Improvements shall be provided, constructed and installed by the developer as stated in the improvements agreement, shown on the record plan, and in accordance with the design standards set forth in Article
IV of this chapter. The following improvements will be required in all applicable cases:
A. Street excavating, grading, subgrade preparation,
base course paving and surface course paving installed according to
the Coopersburg Borough specifications.
B. Concrete curbing of the vertical type, or stabilized
shoulder and drainage swale with no curbing installed according to
the Coopersburg Borough specifications.
C. Concrete sidewalks or interior walkways installed according to the Coopersburg Borough specifications in connection with road construction pursuant to §
195-26A or when required by§
195-15B.
D. Sanitary sewer system improvements installed according
to the specifications of the municipality, public utility, the appropriate
government authority and the Department of Environmental Protection.
E. Water supply and distribution system improvements
installed according to the specifications of the municipality, public
utility, the appropriate governmental authority, and the Department
of Environmental Protection.
F. Storm drainage system improvements installed according
to the Coopersburg Borough specifications.
G. Monuments shall be installed:
(1) Permanent reference monuments shall be located at
each intersection of rights-of-ways of street(s) constructed by the
developer, at the beginning and ending of all street curves, and at
exterior corners of the subdivision or land development unless an
alternate arrangement is approved that still permits a surveyor to
stake out accurately any building lot shown on the record plan.
(2) Monuments shall be made of PennDOT Class "A" concrete,
shall be four inches by four inches square or four inches in diameter
at the top, and shall taper from four inches at the top to six inches
at the bottom. All monuments shall be a minimum of 30 inches in length
and shall be marked with a round metal cap, rebar or drilled hole.
All monuments in developed areas shall be flush with finished grade
and, in undeveloped areas, shall be set two inches to three inches
above existing grade.
(3) All monuments shall be placed by a registered surveyor
so that the scored point shall coincide exactly with the point of
intersection of the line being monumented.
(4) Monuments shall be set with their top level with the
finished grade of the surrounding ground, except:
(a)
Monuments which are placed within the lines
of existing or proposed sidewalks shall be so located (preferably
beneath the sidewalks) that their tops will not be affected by lateral
movement of the sidewalks; and
(b)
Where monuments are located beneath a sidewalk,
proper access shall be provided for their use.
(c)
Where sidewalks are existing, a stone point
(a four-inch square chisel cut in the sidewalk with a drill hole in
center) may be substituted for a monument.
(5) Lot corner markers shall be provided at all lot corners.
Lot corner markers shall be permanently located and shall be a No.
4 (1/2 inch) or No. 5 (5/8 inch) diameter rebar a minimum length of
30 inches. Lot corner markers shall be located in the ground flush
to existing grade.
H. Fire hydrants installed according to the specifications
of the Coopersburg Borough and the appropriate authority.
I. Street signs installed according to municipal specifications.
J. Shade trees shall be of nursery-stock quality of a
species grown under the same climatic condition as exist in the municipality.
The trees shall be of symmetrical growth, free of insect pests and
disease, suitable for street use, and durable under the maintenance
contemplated.