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 conditions for final plan approval.
B. 
All improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the specific conditions of the commitment and the accepted drawings and specifications, and in the manner acceptable to Council.
The improvements required by this chapter are minimum requirements. However, Council reserves the right in any case to increase the same if conditions so warrant in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of Township residents.
When changes from the accepted drawings and specifications become necessary during construction, written acceptance by Council, 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 dedication to, and acceptance of maintenance by the Township, or by other acceptable means. During the course of development and prior to dedication, maintenance of streets shall be the responsibility of the developer.
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 Council may by resolution require for the construction of streets.
B. 
The minimum requirements for improvements shall be those contained in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's Specifications (Form 408) as last revised, or those of the Township.
C. 
All streets shall be graded as shown on the street profiles and cross-section plan submitted and approved with the final plan.
D. 
Along the existing street on which a subdivision or land development abuts, improvements shall be made to the street as required by Council. The improvements to the existing street shall be determined by the width of the required cartway and built to the specifications established by the Township. At the discretion of Council, an escrow account shall be established to be used by the Township for the improvement of the cartway to the required standards.
The developer shall be responsible for the installation of all street signs and traffic control signs. Such signs shall conform to those standards contained in § 177-44 of this chapter.
The developer shall install or cause to be installed, at the developer's expense, metal pole streetlights serviced by underground conduit approved by Council in conformity to a general standard of streetlighting established by Council. The equipment of metal poles may be waived in such instances as approved by Council. Provisions shall be made for energizing said lighting before any dwellings in a given block can be occupied. The owner shall be responsible for all costs involved in lighting the streets until such time that the streets are accepted or condemned as public streets by Council. When the Township accepts the streets, the Township may, by resolution, assess all costs of the lighting to the property owners along the street.
A. 
Monuments shall be placed at each change in direction: two shall be placed at each street intersection and one shall be placed on one side of each street at angle points and at the beginning and end of curves; utility easements shall be monumented at their beginning and at their end; areas to be conveyed for public use shall be fully monumented at their external boundaries; and areas for open space shall be fully monumented at each change in direction of a boundary.
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, the 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 developer's engineer. Accuracy of monuments shall be within 3/100 of a foot.
D. 
Lot corner markers.
(1) 
Metal alloy pins shall be set at all individual lot corners except where concrete monuments are required.
(2) 
All lot corners shall be flagged with stakes and survey ribbon by the Professional Land Surveyor for the subdivider/developer when final lot grading has been completed. This stakeout shall be visible and completed before an owner or occupant moves into the property.
A. 
Sidewalks shall be constructed on one side of all abutting streets (boundary streets) and both sides of other streets within the subdivision or land development as provided under § 177-35 of this chapter, unless in the opinion of Council, with the advice of the Planning Commission, they are unnecessary for public safety and convenience.
B. 
All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with § 177-43 of this chapter and Township design standards.
A. 
Curbs shall be provided along both sides of all proposed or existing streets as provided under § 177-35 of this chapter, unless in the opinion of Council, with the advice of the Township Engineer, they are unnecessary.
B. 
Along the existing street on which the subdivision or land development abuts (hereinafter called boundary street), curbs shall be constructed and the existing paved cartway shall be widened to the curb. The location of the curbing along a boundary street shall be determined by the width of the existing or future right-of-way of the road as established by Council and in accordance with those standards specified in § 177-35 of this chapter.
C. 
All curbs shall be designed and constructed in accordance with design standards adopted by Council.
The developer shall construct stormwater drainage facilities including detention and retention basins, curbs, catch basins and inlets, storm sewers, swales, culverts, open channels and other structures in order to prevent erosion, flooding, and other hazards to life and property. Size, type and installation of all storm drains and sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications approved by Council. All such facilities shall be of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes of flow.
A. 
The developer shall construct water mains in such a manner as to make adequate water service available to each lot or dwelling unit within the subdivision or land development. The entire system shall be designed in accordance with the requirements and standards of the appropriate Municipal Authority or utility and shall be subject to their approval. Wherever possible, the layout shall be a loop system rather than dead-ends.
B. 
The system shall be in compliance with NFPA Standards and shall be designed with adequate capacity and appropriately spaced fire hydrants for fire-fighting purposes. Review and approval by the fire marshal shall be required in order to ensure that adequate fire protection is provided.
C. 
All water mains and all other facilities of a water supply system located in any floodplain district, shall be floodproofed up to the regulatory flood elevation.
D. 
All on-site wells and all components of the distribution system shall be shown on all plans.
Where no public water is accessible, water shall be furnished by the developer on an individual lot basis. If wells are installed on each lot, the well shall be of the drilled type, cased and grout-sealed into the bedrock. All standards of the Bucks County Department of Health shall be followed.
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 or land development.
B. 
All public sanitary sewer systems or treatment plants shall be constructed in accordance with the policies and rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the specifications of the municipal sewer authority.
C. 
No public sanitary sewer shall be constructed until plans and specifications have been submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Council, and approved in accordance with existing laws.
D. 
Any sewer lines and all other sanitary sewer facilities located in any floodplain district, shall be floodproofed up to the regulatory flood elevation.
A. 
Where public sewer facilities are not available, the developer shall provide for sewage disposal on an individual lot basis in accordance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, Act No. 537, approved January 24, 1966, as amended,[1] and the Bucks County Department of Health Rules and Regulations Governing lndividual and Community On-Lot Sewage Disposal Systems, approved November 9, 1995, by the Bucks County Board of Health, as amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
B. 
When on-lot sewage facilities are proposed, a site suitability report conducted by the Bucks County Department of Health, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, must be received by the Township before approval of the final plan. No plat for which on-site sewage disposal is proposed shall be finally approved until there appears upon it a signed statement by an authorized agent of the Bucks County Department of Health.
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/her expense sanitary sewers and sewer laterals to the street line in accordance with the requirements and standards of the appropriate Sewer Authority. The sewer lines shall be suitably capped at the limits of the subdivision or land development and the laterals shall be capped at the right-of-way line. Review and approval by the Bristol Township Authority or Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority is required.
A. 
The developer shall cause utility facilities to be installed in such a manner as to make adequate residential service available to each lot or dwelling unit in the subdivision or land development.
B. 
All utilities required to service residential subdivisions and land developments shall be placed underground.
C. 
Where permitted by applicable regulations, facilities for CATV service will be provided.
D. 
Where practicable, all utilities shall be located within the street right-of-way, but outside the cartway. Otherwise, easements or rights-of-way of sufficient width for installation and maintenance shall be provided.
E. 
Preliminary and final plans shall show locations of all utilities and shall be coordinated with required street tree planting.
F. 
All utilities to be located in any floodplain district shall be floodproofed up to the regulatory flood elevation.
Grading shall conform in all respects to the approved final plan and the design standards and specifications adopted by Council.
A. 
Street trees and other required plantings shall be in accordance with § 177-51 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 and/or buffer yard planting including specifications for materials, support and installations shall be submitted to the Bristol Township Shade Tree Commission 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 Council in those cases in which it deems such requirements to be reasonable.
A. 
Council may, when it deems necessary for the health, comfort, safety, or welfare of the present and future population of the area, and necessary to the conservation of water, drainage, and sanitary facilities, prohibit subdivision of any portion of the property which lies within the floodplain of any stream or drainage course. Floodways are subject to the restrictions noted in the Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 205, Zoning.
B. 
The areas referred to in Subsection A above shall be preserved from any and all destruction or damage by clearing, grading, or dumping of earth, waste material, stumps, or other material of any kind.
C. 
When there is any proposed alteration of a stream, the developer shall show evidence that all required approvals by state agencies have been granted.