All improvements required by this chapter shall
be installed in accordance with Township Construction and Material
Specifications, as approved from time to time by resolution of the
Board of Supervisors, unless an alternative is directed or approved,
in writing, by the Township. All improvements shall further be installed
in accordance with the applicable standards, regulations and specification
of other governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the project.
Whenever the evidence available to the Board of Supervisors indicates that natural surface drainage is inadequate, the subdivider shall install a stormwater sewer system in accordance with approved plans and profiles. The system shall be designed by a registered engineer and be approved by the Township Engineer. (See also §
289-47.)
The subdivision shall be provided with street
name signs at all intersections. Such signs shall conform to Township
specifications as stated in the most current version of the Manual
for Traffic Control Devices and shall be installed by the subdivider
in a manner specified by the Township Engineer. All proposed street
names must be approved by the Township.
Fire hydrants shall be required for all land
developments provided with a water supply system. Fire hydrants shall
be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Springettsbury
Township Fire Chief and all applicable regulations.
Streetlights shall be required to be installed
in all subdivisions and land developments in all zoning districts
and shall be in accordance with Township Construction and Engineering
Specifications.
In cases where any of the foregoing requirements
are not deemed appropriate by the Board of Supervisors to serve in
the public interest, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to
increase, change, alter or substitute materials, manner and specifications
for any utility or street improvement.
Electric, telephone and all other utility facilities,
including cable television, shall be installed underground unless,
in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors, special conditions require
otherwise. The subdivider shall also be required, prior to Township
approval, to obtain a letter from the appropriate utility company
confirming the subdivider has entered into an agreement to provide
for an underground electric system in accordance with the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission Investigation Docket No. 99, as amended
from time to time, or has obtained a waiver from said Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission to allow overhead electric facilities.