loca t ed .

4 , These paragraphs (204, F, $, 2, 3) s h a l l n o t apply t o e x i s t i n g mobilehome parks u n l e s s t h e park is enlarged. t o a po in t t h a t t he t o t a l number of l o t s exceeds f i v e (5) more than e x i s t e d a t the t i m e of enactment i n which case t h e above p roy i s ions s h a l l apply i f r e l evan t .


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A n e t area of no t less than f i v e thousand (5,000) s q u a r e - f e e t , excluding streets and o t h e r common areas, s h a l l be provided f o r each mobilehome contained i n a proposed mobilehome park.

I n a d d i t i o n , t h e f i v e thousand (5,000) square f e e t n e t area requirement s h a l l apply t o proposed ind iv idua l l o t s included i n a proposed enlargement o r a d d i t i o n t o an e x i s t i n g mobilehome pa rk r e g a r d l e s s of t h e number of l o t s t o b e included.

Exis t ing mobilehome parks which do n o t expand o r e n l a r g e s h a l l n o t b e sub jec t t o t h e f i v e thousand (5,000) squa re f e e t net area requirement unless t h e s i z e of t h e mobilehome i n e x i s t e n c e a t t h e d a t e of enactment of t h i s Ordinance increased i n width o r l eng th o r a l a r g e r mobilehome ( increased i n width o r length) i s placed on t h e s a m e l o t , i n which cases t h e n e t area t o be provided f o r t he new home s h a l l b e f i v e thousand (5,000) square f e e t .

I n no i n s t a n c e s h a l l e x i s t i n g mobilehome parks dec rease e x i s t i n g n e t area of any mobilehome o r mobilehome l o t o r open space.

H. S t r e e t System.

1. General Requirements - A l l mobilehome parks s h a i l b e provided wi th s a f e and convenient v e h i c u l a r access from abutking pub l i c streets o r roads t o each mobilehome l o t . Alignment and gradien t s h a l l b e p rope r ly adapted t o topography.

2. Access. Access t o mobilehome parks s h a l l be designed t o minimize congest ion and hazards a t t h e e n t r a n c e o r e x i t and al low f r e e movement of t r a f f i c on ad jacent streets. publ ic street o r road s h a l l have a minimum road pavement width of t h i r t y - four ( 3 4 ) f e e t where parking i s permit ted on both s i d e s o r a minimum road pavement wid th of twenty-seven (27) f e e t where parking i s l imi t ed t o one s ide . Where t h e primary en t rance road i s more than one hundred (100) f e e t long and does n o t provide access t o a b u t t i n g mobilehome l o t s w i t h i n such d i s t ance , t h e minimum road pavement width may b e twenty-four ( 2 4 ) f e e t provided park ing i s p roh ib i t ed on both s ides .

The en t rance road connect ing t h e pa rk streets with a

3. I n t e r n a l S t r e e t s . Surfaces roadways sha l l b e of adequate width t o accommodate a n t i c i p a t e d t r a f f i c , and i n any case, s h a l l m e e t t h e fol lowing requirements:

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Where parking i s permitted on bo th s i d e s , a m i n i m u m width of t h i r t y - f o u r ( 3 4 ) f e e t s h a l l b e required.

A minimum road pavement width of twenty-eight (28) f e e t w i l l b e requi red where parking i s l i m i t e d t o one s ide .

Dead-end streets s h a l l be provided a t t h e c losed end wi th a turn around having an o u t s i d e roadway diameter of a t least s i x t y (60) f e e t .

Rights-of-way in , a.ccorda.nce with Ar t ic le f?, Sect ion 501..

Curbs s h a l l b e provided i n accordance wi th a p p l i c a b l e Borough Ordinances and.where deemed necessary by t h e Planning Commission and Borough Council.

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4 . Required i l l umina t ion of Park Street Systems. be fu rn i shed w i t h l i g h t i n g u n i t s so spaced and equipped with lumina r i e s placed a t such mounting h e i g h t s as w i l l p rovide ' t h e fol lowing average main- t a i n e d levels of i l l umina t ion f o r t h e s a f e movement of pedes t r i ans and v e h i c l e s a t n igh t .

A l l mobilehome parks s h a l l

a. A l l p a r t s of t h e mobilehome park street system: minimum of 0.1 foo t candle.

0.6 f o o t cand le wi th

b. P o t e n t i a l l y hazardous l o c a t i o n s , such as major street i n t e r s e c t i o n s and s t e p s o r s t e p ramps: f o o t candle.

i n d i v i d u a l l y i l l umina ted wi th a minimum 0.3

5. S t r e e t Cons t ruc t ion and Design Standards.

a. Pavement - A l l streets s h a l l be provided wi th a smooth, hard and dense ' s u r f a c e which s h a l l b e durable and w e l l d ra ined under normal u s e and weather condi t ions . Pavement edges s h a l l b e p ro tec t ed t o prevent ravel- i n g of t h e wearing s u r f a c e and s h i f t i n g of t h e pavement base. S t r e e t s u r f a c e s s h a l l be maintained free of c racks , h o l e s and o the r hazards .

b. Grades - Grades of a l l streets s h a l l be s u f f i c i e n t t o i n s u r e adequate s u r f a c e drainage, bu t s h a l l be n o t more than e i g h t percent (8%). runs w i t h a maximum grade of twelve percent . (12%) may b e permi t ted provided t r a f f i c s a f e t y i s assured by appropr i a t e paving, adequate l e v e l i n g areas and avoidance of l a te ra l curves.

Short

c. I n t e r s e c t i o n s - Within one hundred (100) feet of an i n t e r s e c t i o n , streets s h a l l be a t approximately r i g h t ang le s . A d i s t a n c e of a t least one hundred f i f t y (150) f e e t s h a l l be maintained between c e n t e r l i n e s of o f f - s e t i n t e r s e c t i n g streets. I n t e r s e c t i o n s of more than two streets a t one po in t s h a l l be avoided.

6 . The preceding paragraphs (704, H, 1-5) s h a l l no t apply t o e x i s t i n g mobilehome pa rks except t h a t no e x i s t i n g mobilehome park shal l i n any way reduce i t s street s t anda rds e x i s t i n g i n t h e park a t t h e time of t h e enactment of t h i s Ordinance and t h e e x i s t i n g street system, cons t ruc t ion and d e s i g n s t anda rds sha l l be maintained by t h e e x i s t f n g mobilehome park.

I. Required Of f - S t r e e t Parking Areas.

1. Off - s t r ee t parking areas s h a l l be provided i n a l l mobilehome parks f o r t h e use of park occupants and guests . of a t least two (2) car spaces f o r each mobilehome l o t .

Such areas s h a l l be furn ished a t the rate

2. Required car parking spaces s h a l l be so l oca t ed as t o provide convenient access t o t h e mobilehome b u t s h a l l n o t exceed a d i s t a n c e of two hundred (200) f e e t from t h e mobilehome t h a t they are intended t o se rv i ce .

3.. The preceding paragraphs (704, I, 1, 2) s h a l l no t apply t o e x i s t i n g mobilehome parks except t h a t no e x i s t i n g mobilehome park s h a l l i n any way r educe i ts o f f - s t r e e t parking areas e x i s t i n g i n t h e park a t t h e time of t h e enactment of th i s Ordinance and t h e o f f - s t r e e t parking areas shal l b e main ta ined by t h e e x i s t i n g mobilehome park.

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J. Sidewalks.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Common Sidewalk System. maintained between a l l l o t s and such common sidewalks s h a l l have a minimum width of f o u r (4) f e e t .

A common sidewalk system s h a l l - b e provided and

Sidewalks s h a l l be provided and cons t ruc ted i n accordance wi th a p p l i c a b l e Borough Ordinances where deemed necessary by t h e Planning Commission and Borough Council.

Ind iv idua l Wa3ks - All mobilehome s t a n d s s h a l l be connected t o common walks, t o paved driveways o r parking spaces connecting t o a paved street. i n d i v i d u a l walks s h a l l have a minimum width of two (2) f e e t .

Such

The preceding paragraphs (704, J, 1 , 2 , 3 ) s h a l l n o t apply t o e x i s t i n g mobilehome parks except t h a t no e x i s t i n g mobilehome park s h a l l i n any way reduce i t s sidewalk s tandards e x i s t i n g i n t h e park a t t h e t i m e of t h e enactment of t h i s Ordinance and the e x i s t i n g sidewalk system shall b e maintained by t h e e x i s t i n g mobilehome park.:.

K. Ind iv idua l mobilehomes wi th in mobilehome parks s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o a l l s p e c i a l requirements f o r mobilehomes as spec i f i ed i n A r t i c l e V I I , Sec t ion 704, K and L of t h e M t . Holly Springs Zoning Ordinances of 1970 as amended.

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2.

3.

4 .

Owner of .mobilehome parks s h a l l ensure cons t ruc t ion of an enc losu re around t h e e n t i r e base of mobilehomes wi th in t h i r t y (30) days of occupancy of same. Such enc losure s h a l l be of m e t a l , wood, aluminum, ga lvanize , homesote i f painted o r o therwise made weatherproof, o r of weather r e s i s t a n t material and/or r i g i d cons t ruc t ion . The enc losure may be of l a t t i c e c o n s t r u c t i o n wi th openings of no more than t w o (2) inch maximum opening. The enc losu re shall provide s u f f i c i e n t v e n t i l a t i o n t o i n h i b i t decay and d e t e r i o r a t i o n of t h e mobilehome.

This amendment i s i n accordance with t h e s p i r i t and i n t e n t of t h e Compre- hensive Plan.

All o the r Ordinances and r e s o l u t i o n s o r p a r t s , t he reo f , i n c o n s i s t e n t here- wi th b e and t h e same are hereby repealed.

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This Ordinance s h a l l become immediately app l i cab le t o a l l mobilehome parks , except ing those i n t h e f lood plane, inc luding those e x i s t i n g a t t h e t i m e of enactment of t h i s Ordinance. Those mobilehome parks c u r r e n t l y e x i s t i n g s h a l l have u n t i l May 1, 1982 t o comply regarding c u r r e n t l y occupied mobilehomes.

SECTION 705. FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS.

The area of t h e mobilehome s tand s h a l l be improved t o provide a n adequate foundat ion for t h e placement of t h e mobilehome, thereby secur ing t h e s u p e r s t r u c t u r e a g a i n s t up l i f t , s l i d i n g o r r o t a t i o n .

1. The mobilehome s tand s h a l l n o t heave, weight of t h e mobilehome due t o f r o s t ac t ion , inadequate dra inage , y i b r a t i o n o r o the r f o r c e s a c t i n g on t h e supers t ruc ture .

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2. The mobilehome s tand s h a l l b e provided wi th anchors and tie-downs such as cas t - in-p lace conc re t e , "dead-men'' e y e l e t s imbedded i n conc re t e foundat ion , or runways, screw augers , arrowhead anchors , or o t h e r dev ices secu r ing t h e s t a b i l i t y of t h e mobilehome. .

3. Anchors and tie-downs s h a l l b e placed a t least a t each c o m e r of t h e mobilehome s t a n d and each s h a l l be a b l e t o s u s t a i n a m i n i m u m t e n s i l e : s t r e n g t h of 2,080 pounds.

I . 4 . These paragraphs (705, 1, 2 , 3) s h a l l become immediately a p p l i c a b l e t o a l l mobilehome parks, inc luding those e x i s t i n g a t t h e t i m e of enactment of t h i s Ordinance.

SECTION 706. SEWERAGE AND WATER REQUIREMENTS.

A. Water System. An a c c e s s i b l e , adequate, s a f e and p o t a b l e supply of water sha l l I

b e provided i n each mobilehome park and a connec t ton s h a l l b e provided f o r each independent mobilehome. Where a publ ic supply of water of s a t i s f a c t o r y q u a n t i t y , q u a l i t y , and p r e s s u r e i s a v a i l a b l e , connection s h a l l b e made t h e r e t o and i t s supply used exc lus ive ly . When a s a t i s f a c t o r y p u b l i c water supply is n o t a v a i l - a b l e , a p r i v a t e water system may b e developed and used a s approved by t h e Penn- sy lvan ia Department of Environmental Resources and the Munic ipa l i ty .

B. Sewers and Refuse Col lec t ion . s a n i t a r y sewage and r e f u s e c o l l e c t i o n , t rea tment and/or d i s p o s a l f a c i l i t i e s as approved by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. A l l mobilehomes s h a l l b e p rope r ly connected t o the sewage c o l l e c t i o n system b e f o r e occupancy.

Each mobilehome pa rk s h a l l b e provided w i t h

C. Plans f o r t h e sewage and water system s h a l l b e submitted t o t h e Munic ipa l i ty for review and a r e s u b j e c t t o t h e approval of t h e Munic ipa l i ty .

A Plan Revision Module f o r Land Development sha l l b e prepared i f requi red by t h e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.

E.

F. A l l mobilehome pa rks s h a l l comply immediately w i t h the p rov i s ions of t h i s s e c t i o n (706).

SECTION 707. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

A. . .

A l l e l e c t r i c and te lephone service inc luding street l i g h t w i r ing , T.V. cable s h a l l be placed underground i n compliance w i t h t h e Publ ic U t i l i t y Commission's r e g u l a t i o n or o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e regula t ions . t o e x i s t i n g mobilehome parks o r enlargements or expansions of e x i s t i n g parks.

B. , The e l e c t r i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n system s h a l l b e i n s t a l l e d and maintained in accordance wi th a l l a p p l i c a b l e codes and r egu la t ions governing such systems.

Th i s Paragraph (A) s h a l l n o t apply

C. P lans f o r t h e e lectr ical d i s t r i b u t i o n system shall b e submi t ted t o t h e Munici- p a l i t y f o r review and are sub jec t t o approval of the Munic ipa l i ty .

Where electr ic service i s suppl ied by underground methods, and p r i o r t o the i n s t a l l a t i o n of s t reets , curbs, sidewalks and driveways, t h e subdiv ider s h a l l provide and i n s t a l l t h e f a c i l i t i e s for a street l i g h t i n g system, c o n s i s t i n g of cab le s , condui t and l i g h t standards. Such system s h a l l comply wi th t h e spec i - f i c a t i o n s 0.5 the a p p r o p r i a t e publ ic u t i l i t y and b e approved by t h e Borough so t h a t upon d e d i c a t i o n of t h e improvements, t h e Borough can enter i n t o a street l i g h t i n g c o n t r a c t w i t h s a i d publ ic u t i l i t y .

