[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 800]
1. 
The applicant shall construct all roads, streets, lands, or alleys, together with all other improvements, including grading, paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, fire hydrants, water mains, street signs, shade trees, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, landscaping, traffic control devices, open space and restricted areas, and erosion and sediment control measures in conformance with the final plan as approved, the applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Specifications, Form 408, dated 1976, or the latest revision thereto, or other applicable regulations.
2. 
No plat shall be finally approved for recording, and no building permits shall be issued until the developer has completed all required improvements or has provided a performance guarantee in accordance with § 22-412 hereof.
3. 
All trenches or other excavations in existing or proposed Township streets shall be backfilled in accordance with the following:
A. 
Backfilling shall be done as promptly as possible.
B. 
The trench shall be backfilled with hand-placed screenings to a height of at least one foot above the top of the conduit, pipe, or pipe bell. These screenings shall be thoroughly hand-tamped around the side of the pipe. These screenings shall be placed with the hand shovels and not from trucks or with the use of power equipment and shall be free from refuse, boulders, rocks, unsuitable organic material, or other material which, in the opinion of the Township, is unsuitable.
C. 
When the pipe is located in a dedicated street or any place where paving (including driveways) may be placed, the remainder of the trench shall be backfilled with 2RC or modified stone and promptly compacted. The backfill material shall be mechanically tamped in approximately six-inch layers.
D. 
Backfilling or tamping with trenching machine is prohibited.
E. 
Where openings have been made in existing Township roads, paving shall be restored in accordance with the paving standards contained in this chapter. Openings made in state roads shall be restored in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications. Permits shall be required before paving is opened in any existing state or Township road.
F. 
Where openings are made behind the curbline, work shall be as specified herein, the opening covered with good topsoil to a depth of six inches and seeded or sodded to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer.
G. 
Whenever the trenches have not been properly filled or if settlement occurs, they shall be refilled, compacted, smoothed off, and finally made to conform to the surface of the ground.
H. 
Frozen earth shall not be used for backfilling nor shall any backfilling be done when materials already in the trench are frozen.
I. 
Where excavated material, or any portion thereof, is deemed by the Township Engineer to be unsuitable for backfilling, the developer shall procure and place backfill material approved by the Township.
[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 801]
1. 
The construction or installation of all improvements shall at all times be subject to inspections by representatives of the Township. If such inspection reveals that work is not in accordance with approved plans and specifications, that construction is not being done in an acceptable manner, or that erosion or sediment controls are failing to prevent accelerated erosion or water-borne sediment from leaving the construction site, the said representative is empowered to require corrections to be made and/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 of 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 the determination by Township representatives 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 Township. A minimum of six inspections by the designated representative shall be required. These inspections shall be effected as follows:
A. 
Excavation and completion of subgrade.
B. 
Excavation, installation, and completion of drainage structures, community sewage systems, or water supply systems.
C. 
Before placing first base course and between such base course.
D. 
Before binder course.
E. 
Before wearing course.
F. 
Final inspection in accordance with Subsection 1.
4. 
The developer shall notify the designated representative of the Township at least 24 hours in advance of commencement of any construction operations requiring an inspection.
[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 802]
1. 
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate improvements, the developer shall notify the Board, 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 shall, within 10 days after receipt of such notice, direct and authorize the Township Engineer to inspect all of the aforesaid improvements. The Township Engineer shall, thereupon, file a report, in writing, with the Board, and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer by certified mail. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Township Engineer of the aforesaid authorization from the Board; and 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 nonapproval or rejection.
2. 
The Board shall notify the developer, in writing, by certified mail of the action of the Board with relation to approval, nonapproval or rejection of improvements.
3. 
If any portion of the said improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Board, the developer shall proceed to complete the same and upon completion, the same procedure of notification, as outlined herein, shall be followed.
4. 
Improvement bonds, or funds in escrow, may be released in stages as construction of a significant portion of street, including all other improvements, is completed and approved by the Board. The Board shall only release the amount specifically provided for the improvement in the performance guarantee agreement.
5. 
The developer shall be responsible for maintenance of all subdivision or land development improvements until such improvements are offered for dedication and acceptance by the Township, and 10% of the performance guarantee shall be held back until a maintenance guarantee as provided for in § 22-806 has been posted and as-built plans are verified and accepted by the Township.
[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 803]
Within 30 days after completion and approval by the Township of subdivision and land development improvements as shown on final plans, and before acceptance of such improvements, the applicant shall submit to the Board a corrected copy of said plans showing actual dimensions and conditions of streets and all other improvements, certified by a professional engineer, to be in accordance with actual construction.
[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 804]
1. 
Upon completion of any public improvements shown on an approved subdivision plan and within 90 days after approval of such public improvements as herein provided, the developer shall submit written offer of such public improvements for dedication to the Township. Said offer shall include a deed of dedication covering said public improvements, together with a copy of a title insurance policy establishing the developer's clear title to said property. Such documents are to be filed with the Township Secretary for review by the Township Solicitor. Deeds of dedication for public improvements may be accepted by resolution of the Board at a regular meeting thereof. The Supervisors may require that at least 50% of the lots in any approved subdivision or development (or phase thereof, if final plan approval has been in phases) have certificate of occupancy or dwellings occupied thereon prior to acceptance of dedication. Should the above-mentioned roads or streets, even though constructed according to these specifications, deteriorate before the said 50% of the lots have dwellings occupied thereon, such roads or streets shall be repaired in a manner acceptable to the Board before being accepted by the Township.
2. 
The Board may require that stormwater retention basins or other subdivision and land development improvements remain undedicated, with maintenance the responsibility of individual lot owners, a homeowners association or similar entity, or an organization capable of carrying out maintenance responsibilities.
3. 
It shall be required that 75% of the dwelling units in a subdivision be completed before the final road-wearing course is applied and before dedication acceptance. The Township will not accept any street until final-wearing course is applied according to this provision and the standards of this chapter.
[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 805]
1. 
Where the Board of Supervisors accepts dedication of all or some of required improvements following completion (whether such dedication is of the fee or of an easement), the Board shall require the posting of financial security to secure the structural integrity of the improvements and the functioning of the improvements in accordance with the design and specifications as depicted on the final plan. The security shall be in the form as is authorized for the deposit of the performance guarantee, as described in § 22-412, Subsection 2, hereof, shall be for a term of 18 months from the date of the acceptance of dedication and shall be in an amount equal to 15% of the actual cost of installation of the improvements so dedicated.
2. 
Where maintenance of stormwater retention facilities, sanitary sewage disposal facilities, or private streets is to be the responsibility of individual lot owners, home-owners association or similar entity, or an organization capable of carrying our maintenance responsibilities, the Board may require that maintenance responsibilities shall be set forth in perpetual covenants or deed restrictions binding on the landowners successors in interest, and may further require maintenance funds be established. If the Township determines at any time that stipulated permanent stormwater facilities or sanitary sewage disposal facilities have been eliminated, altered, or improperly maintained, the owner shall be advised of corrective measures required within a period of time set by the Township Engineer.