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Guiding Principles
Procedure. The applicant may contact the Zoning Officer to arrange a presubmission conference to informally outline the nature of the request and to determine the nature and extent of the information outlined, below,  to be supplied on the site development plan.

The applicant shall cause a site development plan map to be prepared by a civil engineer, surveyor, land planner, architect or other competent person. Site development plan elements shall include those listed below which are appropriate to the proposed development or use, as indicated by the Zoning Officer in a presubmission conference:
(1) Legal data.
(a) The tax number of the property from the latest tax records.
(b) The name and address of the owner of record.
(c) The name and address of the person, firm or organization preparing the map, including the seal and signature of the responsible professional(s).
(d) The date, North point and written and graphic scale.
(e) Sufficient description or information to define precisely the boundaries of the property. All distances shall be in feet and hundredths of a foot. All angles shall be given to the nearest 10 seconds or closer. The error of closure shall not exceed one in 5,000.
(f) The locations, names and existing widths of adjacent streets and curblines.
(g) The locations and owners of all adjoining lands as shown on the latest tax records.
(h) The locations, width and purpose of all existing and proposed easements, setbacks, reservations and areas dedicated to public use within or adjoining the property.
(i) A complete outline of existing deed restrictions or covenants applying to the property.
(j) The zoning district in which the property is located.
(2) Natural features.
(a) The existing contours with intervals of 10 feet or less, as determined at the presubmission conference, referenced to a datum satisfactory to the Zoning Officer.
(b) The proposed finished contours at the same interval as required in Subsection B(2)(a) hereinabove, referenced to the same datum.
(c) The boundary of any area in the one-hundred-year floodplain, and stormwater overflow area.
(d) The location of existing wetlands, swamps or marshes, watercourses, including intermittent streams, wooded areas and any other pertinent natural presubmission conference feature.
(e) Soil survey data, including capabilities for on-lot septic systems, as taken from the Soil Conservation Survey or as mapped by a qualified soil scientist.
(f) Soil percolation test results and/or comments from the Monroe County Conservation District, as requested in the presubmission conference.
(3) Utilities, structures and uses on and within 200 feet of the site.
(a) The location of all utilities, including:
[1] Power lines.
[2] Telephone lines, including cellular transmission towers; and cable television lines.
[3] Storm sewers (including culverts), giving dimensions, grades and direction of flow.
[4] Sanitary sewers, giving dimensions, grades, elevations and direction of flow.
[5] Waterlines, giving dimensions and elevations.
(b) Curbs and gutters, sidewalks, paved areas and access.
(c) The outline of structures and use areas.
(d) Fences, landscaping, screening and other improvements, as determined at the presubmission conference.
(4) Proposed improvements and use.
(a) The design and location of all uses and use areas not requiring structures.
(b) The location of proposed buildings or structures.
(c) The design and location of all outdoor signs, if any.
(d) The design and locations of driveways, parking areas, sidewalks and other paved areas, including existing and proposed profiles and cross sections.
(e) The location of proposed or existing well and sewage disposal systems or water- and sewer lines.
(f) The plan and location of any proposed grading, landscaping or screening.
(g) A copy of any proposed deed restriction or covenants.
(h) The plan and location of any proposed public improvements on or adjacent to the property.
(5) Evidence must be shown of compliance with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), PennDOT highway occupancy standards and Department of Labor and Industry Standards.
(6) Any other information which may be determined during the presubmission conference to be necessary to ascertain the conformity of the site plan with the intent and requirements of this chapter.