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E. A11 mobilehome parks s h a l l comply immediately w i t h Sec t ion 707, B, C , D of t h i s Ordinanc e.

SECTION 708. MOBILEHOME PARK SERVICE BUILDINGS.

A. A l l b u i l d i n g s o t h e r than t h e mobilehomes s h a l l b e i n compliance with t h e fol lowing s t r u c t u r a l requirements :

1. A l l p o r t i o n s of t h e s t r u c t u r e s h a l l be p rope r ly p ro tec t ed from damage by ord inary uses and by decay, cor ros ion , termites and o t h e r d e s t r u c t i v e elements. Ex te r io r por t ions s h a l l b e of such materials and be s o cons t ruc t - ed and p ro tec t ed as t o prevent e n t r a n c e of pene t r a t ion of moisture and weather .

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2. A l l rooms con ta in ing s a n i t a r y o r laundry f a c i l i t i e s s h a l l :

a.

b.

C.

d.

e.

Have sound r e s i s t a n t w a l l s extending t o t h e c e i l i n g between m a l e and 1

female s a n i t a r y f a c i l i t i e s . Walls and p a r t i t i o n s around showers, b a t h tubs , l a v a t o r i e s and o t h e r plumbing f i x t u r e s s h a l l b e s o cons t ruc t ed of dense, nonabsorbent, waterproof m a t e r i a l o r covered wi th moi s tu re r e s i s t a n t material.

Have a t l e a s t one window o r s k y l i g h t f a c i n g d i r e c t l y t o t h e outdoors . The minimum aggregate gross area of windows f o r each required room s h a l l b e n o t less than ten percent (lO%).of t h e f l o o r area served by them.

Have a t least one window which can be e a s i l y opened, o r a mechanical dev ice which w i l l adequately v e n t i l a t e t h e room.

T o i l e t s s h a l l be located i n s e p a r a t e compartments equipped.with s e l f - c l o s i n g doors. Shower s t a l l s s h a l l b e of t h e ind iv idua l type . The rooms s h a l l b e screened t o prevent d i r e c t view of t h e i n t e r i o r when t h e e x t e r i o r doors are open.

Hot and co ld water s h a l l be fu rn i shed t o every l ava to ry , s ink , b a t h tub , shower and laundry f i x t u r e , and c o l d water s h a l l be furnished t o eve ry water c l o s e t and u r ina l .

3. I l l u m i n a t i o n levels s h a l l be maintained as follows:

a. General see ing t a s k s - f i v e (5) f o o t candles . b. Laundry room work area - f o r t y (40) f o o t candles. c. T o i l e t room, i n f r o n t of mir ror - f o r t y (40) f o o t candles .

B. Compliance w i t h t h i s Sect ion s h a l l be r e q u i r e d w i t h i n f i v e y e a r s of enactment of t h i s Ordinance f o r e x i s t i n g bu i ld ings w i t h i n mobilehome parks and s h a l l immedi- a t e l y apply t o new, a d d i t i o n a l o r proposed b u i l d i n g s wi th in mobilehome parks .

SECTION 709. PUBLIC PROTECTION.

A. All mobilehome parks s h a l l conform to a l l a p p l i c a b l e codes and r e g u l a t i o n s of t h e Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, and t h e Municipal i ty r e l a t i n g t o f i r e pro tec t ion , i n s e c t and r o d e n t .

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C.

A l l mobilehome parks s h a l l be maintained as a s a f e and coord ina ted development a s su r ing si tes s u i t a b l e f o r pub l i c u s e having due regard f o r t h e h e a l t h , s a f e t y , morals and gene ra l welfare of i t s i n h a b i t a n t s and the c i t i z e n s of Mount Holly Springs . Whenever, upon i n s p e c t i o n of any mobilehome park , i t is determined t h a t condi- t i o n s o r practices e x i s t which are i n v i o l a t i o n of any p rov i s ion of t h i s Ordin- ance, o r any r e g u l a t i o n s adopted pursuant t h e r e t o , t h e Borough Council o r t h e i r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a l l g i v e n o t i c e i n w r i t i n g t o t h e person t o whom the p e r m i t w a s i s sued , such n o t i c e t o c o n s i s t of a l i s t i n g of t h e v i o l a t e d paragraphs of t h i s Ordinance and s h a l l a d v i s e them t h a t un le s s such cond i t ions o r p r a c t i c e s are co r rec t ed wi th in a per iod of time s p e c i f i e d i n t h e n o t i c e , t h e permit t o o p e r a t e mobilehome park w i l l b e suspended. A t t h e end of such per iod , such mobilehome park s h a l l be re inspec ted and, i f such cond i t ions or p r a c t i c e s have n o t been co r rec t ed , t h e Borough Council s h a l l g ive n o t i c e i n w r i t i n g of a hea r ing f o r t h e suspension of t h e mobilehome park permit t o t h e person t o whom t h e permit w a s i s sued.

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ARTICLE VI11

CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE

SECTION 800. SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL.

No subdiv is ion o r land development of any l o t , t r a c t o r p a r c e l of land s h a l l be made, no street, s a n i t a r y sewer, storm sewer, water main o r o t h e r improvements i n connect- i o n therewith s h a l l b e l a i d out , constructed, opened or ded ica t ed f o r publ ic use o r t ravel , o r f o r t h e common use of occupants of bu i ld ings , a b u t t i n g thereon, except i n s t r ic t accordance w i t h t h e provis ions of t h i s Ordinance.

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SECTION 801. RECORDING.

W%th.in n i n e t y (90) days a f t e r t h e d a t e of approval of t h e F i n a l P l a t and P r o t e c t i v e Convenants, and t h e e n t r y i n t o Agreements as t o f i n a n c i a l and o t h e r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i n regard t o t h e necessary grading, paving and o t h e r street improvements o r t h e sub- d i v i s i o n o r land development p lan , t h e Applicant s h a l l record an approved d u p l i c a t e o r i g i n a l copy of a l l of t h e above plans and documents i n t h e o f f i c e of t h e Recorder of Deeds of t h e County of Cumberland and fu rn i sh t h e Governing Body a Recorder's Cert i f icate t h a t s a i d p l ans and documents a r e proper ly recorded. I f t h e Plan i s n o t recorded w i t h i n n i n e t y (90) days t h e approval s h a l l b e n u l l and void. Recorder of Deeds s h a l l n o t accept s a i d plans and documents u n l e s s they bear o f f i c i a l evidence of approval of t h e Governing Body.

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A. After any approved subdiv is ion or land development plan s h a l l have been o f f i c i a l l y recorded, t h e streets, pub l i c grounds, and o t h e r pub l i c improvements shown thereon s h a l l be so considered t o be a p a r t of t h e o f f i c i a l p l an of t h e Municipal i ty .

B. S t r e e t s , pub l i c grounds, easements and o the r p u b l i c improvements shown on a sub- d i v i s i o n o r land development plan t o be recorded may be o f f e r e d f o r dedica t ion t o t h e Munic ipa l i ty by formal no ta t ion thereof on t h e p lan , o r theownermay n o t e on such plan t h a t any such improvements have n o t been o f f e r e d f o r dedica t ion t o t h e Munic ipa l i ty .

C. Every street , p u b l i c grounds and o ther improvement shown on a subdiv is ion o r land development p l an t h a t i s recorded as provided he re in sha l l be deemed t o b e a p r i v a t e street, park o r improvement, u n t i l such time as t h e same s h a l l have been o f fe red f o r ded ica t ion t o t h e Municipali ty and accepted by ordinance o r r e so lu t ion , o r u n t i l i t s h a l l have been condemned f o r u s e as a pub l i c street, park o r o t h e r improvement.

D. Before a c t i n g t o approve any subdivis ion or land development plan, t h e Governing Body may hold a p u b l i c hear ing thereon a f t e r p u b l i c n o t i c e as requkred under t h e Municipal Planning Act as amended.

SECTION 802. SALE OF LOTS: ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS: OR ERECTION OF BUILDING.

No l o t i n a subd iv i s ion o r land development may be s o l d , no permit t o erect , .a l ter o r r e p a i r any b u i l d i n g upon land i n a subdivis ion o r l and development unless and u n t i l a p lan of such subdiv is ion or land development s h a l l have been approved and proper ly recorded, and u n t i l improvements required by t h e Governing Body s h a l l have been cons t ruc ted o r guaranteed as here in provided. a l i t e r a l enforcement of t h i s provis ion would r e s u l t i n unnecessary hardship, t h e Governing Body may make such reasonable exception t h e r e t o as w i l l n o t be cont ra ry to

Where owing t o s p e c i a l cond i t ions ,

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t h e publ ic i n t e r e s t , and may permit sale of a l o t , i s suance of a p e r m i t , o r e r e c t i o n of a bu i ld ing s u b j e c t t o condi t ions necessary t o a s s u r e adequate s t r e e t s and o t h e r p u b l i c improvements.

SECTION 803. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

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D.

E.

F.

The Governing Body s h a l l no t approve any subd iv i s ion o r l and development p l an except i n s t r ic t conformance wi th t h e p rov i s ions of t h i s Ordinance.

The Governing Body may a l t e r any subd iv i s ion o r l and development plan and spec i fy a l t e r a t i o n s , changes o r mod i f i ca t ions t h e r e i n which i t deems necessary and may make i t s approval sub jec t t o such a l t e r a t i o n s , changes or modif ica t ions . See A r t i c l e IV.

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No road, s t r e e t , land, a l l e y o r r e l a t e d improvement s h a l l be accepted as a p a r t of t h e highway system of t h e Munic ipa l i ty o r f o r maintenance unless opened, layed J

out , graded and improved i n strict accordance wi th s tandards and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s of t h e Municipal i ty .

Before a c t i n g t o approve any subdiv is ion o r l and development plan, t h e Governing Body may hold a pub l i c hear ing thereon a f t e r pub l i c no t ice .

Before approving any subdivis ion o r land development plan, t h e Governing Body s h a l l r e q u i r e a w r i t t e n agreement t h a t t h e necessary .grading , paving, s t reet improvements, curbs , sidewalks, street l i g h t s , f i r e hydrants , water mains, and s a n i t a r y sewers, as may be requi red by t h e Governing Body, s h a l l be i n s t a l l e d i n str ict accordance wi th t h e s tandards and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s by t h e Applicant w i t h i n a s p e c i f i e d t i m e per iod. The w r i t t e n agreement s h a l l i nc lude a bond, d e p o s i t of funds, o r o t h e r ‘ s e c u r i t i e s s u f f i c i e n t t o t h e Governing Body, t o cover 110% of t h e c o s t of such improvements as se t f o r t h i n A c t 231 of 1980. All w r i t t e n agreements o r bonds s h a l l be prepared by t h e Applicant as requi red by t h e Governing Body under t h i s sec t ion .

Completion of Improvements o r Guarantee Thereof P r e r e q u i s i t e t o F i n a l P l an Approval - No p l a t s h a l l be f i n a l l y approved u n l e s s t h e streets shown on such p l a t have been improved t o a mud-free o r o therwise permanently passable cond i t ion , o r improved as may b e required by t h e subd iv i s ion and land development ord inance and any walkways, curbs , gu t t e r s , street l i g h t s , f i r e hydrants , shade trees, water mains, s a n i t a r y sewers, storm d r a i n s and o t h e r improvements as may be required by t h e subdiv is ion and land development ordinance have been i n s t a l l e d i n accordance wi th such ordinance. I n l i e u of t h e completion of any improvements requi red as a cond i t ion f o r t h e f i n a l approval of a p l a t , t h e subdiv is ion and land development ordinance s h a l l p rovide f o r t h e depos i t w i th t h e mun ic ipa l i t y of a f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y i n an amount s u f f i c i e n t t o cover t h e c o s t s of any improvements o r common ameni t ies including, b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , roads, storm water de t en t ion and/or r e t e n t i o n bas ins and o t h e r r e l a t e d drainage f a c i l i t i e s , recrea- t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s , open space improvements, o r b u f f e r o r s c reen p l an t ings which may b e required. Without l i m i t a t i o n as t o o t h e r types of f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y which t h e mun ic ipa l i t y may approve, which approval s h a l l n o t b e unreasonably withheld, Federal or Commonwealth cha r t e red lending i n s t i t u t i o n i r r e v o c a b l e let ters of c r e d i t and restrictive o r escrow accounts i n such lending i n s t i t u t i o n s s h a l l be deemed accep tab le f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y f o r t h e purposes of t h i s s e c t i o n . Such f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y s h a l l be posted w i t h a bonding company o r Fede ra l o r Commonwealth cha r t e red lending i n s t i t u t i o n chosen by t h e pa r ty pos t ing t h e f inan- c i a l s e c u r i t y , provided s a i d bonding company o r lending i n s t i t u t i o n is au thor i zed t o conduct such bus iness within t h e Commonwealth. Such bond, o r o the r s e c u r i t y

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A s t h e work of i n s t a l l i n g t h e requi red improvements proceeds, t h e p a r t y pos t ing t h e f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y may r eques t t h e governing body t o release 017 au thor i ze t h e r e l e a s e , from time t o time, such po r t ions of t h e f inanc i - a l s e c u r i t y necessary f o r payment t o t h e con t r ac to r o r c o n t r a c t o r s perform- ing t h e work.

Any such r eques t s s h a l l be i n wr i t i ng addressed t o t h e governing body, and t h e governing body s h a l l have fo r ty - f ive days from r e c e i p t of such r eques t w i th in which t o a l low the municipal engineer t o c e r t i f y , i n w r i t i n g , t o t h e governing body t h a t such po r t ion of t h e work upon t h e improvements has been completed i n accordance wi th t h e approved p l a t .

Upon such c e r t i f i c a t i o n t h e governing body s h a l l a u t h o r i z e release by t h e bonding company o r lending i n s t i t u t i o n of an amount as es t imated by t h e municipal engineer f a i r l y r ep resen t ing t h e va lue of t h e improvements com- pleded o r , i f t h e governing body f a i l s t o act wi th in s a i d fo r ty - f ive day per iod , t h e governing body s h a l l b e deemed t o have approved t h e release of funds a s requested.

