Applicants for a Township permit related to this chapter shall pay to the Township at the time of application the fees set forth in the then-current fee schedule which shall have been adopted by resolution by the Board of Supervisors (refer to Chapter
76, Fees).
The following construction standards as shown on the most recently
adopted Curb and Sidewalk Installation Specifications/Details (Exhibit
B, on file in the Township offices) are made a portion hereof:
A. All curbing, sidewalk, and driveway entrances shall be constructed
in accordance with the most current editions of PennDOT Publication
Form 408, Specifications, and PennDOT Publication No. 72M, Standards
for Roadway Construction, except as otherwise specified in this chapter
and the Curb and Sidewalk Installation Specifications/Details. All
pedestrian crosswalks shall conform to PennDOT standards.
B. Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, all sidewalk shall
be constructed as indicated on the Curb and Sidewalk Installation
Specifications/Details and as follows:
(1) All sidewalk areas shall conform to the curb grades except that the
area shall have a two-percent ascending pitch measured from the outside
curb face to the right-of-way line of the street.
(2) Width of sidewalks shall be consistent with design standards set forth in the most current edition of the Towamencin Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
136).
(3) All sidewalks shall be constructed of a minimum thickness of four
inches of 4,500 psi minimum compressive strength concrete after 28
days curing time with air entraining equivalent to 5% ±1% with
the exception of areas crossing driveways, which shall have a minimum
thickness of eight inches. All sidewalks shall have a four-inch base
of select granular material (PennDOT 2RC) except a six-inch base shall
be provided for areas crossing driveways. Expansion joints shall consist
of a one-half-inch preformed, nonextruding, resilient bituminous joint
fill to be placed the full depth at the sidewalk every 20 feet and
scored; traverse control joints shall be placed every five feet.
C. Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, all driveway entrances
shall be constructed as indicated on the Curb and Sidewalk Installation
Specifications/Details (Exhibit B, on file in the Township offices)
and as follows:
(1) Radius curb-ramp and depressed curb-ramp type driveway aprons shall
have the outside edge raised one inch above the flow line of the gutter
for Township streets and 1 1/2 inches above the flow line of
the gutter within PennDOT rights-of-way.
(2) Radius curb-ramp and depressed curb-ramp type driveway aprons shall
have a straight slope from the rear of the curb to the outside edge
of the sidewalk.
(3) All driveway entrances located within the rights-of-way of public
streets shall have a minimum of six-inch base of select granular material
(PennDOT 2RC).
(4) All concrete used on driveway entrance aprons within the rights-of-way
of public streets shall have a minimum compressive strength of 4,500
psi at 28 days and containing 5% ±1% air by volume.
(5) All driveway entrance aprons shall have a finish equivalent to that
of the adjoining sidewalk, while the finish for curb-ramp radius and
depressed curb-ramp shall be the same as adjoining curbing.
(6) The thickness of concrete sidewalk and apron at driveway entrances
shall be a minimum of eight inches and shall be constructed with reinforcing
steel of a design adequate to handle the anticipated loading, and
said design shall be subject to the approval of the Township Engineer.
D. Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, all concrete curbing
shall be constructed as indicated on the Curb and Sidewalk Installation
Specifications/Details (Exhibit B, on file in the Township offices),
and as follows:
(1) All curbing, unless otherwise allowed by the Township Engineer, shall
be constructed with a vertical face and shall be constructed to the
following dimensions: the depth shall not be less than 18 inches;
the curb shall be seven inches thick at the top, eight inches thick
at the gutter line and eight inches thick at the bottom. The height
of curb above the gutter line shall be eight inches.
(2) Materials for construction of concrete curbing shall be as follows:
All concrete curbing shall be constructed on a four-inch-thick bed
of compacted select granular material (PennDOT 2RC). The concrete
shall have a 4,500 psi minimum compressive strength when cured for
28 days with an air entrainment equivalent of 5% ±1%. No concrete
shall be poured in freezing conditions without the approval of the
Township Engineer. Expansion joints shall consist of a one-half-inch
premolded, nonextruding, bitumastic material and shall be used, for
the entire depth of the curb, at a distance of every 30 feet with
scored control joints every 10 feet.
(3) Smooth rubbed finish. Smooth rubbed finish shall be produced on newly
hardened concrete no later than the day following form removal. Surfaces
shall be wetted and rubbed with carborundum brick or other abrasives
until uniform color and texture are produced and/or until all visible
voids have been eliminated. No cement grout shall be used other than
the cement paste drawn from the concrete itself by the rubbing process.
(4) Immediately after finishing, all concrete shall be cured by using
either an approved, impervious, light-colored plastic covering placed
and maintained in contact with the concrete surface or an approved,
impervious light-colored liquid curing compound sprayed on the concrete
surface. The curing shall be continued for at least five days.
(5) The Township Engineer may reject any concrete sidewalks, curbs, and
driveway entrances which do not conform to the requirements of this
chapter or the generally accepted standards of the American Concrete
Institute.
E. Handicapped accessible curb ramps shall be placed at all street intersections
and constructed as shown on the latest edition of the PennDOT Curb
Ramps and Sidewalks details RC-67M of PennDOT Publication 72M, as
amended. These details, as adopted and published by PennDOT at the
time of adoption of this chapter, are included as part of Exhibit
B, Curb and Sidewalk Installation Specifications/Details, on file
in the Township offices. The Board of Supervisors may grant a waiver
of the installation of handicapped accessible curb ramps at its discretion.
Materials used shall be as specified in this chapter.
Permittees, their contractors or agents shall protect the public
by proper guards, barricades and lights against any danger or injury
while the highway is open or the work is under construction. At all
times an unobstructed passage along the sidewalk of at least four
feet in width and a free passage for water in the gutter shall be
maintained. No building materials or other obstructions shall be placed
within 25 feet of a fire hydrant, and all such obstructions shall
be removed from the highway before the time of the expiration of the
permit. No materials shall be mixed upon the surface of the highway.
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity applying for any
permit under this chapter shall indemnify the Township against all
liability of whatever nature, excepting only that of the Township,
arising during the performance of work for which a Township permit
is granted whether or not the said liability arises as a result of
the negligence of the person, firm, corporation or other entity to
whom the permit was issued.
Any person, whether an individual, partnership, association or corporation, including but not limited to owners, tenants, occupiers, contractors, subcontractors and their agents, servants and employees who or which shall violate any of the terms of Article
V of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and the costs of prosecution and, in default of the payment of such fine and costs, shall suffer imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days. After notice, each day's continuance of a violation shall constitute a separate offense. These penalties shall be in addition to the remedies afforded in §
133-34C.