[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.
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.