The governing body may, p r i o r t o f i n a l release a t t h e t i m e of completion and c e r t i f i c a t i o n by i t s engineer , r e q u i r e r e t e n t i o n of t e n percent of t h e est imated c o s t of t h e a f o r e s a i d improvements.

Where t h e governing body accepts dedica t ion of a l l o r some of t h e r equ i r ed improvements fol lowing completion, t h e governing body may r e q u i r e t h e post- i n g of f i n a n c i a l s ecu r i ty t o secure s t r u c t u r a l i n t e g r i t y of s a i d improvements as w e l l a s t h e func t ioning of s a i d improvements i n accordance w i t h t h e design and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s as depic ted on t h e f i n a l p l a t f o r a term n o t t o exceed: e ighteen months from t h e da t e of acceptance of dedica t ion . Said f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y s h a l l b e of t he same type as o therwise requi red i n th i s s e c t i o n with regard t o i n s t a l l a t i o n of such improvements, and t h e amount of t he f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y s h a l l no t exceed f i f t e e n percent of t h e a c t u a l c o s t

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of i n s t a l l a t i o n of s a i d improvements. I f wa te r mains o r s a n i t a r y sewer l i n e s , or bo th , a long wi th apparatus o r f a c i l i t i e s r e l a t e d t h e r e t o , a re t o b e i n s t a l l e d under t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n and pursuant t o t.he r u l e s and regu- l a t i o n s of a p u b l i c u t i l i t y or.rnunicipa1 a u t h o r i t y s e p a r a t e and d i s t i n c t from t h e mun ic ipa l i t y , f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y t o a s s u r e proper completion and maintenance thereof s h a l l be posted i n accordance wi th t h e r egu la t ions of t h e c o n t r o l l i n g p u b l i c u t i l i t y o r municipal a u t h o r i t y and s h a l l no t be included w i t h i n t h e f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y as o therwise r equ i r ed by t h i s s e c t i o n .

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provements which are requi red have n o t been i n s t a l l e d as provided i n t h i s Ordinance o r i n accord wi th t h e approved p l a t t h e Governing Body may en fo rce any co rpora t e bond, o r o the r s e c u r i t y by appropr i a t e l e g a l and e q u i t a b l e remedies. I f proceeds of such bond, o r o t h e r s e c u r i t y are i n s u f f i c i e n t t o pay t h e c o s t of t h e i n s t a l l i n g o r making r e p a i r s o r c o r r e c t i o n s t o a l l t h e improvements covered by s a i d s e c u r i t y , t h e Governing Body.may, a t i t s . op t ion , i n s t a l l p a r t of such improvements i n a l l o r p a r t of t h e subdivi- s i o n or l and development and may i n s t i t u t e a p p r o p r i a t e l e g a l o r e q u i t a b l e a c t i o n t o recover t h e moneys necessary t o complete t h e remainder of t h e improvdments. A l l of the proceeds, whether r e s u l t i n g from t h e s e c u r i t y o r from any l e g a l o r e q u i t a b l e ac t ion brought a g a i n s t t h e developer, o r b o t h , s h a l l be used s o l e l y f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of t h e improvements covered by such s e c u r i t y , and n o t f o r any o the r municipal purpose.

I f f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y has been provided i n l i e u of t h e completion of improvements requi red as a condi t ion f d r t h e f i n a l approval of a p l a t as set f o r t h i n t h i s s e c t i o n , t h e munic ipa l i ty s h a l l n o t condi t ion t h e i ssuance of bu i ld - i n g s , grading o r o the r permits r e l a t i n g t o t h e e r e c t i o n o r placement of i m - provements, inc luding bu i ld ings , upon t h e l o t s o r land as depic ted upon t h e f i n a l p l a t upon a c t u a l completion of t h e improvements depic ted upon the approved f i n a l p l a t .

Moreover, i f s a i d f i n a n c i a l s e c u r i t y has been provided, occupancy pe rmi t s f o r any bu i ld ing 0-r-buildings t o b e e r e c t e d s h a l l n o t be withheld fol lowing: t h e improvement of t h e streets providing access t o and from e x i s t i n g p u b l i c roads t o such bu i ld ing or bui ld ings t o a mud-free o r o therwise permanently pas sab le condi t ion , as w e l l as t h e completion of a l l o t h e r improvements as dep ic t ed upon t h e approved p l a t , e i t h e r upon t h e l o t o r l o t s o r beyond t h e l o t o r l o t s i n ques t ion i f such improvements are necessary f o r t h e reason- a b l e use of o r occupancy of t h e b u i l d i n g o r bu i ld ings .

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SECTION 900. SCHEDULE.

A. The Borough Council s h a l l e s t a b l i s h by Resolu t ion a schedule of f e e s t o be pa id f o r permit o r f o r t h e f i l i n g of p l ans pursuant t o t h i s Ordinance. a l s o p r e s c r i b e a time schedule for payment of such fees .

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B. Reasonable engineer ing f e e s requi red t o b e pa id by t h e Borough f o r a review of any submitted p l ans s h a l l b e promptly pa id by t h e a p p l i c a n t as such f e e s are b i l l e d t o t h e Borough.

C. Payment of any f e e s and c o s t s due t o t h e Borough by t h e deve loper o r Appl icant s h a l l b e pa id p r i o r t o cons ide ra t ion of f i n a l approval. However, should add i t ion - a l engineer ing c o s t s b e requi red because of n e c e s s i t y of r e i n s p e c t i o n s (i. e., l ack of f u l l compliance), a f u r t h e r c o s t assessment s h a l l b e made b e f o r e f i n a l acceptance of any improvements by t h e Munic ipa l i ty .

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF

IT IS HEREBY ENACTED AND ORDAINED, by the Borough Council of

MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, CUMBERLAND COWTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania as follows:

as follows: SECTION 1. Article X, Section 1001 is'hereby amended to read

1. Enforcement Notice

(a) If it appears to the municipality that a violation of any zoning ordinance enacted under this act or prior enabling laws has occurred, the municipality shall initiate enforcement proceedings by sending an enforcement notice as provided in this section.

to the owner of record of the parcel on hyhich the violation has occurred, to any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel, and to any other person requested in writing by the owner of record.

(b) The enforcement notice shall be sent

(c) An enforcement notice shall state at least the following:

(1) The name of the owner of record and any other person against whom the municipality intends to take action.

( 2 ) The location of the property in violation.

( 3 ) description of the requirements which have not been met, citing in each instance the applicable provisions of the ordinance.

The specific violation with a

( 4 ) The date before which the steps for compliance must be commenced and the date before which the steps must be completed.

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(5) That t h e r e c i p i e n t of t h e n o t i c e h a s t h e r i g h t t o a p p e a l t o t h e zoning h e a r i n g board w i t h i n a p r e s c r i b e d p e r i o d of t i m e i n accordance w i t h procedures s e t f o r t h i n t h e ordinance.

(6.) n o t i c e within t h e t i m e s p e c i f i e d , unless extended by a p p e a l t o t h e zoning hear ing board , c o n s t i t u t e s a v i o l a t i o n , with p o s s i b l e s a n c t i o n s c l e a r l y descr ibed.

That f a i l u r e t o comply w i t h t h e

SECTION 2. I n all o t h e r respects, t h e Zoning Ordinance s h a l l remain i n f u l l f o r c e and e f f e c t .

ENACTED AND ORDAINED THIS k;”/, day of ~ J : ; A 1991.

ATTEST: BOROUGHAF MT. HOLLY SPRINGS

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SECTION 1000. PENALTY.

Any person, p a r t n e r s h i p o r corpora t ion who o r which being t h e owner o r agent of t h e owner of any l o t , t rac t o r pa rce l of land s h a l l l a y ou t , c o n s t r u c t , open o r d e d i c a t e any street , s a n i t a r y sewer, storm sewer, water main o r o t h e r improvements f o r p u b l i c ' use , t r a v e l o r o t h e r purposes o r f o r t h e common u s e of occupants of bu i ld ings abut- t i n g the reo f , o r who sells, t r a n s f e r o r ag rees t o e n t e r i n t o a n agreement t o s e l l any land i n a subd iv i s ion o r land development whether by r e fe rence t o o r by o t h e r u se of a p l a t of such subdiv is ion o r land development, o r erect any b u i l d i n g t h e r e o f , un le s s and u n t i l a f i n a l p l a t has been prepared i n f u l l compliance w i t h t h e pro- v i s i o n s of th i s Ordinance and of t h e r e g u l a t i o n s adopted hereunder and has been recorded as provided he re in , s h a l l b e g u i l t y of a misdemeanor, and upon conv ic t ion the reo f , such person o r t h e members of such pa r tne r sh ip , o r t h e o f f i c e r s of such corpora t ion , o r t h e agent of any of them r e s p o n s i b l e f o r such v i o l a t i o n pay a f i n e n o t exceeding one thousand d o l l a r s ($1,000) pe r l o t o r pa rce l o r per dwell ing w i t h i n each l o t o r pa rce l . A l l f i n e s c o l l e c t e d f o r such v i o l a t i o n s s h a l l b e pa id t o t h e Municipal i ty . The d e s c r i p t i o n by metes and bounds i n t h e instrument of t r a n s f e r o r o t h e r documents used i n t h e process of s e l l i n g o r t r a n s f e r r i n g s h a l l n o t exempt t h e seller o r t r a n s f e r o r from such p e n a l t i e s o r from t h e remedies he re in provided. All o t h e r v i o l a t i o n s of t h i s Ordinance s h a l l b e considered a summary o f f e n s e and v i o l a t o r s s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o a f i n e of not more than t h r e e hundred d o l l a r s ($300). A l l f i n e s f o r such v i o l a t i o n s s h a l l b e paid t o t h e Municipal i ty .

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It s h a l l b e t h e duty of t h e Borough Council t o en fo rce t h e provis ions of t h i s Ordin- ance. I n o r d e r t o proper ly ca r ry ou t t h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , t h e Borough Council hereby appoin ts t h e Borough Zoning Of f i ce r as i t s agen t and g ran t s t o t h e duly appoin ted agent t he power and a u t h o r i t y t o adminis te r and en fo rce t h e p rov i s ions of t h i s Ordin- ance i n t h e i r s t ead . The agent s h a l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e t o the Borough Council and s h a l l r e p o r t p e r i o d i c a l l y t o them concerning t h e admin i s t r a t ion of the Ordinance and such r e p o r t s h a l l c o n t a i n a l l t h e information necessary t o permit t h e Borough Council t o a s c e r t a i n t h a t t h e Ordinance i s be ing adminis te red and enforced i n accordance w i t h

The agent s h a l l r e q u i r e t h a t an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a bu i ld ing permi t s h a l l con- t a i n a l l i n fo rma t ion necessary t o enable him t o a s c e r t a i n whether t h e proposed bu i ld - i n g , a l t e r a t i o n o r u s e is loca ted i n an approved F i n a l P l a t . No bu i ld ing permi t s h a l l b e i ssued u n t i l t h e agent has c e r t i f i e d t h a t the s i t e f o r t h e proposed b u i l d i n g , alter- a t i o n o r u s e complies w i th a l l the provis ions of t h i s Ordinance and conForms t o t h e s i te d e s c r i p t i o n as ind ica t ed on t h e approved and accorded F i n a l P l a t . i n s h a l l p reven t Borough Council, i n t h e absence of a Zoning Of f i ce r , t o en fo rce t h e provis ions of t h i s Ordinance.

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The d e c i s i o n s of the Governing Body wi th r e s p e c t t o t h e approval o r d i sapprova l of p l a t s may b e appealed i n accordance wi th t h e p rov i s ions of A c t 247, Pennsylvania M u n i c i p a l i t i e s Planning Code.

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SECTION 1003. SEVERABILITY.

The p rov i s ions of t h i s Ordinance are seve rab le and i f any p rov i s ions , sen tence , c l ause , s e c t i o n , p a r t of a p p l i c a t i o n thereof s h a l l b e he ld i l l e g a l , i n v a l i d or un- c o n s t i t u t i o n a l , such i l l e g a l i t y , i n v a l i d t y o r u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i t y s h a l l n o t a f f e c t o r impair any of t h e remaining provis ions , sen tences , c l auses , s e c t i o n s o r a p p l i - ca t ions . It i s hereby declared t o be t h e l e g i s l a t i v e i n t e n t of t h e Governing Body of Mount Holly Spr ings Borough t h a t t h i s Ordinance would have been adopted had such i l l e g a l , i n v a l i d o r uncons t i t u t iona l provis ion, sentence, c l a u s e , s e c t i o n o r p a r t n o t been included t h e r e i n and i f such i l l e g a l , i n v a l i d , o r u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l app l i - c a t i o n had been s p e c i f i c a l l y exempted therefrom.

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I n any case where a provis ion of t h i s Ordinance i s found t o c o n f l i c t w i th t h e pro- v i s i o n of a zonkng, bu i ld ing , f i r e , s a f e t y o r h e a l t h Ordinance o r Code of t h i s Munic ipa l i ty , o r l a w , r u l e o r r egu la t ion of t h e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, t h e provis ion which e s t a b l i s h e s t h e h igher s tandard f o r t h e promotion and p r o t e c t i o n of the health and s a f e t y of t h e people s h a l l p reva i l . I n any case where a p rov i s ion of t h i s Ordinance i s found t o b e i n c o n f l i c t wi th t h e provis ions of ano the r Ordinance o r Code of th is Municipal i ty , o r l a w , r u l e o r r egu la t ion of t h e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which e s t a b l i s h e s a lower s tandard f o r t h e promotion and p r o t e c t i o n of t h e h e a l t h and s a f e t y of t h e people, t h e p rov i s ions of t h i s Ordinance s h a l l be deemed to p r e v a i l , and such o the r ordinances o r codes a re hereby dec la red t o b e repea led t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t they may b e found i n c o n f l i c t wi th t h i s Ordinance. I n any case where two o r more provis ions of t h i s Ordinance c o n f l i c t . the provis ion which es tab- l i s h e s t h e h ighe r s tandard f o r t h e promotion and p ro tec t ion of t h e h e a l t h and s a f e t y of t h e people s h a l l p reva i l . a more s p e c i f i c provis ion i s intended t o c o n t r o l a more gene ra l provis ion.

