Traffic arteries (highways and streets).

Public transportation lines.

Existing schools, parks, playgrounds, or other public sites.

Shopping centers.

Other commercial enterprises.

Natural water courses and drainage areas.

Topography of site.

Planned residential development name, site, and location.

Major existing thoroughfares related to the development, including the distance therefrom.

Adjacent property and utilities or services thereon to be used for the development.

Title, Graphic Scale, North Point, and Date. The location map need not be a new drawing made for this special purpose but it shall not be smaller than a scale of 100 feet to one inch.

Zoning use classification or area of the total land to be considered for present or future development.

Contours of property and 100 feet beyond, at vertical intervals of two feet of the general slope if the site is less than 10%, and at intervals of five feet if the general slope is greater than 10%. The Planning Department may relieve the land owner of providing contours beyond the property if, on prior discussion with the Planning Department, setting forth his reasons, the Planning Department was of the opinion that contours are not necessary in order to administer these regulations properly in connection with the development.

Terrain features, wooded areas, buildings, and other natural or artificial features which would affect the plan of the development, as well as structures planned, and a statement deemed to be appropriate concerning non-residential uses of buildings.

Contours at intervals of two feet of all grades to be altered.

Tract boundary lines, showing dimensions, bearings, and corners.

Streets and rights-of-way on adjoining site, showing roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavements, curbs, sidewalks, and other pertinent data.

Easements - location, widths, and purposes.

Utilities, including sanitary and storm sewers, other drainage facilities, water lines, fire hydrants, gas mains, street lighting, electric utilities and other facilities. Size or capacity of each should be shown and the locations of or distance to such existing utility indicated. All utilities, including all types of transmission lines, must be underground except at outdoor meters or other necessary equipment. This includes but is not limited to all electric power feeders and telephone lines.

Existing use of adjacent land within 200 feet of the proposed subdivision and other conditions on the adjacent land, including approximate direction and gradient of ground slope, including embankments or retaining walls; character and location of buildings, railroads, power lines, gas lines, towers, and other nearby non-residential land uses or adverse influences; owners of adjacent land; and its zoning use classification.

Areas of past, present, or anticipated ponding or overflow of flood or storm waters.

Other features or conditions which would affect the development favorable or adversely, including previous or new cut and/or fill areas. (See Chapter 1424 of the Building Code.)

Title, graphic scale, north point, and date.

Subsurface conditions or tract, including information regarding past mining activity, remaining mineable material, and future possibility of mine activity, as well as burning mine fires, and whether the mineral rights to the property have been deeded out or leased to other persons or parties. Landowners must provide this information from the State Bureau of Mines records showing subsurface conditions. Evidence shall be required of having requested such information and information showing acceptable conditions must be provided before tentative approval may be granted.

Site map shall be drawn to scale of 50 feet to one inch, if practical, or 100 feet to one inch if necessary. The site map shall be 24 inches by 36 inches in size, or made in multiples of this size and cut along match lines.

Proposed name of development.

Names and addresses of landowner, developer, land planning consultant, engineer, surveyor, and/or others who are associated with the development.

Street patterns, showing the names and widths of right-of-way of streets and approximate grades. The street lines shall be one one-hundredth of a foot. Curving lines should have the radii, center angles, and the arc distances.

Layout of structures, showing dimensions numbers, location, height, and use.

Parcels of land to be dedicated or reserved for common open space, schools, parks, playgrounds or public, semi-public or community purposes. Sizes are to be specified as well as proposed development and development schedule of each.

Key plan, legend, and notes.

Building setback or front yard lines.

Screening and outdoor lighting plans.

Title, graphic scale, north point, and date.

Arrangement of parking and loading areas.

Boundary of the plan in heavy line, with courses and distances to the nearest one-hundredth of a foot, based upon an accurate field survey, which must be balanced and closed.

A report on the feasibility of connections to any existing or proposed public sanitary sewage and storm drainage system shall be made. This study shall include the distance from the nearest existing or proposed system intended to handle the additional sewage or storm drainage load.

Evidence shall be required of having submitted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, a formal application for a permit as required by the laws of the Commonwealth.

Density of land use (dwelling unit density) to be allocated to various parts of the site, such parts to be outlined on the map.

The landowner or form of organization proposed to own the development and maintain the common open space.

The substance of any covenants, grants, easements, or other restrictions to be imposed upon the use of lands or buildings in the development or required for adjacent properties.

A development schedule showing the approximate dates when the developer proposed to make application for final approval of various segments of the development, such segments to be outlined on the plan and such schedule to be updated annually on the anniversary of its initial approval.

A statement prepared by the landowner setting forth the reasons why, in his opinion, a planned residential development on his site would be in the public interest and would be consistent with the community development objectives of Penn Hills.

Deviation from zoning and subdivision regulations otherwise applicable to the property.

Impact of the development on the neighborhood as well as on the local and general road network in the Municipality.

