[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Trafford 10-3-1989 as Ch. 173 of the 1989 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 38.
Building construction — See Ch. 77.
Excavation, filling and grading — See Ch. 99.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 110.
Sewers — See Ch. 160.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 170.
Trees — See Ch. 184.
Zoning — See Ch. 202.
The Trafford Borough Planning Commission shall have jurisdiction and control of the subdivision of land located within the borough limits. Every plan, plat and replat of land laid out in building lots and the streets, highways, alleys or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to public use or uses by the purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto, located within the borough limits, shall be submitted to the Trafford Borough Planning Commission. Upon completion of its review, the Planning Commission shall submit a report to the Borough Council giving its recommendations as to approval, disapproval or conditional approval of a final plat. No plat shall be submitted to the county recorder of deeds unless final approval has been granted by the Borough Council.
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. 
To assist in the orderly, efficient and integrated development of the borough.
B. 
To promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of the borough.
C. 
To secure equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing uniform procedures and standards for observance by both the developer and the Borough Planning Commission.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Trafford Borough Subdivision Regulations."
A. 
Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular. The word "person" includes a corporation, or an unincorporated association, and the word "building" includes the word "structure" and shall be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof." The word street" includes the words "drain," "ditch" and "streams." The word "shall" is mandatory unless otherwise indicated.
B. 
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless otherwise specifically stated:
ALLEY
A permanent service way providing a secondary means of access to abutting lands.
BLOCK
Property abutting on one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting or intercepting streets or between the nearest intersecting or intercepting street and a railroad right-of-way, waterway, unsubdivided area or some other definite barrier.
BOROUGH
Trafford Borough.
BUILDINGS
Any structure or part thereof affixed to the land.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE
The line nearest the front of and across a lot establishing the minimum open space to be provided between the front line of buildings and structures and the front lot line.
COMMISSION OR BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION
The Trafford Borough Planning Commission.
CROSSWALK
A right-of-way, municipally owned, which cuts across a block to furnish access for pedestrians to adjacent streets or properties.
CUL-DE-SAC (COURT)
A short street having one end open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround.
DEAD-END STREET
The end of a street having a possibility of a future outlet for public traffic.
EASEMENT
A grant by the property owner of the use of a strip of land by the public, a corporation or persons for specified purposes.
ENGINEER
The Trafford Borough Engineer.
LOT
A portion of a subdivision or some other parcel of land intended as a unit for a transfer of ownership or for development. In determining the size of a lot, no part of a right-of-way, street, crosswalk or easement may be included.
LOT DEPTH
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lines of a lot.
LOT DOUBLE FRONTAGE
A lot, the generally opposite ends of which both abut on streets.
LOT WIDTH
The width of a lot at the building line.
PLAT
A map or chart indicating the subdivision or resubdivision of land and intended to be filed for record.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Land dedicated and publicly owned for use as a street, alley or crosswalk.
SEWER-CAPPED
Sewer connections and trunks designed and intended as part of a public sewage system and which are capped at all intakes and outlets and will not be used until connected to the public sewage system.
STREET
A right-of-way which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties. A "street" may be designated as a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue, lane, drive or place or by some other appropriate name. A "street" may also be identified according to the type of use as follows:
(1) 
MAJOR STREETSThose intended for large volumes of traffic movement. Certain "major streets" may be classified as business streets, parkways, primary or secondary arterials and others as limited-access highways, to which entrances and exits are provided only at controlled intersections with no access to abutting properties.
(2) 
MINOR STREETSThose intended primarily to provide access to abutting residential properties. Certain "minor streets" may be culs-de-sac.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person who undertakes the subdivision of land, as defined herein. The "subdivider" may be the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of the land to be subdivided.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a single lot, tract or parcel of land, or a part thereof, into two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, including changes in street lines or lot lines, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of a transfer of ownership or of building development; provided, however, that divisions of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres and not involving any new streets or easements of access shall not be included within the meaning of this term.