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SECTION 1004. REPEALER.

A l l ordinances o r p a r t s of ordinances i n c o n s i s t e n t herewith are hereby repealed. Nothing i n t h i s Ordinance hereby adopted s h a l l b e construed t o a f f e c t any s u i t o r proceeding now pending i n any cour t , o r any r i g h t s accrued, o r l i a b i l i t y i ncu r red , o r any cause o r causes of ac t ion accrued o r e x i s t i n g , under any ordinance repea led by t h i s Ordinance. Nor s h a l l any r i g h t o r remedy of any c h a r a c t e r b e l o s t , impaired o r a f f e c t e d by t h i s Ordinance.

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ORDINANCE 89- 2 AN .ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS

I! SUdbIVISION ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHARGING OF REVIEW FEES, INSPECTION OF IMPROVEMENT FEES, AND CONCERNING PENALTIES AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING PENALTIES.

IT IS HEREBY ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Borough Council of Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, that the SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE is hereby amended to include the following: . i

SECTION 306: Review Fees

Upon submission of any plans or plats submitted pursuant to the subdivision ordinance or any amendment thereof, the Borough shall charge a review fee which shall include reasonable and necessary charges by the Borough’s professional consultants or engineer for review and report thereon to the municipality. Such review fees shall be based upon a schedule established by resolution. Such review fees shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary charges by the Borough engineer or consultant for similar service in the community, but in,no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the engineer or consultant to the Borough when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.

(i) In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review fees, the applicant shall, within ten days of the billing date, notify the Borough that such fees are disputed, in which case the Borough shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application due to the applicant’s request over disputed fees.

applicant cannot agree on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and the Borough shall follow the procedure for dispute resolution s e t forth in Section 510(g) of Act 170

(ii) In the event that the Borough and the

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SECTION 307: FEES FOR INSPECTION OF IMPROVEMENTS

An applicant shall re-imburse the Borough of Mount Holly . .

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Any p p r s o p , p a r t n e r s h i p or c o r p o r a t i o n who or which h a s v i o l a t e d or p e r m i t t e d t h e v i o l a t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n s of any zon ing o r d i n a n c e upon b e i n g found l i a b l e t h e r e f o r i n a c i v i l en fo rcemen t p r o c e e d i n g commenced b y t h e Borough, pay a judgment of n o t more t h a n $500 p l u s a l l c o u r t costs, i n c l u d i n g r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y fees i n c u r r e d by t h e Borough as a r e e u l t t h e r e o f . N o judgment s h a l l commence or be imposed, l e v i e d or be p a y a b l e u n t i l t h e d a t e of t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of a v i o l a t i o n by t h e d i s t r ic t j u s t i c e . If t h e d e f e n d a n t n e i t h e r pays n o r t i m e l y a p p e a l s t h e judgment , t he Borough may e n f o r c e t h e judgment p u r s u a n t t o t h e a p p l i c a b l e r u l e s of c i v i l p rocedure . Each day t h a t a v i o l a t i o n c o n t i n u e s shall c o n s t i t u t e a s e p a r a t e v i o l a t i o n , u n l e s s t h e d is t r ic t j u s t i c e d e t e r m i n i n g t h a t t h e r e h a s b e e n a v i o l a t i o n f u r t h e r d e t e r m i n e s t h a t t h e r e was a good f a i t h basis for t h e person, p a r t n e r s h i p or corporation v i o l a t i n g t h e o r d i n a n c e t o have b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e r e was no such v i o l a t i o n , i n which e v e n t t he re shall be deemed t o have been on ly o n e such v i o l a t i o n u n t i l t h e f i f t h day f o l l o w i n g t h e d a t e of t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of a v i o l a t i o n by t h e d is t r ic t j u s t i c e and t h e r e a f t e r e a c h d a y t h a t a v i o l a t i o n c o n t i n u e s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a s e p a r a t e v io la t ion . A l l judgments , costs and r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y f e e s c o l l e c t e d for t h e v i o l a t i o n of zon ing o r d i n a n c e s s h a l l be p a i d over t o t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y whose o r d i n a n c e h a s b e e n violated .

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1 based upon a s c h e d u l e e s t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c e or r e s o l u t i o n . Such expense s h a l l be r e a s o n a b l e and i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e o r d i n a r y , a n d , cus tomary fees c h a r g e d by t h e Borough e n g i n e e r o r c o n s u l t a n t ' f o r work per formed for s imi l a r services i n t h e community, b u t i n n o e v e n t s h a l l t h e fees e x c e e d t h e ra te o r cost charged by t h e e n g i n e e r or c o n s u l t a n t t o t h e Borough when f e e s a re n o t reimbursed o r o t h e r w i s e imposed o n a p p l i c a n t s .

(1) I n the e v e n t t h e a p p l i c a n t d i s p u t e s t h e amount o f any s u c h expense i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e i n s p e c t i o n of improvements, t h e a p p l i c a n t s h a l l , w i t h i n t e n working d a y s o f t h e da te of b i l l i n g , n o t i f y t h e Borough t h a t such e x p e n s e s are d i s p u t e d a s u n r e a s o n a b l e or u n n e c e s s a r y , i n which case t h e Borough s h a l l n o t d e l a y or d i s a p p r o v e a s u b d i v i s i o n or l a n d development a p p l i c a t i o n or any a p p r o v a l or p e r m i t re la ted t o development due t o t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s r e q u e s t o v e r d i s p u t e d e n g i n e e r expenses . The p a r t i e s o h a l l t h e n Proceed t o r e s o l v e s a i d d i f f e r e n c e s i n

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Any p e r s o n , p a r t n e r s h i p or c o r p o r a t i o n who or which h a s v i o l a t e d t h e p r o v i s i o n s of any s u b d i v i s i o n or l a n d development o r d i n a n c e , upon b e i n g found l i a b l e t h e r e f o r i n a c i v i l enforcement p r o c e e d i n g commenced by t h e Borough, pay a judgment of n o t more t h a n $500 p lus a l l c o u r t costs, i n c l u d i n g r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y fees i n c u r r e d by t h e Borough as a r e s u l t t h e r e o f . N o judgment s h a l l commence o r be imposed, l e v i e d or be p a y a b l e u n t i l t h e d a t e of t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f a v i o l a t i o n by t h e d i s t r ic t j u s t i c e . I f t h e d e f e n d a n t n e i t h e r p a y s n o r t i m e l y a p p e a l s t h e judgment, t h e Borough may e n f o r c e t h e judgment p u r s u a n t t o t h e a p p l i c a b l e r u l e s of c i v i l p r o c e d u r e . Each d a y t h a t a v i o l a t i o n c o n t i n u e s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a s e p a r a t e v i o l a t i o n , u n l e s s the d i s t r i c t j u s t i c e d e t e r m i n i n g t h a t t h e r e has been a v i o l a t i o n f u r t h e r d e t e r m i n e s t h a t t h e r e was a good f a i t h basis fo r t h e pe r son , p a r t n e r s h i p or c o r p o r a t i o n v i o l a t i n g t h e o r d i n a n c e t o have believed t h a t t h e r e was no s u c h v i o l a t i o n , i n which e v e n t t h e r e s h a l l be deemed t o have been o n l y o n e s u c h v i o l a t i o n u n t i l t h e f i f t h day f o l l o w i n g t h e date of t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of a violation by t h e d i e t r i c t j u s t i c e and t h e r e a f t e r each day t h a t a v io la t ion c o n t i n u e s a h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a separate violat ion.

Ordinance i s h e r e b y amended to i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g :

I. . IT IS HEREBY- FURTHER ENACTED AND ORDAINED t h a t t h e Zoning

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Any p g r s o p , p a r t n e r s h i p or c o r p o r a t i o n who or which h a s v i o l a t e d or p e r m i t t e d t h e v i o l a t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n s of any zoning o r d i n a n c e upon be ing found l i a b l e therefor i n a c i v i l en fo rcemen t p r o c e e d i n g commenced by t h e Borough, pay a judgment of n o t more t h a n $500 p l u s a l l c o u r t costs, i n c l u d i n g r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y fees i n c u r r e d by t h e Borough a6 a r e s u l t t h e r e o f . N o judgment s h a l l commence or be imposed, l e v i e d or be p a y a b l e u n t i l t h e d a t e of t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of a v i o l a t i o n by t h e d i s t r i c t j u s t i c e . I f t h e d e f e n d a n t n e i t h e r pays n o r t i m e l y a p p e a l s t h e judgment , the Borough may e n f o r c e t h e judgment p u r s u a n t t o t h e a p p l i c a b l e r u l e s of c i v i l p r o c e d u r e . Each day t h a t a v i o l a t i o n c o n t i n u e s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a s e p a r a t e v i o l a t i o n , u n l e s s t h e d is t r ic t j u s t i c e d e t e r m i n i n g t h a t t h e r e h a s been a v i o l a t i o n f u r t h e r d e t e r m i n e s t h a t t h e r e was a good f a i t h basis for t h e person, p a r t n e r s h i p or c o r p o r a t i o n v i o l a t i n g t h e o r d i n a n c e t o have b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e r e w a s no such v i o l a t i o n , i n which e v e n t t h e r e s h a l l be deemed t o have b e e n o n l y o n e s u c h v i o l a t i o n u n t i l t h e f i f t h day f o l l o w i n g t h e d a t e of t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of a vio la t ion by t h e d i s t r i c t j u s t i c e and t h e r e a f t e r e a c h day t h a t a v i o l a t i o n c o n t i n u e s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a s e p a r a t e v i o l a t i o n . A l l judgments , costs and r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y fees c o l l e c t e d f o r t h e v i o l a t i o n of z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e s s h a l l be p a i d over t o t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y whose o r d i n a n c e h a s been v io l a t ed .

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA.

IT IS HEREBY ENACTED A N D ORDAINED, by the Borough Council of Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland.'County, Pennsylvania, as follows:

SECTION 1. Article I, Section 1 0 4 , A . is hereby amended to

A . county Review. Applications for approval of subdivision and land development plans shall be forwarded upon receipt by the municipality to the County Planning Commission for review and report, and .'

the municipality shall not approve such plans until the county report is received, or until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date the application and plans were forwarded to the County. Any expenses of such county review shall be paid by the applicant.

read as follows:

SECTION 2. Article 11, Section 200 definitions are amended to include the following and to change previous definitions to read as follows:

tlApplicant,'l a landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development including his heirs, successors and assigns.

ttApplicationa for development," every application, whether preliminary, tentative or final, required to be filed and approved prior to start of construction or development including but not limited to an application for a building permit, for the approval of a subdivision plat or plan or for the approval of a development plan.

nAppointing authority, the Borough Council of Mount Holly Springs.

"Authority, a body politic and corporate created pursuant to the act of May 2, 1945 ( P . L . 382, No. 164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945".

llCommon open space," a parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water within a developme'nt site and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of a development, not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for public facilities.

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'fconditional use,f* a use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of the Mount Holly Springs Zoning Ordinance.

ffCounty, w Cumberland County.

f*Developer,.lt any landowner, 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.

ltDevelopment plan," the provisions for development including a planned residential development, a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase ltprovision of the development plant1 when used in this act shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.

"Engineer,It a professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

tlGoverning body,f1 the Borough Council of Mount Holly Springs.

"Land development,I* any of the following activities:

(1) The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land fo'r any purpose involving:

(i) 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; or

(ii) the division or allocation of land or whether initially or space,

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A Subdivision of land.

Development in accordance with section 503 (1.1) of the Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, and/or Mount Holly Springs Ordinances.

Not withstanding any of the other provisions of the subdivision and land development ordinance, the following

from the developments are excluded definition provisions of the ordinance and ;

shall not be considered to be a land development under the terms of ' this ordinance:

types of

(i) the conversion of an existing single- family detached dwelling or single family semi-detached dwelling into not more than three residential units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium; or

(ii) the addition of an accessory building, including farm buildings, on a lot or lots subordinate to an existing principal building.

Such land use shall, however, be subject to the Zoning Ordinance and other ordinances of the Borough.

llLandowner,tf 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 is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.

a L o t , l q a designated parcel, 'or tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.

"Mediation, It a voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute.mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring and settling their differences, culminating in a written agreement which the parties themselves create .and consider acceptable.

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tlMobilehome,tl a transportable, single family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more 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, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.

llMobilehome lot,1t a parcel of land in a mobilehome park, improved with the necessary utility connections and .;

other appurtenances necessary for the erections thereon of a single mobilehome.

tlMobilehome park," a parcel or contiguous parcels of . land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobilehome lots for the placement thereon of mobilehomes.

llMunicipal authority, It a body of politic and corporate created pursuant to the act of May 2 , 1 9 4 5 (P.L. 382, No. 1 6 4 ) , known as the I'Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 l l .

tlMunicipal. engineer, a professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, duly appointed as the engineer for a municipality, planning agency or joint planning commission.

llMunicipality,ll the Borough of Mount Holly Springs.

llNonconforming lot," a lot the area or dimension of which was lawful' prior to the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

llNonconforming structure,t1 a structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in a zoning ordinance or amendment . heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.

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hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment, or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

llOfficial map," a map adopted by ordinance pursuant to the Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, and/or the Mount Holly Springs Ordinances.

'!Planned residential development,lt an area of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed as a single J

entity for a number of dwelling units, or combination of residential and nonresidential uses, the development plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk, type of dwelling, or use, density, or intensity, lot coverage and '

required open space to the regulations established in any one district created, from time to time, under the provisions of a municipal zoning ordinance.

"Planning agency,lt a planning commission, planning department, or a planning committee of the governing body.

ItPlat,lt the map or plan of a subdivision or land development, whether preliminary or final.

ItPublic grounds, It includes:

(1) parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational areas and other public areas; and

( 2 ) si'tes for schools, sewage treatment, refuse disposal and other publicly owned or operated facilities; and

( 3 ) publicly owned or operated scenic and historic sites.

