A. 
The purpose of this article is to establish and define the public improvements which will be required to be constructed by the applicant as a condition for final land development plan approval in accordance with the Design Standards, Article V, of this chapter.
B. 
All construction shall be completed in accordance with the specific conditions of the approval and the accepted drawings and specifications and in the manner acceptable to the Township Board of Supervisors.
A. 
The improvements included in this article are minimum requirements. However, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right in any case to increase the same if conditions so warrant.
B. 
If any mandatory provisions of this chapter are shown by the applicant to be unreasonable and to cause undue hardship as they apply to his proposed subdivision or land development, the Board of Supervisors may grant a waiver to such applicant from such mandatory provisions so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured, provided that such waivers will not have the effect of nullifying the intent and purpose of this chapter.
C. 
In granting waivers, the Township may impose such conditions as will, in its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the standards or requirements so varied or waived.
D. 
When submitting plans, the applicant shall also submit a detailed list of any waivers requested.
When changes from the accepted drawings and specifications become necessary during construction, written acceptance by the Board of Supervisors, with the advice of the Township Engineer, shall be secured before the execution of such changes.
Adequate provisions for the satisfactory maintenance of all streets shall be made by either dedication to and acceptance of maintenance by the Township or by other acceptable means. Streets that are not designed or built to the Falls Township Design Details and Practices[1] shall not be accepted by the Township for dedication.
[1]
Editor’s Note: See Ch. 191, Attachment 1.
A. 
The construction of streets, roads, lanes and driveways as shown upon final plans and as contained in contract agreements shall in every respect conform to such requirements as the Board of Supervisors may by resolution require for the construction of streets in the Township. These requirements shall be known as the "Falls Township Design Details and Practices[1] and are hereby incorporated as part of these regulations, including such changes as the Board of Supervisors may from time to time adopt by resolution.
[1]
Editor’s Note: See Ch. 191, Attachment 1.
B. 
All streets shall be graded to:
(1) 
The grades shown on the street profiles and cross section plan submitted and approved with the final plan.
(2) 
The full width of the right-of-way except where grading would adversely affect mature trees and safety would not be impaired.
The developer, at his expense for cost of sign and installation, shall erect at every street intersection a street sign or street signs having thereon the names of the intersecting streets. At intersections where streets cross, there shall be at least two such street signs; and at intersections where one street ends or joins with another street, there shall be at least one such street sign. A sign representing all streets shall be present. Street signs shall be acquired from the Township for all intersections and installed by the developer at the developer's expense and shall be installed when any of the buildings in a given development are occupied.
The developer shall install or cause to be installed, at his expense, metal pole streetlights serviced by underground conduit approved by the Board of Supervisors in conformity with a general standard of streetlighting established by the Board of Supervisors. The equipment of metal poles may be waived in such instances as approved by the Board of Supervisors. Provisions shall be made for energizing said lighting after any building in a given block or development is occupied. The developer shall be responsible for all costs involved in lighting the streets until such time as the streets are accepted or condemned as public streets by the Board of Supervisors. Installation of streetlights shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 182.
A. 
Monuments shall be placed at key points as agreed between the Township Engineer and the developer's engineer. Typical examples for the location of monuments would be:
(1) 
At major change of direction of boundary.
(2) 
Center-line controls of street, on one side line only.
(3) 
Areas to be conveyed for public use, along their external boundaries.
B. 
Monuments shall be placed in the ground after final grading is completed, at a time specified by the Township Engineer. The monument shall be concrete, of such size and length as may be approved by the Township Engineer.
C. 
All monuments shall be checked for accuracy by the Township Engineer or their accuracy certified by the owner's engineer. Accuracy of monument shall be within 3/100 of a foot.
A. 
Subdivisions and land developments that have frontage on a street are required to install sidewalks along the frontage. All new proposed streets shall have sidewalks on both sides of these streets as provided in § 191-31.
B. 
All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with § 191-39 and the Falls Township Design Details and Practices.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: See Ch. 191, Attachment 1.
