The required land improvements shall be designed, furnished,
and installed by the developer in accordance with the provisions of
these regulations, the "Improvements Construction Standards" of the
Township as adopted by this chapter as Appendix "A," which shall be
considered a part hereof, and other codes of the Township. They shall
be installed before the final plan is approved, or in lieu thereof,
financial security shall be posted and agreements to install improvements
shall be approved concurrent with the approval of final plans.
The developer shall dedicate all land required for rights-of-way and easements within this chapter, and furnish and install all improvements to provide a complete and coordinated system of streets and utilities for the neighborhood, in accordance with the Township Comprehensive Plan, the Township Official Map, the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter
234], this chapter and neighboring approved developments.
All improvements shall be dedicated without cost to the Township
as required by this chapter and/or as stipulated in the improvements
agreement and in a manner approved by the Township consistent with
sound construction methods. This includes:
A. Grading.
(1)
Grading of roadways and street rights-of-way and grading of
slopes adjacent to roadways and street rights-of-way.
(2)
Grading of all drainage swales on public or private property
and grading of individual lots, to establish positive drainage away
from buildings and eliminate low spots.
(3)
Implementation and maintenance of soil erosion control and sedimentation
control facilities.
(4)
Replacement of topsoil and vegetative restoration in disturbed
areas not stabilized with building, paving or other non-vegetative
ground cover.
(5)
Removal of temporary soil erosion and sedimentation control
facilities when they are no longer required.
B. Street or road subbase, base and paving.
D. Sidewalks, crosswalks, pathways and bike paths.
E. Underground facilities for electric, telephone and television cable
lines.
F. Storm sewers and drainage facilities.
G. Public sanitary sewer system.
H. Public or centralized water supply and distribution system including,
but not limited to, wells, pumping equipment, water laterals, submains,
storage tanks and equipment systems (if required).
I. Street name signs at all street intersections and official traffic
control signs and markings.
J. Permanent monuments and lot pins.
L. Street trees, landscaping.
M. Open space improvements and/or recreational facilities, buffer or
screen plantings.
The following principles of subdivision and land development,
general requirements and the minimum standards of design, shall be
observed by the developer in all instances.
A. It is the developer's responsibility to comply with all applicable
plans, ordinances, statutes, regulations, etc., of Nockamixon Township,
Bucks County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and United States of America.
B. Proposed subdivisions and land development shall be coordinated with
existing nearby development so that the area as a whole may develop
harmoniously. Provision shall be made to assure that the street patterns
included in a proposed subdivision shall complement existing or proposed
streets shown on the current official Township Street and Road Map,
and on nearby approved developments.
C. Standards incorporated in this chapter. In those cases where precise
design standards are not specified in this chapter, or other ordinance
adopted by Nockamixon Township, design standards of the following
organizations shall govern where applicable:
(1)
Roads and streets. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
Institute of Transportation Engineers, Transportation Research Board,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
and Nockamixon Township.
(2)
Sanitary sewer. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Bucks County Department of Health, and servicing municipal authority.
(3)
Water. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Bucks County Department of Health, Delaware River Basin Commission,
and servicing municipal authority.
(4)
Soil and erosion control. Bucks County Conservation District
and Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service, and Nockamixon Township.
(5)
General engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers, Army
Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Association, and
Nockamixon Township Engineer.
No plat shall be finally approved unless the streets shown on
such plat have been improved as required by this chapter, and any
walkways, curbs, gutters, street lights, fire hydrants, trees, water
mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and other improvements as may
be required by this chapter have been installed in accordance with
this chapter.
In the event that any improvements which may be required have
not been installed as provided in this section, or in accord with
the approved final plan, the Supervisors are hereby granted the power
to enforce any corporate bond or other security by appropriate legal
and equitable remedies. If proceeds of such bond or other security
are insufficient to pay the cost of installing or making repairs or
corrections to all the improvements covered by said security, the
repairs or corrections to all the improvements covered by said security,
the Supervisors may, at their option, install part of such improvements
in all or part of the subdivision or land development and may institute
appropriate legal or equitable action to recover the monies necessary
to complete the remainder of improvements. All of the proceeds, whether
resulting from the security or from any legal or equitable action
brought against the developer, or both, shall be used solely for the
installation of the improvements covered by such security and not
for any other purpose.