The applicant shall provide all on-site and off-site improvements in connection with the subdivision or land development, including but not limited to the following, in accordance with the specifications for the improvements contained herein, in the Borough of Carlisle Standard Public Works specifications and/or applicable PennDOT publications: monuments and markers, street and driveway surfacing, sanitary sewers, water supply, fire hydrants, curbs, curb ramps, storm drains, sidewalks, transportation improvements and solid waste disposal facilities.
A. 
Monuments must be set:
(1) 
At the intersection of lines forming angles in the boundaries of the subdivision or land development.
(2) 
At such intermediate points as may be required by the Borough Engineer.
B. 
Markers shall be set:
(1) 
At all corners except those monumented.
(2) 
At the intersections of all street right-of-way lines.
(3) 
By the time the property is offered for sale.
C. 
Monuments and markers shall be the following sizes and made of the following materials:
(1) 
Monuments shall be four inches square or four inches in diameter and shall be 30 inches long. Monuments shall be made of concrete, stone or by setting a four-inch case or steel pipe filled with concrete.
(2) 
Markers shall be 3/4 inch square or 3/4 inch in diameter and 30 inches long. Markers shall be made of iron pipes or iron or steel bars.
D. 
Monuments and markers must be placed so that the scored or marked point coincides exactly with the point of intersection of the lines being monumented. They must be set so that the top of the monument or marker is level with the finished grade of the surrounding ground. Monuments must be marked on top with a copper or brass plate or dowel set in the concrete.
A. 
Pavements and construction. Streets must be surfaced to the grades and dimensions drawn on the plans, profiles and cross sections submitted by the applicant and approved by the Borough Council. Before paving the street surface, the applicant must install the required utilities and provide, where necessary, adequate stormwater drainage for the street, acceptable to the Borough Council. All streets shall be constructed in accordance with the most recent PennDOT specifications or Borough specifications, whichever prevail.
[Amended 3-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2148, approved 3-11-2011]
Pavement Design
Classification of Street
Subbase
(inches)
Base Course
(inches)
Wearing Course
(inches)
SRL
Collector street*
6
5
1.5
M
Local street and other street*
6
5
1.5
M
NOTES:
*Streets designed for truck traffic may require additional thickness of base course and wearing course as per required design or Borough Engineer’s requirements.
Meanings of Abbreviations:
Base Course – 25 mm superpave hot-mix asphalt, PG 64-22, 0 - 0.3 million ESAL (equivalent single-axle load), unless substitute materials are approved by the Borough Engineer prior to placement.
SRL – Skid Resistance Level. M or superior in accordance with PennDOT 408 specifications, unless substitute materials are approved by the Borough Engineer.
Subbase – One of two options: 2A stone or AASHTO #57 aggregate.
Wearing Course – 9.5 mm superpave hot-mix asphalt, PG 64-22, 0 - 0.3 million ESAL (equivalent single-axle load), SRL - M or superior, unless substitute materials are approved by the Borough Engineer prior to placement.
B. 
Arterial streets. For the construction of arterial streets, the applicant shall be governed by the most recent requirements of PennDOT.
C. 
Shoulders. The base course shall consist of six inches of compacted stone, gravel or slag constructed according to the specifications set forth in subbase, in the PennDOT Form 408, Specifications, as amended from time to time. The bituminous seal coat shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the PennDOT Form 408, Specifications, as amended from time to time.
A. 
In order to ensure that adequate fire protection is available for the safety of the residents of the Borough of Carlisle, all subdivisions, planned residential developments or land development plans shall provide for the installation of fire hydrants in accordance with the provisions of this section in areas served or proposed to be served by public water supply systems and in accordance with Borough specifications.
B. 
All new fire hydrants shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) 
Spacing of hydrants in single-family residential areas shall not be greater than 500 feet apart. Spacing of hydrants shall be not greater than 300 feet apart in all other districts.
[Amended 3-9-1995 by Ord. No. 1798, approved 3-9-1995]
(2) 
All hydrants shall be placed with the steamer nozzle facing toward the street or parking lot and shall be located so that they are accessible to within five feet by fire apparatus.
(3) 
Hydrants shall provide two two-and-one-half-inch hose outlets and one five-and-one-half-inch pumper outlet.
(4) 
Fire flows shall not be less than 1,500 gallons per minute in single-family residential areas and 3,500 gallons per minute in the commercial, industrial and multifamily areas, at 20 pounds per square inch residual pressure.
(5) 
The water system supplying the hydrants shall be capable of meeting maximum domestic consumption at all times plus required fire flow for a minimum duration of two hours.
(6) 
The Borough Council may grant an alteration to these requirements based upon the written recommendation of a licensed fire prevention engineer.
Pavement of truck loading areas shall be concrete (PCC) at least eight inches thick placed over eight inches of 2A aggregate subbase or nine inches of 2A aggregate subbase and 7 1/2 inches of BCBC and 2 1/4 inches of ID-2 surface course.
The applicant, as a condition precedent to final approval of a plat, shall install or pay or provide security for the costs of providing reasonable and necessary street improvements, walkways, curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants, water facilities, sewage facilities, drainage facilities, traffic control devices and other improvements and easements therefor located outside the property limits of the subdivision or land development and necessitated thereby. Such improvements or contributions shall be based upon the effect of the subdivision or land development, Comprehensive Plan, taking into consideration present and future land uses, streets, water supply and distribution facilities, drainage and flood-control facilities, sewage and waste treatment, solid waste disposal and other related facilities. Such improvements or contribution shall also be based upon the benefit conferred upon the subdivision or land development, the cost of the improvements and the extent to which the improvements are necessary by reason of the proposed subdivision or land development.