A. 
Regulatory.
(1) 
Layout; construction; dedication; sale; recording; permits. No subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall be affected and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or other facility in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened or dedicated for public use and travel or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon except in a strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and no lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to erect, alter or repair any building upon land in a subdivision may be issued, and no building may be erected in a subdivision unless and until a plan of such subdivision shall have been approved by the Borough Planning Commission and properly recorded and until the improvements required by the Council in connection therewith shall have either been constructed or guaranteed as herein provided.
(2) 
Access; drainage; geology. No land shall be subdivided for residential use:
(a) 
Unless adequate access to the land over adequate streets exists or will be provided by the subdivider; or
(b) 
If such land is considered by the Borough Planning Commission to be unsuitable for such use by reason of flooding or improper drainage, objectionable earth and rock formation, topography or any other feature harmful to the health and safety of possible occupants or the community as a whole.
(3) 
Hardship; small subdivisions. On written application and in unique situations where topographic or other conditions are such that compliance with the foregoing regulations would cause practical difficulty and unnecessary hardship, the Planning Commission may reduce the minimum requirements of these regulations within the spirit and meaning thereof. The fact that the easing of the regulations might make a subdivision more profitable shall not, of itself, be grounds for such action. In a subdivision of less than five lots, the Planning Commission may approve or reject the subdivision according to the standards set forth herein and may waive certain requirements for topography, streets, utilities and storm drainage in the event that such information is not required. Approval of the preliminary and final plans may be concurrent in such instances. Any person aggrieved by such a decision of the Planning Commission in this case may appeal to the Borough Council.
B. 
Advisory. In order to make the most of the opportunities related to the subdivision and to conserve time, effort and expense, the owner or subdivider should consult with the Planning Commission, the Engineer and other relevant public officials prior to the preparation of the tentative plan of the subdivision; this informal review should prevent unnecessary and costly revisions. Requirements for streets, school and recreational sites, shopping centers, community facilities, sanitation, water supply and drainage and the relationship to other developments, existing and proposed, in the vicinity should be determined in advance of the preparation of the subdivision plat. A thorough estimate of the situation will result in sound decisions with respect to the form, character and extent of the proposed subdivision.
A person or corporation desiring approval of a plat of a subdivision of any land lying within the jurisdiction of the Commission shall submit a written application therefor to the Commission at least 10 days prior to the date of a regular or special Commission meeting. Such application shall be accompanied by the following information and plans:
A. 
Location map.
(1) 
A location map showing:
(a) 
The subdivision name and location.
(b) 
The major existing thoroughfares related to the subdivision, including the distance therefrom.
(c) 
The title, graphic scale, North point and date.
(2) 
The location map need not be a special drawing. The data may be shown by notations on available maps or by a small sketch on the preliminary plan.
B. 
A site map showing:
(1) 
Contours at vertical intervals of two feet if the general slope of the site is less than 10% and at vertical intervals of five feet if the general slope is greater than 10%. The Commission may relieve the subdivider of this requirement if, on application by him setting forth his reasons, the Commission is of the opinion that contours are not necessary in order to administer this chapter properly in connection with the subdivision. In making such application, the subdivider shall withhold submission of his preliminary plat until the Commission has taken action on the application. However, the Commission shall not require contours where the minimum lot size is one acre or more.
(2) 
A land inspection sketch showing terrain features, wooded areas, buildings and other natural or artificial features which would affect the plan of the subdivision.
(3) 
The tract boundary lines, showing dimensions, bearings and corners.
(4) 
The streets and rights-of-way on or adjoining the site, including dedicated widths, roadway widths, approximate gradients, types and widths of pavements, curbs, sidewalks and other pertinent data.
(5) 
Easements: locations, widths and purposes.
(6) 
The utilities, including sanitary and storm sewers and other drainage facilities; waterlines; gas mains; electric utilities; and other facilities. Size or capacity of each should be shown and the locations of or distance to each existing utility indicated.
