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1.
The developer and/or landowner shall notify the Community Development
Director at least 72 hours prior to beginning any installation of
public improvements in an approved plan. While work is in progress,
the developer and/or landowner shall notify a Township-designated
inspector at least 72 hours prior to the time that the following required
progress inspections are desired:
A.
Inspection of subgrade of streets prior to laying of base.
B.
Inspection of base as it is being constructed and prior to final
paving of streets.
C.
Inspection of paving of streets while they are being constructed.
D.
Inspection on installation of storm sewers and drainage facilities
as they are being constructed.
E.
Inspection of all utilities street crossings within the public right-of-way.
G.
Inspection on installation of sanitary sewer facilities as they are
being constructed.
H.
Inspections at such other times as may be provided by Township policy
(including the Township Public Improvements Inspection Policy, as
may be amended from time to time), by the developers agreement, or
where nature of work or conditions such that Township Engineer believes
such to be necessary in his/her sound judgment.
2.
A Township-designated inspector will prepare a written report of
all inspections in duplicate on forms provided by the Township. One
copy shall be retained by the Township and one copy shall be retained
by the Township Engineer.
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Any deviation between the location(s) of constructed site improvements
with the location(s) of existing recorded easements and right-of-ways
must be reported to the Building Inspector or Township Engineer. No
construction affected by the deviation shall proceed until the Building
Inspector or Township Engineer provides a written authorization to
proceed. All deviations of constructed public improvements from approved
plans, easements and right-of-ways will be documented in the as-built
plan and, if necessary, shall be rerecorded with Allegheny County.
All documentation of the deviation(s) shall be provided to the Township
prior to the final inspection. The Township shall verify the deviations
before the release of any completion security.
2.
When the developer and/or landowner has completed the required private
or public improvements in a plan, the developer and/or landowner shall
notify the Township, in writing, by certified or registered mail.
Within 10 days of the receipt of such notification, the Township Engineer
will inspect the private or public improvements in the plan to determine
compliance with Part 5, "Design Standards," and the Township's Construction
Standards.
3.
Upon completion of the private or public improvements in a land development
plan, the developer and/or landowner shall file paper copies as well
as electronic-based as-built plans and profiles of the public improvements,
as constructed, to the Township within 10 days of the mailing of the
notice of completion. Three paper copies of the as-built plans shall
be folded into a final size of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. The
electronic file of the as-built plans shall be provided in a format
compatible with the Township's geographical information system (GIS)
unless otherwise specified by the Community Development Director,
Building Inspector or Township Engineer.
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Township Engineer's Report. When the developer has completed all
of the necessary and appropriate private or public improvements, the
developer shall notify the Board of Supervisors, in writing, by certified
or registered mail, of the completion of the aforesaid improvements
and shall send a copy thereof to the Township Engineer. The Board
of Supervisors will, within 10 days after receipt of such notice,
direct and authorize the Township Engineer to inspect all of the aforesaid
improvements. The Township Engineer will, thereupon, file a report,
in writing, with the Board of Supervisors, and will promptly mail
a copy of the same to the developer by certified or registered mail.
The report will be made and mailed within 20 days after receipt by
the Township Engineer of the aforesaid authorization from the Board
of Supervisors; said report shall be detailed and shall indicate approval
or rejection of said improvements, either in whole or in part, and
if said improvements, or any portion thereof, shall not be approved
or shall be rejected by the Township Engineer, said report shall contain
a statement of reasons for such non-approval or rejection.
2.
Notification of Developer and/or Landowner by the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors will notify the developer and/or landowner,
within 15 days of receipt of the Township Engineer's report, in writing,
by certified mail, of the action of the Board of Supervisors with
relation to approval or rejection of the public improvements.
3.
Failure of Township to Comply. If the Board of Supervisors or the
Township Engineer fails to comply with the time limitation provisions
contained in this Part, all private or public improvements will be
deemed to have been approved and the developer and/or landowner shall
be released from all liability pursuant to the completion security
posted with the Township.
