[Ord. 141, 9/5/1950, § 1; as amended by Ord. 141A,
8/4/1953, § 1]
1. From and after the date of final enactment of this Part, any person,
partnership, or corporation must submit to the authorities of Collier
Township for approval any plan which provides for roads, streets,
thoroughfares, storm sewers, and any plan which in any way interferes
or changes the natural drainage of the land which is sought to be
improved shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
A. All roads, streets, or thoroughfares shall grant and dedicate the
Township a fifty-foot right of way.
B. All roads, streets, or thoroughfares shall be graded so that the
said roadway will drain on both sides by providing a grade from the
center so that rain waters will be permitted to drain by the natural
contour thereof from either side.
C. The pavement or the improved part of the right of way thereof shall
not be less than 20 feet in width. On either side of the pavement
there shall be a berm of not less than eight feet in width graded
on each side of the said pavement.
D. That the twenty-foot pavement hereinbefore referred to under Subsection
1C shall be constructed of the following materials:
(1)
Crushed aggregate base course type A and B eight inches thick
applied in two layers in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation Specifications of 1950, Form 408, § 4.3,
as amended.
(2)
Bituminous surface course D P-1 modified, three inches thick
applied in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Specifications of 1950, Form 408, § 5.20, as amended.
E. In addition to requirements set forth herein, all boulders, organic
materials, soft clay, spongy material, wet, muddy, frozen, or unstable
subgrade material shall be removed and replaced with approved material,
prior to the application of the eight inches of base course hereto
before referred to. That further, prior to the application of said
base course, said grade shall be properly rolled and uniformly compacted.
F. In advance of placing the base course, seep holes, and soft material
shall be removed and proper subdrainage shall be constructed, when
in the opinion of the Township Authorities, it is considered necessary.
Storm sewers and catch basins shall be constructed prior to the preparation
of the sub-grade. The size of the sewer shall be determined by local
conditions; the size and the location of said storm sewers shall be
shown on a plan which must be approved by the Township authorities
prior to the grading and construction of said street. All utility
lines such as gas, oil, water, etc., shall be installed prior to the
placing of the base course and the surface course of the said street.
G. The base course materials shall not be deposited or shaped on a frozen
or thawing base, or during unfavorable weather conditions.
H. No road, street, or other thoroughfare, or no roads, streets, or
other thoroughfares shall have a longitudinal grade of greater than
10%.
[Ord. 141, 9/5/1950, § 2; as amended by Ord. 141A,
8/4/1953, § 2]
No land owner, land developer, partnership, or corporation,
or no land owners, land developers, partnerships, or corporations
shall change the topography of any land that will affect the natural
drainage of the land so as to cause water to be discharged in bulk
or in greater quantities on the Township roads, or on rights of way
that have been dedicated, or on the land of other landowners. Any
change of grade or topography which affects the natural drainage or
waters must be approved by the Township authorities before the said
change is made.
[Ord. 141, 9/5/1950, § 3; as amended by Ord. 141A,
8/4/1953, § 3]
All land owners, land developers, persons, partnerships, and
corporations are hereby prohibited from discharging any sewage or
waste waters into a Township sewer, storm sewer, ditch, or gutter.
[Ord. 141, 9/5/1950, § 4; as amended by Ord. 141A,
8/4/1953, § 4; and by Ord. 505, 7/3/1991, § 21-204]
To assure compliance with §§
21-201,
21-202,
21-203 of this Part, any land owner, land developer, person, partnership or corporation, or any land owners, land developers, persons, partnerships, or corporations who make use of his or their lands in any manner so that he or they might be affected by §§
21-201,
21-202,
21-203 of this Part, must make application therefor to the Township authorities, and are hereby required to pay to the Township $10 per lot and an inspection fee as established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.
[Ord. 141, 9/5/1950, § 5; as amended by Ord. 141A,
8/4/1953, § 5]
All land owners, land developers, person, partnerships, and corporations who make use of his or their or any lands upon which a new road is opened or contemplated, or who make use of his, their or any lands in any manner so that he or they might be affected by §§
21-201,
21-202,
21-203 of this Part, are required to post a bond by an approved bonding company, or the equivalent cash thereof, in the sum of $100 per lot that is contained in the plan or plans that have been approved by the Township authorities, so as to assure strict compliance with §§
21-201,
21-202,
21-203 of this Part; and, that in the event that there is any failure or violation hereof, the Township authorities will declare a default and proceed against the bond thereof, using the said funds on the road or roads or roadways as to rectify any of the violations or failures to the best of its ability.
[Ord. 141, 9/5/1950, § 6; as amended by Ord. 141A,
8/4/1953, § 6; by Ord. 505, 7/3/1991, § 21-206;
and by Ord. 652, 4/13/2011]
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.