All streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains, curbs,
sidewalks, and other physical improvements to the property being subdivided
or developed shall be provided, constructed, and installed by the
applicant as shown on the approved final plan and all supplemental
plans and drawings accompanying the approved final plan. The applicant
shall execute an improvements agreement with the Borough for the installation
of all such improvements. All improvements shall be constructed in
accordance with the applicable specifications of the Borough, or other
applicable regulations. Where none apply, specifications of the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation and/or Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection shall be used. If none exist, specifications prepared by
the Borough Engineer shall be used.
A.
Inspection.
(1)
The installation of improvements required by § 395-55 following will be inspected by the Borough as deemed necessary by the Borough. The applicant shall reimburse the Borough for the reasonable and necessary expense incurred for the inspection of the improvements. Such reimbursement shall be based upon a schedule established by ordinance or resolution.
(2)
The applicant's contractor shall schedule a meeting with the
Borough's representative prior to any construction. Shop drawings
and specifications of all material to be used shall be submitted to
the Borough for approval prior to commencement of construction.
(3)
If the representative of the Borough inspecting the construction
or installation of improvements determines that the work is not in
accordance with approved plans and specifications or is not being
done in a workmanlike manner, said representative may stop work and/or
require corrections to be made. Prior to any construction or installation,
a forty-eight-hour start work notice is to be given to the representative.
B.
Extension to property boundaries. Where required by the Borough,
improvements shall be extended to the boundaries of the subdivision
or land development to facilitate extension into surrounding properties.
The following improvements shall be provided by the applicant
at his expense:
A.
Street grading.
(1)
All streets, including those to be dedicated and those not to be
dedicated, shall be graded at full right-of-way width in accordance
with Borough regulations.
(2)
Planting strips within street rights-of-way shall be graded, properly
prepared, and seeded or sodded with lawn grass.
(3)
Where wet conditions are encountered, the Borough Council may require
underdrains.
B.
Cartway paving. All streets, including those to be dedicated and
those not to be dedicated, shall be paved to full cartway width in
accordance with Borough regulations. Weather limitations in the placing
of paving materials are as follows:
(1)
The placing of bituminous concrete base course or binder course shall
terminate after October 15 of each year and shall not be resumed until
April 1 of the following year and until the ground temperature and
air temperature do not fall below and are continuously above 35°
F. for five consecutive days prior to the day of placement of said
materials. When the air temperature falls below 50° F., extra
precautions shall be taken in drying the aggregate, controlling the
temperature of the delivered material and compacting the mixture.
Bituminous concrete base course or binder course shall not be placed
on wet surfaces, nor when the air temperature is 35° F, or lower,
nor when the temperature of the surface on which it is to be placed
is 35° F. or lower.
(2)
The placing of bituminous concrete wearing course or surface course
shall terminate after October 15 of each year and shall not be resumed
until April 1 of the following year and until the ground temperature
and air temperature do not fall below and are continuously above 40°
F. for five consecutive days prior to the day of placement of said
materials. When the air temperature falls below 50° F., extra
precautions shall be taken in drying the aggregate, controlling the
temperature of the delivered material and compacting the mixture.
Bituminous concrete wearing course or surface course shall not be
placed on wet surfaces, nor when the air temperature is 40° F.
or lower, nor when the temperature of the surface on which it is to
be placed is 40° F. or lower.
(3)
In any case, no bituminous concrete shall be placed after December
15 or resumed prior to April 1 at the earliest. Placement shall not
be resumed on April 1 unless five consecutive days of both ground
temperature and air temperature above 40° F. are experienced.
C.
Curbs. Vertical curbs shall be installed along both sides of all
streets within and abutting the subdivision or land development in
accordance with Borough regulations, including Ordinance No. 14-1972,
as amended by Ordinance No. 13-1974, and all subsequent amendments
thereto. Curbs shall also be installed along all parking areas and
access drives in mobile home parks and apartment and townhouse developments
and parking areas, access drives, and loading areas in commercial,
industrial, and office land developments.
D.
Sidewalks.
(1)
Sidewalks meeting requirements of applicable Borough ordinances, as amended, and all subsequent amendments thereto, shall be installed on both sides of all streets within and abutting the subdivision or land development except that sidewalks shall be required on only one side of marginal access streets and no sidewalks shall be required along service streets. Notwithstanding the aforesaid requirements, sidewalks within a mobile home park shall conform with Chapter 450, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Walnutport.
(2)
Sidewalks shall be provided along all common parking areas in mobile
home parks, and apartment, townhouse, commercial, industrial, and
office land developments.
