The purpose of this article is to establish and define the public improvements which will be required to be constructed by the applicant as condition for final plan approval.
All construction shall be completed in accordance with the specific conditions of the commitment and the accepted drawings and specifications and in the manner acceptable to Borough Council.
A. 
The improvements included in this article are minimum requirements. However, Borough Council reserves the right in any case to increase the same if conditions so warrant.
B. 
Where literal compliance with the improvements hereinafter specified is clearly impractical, the Borough Council may modify or adjust the improvements and standards to permit reasonable utilization of property while securing substantial conformance with the objectives of the regulations.
[Amended 9-19-1988 by Ord. No. 604]
When changes from the accepted drawings and specifications become necessary during construction, the Borough Engineer may approve such changes which do not conflict with or violate any ordinance of Perkasie Borough. All other changes shall be approved by the Borough Council with advice from the Borough Engineer before the execution of such changes.
Adequate provisions for the satisfactory maintenance of all streets shall be made by dedication to and acceptance for maintenance by the Borough or by other acceptable means.
A. 
The construction of streets, roads, lanes, driveways and alleys, as shown upon final plans and as contained in contract agreements, shall in every respect conform to current Borough specifications.
B. 
Materials and construction specifications must be in accord with current specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
C. 
All streets shall be graded to:
(1) 
The grades shown on the street profiles and cross-section plan submitted and approved with the final plan.
(2) 
The full width of the right-of-way.
A. 
The owner shall erect at every street intersection a street sign or street signs having thereon the names of the intersecting streets. At intersections where streets cross, there shall be at least two such street signs and at the intersections where one street ends or joins with another street, there shall be at least one such street sign.
B. 
All street signs shall conform to those standards of § 164-27.
The owner shall install or cause to be installed, at the owner's expense, metal pole streetlights serviced by underground conduit in accordance with the Perkasie Electric Department and approved by the Borough Council in conformity to a general standard of streetlighting established by the Borough Council. The equipment of metal poles may be waived in such instances as provided by the Borough Manager due to the existence of wooden poles already in place. Provision shall be made for energizing said lighting after 50% or more of the dwellings in a given subdivision or land development or section of a subdivision or land development have been occupied. The owner shall be responsible for all charges or rates of the streets lighted until such time that the streets are accepted or condemned as public streets by the Borough Council.
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Monuments shall be placed at each change in direction of boundary, two to be placed at each street intersection and one on one side of each street at angle points and at the beginning and at their end and areas to be conveyed for public use shall be fully monumented at their external boundaries.
B. 
Monuments shall be placed in the ground after final grading is completed, at a time specified by the Borough Engineer. The monument shall be concrete, the size and length as may be approved by the Borough Engineer.
C. 
All monuments shall be checked for accuracy by the Borough Engineer or their accuracy certified by the owner's engineer. Accuracy of the monument shall be within 3/100 of a foot.
A. 
Sidewalks shall be constructed on one side of all frontage streets and both sides of all other streets within the subdivision or land development, unless in the opinion of Borough Council with the advice of the Planning Commission they are unnecessary for public safety and convenience.
B. 
All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with § 164-26 of this chapter and current Borough specifications.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 160, Streets and Sidewalks, Arts. I and II.
A. 
Curbs shall be provided along both side of all streets, unless in the opinion of Borough Council with the advice of the Borough Engineer they are unnecessary.
B. 
Along the existing street on which a subdivision or land development abuts (hereinafter called "boundary streets"), curbs shall be constructed and the existing paved cartway shall be widened to the curb. The location of curbing along a boundary street shall be determined by the width of the existing or future right-of-way of the road as established by the Borough Council and in accordance with those specified in § 164-20A through D of this chapter.
C. 
All curbs shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Borough specifications.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 160, Streets and Sidewalks, Arts. I and II.
The owner shall construct stormwater drainage facilities, including curbs, catch basins and inlets, storm sewers, road ditches and open channels in order to prevent erosion, flooding and other hazards to life and property. All such facilities are to be of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes of flow and size, type, and installation of all stormwater drains and sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the plans and standard specifications of Perkasie Borough.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 158, Stormwater Management.
A. 
The owner shall construct water mains in such a manner as to make adequate water service available to each lot or dwelling unit within the subdivision or land development. The entire system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements and standards of the municipal authority and shall be subject to their approval.
B. 
The system shall also be designed with adequate capacity and appropriately spaced fire hydrants for fire-fighting purposes. Review and approval by the Fire Marshal shall be required in order to ensure that fire protection is provided.
Where no public water is accessible, water shall be furnished by the owner on an individual-lot basis. If wells are installed on each lot and the lot also contains its own sewage disposal facilities, the well shall be of the drilled type, cased and grout-sealed into the bedrock. Each well shall produce not less than six gallons per minute as established by bailer tests and certified by the well driller.
A. 
The owner shall construct sanitary sewers in such a manner as to make adequate sanitary sewage service available to each lot within the subdivision.
B. 
The entire system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements and standards of the Municipal Authority and shall be subject to its approval.
C. 
The applicant shall provide to the Borough a certification from the Perkasie Regional Authority[1] setting forth that sewage service and capacity are available for the proposed lots or buildings.
[Added 9-19-1988 by Ord. No. 604]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Perkasie Borough Authority was renamed the Perkasie Regional Authority 6-20-2011 by Ord. No. 950.
If public sewer facilities are not available, the owner shall provide for sewage disposal on an individual basis according to the rules, regulations, terms, definitions and conditions of the Individual Sewage Disposal System Code for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adopted by the Bucks County Board of Health on November 12, 1955, and any amendments thereto made.
If, at the time of final approval, public sanitary sewer facilities are not available to the subdivision or land development, but will become available within a period of five years or a period determined by Borough Council from the date of recording, the owner shall be required to install or cause to be installed, at his expense, sanitary sewers and sewer laterals to the street line in accordance with the requirements and standards of the Municipal Authority and shall cap all laterals. Review and approval by the Municipal Authority shall be required.
A. 
The owner shall cause gas, electric power and telephone facilities to be installed in such a manner as to make adequate service available to each lot or dwelling unit in the subdivision or land development.
B. 
All public utilities required to service subdivisions and land developments shall be placed underground except for minor exceptions necessary to permit the overall installation of utilities.
C. 
All proposed gas mains shall be located within the pavement area of the roadway. Where practicable, all other utilities shall be located within the street right-of-way, otherwise, easements or rights-of-way of sufficient width for installation and maintenance shall be provided.
[Amended 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 910]
D. 
Final plans shall show locations of all utilities and shall be coordinated with required street tree planting.
Grading shall conform in all respects to the final plan and the requirements and standards of this chapter.
A. 
Street trees and other required plantings shall be in accordance with § 164-35 of this chapter.
B. 
Street trees and other required plant material shall not be planted until the finished grading of the subdivision or land development has been completed.
C. 
Plans of proposed street tree planting shall be reviewed and approved by the Perkasie Borough Planning Commission.
Additional community facilities may be required to serve the proposed lots or dwellings in a subdivision or land development. Where a proposed park, playground or other public facility is shown in the Comprehensive Plan or community facilities plan or parts thereof is located in whole or in part of a subdivision or land development, the dedication or reservation of such area may be required by the Borough Council in those cases which it deems such requirements to be reasonable.