Consider for approval a Preliminary Lot Line Change Plan. The Plan, prepared by CMC Engineering dated May 11, 2017, last revised May 8, 2019, shows the transfer of 173,802 sq. ft. (4 acres) from 1509 Lafayette Road to 801 Stony Lane. 

The application requires the following relief which was recommended for approval by the Building & Planning Committee:

1.     Subdivision & Land Development Code Section 135-35, to create an irregular lot line.

2.     Natural Features Code Section 101.5.B.1.a, Conservation of woodlands and other vegetation, to not provide wooded lot calculations since no trees are proposed to be removed.

3.     Subdivision & Land Development Code Section 135-32, Survey Monuments, to not install the required monuments until such time as requested by the Township.

Expiration Date: 7/31/2019...................................................................................Zoning: RAA/HROD

Applicant: Frederick L. Bissinger

Property Owner: The Mary G. H. Davis Estate

Applicant's Representative: Jamie Jun, Esquire, Fromhold Jaffe & Adams

On Wednesday, June 10, 2019 the Building & Planning Committee recommended approval subject to the following conditions which shall be complied with prior to recording the Final Plan by means of plan revision, completion or financial guarantee, unless specifically exempted:

Township Engineer’s Review:

1.     The Township Engineer’s review letter dated May 27, 2019 shall be incorporated by reference into these conditions of approval.

Conditional Use:

2.     The applicant shall obtain conditional use approval and shall comply with any conditional use conditions. The conditional use conditions shall be listed on the Final Plan.

3.     The applicant shall record a deed covenant against 801 Stony Lane requiring any preservation area to be set aside with any future subdivision of 801 Stony Lane (“subdivision” for this purpose not to include an adjustment of boundaries between or among adjacent properties not resulting in any additional lot or lots) to be 53.5% of the lot area of 801 Stony Lane. 

4.     At such time as public sanitary sewers are extended to Lafayette Road along the frontage of the property at 1509 Lafayette Road, the property shall connect to that sanitary sewer system.

Zoning:

5.     The zoning chart on the plan shall be revised to include the entire lot area, including the leg, in the impervious surface calculation.

Utilities:

6.     The existing on-lot sanitary system shall be fully shown. The disposal field, tanks and conveyance lines shall be indicated and labeled on the plan. Adequate separation distance to all new property lines shall be documented.

Standard Plan Information:

7.     The Township floodplain and stream shall be clearly shown and labeled for Lot 2. All watercourses on both lots shall be shown to within 200’ of the property.

8.     The right of way for Stony Lane on the west side of Lot 2 shall be clearly shown and labeled. 

9.     The paved limits of cartway on the property frontages shall be clearly shown and labeled.

10.  Since the existing feature information was obtained from a survey performed in 1996, certification from the design professional that the information presented is reasonably current shall be clearly provided on the plan. 

Conditions of Approval:

11.  New deeds for each property shall be recorded subsequent to the recording of the Final Plan.

12.  Two copies of the revised plan shall be submitted with all changes highlighted and a letter shall be provided indicating how each requested revision has been addressed.

13.  The Final Plan, complying with all applicable conditions of approval shall be filed with the Department of Building and Planning within twelve (12) months from the date of approval by the Board of Commissioners.

14.  Any changes to the approved plans shall require the submission of an as-built plan prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. Building and Planning staff can waive this requirement if the changes are determined to be insignificant.

15.  Existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting on the property. The address numbers shall be a minimum of four (4) inches (102mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7mm).

16.  The owner shall make payment of fees and expenses of the Township’s professional consultants who perform services on behalf of the Township with respect to these plans and the work contemplated thereunder and will establish and maintain with the Township those escrows for the payment of such fees required by Township Code. Owner agrees that any statement from the Township for such fees which remain unpaid for a period of 30 days may be recorded against the property as a municipal lien.

17.  The owner shall make payment of the Township Engineer’s inspection fees within 30 days of presentation. A penalty of 1.5% per month will be due for late payments from the date of presentation. If any shares are not paid within 60 days of presentation, the Township may elect to suspend any outstanding permits until all pending charges are settled.

18.  The property owner(s) shall comply with all applicable federal, state, county, local and Lower Merion Township ordinances and laws regardless of specific mention herein.