The applicant shall construct all streets, together with all other improvements, including grading, paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streetlights, fire hydrants, water mains, street signs, shade trees, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, landscaping, traffic control devices, open space and restricted areas, and erosion and sediment control measures in conformance with the final plan as approved, the applicable provisions of the PennDOT Specifications, Form 408, dated 1983, or the latest revision thereto, and other applicable regulations.
A. 
The construction or installation of all improvements shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Township Engineer or his designate. If such inspection reveals that work is not in accordance with approved plans and specifications, that construction is not being done in a workmanlike manner, or that erosion or sediment controls are failing to prevent accelerated erosion or waterborne sediment from leaving the site of construction, the Township is empowered to require corrections to be made and/or the suspension of subdivision approval, and to issue a cease and desist order which may include any or all of the following sanctions:
(1) 
That no lot in the subdivision shall be conveyed or placed under agreement of sale;
(2) 
That all construction on any lots for which a building permit has been issued shall cease; and/or
(3) 
That no further building permits for any lots shall be issued.
B. 
The said cease and desist order shall be terminated upon determination by the Township that the said defects or deviations from plan requirements have been corrected.
C. 
No underground pipes, structures, subgrades, or base course shall be covered until inspected and approved by the Township. A minimum of seven inspections by the designated representative shall be required. These inspections shall be effected in accordance with Subsection A above, and shall occur at the following intervals and/or as unknown existing subsurface conditions are uncovered:
(1) 
Upon completion of rough grading, but prior to placing topsoil, installing permanent drainage or other site improvements, or establishing covers. Where unsuitable conditions not previously known are uncovered which may affect the integrity of the facility, a remedial plan must be prepared prior to any further work.
(2) 
Upon excavation and completion of subgrade.
(3) 
Upon excavation, installation, and completion of drainage structures, community sewage systems, or water supply systems.
(4) 
Before placing stone base course, or before initial layer of screenings.
(5) 
Before binder course.
(6) 
Before wearing course.
(7) 
Final inspection.
D. 
The developer shall notify the Township Engineer or his designate at least 24 hours in advance of completion of any construction operations requiring an inspection.
[Amended 12-30-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13]
A. 
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate improvements, he shall notify the Board, in writing, by certified or registered mail, of the completion of the aforesaid improvements and shall send a copy thereof to the Township Engineer. The Board shall, within 10 days after receipt of such notice, direct and authorize the Township Engineer to inspect all of the aforesaid improvements. The Township Engineer shall thereupon file a report, in writing, with the Board and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer by certified mail. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Township Engineer of the aforesaid authorization from the Board; said report shall be detailed and shall indicate approval or rejection of said improvements, either in whole or in part. If said improvements, or any portion thereof, shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Township Engineer, said report shall contain a statement of reasons for such nonapproval or rejection.
B. 
Approval of improvements shall not be given until all construction debris has been removed from the site; no such debris shall be disposed of on the site.
C. 
The Board shall notify the developer, in writing, by certified mail, of the action of the Board with regard to approval, nonapproval, or rejection of improvements.
D. 
If any portion of the said improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Board, the developer shall proceed to complete those improvements, and, upon completion, the same procedure of notification as outlined herein shall be followed.
E. 
The developer shall be responsible for maintenance of all subdivision or land development improvements until such improvements are offered for dedication and are accepted by the Township. In addition, 10% of the performance guarantee shall be held back by the Township until the developer has posted a maintenance guarantee as provided for in § 350-61 and as-built plans are verified and accepted by the Township.
F. 
Partial releases of the performance guarantee during the period of construction shall be authorized as per § 350-18G.
[Amended 12-30-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13; 2-18-2015 by Ord. No. 02-2015; 5-4-2016 by Ord. No. 03-2016]
Within 30 days after completion and Township approval of subdivision or land development improvements as shown on the final plans, and before Township acceptance of such improvements, the developer shall submit to the Township an as-built plan set showing actual dimensions and conditions of all improvements. The final version of these documents, or a copy of same, shall be signed and sealed by a qualified licensed professional.
A. 
The final as-built plans shall include the following:
(1) 
Site plan: An as-built site plan shall be prepared from post-construction information and show all on-site impervious improvements, elevation contours, storm and sanitary sewer structures, visible and underground utilities, lot and road monuments, easements necessary for the development described with bearing and distances, and other improvements shown on the approved plan set. Within areas offered for dedication to the Township, all improvements will be shown, including but not limited to water and gas valves, manholes and vaults, electric vaults and transformers, communication vaults or boxes, sanitary vents and cleanouts.
(2) 
Plan and profiles: The approved plan and profile sheets shall indicate the following as-built information:
(a) 
Storm sewer system: rim, grate and invert elevations, pipe material, size, length and grade.
(b) 
Sanitary sewer system: rim and invert elevations, pipe material, size, length and grade.
(c) 
Road center line elevations.
