As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A drawing, signed and sealed by a registered surveyor or
registered engineer licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
showing the final as-built location, elevation and/or depth, size
and materials of all completed public and private improvements as
well as all easements.
That portion of the street right-of-way surfaced for vehicular
use.
An area of unobstructed vision at a street intersection,
defined by lines of sight between points at a given distance from
the intersection of street lines.
The construction standards for streets, stormwater management
facilities, sanitary sewer systems, pedestrian circulation, driveways,
parking areas, fire hydrants, guide rails, cable television and other
facilities as set forth in this chapter.
Any landowner, not a public utility company, agent of such
landowner including the landowner's contractor or resident or superintendent
or tenant with permission of such landowner, who constructs or causes
to be constructed any public or private improvements anywhere in the
Township not under a contract.
A private area used exclusively for circulation and ingress
and egress to a street by the owner or owners or visitors of the lot.
All driveways shall meet the requirements of this chapter.
A residential building containing one dwelling unit occupied
by one family and which is the only principal building on the lot.
Any unforeseen circumstance which calls for immediate action.
The Township Engineer who is charged with the design and
inspection of the work, and with determining the quantities of materials
and labor to be paid for. During the execution of the work the "engineer"
shall also be interpreted to mean the assistant, inspector, or other
representative acting within the authority given. The Engineer is
to be considered an agent of the Township.
Surety, in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor, in
the form of cash, a certified check or irrevocable letter of credit
and restrictive or escrow account or set-aside agreement from a federal-
or commonwealth-chartered lending institution, or a corporate performance
bond or a labor-and-material payment bond from a surety company authorized
to conduct business in the commonwealth, which may be classified as
the following:
IMPROVEMENT SECURITYA financial security which guarantees the satisfactory completion of improvements required by this chapter.
MAINTENANCE SECURITYA financial security which guarantees the structural functioning and integrity of improvements required by this chapter for a specified period after their completion and acceptance by the Township.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot, including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any conditions), a lessee (if he
is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner)
or other persons having a proprietary interest in the lot.
A public or private garage or a paved, open off-street area
other than a driveway or street with adequate means of access, which
meets the requirements of this chapter and which is used exclusively
for the parking of vehicles of occupants or visitors of the lot; however,
a driveway serving a single-family dwelling or which is for the exclusive
use of an individual dwelling unit in a residential building may be
used as a parking area.
An area of land providing a connection for bicyclists and
pedestrians between two streets or two lots.
A street, sidewalk, walkway, gutter, curb, stormwater management
facility, sanitary sewer, waterline, driveway, parking area, street
light, landscaping, street sign, traffic control device, and other
related facility, to be operated and maintained by a private entity,
but which must comply with this chapter, including temporary erosion
and sedimentation control or stormwater management method undertaken
during construction.
A street, sidewalk, walkway, gutter, curb, stormwater management
facility, sanitary sewer, waterline, driveway, parking area, street
light, landscaping, street sign, traffic control device, and other
related facility, to be dedicated or maintained by the Township which
must comply with this chapter, including temporary erosion and sedimentation
control or stormwater management method undertaken during construction.
Any company subject to the jurisdiction of and control by
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or franchised cable television
company.
An area of land reserved or dedicated for use as a street,
bikeway, or other means of public or private transportation; or for
an electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary
or storm sewer, or other special use. A right-of-way includes the
entire area reserved or dedicated for the use.
A walk for pedestrians constructed to the standards set forth
in this chapter.
Those portions of the contract documents consisting of written
technical descriptions of materials, equipment, construction systems,
standards and workmanship as applied to the work.
A public or private right-of-way deeded or dedicated for
public use by motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrian travel, including
an avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, viaduct
and any other ways used by vehicular traffic, but not including driveways,
parking areas or walkways.
Excavation of 18 inches or more performed within public rights-of-way
or easements within the Township.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township.
The Township of Middlesex, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
The officially adopted Grading, Fill and Excavation Ordinance
of the Township and all subsequent amendments thereto.[1]
The officially adopted Stormwater Management Ordinance of
the Township and all subsequent amendments thereto.[2]
A public service including but not limited to electric service,
gas service, and cable television service.
A walk for pedestrians constructed to the standards set forth
in this chapter.