4.
Completion of Rejected Public Improvements. If any portion of the
private or public improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected
by the Board of Supervisors, the developer and/or landowner shall
proceed to make the required corrections or additions and, upon completion,
the same procedure of notification, inspection and approval as outlined
in this Part shall be followed.
5.
Developer's Rights. Nothing in this Part, however, shall be construed
to limit the developer's right to contest or question, by legal proceedings
or otherwise, any determination of the Board of Supervisors or the
Township Engineer.
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Release of completion security, including partial releases during construction and final releases upon completion, shall be in accordance with §§ 509 and 510 of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §§ 10509, 10510, by this chapter (see § 22-208), and in accordance with any associated developer's agreement.
2.
The Board of Supervisors may require retention of 10% of the estimated
cost of such improvements until such time as all improvements have
been installed, maintenance security has been posted for public improvements
to be offered for dedication to the public, and all terms and conditions
of the development agreement have been satisfied, including satisfaction
of all outstanding fees and costs due to the Township, at which time
the completion security is released in its entirety.
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Upon completion of the inspection and approval of the public improvements,
the developer and/or landowner shall submit a request to the Board
of Supervisors, in writing, to accept the dedication of the public
improvements. The request for acceptance shall be submitted at least
30 days prior to the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors and
shall be accompanied by a legal description(s) and an eight-inch by
eleven-inch scaled drawing(s) of all rights-of-way to be dedicated
to the public. With respect to the request for dedication of any street,
the request shall be accompanied by a proposed deed of dedication.
2.
At the regular meeting, the Board of Supervisors may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution accepting the public improvements as part of the Township's public facilities, subject to the posting of the maintenance security required by § 22-606.
3.
No property or public improvement shown on a final plat shall be
considered to have been finally accepted by the Township until the
dedication thereof has been officially accepted by adoption of a resolution
of the Township.
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When the Board of Supervisors accepts the dedication of all or some of the required public improvements in a plan, following their completion, the Board of Supervisors shall require the posting of a maintenance security, as defined by the Municipalities Planning Code and this chapter, to secure the structural integrity of the improvements and to guarantee the proper functioning of those improvements in accordance with the Design Standards of Part 5, the Township's Construction Standards and the specifications of the final plat defined by § 22-316.
2.
The term of the maintenance security shall be for a period of 18
months from the date of the acceptance of the public improvements
by the Board of Supervisors. The amount of the maintenance security
shall be 15% of the actual cost of installation of the public improvements.
3.
Form of Security. The form of security shall be accordance with the
requirements of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq., and this chapter.
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In the event that the private or public improvements required
to be installed by the provisions of this chapter are not installed
in accordance with the requirements of this chapter or the approved
final plat prior to the expiration of the completion security, the
Board of Supervisors shall have the power to enforce the completion
security by appropriate legal and equitable remedies provided by the
Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., and
other laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If proceeds from the
completion security are insufficient to pay the cost of installing
or making repairs or corrections to all the improvements guaranteed
by such completion security, the Board of Supervisors may, at its
option, install part of such improvements in all or part of the subdivision
or land development and may institute appropriate legal or equitable
action to recover the moneys necessary to complete the remainder of
the improvements. All of the proceeds, whether resulting from the
completion security or from any legal or equitable action brought
against the developer and/or landowner, or both, shall be used solely
for the installation of the improvements guaranteed by such completion
security and not for any other municipal purpose.
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Approval of private improvements or common amenities, as defined
by this chapter, for which a completion security has been required
and final release of that completion security shall indicate compliance
with the specifications shown on the approved plan. Such approval
and release of the completion security shall not imply approval by
the Township of the method of construction or the structural integrity
of the private improvements or common amenities, nor shall there be
any liability associated with or responsibility for maintenance of
those private improvements or common amenities by the Township. Maintenance
security shall not be required to be posted for private improvements
or common amenities upon release of the completion security.
