No person, partnership, association or corporation
shall construct, open or dedicate any road, street, lane or alley,
or any sewer or drainage facilities in connection therewith, for public
use or travel in the Township of Patton, without first submitting
plans therefor to the Township Supervisors for their approval, and
no road, street, lane or alley, nor sewer or drainage facilities in
connection therewith shall be opened, laid or constructed except in
strict accordance with plans approved by the Township Supervisors.
A.
Street plans shall
be submitted, in triplicate, in accordance with the requirements of
this chapter or rules and regulations that may be adopted by the Township
Supervisors and shall show the profiles of road, streets and alleys;
the course, structure and capacity of any drainage facilities and
shall be complete as to lines, grades, rights-of-way, drainage, curbs,
plot ownership, public utilities, water sewer and gas lines, fire
hydrants, street lights, street development of the area as a residential,
business or industrial area, and such further details as may be required
from time to time by rules and regulations adopted by the Township
Supervisors. Hydraulic calculations for sizing stormwater facilities
shall be provided with the plans.
B.
All roads and
streets where possible shall connect with existing roads and streets
or proposed roads and streets, so as to form as near as possible through
roads and streets, and a harmonious and systematic development of
the Township. The names of the roads and streets shall be designated
by the names of existing roads and street with which they connect
as extensions thereof.
C.
No work shall
be started until one set of plans bearing the written approval of
the Board of Supervisors as hereinafter provided is returned to the
applicant.
All such plans shall be filed with the Township
Secretary at least 30 days prior to regular meetings of the Township
Supervisors, at which it is desired to seek approval thereof. Before
acting upon any such plans, the Township Supervisors may, in their
discretion, arrange for a public hearing, after giving such notice
as they may deem desirable in each case.
The Township Supervisors reserve the right to
alter such plans, and to specify any changes or modifications of any
kind which they may deem necessary with respect thereto, and to make
their approval of such plans subject to any such alterations, changes
or modifications.
Any and all plans when so approved shall be
signed by the Board Chairman and Township Secretary, and the duplicate
copy shall be filed in the office of the Township Engineer, where
the same shall be available to public inspection.
All approved plans shall be recorded at the
Centre County Recorder of Deeds Office within 90 days of approval
by the person applying for such approval.
All roads and streets shown on said plan shall
be improved in accordance with the plans and specifications prescribed
by the Township Supervisors.
All underground utilities to be placed under
the cartway shall be installed prior to the construction of the paved
cartway and shoulders.
Construction of all improvements is to be completed
within one year of the date the plan is approved by the Township Supervisors
unless a time extension is granted by the Board. The developer performing
the work shall provide a performance bond or other acceptable surety
in an amount to be determined by the Township Engineer.
The applicant shall provide the Township with
a maintenance bond guaranteeing the materials and workmanship of all
aspects of the newly constructed street for a period of 18 months
from the date the street is accepted by the Township. The Township
will not accept any responsibility for maintenance of the street or
related drainage facilities until it has officially been accepted
by resolution.
A.
Applicants shall
pay all costs for inspection of work done within the roadway. These
costs will be based on a fee schedule established by Township resolution.[1] All inspection costs must be paid prior to the Township
accepting the street.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is
on file in the Township offices.
B.
All construction
shall be inspected by the Engineer or their approved substitute. The
Township shall be notified between 24 hours to 48 hours prior to commencement
of each of the following stages of work:
(1)
Excavation
for and placement of any utilities within the proposed Township right-of-way
(r/w).
(2)
Rough grading
of street.
(3)
Fine grading
of street.
(4)
Placement
of subbase.
(5)
Construction
of curb and sidewalk.
(6)
Placement
of BCBC.
(7)
Placement
of ID-2 binder course.
(8)
Placement
of ID-2 wearing course.
C.
The contractor
should not proceed with subsequent stages of construction until the
inspector's approval is received. If an authorized Township representative
has not inspected the construction after adequate notification was,
provided that the construction may proceed. However, the Township
reserves the right to test the subgrade, subbase or to core any construction,
and if construction is faulty, coring costs will be borne by the contractor/developer
and the roadway will be rejected.
D.
Inspections and
subsequent authorizations to proceed given by the Township Engineer,
or their substitute, do not relieve the contractor of meeting all
requirements of this chapter or other contracts concerning performance
guarantees.
E.
Final inspection
of the street shall occur just prior to acceptance by the Township
to assure it meets the herein standards and specifications.
Streets will be accepted for public ownership
by the Supervisors by passage of a resolution at a public meeting.
Acceptance will not occur until the following items are satisfactorily
met:
