[Adopted 8-20-1996 by Ord. No. 299-A (Ch. 21, Part 1, of the 2010 Code of Ordinances)]
No person, partnership, association or corporation shall construct, open or dedicate any road, street, alley or lane or any sewer or drainage facilities in connection therewith for public use or travel in the Borough of Chalfont without first submitting plans therefor to the Borough Council for its approval; and no road, street, alley or lane, sewer, drainage or other facilities in connection therewith shall be opened, laid or constructed except in strict accordance with the plans approved by the Borough Council.
All such plans, accompanied by an application for approval as hereinafter referred to, shall be filed with the Borough Manager. If the construction of the road, street, alley or lane or sewage or drainage facilities in connection therewith is proposed in connection with a subdivision or land development, the plan details required in this article shall be shown on said subdivision and/or land development plan, and review and approval under the terms of this article shall be made concurrently with the review and approval of the subdivision and/or land development plan.
The Borough Council reserves the right to alter such plans and to specify any change or modification of any kind which it may deem necessary with respect thereto and to make its approval of such plans subject to such alterations, changes or modifications.
A. 
Any and all plans, when approved, shall be signed by the Borough Council and shall be filed in the Borough office, where the same shall be made available to the public for inspection.
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The resolution of the Borough Council approving said plans, together with said plans, shall be recorded, at the expense of the person applying for such approval, in the office of the Clerk of Courts of Bucks County.
All roads, streets, alleys and lanes shown on the said plans and all other improvements, including curbs, gutters, sidewalks and streetlighting, shall be constructed at the owner's cost, in accordance with the plans as approved, and in compliance with all specifications and requirements which may be prescribed by resolution of the Borough Council.
All construction shall be subject to the supervision, inspection and/or correction of the Borough Council, its Engineer, agent or committee, who shall be the final authority as to compliance with the requirements of the Council as set forth in the approved plans, specifications and this article.
Before receiving final approval of plans and specifications submitted under this article, the Council shall require that the applicant post financial security to secure the proper installation of the improvements shown on the plan. Said security shall also be sufficient to cover the cost of Borough inspection and administration and contingencies. The applicant shall execute an agreement with the Borough Council regarding the time for completion of improvements and the management of the financial security. The applicant shall pay all costs of preparation and execution of said agreement.
All expenses relating to the dedication and ordaining of streets and facilities as set forth in this article, including the advertising, legal, engineering and administrative fees of the Borough, shall be borne by the applicant.
The applicant shall furnish a certificate of a reputable title insurance company, satisfactory to the Borough Council, which, as of the date of approval, shall set forth the name or names of the owner or owners of all property covered by such plans and shall contain a list of all mortgages, judgments, liens, easements, contracts and agreements recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and in the Office of the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas which shall affect the property covered by such plans. If said certificate of title insurance company shall disclose that any property shall be subject to any mortgage, judgment, easement, lien, contract or agreement or other matters of record, then, at the option of the Borough Council, the holder or owners of such mortgages, judgment, liens, easements, contracts or agreements shall be required to join in and approve said application before the same shall be acted upon by the Borough Council.
[Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 326]
Any person, firm or corporation who should violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.