All of the required improvements specified in this article shall be constructed and installed by the developer at no expense to the Township and in accordance with Chapter
101, Improvement Design Standards, established by the Township and all other applicable Township, county and state regulations. Furthermore, all public and private improvements shall be constructed and installed in accordance with Chapter
101, Improvement Design Standards.
Monuments shall be placed in all subdivisions and land developments in accordance with Chapter
101, Improvement Design Standards, and in accordance with the design standards in Article
VI of this chapter.
Public improvements, as defined in §
150-7, shall be provided in each new subdivision and land development, except those subdivisions classified as a plat adjustment, in accordance with Chapter
101, Improvement Design Standards, and in accordance with the design standards in Article
VI of this chapter, subject to the following:
A. Sanitary sewage facilities.
(1) All subdivisions and land developments as further
provided in the following subsections shall be provided with sanitary
sewage facilities which are in accordance with Township Sewage Facilities
Plan and which have been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, and the Township or authority or other appropriate
body responsible for the collection, conveyance, and treatment of
sanitary sewage.
(2) Where the public sanitary sewer system is within 1,000
lineal feet of the nearest subdivision site boundary line, the subdivider
shall provide the subdivision with a complete sanitary sewer system
to be connected to the public sanitary sewer system.
(3) Where the public sanitary sewer system is further
than 1,000 lineal feet to the nearest subdivision site boundary line,
and in the judgment of the Supervisors, extension of the sanitary
sewer system to the subdivision will not take place in the foreseeable
future, a sewage disposal system utilizing an interim treatment plant
may be permitted if approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
If an interim treatment plat is permitted, equitable agreements, approved
by the Township Solicitor, shall be established concerning the operation
of the treatment plant.
(4) If a sewage disposal system utilizing an interim treatment
plant is not feasible, a private sewage disposal system consisting
of septic tanks and tile absorption fields may be permitted if approved
in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Environmental
Protection.
B. Stormwater management facilities. Every subdivision
or land development which will affect stormwater runoff characteristics
shall include facilities for the management of runoff to comply with
the Pennsylvania Storm Water Management Act of 1978, P.L. 864 No.
167, and Chapter
144, Stormwater Management.
C. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities
(1) Sidewalks. Sidewalks adjacent to and on both sides of streets shall be required in all commercial subdivisions; residential subdivisions of 20 lots or more; land developments; and multiple-family developments; and when required by Chapter
175, Zoning. All sidewalks shall be installed in accordance with Chapter
101, Improvement Design Standards.
(2) Bikeways. Where possible, bikeways should be separated from all other modes of travel. All bikeways shall be installed in accordance with Chapter
101, Improvement Design Standards.
[Amended 3-20-2019 by Ord. No. 133]
(3) Pedestrian connections. All subdivisions and land
developments shall be required to provide pedestrian connections linking
pedestrian facilities to similar adjacent facilities.
[Amended 3-20-2019 by Ord. No. 133]
D. Water. Every lot in a subdivision or land development
must have a suitable water distribution system.
(1) When a public water distribution system is within
1,000 feet from the subdivision or land development, the applicant
shall supply the subdivision or land development with a water distribution
system that connects to the public water distribution system in accordance
with the provisions and specifications of the appropriate public water
provider.
(2) When no public water distribution system exists within 1,000 feet from the subdivision or land development, the applicant shall supply acceptable evidence of the availability of private water for domestic and fire protection needs. The applicant may be required to make one or more test wells in the area to be developed if such evidence is deemed not acceptable. Copies of well logs from said test wells which are obtained shall include the name and address of the well driller and shall be submitted with the preliminary application. If a private water supply is permitted, it must comply with the standards of §
150-37 of this chapter and all requirements of the county and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
E. Gas. A gas distribution system shall be required in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unless
the energy supply is to be all electric.
F. Electricity. An electric distribution system shall be required in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All such facilities shall be located underground in accordance with §
150-42 of this chapter.
G. Telephone. A telephone distribution system shall be required in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All such facilities shall be located underground in accordance with §
150-42 of this chapter.
H. Cable television. A cable television conduit to provide lateral connection between trunk lines and each residential unit in the plan shall be required as a public improvement in accordance with §§
150-29 and
150-42E of this chapter.
I. Landscaping. Street shade trees and other landscaping shall be required along all public and private streets in accordance with §
150-39 of this chapter.