(7) 
The existing platting of adjacent land within 500 feet of the proposed subdivision.
(8) 
The areas subject to periodic overflow of floodwaters or stormwaters.
(9) 
Other features or conditions which would affect the subdivision favorably or adversely.
(10) 
The title, graphic scale, North point and date.
C. 
A preliminary plat of the subdivision drawn to a scale of 50 feet to one inch or 100 feet to one inch. The preliminary plat shall be 26 inches by 34 inches in size or made in multiples of this size and cut along match lines and shall show:
(1) 
The proposed name of the subdivision.
(2) 
The names and addresses of the owner and subdivider and the city planner, land planning consultant, engineer or surveyor who prepared the plan.
(3) 
The street pattern, showing the names (which, when not extensions of existing streets, shall not duplicate other names of streets in the community) and widths of right-of-way of streets and widths of easements and alleys.
(4) 
The layout of lots, showing dimensions and numbers.
(5) 
The parcels of land proposed to be dedicated or reserved for schools, parks, playgrounds or other public, semipublic or community purposes.
(6) 
The key plan, legend and notes.
(7) 
The building setback or front yard lines.
(8) 
The graphic scale, North point and date.
D. 
The information called for in Subsections B and C above may be submitted as one or two maps or plans.
E. 
Engineering plans showing:
(1) 
The profiles, typical cross sections and specifications for proposed street improvements.
(2) 
The profiles and other explanatory data concerning the installation of sanitary and storm sewage systems and water distribution systems.
F. 
A description of the protective covenants or private restrictions to be incorporated in the subdivision plat.
G. 
The application shall be accompanied by a certified check or money order in an amount a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, plus an amount for each lot in the proposed subdivision, with a minimum total charge as set from time to time to cover the cost of checking and verifying the proposed plat, and such amount shall be deposited in the bank account of the Trafford Borough Planning Commission.
[Amended 10-20-1998 by Ord. No. 667]
H. 
Sewage systems.
(1) 
A report on sewage, to be prepared by a registered professional engineer, shall be submitted.
(a) 
A report on the feasibility of connection to an existing sewerage system shall be made. This study shall include the distance from the nearest existing public sewer and the capacity of the existing system intended to handle the additional sewage load.
(b) 
If connection to an existing sewerage system is not deemed to be feasible, the feasibility of the construction of a separate sewerage system and treatment works shall be investigated. This study shall give the location of the treatment works, receiving stream, type of plant, degree of treatment and design population.
(2) 
In the event that either Subsection H(1)(a) or (b) are feasible, a formal application, as required by the laws of the commonwealth, will be submitted by the municipality to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and a permit shall be obtained from the Sanitary Water Board prior to the construction of the sewers or treatment works. The developer shall assume all costs, if any, for a state sewer permit. In the event that neither Subsection H(1)(a) or (b) are feasible, consideration may be given to the installation of on-lot sewage disposal systems for the subdivision.
(3) 
The information contained in the engineer's report shall include a detailed map of the physical conditions of the site, showing contours, finished grades, watercourses, groundwater table elevations, etc., and the results of soil absorption tests for each individual lot conducted in accordance with the recommended practices of the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
After an application for approval of a preliminary plat of a subdivision, together with four copies of all maps and data, has been filed, the Commission will send one copy each to the Engineer and the Pennsylvania State Department of Health. Upon receipt of recommendations from the Engineer and the Health Department, if the same has been received within a period of 30 days of such transmittal or such reasonable further time as may be requested by the Engineer or Health Department, the Commission shall review the application and shall approve the plat proposed in the application subject to its receipt of an acceptable final plat, as described in § 175-8 of this chapter, or shall conditionally approve or disapprove the plat, setting forth its reasons in its own records and providing the applicant with a copy. If it is disapproved, the subdivider shall submit a new preliminary plat.
The final plat shall meet the following specifications:
A. 