(3)
No planter strip between curb and sidewalk.
(4)
Trees shall be planted a minimum of four feet behind sidewalk or
a minimum of nine feet behind curb if no sidewalk exists.
E.
Storm drainage. Storm sewers and related facilities shall be installed consistent with acceptable design principles and the standards contained in § 395-38.
F.
Sanitary sewage disposal.
(1)
Public sanitary sewerage facilities shall be provided consistent with the requirements contained in § 395-36 of this chapter. The system shall include, as a minimum, all required trunk lines, mains, laterals, and pump stations.
(2)
The design and installation of all systems shall be subject to the
approval of the Borough and the applicable public agencies.
G.
Water supply.
(1)
Public water supply facilities shall be provided consistent with the requirements of § 395-37 of this chapter. The system shall include, as a minimum, all required mains and house connections.
(2)
The design and installation of all water systems shall be subject
to the approval of the Borough and the applicable public agencies.
H.
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed in all subdivisions, land developments and mobile home parks. The location, number and separation of hydrants shall be approved by the Borough, the Borough Authority and Fire Chief in accordance with the guidelines of the Insurance Services Office, except as otherwise provided for in Chapter 450, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Walnutport.
I.
Monuments.
(1)
Permanent monuments shall be accurately placed at the intersection
of all lines forming angles in the boundary of the subdivision or
land development and at changes in direction of lines in the boundary
of the property.
(2)
All streets shall be monumented on the right-of-way line or the five-foot
range line on one side of the street at the following locations:
(a)
At least one monument at each street intersection;
(b)
At changes in direction of street lines, excluding curb areas
at intersections;
(c)
At each end of each curved street line, excluding curb ares
at intersections;
(d)
At intermediate points wherever topographical or other conditions
make it impossible to site between two otherwise required monuments;
(e)
At such other places along the line of streets as may be determined
by the Borough to be necessary so that any street may be readily defined
in the future.
(3)
All monuments shall be placed so that the center of the monument
coincides exactly with the point of intersection of the lines being
monumented.
(4)
Monuments shall be set with their top level with the finished grade
of surrounding ground, except that where monuments are located beneath
a sidewalk, proper access shall be provided for their use.
J.
Street signs. Street name signs shall be installed at all street
intersections. The design and placement of such signs shall be subject
to approval of the Borough.
K.
Lot markers. Metal markers shall be accurately placed at all lot
corners prior to sale of lots.
L.
Streetlights. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of Borough
Council, streetlights shall be installed by the applicant along all
streets (and within the street right-of-way) in the subdivision or
land development. The streetlights shall be of a type approved by
the Borough for use within the Borough. The distance between streetlights
installed along any street within the subdivision or land development
shall not exceed 200 feet. If any street within the subdivision or
land development is designed to connect with an existing street being
served with streetlighting, the streetlight to be installed by the
applicant closest to such existing street beyond the subdivision or
land development shall, if possible, be installed at a location not
further than 200 feet from the existing streetlight on said street
closest to the subdivision or land development.
M.
Erosion and sediment control measures. Installations necessary to
implement the erosion and sediment control plan shall be made on the
tract by the applicant as required improvements.
N.
Shade trees. Deciduous hardwood trees of a species approved by the
Borough having a minimum caliper of 2 1/2 inches shall be provided
along all existing and proposed streets within and abutting the subdivision
or land development. The trees are to be placed outside the street
right-of-way at least five feet from the sidewalk at a maximum distance
of 50 feet between trees. Conditions of placement and inspection shall
be specified by the Borough. In addition, the applicant shall preserve
existing shade trees within the tract when feasible.
P.
Solid waste management. The necessary arrangements to implement the
solid waste management plan prepared by the applicant for apartment,
townhouse, commercial, office and industrial developments shall be
made at his expense.
Q.
Traffic control devices. The traffic control devices shown on the
approved plan, including such items as stop signs and signs restricting
parking, shall be installed as required by the Borough.
S.
Rock removal. Provision shall be made for rock removal in the improvements
agreement and improvements guarantee.
T.
Acceleration and deceleration lanes. When required by the Borough Council pursuant to § 395-20E, acceleration and deceleration lanes shall be provided.
U.
Backfill. Utility excavations in areas of streets, access drives,
parking areas, and loading areas shall be backfilled in accordance
with Borough standards.
V.
Parking and loading area paving. All access drives and parking and
loading areas for apartment, townhouses, commercial, office and industrial
land developments shall be constructed of a well rolled and graded
subbase, six inches of 2A crushed aggregate stone, two inches of ID-2
binder course, 1 1/2 inches of ID-2 wearing course.
