[Amended 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 375, approved 5-27-1986]
A. 
No plan shall be finally approved unless the street shown on such plan has been improved as required by this chapter and any walkways, curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants, shade trees and other landscaping, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains and other improvements, as shall be required by this chapter, have been installed in accordance with this chapter. In lieu of the completion of said improvements, the subdivider or developer may provide for the deposit with the Borough of financial security in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of any improvements or common amenities, including but not limited to roads, stormwater detention and/or retention basins and other related drainage facilities, recreational facilities, open space improvements or buffer or screen plantings which may be required. Financial security may be supplied by irrevocable letters of credit and restrictive or escrow accounts issued by federal or commonwealth chartered lending institutions, a bonding company chartered to do business within the commonwealth or such other form as may be approved by the Borough. Such security shall provide for and secure to the public the completion of any improvements which may be required within one year of the date of the start of construction. The amount of the financial security shall be equal to 110% of the cost of the required improvements for which financial security is to be posted. The cost of the improvement shall be established by submission to the Council members of bona fide bids from contractors chosen by the subdivider or developer to complete the improvements, or in the absence of such bona fide bids, the cost shall be established by estimate prepared by the Borough Engineer. If the subdivider or developer requires more than one year to complete the required improvements, the amount of financial security may be increased by an additional 10% for each one-year period in excess of the original one-year period. A bona fide bid shall be deemed to mean a bid obtained by the applicant from competent and qualified contractors or subcontractors, which bid would obligate said contractor or subcontractor to perform the work for the prices set forth therein.
[Amended 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 95-434, approved 8-8-1995]
B. 
The subdivider or developer shall carry out the construction and installation of street improvements to include grading the full width of the right-of-way to the specified cross section, including the side slopes, sanitary sewers, storm drains, water and gas mains, curbs, sidewalks, fire hydrants, streetlights, street name signs, shade trees, paving the cartway in strict accordance with the approved improvement construction plans with strict adherence to the standards and specifications of the Borough and the erection of approved barricades when streets terminate temporarily at property boundary lines.
C. 
Forty-eight hours prior to the commencement of any operation in the construction or installation of streets, curbs, sidewalks, drainage of streets, curbs, sidewalks, drainage facilities, water and sewer facilities, street signs, monuments and capped sewers, the owner shall notify the Borough Engineer who shall inspect the work, materials, construction and installations as to the Borough requirements. No work requiring a permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shall be started until such permit has been received by the Borough.
D. 
The Borough Engineer shall be authorized to have such tests of materials made as he deems proper in order to have proper control of materials. The owner shall pay to the Borough the cost of such tests, plus 3% to reimburse the Borough for the collection of such fees and disbursements of the same to the Borough Engineer.
E. 
All required improvements shall be completed within one year from the date of final plan approval except as otherwise provided for pursuant to the terms of the Municipalities Planning Code. The date of commencement of construction shall be determined to be the date upon which a building permit has been granted. In no event shall a building permit be granted after the expiration of one year from the date of final approval under this chapter, without a resubmission by the subdivider or developer to the Borough Engineer for a determination of any increase in the estimated cost of completion of required improvements.
A. 
The bond shall be released only upon complete installation of the required improvements in accordance with the approved improvement construction plan. Strict compliance with procedures established by Section 510 of Act 247, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, shall be followed with respect to the release of performance bond or other security. If the Borough Council fails to comply with the time limitations of Section 510, all improvements will be deemed to have been approved, and the developer shall be released from all liability pursuant to the performance bond.
B. 
If the required improvements are not completely installed within the period fixed or extended by the Council, the Council shall declare the performance bond in default and authorize the Borough Secretary to collect the amount payable thereunder. Upon receipt of such amount, the Borough shall install such improvements as were covered by the bond and are commensurate with the extent of building development which has taken place in the subdivision or land development, not exceeding in cost, however, the amount collected upon the bond.
All sewers (capped and operative), water, gas, electric, telephone and other pipes and conduits and all service connections or laterals shall be laid to the full width of the ultimate right-of-way, where the need therefor can be reasonably anticipated, before streets are paved. The arrangements for said service connections or laterals shall be the responsibility of the subdivider, developer or builder.
A. 
Notice. The Borough Engineer shall be notified 48 hours in advance of the commencement of any construction or installation operation in order that provision may be made for inspection by the Borough.
B. 
Construction and installation operations shall be subject to inspection by the Borough Engineer or other Borough officials during the progress of the work, and the subdivider, developer or builder shall pay for all inspections.
C. 
Samples of materials. Samples of the materials shall be furnished to the Borough Engineer in the same manner as is required of contractors under the highway and sanitary drainage specifications.
D. 
Delivery slips. Copies of all delivery slips for materials used in the construction of any storm sewers, sanitary sewers, roads, curbs, sidewalks or any other facility within a Borough right-of-way or easement shall be supplied to the Borough.
Certain improvements beyond the geographical boundaries of a site to be subdivided and/or developed, including but not limited to road improvements, may be required to be constructed where it can clearly be demonstrated that such improvements have been made necessary solely through the additional burden imposed by the subdivision and/or development of the site. The Solicitor shall render final judgment in any instances where a dispute arises as to the direct causal relationship for the improvement(s). The subdivider or developer may be required to cover costs which must be incurred by the Borough or other governmental jurisdiction in order to make these improvements feasible (for example, but not limited to, right-of-way acquisition). The legal and financial arrangements to cover costs of the off-site improvements shall be the same as those herein prescribed in § 102-38.