The plat may include all or only a part of the plat as proposed in the application.
B. 
The original drawing of the plat of the subdivision shall be 26 inches by 34 inches or made in multiples of this size and cut along match lines. It shall be drawn at a scale of 50 or 100 feet to the inch. Four black or blue line prints and one reproducible print shall be submitted with the original final plat, or in order to conform to modern drafting and reproduction methods, lettering may be applied to the final plat in a manner which will permit the plat to be reproduced by film, litholoid or some other suitable photographic process at the designated scale, and in such case four black line prints and two reproducible prints shall be submitted.
C. 
The following basic information shall be shown:
(1) 
Accurate boundary lines, with dimensions and angles which provide a survey of the tract, closing with an error of not more than one foot in 5,000 feet.
(2) 
The accurate distances and directions to the nearest established street corners or official monuments. Reference corners shall be accurately described on the plan.
(3) 
The accurate locations of all existing and recorded streets intersecting the boundaries of the tract.
(4) 
The source of title to the land as shown by the books of the county recorder.
(5) 
The street names.
(6) 
The complete curve data for all curves included in the plan.
(7) 
The street lines, with accurate dimensions in feet and hundredths of feet, with angles to the nearest 10 seconds to street, alley and lot lines.
(8) 
The lot numbers and dimensions.
(9) 
The easements for utilities and any limitations on such easements.
(10) 
The accurate dimensions of any property to be dedicated or reserved for public, semipublic or community use.
(11) 
The location, type, material and size of all monuments and lot markers.
(12) 
Restrictions of all types which will run with the land and become covenants in the deeds for lots.
(13) 
The name of the subdivision.
(14) 
The name and address of the owner and subdivider.
(15) 
The North point, graphic scale and date.
(16) 
A certification by a registered professional engineer or registered land surveyor.
(17) 
The certificate of dedication of streets and other public property.
(18) 
The certificate for approval by the local Planning Commission, local legislative body and the County Planning Commission.
(19) 
The building setback lines and any other setbacks or street lines established by this chapter or by public authority and those specified in the deed restrictions.
D. 
In submitting the final plat to the Commission, it shall be accompanied by one of the following:
(1) 
A certificate that all improvements and installations to the subdivision required by §§ 175-10 and 175-11 of this chapter have been made or installed in accordance with specifications; or
(2) 
A bond which shall:
(a) 
Run to the Trafford Borough Council.
(b) 
Be in an amount determined by the Commission to be sufficient to complete the improvements and installations in compliance with this chapter.
(c) 
Be with surety satisfactory to the Commission.
(d) 
Specify the time for the completion of the improvements and installations.
A. 
Upon a finding by the Commission that the final plat submitted is in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, it shall affix the Commission's seal upon the plat, together with the certifying signature of its Chairman.
B. 
The approval of the final plat by the Commission shall be deemed an acceptance of the proposed dedication, but shall not impose any duty upon the borough concerning maintenance or improvement of any such dedicated streets, highways, alleys or other portions of the same until the borough shall make an actual appropriation of the same by entry, use or improvement.
C. 
Immediately upon approval of a subdivision, the subdivider shall present the subdivision, as approved by the Commission, to the recorder of deeds of the county, who shall file the original in a book and shall keep the same accessible to the public. Approval of the final plat shall be void unless the plat has been duly recorded within a period of 90 days from the date of approval.
The preliminary plat of the subdivision shall substantially conform to the following principles and standards of design:
A. 
Public sites and open spaces.
(1) 
Where a proposed park, playground, school or other public use shown in the Master Plan of the borough is located in whole or in part in a subdivision or where otherwise deemed desirable, the Commission may require dedication or reservation of such area within the subdivision in those cases in which the Commission deems such requirement to be reasonable.
