No person, partnership, association or corporation shall construct,
open or dedicate any Township rights-of-way, road, street, lane, alley,
bike path or shared-use path, or any stormwater facilities, water,
gas, electric, sewer, cable, or other utility, or utility facility,
in connection therewith for public use or travel in the Township of
College without first submitting plans therefor to the Township Council
or Council's authorized designee, and no road, street, lane, alley,
bike path or shared-use path, nor sewer or drainage facilities, water,
gas, electric, sewer, cable, or other utility, or utility facility,
in connection therewith shall be opened, laid or constructed except
in strict accordance with plans approved by the Township Council.
All such plans shall be filed with the Township Secretary at
least 10 days prior to the regular meeting of the Township Council
at which it is desired to seek approval thereof. Before acting upon
any such plans, the Township Council may, in its discretion, arrange
for a public hearing after giving such notice as it may deem desirable
in each case.
The Township Council reserves the right to alter such plans
and to specify any changes or modifications of any kind which it may
deem necessary and to make its approval subject to any such alterations,
changes or modifications.
Any and all plans when so approved shall be signed by the Council,
and the duplicate copy shall be filed in the office of the Secretary
of the Township, where the same shall be available to public inspection.
The action of the Township Council in approving any such plans
and such plans shall be recorded by the person applying for such approval.
All roads and streets shown on the said plan shall be improved
in accordance with the plans and specifications prescribed by this
chapter.
All gas, sewer, water mains, and any other underground utilities;
where water, sewer, gas, and other such utilities are available, all
service connections shall be laid before the paving of the streets
where water and gas are available, and all other mains and laterals,
pipes and conduits and the like shall be installed before paving of
the cartway where it is proposed to install any such service mains
and laterals in the streets.
All applications for the approval of such plans shall be in
writing on a form to be furnished for that purpose by the Township
and signed by the owners of the property, which must be filed with
the Secretary of the Township, setting forth in detail the character
of the improvements to be made on the property shown on the said plan,
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and in such application
the applicant shall agree to open, lay out and improve the roads,
streets, lanes or alleys and to construct all of the improvements,
including sewers and drainage facilities upon the property, shown
on the plan within the time or times therein specified, and agree
to enter into a contract in writing prepared by the applicant to install,
erect and construct the said improvements. The applicant shall furnish
a bond in the amount of 110% of all uncompleted work within the right-of-way.
The bond shall be under such conditions and form to guarantee the
performance of the said contract and to secure the completion of the
said improvements within the times therein specified. In lieu of a
bond, the applicant may deposit cash to guarantee performance of said
contract and to secure completion of the improvements upon an escrow
agreement reviewed by the Township Solicitor and approved by the Township
Engineer. Developer and/or their contractor are responsible for the
completion of the work. Any work not completed to the standards as
approved on the plan, may result in surrendering the bond to the Township
for the costs incurred by the Township, including, but not limited
to, staff time, materials, and equipment. The escrow agent for the
deposits of such cash shall be designated and selected by the Township
Council. Construction is to be completed in one year. Any extension
of this time limit is at the opinion of and approval of Township Council
or Council's authorized designee.
The applicant shall provide the Township with performance and
payment bonds each in the amount of 100% of the total estimated costs
of work within the Township right-of-way(s). The bonds shall be reviewed
by the Township Solicitor and Township Engineer. The Township will
not accept any responsibility for maintenance of the roadway, drainage
facilities or appurtenances until the same has been officially accepted
by resolution.
The applicant shall provide the Township with a maintenance
bond or agreement guaranteeing the performance of all aspects of the
newly constructed road and appurtenances for a period of 18 months
from date of acceptance. The Township will not accept any responsibility
for maintenance of the roadway, drainage facilities or appurtenances
until the same has been officially accepted by resolution. The amount
of the bond shall be 15% of all applicable costs. The applicant shall
provide the Township Engineer a construction cost estimate, sealed
by a professional engineer. The Township Engineer shall review and
comment as necessary, and approve when deemed acceptable.
No action by the Township Council shall be construed to require
the Township to accept dedication of any rights-of-way.