[Adopted 12-8-1975 by Ord. No. 520]
No street or highway or any section thereof will be accepted as a Borough street and for maintenance unless and until the abutting property owners or land developers shall meet the following specifications:
A. 
Width of right-of-way and roadway. The width of the roadway for streets or highways shall be determined by the Borough Council and shall in no event be less than 24 feet. The width of the right-of-way shall be determined by the Borough Council and shall in no event be less than 40 feet.
B. 
Depth of grading. The roadway shall be graded to a depth of 10 1/2 inches below the finished street grade, which shall be given or provided by the Borough Engineer.
C. 
Subgrade. After the roadway has been graded to the proper depth, the subgrade thereon shall be proof-rolled with a minimum of one pass by a vibra tamper or a roller having a weight of at least 10 tons. Soft and other unacceptable areas shall be repaired.
D. 
Base.
(1) 
The base shall consist of eight inches of compacted Type A No. 4 coarse aggregate to conform to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications. Compaction shall be by a steel- or rubber-tired roller or by a vibra tamper. If a roller is used to compact the base, the roller shall not be not less than 10 tons' weight and the base shall be placed in two four-inch courses. The bottom course shall be placed on a mat of one-inch screenings and then screened in and rolled tight, and the second course shall be rolled and screened lightly and one gallon of BM material per square yard applied by a pressure distributor. If a vibra tamper is used, the eight-inch base may be placed on two courses using one-inch screenings as a mat and the base screened in to a depth of six inches. The remaining two inches shall have an application of one gallon of BM material per square yard applied by a pressure distributor.
(2) 
The surface shall conform to the cross section approved by the Borough Engineer.
(3) 
When the base is completed, it shall be of uniform grade and cross section and shall be a solid foundation and must be approved by the Borough Engineer or his representative before placing wearing surface.
E. 
Wearing course. The wearing course shall consist of 3 1/2 inches of bituminous material, two inches of binder and 1 1/2 inches of surface and shall conform to the type approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for I.D. 2 or F.B. 1 Surface.
[Amended 11-13-1989 by Ord. No. 664]
F. 
Drainage.
(1) 
Drainage facilities may be inlets and piping, curbing or a combination of both as approved by the Borough Engineer. Inlets shall have a minimum grating size of Type D or Type E and the catch basin therefor shall have a minimum grit storage of 18 inches below the discharge pipe. Piping shall connect to existing storm sewers or shall be provided with a discharge to a natural watercourse. The discharge to a natural watercourse shall be constructed so as to prevent soil erosion in the watercourse channel. The method of terminating drainage facilities shall be shown on the plans and approved by the Borough Engineer. All pipe sizes shall be hydraulically designed for a ten-year fifteen-minute storm, and the minimum pipe size shall be 18 inches.
(2) 
All pipes and bedding shall conform to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications for reinforced concrete, vitrified clay or fully bituminous coated, galvanized, corrugated steel pipe.
(3) 
Underdrains conforming to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications shall be installed where required by the Borough Engineer.
G. 
Curbs. Curbs shall be provided on both sides of the roadway, and the roadway width shall be measured between the inside face of the curbs. Curbs shall be either plain cement concrete curb or plain cement concrete curb-gutter constructed with Class A concrete. If plain cement concrete curb is installed, the curb shall be eight inches by 24 inches. The curb face shall extend eight inches above the finished roadway surface and shall slope one inch to a top width of seven inches. If plain cement concrete curb-gutter is used, the curb face shall extend eight inches above the gutter surface and shall slope one inch to a top width of seven inches. The gutter shall have a minimum width of 24 inches into the roadway and a minimum thickness of eight inches. All exposed corners shall be rounded and the curb or curb-gutter shall comply with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications. Return radius shall be constructed for all streets, alleys or lanes which are proposed or opened to intersect with the street. The joint between the bituminous roadway surface and the curb or curb-gutter shall be sealed with bituminous material.
H. 
Grades and lines. Before work shall commence, timely request shall be made to the Borough Engineer for grades and lines, which shall be furnished at Borough expense. All work done shall be under the supervision and inspection of the Borough Engineer and the Borough Director of Public Works.
