Topographic Map Somerset

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PulaskiCounty, in southern Kentucky, lies largely in the Mississippian Plateaus Region. The Cumberland Escarpment, which crosses the southeastern part of the county, is the most conspicuous topographic feature and the locale of the most rugged terrain. The Mississippian Plateaus Region in the county is a moderately to well-dissected upland, ranging in elevation from approximately 1,150 feet at the western edge of the county to 950 feet at Somerset. Numerous hills and knobs punctuate the plateau. These are erosional remnants of the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field upland to the east and rise 200 to 400 feet above the surrounding surface. Reservoir Knob, 1,283 feet, at Somerset, and Big Knob, 1,439 feet, northwest of Somerset, are examples of such features. The highest elevation in Pulaski County is approximately 1,680 feet, at the point where the Pulaski-Casey County line crosses the southeast flank of Green River Knob.The central part of Pulaski County (the eastern part of the Mississippian Plateaus) is characterized by sinkholes, sinking creeks, springs, and related subsurface drainage features. Valleys with subterranean drainage features indent the Cumberland Escarpment. Some of these valleys are perched above present drainage levels as the result of waters being diverted to underground drainage systems.

The edge of the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field is 300 to 400 feet above the sinkhole area to the west. The higher ridges generally have elevations of 1,200 to 1,300 feet. Precipitous cliffs line many of the valleys, which are deeply incised in the upland.

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In all subdivisions or land developments, every precaution shall be taken to preserve all natural features and historic features determined to be worthy or preservation by the Borough. Examples of such features would include, but not be limited to, large trees or stands of trees, watercourses, historic areas and structures, and scenic views.

To ensure the protection of such features, the Borough may require additional information to be submitted:

The Pennsylvania Clean Streams Act requires that all earthmoving activities within the Commonwealth shall be conducted in such a way as to prevent accelerated erosion and the resulting sedimentation; and that all persons engaged in earthmoving activities shall design, implement, and maintain erosion and sedimentation control measures which effectively prevent accelerated erosion and sedimentation. These measures must be set forth in a plan as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and must be available at all times at the site of activity.

Where not prohibited by this or any other laws or ordinances, land located in flood-prone area(s) may be platted for development with the provision that the developer construct all buildings and structures to preclude flood damage in accordance with this and any other laws and ordinances regulating such development.

No subdivision and/or land development, or part thereof, shall be approved if the proposed development and/or improvements will individually or collectively, increase the one hundred (100) year flood elevation more than one (1) foot at any point.

Building sites for residences or any other type of dwelling or accommodation shall not be permitted in any floodway area. Sites for these uses may be permitted outside the floodway area if the sites or dwelling units are elevated to a height at lease one and one-half (1 ) feet above the elevation of the regulatory flood elevation. If fill is used to raise the elevation of a site, the fill area shall extend out laterally for a distance of at least fifteen (15) feet beyond the limits of the proposed structures.

If the Somerset Borough Council determines that only a part of a proposed plan can be safely developed, it shall limit development to that part and shall require that development proceed consistent with this determination.

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

New minor streets shall be designed so as to discourage through traffic, but the developer shall give adequate consideration to providing for the extension and continuation of major and collector streets into and from adjoining properties.

The finished elevation of proposed streets shall not be less than the one hundred (100) year flood elevation. Drainage openings shall be sufficient to discharge flood flows without unduly increasing flood heights.

Sight distance must be provided with respect to both horizontal and vertical alignment. Measured along the center line, from height of eye of 3.75 feet to height of object on roadway of 0.5 feet, this sight distance must be as follows:

Where connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point by more than ten (10) degrees, the line must be connected with a true, circular curve. The minimum radius of the center line for the curve must be as follows:

Cul-de-sac streets designed to be so permanently shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet in length, and in residential areas, shall not serve more than twenty (20) dwelling units. The paved turn-around shall have a minimum diameter of eighty (80) feet and a legal right-of-way of one hundred (100) feet in diameter. In non-residential areas, cul-de-sac streets may exceed five hundred (500) feet in length when, under special circumstances, the Planning Commission deems such additional length necessary.

Controlling access to streets by reserve strips is prohibited except where their control is definitely placed in the Borough under conditions approved by the Borough. A reserve strip is a parcel of ground in separate ownership separating a street from other adjacent properties or from another street.

The residential blocks shall be of sufficient depth to accommodate two tiers of lots except where prevented by the size, topographical conditions, or other inherent conditions or property, in which case the Planning Commission may approve a single tier of lots.

The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the type of development use contemplated. Insofar as practical, side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines.

Depth and width of parcels intended for non-residential area shall be adequate for the use proposed and sufficient to provide satisfactory space for onsite parking, loading and unloading, setbacks, and landscaping.

Double frontage and reverse frontage lots should be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential, commercial, or industrial developments from arterial or major street to overcome specific disadvantages or topography and orientation.

The results of the soils evaluation tests shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in a report signed by the developer and by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources or other officially designated agent responsible for administration of sewage facilities.

From the results of the soils evaluation tests, the lot size shall be established large enough to provide for the specified minimum area required for the absorption fields as prescribed by the Department of Environmental Resources Rules and Regulations, but in no case shall the lot size be less than the requirements of the Borough Zoning Ordinance.

Where access is to a state road or highway, a written permit of authorization must be obtained from the District Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation approving the location, design, and mode of construction of that portion of the driveway within the state right-of-way. The design, construction, and maintenance of such driveways shall conform to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Regulations, Chapter I, Regulation 100.

Utility easements shall be provided for wires, conduits, storm and sanitary sewers, gas, water, and/or other utility line intended to service abutting lots. No structures or trees shall be placed within such easements. Local utility companies shall be consulted by the developer when locating utility easements.

In residential subdivisions of five (5) or more dwelling units, electric, telephone, and cable TV utility distribution and service lines shall be installed underground in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska (FNSB) lidar collection is planned for Summer 2017. The current lidar datasets within the FNSB are fragmented, old, or do not meet the minimum QL2 specification in most of the populated areas. The purpose of the 2017 collection is to create a single collection for most of the populated areas of the Borough that is updated and meets the minimum QL2 specifications. The FNSB plans to collect QL1 data in the core developed areas in order to enable feature extraction, feature modeling, and more precise ground modeling. The FNSB has a population of 98,500, and a total area of 7,361 sq. miles, about the size of New Jersey. A majority of the FNSB is uninhabited, so the planned lidar acquisition will be limited to 2,528 square miles, which will cover 99.9% of the population. The QL1 upgrade area covers 416 square miles and includes 88.9% of the population.

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