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Borough of Jefferson Hills, PA
Allegheny County
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[Ord. 603, 12/30/1991, § 501; as amended by Ord. 687, 9/14/1998, § 2; and by Ord. 791, 4/9/2007, § 11]
1. 
In subdivisions, at least two permanent concrete or durable stone monuments 30 inches by six inches shall be set in the street right-of-way five feet off the right-of-way line at the beginning and end of tangent sections. Bench marks shall be placed on all monuments in the streets based on the United States Coast and Geodetic Sandy Hook datum. Additional monuments on property lines shall be placed for sighting when topographical conditions require, if directed by the Borough Engineer.
2. 
In land developments, permanent concrete or durable stone monuments shall be set at the corners of the perimeter boundary of the site.
3. 
The locations and tie-in dimensions of all monuments shall be shown on the plan for recording.
4. 
The installation and certification shall be made by a registered surveyor prior to approval of the subdivision or land development. In lieu of prior installation, the applicant shall submit a monument escrow deposit at the time of filing the final application in an amount established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council. Upon installation and certification by a registered surveyor, the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant.
[Ord. 603, 12/30/1991, § 502; as amended by Ord. 741, 12/30/2002, § 1]
1. 
Each lot shall be served by public water and public sanitary sewers and the developer shall be responsible for entering into a developer's agreement with the Borough of Jefferson Hills or its assigns to provide such facilities in accordance with its rules and regulations.
2. 
Storm sewers and drainage facilities shall be provided by the developer in each plan and shall be constructed in accordance with the design standards of Part 6 and the Borough construction standards. If required by § 22-608 of this chapter, stormwater management facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the Borough's requirements.
3. 
The developer shall be responsible for contracting with private utility companies and for providing any easements required by those utility companies to guarantee that each lot shall be served by telephone, gas and/or electricity.
[Ord. 603, 12/30/1991, § 503]
Each lot shall have frontage on a public street, as defined by this chapter, which is constructed in accordance with the design standards of Part 6 and the Borough construction standards, unless an exception or modification to this requirement is granted in accordance with the provisions of Part 7 of this chapter.
[Ord. 603, 12/30/1991, § 504]
1. 
Sidewalks shall be required to be installed under the following circumstances:
A. 
Where sidewalks exist in the same block on the same side of the street.
B. 
Along the full frontage of lots located on arterial or collector streets as defined by this chapter.
C. 
Within a land development plan proposed to be developed for multifamily residences.
D. 
Within a land development plan proposed to be developed for commercial or industrial use where, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, sidewalks will be necessary for safe pedestrian circulation on the site.
2. 
Sidewalks shall be installed in accordance with the design standards of Part 6 of this chapter and the Borough construction standards.
[Ord. 603, 12/30/1991, § 505; as amended by Ord. 687, 9/14/1998, § 3]
The developer shall submit a street sign fee at the time of execution of the development agreement in an amount determined by the Borough Engineer in accordance with the fee schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council to cover the cost of purchase and installation by the Borough of posts, street name signs and traffic control signs required in connection with the subdivision or land development plan.