Improvements shall be provided, constructed and installed by the developer as stated in the improvements agreement, shown on the final plan, and in accordance with the design standards set forth in Article
V of this chapter. The following improvements will be required in all applicable cases:
A. Street excavating, grading, subgrade preparation, base course paving
and surface course paving, installed according to Borough specifications.
B. Curbing, if required by Borough Council. Concrete curbing of the
vertical type, the rolled curb or gutter type, or stabilized shoulder
and drainage swale with no curbing installed according to Borough
specifications, shall be selected by Borough Council prior to final
plan approval. Where curbing is waived by Borough Council, such waiver
shall be granted with the express understanding that curbing shall
be provided at such time or times as Borough Council shall deem it
appropriate.
C. Sidewalks and walkways, if required by Borough Council. Concrete
sidewalks or interior walkways installed according to Borough specifications.
When sidewalks are waived by Borough Council, such waiver shall be
granted with the express understanding that sidewalks shall be provided
at such time or times as Borough Council shall deem it appropriate.
D. Sanitary sewer system improvements installed according to the specifications
of the Borough, the Bath Borough Authority and the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection.
E. Water supply and distribution system improvements installed according
to the specifications of the Borough, the Bath Borough Authority and
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
F. Storm drainage system improvements installed according to Borough
specifications.
G. Monuments shall be installed:
(1) Permanent stone or concrete monuments shall be accurately placed
at the intersection of all lines forming angles and at changes in
directions of lines in the boundary (perimeter) of the property subdivided.
(2) Monuments shall be of reinforced concrete with minimum dimensions
of four inches by four inches by 30 inches or stone with minimum dimensions
of six inches by six inches by 30 inches. Concrete monuments shall
be scored on top of the copper or brass dowel (with an indented cross);
stone monuments shall be marked on top with a proper inscription.
At a minimum, permanent pins shall be installed at all lot corners.
(3) All monuments shall be placed by a registered professional engineer
or surveyor so that the scored point shall coincide exactly with the
point of intersection of the line being mounted.
(4) Monuments shall be set with their top level with the finished grade
of the surrounding ground, except:
(a)
Monuments which are placed within the lines of existing or proposed
sidewalks shall be so located (preferably beneath the sidewalks) that
their tops will not be affected by lateral movement of the sidewalks;
(b)
Where monuments are located beneath a sidewalk, proper access
shall be provided for their use; and
(c)
Where sidewalks are existing, a stone point (a four-inch-square
chisel cut in the sidewalk with a drill hole in center) may be substituted
for a monument.
H. Fire hydrants installed according to the specifications of the Borough:
Fire hydrants in residential areas shall be a maximum of 600 feet
apart.
I. Streetlights and parking lot illumination in accordance with conditions
to be agreed upon by the developer and the Borough Council.
J. Street signs installed according to Borough specifications.
K. Shade trees planted according to Borough specifications.