A. 
The developer shall construct all improvements, including streets, grading, paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, 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 provisions of this chapter, the applicable provisions of PennDOT specifications, and any other applicable regulations.
B. 
All markers as required by § 315-35 of this chapter shall be installed by the developer prior to the sale, conveyance, or transfer of the first lot within the subdivision. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, any proposed roads providing access to the site shall be improved to at least completion of the base course as required by § 315-44A(1) through (5) of this chapter. No use and occupancy permits will be issued until the road is paved with an all-weather surface or binder course per the standards of § 315-44A(6) of this chapter.
A. 
The construction or installation of all improvements shall all times be subject to inspection by representatives of the Township of West Vincent. 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 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:
(1) 
That no lot in the subdivision shall be conveyed or placed under agreement of sale.
(2) 
That all construction on any lots for which a building permit has been issued shall cease.
(3) 
That no further building permits for any lots shall be issued.
B. 
The said cease and desist order shall be terminated upon determination by the Township that the said defects or deviations from plan requirements have been corrected.
C. 
No underground pipes, structures, subgrades or base course shall be covered until inspected and approved by the Township Engineer or other qualified Township representative. These inspections shall be effected in accordance with Subsection A above and shall occur at the following intervals:
(1) 
Prior to clearing and rough grading.
(2) 
Upon completion of rough grading, but prior to placing topsoil, installing permanent drainage or other site improvements or establishing covers.
(3) 
Upon excavation and completion of subgrade.
(4) 
Upon excavation, installation and completion of drainage structures, community sewage systems, or water supply systems.
(5) 
Before placing stone base course or before initial layer of screening.
(6) 
Before and during placement of binder course.
(7) 
Before and during placement of wearing course.
(8) 
Upon completion.
D. 
The developer shall notify the Township Engineer at least 24 hours in advance of commencement of any construction operations requiring inspection.
A. 
When the developer has completed all of the necessary and appropriate improvements, he 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 file a report in writing with the Board and shall promptly mail a copy of the same to the developer by certified or registered mail. The report shall be made and mailed within 30 days after receipt by the Township Engineer of the notification from the Board. The report shall be detailed and shall indicate approval or rejection of improvements, either in whole or in part. 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.
[Amended 12-26-2001 by Ord. No. 112]
B. 
The Board shall notify the developer within 15 days of receipt of the Township Engineer's report, in writing by certified or registered mail, of the action of the Board with regard to approval, nonapproval, or rejection of improvements.
[Amended 12-26-2001 by Ord. No. 112]
C. 
If any portion of the said improvements shall not be approved or shall be rejected by the Board, the developer shall proceed to complete those improvements and, upon completion, the same procedure of notification as outlined herein shall be followed.
D. 
The developer shall be responsible for maintenance of all subdivision or land development improvements until such improvements are offered for dedication and are accepted by the Township or have been placed under the control of a community association. In addition, 10% of the performance guarantee shall be held back by the Township until the developer has posted a maintenance guarantee and as-build plans are verified and accepted by the Township. The maintenance guarantee shall total 15% of the total costs of the public improvements and shall be binding for a period of 18 months.
E. 
Partial release of the performance guarantee during the period of construction shall be authorized as per § 315-26 of this chapter.
Within 30 days after completion and Township approval of subdivision or land development improvements as shown on final plans, and before Township acceptance of such improvements, the developer shall submit to the Board 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. Plans shall also be submitted on computer diskettes in a form and format as determined by the Township.
A. 
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 satisfactory proof 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.
B. 
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 land development (or phase thereof, if final plan approval has been in phases) have certificates of occupancy issued for buildings thereon prior to acceptance of dedication. Should the streets, even though constructed according to the specifications of this chapter, deteriorate before the said 50% of the lots have certificates of occupancy issued, such streets shall be repaired, at the expense of the developer, in a manner acceptable to the Board before being accepted by the Township.
C. 
The Board may require that certain subdivision and land development improvements remain undedicated, with maintenance the responsibility of individual lot owners, a community association, or an organization capable of carrying out maintenance responsibilities.
A. 
Where the Board of Supervisors accepts dedication of all or some of the required improvements following completion, 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 § 315-26; shall be for a term of at least 18 months from the date of the acceptance of dedication; and shall be in an amount equal to 15% of the actual costs of installation of the improvements so dedicated.
B. 
If within the period specified, the improvements dedicated have proven defective, the Board is empowered to repair said improvements, and to take such action as is necessary for forfeit of the maintenance bond, cash, cash equivalent, or securities. If at the end of the period agreed upon by the developer and the Board of Supervisors all improvements are functioning as intended, the Board shall release the developer from the maintenance guarantee and shall take such steps as may be necessary to release any funds or securities which may have been placed in escrow.
C. 
Where maintenance of stormwater retention facilities or private streets is to be the responsibility of individual lot owners, a community association, or an organization capable of carrying out maintenance responsibilities, the Board shall require that maintenance responsibilities be set forth in perpetual covenants or deed restrictions binding on the landowner's successors in interest and may further require that an initial maintenance fund be established in a reasonable manner.