It shall be the responsibility of the owner of every proposed
subdivision to have prepared by a registered engineer, or registered
land surveyor, a complete set of construction plans, including profiles,
cross sections, specifications and other supporting data, for the
hereinafter required public streets, utilities and other facilities.
All construction plans shall be prepared in accordance with the following
public improvement standards or specifications as approved by the
appropriate officials.
Monuments shall be placed at all block corners, angle points,
points of curves in streets, and at intermediate points as shall be
required by the Township Engineer. Monuments shall also be placed
at any point of directional change in lot boundary lines. The monuments
shall be of such permanent material, size and length as may be approved
by the Township Engineer. The pins shall be of such size and length
as approved by the Township Engineer, but not less than 2 1/2
feet in length.
The requirements with respect to the grading and construction
of streets, roads, lanes, alleys, curbs and sidewalks set forth upon
subdivision plans shall be in conformity with "Bethel Township Road
and Street Specifications" adopted by the Board of Township Supervisors.
All drainage facilities shall be installed and the land graded
for adequate drainage as shown on the final plan. A detailed plan
of storm drainage, culverts, drains and inlets shall be required.
Street name signs conforming to Township specifications shall
be erected and painted in accordance with said specifications at all
street intersections or junctions in all subdivisions at the expense
of the subdivider.
The owner shall install, or cause to be installed, at the owner's
expense such streetlighting facilities as may be deemed adequate and
as may be prescribed at the time the subdivision plan is approved,
and the owner shall pay the cost of operating said streetlights until
such time as the street or streets upon which said lights are installed
shall be accepted by resolution of the Board of Township Supervisors
and consented to by the Court of Common Pleas, as a part of the public
road system of the Township, or until the Board condemns such street
or streets for use as a public street.
Wherever the site is not naturally wooded, the subdivider may
be required to plant street trees of not less than 2 1/2 inches
caliper as measured six inches above the ground within the right-of-way
and at not more than 50 feet apart as measured along each side of
the street. For the purpose of these regulations, street trees are
limited to the following: Moraine Honey Locust, Little Leaf European
Linden, Pin Oak, Scarlet Oak, London Plane Tree, Red Oak, Columnar-type
Maples, Sugar Maple, Norway Maple and Sweet Gum.