IlPublic hearing,". a formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the 'governing body or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with this act.

ttPublic meeting," a forum held pursuant to notice under the act of July 3 , 1986 (P.L. 3 8 8 , No. 8 4 ) , know as the IISunshine Act. It

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in the municipality. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than thirty (30) days and the second publication shall not be less than seven (7) days from the date of the hearing.

"Renewable energy source, any method, process or substance whose supply is rejuvenated through natural processes and, subject to those natural processes, remains relatively constant, including, but not limited to, biomass conversion, geothermal energy, solar and wind energy and hydroelectric energy and excluding those sources of energy used in the fission and fusion processes.

'ISpecial exception," a use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provision of Articles VI and IX of the Municipalities Planning Code as amended and/or the Mount Holly Springs Zoning Ordinance.

"Street, includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct and any other ways used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians whether public or private.

man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.

I1Structure, any

llSubdivision,ll the division or redivision 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 devises, 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 ten acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling,.shall be exempted.

I'Substantially completed, I) where, in the judgment of the municipal engineer, at least ninety (90%) percent (based on the cost of the required improvements for which financial security was posted pursuant to section 509 of the Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, and/or the Mount Holly Springs Ordinances) of those improvements required as a condition for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied or operated for its intended use.

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IlTransferable development rights, I' the attaching of development rights to specified lands which are desired by a municipality to be kept undeveloped, but permitting those rights to be transferred from those lands so that the development potential which they represent may occur on other lands within the municipality where more intensive development is deemed by the municipality to be appropriate.

relief granted pursuant to the provision of an ordinance.

"Water survey,1t an inventory of the source, quantity, ' yield and use of groundwater and surface-water resources within a municipality.

SECTION 3 . Article 11, Section 202 shall be created hereby and shall read as follows:

SECTION 202 A. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law the creation, appointments, terms, membership removal, conduct, administration, powers, assistance and duties of the Planning Commission of the Borough of Mount Holly Springs shall be governed by Article 11, of the Act of December 12, 1988, Act No. 170 and any Amendments thereto.

SECTION 202 B. All matters dealing with the Comprehensive Plan of the Borough shall be performed in compliance with Article 111, of the Act of December 12, 1988, Act No. 170 and any amendments thereto.

SECTION 202 C. All matters dealing with the Official Map shall be performed in compliance with Article IV of the Act of December 12, 1988, Act No. 170 and any amendments

. thereto.

SECTION 4 . Section 306 is hereby added to provide:

SECTION 306. CONDITIONS FOR APPROVALS

An approval of preliminary or final plats may be subject to conditions acceptable to the applicant and such acceptance shall be noted in the minutes or in writing. If the applicant rejects,the conditions or fails to accept the conditions within ten days of notice of the conditions, the approval of the plat shall be automatically rescinded.

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SECTION 5 . Section 303G. is hereby deleted and Section 307 is hereby added to provide:

SECTION 307 APPROVALS OF PLATS

All applications shall be acted upon by the Borough Council in the manner and under the time limitations described in Section 508 of A c t 170 of 1988 and its amendments. Changes in subsequent ordinances and the effect of an approval of a preliminary or final plat shall be as provided in Act 170 of 1988 and its amendments.

SECTION 6. Section 505 A is added to provide as follows:

SECTION 505 A. RECREATION SPACE

A. All residential subdivisions or land development plans submitted after the effective date of this chapter - shall provide to:

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for suitable and adequate recreation in order

Ensure adequate recreational areas and facilities to serve the future residents of the borough.

Maintain compliance with recreational standards as developed by the National Recreation and Parks Association.

Reduce increasing usage pressure on existing recreational areas and facilities.

Ensure that all present and future residents have the opportunity to engage in many and varied recreational pursuits.

Reduce the possibility of the borough becoming overburdened with the development and maintenance of many very small, randomly placed and widely separated recreation areas

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Single-family developments . In the case of a single-family subdivision or land development of three or more lots, the applicant shall provide a minimum of seven hundred twenty-f ive (725) square feet per lot.

Multiple-family developments. In multiple-family developments, a minimum contiguous area of ten percent (10%) of the total area shall be provided for recreation, exclusive of street right- of-way of the land being developed.

A maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total land area required by this section to be provided for recreation may consist of floodplain areas.

Such land set aside shall be suitable to serve the purpose of active and/or passive recreation by reason of its size, shape, location and topography and shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Council.

The applicant shall satisfy the Borough Council that there are adequate provisions to assure retention and all future maintenance of such recreation areas by maintaining ownership o r by providing for and establishing an organization f o r the ownership and maintenance of the recreation area, and such organization' shall not be dissolved, nor shall it dispose of the recreation area by sale or otherwise, except to an organization conceived and established to own and maintain the recreation area without first offering to dedicate the same to the borough.

C . Recreation area location criteria. The Planning Commission and the Borough Council, in exercising their duties regarding the approval of subdivision ,and land development plans, shall consider the following criteria in determining whether to approve the proposed location of recreation areas in the applicant's subdivision or land development plan:

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(1) Site or sites shall be easily and safely accessible from all areas of the development to be served, have good ingress and egress and have access to a street; however, no street shall traverse the site or sites.

(2) Site or sites shall have suitable topography and soil conditions for use and development as a recreation area.

( 3 ) Size and shape for the site or sites shall be suitable for development as a particular type of park.

( 4 ) When designing and developing these recreation areas, it shall be done according to the standards established by the National Recreation and Parks Association and in conformance with the borough's recreation plan.

( 5 ) Site or sites shall, to the greatest extent practical, be easily accessible to essential utilities, water, sewer, power and site maintenance.

D. Dedication to municipality.

(1) In a case where the applicant does not wish to retain the required recreation area an applicant may request that such area be dedicated to the borough for public use prior to final plan approval.

(2) In addition to approving the site of recreation areas to be dedicated to the borough, the Planning Commission shall make its recommendation to the Borough Council as to whether the dedication should be accepted by the borough.

( 3 ) Such area 'dedicated to the borough for shall be suitable for public use

recreational purposes by reason of size, shape, location, topography and access.

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The Borough Council may find dedication to be impractical because of the size, shape, location, access, topography, drainage or other physical features of the land and that such dedication would adversely affect the subdivision or land development and its future residents or occupants or that there is no land . area within the proposed subdivision which is practical f o r dedication to the public because of size, access, topography or other physical characteristics.

When the Borough Council deems it to be in the public interest to accept dedicated land, such acceptance shall be by means of a deed of dedication, which shall include the description of the dedicated recreation area.

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E. Fee in lieu of dedication.

Where the Borough Council determines that because of the s i z e , shape, location, access, topography or other physical features of the land that it is impractical to dedicate land to the municipality or set aside a recreation area as required by this Article, the borough shall require a payment of a fee in lieu of dedication of such land, which shall be payable to the borough prior to approval of each final section of the overall plan by the Borough Council.

The amount of the fee shall be Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars per lot or dwelling unit, which ever is greater.

The land .or fees, or combination thereof, are to be used only f o r the purpose of providing park or recreational facilities accessible to the development.

A fee authorized under this subsection shall, 'upon its receipt by a municipality, be deposited in an interest-bearing account, clearly identifying the specific recreation

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facilities for which the fee was received. Interest earned on such accounts shall become funds of that account. Funds f r o m such accounts shall be expended only in properly allocable portions of the cost incurred to construct the specific recreation facilities for which the funds were collected.

(5 ) Upon request of any person who paid any fee under this . subsection, the municipality shall refund such fee, plus interest accumulated thereon from the date of payment, if the municipality had failed to utilize the fee paid for the purposes set forth in this section within three (3) years from the date such fee was paid.

SECTION 7. SECTION 804 is hereby added to provide:

SECTION 804. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE L A W

In addition to the requirements contained herein, all applicants shall be subject to the rights and obligations outlined and provided for in Sections 509 - 515.3 of The Act 170 of 1988 and its amendments.

SECTION 8. Sections 1000, 1001 and 1002 are hereby deleted and Section 1000 shall provide as follows:

SECTION 1000. ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES AND APPEALS

All enforcement remedies shall be as provided by Sections 515.2 and 515.3 of Act 170 of 1988 and its amendments. All appeals shall be as provided by the Municipalities Planning Code and all subsequent amendments.

ENACTED AND ORDAINED THIS syi-II day of 3 " i , 1991.

ATTEST:

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BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOUY SPRINGS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

ORDINANCE NO. 98-3

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS BOROUGH SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, ARTICLE V PERTAINING TO DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS BOROUGH ZONING ORDINANCE, ARTICLE 12, SECTION 11 21 PERTAINING TO SCREENING OF REFUSE AND TRASH FACILITIES.

IT IS HEREBY ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mount J

Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, as follows:

SECTION 1 : The Mount Holly Springs Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance is hereby

amended as follows:

(a) ARTICLE V DESIGN STANDARDS, Sections 500,501,502,503,504, 506,509, 51 0,511 are hereby amended in their entirety as follows and Sections 512, 513 and 514 are hereby enacted and added to ARTICLE V DESIGN STANDARDS as set forth below:

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The proposed land use shall conform to the adopted Borough Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan and any other Borough Ordinance or regulations.

Land subject to hazards t o life, health or property, such as may arise f rom fire, floods, disease or other cause, shall n o t be subdivided or developed for building purposes unless the hazards have been eliminated or unless the plans show adequate safeguards against them.

Where no public water supply is available t o the subdivision or land development, t he applicant shall obtain from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and other appropriate governmental agencies, if any, certificates or approval as to the quality and adequacy of the water supply proposed t o be utilized and approval of the type and construction methods t o be employed in the installation of the individual water supply systems. A Plan Revision Module for land development shall be prepared if required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Where the subdivision is inaccessible to sanitary sewers, the applicant shall obtain from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and other appropriate governmental agencies, if any, certificates of approval of the sewage disposal facilities t o be provided. A

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Plan Revision Module for land development shall be prepared if required b y the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Proposed subdivisions and land developments shall be coordinated with the existing nearby neighborhoods so that the community as a whole may develop harmoniously.

Improvement construction requirements will be completed under specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, or other appropriate agencies, or the specifications included herein, 'whichever specifications shall be more stringent in application.

The standards and requirements contained in this Article shall apply as minimum design standards for subdivision andlor land development in the Borough.

Where a subdivision of land development lies portionally in another municipality, the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the portion located in the Borough. J.

A n existing tract which is divided by a street or state highway shall be considered as a single tract until such time as the tract is divided by an approved subdivision or land development plan.

SECTION 501. STREETS

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Proposed streets shall be properly related t o such street plans or parts thereof as have been officially adopted by the Borough and shall be coordinated with existing or proposed streets in adjoining subdivisions or land developments.

Streets shall be laid out t o preserve the integrity of their design. Streets which provide ingress and egress to single-family or multiple family developments shall be laid out to discourage their use by through traffic and, where possible, collector and arterial streets shall be designed for use by through traffic.

Proposed private streets (streets no t offered for dedication) shall meet all the design and construction standards of herein, including but n o t limited to right-of-way, curbs, sidewalks, drainage, construction, traffic control and setback line.

Streets shall be related t o the topography so as t o establish usable lots and satisfactory street grades.

Proposed street arrangements shall make provisions for the continuation of existing streets in adjoining areas; the proper projection of streets into adjoining undeveloped or unplatted areas; and the continuation of proposed streets to the boundaries of the tract being developed. No tract or parcel o f land shall be landlocked.

N e w half or partial streets shall be prohibited, except where essential to reasonable development of a tract in conformance with the other requirements and standards of these regulations. Except where, in addition, satisfactory assurance for dedication of the remaining part of the street can be obtained. A cul-de-sac shall be constructed at the end of such half street which shall be of a permanent nature.

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7. Names of n e w streets shall not duplicate existing or platted street names, or approximate such names by the use of suffixes such as "lane", "way", "drive", "court", "avenue". In approving the names o f streets, cognizance should be given t o existing or platted street names within the postal delivery district served b y the local post office. N e w streets shall bear the same name or number of any continuation of alignment with an existing or platted street.

8. In the case where a new subdivision or land development abuts an existing street or state highway the applicant shall provide any required dedication fo r the standards set for th herein including but no t limited t o required right-of-way and canway width. Where the cartway is widened by the installation of curbing or otherwise, fill-in paving shall be required. For a state highway, the plan shall show the existing legal limit of the state right-of-way and the additional right-of-way width which is being dedicated. The right-of-way to be dedicated shall be measured from the centerline of the existing street or state highway. All curbs and roads shall be located within the public right-of- way.

9. Applicant for a subdivision or land development abutting a state highway shall be responsible for obtaining approval of any proposed improvements, and for obtaining a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Highway Occupancy Permit for any proposed improvements.

10. Applicant shall certify prior to final approval of a subdivision or land development plan that title to any street right-of-way are free and clear o f all liens and encumbrances and that no prior right-of-way has been granted t o any utility or any other person.

11. The right-of-way widths are based upon the need t o serve utilities, t o accommodate ponding of runoff, storage of plowed snow, emergency parking, temporary roadway adjustments during maintenance and accidents and t o accommodate future improvements.

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Functional classifications of streets are established as follows:

1. Arterial

Arterials are intended to provide a high degree of mobility and serve longer trips, requiring higher operating speeds and levels of service. Access management is desirable to preserve mobility. Arterials provide the principal means o f traffic circulation between areas within the Borough and important areas in the region. New arterial streets should be designed t o Pennsylvania Department of Transportation standards t o accommodate operated speeds of 45 miles per hour.

2. Collector

This classification includes those streets which connect minor streets t o arterial streets and limited access highway. Collector streets balance land access and mobility and should penetrate but not have continuity through residential neighborhoods. New collector streets shall be designed for a speed of 40 miles per hour.

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Minor streets connect collector streets t o individual driveways and provide direct access t o abutting land. Travel on these streets is between individual properties and higher order streets. New minor streets shall be designed for a speed o f 30 miles per hour.

Right-of-way Width Cartway

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or as determined by the Borough and recommendation of Planning Commission after consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

4. Alley

Collector Streets

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Minor Streets

Alley

This classification is intended t o include streets that conduct traffic between the rear of dwelling units and higher-order streets. A s the lowest-order street in the hierarchy, the alley carries no through traffic. Alleys usually serve f e w dwellings and carry a small volume of through traffic to one or more access streets. The design speed is

60' 36 ''

50' 36' Non-residential or mixed uses

50' 28' Residential use

50' 20'' Residential use only

typically 20 mph.