(2) 
Where deemed essential by the Commission upon consideration of the particular type of development proposed in the subdivision and especially in large-scale subdivisions not anticipated in the Master Plan of the borough, the Commission may require the dedication or reservation of such other areas or sites of a character, extent and location suitable to the needs created by such development for schools, parks and other neighborhood purposes. This shall normally be considered to be about 5% of the gross area of the subdivisions, including water areas. Suitable arrangements shall be made for fixing responsibility for continued maintenance of these areas.
B. 
Streets.
(1) 
The streets and alley layout shall conform to any plans made by the Commission for the development of the neighborhood in which the proposed subdivision is located and shall provide access to all lots and parcels of land within the subdivision. Where streets cross other streets, offsets shall be created. The minimum distance between center lines of parallel or approximately parallel streets intersecting a cross street from opposite directions shall be a minimum of 120 feet.
(2) 
Proposed streets shall be adjusted to the contour of the land so as to produce usable lots and streets of reasonable gradient.
(3) 
Where appropriate, proposed streets shall be extended to the boundary line of the tract being subdivided so as to provide for normal circulation of traffic within the vicinity.
(4) 
Wherever there exists a dedicated or platted portion of a street or alley along a boundary of the tract being subdivided, the remainder of said street or alley to the prescribed width shall be platted within the proposed subdivision.
(5) 
Major streets shall have such right-of-way widths as the Commission shall deem to be necessary in view of the function and prospective traffic load of the particular street or part thereof. The minimum right-of-way width of minor streets shall be 50 feet, and the minimum right-of-way width of major streets shall be 60 feet. All culs-de-sac shall terminate in a circular right-of-way with a minimum diameter of 100 feet. The length of a cul-de-sac shall ordinarily not exceed 600 feet.
(6) 
Alleys shall ordinarily not be provided in residential districts but shall be included in commercial and industrial areas where needed for loading and unloading or access purposes and, where platted, shall be at least 20 feet in width.
(7) 
The center lines of streets shall intersect as nearly at right angles as possible.
(8) 
At intersections of streets, the property line corners shall be rounded by arcs with radii of not less than 15 feet or by chords of such arcs. For major streets, the Commission may require a larger radius.
(9) 
At intersections of streets and alleys, property line corners shall be rounded by arcs of at least 20 feet in radius or by chords of such arcs.
(10) 
The intersection of streets at an angle of less than 60° shall be prohibited.
(11) 
Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
(12) 
Streets shall be so laid out that there will be unobstructed sight distances along the center lines thereof, measured from a point five feet above the proposed grade line, to permit horizontal visibility as follows:
(a) 
Major streets: 600 feet.
(b) 
Minor streets: 300 feet.
(13) 
The curvature, measured along the center line, shall have a minimum radius as follows, unless topographical or other conditions are such that, in the circumstances of the particular case, the indicated radius is not feasible and the Commission is of the opinion that a lesser radius would adequately protect the public interest:
(a) 
Major streets: 1,000 feet.
(b) 
Minor streets: 200 feet.
(14) 
Between reversed curves on major streets, a tangent of not less than 200 feet shall be provided, and on minor streets, such a tangent shall be not less than 100 feet.
(15) 
Maximum grade.
(a) 
Major streets: preferably 5% but not greater than 6%.
(b) 
Minor streets: not greater than 10%.
(16) 
Minimum grade. The minimum grade of any street gutter shall not be less than 5/10 of 1%.
C. 
Blocks.
(1) 
Blocks shall ordinarily not exceed 800 feet in length.
(2) 
Blocks shall be sufficient width to permit two tiers of lots of appropriate depth, except where a minor street parallels a limited-access highway or except where it backs up to a railroad, creek or other natural barrier.
D. 
Lots.
(1) 
All lots shall abut on a street.
(2) 
Side lines of lots shall be at approximately right angles to straight streets and on radial lines on curved streets. Some variation from this rule is permissible, but pointed or very irregular lots shall be avoided.
