No final plan shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors or recorded by the York County Recorder of Deeds until final detailed design of the improvements is approved and the improvements are installed or a suitable guarantee provided by the subdivider or developer as permitted by Article X of this chapter.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Adequate surface and subsurface drainage shall be
provided.
(2)
All topsoil shall be removed from the area to be paved.
(3)
The road base shall be put down immediately after
grading, within 30 working days and consistent with the approved erosion
and sediment control plan for the tract. An extension of time may
be granted by the Board of Supervisors at the request of the subdivider
or developer.
(4)
Where the slope of the road is 5% or more and curbs
are required, the pavement shall extend from curb to curb and shall
not be less than 34 feet wide.
[Amended 12-9-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-6]
(5)
Before paving the street surface, the subdivider or
developer shall install all required utilities, and, where required,
stormwater drainage facilities.
B.
Pavement design.
(1)
All components of the pavement structure shall be
constructed in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Publication 408 Construction Specifications, as amended from time
to time, or the East Manchester Township Construction and Material
Specifications,[1] as amended from time to time, whichever is more stringent.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
C.
Base course. The base course for streets shall be
constructed in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Publication 408 Construction Specifications, as amended from time
to time, or the East Manchester Township Construction and Material
Specifications,[2] as amended from time to time, whichever is more stringent
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
D.
Adoption of streets.
(1)
No street shall be adopted as a public street by the
Township unless and until all improvements and repairs have been made
to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer and the Board of Supervisors
in accordance with the standards set forth in this chapter, in the
East Manchester Township Construction and Materials Specifications
For Subdivision and Land Development Manual,[3] and the approved subdivision or land development plan,
and construction has been completed on at least 90% of the lots fronting
and accessing on the portion of the street to be adopted.
(2)
Before the Township will adopt any street as a public
street, the subdivider or developer must provide the following:
(a)
A written request to the Township identifying
the streets or portions of streets, including the beginning and ending
points, which the subdivider or developer desires the Township to
adopt.
(b)
A complete center-line description for each
street to be adopted. Each street description shall be on a separate
page, and shall be on plain white paper, without logo of any kind.
(c)
A separate drawing for each street or portion
of the street to be adopted, which drawing can include a corporate
or engineering logo and other information. Each such drawing shall
be on white paper 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, unless such paper
size will result in details on the drawing being unreadable, in which
case the drawing can be on white paper 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches.
(3)
Nothing in this Subsection D, or anywhere in this chapter, shall require the Township to adopt any street as a public street unless and until it deems such adoption appropriate, regardless of whether or not such street has been dedicated or offered for dedication to the Township by the subdivider or developer, either on the plan or otherwise.
A.
All curbs shall be constructed in accordance with
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 408 Construction
Specifications, as amended from time to time, or the East Manchester
Township Construction and Material Specifications,[1] as amended from time to time, whichever is more stringent.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
B.
Paved gutters shall be provided in areas where curbs
are not required.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation Publication 408 Construction Specifications,
as amended from time to time, or the East Manchester Township Construction
and Material Specifications,[1] as amended from time to time, whichever is more stringent.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
All driveways shall be constructed in accordance
with the East Manchester Township Construction and Material Specifications,
as amended from time to time.[1] All driveways require a driveway permit from the Township.
Any driveway entering onto a state right-of-way is also required to
have a state highway occupancy permit.
A.
If a public sanitary sewer system is available within
1,000 feet of the proposed subdivision, mobile home park, or land
development, the subdivider or developer shall design and install
a system which shall be connected to the public system and which shall
serve every property. All plans and installations shall be inspected
and approved by the authority or company providing the service and/or
the Township Engineer. As used in this section of this chapter, the
terms "public sanitary sewer system" and "public system" shall mean,
and be limited in their meanings, to a sanitary sewer system owned
or operated by or on behalf of the Township, a duly authorized and
constituted Township authority, or a duly authorized and constituted
joint municipal authority.
