[Ord. No. 226, § 1, 4-12-1954; Ord. No. 1224, § 1, 4-14-1997]
The provisions of this division shall apply in all cases where the issuance of building permits and the laying out, construction or opening of any drainage facilities in connection therewith, shall not, under the circumstances, be subject to the provisions of the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of 1980, Appendix C to this Code, as it may be amended from time to time, and to the regulations adopted thereunder.
[Ord. No. 226, § 2, 4-12-1954]
No building permit may be issued to any person whose land is not adjacent to or abutting a public street unless and until a plan for the laying out, construction, improvement, opening or dedication of any street, road, lane or alley, connecting such land to a public street, or drainage facilities in connection therewith shall have been prepared by a registered professional engineer, submitted to and approved in writing thereon by the township engineer, and by the Township Council.
[Ord. No. 226, § 3, 4-12-1954]
Before approving a plan for the laying out, construction, opening or dedication of any road, street, lane or alley, or any drainage facilities in connection therewith, the Township Council may, in its discretion, arrange for a public hearing with respect thereto, after giving such notice thereof as it deems advisable. The Council may require alterations, changes or modifications of any kind which it deems necessary in such plans, and may refuse its approval until all such alterations, changes or modifications in the plan have been made.
[Ord. No. 226, § 4, 4-12-1954]
(a) 
Preliminary plans shall be required and shall be submitted in triplicate, including two black on white and one cloth copy, and shall be drawn to a minimum scale of 50 feet to one inch. Profiles of proposed improvements showing grades, cuts and fills shall be drawn to a minimum scale of 40 feet horizontal and four feet vertical to an inch.
(b) 
The preliminary plans shall contain at least the following specific items:
(1) 
Complete block dimensions with bearings, tangent distances and all curve data and stations corresponding to those used on the profile, and shall show the profile of the highways, the course, structure and capacity of any drainage facilities and the method of drainage of adjacent or contiguous territory.
(2) 
Location of all street monuments at street intersections, angle points, and ending of all curves.
(3) 
Curb grades, profiles showing grades, cross sections, rate of grade and bench marks.
(4) 
Widths of rights-of-way, cartways and sidewalks. All curbing at street intersections shall be circular curves with radius of not less than twenty (20) feet and larger for sharp corners.
(5) 
Cross section of proposed street paving, indicating depth and type of each course, and also the position and type of curbs and sidewalks and all other improvements.
(6) 
The highways system shall take into consideration present streets and roads of adjoining tracts already laid out and of adjoining tracts not yet subdivided, and the location, names and widths of existing streets and alleys shall be shown. Names of all existing streets and roads shall be continued and there shall be no duplication of names existing elsewhere in the township.
(7) 
Circles, culs-de-sac or circular segments shall be permitted only where and as expressly approved by the council. The maximum length of a cul-de-sac shall be four hundred (400) feet with fifty (50) feet right-of-way. The turntable shall have a minimum of forty-two (42) feet right-of-way and a thirty (30) foot paving radius.
(8) 
Means of ingress and egress for vehicles to and from each lot or parcel shall be shown on the plans, for installation in accordance with existing township regulations for depressed curbs and driveways across sidewalks.
(9) 
The location and names of proposed streets, width of cartways, width of rights-of-way, width of curb and curb elevation at property line extended, tied in with measured distances and courses to nearest existing streets, with bearings and courses expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds. All property lines together with measured distances in feet and decimals and angular bearing courses shall be known.
(10) 
Locations of proposed bridges, culverts and headwalls shall be shown. Existing watercourses shall be shown, together with storm sewer drainage tie-in. Right-of-way for future sanitary drainage systems and existing contours at five (5) feet intervals shall be indicated. If the slope is less than five (5) percent, then the contours shall be shown at two (2) foot intervals.
[Ord. No. 226, § 5, 4-12-1954]
An improvement construction plan shall be required whenever an improvement is to be constructed or installed and shall be as follows:
(1) 
Horizontal plan. The horizontal plan shall be drawn to scale of one inch to fifty (50) feet and shall have the same requirements as for the preliminary plan.