I. 
Plans. Two copies of plans for the street shall be submitted to the Borough Engineer when request is made for grades and lines. Final plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Council before any construction commences. Final plans shall have a plan and horizontal scale not smaller than 50 feet to the inch and a vertical scale not smaller than 10 feet to the inch, and plan sheets shall not be smaller than 17 1/2 inches by 24 inches nor larger than 36 inches by 42 inches. Final plans shall show right-of-way lines, curblines, center lines, sewer lines, drainage facilities, all underground utility lines, all existing structures, monuments, existing ground lines, finished grade lines, details, sections and all other pertinent information. Upon completion of construction and before the street is accepted by the Borough, an as-built final plan shall be delivered to the Borough Council. The as-built final plan shall be linen or stable base Mylar with all information shown in ink.
No alley or lane or any section thereof will be accepted as a Borough alley or lane and for maintenance unless and until the abutting property owners or land developers shall meet the following specifications:
A. 
Width of right-of-way and roadway. The width of the right-of-way and the roadway for alleys or lanes shall be determined by the Borough Council and shall in no event be less than 16 feet. The right-of-way width may be greater than the roadway width.
B. 
General. All alleys or lanes to be accepted as a Borough alley or lane and for maintenance shall conform to the specifications for streets or highways contained in § 193-7B through F and H and I.
Roads shall be built at such seasons of the year that roadways will not be adversely affected by the elements, and the construction shall be delayed until installation of utilities, sewers, etc., has been completed.
The Borough Council may, by resolution and upon request, indicate that the Borough will accept a new street, alley or lane preliminary to actual construction, provided that the roadway is constructed in accordance with the foregoing specifications.
Upon completion of the construction as herein provided for, and provided that said proposed street, alley or lane has been dedicated on a plan approved by the Borough, said street, alley or lane may be formally accepted as a roadway and as a part of the regular highway system of the Borough.
[Added 7-11-1977 by Ord. No. 541]
A. 
No final plot plan shall be approved by the Borough Council of the Borough of Westmont until the completion of all the required improvements as set forth in this Article and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as adopted,[1] have been certified to the Council by the Borough Engineer, unless the developer provides assurance of the completion of all the required improvements by one of the following:
(1) 
A deposit of funds or securities in escrow sufficient to cover the required improvements as estimated by the Borough Engineer and approved by the Borough Council.
(2) 
A performance bond sufficient in amount to cover the cost of all such required improvements as estimated by the Borough Engineer and approved by the Borough Council assuring the completion of such improvements on or before a date determined by the Borough Council. Such a bond shall be issued by a state-certified bonding or security company, and said bond must be approved by the Borough Solicitor and shall run to the benefit of the Borough of Westmont for a period in accord with the determined date of completion. If the required improvements have not been completed in accordance with the applicable Borough ordinance within the determined date, the developer and the bonding or security company shall be liable to the Borough upon demand for the reasonable cost of the improvements not completed in accord with the applicable Borough ordinance within the determined date, and upon receipt of the proceeds thereof, the Borough shall complete such improvements. The reasonable cost of the improvements shall be determined by the lowest competitive bid received for work necessary to complete the improvements plus reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the Borough, which shall include but not be limited to legal fees, engineering services, administrative costs, inspection costs, advertising costs and employees' salaries.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
B. 
The Borough may provide for the gradual release of security to the developer during the progress of the construction upon recommendation of the Borough Engineer, with all excess security being released or returned to the developer upon the completion of the improvements and said improvements being accepted by the Borough Engineer and the Borough Director of Public Works.
C. 
The developer shall pay to the Borough for inspection fees of the Borough Engineer an amount equal to three percent of the estimated cost of the required public improvements as payment to the Borough for costs it incurs in having the development inspected by the Borough Engineer. Said 3% will be paid as follows: One-half of it shall be paid before the approval of the final plot plan for recording purposes and the balance prior to acceptance of the improvements by the Borough by ordinance.
D. 
The developer shall reimburse the Borough for all costs and expenses incurred by the Borough incidental to the preparation of the agreement and the acquisition and disposition of the agreement, including but not limited to engineering and attorney fees.