(3) 
Construction details: The approved construction detail sheets shall indicate the as-built elevations and dimensions for specific improvements that are to remain on site, including, but not limited to, stormwater management facilities inlet and outlet structures.
(4) 
Supporting information:
(a) 
Written descriptions for all roads and areas offered for dedication to the Township, municipal authority, county or state.
(b) 
A statement with the as-built volume of aboveground stormwater management facilities and that the storm sewer system has been constructed to operate as designed.
(c) 
A signed and sealed statement, by a professional surveyor licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that lot and road control monuments are in place as shown or noted on the site plan.
B. 
The as-built plan shall be reproducible and drawn to the same scale as the final plan.
C. 
Three hard copies of the as-built plan shall be filed with the Township. One electronic copy shall also be filed. All plans provided shall be in compliance with the requirements of § 350-25, Final plan.
D. 
After receipt of the as-built plans by the Township, the Township or its designee may review the as-built plans for consistency with this chapter, the final plan, other related approved construction plans, and subsequent approved revisions thereto, as well as actual conditions at the site, and the Township may conduct a final inspection.
E. 
The as-built plans must be received, reviewed and determined to be acceptable by the Township prior to:
(1) 
Closeout of the project by the Township;
(2) 
Release of the financial security or other performance guarantee; and
(3) 
Dedication of the improvements to the Township or conveyance to a homeowners' association or other person responsible for operation, maintenance and repair of said improvements.
F. 
Final occupancy permit(s) or use permit or other final approval to use or operate the constructed improvement may not be issued by the Township until the final as-built plans have been accepted.
G. 
All or portions of the final as-built plans shall be recorded if required by the Township.
[Amended 12-30-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13]
A. 
Upon completion of any public improvements shown on an approved final plan, and within 90 days after approval of such public improvements by the Township Engineer or Inspector as herein provided, the developer shall submit written offer of such public improvements for dedication to the Township. Said offer shall include a deed of dedication covering said public improvements, together with satisfactory proof establishing the developer's clear title to said property. Such documents are to be filed with the Township Secretary for review by the Township Solicitor. Deeds of dedication for public improvements may be accepted by resolution of the Board at a regular meeting thereof. The Board may require that at least 75% of the lots in any approved subdivision or land development (or phase thereof, if final plan approval has been in phases) have certificates of occupancy issued for buildings thereon prior to acceptance of dedication. Should the streets, even though constructed according to the specifications of this chapter, deteriorate before the said 75% of the lots have certificates of occupancy issued, such streets shall be repaired, in a manner as described immediately below, before being accepted by the Township.
(1) 
Where it appears that the seventy-five-percent occupancy rate will be extended more than a twelve-month period, the developer may delay placing the final wearing course until the seventy-five-percent rate is attained. The developer will be responsible for all maintenance and repair of the roadway, which will include, but not necessarily be limited to, pothole repair, cleaning, snowplowing, cindering, mowing, drainage maintenance, and removal of debris, in a manner acceptable to the Board. For certain maintenance functions, such as snowplowing and cindering, the Board will require an escrow fund and maintenance agreement in order to assure the occupants of the undedicated street that it will be opened on a timely basis for emergency vehicles and general usage after a snowfall or during icing conditions or any other form of blockage or emergency.
B. 
The Board may require that certain subdivision and land development improvements remain undedicated, with maintenance the responsibility of individual lot owners, a homeowners' association or similar entity, or an organization capable of carrying out maintenance responsibilities.
C. 
The Board shall have no responsibility with respect to any street or other improvement, notwithstanding the use of the same by the public, unless the street or other improvement is accepted by ordinance or resolution of the Board of Supervisors or Municipal Authority, as their interest may appear.
[Amended 12-30-2004 by Ord. No. 04-13]
A. 
Where the Board of Supervisors accepts dedication of all or some of the required improvements following completion (whether such dedication is of the fee or of an easement), the Board shall require the posting of financial security to secure the structural integrity of the improvements and the functioning of the improvements in accordance with the design and specifications as depicted on the final plan. The security shall be in the form as is authorized for the deposit of the performance guarantee, as described in § 350-18 hereof, shall be for a term of 18 months from the date of the acceptance of dedication, and shall be in an amount equal to 15% of the actual costs of installation of the improvements to be dedicated. At any point during the eighteen-month period, should the Township determine that the structural integrity of any dedicated improvement has deteriorated or any dedicated improvement is not functioning in accordance with the design and specifications as depicted on the final plan, the developer, upon notice from the Township, shall be required to repair or replace such improvement.
[Amended 11-29-2018 by Ord. No. 06-2018]
B. 
Where maintenance of stormwater retention facilities, private streets, or other improvements is to be the responsibility of individual lot owners, a homeowners' association or similar entity, or an organization capable of carrying out maintenance responsibilities, the Board shall require that maintenance responsibilities be set forth in recorded perpetual covenants or deed restrictions binding on the landowner's successors in interest and may further require that an initial maintenance fund be established in a reasonable amount.