C. 
The Board of Supervisors may waive the installation of sidewalks and impose a fee in lieu thereof when requested by the landowner and when it is deemed impractical or unnecessary for the aforesaid sidewalk to be installed at the time of construction. The fee shall be established by the Board of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.
A. 
Curbs shall be provided along both sides of streets as provided under § 191-31.
B. 
Curbs shall be constructed along the streets that front on a subdivision or land development, and the existing paved cartway shall be widened to the new curb. The location of the curbing along a street shall be determined by the width of the existing or future right-of-way of the road as established by the Board of Supervisors and in accordance with those standards specified in § 191-31 of this chapter.
C. 
All curbs shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Falls Township Design Standards.
The developer shall construct stormwater drainage facilities, including curbs, inlets, storm sewers, swales, retention basins and detention basins, in order to prevent erosion, flooding and other hazards to life and property. Size, type and installation of all stormwater drains and sewers shall be in accordance with the plans and standard specifications of the Falls Township Stormwater Management Ordinance[1] and the Falls Township Design Details and Practices.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 187, Stormwater Management.
[2]
Editor’s Note: See Ch. 191, Attachment 1.
A. 
The developer shall construct water mains in such a manner as to make adequate water service available to each lot, building or dwelling unit within the subdivision or land development.
B. 
The system shall be designed with adequate capacity and appropriately spaced fire hydrants for fire-fighting purposes. Review and approval by the Falls Township Fire Marshal shall be required in order to ensure that adequate fire protection is provided.
C. 
The system shall meet the minimum requirements established in the standard specifications for developers established by the Township of Falls Authority or other supplier.
Where no public water is accessible, water shall be furnished by the developer on an individual lot basis. All wells should be installed in accordance with Bucks County Health Department and Pennsylvania DEP regulations.
A. 
The developer shall construct sanitary sewers in such a manner as to make adequate sanitary sewage service available to each lot within the subdivision.
B. 
The entire system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements established in the standards specifications for developers authorized by the Township of Falls Authority or other supplier and shall be subject to its approval and that of the Board of Supervisors.
If public sewer facilities are not available, the developer shall provide for sewage disposal on an individual lot basis according to the rules, regulations, terms, definitions and conditions of the Bucks County Board of Health and Pennsylvania DEP regulations.
If, at the time of final approval, public sanitary sewer facilities are not available to the subdivision or land development but will become available within a period of 10 years, the developer shall be required to install or cause to be installed at his expense sanitary sewer mains and sewer laterals to the street line and shall cap all laterals in accordance with the requirements the Township of Falls Authority or other supplier and shall be subject to its approval and that of the Board of Supervisors.
A. 
The developer shall cause utility facilities to be installed in such a manner as to make adequate service available to each lot or dwelling unit in the subdivision or land development.
B. 
All utilities required to service all subdivisions and land developments shall be placed underground.
C. 
Where practicable, all utilities shall be located within the street right-of-way; otherwise, easements or rights-of-way of sufficient width for installation and maintenance shall be provided.
D. 
Final plans shall show locations of all utilities, including electric and natural gas pipelines, which shall be coordinated with required street tree planting.
Grading shall conform in all respects to the final plan and the requirements and standards of this chapter and the Falls Township Design Standards. Individual lot grading plans shall be submitted to the Township Engineer prior to issuance of a building permit.
A. 
Street trees and other required plantings shall be in accordance with § 191-48 of this chapter.
B. 
Street trees and other required plant material shall not be planted until the finished grading of the subdivision or land development has been completed.
C. 
Plans of proposed street tree planting, including specifications for materials, support and installations, shall be submitted to the Falls Township Engineer and Board of Supervisors for review and recommendations.
Additional community facilities may be required to serve the proposed lots or dwellings in a subdivision or land development. Where a proposed park, playground or other public facility is located in whole or in part in a subdivision or land development, the dedication or reservation of such area may be required by the Board of Supervisors in those cases in which it deems such requirement to be reasonable.