C. Street Widths

1. Minimum street right of way and cartway widths shall be as follows:

A The width of collector streets can be reduced to 28' if residences do not front on the collector, parking lanes are not required, and "no parking" signs are installed.

The developer must provide "no parking" signs and adequate of-street parking areas that will accommodate four parking spaces per unit with a minimum of two spaces being directly accessible.

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2. Provision for additional street width and right-of-way width may be required when determined to be necessary by the Borough in specific cases for:

a. Public safety and convenience.

b. Parking in non-residential areas, areas of mixed use, or in areas of high density development.

C. To accommodate installation of utilities, to accommodate ponding of runoff, t o provide storage of plowed snow, to provide emergency parking, t o accommodate temporary roadway adjustments during maintenance and accidents, and/or to accommodate future improvements.

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3. Short extension of existing streets with lesser right-of-way and/or cartway widths than prescribed, in this section may be permitted; provided, however, that n o section or n e w right-of-way less than forty (40) feet in width shall be permitted.

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4. Where a subdivision or land development is provided access by a single street, the Borough may require a boulevard-type of entrance which would consist o f t w o streets having a width of 20 feet each separated b y an island having a width o f 10 feet within a right-of-way having a width o f 70 feet.

Cul-de-sac or Dead End Streets

1. Dead-end streets are prohibited unless designed as cul-de-sac streets or designed for future access t o adjoining properties.

Any dead-end street, for access t o an adjoining property or because of authorized phased development, shall be provided with a temporary, all-weather turn-around. The use o f such turn-around shall be guaranteed t o the public until such t ime as the street is extended.

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3. Cul-de-sac street, permanently designed as such, shall n o t exceed one thousand (1000) feet in length nor serve more than 20 dwellings.

4. Unless future extension is clearly impractical or undesirable, the turn-around right-of- way shall be placed adjacent to the tract boundary with sufficient additional width provided along the boundary line t o permit extension of the street a t full width.

a. The minimum radius of a cul-de-sac to the curb line shall be for ty (40) feet; and the minimum radius of the right-of-way lines shall be fifty (50) feet.

5. Drainage of a cul-de-sac street shall preferably be towards the open end. If drainage is toward the closed end, it shall be conducted away in an underground storm sewer.

The centerline grade on a cul-de-sac street shall no t exceed ten (10%) percent and the grade of the diameter of the turn-around shall no t exceed t w o (2%) percent.

The minimum street length shall be 250 feet.

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1. Whenever street lines are deflected in excess of t w o (2) degrees, connection shall be made by horizontal curves.

To ensure adequate sight distances, minimum centerline radii for horizontal curves shall be as follows:

a. Alley Seventy-five (75) feet;

b. Minor Street: One hundred fifty (150) feet;

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C. Collector Street: Three hundred (3001 feet;

d. Arterial Street: Five hundred (500) feet.

3. A tangent of at least one hundred (100) feet shall be introduced between all horizontal curves on collector and arterial streets.

4. . Combinations of the minimum radiis and maximum grade shall be avoided.

F. Vertical Curves

At all changes of street grades where the algebraic difference exceeds one (1 YO) percent, vertical curves shall be provided to permit the following minimum sight distances:

1. Minor and Access Street: T w o hundred (2001 feet; I

2. Collector Street: Three hundred (300) feet; and

3. Arterial Street: Four hundred (400) feet.

G. Intersections

1. Streets shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall intersect at an angle of less than seventy-five (75) degrees.

2. Intersections involving the junction of more than t w o (2) streets are prohibited.

3. Streets intersecting another street shall either intersect directly opposite to each other, or shall be separated by at least one hundred f i f ty (150) feet between centerline. measured along the center-line of the street being intersected.

4. The grade of the approach where the traffic is required t o stop shall not exceed 4% within 60 ft. of the intersection.

5. Intersections with arterial streets shall be located no t less than eight hundred (800) feet apart, measured from centerline t o centerline, along the centerline of the major street. Intersection with collector streets shall be located no t less than six hundred (600) feet.

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Adequate sight distances and areas of view free f rom obstructions shall be provided at all intersection of streets, and for driveways intersecting a street, in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regulations.

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Grade as determined by the Borough after consultation with the Engineer, Planning Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

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Roadway cross slope shall be a minimum of %" per foot.

J. Slopes of Banks Along Streets

All of the right-of-way shall be graded similar t o the street grade. The slope of banks along street centerline shall be no steeper than the following:

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1. One (1 1 foot of vertical measurement for ' three (3) feet of horizontal measurement for fills.

2. One (1) foo t of vertical measurement for t w o (2) feet of horizontal measurement for cuts.

Where the cut or fill slope abuts a sidewalk, there shall be a t w o (2') foot level area adjacent t o sidewalk and the fill slope shall not exceed three t o one slope.

K. Street Names and Signs

1. Proposed public streets which are obviously in alignment with other existing names streets shall bear the names of the existing streets.

2. In no case shall the name of the proposed street duplicate an existing public street name in the postal district, irrespective of the use of the suffix street, road, avenue, boulevard, drive, etc.

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4. Street name signs shall be placed at all existing and proposed intersections and shall be visible f rom both directions. Street signs shall be installed and approved prior to occupancy of the first dwelling on the n e w street. The type of sign, location, and installation shall be approved by the Engineering and meet the following standards. a. Size: 16" maximum width x 8" maximum depth.

b. Letter in g : 3" to 4".

C. Post Material: Type B breakaway system as approved by PennDOT and listed in Publications 408 and 11 1.

d. Sign Material: Type Ill reflective sheeting on aluminum blank as approved by PennDOT and listed in Publication 35.

e. Color: White legend and border on green background.

f . Height: 7 feet f rom the ground to the bottom of the sign.

L. Street Lights

1. For the safety, convenience, and attractiveness of land developments or subdivisions with six or more lots, or with a new street, public street l ights shall be installed.

2. Standards. Street lights shall be installed a t all intersections and in all cul-de-sacs. Additionally, street lights shall be installed t o meet the American National Standard RP- 8, Roadway Lighting developed by the illuminating Engineering Society of North

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America (IESI. In addition, street lights shall meet the following footcandles. The most restrictive standard shall apply.

Averaae Minimum Local Streets .4 Footcandles .07 Collector Streets .6 Footcandles .27 Major or Arterial Streets .9 Footcandles .4

3. Electric service shall be supplied by underground methods, and the subdivider shall provide and install conduits where necessary t o accommodate the installation of a street lighting system, prior t o the installation of streets, ' curbs, sidewalks, and driveways. Installation and location of conduits shall comply with the specifications of the appropriate public utility.

M. Driveways

1. Private driveways shall be provided for all residences and shall provide safe access t o local and State roads, no t impede the f low of stormwater and assure sufficient area for and access t o off-street parking.

2. A t the discretion of the Borough, shared driveways may be permitted for use by a maximum of four adjacent lots, each of which shall have the required street frontage for the applicable zoning district or as required for interior lots. An ownership and maintenance agreement for the driveway, approved by the Solicitor, shall be required. Shared driveways shall not be less than 12 feet in width and they shall be located in a right-of-way a t least 25 feet wide.

3. Grade. The driveway within the legal right-of-way of any Borough or State road shall no t exceed a grade o f 5%. The remaining driveway beyond the right-of-way shall not exceed a grade of 12%.

4. Material. All driveways must be paved with bituminous material or concrete.

5. Width. No driveway shall b e less than 12 feet wide within the l imits of the legal right- of -way.

6. Drainage. The gutter line, wherever possible, shall be maintained as a paved swale and shall have a minimum depth of 4 inches and a minimum width of 24 inches. Where required by the Borough, culverts or pipes shall be installed under driveways to provide unobstructed f low of water in swales and shall be approved by the Borough.

7. Angle of Intersection. The desirable intersection angle of the centerline of the driveway and the street shall be 90 degrees. However, when 90 degrees is not practicable, the minimum angle between the driveway and the street shall be not less than 75 degrees.

8. Curbs. All driveways in curb areas must have a depressed curb at the driveway entrance in accordance with RC-64, PennDOT Publication 72 and in n o case be located less than t e n feet f rom the point of tangency where the intersecting street lines are joined by a curb.

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A Zoning Permit is required prior t o the start of construction of any driveway. The Borough will inspect the proposed driveway location t o determine whether a drainage pipe or other facility is required t o provide proper drainage. I f a drainage pipe is required, it shall be as required by the Borough and shall be installed by the applicant. The applicant shall also be responsible for any additional grading required t o maintain proper drainage.

Sight Distance. Adequate sight distance shall be provided in accordance with PennDOT Requirements.

See Borough Ordinance 96-1.

0. Sidewalks

1. See Borough Ordinance 96-1.

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Monuments and markers shall consist of:

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Placement and Marking. Monuments and markers must be placed by a Registered Engineer or Surveyor so that the scored or marked point coincides exactly with the point of intersection of the lines being rnonurnented. They must be set SO that the top of the monument or marker is level with the surface of the surrounding ground. Monument must be permanently marked on top.

Location of Monuments. Monuments must be set:

a. At t h e intersection of lines forming angles in the boundaries of the original tract of the development or subdivision.

b. On the right-of-way lines of the streets at the following locations:

At least one monument at each intersection. At changes in direction of street lines, excluding curb arcs at intersections. At each end of curbed street line, excluding curb arcs at intersections. An intermediate monument wherever topographical or other conditions make it impossible to sight between t w o otherwise required monuments. At such other places along the line of streets as may be determined by the Borough to be necessary so that any street may be readily defined in the future.

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C. The concrete monuments must be installed and inspected by the Borough prior to Final Plan approval. However, a modification of, requirements can be requested t o post financial security in lieu of installing monuments if it is determined that the monuments would be disturbed b y construction activities.

d. Location o f Markers. Markers must be set:

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A t the beginning and ending of curves along street property lines. A t points where lot lines intersect curves either front or rear. At angles in property lines of lots. A t all other lot comers.

e. Removal. Any monument or markers that are removed must be replaced by a Registered Engineer or Surveyor at the expense of the lot owner or person removing them.

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0. Mailboxes

1. When mailboxes are placed in areas with sidewalks, a minimum clear path of 36" shall be maintained on the sidewalk.

2. Where sidewalk widths are greater than 4 feet or where a grass plot is provided, the face of mailbox shall be located at least 6" behind face of curb.

3. In areas where a 4 foot sidewalk abuts the curb, the face of the mailbox may not extend beyond the face of curb.

4. Mailbox height shall be between 37" and 41" above the roadway surface.

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A. Easements shall be provided for cable TV, telephone, sewer, water, drainage facilities, overhead or underground public utility facilities in consultation with the Engineer, the appropriate utility provider and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

1. The minimum width o f such easements shall be twenty (201 feet for drainage facilities and underground utilities and ten (1 0 ) feet for overhead utilities. Additional width may be required b y the Borough depending on the purpose and use of the easements.

2. Wherever possible such easements shall be centered on the side or rear lot lines, or along the front lo t lines.

B. Where a subdivision or land development is traversed by a watercourse, drainage way, channel, stream, pond or lake, there shall be provided a drainage easement conforming substantially with the line of such watercourse, drainage way, channel, stream, pond, or lake and of such width as will be adequate t o preserve the unimpeded f low of natural drainage or for the purpose of widening, deepening, relocating, improving or protecting such drainage features or for t h e purpose of installing a storm sewer. Access easements will also be required.

C. The minimum width for an easement for sanitary sewer shall be thirty (301 feet.

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Applicant shall certify that title and the street right-of-way are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and that no priof right-of-way have been granted t o any utilities or any other persons.

Where a subdivision or land development involves the use of solar access, solar skyspace easements shall be provided, shall be in writing and shall be in form to be recordable in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds. Any such easement shall be appurtenant, run with the land benefited and burdened, and shall be defined and limited by conditions stated in the instrument of creation. Instruments creating a solar skyplace easement shall include bu t no t be limited to:

I. Description of the skyplace above the burdened land into which described obstructions shall not be permitted t o encroach.

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2. Access shall be provided to the water and maintenance easement area. The width of such access points shall no t be less than twenty (20) feet.

SECTION 503. BLOCKS

A. The length, width, shape, and design of blocks shall be determined with due regard t o the provision of adequate sites for buildings of the type proposed, t o the land use andlor zoning requirements of the municipality, the topography of the land being subdivided or developed, and the requirements for safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian circulation.

B. Residential blocks shall generally be of sufficient depth to accommodate t w o (2) tiers of lots, except where reverse frontage lots bordering an arterial or collector street are used or where due t o the contour of the land, or the necessary layout of the subdivision, there is insufficient depth between intersecting streets for such t w o (2) tier design.

C. Blocks for commercial and industrial areas may vary f rom the elements o f design contained in this section if the nature of the use requires other treatment. In such cases, off-street-parking for employees and customers shall be provided with limited access t o the street system. . Extension of streets, railroad access right-of-way, and utilities shall be provided as necessary.

D. Interior pedestrian walks shall be provided in blocks exceeding six hundred (600) feet in length to provide for pedestrian circulation or access to community facilities. Such walks shall be sidewalks with an easement width of not less than ten (10) feet in width.

SECTION 504. LOTS

A. General Standards

1. The size, depth, width and orientation of lots shall conform to applicable zoning regulations.

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2. Insofar as practical, side lot line should be at right angles t o straight street lines or radial t o curved street lines.

3. Where feasible, lot lines should follow municipal boundaries rather than cross them, in order t o avoid jurisdictional problems.

4. If after subdividing,' there exist remnants of land, they shall be either:

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Legally dedicated to public use, if acceptable to the municipality.

B. Lot Frontage

1. All lots shall abut a public street existing or proposed, or a private street if it meets the requirements of these regulations.

2. Double or reverse frontage lots shall be avoided except where required t o provide separation of residential development from collector and arterial streets or t o overcome specific disadvantages of topography or orientation.

