A. 
Placement; marking. Monuments and markers must so be placed 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 surface of the surrounding ground. Monuments must be marked on top with a copper or brass dowel.
B. 
Location of monuments. Monuments shall be located at:
(1) 
The intersection of lines forming angles in the boundaries of the subdivision.
(2) 
The intersection of street lines.
C. 
Location of lot markers. Lot markers shall be located at:
(1) 
The beginning and ending of curves along property lines.
(2) 
Points where lot lines intersect curves, either front or rear.
(3) 
Angles in property lines of lots.
(4) 
All other lot corners.
D. 
Removal. Any monuments or markers that are removed must be replaced by a registered engineer or surveyor at the expense of the person removing them.
A. 
Streets, and alleys where provided, shall be graded, surfaced and improved in accordance with the plans, profiles and cross sections prepared by the subdivider, in accordance with municipal specifications, and approved by the governing body.
B. 
Subsurface drainage and all utilities shall be installed prior to placing the street surface.
C. 
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 by the engineering specifications for streets.[1] Where sidewalks are installed, the required driveway surfacing shall end at the street side of the sidewalk.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article VI of this chapter.
D. 
The finished elevation of proposed streets shall be established with due consideration given to the need for access to developed properties during times of flooding. The City Council may require, where necessary, profiles and elevations of streets to determine compliance with this requirement. Drainage openings shall be sufficient to discharge flood flows without unduly increasing flood heights.
[Added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 974]
A. 
Sewers.
(1) 
Where a public sanitary sewer system is within 1,000 feet of, or where plans approved by the governing body provide for the installation of such public sanitary sewer facilities to within 1,000 feet of, a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete sanitary sewer system to be connected to the existing or proposed sanitary sewer system. The system shall be designed by a registered engineer and approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(2) 
Where installation of a sanitary sewer system is not required, the subdivider or owner of the lot shall provide for each lot, at the time improvements are erected thereon, a private sewage disposal system consisting of a septic tank and tile absorption field or other approved sewage disposal system. All such individual sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Health and approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(3) 
All new or replacement sanitary sewer systems located within the Floodplain District, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed up to an elevation one foot above the base flood elevation.
[Added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 974]
B. 
Water.
(1) 
Where a water main supply system is within 1,000 feet of, or where plans approved by the governing body provide for the installation of such public water facilities to within 1,000 feet of, a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete water main supply system to be connected to the existing or proposed water main supply system.
(2) 
Where installation of a public water main supply system is not required, the subdivider or owner of the lot shall provide for each lot, at the time improvements are erected thereon, an individual water supply approved by the Board of Health or Health Official.
(3) 
All new or replacement water systems located in the Floodplain District, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed to a point one foot above the base flood elevation.
[Added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 974]
Whenever the evidence available to the governing body indicates that natural surface drainage is inadequate, the subdivider shall install a stormwater sewer system in accordance with approved plans and profiles. The system shall be designed by a registered engineer and be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
[Added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 974]
All new or replacement public and/or private utilities and facilities shall be elevated or floodproofed to a point one foot above the base flood elevation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 148-29.2, Mobile homes in the Floodplain District, added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 974, was repealed 11-8-1982 by Ord. No. 1044.
Wherever the lots in a proposed subdivision will result in a density of five or more families per net acre, or where multifamily dwellings are provided, curbs and gutters shall be installed in accordance with the engineering specifications.[1] The governing body may require installation of curbs and/or gutters in any subdivision where the evidence indicates that such improvements are necessary for proper drainage.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article VI of this chapter.
Wherever the lots in a proposed subdivision will result in a density of five or more families per net acre, or where multifamily dwellings are provided, sidewalks shall be installed in accordance with the engineering specifications.[1] The governing body may require installation of sidewalks in any subdivision where evidence indicates that sidewalks are necessary for the public safety.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article VI of this chapter.
The subdivision shall be provided with street name signs at all intersections. Such signs shall conform to City specifications and shall be installed by the subdivider in a manner specified by the City Engineer.
The subdivider shall provide street trees of a caliper not less than 1 1/2 inches and planted 40 feet to 60 feet apart, and seed the planting strip between the curb and sidewalk. The type and spacing of trees shall be approved by the Planning Commission and the governing body. The following is a list of acceptable trees:
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
Fraxinus americana
White ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica laceolata
Green ash
Ginkgo biloba
Maidenhair tree
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Thornless honey locust
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum
Platanus acerifolia
Oriental plane tree
Platanus occidentalis
American plane tree
Quercus alba
White oak
Quercus borealis
Red oak
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet oak
Quercus palustris
Pin oak
Tilia cordata
Littleleaf European linden
Tilia tomentosa
Silver linden
Ulmus americana
American elm
In cases where any of the foregoing requirements are not deemed appropriate by the governing body to serve in the public interest the governing body reserves the right to increase, change, alter or substitute materials, manner and specifications for any utility or street improvements.