B.
If connection to a public sanitary sewer system is
not possible the feasibility of constructing a separate private system
and treatment works shall be investigated and a report submitted setting
forth the findings.
C.
Where neither of the above alternatives are possible
or feasible, the subdivider or developer shall provide for each lot,
at the time improvements are erected or installed thereon, an individual
sewage disposal system consisting of septic tank and tile absorption
field or other approved sewage disposal system. All such individual
sewage disposal systems shall be constructed in accordance with the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
D.
Where a public sanitary sewer system is not accessible
but is planned for extension to the subdivision or land development
or to within 1,000 feet of the subdivision or land development, the
subdivider or developer shall install sewer lines, including lateral
connections, to provide adequate service to each lot when connection
with the public system is made. The sewer lines shall be capped at
the limits of the subdivision, mobile home park or land development
and the laterals shall be capped at the street right-of-way line.
When capped sewers are provided, on-site disposal facilities shall
also be provided. A sewer shall be considered to be planned for extension
to a given area any time after engineering and related studies have
been initiated preparatory to the construction of facilities within
1,000 feet of the subdivision or land development.
A.
If a public water supply system is available within
1,000 feet of the proposed subdivision or land development, the subdivider
or developer shall design and install a system which shall be connected
to the public system and which shall serve every property. All plans
and installations shall be inspected and approved by the authority
or company providing the service and/or the Township Engineer. As
used in this section herein, the term "public water supply system"
shall mean, and shall be limited in its meaning to, the York Water
Company, its successors or assigns.
B.
If connection to a public water supply system as defined
herein is not possible or feasible, in the sole judgment of the Board
of Supervisors of the Township, the feasibility of constructing a
separate water supply system shall be investigated and a report submitted
setting forth the findings.
C.
Where neither of the above alternatives are possible
or feasible, the subdivider or developer shall provide for each lot,
at the time improvements are erected or installed thereon an individual
water supply system. All such individual systems shall meet all applicable
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
Fire hydrants shall be provided as an integral part of any public or community water supply system. Fire hydrants, when provided, shall be located in compliance with Chapter 103, Fire Prevention and Safety, of the Code of the Township of East Manchester, as amended.
Generally all work shall conform to standards
set forth by the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping and the
following minimum standards.
A.
Monuments. Monuments shall be required in every subdivision
or land development at the following locations:
(1)
At the intersections of all lot lines and street right-of-way lines. In the event that, pursuant to § 208-34B(11), the final plan shows the lot lines of the property bounding on a street to continue to the center line of the street, then the monuments located at these locations shall indicate the corner of the lot line and the street right-of-way, but the property lot line shall continue the additional distance necessary to take it to the center line of the abutting street. No other monuments, markers, or marks of any kind except the monument required by this subsection shall be permitted to be placed within the street right-of-way, either on the street, on any curves, or on any sidewalks. The lot lines to the center line of the street shall be shown on the plan and indicated by a note on the subdivision plan as set forth in § 208-34B(11) of this chapter.
(2)
At
the intersection of lines forming angles in the boundaries of all
lots which abut or differentiate between the lot and adjoining lots
within a subdivision or land development. Monuments shall not be required
to delineate the corners or dimensions of any portions of a tract,
subdivision, or land development, which do not create separate and
distinct lots, such as, but not limited to, lots in a mobile home
park when all lots remain under single ownership, and are not individually
owned, and common areas of condominiums or townhouses;
(3)
At
the intersection of lines forming angles in the boundaries of the
tract, subdivision, mobile home park, or land development;
(4)
At
such other points as may be required by the Township or the Township
Engineer.
B.
Markers. Markers shall be placed at locations along
the lot line indicating curves or secondary angles of property lines
within lots.
C.
Monument and marker specifications.
(1)
Monuments.
