This Part 2 shall be known as the "Millcreek Township Public
and Private Improvements Code."
The general purposes of this Part 2 are to:
A.
Establish general construction standards and specifications governing
the construction of improvements required in Millcreek Township, whether
such improvements ultimately be privately owned or accepted as public
improvements.
B.
Control the construction and installation of public and private improvements
in Millcreek Township by developers, utilities and others.
C.
Ensure proper inspection of proposed improvements prior to their
completion.
D.
Control the satisfactory completion of public and private improvements.
E.
Control acceptance by the Township of improvements proposed to be
public.
The regulations of this Part 2 shall apply generally to all
improvements constructed in Millcreek Township, whether such improvements
will ultimately be privately owned or accepted as public improvements
of the Township.
All public and/or private improvements constructed by any person or entity shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications and standards set forth in Article VI of this code.
All construction of public and private improvements in the Township
by developers shall be conducted in accordance with this section.
A.
The term "developer" as defined in this Part 2 shall include the
owner or occupant of any property purchased from a developer who,
under the contract of purchase, has assumed responsibility for construction
of a sidewalk, driveway, drive access or other required improvement.
B.
In order that the Township may provide proper inspection and emergency
services during construction, a developer shall submit to the Township
not less than two days prior to the start of work a notice of intention
to start work. A notice of intention to start work shall include:
A.
If the Township has retained an engineering firm or other entity
to review or inspect applications or construction of improvements,
notices due to the Township shall be given to that retained firm or
entity.
B.
In all other cases, notices due to the Township shall be given to
the Township's Engineering Department.
A.
The developer shall supervise and direct the work and be responsible
for ensuring that the work is done in accordance with construction
standards and specifications.
B.
The developer shall be fully responsible for the acts and omissions
of the contractors, subcontractors and others directly or indirectly
involved in the work.
C.
The developer shall have available at all times while construction
is continuing a competent superintendent who may be contacted during
an emergency. The superintendent will be the Developer's representative
at the site and shall have authority to act on behalf of the developer.
All communications given to the superintendent shall be as binding
as if given to the developer. If the superintendent is replaced, the
developer shall immediately give to the Township notice of the identity
of the new superintendent.
The developer shall keep the site free from accumulation of
waste materials, rubbish and other debris resulting from the work.
At the completion of the work, the developer shall remove all waste
materials, rubbish and debris from and about the site, as well as
all tools, construction equipment, machinery and surplus materials,
and shall leave the site clean.
No construction vehicles, vehicles of construction employees,
equipment, materials or supplies shall encroach onto a public street.
Where there is a private street or a proposed public street which
has not yet been accepted by the Township, the developer shall maintain
at least an eighteen-foot unobstructed clear path on such street for
passage of vehicles.
The operation of heavy construction or excavation machinery,
including but not limited to bulldozers, high lifts, backhoes, trucks,
power shovels, pumps and jackhammers, and the operation of equipment
such as saws, drills and other type of machinery in conjunction with
construction of public or private improvements which causes noise
sufficient to disturb the peace and general tranquility of the general
public shall be prohibited between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m., Monday through Saturday, and all day on Sundays.
The developer shall maintain the site so as to control dust
and mud, and shall employ measures necessary to control dust and to
protect against accumulation of mud. At the Township's direction,
the Township may require routine maintenance of the site for dust
control and/or to remove accumulated mud should the Township Engineer
determine that the developer is not maintaining the site in a reasonable
manner.
The developer shall be solely responsible for assuring compliance
with all federal, state and local laws. The Township disclaims any
duty to enforce any violation of such laws or to inform the developer
of noncompliance.
A Township street occupancy permit is required prior to the
installation of any utilities within an existing public street.