(2) 
Cross section plan. The cross section plan shall show the width and crown height of cartway, the type and depth of base and type and depth of finish course. The position and type of curbs, sidewalks and other improvements within the right-of-way shall also be shown.
(3) 
Storm sewer plan. The storm sewer plan shall be drawn to scale of one inch to fifty (50) feet and shall show lot location, road location, monument locations, type and location of inlets and location, size and type of sewer pipe. The plan shall also show location of present watercourses and drainage outfall to this course. The width of right-of-way along the watercourse shall be shown. Elevation on top of manholes and invert and elevation of inlet invert shall be shown.
(4) 
Profile plan. The profile plan shall be drawn to a scale of one inch to four (4) feet vertical and one inch to forty (40) feet horizontal and shall show finished grade line with reference to existing grade on center line and right and left side of right-of-way. The percentage of grade shall be indicated and vertical curve locations shown. The profile of storm sewers and manholes in reference to profile of roadway shall be shown, with size and type of pipe, invert elevations of manholes and percentage of grade between manholes to be indicated.
[Ord. No. 226, § 7, 4-12-1954]
Before approving any plan required by this division for recording, the council shall either require that the necessary grading, paving and other street improvements, including curbs, sidewalks and storm sewers where specified by the council, shall have been installed in strict accordance with the conditions prescribed by the council, or that the township be assured by means of a proper completion guarantee in the form of a bond, with surety satisfactory to the township, or the deposit of funds or securities in escrow sufficient to cover the cost of the required improvements, as estimated by the township engineer, that the improvements will subsequently be installed by the owner.
[Ord. No. 226, § 8, 4-12-1954]
The township council may enact, ordain, survey, lay out, open, widen, straighten, vacate and relay all streets and parts thereof, which are wholly within the township, upon petition of a majority in interest of the owners of property or properties through whose land such street passes, or upon whose land it abuts, or without petition of the owners of abutting properties if, in the judgment of the council, it is necessary for the public convenience.
[Ord. No. 226, § 9, 4-12-1954]
The procedure governing the filing of plans shall be governed by the appropriate provisions of the township subdivision ordinance, as it may be amended from time to time.
[Ord. No. 226, § 10, 4-12-1954; Ord. No. 10-75, § 1, 6-10-1991]
The party filing plans required by this division shall be required to pay to the township, as a filing fee, the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for construction plans or for improvement construction plans. Where inspection is required, the parties shall pay to the township an inspection fee for the services of the township engineer not to exceed sixty-eight dollars ($68.00) per hour for each hour or portion thereof that the township engineer is engaged on the work.
[Ord. No. 226, § 11, 4-12-1954]
The approved final plan shall, within thirty (30) days after the date of approval pursuant to this division, be recorded by the applicant in the office for the recording of deeds, and an approved duplicate copy of such plan, showing the date and place of recording, shall be filed with the township engineer.
[Ord. No. 226, § 12, 4-12-1954]
Every street, park or other improvement shown on a subdivision plan, that is recorded as provided in this division, shall be deemed to be a private street, park or improvement until such time as the same has been offered for dedication and accepted by ordinance, or until it has been condemned for use as a public street, park or other improvement.
[Ord. No. 226, § 13, 4-12-1954]
The granting of any permit under this division shall not impose upon the township any obligation whatever to take over any of the work covered thereby as a public improvement for any purpose whatever, unless duly approved and accepted by the council. The council shall have no responsibility of any kind with respect to any street, road, drainage facility, or other public improvement, notwithstanding any use thereof by the public, unless it has been duly approved and accepted by the council.
[Ord. No. 226, § 14, 4-12-1954]
The township engineer shall be notified twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the commencement of any construction operation, such as grading, sewer installation or paving, in order that provision may be made for the proper inspection of such construction operation. Samples of materials and every reasonable facility for ascertaining whether the work is in conformity with the provisions of this division shall be furnished the proper officers and employees of the township in the same manner as is required of contractors under the terms of the building and construction specifications of the township.
[Ord. No. 226, § 15, 4-12-1954]
Where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of this division, would result in unnecessary hardship, such reasonable exception thereto may be made by council as will not be contrary to the public interest.