Impact of sanitary sewage to Municipal sanitary system and of storm water on adjacent properties and continuing stream beds.

Grant tentative approval of the development plan as submitted;

Grant tentative approval subject to specified conditions not included in the development plan as submitted; or

Deny tentative approval to the development plan.

In those respects in which the development plan is or is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the development of the Municipality.

The extent to which the development plan departs from zoning and subdivision regulations otherwise applicable to the subject property, including, but not limited to, density, bulk and use, and the reasons why such departures are or are not deemed to be in the public interest.

The purpose, location, and amount of the common open space in the planned residential development, the reliability of the proposals for maintenance and conservation of the common open space, and the adequacy or inadequacy of the amount and purpose of the common open space as related to the proposed density and type of residential development. Also details on portions to be conveyed in ownership to the Municipality.

The physical design of the development plan and the manner in which said design does or does not make adequate provision for public services, provides adequate control over vehicular traffic and furthers the amenities of light and air, recreation, and visual enjoyment.

The relationship, beneficial or adverse, of the proposed planned residential development to the neighborhood in which it is proposed to be established.

In the case of a development plan which proposes development over a period of years, the sufficiency of the terms and conditions intended to protect the interests of the public and of the residents of the planned residential development in the integrity of the development plan.

The official written communication provided for in this chapter shall be certified by the Manager of the Municipality and shall be filed in his office and a certified copy shall be mailed to the landowner. Where tentative approval has been granted, the same shall be noted on the Zoning Map.

Tentative approval of a development plan shall not qualify a plat of the planned residential development for recording nor authorize development of the issuance of any building permits. A development plan which has been given tentative approval as submitted, or which has been given tentative approval with conditions which have been accepted by the landowner (and provided that the landowner was not defaulted nor violated any of the conditions of the tentative approval), shall not be modified or revoked nor otherwise impaired by action of the Municipality pending an application or applications for final approval, without the consent of the landowner, provided an application for final approval is filed or, in the case of development or applications over a period of years, provided applications are filed within the periods of time specified in the official written communications granting tentative approval.

Twelve copies of a final plan, one copy certified by a registered engineer showing the final location and widths of all streets, the location and size of all buildings, parking areas, pedestrian ways, utility easements, lot lines, the location and size of all open space not devoted to parking lots, streets, or driveways, the proposed use of all lands and buildings and the mete and bounds of all proposed dedicated areas and lots.

The application shall contain, for the area for which final approval is sought, all requirements of the development plan and written reports necessary to obtain tentative approval.

Covenants executed by all owners of the premises within the chapter covered by the final plan which, if approved, shall be recorded in the Recorder's Office of Allegheny County. The restrictive covenants shall be effective for a period of 35 years, except that reference to parks, recreation, and other open space areas shall provide that the same remain as such perpetually.

Construction documents for the building of streets, sidewalks, parking areas, sewer lines, water lines, and recreation areas.

A certified performance bond running in favor of Municipality of Penn Hills or other financial security for the amount of construction of streets, sidewalks, parking areas, sewer lines, water lines, and recreation areas, such amount being established by the Municipal Engineer and approved by the Planning Department, and an inspection fee in the amount of 1% of the bond amount payable to the Municipality of Penn Hills.

Rights of easement, in the form in which they will be filed as legal documents, affecting development.

Any additional conditions set forth at the time of tentative approval, including the development schedule if only a section of the development is submitted for final approval.

Maintenance agreement between the landowner (or development ownership organization) and the Municipality for all areas of the development, which agreement provides that the development will be adequately maintained so as not to create a public nuisance or liability to the Municipality.

Refile his application for final approval without the variations objected; or

File a written request with the Council that it hold a public hearing on his application for final approval. If the landowner wishes to take either such alternate action he may do so at any time within which he shall be entitled to apply for final approval, or within 30 additional days if the time for applying for final approval shall have already passed at the time when the landowner was advised that the development plan was not in substantial compliance. In the event the landowner shall fail to take either of these alternate actions within said time, he shall be deemed to have abandoned the development plan. Any such public hearing shall be held pursuant to public notice within 30 days after request for the hearing is made by the landowner, and the hearing shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in this chapter for public hearings on applications for tentative approval. Within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission shall by official written communication either grant final approval to the development plan or deny final approval. The grant or denial of final approval of the development plan shall, in cases arising under this chapter, be in the form and contain the findings required for an application for tentative approval set forth in this chapter.

Minor changes in the location, siting, and height of buildings and structures and other similar minor changes may be authorized by the Planning Department if required engineering or other circumstances were not foreseen at the time the final development plan was approved.

All other changes in use, any rearrangement of lots, block, and building tracts, any changes in the provision of common open spaces, and all other changes in the approved final development plan, must be made by the Planning Commission, under the procedures authorized for the amendment of the Zoning Map. No amendments may be made in the approved final development plan unless they are shown to be required by changes in conditions that have occurred since the final development plan was approved or by changes in the development policy of the Municipality.