MILFORD TOWNSHIP SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Prepared in consultation with: Quakertown Area Planning Committee Quakertown Borough Haycock Township Richlandtown Borough Milford Township Trumbauersville Borough Richland Township Quakertown Community School District Bucks County Planning Commission Natural Lands Trust Andersen Engineering Associates, Inc. Terry W. Clemons and Associates, P.C. Adopted: August 6, 2002 Amended and Readopted: September 17, 2002 1 ARTICLE I. AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE ................................................ 1 SECTION 100 A DOPTION ....................................................................................................1 SECTION 101 T ITLE ...........................................................................................................1 SECTION 102 S HORT T ITLE .................................................................................................1 SECTION 103 P URPOSE ......................................................................................................1 SECTION 104 I NTERPRETATION ...........................................................................................2 SECTION 105 S EVERABILITY ..............................................................................................2 ARTICLE II. JURISDICTION AND SANCTION ........................................... 2 SECTION 200 J URISDICTION ...............................................................................................2 SECTION 201 S ANCTIONS AND P ENALTIES ............................................................................3 ARTICLE III. DEFINITIONS.................................................................... 5 SECTION 300 G ENERAL ......................................................................................................5 SECTION 301 D EFINITIONS .................................................................................................6 ARTICLE IV. PROCEDURE FOR SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT....29 SECTION 400 G ENERAL .................................................................................................... 29 SKETCH PLAN MAJOR SUBDIVISION, LAND DEVELOPMENT, OR PERFORMANCE STANDARD SUBDIVISION ...............................................30 SECTION 401 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 30 SECTION 402 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 31 PRELIMINARY PLAN MAJOR SUBDIVISION, LAND DEVELOPMENT OR PERFORMANCE STANDARD SUBDIVISION ...............................................33 SECTION 403 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 33 SECTION 404 G ENERAL .................................................................................................... 33 SECTION 405 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 33 FINAL PLAN MAJOR SUBDIVISION, LAND DEVELOPMENT OR PERFORMANCE STANDARD SUBDIVISION ...............................................36 SECTION 406 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 36 SECTION 407 G ENERAL .................................................................................................... 36 SECTION 408 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 36 SECTION 409 A PPEAL ...................................................................................................... 37 MINOR SUBDIVISION PLAN ...................................................................37 SECTION 410 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 37 SECTION 411 G ENERAL .................................................................................................... 38 SECTION 412 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 38 SECTION 413 A PPEAL ...................................................................................................... 39 RECORDING OF FINAL PLAN .................................................................39 SECTION 414 R ECORDING F INAL P LAN .............................................................................. 39 SECTION 415 E FFECT OF R ECORDING ................................................................................ 39 PROCEDURE FOR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.........................40 FEASIBILITY REVIEW ...........................................................................40 SECTION 416 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 40 SECTION 417 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 40 i TENTATIVE APPROVAL.........................................................................41 SECTION 418 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 41 SECTION 419 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 41 FINAL APPROVAL................................................................................42 SECTION 420 P URPOSE .................................................................................................... 42 SECTION 421 P ROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 42 ARTICLE V. DESIGN STANDARDS........................................................43 SECTION 500 A PPLICATIONS ............................................................................................ 43 SECTION 501 G ENERAL S TANDARDS .................................................................................. 43 SECTION 502 C OMMUNITY F ACILITIES .............................................................................. 43 SECTION 503 S TREETS —G ENERAL .................................................................................... 44 SECTION 504 C UL - DE - SAC S TREETS ................................................................................... 45 SECTION 505 S TREET S TANDARDS .................................................................................... 45 SECTION 506 S TREET A LIGNMENT ..................................................................................... 46 SECTION 507 S TREET G RADES .......................................................................................... 47 SECTION 508 S TREET I NTERSECTIONS ................................................................................ 47 SECTION 509 S TREET A CCESS .......................................................................................... 48 SECTION 510 A LLEYS ...................................................................................................... 49 SECTION 511 E ROSION AND S EDIMENTATION C ONTROL ....................................................... 49 SECTION 512 S TORMWATER M ANAGEMENT ....................................................................... 53 SECTION 513 B LOCKS ...................................................................................................... 72 SECTION 514 L OTS .......................................................................................................... 72 SECTION 515 E ASEMENTS ................................................................................................ 73 SECTION 516 C URBS ....................................................................................................... 73 SECTION 517 A UTOMOBILE P ARKING ................................................................................ 74 SECTION 518 R ESIDENTIAL D RIVEWAYS ............................................................................ 77 SECTION 519 S IDEWALKS ................................................................................................ 78 SECTION 520 L ANDSCAPING ............................................................................................. 79 SECTION 521 T REE P ROTECTION S TANDARDS ..................................................................... 88 SECTION 522 O PEN S PACE S TANDARDS ............................................................................. 90 SECTION 523 P ERFORMANCE S TANDARD S UBDIVISIONS , P LANNED R ESIDENTIAL D EVELOPMENTS , AND M OBILE H OME P ARKS .......................................................................... 94 SECTION 524 N ONRESIDENTIAL D EVELOPMENTS ................................................................. 96 ARTICLE VI. REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS ............................................ 100 SECTION 600 P URPOSE ...................................................................................................100 SECTION 601 A PPLICATION AND G UARANTEE R EQUIREMENTS .............................................100 SECTION 602 R EVISION OF P LANS ....................................................................................102 SECTION 603 A S -B UILT P LANS .........................................................................................103 SECTION 604 S TREETS ....................................................................................................103 SECTION 605 S TREET S IGNS ............................................................................................103