(3) 
Double-frontage lots shall not be platted, except that where desired along arterial limited-access highways, lots may face on an interior street, and back on to such thoroughfares; in that event, a planting strip for a screen, at least 20 feet in width, shall be provided along the back of the lot. Where the lots back on a railroad, creek or other natural barrier, the Commission may also require a twenty-foot planting screen.
(4) 
Lot width and area. Within the area of jurisdiction of this chapter, the following minimum lot widths and areas shall apply:
(a) 
In no case shall the width of the lot at the building setback line be less than 65 feet nor the area of the lot be less than 8,500 square feet.
(b) 
Regardless of any other provision of this chapter, the following lot width and area requirements shall apply in the following circumstances:
[1] 
In subdivisions provided with either a sanitary sewer system or a public water supply system, but not both:
[a] 
The width at the building setback line: 70 feet.
[b] 
The area: 10,000 square feet.
[2] 
In subdivisions provided with neither a sanitary sewer system nor a public water supply system, the minimum width at the public setback line shall be 100 feet and the area shall be 20,000 square feet; except where a capped sewerage system is provided, in which case the width and area of lots shall be approved by the Commonwealth Department of Health for on-the-lot sewage disposal.
(5) 
The depth-to-width ratio of the usable area of a lot shall ordinarily be at a maximum of three-to-one.
(6) 
Corner residential lots shall be wider than interior lots to permit appropriate setbacks from both streets.
(7) 
Wherever possible, unit shopping centers based upon sound development standards shall be designed, in contrast to the platting of lots for individual commercial use.
(8) 
Areas subject to periodic overflow of flood- or stormwaters shall not be included as part of any lot.
E. 
Easements. Where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission, easements for utilities shall be provided. Such easements shall have a minimum width of 12 feet. Before determining the location of easements, the plan shall be discussed with the local public utilities to assure the proper location of an easement for the installation of such service.
F. 
Building setback lines. Such lines shall be established back of highway and street right-of-way lines as follows:
(1) 
Minor streets: 35 feet.
(2) 
Major streets: 40 feet.
The final plat of the subdivision shall conform to the following standards of improvement:
A. 
Monuments and markers.
(1) 
Monuments and markers shall be placed so that the scored or marker point shall coincide exactly with the intersection of lines to be marked and shall be set so that the top of the monument or marker is level with the surface of the surrounding ground.
(2) 
Monuments shall be set at the intersection of all lines forming angles in the boundary of the subdivision.
(3) 
Markers shall be set:
(a) 
At the beginning and ending of all curves along street property lines.
(b) 
At all points where lot lines intersect curves, either front or rear.
(c) 
At all angles in property lines of lots.
(d) 
At all other lot corners.
(4) 
Monuments shall be of concrete or stone, with a minimum size of six inches by six inches by 30 inches, and, shall be marked on top with a copper dowel. Markers shall consist of iron pipes or iron or steel bars at least 15 inches long and not less than 1/2 inch in diameter.
(5) 
Any monuments or markers that are removed shall be replaced by a competent engineer at the expense of the person removing them.
(6) 
The subdivider shall deposit with the borough a certified check in the amount of $100 for each monument. The amount of said check will be returned as soon as the monuments have been set by the subdivider in accordance with this chapter, provided that each monument shall have been installed within one year after the subdivision has been approved for recording purposes. Otherwise, the Borough Council will cause the monuments to be installed and pay for the same out of the proceeds of the aforesaid deposit.
B. 
Streets.
(1) 
Streets (and alleys where provided) shall be graded, surfaced and improved to the grades and dimensions shown on plans, profiles and cross sections submitted by the subdivider and approved by the Commission.
(2) 
The minimum width of cartways shall be as follows:
(a) 
Minor streets: 28 feet.
(b) 
Major streets: 36 feet.
(3) 
Prior to placing the street surface, adequate subsurface drainage for the streets and all subsurface utilities shall be provided or installed by the subdivider.
(4) 
In all respects in which standards for required improvements are not set forth herein or specified by the Commission hereunder, the standard requirements for the Pennsylvania State Department of Highways shall govern, and all work shall be performed in the manner prescribed in the standard specifications for road construction of said Department and shall be approved by the Borough Engineer.
