When changes from the accepted drawings and specifications become necessary
during construction, written acceptance by Borough Council with advice of
the Borough Engineer shall be secured before the execution of such changes.
Adequate provisions for the satisfactory maintenance of all streets
shall be made by dedication to and acceptance for maintenance by the Borough,
or by other acceptable means.
Permanent street signs shall be placed at all street intersections.
The signs shall be similar in design and size to the Borough standard and
located where they are clearly visible in all directions to passing vehicular
traffic.
The owner shall install, or cause to be installed, at the owner's expense
such street lighting facilities as may be deemed adequate and as may be prescribed
at the time the subdivision plan is approved, and the owner shall pay the
cost of operating said street lights until such time as the street or streets
upon which said lights are installed shall have been duly accepted by ordinance
of the Borough Council, as part of the public road system of the Borough or
until the Borough Council condemns such street or streets for use as a public
street.
A system of sidewalks shall be provided within all housing developments and along both sides of all streets unless, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, they are unnecessary for public safety and convenience. Construction shall be in accordance with current Borough specifications and §
390-32 of this chapter.
Stormwater management provisions are included in Chapter
370, Stormwater Management.
Additional community facilities may be required to serve the dwellings
proposed by a subdivision. Where a proposed park, playground, or other public
facility shown in the Comprehensive Plan or Community Facilities Plan or other
plans or parts thereof is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the
subdivision may be required by the Borough Council in those cases in which
it deems such requirements to be reasonable.
[Amended 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 863]
A. Where public water is available, the proposed development
shall be provided with a complete water distribution system adequate to serve
the area being planned, including a connection for each lot. The entire system
shall be designed with adequate capacity and appropriately spaced fire hydrants
for fire-fighting purposes.
B. Where no public water supply is available to the subdivision
the Borough may require the subdivider to obtain from the State Health Officer
certificates of approval as to the quality and adequacy of the water supply
proposed to be utilized by the subdivider.
C. If water is to be provided by means other than private
wells owned and maintained by the individual owners of lots within the subdivision
or development, applicants shall present evidence to the Borough Council that
the subdivision is to be supplied by a certified public utility, a bona fide
cooperative association of lot owners, or by a municipal corporation, authority
or utility. A copy of a Certificate of Public Convenience from the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission or an application for such certificate, a cooperative
agreement or a commitment or agreement to serve the area in question, whichever
is appropriate, shall be acceptable.
All public utility lines required to service developments shall be placed
underground except for minor exceptions necessary to permit the overall installations
of utilities. Where practicable all utilities shall be located within the
street right of way. Otherwise easements of sufficient width for installation
and maintenance shall be provided. All transformer boxes and pedestals shall
be located so as not to be unsightly or hazardous to the public.