(a)
All monuments required by this section shall
be a minimum of 30 inches long, and six inches square or round at
the base, and, if tapered, a minimum of four inches square or round
at the top. All monuments shall be buried in the ground to such a
depth as they shall be at least one inch, but not more than two inches,
above the ground surface after final grade of the lot.
(b)
Every monument shall have inset in the monument a metal cap in the
center marking the precise location of the property corner.
(2)
Markers. All markers required by this section shall
be a minimum of 30 inches long, and 5/8 inches or 3/4 inches in diameter.
All markers shall be buried in the ground to such a depth as they
shall be at least one inch, but not more than two inches, above the
ground surface after final grade of the lot.
(3)
Resetting of monuments and markers. It shall be the
responsibility of the developer and builder to reset any monument
or marker if, after final grade, the monument or marker is not the
proper elevation above final grade.
D.
Violations. It shall be a violation of this section
for any person to remove a monument or marker once it has been set,
except for the purpose of replacing it. If such monument or marker
is removed without being replaced, the lot or property owner shall
be liable for that violation, and shall be responsible for replacing
said monument or marker.
E.
Prerequisite to building permit and certification.
Each monument or marker required by this section shall be placed before
the issuance by the Township of a building permit for that tract or
lot, as certified by the applicant for a building permit. In the event
that the applicant certifies that all monuments and markers are in
place, and, at the time of inspection of setbacks by the Township,
the Township determines that, contrary to the certification, all monuments
and markers are not in place, then the Township shall have the absolute
right at that time to rescind the building permit until such time
as all monuments or markers are in place and accurate. The Township
shall rely on the certification of the applicant for the building
permit as to the accuracy of the location of all monuments and markers,
and the developer, subdivider, applicant for the building permit and
the property lot owner shall be liable for any and all damages to
any persons resulting from inaccurate placement of said monuments
or markers. Neither the applicant, developer, nor owner of the tract
or lot shall acquire any vested rights in the building permit as a
result of misrepresentation or false or faulty certification on the
building permit.
A.
Drainage facilities shall be constructed according
to the standards set forth in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Publication 408 Construction Specifications, as amended from time
to time, or the East Manchester Township Construction and Material
Specifications, as amended from time to time,[1] whichever is more stringent. The type of drainage facilities shall comply with Chapter 199, Stormwater Management, and shall be approved by the Township Engineer.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
B.
Storm drainage facilities shall be separate from all
sanitary sewage facilities.
C.
Where existing storm sewers are reasonably accessible,
and of sufficient capacity, the subdivider or developer shall connect
stormwater facilities to these existing facilities.
The measures used to control erosion and reduce
sedimentation shall as a minimum meet the erosion and sediment control
standards and specifications as set forth in the York County Erosion
and Sediment Control Handbook, as adopted by the East Manchester Township
Supervisors by this chapter as the Township standards and specifications.
The Township Engineer, or other official as designated, shall ensure
compliance with the appropriate specifications and provisions, copies
of which are available at the municipal building of East Manchester
Township or in the York County Conservation District Office. Particular
care should be taken during earthmoving activities to minimize the
tracking of mud onto public streets.
[Amended 11-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
Electric, telephone and all other utility facilities
shall be installed underground in utility trenches that meet the requirements
of the East Manchester Township Construction and Material Specifications,
as amended from time to time.[1] The developer shall be required to obtain a letter from
the appropriate utility company confirming that the developer has
entered into an agreement to provide for an underground electric and
telephone system in accordance with the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission Investigation Docket No. 99, as amended, or has obtained
a waiver from said Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to allow
overhead electric and telephone facilities.
When any petroleum or petroleum products transmission
line traverses a land development, the developer shall confer with
the applicable transmission or distributing company to determine the
minimum distance which shall be required between each dwelling unit
and the center line of such petroleum or petroleum products transmission
line.
The minimum distance from a natural gas line
to a dwelling unit shall be as required by the applicable transmission
or distributing company, or as shall be required by the applicable
regulations issued by the Department of Transportation under the Natural
Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended,[1] whichever is greater.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.
