All of the required improvements specified in this article shall be constructed in accordance with other articles of this chapter and all other applicable Borough, county and state regulations.
Concrete monuments shall be installed at or near the beginning and ends of tangent sections of all streets to provide permanent horizontal control.
The streets shall be graded to the grades and dimensions shown on plans and profiles and approved by the Borough Council or its authorized representative and shall include the following improvements:
A. 
Suitable drainage structures, culverts, storm sewers, ditches, and related installations shall be provided to ensure adequate drainage of all points along the streets.
B. 
The base course shall consist of a minimum compacted depth of 10 inches of selected materials such as stone, slag or gravel or a minimum compacted depth of eight inches of crushed aggregate meeting Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications. Greater thickness as determined by the Borough Council or its authorized representative may be required as determined for the specific type of street proposed.
C. 
Pavement meeting Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications shall be required on all streets, culs-de-sac, alleys and crosswalks.
D. 
Street shoulders shall be constructed which are uniformly and thoroughly compacted. Street shoulders shall have a minimum width of two feet.
A. 
The construction of a storm drainage system shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) 
Drainage ditches or channels shall have a minimum gradient of 1%, and a minimum depth of two feet.
(2) 
Open watercourses shall have adequate capacity and erosion control to ensure safe and healthful disposal of stormwater.
(3) 
When topsoil has been removed from the surface of a lot on a slope where erosion will cause a displacement of loose material, the subdivider shall be required to seed or provide other means to prevent the wash from damaging adjacent property or accumulating on street surfaces.
B. 
In addition to the requirements of this chapter, all subdivision and land development activity shall comply with the regulations of Chapter 388, Stormwater Management, of the Code of the Borough of North East before a subdivision or land development plat may be approved.
C. 
In addition to the requirements of this chapter, all major subdivisions (and any minor subdivision that the Borough Council may deem necessary) shall have a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan and/or permit. This plan shall be prepared by the developer in accordance with current state law (Erosion and Sediment Control, Chapter 102, Pennsylvania Rules and Regulations, as amended[1]) and reviewed and approved by the Erie County Conservation District. A permitted plan shall be fully implemented during the construction of the major subdivision.
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Editor's Note: See 25 Pa. Code Ch. 102.
A. 
The subdivider shall connect to the community water supply except where the Planning Commission determines that such connection would be infeasible.
B. 
When a community water system is to be used, a letter of intent from the service company must be filed with the subdivision plan. The letter must state:
(1) 
That the subdivision can be served with an adequate water supply.
(2) 
That sufficient static and flow pressures for fire protection are available at peak demand periods.
(3) 
The proposed pipe size must be stated.
C. 
Where community water system is not available, the subdivider shall supply acceptable evidence of the availability of water. The subdivider may be required to make one or more test wells in the area to be subdivided if such evidence is deemed not acceptable. Copies of well logs from said test wells which are obtained shall include the name and address of the well driller and shall be submitted with the plan.
D. 
If a private water supply is permitted, individual private wells shall be located at least 25 feet from property lines; 50 feet from all septic tanks; 100 feet from all the disposal fields and other sewage disposal facilities; 10 feet from all cast iron sewer lines, 30 feet from any vitrified tile sewer lines; and shall not be located within any flood plan.
A. 
Where a public sewer system is reasonably accessible to the subdivision, the subdivider shall provide the subdivision with a complete sanitary sewer system to be connected to the public sanitary system.
B. 
Where a public sewer system is not reasonably accessible to the subdivision, and in the judgment of the Borough Council, extension of the public sewage system to the subdivision will not take place in the foreseeable future, a sewage disposal system utilizing an interim treatment plant may be permitted, if approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
C. 
If an interim treatment plant is permitted, equitable agreements, approved by the Borough Council shall be established concerning the operation of the treatment plant. If a sewage disposal system utilizing an interim treatment plant is not feasible, a private sewage disposal system consisting of septic tanks and tile absorption fields may be permitted.
D. 
If individual septic tanks are utilized, the subdivider, by covenant, will require that all private facilities be installed under direct supervision of a representative of the Department of Environmental Protection or the representatives of the Borough designated to administer the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act[1] on behalf of the Borough. Such representatives will require percolation tests, soil samples, and other data to determine the size and extent of facilities needed.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
Every lot in a subdivision shall be capable of being served by utilities, and the necessary easements shall be provided. Electric, gas and other utility distribution lines shall be installed within public rights-of-way or within properly designated easements. To the fullest extent possible, underground utility lines should be located in easements along the rear property lines but when local conditions require installation in street rights-of-way, lines shall not be installed beneath existing or proposed paved areas and in any case shall be installed prior to the placement of any paving.
When streetlights are to be provided, the developer shall be responsible for making the necessary arrangements with the Borough and the appropriate public utility company involved; provided, however, that whether or not streetlights are initially installed, the developer shall be responsible for providing utility easements for future streetlighting installations upon consultation with the public utility company involved.
Street name signs of a type adopted or approved by the Borough Council shall be installed at each street intersection by the subdivider, on a location specified by the Borough Council.
Street trees of a deciduous hardwood type with a minimum caliper of 1 1/2 inches may be planted between the sidewalk and building line at least five feet from the sidewalk, or between the curb and sidewalk, provided the planting strip is a minimum of six feet wide.
A. 
Sidewalks shall be required on all sides of a lot which are adjacent to a street right-of-way. Said sidewalks shall be installed within one year after the construction of a principal building on a lot of record. A vacant lot owner shall have sidewalks installed within one year after the construction of sidewalks on both sides of said vacant lot.
B. 
In addition to the requirements of this chapter, sidewalk construction shall comply with the regulations of Chapter 393, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Code of the Borough of North East.