The applicant shall provide all improvements required by this
chapter and in accordance with the specifications for the improvements
contained herein.
The applicant shall provide the subdivision or land development
with a complete sanitary sewer system to be connected to the existing
or proposed public sanitary sewer system and a water system to be
connected to the existing or proposed water system.
A. Where a public sanitary sewer system is within 1,000 feet of or where
plans approved by the municipality provide for the installation of
such public sanitary sewer facilities to within 1,000 feet of a proposed
subdivision, the applicant shall provide the subdivision or land development
with a complete sanitary sewer system if, in the Borough Council's
opinion, it is feasible.
B. Where the installation of a sanitary sewer system is not required,
the applicant or owner of the lot shall provide for each lot, at the
time improvements are erected thereon, a private sewage disposal system
consisting of a septic tank and tile absorption field or other approved
sewage disposal system. All such individual sewage disposal systems
shall be constructed in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act No. 537).
C. Where a water main supply is within 1,000 feet or where plans approved
by the Borough Council provide for the installation of such public
water facilities, the applicant shall provide the subdivision or land
development with a complete water main supply system to be connected
to the existing or proposed water main supply system in accordance
with the Borough's specifications if, in the Borough Council's opinion,
it is feasible.
D. Public sanitary sewers and public water supply systems shall have
the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and shall be constructed according to the specifications and requirements
of the public utility or Borough Authority of which they will be a
part.
The following are specifications for the construction of curb
and sidewalk in the Borough of Middletown:
A. Where the curb and sidewalk are laid with a grass plot, the curb
and sidewalk must be laid continuously across the entire width of
the property. All driveways must be at least three feet from the property
line. If the driveway or private walk is concrete, there shall be
an expansion joint on both sides of the sidewalk and at the curb across
the full width of the private walk or driveway.
B. Poles in the concrete must be boxed where there are utility poles
or traffic posts in the walk. The pole or post must be boxed and separated
with an expansion joint so that the pole or post can be replaced with
a minimum of damage to the concrete. There should be three inches
of clearance.
C. For measurements where the curb and sidewalk are laid together, the
concrete must be scored to show the six-inch top of the curb. The
walk must rise (be graded) one inch higher at the back edge than the
front edge.
D. For measurements where the curb and sidewalk are laid separately,
the back of the curb must be vertical and the front edge beveled two
inches. The front edge of the sidewalk should be two inches higher
than the top of the curb, and the back edge must be one inch higher
than the front edge.
E. A dropped section of curb may have a dropped section or lower section
at the driveway (up to six inches depending on the lay of the land),
but the curb must be laid the entire width of the property.
F. Steps for private walks crossing a public walk should not be within
12 inches of the public walk.
G. General specifications.
(1) Curb. All new curbing along any street shall be built of concrete
only. A standard curb in the Borough of Middletown shall be a minimum
of eight inches in thickness at the bottom and six inches at the top
and 18 inches in depth.
(2) Sidewalk. New sidewalks constructed on the streets of the Borough
of Middletown shall be of one-course or two-course concrete construction.
Sidewalks shall be four inches thick, shall be scored, in general,
in four-foot sections, and in no case shall scored sections be more
than six feet in length. A one-half-inch expansion joint shall be
provided at least once every sixth section of sidewalk.
H. Downspout drainage. In cases where downspout water is discharged
at the front of a building, a four-inch pipe must be placed under
the sidewalk and through the curb. This will outlet the water into
the gutter. Downspout water should not be drained onto the sidewalk.
Small depressions in the walk and curb to provide for downspout water
are generally unsatisfactory and, under normal conditions, will not
be approved.
I. Handicap ramps shall be provided at all intersections where sidewalk
and/or curbing is proposed.
Curbs and gutters shall be installed on each side of the street
surface in accordance with the following specifications:
A. Curbs, gutters or combination curbs and gutters shall be constructed
according to the specifications set forth in Section 641, Types A,
C and D, Plain Cement Concrete Curb Gutter in the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation Specifications, 1994, as amended.
B. Where vertical curbs are provided, they shall be not less than six
inches wide at the top and eight inches wide at the bottom. The overall
depth of the curb shall be not less than 18 inches. The curbs shall
rest on a six-inch crushed stone base.
C. The cross sections of gutters and combination curbs and gutters shall
be constructed in accordance with the details shown on approved drawings.
D. Curbs and gutters shall be set and finished to the lines and grades
given on the approved drawings.
E. The applicant shall notify the Borough a minimum of 24 hours in advance
of the start of construction.
The Borough Council may require installation of sidewalks in
any subdivision where the evidence indicates that sidewalks are necessary
for the public safety.
A. Sidewalks shall be within the right-of-way of the street and shall
extend in width from the right-of-way line toward the curbline.
B. Sidewalks must be at least four feet wide in residential zoning districts
and at least six feet wide in all nonresidential zoning districts.
C. Sidewalks shall be constructed according to the specifications as
set forth in Section 676, Cement Concrete Sidewalks, in the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation Specifications, 1994, as amended.
D. The applicant shall notify the Borough a minimum of 48 hours in advance
of the start of construction.
Street trees shall not be permitted to be installed anywhere
within the Borough of Middletown. All trees to be installed must be
planted within the borders of any lot and may not be planted within
any public right-of-way.