Before the Board of Supervisors approves the
final subdivision or land development plan for recording, the subdivider
or developer shall complete all improvements or common amenities as
the Supervisors require in the public interest, meeting the required
design and specification requirements set forth in the preceding sections
or the prevailing standards as established by the Supervisors, or
the subdivider/developer shall guarantee the Township the completion
of the legal agreement(s) stating performance guarantees by the subdivider/developer.
The guarantees shall be in the form of a term bond or the deposit
of funds in escrow to cover the cost of the specified improvements
or a federal- or commonwealth-chartered lending institution irrevocable
letter of credit and restrictive or escrow accounts sufficient to
be equal to 110% of the certified engineer's estimate as 90 days following
the date scheduled for completion by the developer. The amount of
financial security required shall be based upon an estimate of the
cost of completion of the required improvements, submitted by an applicant
and prepared by a professional licensed engineer as such in the Commonwealth
and certified by such engineer to be a fair and reasonable estimate
of such cost.
The subdivider/developer shall satisfy all requirements
as listed herein, plus any additional requirements the Township deems
appropriate under the circumstances:
A. All streets shall be constructed in strict conformance
with the approved subdivision plan.
B. All streets are subject to inspection by the Township
and its agents to verify conformity to these regulations. Generally,
the Township shall be notified, in writing, 48 hours in advance of
a required inspection. Required inspections are:
(1) Inspection of subgrade as necessary, prior to placement
of subbase, and to determine its suitability for the street bed.
(2) Inspection of subbase placement to determine acceptability
of material, proper slope, and proper compacted depths.
(3) Inspection of bituminous concrete base course to determine
acceptability of material, proper slope, compacted depth, and placement
and rolling requirements.
(4) Inspection of ID-2 wearing course to determine acceptability
of material, proper cross slope, final grade, compacted depth, and
placement and rolling requirements.
(5) Prefinal inspection to determine if any work has not
been completed and/or if work has not been completed in an acceptable
manner. A punch list of defective and nonconforming work shall be
provided to the developer who must complete the same, prior to calling
for final inspection.
(6) Final inspection of the project by the Township (Supervisors)
or its agents to verity if all improvements have been completed in
an acceptable manner. NOTE: Additional inspections may be required,
as so determined by the Township, in order to assist contractors of
the developer, or to provide progress reports on the work, or for
added protection that the improvements are being constructed in an
acceptable manner.
C. Upon release of the bond, the developer may, in writing,
offer for dedication only the streets which have been approved. The
following documents shall accompany the written request for dedication
of said streets:
(1) A certified survey plan and legal descriptions of
the right-of-way of the roads to be dedicated and seated by a licensed
surveyor or engineer in Pennsylvania. Plans shall contain the location
of permanent monument or iron pipes to be used for the establishment
of right-of-way. Bearings and distances, or arc and radius data shall
be provided on all right-of-way lines.
(2) A letter of credit in the amount of 15% of the actual
cost of installation of said improvements to defray the cost of all
labor and material to maintain and repair the streets or roads of
said project far a period of 18 months; said letter of credit to be
18 months, and the letter of credit shall be effective on the date
that the Township accepts said streets or roads.
D. The developer shall pay to the Township upon presentation
of its bill, all reasonable costs incurred by the Township relative
to acceptance of the roads, including but not limited to: Attorney
and legal fees; engineering fees relative to inspections and duties
relative to the work; Township inspection fees for the payroll employees
engaged in inspections; recording fees; etc., as may be necessary.
The fees to be paid by the developer shall be in accordance with the
fees and costs then-existing at the time the developer makes its request
for dedication. If the development is an ongoing project, then the
fees and costs payable to the developer as aforesaid shall be revised
to reflect the additional costs and fees as incurred by the Township
from time to time until the project in all its phases is completed.
All public utility lines required to service
the subdivision shall be planned and a letter presented.
Whether the subdivider elects to complete the required improvements prior to approval of the final plan or to post a completion improvements guarantee with the Supervisors, on inspection of such improvements will be conducted during construction by the Township Engineer and/or Township designee as provided for in Article
VII.