3. No residential lots shall be created which front upon an arterial street.

4. New residential lots abutting an arterial street shall be provided access only from an interior street.

C. Building Setbacks

1. Corner lots shall have such width as required by the Zoning Ordinance.

2. Front, side, and rear building setbacks shall conform to the Zoning Ordinance.

3. All building setbacks shall be measured from the required or existing right-of-way line of a street, whichever right-of-way line is the greater distance from the centerline of a street.

4. Corner lot shall have front yard setback lines along t h e t w o abutting streets and two side yard setback lines. Rear yard setback line shall no t apply to rectangular corner lots.

SECTION 505. PUBUC GROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES (See Current Ordinance)

SECTION 506. DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

A. Applicability

A DrainageIStormwater Management (hereafter referred t o as DISWMI Plan must be submitted to and approved by the Borough prior to undertaking any of the following activities:

1. Subdivision.

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2. Land Development.

3. Installation or alteration of any drainage or stormwater management facilities.

4. When required by other ordinances such a s Zoning, Floodplain, Excavation and Fill, etc.

B. Plan Content

The DlSWM Plan shall consist of maps and a narrative prepared under the direction of a professional engineer, landscape architect or land surveyor registered in Pennsylvania with experience in D/SWM. The D/SWM Plan shall include the following items:

1. A narrative including a general statement of the project, t he date t h e project is expected t o begin and end, a description of existing and proposed conditions, ownership and maintenance of facilities, and conclusions. Conclusions shall include a comparison of existing and proposed peak rates of runoff. 3

2. A 7-1 12 minute USGS topographic map, or equivalent, showing the project location and its total watershedk) , and additional maps, a s necessar.y, t o clearly s h o w the delineation of all drainage areas, both on site and off site, used in all computations for all drainage and stormwater management facilities.

3. Project mapping showing existing and proposed facilities such a s lots, streets, parking areas, drainage facilities, erosion control facilities, areas of cut and fill, limits of earth disturbance, and stormwater management facilities.

4. Project mapping showing existing and proposed topographic features a s following:

a. Contours a t 2 foot intervals except in areas where the slope is greater than 15% in which case the contour interval shall be 5 feet.

b. Boundary lines of the project area.

C. Drainage on the project and adjoining properties including floodplains, floodways, streams, lakes, ponds, and easements.

5. . Calculations for all proposed drainage and stormwater management facilities and any other impacted facilities.

6. The complete drainage system for the subdivision or land development shall be provided, including the identification of drainage features which shall be incorporated into the design. If the subdivision or land development is to be developed in phases, an overall stormwater facilities plan for the entire site shall be submitted.

C. Design Criteria

1. General

a. The following design criteria presented herein are the minimum acceptable standards. New and innovative procedures are encouraged and shall be permitted on a case-by-case basis as approved by the Borough.

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b. The existing points of natural drainage discharge onto adjacent property shall no t be altered without the written approval of the affected landowners and municipalities.

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C. Stormwater runoff or natural drainage water shall no t be diverted so as to overload existing drainage systems, or create flooding or the need for additional drainage structures on other private properties or public lands, without approved provisions being made by the developer for properly handling such conditions.

d. Drainage and stormwater facilities should be designed t o handle the anticipated ,

peak discharge from the property being subdivided or developed as well as to handle the anticipated increase in runoff that will occur when all the property at a higher elevation in the same watershed area is fully developed.

e. Open channel f low which can be conveyed b y a 48 inch or smaller culvert shall no t be permitted as follows (1) in a front yard,'(2) in a subdivision or land development containing lots smaller than one-half ( % I acre, or (3) within 100 feet of any proposed residential unit.

f. All drainage and stormwater discharges shall be made t o an existing drainage collection system when adequate capacity is available or t o a natural channel. Existing runoff f lows t o sinkholes in areas underlain with limestone geology will be redirected t o stormwater collection systems or natural channels. Discharges t o depressed areas of french drains shall not be permitted in areas underlain with limestone geology.

9. Stormwater roof drains shall not discharge water directly over a sidewalk.

h. Stabilized outlets shall be provided for footer drains, floor drains, and downspouts.

I . All springs and sump pump discharges shall be collected by piping so as not to f low into streets.

2. Drainage and Conveyance Systems.

a. Design Storm.

All drainage facilities shall be designed t o safely convey the 10-year storm. More stringent criteria may be required by the Borough Engineer where the above criteria will aggravate existing problems or create n e w problems. Provisions such as building locations and easements shall be provided to convey storms in excess of the design storm up t o the 100-yr. event. At a minimum, provisions must be made t o safely convey at least the 25-yr. storm as surcharge f low to detention facilities that are required as part of the development.

b. Peak Flow

The Rational Method shall be used for drainage areas up t o 1.5 square mile. However, extreme care should be used for watersheds with times of concentration greater than 60 minutes or f low paths that include channel storage or diversions. For drainage areas greater than 0.5 square mile, other

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hydrologic methods should be considered such a s the S C S Soil Cover-Complex method.

Rainfall.

Design rainfall shall be determined using the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves for Region Four a s follows:

(1) Rational Method - The appropriate time of concentration and return period shall be used to determine the rainfall intensity.

(2) Soil-Cover-Complex Method -The Soil Conservation Service Type I I 24- hour rainfall distribution shall be used with the following rainfall depths derived from the Region 4 Curves:

Return Period 24 Hour Rainfall DeDth 2-year 3.0 in. 1 0-year 4.6 in. 25-year 5.5 in. 1 00-year 7.4 in.

Runoff Coefficients.

(1) Runoff coefficients for the Rational method shall be determined using Table 1.

(2) Runoff curve numbers for the SCS Soil Cover-Complex Method shall be determined using Table 2. For computation purposes, meadow or good woodslforest shall be used for existing pervious conditions. For existing areas consisting of a combination of pervious and impervious cover, either a composite of meadow, good woodslforest, and imperviouslparking shall be used or the various pre-computed composite covers for developed areas shall be used.

Time of Concentration. The methods found in Chapter 3 of SCS TR-55, current edition, shall be used t o compute times of concentration. The length of flow path for sheet flow shall not exceed 100 f t . and the length of flow path for shallow concentrated flow shall not exceed 1,000 f t .

Pipe.

(1) At, a minimum, pipe capacities shall be computed using both the Manning Equation for full flow capacity and the Inlet Control Nomographs in FHA Hydraulic Design Series 5, current edition. For inlets, the maximum headwater elevation must be less than the top of grate or top of road. For culverts, t he headwaterldiameter ratio must be less than or equal t o 1.25. Complete outlet control calculations shall be required for special circumstances such a s high tailwater conditions, long runs of pipe, excessive bends and other losses, etc.

(2) The minimum pipe slope shall be 0.005 ft./ft.

Streets.

(1 1 The maximum allowable spread of water on streets is one-half of a travel lane.

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Inlet Spacing.

(a) The maximum spacing of inlets is 450 feet.

(b) On curbed sections, a double inlet shall be placed at the low point on sag vertical curves. Otherwise, on curbed sections, an inlet shall be placed on each side of the l o w point a t a distance not to exceed 100 feet. or at an elevation not to exceed 0.2 ft. above the l ow point.

(c ) ' Inlets shall be placed so street drainage can no t cross intersections or street centerlines.

(d) Inlets shall be placed taking into consideration inlet capacity ' and bypass flow.

Overflow at Low Points.

A t all roadway low points, swales and easements shall be provided behind the curb or swale and through the adjacent properties to channelize and direct any overflow of water away f rom structures and buildings. The swale should be designed t o accommodate a f low equal t o that being collected by the inlets at the l o w point plus any additional drainage that may be directed t o or collected by the swale itself.

Underdrain or Combination Storm Sewer and Underdrain

, (a ) An underdrain or combination storm sewer and underdrain system shall be required a t all l ow points on the street profile t o pickup springs encountered during construction and to drain poor soil conditions. In addition, an underdrain or combination storm sewer and underdrain shall be provided where directed by the Borough.

(b) Underdrains or combination storm sewer and underdrains shall be designed in accordance with PennDOT Design Manual 2, Chapter 10 and shall conform to PennDOT RC-30.

All springs and sump pump discharges shall be collected by piping so as not t o f low in the streets.

Street drainage shall no t be permitted t o cross intersections or the crown of a road.

h. Swales

(1 1 A t a minimum, swale capacities and velocities shall be computed using the Manning Equation. Backwater calculations and other methods may be necessary for special conditions such as excessive bends and other losses, backwater conditions, etc.

(2) The minimum longitudinal slope shall be 0.75%.

(3) The maximum side slopes shall be 3:1 for grass-lined swales and 2:l for rock-lined swales.

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(4) All grass lined swales shall be provided with a minimum of 4 inches of topsoil. Swales shall be mulched and seeded with Formula B in areas that will be mowed and Formula D in areas with limited access that will not be mowed, in accordance with PennDOT Publication 408, Section 804, current edition.

Stormwater Management

a. Design Storm.

The maximum peak rate of runoff for the proposed conditions shall not exceed the maximum peak rate of runoff for the existing conditions for the 2-year, 10- year, and 25-year storms. More stringent criteria may be required by the Borough where the above criteria will aggravate existing problems or create new problems.

b. Hydrographs.

Hydrographs shall be calculated using the following methods:

I I 11 Drainage Area I Method

10-20 Acres Modified Rational Method or SCS Soil Cover-Complex Method

C. Rainfall. Refer t o Section 506.C.2.c.

d. Runoff Coefficient. Refer to Section 506.C.2.d.

e. Time of Concentration. Refer to Section 506.C.2.e.

f . Routing.

The design of stormwater facilities shall be verified by routing the proposed 2-, lo-, 25-, and 100-year hydrographs through the facility using the storage indication method or modified PUIS method.

g. Stormwater Detention Facilities

(1 1 All stormwater detention facilities shall be located underground.

(2) A n emergency outlet shall be provided t o safely pass the proposed peak 100-year storm assuming that the principal spillway is 100% clogged and' there is no storage available.

(3) In areas underlain with limestone geology, piping shall have water tight joints.

h. Access. All facilities shall have manholes, access roads, gates, fences and easements where necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and utilization of the stormwater facilities.

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I. Seasonal High Groundwater Table. The invert of all underground infiltration/storage facilities shall ,be located a minimum of 2 feet above the seasonal high groundwater table.

j. Underground Infiltration Facilities. Underground infiltration facilities shall be designed in accordance with Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Standards and Specifications for Infiltration Practices, current edition. The minimum infiltration rate of the soil must be field verified.

4. Stormwater Best Management Practices

a . All activities that are already required to provide .stormwater management controls must also provide water quality protection.

b. Infiltration practices shall be considered. Supplemental stormwater quality practices including swales, filter strips and oil/grit separators are encouraged but may not be used as a substitute for extended detention or infiltration of stormwater runoff. Retention and infiltration practices shall not be permitted in limestone areas or areas with sinkhole potential.

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C. Infiltration practices, when used, shall be designed to accept a t least the first inch of runoff from all streets, roadways, and parking lots. Various infiltration trench layout and details are shown in Chapter 5 in Controllina Urban Runoff by Thomas Schueler., 1987. To avoid the past failures of these systems, the most current design recommendations shall be used a s presented in Chapter 8 of Fundamentals of Urban Runoff Manaaement by Horner et al, 1994.

Design calculations verifying compliance with the s tormwater quality treatment criteria are required.

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SECTION 507. SEWAGE SERVICE FACILITIES (See Current Ordinance)

SECTION 508. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (See Current Ordinance)

SECTION 509. FLOOD CONTROL

A. Purpose

The specific purpose of these provisions is:

1. To regulate the subdivision of land within any designated floodplain district in order to promote the general, health, welfare, and safety of the community. Development within a floodplain area is permitted only in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance.

2. To require tha t each subdivision lot in floodplain areas include a safe building site with adequate access; and that public facilities which serve such uses be designed and installed t o minimize flood damage.

3. To protect individuals from buying lands which are unsuitable for use because Of

flooding by prohibiting the improper subdivision andlor development of unprotected lands within the designated floodplain districts.

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E. Municipal Liability

The granting of a permit or approval of a plan for any proposed subdivision andlor land development to be located within any identified floodplain area or district shall no t constitute a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by the municipality or b y any official or employee thereof of the practicability or safety of the proposed use, and shall not create liability on the part of the Borough or any office or employee thereof for any flood damages that result f rom reliance on this article or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.

The degree of f lood protection sought by the provisions of this article is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on acceptable engineering methods of study. Larger floods may occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes, such as ice jams or bridge openings restricted by debris. This article does not imply that areas outside the floodplain districts, or land uses permitted within such districts, will be free from flooding or flood damages.

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1. Al l ' floodplain and floodways shall be identified in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance.

2. Development within identified floodplain areas shall be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance.

D. Preliminary Plan Requirements

The following information shall be required as part of the preliminary plan and shall be prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor:

1. Name of engineer or surveyor responsible for providing the information required in this section.

2. A map showing the location of the proposed subdivision andlor land development with respect t o any identified floodplain area or district, including information on the 100- year flood elevations.

3. Where the subdivision andlor land development lies partially or completely within any identified floodplain area or district or where such activities border on any identified floodplain area or district, the preliminary plan map shall include the following information:

a. The location and elevation of proposed roads, utilities, and building sites, fills, flood, or erosion protection facilities.

b. The 1 00-year flood elevations.

C. Areas subject t o special deed restrictions.

4. All such maps shall show contours at intervals of five (5) feet and identify accurately the boundaries of the identified floodplain areas or districts.

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E. Final Plan Requirements

The fol lowing information shall be required as part o f the final plan and shall be prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor:

1. All information required for the submission o f the preliminary plan incorporating any changes requested by the Borough.

2. A map showing the exact location and elevation of all proposed buildings, structures, roads, and public utilities t o be constructed within any identified floodplain area or district. All such maps shall show contours at intervals of t w o (2) feet and identify accurately t h e boundaries of the floodplain areas.

3. Submission of the final plan shall also be accompanied by all required permits and related documentation from the PA Department of Environmental Protection, and any other Commonwealth agency, or municipality or federal agency where any alteration or relocation of a stream or watercourse is proposed. In addition, documentation shall be submitted indicating that all affected adjacent municipalities have been notified of the proposed alteration or relocation. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Federal Insurance Administrator shall also be notified whenever any such activity is proposed.