C. 
Driveways; entrances. Driveway entrances or aprons within the street right-of-way shall be surfaced to their full width, the type of surface to be the same as specified in this chapter for streets. Where sidewalks are installed, the required driveway surfacing shall end at the street side of the sidewalk.
D. 
Sewers.
(1) 
Where the municipal sewer system is reasonably accessible to the subdivision, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete sanitary sewer system to be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system.
(2) 
Where the municipal sewer system is not reasonably accessible to the subdivision, one of the following methods of sewage disposal shall be used:
(a) 
A complete and capped sanitary sewer system to connect to the municipal sewerage system in the future shall be provided by the subdivider in addition to on-the-lot sewage disposal facilities.
(b) 
Private sewage disposal systems on individual lots consisting of septic tanks and tile absorption fields or some other approved sewage disposal system when, in the judgment of the Planning Commission, extension of the municipal sewerage system to the subdivision will not take place in the foreseeable future.
(3) 
The plans for the installation of a sanitary sewer system shall be prepared by the subdivider and approved by the Borough Engineer and the Pennsylvania State Department of Health. The Borough Engineer shall inspect the sewer line before it is covered over. Upon the completion of the sanitary sewer installation, one copy each of the plans for such system as built shall be filed with the Commission and the Borough Engineer.
(4) 
The minimum diameter of any sewer pipe shall be eight inches. Storm sewers shall not be connected with sanitary sewers.
(5) 
In this Subsection D and the next Subsection E, the phrase "the subdivider shall provide" shall be interpreted to mean that the subdivider shall install the facility referred to or, whenever a private sewage disposal system or an individual water supply is to be provided, that the subdivider shall require, as a condition of the sale of each lot or parcel in the subdivision, that the facilities referred to in these subsections shall be installed by the owner of the lots in accordance with this chapter.
E. 
Water. The Subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete water main supply system which shall be connected to a municipal water supply or a community water supply approved by the Borough Engineer and the Pennsylvania State Department of Health, with satisfactory provision for the maintenance thereof, except that when such municipal or community water supply is not available, the subdivider shall provide an individual water supply on each lot in the subdivision in accordance with the minimum standards approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Health. The plans for the installation of a water main supply system shall be prepared by the subdivider with the cooperation of the applicable water utility company and approved by the Borough Engineer. Upon the completion of the water supply installation, one copy each of the plans for such system as built shall be filed with the Commission and the Borough Engineer.
F. 
Storm drainage. The drainage plan for the subdivision shall be in accordance with good engineering practices and shall include all necessary pipes, manholes, catch basins, drop inlets and paved gutters. Where necessary, the developer will be required to furnish and have granted to the borough drainage easements over private property. Said drainage plans shall be approved by the Borough Engineer.
G. 
Curb and gutter. The curb and gutter shall be approved by the Borough Engineer, shall be constructed of portland cement concrete or telford stone and shall be built separate from the street.
H. 
Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be constructed where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission for the safety and convenience of the occupants. When sidewalks are required, they shall be constructed of portland cement concrete at least four inches thick and five feet wide and shall be a uniform distance of 30 inches from the outer line of the curb, said outer line of the sidewalk to be constructed one inch higher than top of the curb and shall rise 1/4 inch per foot for the full width of walk.
I. 
Street names. Due care shall be exercised in the selection of street names to ascertain that there is no duplicate in the same post office service area. A letter from the local postmaster certifying that the street names used are not duplications of street names within the same post office service area shall be filed by the developer. Street name signs shall be constructed and installed by the developer as a part of the street construction program and shall be of a design and composition acceptable to the borough.
J. 
Streetlights and fire hydrants. Streetlights and fire hydrants may be required at the discretion of the Commission, and shall conform with state regulations.
K. 
Filing plans and profiles. Upon the completion of the improvements in a subdivision, plans and profiles of the same as constructed shall be filed with the Commission.
The following forms and space for the proper signatures shall be used or placed on the final plats:
A. 
The signature of the Chairman of the Commission.
B. 
Each final plat submitted to the Commission for approval shall carry a certificate signed by a surveyor or engineer in substantially the following form:
I, ___________ (name) hereby certify that I am a registered land surveyor or registered engineer in compliance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; that this plat correctly represents a survey completed by me on _________ (date); that all monuments shown thereon actually exist; and that their location, size, type and material are accurately shown.
(SEAL)
(signature)
C. 
Each final plat submitted to the Commission for approval shall carry a deed of dedication in substantially the following form:
We, the undersigned ____________ (names) owners of the real estate shown and described herein, do hereby certify that we have laid off, platted and subdivided and hereby lay off, platted and subdivided said real estate in accordance with the within plat.
This subdivision shall be known and designated as __________ (name), an addition to _____________ (name).
All streets and alleys shown and not heretofore dedicated are hereby dedicated to the public.
Front yard building setback lines are hereby established as shown on this plat, between which lines and the property lines of the street there shall be erected or maintained no building or structures.
There are strips of ground ________ (number) feet in width as shown on this plat and marked "easement" which are reserved for the use of public utilities for the installation of water and sewer mains, poles, ducts, lines and wires, subject at all times to the proper authorities and to the easement herein reserved.
No buildings or other structures are to be erected or maintained upon said strips of land, but owners of lots in this subdivision shall take their titles subject to the right of the public utilities.
(Additional dedications and protective covenants or private restrictions would be inserted here upon the subdivider's initiative or the recommendation of the Commission; important provisions are those specifying the use to be made of the property and, in the case of residential use, the minimum habitable floor area.)
The foregoing covenants or restrictions are to run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and all persons claiming under them until January 1, 19.., a 25 year period is suggested, at which time said covenants or restrictions shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 10 years and shall remain in full force and effect unless changed at the end of such period of 10 years by vote of a majority of the then owners of the building sites covered by these covenants or restrictions.
The right to enforce these provisions by injunction, together with the right to cause the removal by due process of law of any structure or part thereof erected or maintained in violation hereof, is hereby dedicated to the public and reserved to the several owners of the several lots in this subdivision and to their heirs and assigns.
Witness our hands and seals this _______ day of _______ 19 ___.
(1) For corporations.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND
)
On this the ________ day of ________ 19 ____, before me, _________ (name of notary), the undersigned officer, personally appeared ____________________ (name of president or vice president), who acknowledged himself to be the president or vice president of ____________________ (name of corporation), a corporation, and that he as such president or vice president, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purpose therein contained by signing the name of the corporation by himself as president or vice president.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
(2) For other than corporations.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND
)
On this the ___________ day of _________ 19 ____, before me _________________ (name of notary), the undersigned officer, personally came ________________, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that ________ (he, she, they) executed the same for the purpose therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
D. 
Each final plat submitted to the Commission for approval shall carry a certificate of approval by the Borough of Trafford in substantially the following form:
Approved by the Borough of Trafford, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, this _________ day of ____________ 19 ____.
(Seal) President of Borough Council
Attest:
Borough Secretary
Mayor
Wherever there is a difference between the minimum standards or dimensions specified herein and those contained in other official regulations of Trafford Borough or the official regulations of Westmoreland County, whichever has pertinent legal jurisdiction, the highest standard shall apply.
[Amended 10-20-1998 by Ord. No. 667; 5-10-2005 by Ord. No. 702]
A. 
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the borough, pay a judgment of not less than $100 nor more than$1,000, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the borough as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating the chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
B. 
The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
C. 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the borough the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 7-2014]
Development of two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land must front and have direct access to a public street. There shall be no waiver granted for private streets. All streets must meet adopted Borough engineering design standards approved by the Planning Commission, Engineer and Council.