[Ord. 621, 11/24/1987; as amended by Ord. 758, 7/21/2003;
and by Ord. 810, 12/17/2007]
1. The following improvements, as shown on the record plan, shall be
provided by the applicant:
A. Street Grading. All streets shall be graded to the full right-of-way
width.
B. Cartway Paving. All streets intended to be dedicated to public use
shall be paved to full cartway width (as shown on the final plan),
in accordance with Borough requirements.
C. Curbs. Curbs shall be installed along both sides of all streets.
Curbs shall be either the vertical type or a combination curb and
gutter. The transition from one type of curb to another shall be made
only at a street intersection.
D. Storm Sewers. Storm sewers and related facilities shall be designed, constructed and installed in accordance with the terms of the Stormwater Management Ordinance, Chapter
19 of the Code of the Borough of Oxford, as amended.
[Added by Ord. 880, 6/9/2014]
E. Sanitary Sewage Disposal. The subdivider shall provide a complete
public sanitary sewage disposal system. The design and installation
of such public system shall be subject to the approval of the Borough
Engineer.
F. Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of any new or existing Borough street in conjunction with a subdivision or land development. Sidewalk design shall comply with Ord. 606, 5/5/1987 [Chapter
21, Part
1], "Sidewalk Construction and Repair," and §
27-1208, Subsection
1C, of the Oxford Borough Zoning Ordinance [Chapter
27].
G. Water Supply. The subdivision shall be provided with a complete public
water distribution system. The design and installation of such public
system shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
H. Fire Hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed within 600 feet of
all existing and proposed structures, measured by way of accessible
streets as specified by the Middle Department Association. Hydrant
locations shall be reviewed by the Fire Chief prior to Council approval.
I. Monuments.
(1)
Permanent stone, concrete or steel pin monuments shall be accurately
placed at the intersection of all lines forming angles and at changes
in direction of lines along the boundary of the property being subdivided.
(2)
All monuments shall be placed by a registered professional engineer
or surveyor so that the center of the monument shall coincide exactly
with the point of intersection of the lines being monumented.
(3)
Monuments shall be set with their top level with the finished
grade of surrounding ground, except:
(a)
Monuments which are placed within lines of existing or proposed
sidewalks shall be so located (preferably beneath sidewalks) that
their tops will not be affected by lateral movement of the sidewalk.
(b)
Where monuments are located beneath a sidewalk, proper access
shall be provided for their use.
(c)
Where sidewalks are existing, a stone point (a four-inch square
chisel cut with a drill hole in center) may be substituted for a monument.
(4)
All streets shall be monumented (preferably on the right-of-way
line) at the following locations or on the five-foot range lines.
(a)
At least one monument at each street intersection.
(b)
At changes in direction of street lines, excluding arcs at intersections.
(c)
At each end of each curved street line, excluding curb arcs
at intersections.
(d)
An intermediate monument, wherever topographical or other conditions
make it impossible to sight between two otherwise required monuments.
(e)
At such other places along the line of streets as may be determined
by the Borough Engineer to be necessary so that any street may be
readily defined in the future.
J. Street Signs. Street name signs shall be installed at all street
intersections. The design and placement of such signs shall be subject
to Borough approval.
K. Streetlights. In accordance with the conditions to be agreed upon
by the subdivider, the Borough and the appropriate public utility,
streetlights are to be installed in all subdivisions.
L. Markers. Metal markers shall be accurately placed at all lot corners
prior to development or sale of lots.
M. Shade Trees. Reasonable effort should be made by the subdivider to preserve existing shade trees, as described in Chapter
25, §
25-104, of the Borough Code and, in addition, deciduous hardwood trees with a minimum caliper of 1 1/2 inches should be provided, in accordance with conditions to be agreed upon by the Borough and, if necessary, the appropriate public utility. Where provided, such trees should be placed outside the minimum street right-of-way line.
[Ord. 621, 11/24/1987; as amended by Ord. 636, 5/23/1989,
§ 1-6]
1. The construction and installation of all improvements shall at all
times be subject to inspection by representatives of Oxford Borough.
If such inspection reveals that work is not in accordance with approved
plans and specifications, that construction is not being done in a
workmanlike manner or that erosion or sediment controls are failing
to prevent accelerated erosion or waterborne sediment from leaving
the site of construction, the said representative is empowered to
require corrections to be made or the suspension of subdivision approval
and to issue a cease and desist order which may include any or all
of the following sanctions:
A. That no lot in the subdivision shall be conveyed or placed under
agreement of sale.
B. That all construction on any lots for which a building permit has
been issued shall cease.
C. That no further building permits for any lots shall be issued.
2. The said cease and desist order shall be terminated upon determination
by the Borough that the said defects or deviations from plan requirements
have been corrected.
3. No underground pipes, structures, subgrades, or base course shall
be covered until inspected and approved by the Borough. A minimum
of eight inspections by the designated representative shall be required.
These inspections shall be effected in accordance with this section
and shall occur at the following intervals.
A. Prior to clearing and rough grading.
B. Upon completion of rough grading, but prior to placing topsoil, installing
permanent drainage or other site improvements or establishing covers.
C. Upon excavation and completion of subgrade.
D. Upon excavation, installation, and completion of drainage structures,
community sewerage systems or water supply systems.
E. Before placing stone base courses or before initial layer of screening.
4. The developer shall notify the Borough Engineer at least 24 hours
in advance of commencement of any construction operations requiring
an inspection.
[Ord. 621, 11/24/1987]
Within 30 days after completion and Borough approval of subdivision
or land development improvements as shown on final plans and before
Borough acceptance of such improvements, the developer shall submit
to the Council a plan showing actual locations, dimensions, and conditions
of streets and all other public improvements, including easements
showing geometry and monument locations certified by a registered
engineer to be in accordance with actual construction. As-built plans
shall show elevations and inverts to all manholes, pipes, and roads.