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F. Design Standards and Improvements in Designated Floodplain Districts

1. Where not prohibited by this or any other laws or ordinances, land located in any identified floodplain area or district may be developed with the provision that the developer construct all buildings and structures t o preclude f lood damage in accordance with this and any other laws and ordinances regulating such development.

2. When a developer does not intend to develop the plan himself and the Borough determines that additional controls are required to insure safe development, it may require the developer t o impose appropriate deed restrictions on the land. Such deed restrictions shall be inserted in every deed and noted on every recorded plan.

G. All buildings and structures shall be so constructed as t o preclude flood damage in accordance with this and any other laws ordinances and articles regulating such development.

H. Building or Structure Elevation

I . Within any designated Flood Hazard District, the lowest floor, including basement, or any new or substantially improved residential structure shall be at least one and one- half feet above the 100 year flood elevation.

2. Within any designated Flood Hazard District, the lowest floor, including basement, for new or substantially improved structures or buildings other than residential shall be at least one and one-half feet above the 100 year flood elevations or be designed and constructed so that the space enclosed by such structure shall remain either completely or essentially dry during any flood u p to that height in accordance with the standards contained in the publication entitled " Floodproofing Regulations", U .S. Army Corp of Engineers, June 1972, as amended, or some other equivalent standard for that type of construction.

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1. When an applicant does not intend t o develop the plat himself and the Borough determines that additional controls are required to impose appropriate deed restrictions on the land, which restrictions shall be inserted in every deed and noted on every recorded plat.

J. Excavation and Grading

Where any excavation or grading is proposed or where any existing trees, shrubs, or other vegetative cover will be removed, the applicant shall consult the County Conservation District representative concerning plans for erosion and sediment control and also obtain a report on the soil characteristics .of the site so that a determination can be made as t o the type and degree of development the site may accommodate. Before undertaking any excavation or grading, the applicant shall obtain a grading and excavation permit.

'K. Drainage Facilities

Storm drainage facilities shall be designed t o convey the f low o f surface waters without damage to persons or property. The system shall insure drainage at all points along streets, and provide positive drainage away from buildings and on-site waste disposal sites. Plans shall be subject t o the approval of the Borough. The Borough may require,a primarily underground system t o accommodate frequent floods and a secondary surface system t o accommodate larger less frequent floods. Drainage plans shall be consistent with local and regional drainage plans. The facilities shall be designed t o prevent the discharge of runoff onto adjacent properties.

L. Streets

The finished elevation of proposed streets shall not be more than one foot below the regulatory flood elevation. The Borough may require, where necessary, profiles and elevations of streets t o determine compliance with the requirement. Drainage openings shall be sufficient t o discharge f lood f lows without unduly increasing flood height.

M. Sanitary Sewer Facilities

1. AI1 sanitary sewer systems located in any floodplain, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed up to the regulatory flood elevation.

2. All n e w or replacement sanitary sewer facilities and private package sewage treatment plants, including all pumping stations and collector systems, shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into the flood waters. In addition, they should be located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage and impairment.

SECTION 51 0. NATURAL FEATURES PRESERVATION

The design and development of all subdivisions and land developments shall preserve, whenever possible, natural features which will aid in providing open space for recreation and conditions generally favorable to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough. Some of these natural features include: t h e natural terrain of the site, woodland areas, large trees, natural watercourses and bodies of water, wetlands, rock outcroppings and scenic views.

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A. Trees and Planting

1. In any residential subdivision or land development, supplemental planting, in the form of appropriate street trees, shall be introduced. Such trees shall be planted a t intervals of between fifty (50) and one hundred (100) feet and preferably in random patterns between the street right-of-way line and building line at least five (5) feet from the street right-of-way line; however, there shall be at least one tree in front o f each lot. Trees shall be planted at the expense of the applicant and shall n o t be less than one and one-half inches in caliper.

2. All subdivisions and land developments shall have shade trees at a ratio of not less than one (1) such tree per dwelling unit, leasehold unit, or commercial unit.

B. Slopes

1. Slopes in excess o f 15% shall be delineated on the subdivision and land development drawing.' For development in areas with natural slopes in excess of 15%, individual lot grading plans shall be required by the Borough for its approval. The scale of said grading plans shall be as required by the Borough Engineer to,adequateiy evaluate the proposed grading. No grading whatsoever shall occur on slopes in excess of 25%.

SECTION 51 1. EROSION AND SEDlMENTATlOM CONTROL APPROVAL AND NPDES PERMIT

A. An Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan must be submitted to the County Conservation District for their approval in accordance with the Chapter 102 Regulations. A copy of the plan must also be provided t o the Borough. In addition, an NPDES General Permit PAG-2 is generally required for construction activities disturbing greater than or equal t o 5 acres and less than 25 acres while an NPDES Individual Permit is generally needed for disturbed areas greater than 25 acres in accordance with the PA Bulletin.

B. The above approvals andlor the permits must be obtained prior to approval o f the Final Subdivision or Land Development Plan and prior t o construction or earth disturbance.

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The applicant must determine if wetlands exist on the property in the proposed subdivision or land development. The applicant must also determine i f any wetlands will be impacted off-site f rom the property. This determination shall be made in accordance with the current requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USCOEI.

If there are no wetlands on the property and no wetlands will be impacted off-site, then the following certification note must be placed on the plan:

I, (Sianature of consultant and date), hereby certify that there are n o wetlands on t h e subject property, the proposed project will not impact off-site wetlands, and wetland permits are no t required from the State or Federal Government.

If there are wetlands on the property andlor wetlands will be impacted off-site, then the following is required:

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1. A wetland study must be submitted to the Borough prepared in accordance with the current requirements of DEP and USCOE and the following:

A narrative describing the site features including:

a. Property address.

b. Property tax number.

C. Property owner's name.

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A drawing (scale 1" = 100'). on a sheet or series of sheets n o larger than 17 inches by

Date of the site survey.

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The outline of t h e property and area being studied.

Wetlands from the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) and County Soil Survey, delineated. The extent and type of hydric soils, delineated and identified using the County Hydric Soils Survey.

The extent of hydrophytic plants delineated and identified.

Streams, watercourses, and floodplains delineated and the hydrology of the area.

Wetland delineation.

Drawing scale.

Property tax number.

Wetland mitigation.

3. A copy of any required completed permit applications such as a Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or General Permit from DEP and a Section 404 Permit from USCOE.

Wetlands shall be verified by a site visit, 4.

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D. The following certification notes shall be placed on the Subdivision or Land Development Plan sheet that will be recorded and the notes shall also be placed on the plan included in the wetlands study:

1. 1, jsianature of Consultant and Date1,hereby certify that a wetlands study was conducted in accordance with Borough, State, and Federal requirements and this plan accurately depicts the extent of those wetlands.

2. 1, JSianature of Applicant and Datel, hereby certify that I am in receipt and aware of the results of the wetlands study.

E. Any approval by the Borough shall be contingent on full compliance with any requirements of any regulatory agency, and no action by the Borough shall be relied on in lieu o f a permit issued b y the appropriate agency.

SECTION 513. COMMON FACILITIES

A. Ownership Standards

Facilities t o be held in common shall be held using one of the following methods o f ownership subject t o the approval of the Borough.

1. Homeowners' Association. The facilities may be held in common ownership by a homeowners' association. The association shall be formed and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

2. Condominium. The facilities may be held as common element under a condominium agreement. Such agreement shall be in conformance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act of 1980.

B. Homeowners' Association Regulations

The following regulations shall be considered minimum standards governing the homeowners' association.

1. By-laws describing the formation and the duties of the association, including the responsibilities for maintenance of the common open areas, shall be defined and presented to the Borough for review and approval as part of the final plan submission.

2. Membership shall be mandatory by all residents served by the facility. Membership and voting rights shall be defined.

3. Rights and duties of the Borough and members of the association, in the event of a breach of the covenants and restrictions, shall be defined.

4. The by-laws shall include a statement which grants to the Association the legal authority to place liens on the properties of members who are delinquent in the payment of their duties. The by-laws shall also grant the Borough such power, but not the duty, to maintain the common facilities, and to assess the cost of the same as provided within the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.

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1. The common facility shall be operated and maintained by a professional organization specializing in the required services and approved by the Borough. The agreement between the association of condominium and the professional organization shall be subject to review by the Solicitor and approved by the Borough.

2. The Borough shall, upon request, be given access to all records o f the association or condominium and all records of the professional organization relating t o the common facility.

3. Delinquency. In the event that the association or condominium established to own and maintain the common facility, or any successor organization, shall at any time after the establishment of the common facility, fail to maintain said facility in reasonable working order and condition in accordance with established standards, guidelines and agreements, the Borough may serve written notice upon the association or condominium andlor the residents served by the common facility, stating:

a. The manner in which the association or condominium has failed t o maintain the common facility in reasonable condition.

b. A demand that such deficiencies of maintenance be corrected within 30 days.

C. The date and places of hearing which shall be held within 45 days of the notice.

4. Public Hearing. At such a hearing, the Borough may amend the terms of the original notice concerning the deficiencies and may give an extension of t ime within which they shall be corrected. I f the deficiencies or any modifications thereof were not corrected within 30 days of the notice of delinquencies referred t o above or within any extension, the Borough may enter upon the common facility and maintain the same for a period of one year. The said maintenance by the Borough shall not constitute a taking of said common facility, nor vest in the public any rights t o use the same. Maintenance of the common facility shall include ai activities related t o operation of the facility, including, but not limited to, administration, assessing and collecting of fees, testing, and necessary improvements.

5. Burden of Proof. Before the expiration of said year, the Borough shall, upon its initiative or upon request of the association or condominium call a public meeting upon notice to the association or condominium and t o the residents served by the facility. A t the hearing, the association or condominium or the residents shall show cause why such maintenance by the Borough shall not, at the option of the Borough, continue for a succeeding year. If the Borough shall determine that the association or condominium is ready, willing and able t o maintain said common facility in reasonable working order and condition, the Borough shall cease t o maintain the common facility at the end of said year. If the Borough shall determine that the association or condominium is not ready, willing or able to maintain said common facility in a reasonable working order and condition, the Borough may, in its discretion, continue t o maintain said common facility during the next succeeding year and, subject t o a similar hearing and determination, in each year thereafter.

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6. Any and all costs t o the Borough incurred as a result o f maintenance of the common facility and any additional penalties or fees set by the Borough shall be paid by the association or condominium and the residents served by the facility. Any invoices from the Borough for such costs which remain unpaid following a period of 45 days, shall be subject t o an increase of 1.5% per month (18% annually) and a l ien which shall be filed against the premises of the owner or resident in the same manner as other municipal claims.

SECTION 514. UTILITIES

A. Underground Wiring

1. All electric, telephone, television, and other communication facilities, both main and service lines servicing new development, shall be provided by underground wiring within easements or dedicated public rights-of-way unless special conditions require otherwise. Utilities shall be installed in accordance with the prevailing standards and practices of the utility or other companies providing such services.

2. Lots which abut existing easements or public rights-of-way where overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines and service connections have been previously installed may be supplied with electric and telephone service f rom those overhead lines, but the service connections from the utilities' overhead lines shall be installed underground. In the case of existing overhead utilities, should a road widening, or an extension of service, or other such condition occur as a result of the subdivision and necessitate the replacement or relocation of such utilities, such replacement or relocation shall be underground.

3. Where overhead lines are permitted as the exception, the placement and alignment of poles shall be designed to lessen the visual impact of overhead lines as follows: Alignments and pole locations shall be carefully routed t o avoid locations along horizons; clearing swaths through tree areas shall be avoided by selective cutting and a staggered alignment; trees shall be planted in open areas and at key locations t o minimize the view of the poles and the alignments; and alignments shall follow rear lot lines and other alignments where possible.

4. Year-round screening in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of any utility apparatus appearing above the surface of the ground, other than utility poles, shall be required.

5. All underground utilities shall be put in place, connected, and approved before the streets are constructed, where such utilities lie under the proposed cartway, and before any person is permitted t o occupy any building to. be served by such utility.

B. Underground Utility Notifications

1. In accordance with the provisions of PA A c t 38, as amended, any applicant shall contact all applicable utilities and accurately determine and show the location and depths of all underground utilities within the boundaries o f the tract proposed for development and in the vicinity of any proposed off-site improvements, prior to excavation. A list of the applicable utilities, their telephone numbers, and the PA One Call Serial Number shall appear on the plans submitted for review.

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SECTION 51 5. RESPONSIBILITIES (See Current Ordinance)

(b) Former Section 5 1 2 of ARTICLE V DESIGN STANDARDS in its entirety is hereby redesignated. enacted and added as new SECTION 515 of ARTICLE V.

(c) All other provisions and SECTIONS of ARTICLE V DESIGN STANDARDS, to the extent not amended or redesigned hereby, shall remain in full force and effect.

(d) The Table of Contents is hereby amended t o include and redesignate the Sections of ARTICLE V amended, enacted and redesignated by this Ordinance.

SECTION 2: The Mount Holly Springs Borough Zoning Ordinance, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 1121 is

hereby amended in its entirety as follows: I

SECTlON 11 21. SCREENING OF REFUSE, TRASH AND. WASTE CONTAINERS AND FACILITIES.

All refuse and waste containers not utilized solely by or for a single family dwelling unit, such

as, but n o t limited to, dumpsters, or facilities used in lieu thereof for temporary storage of refuse, trash

and waste for commercial, industrial, business and/or multi-family units, shall be screened from view

by use of fencing, vegetative plantings or a combination of the t w o of sufficient height and density

to completely conceal same from view.

SECTION 3: The provisions of this Ordinance shall be severable, and i f any of its provisions shall be

held to be unconstitutional, illegal or otherwise invalid, that decision shall no t affect the validity of any

of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. It is declared t o be the legislative intention that this

Ordinance would have been enacted had the unconstitutional, illegal or otherwise invalid provisions not

been included in this Ordinance.

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SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall take effect in accordance with existing law.

ENACTED AND ORDAINED THIS 77% DAY OF && , 1998.

ATTEST: BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS

I/Borough d%uncil President (Borough Ssal)

APPROVED Ti% 9f lDAY OF w. , 1998.

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