All improvements shall be dedicated without
cost to the Township as required by this chapter and/or as stipulated
in the improvements agreement and in a manner approved by the Township
consistent with sound construction methods. This includes:
A. Grading.
(1) Grading of roadways and street rights-of-way and grading
of slopes adjacent to roadways and street rights-of-way.
(2) Grading of all drainage swales on public or private
property and grading of individual lots, to establish positive drainage
away from buildings and eliminate low spots.
(3) Implementation and maintenance of soil erosion control
and sedimentation control facilities.
(4) Replacement of topsoil and vegetative restoration
in disturbed areas not stabilized with building, paving or other nonvegetative
ground cover.
(5) Removal of temporary soil erosion and sedimentation
control facilities when they are no longer required.
B. Street or road subbase, base and paving.
C. Curbs and driveway aprons.
D. Sidewalks, crosswalks, pathways and bike paths.
E. Underground facilities for electric, telephone and
television cable lines.
F. Storm sewers, drainage facilities and easements.
G. Public sanitary sewer system.
H. Public or centralized water supply and distribution
system including but not limited to wells, pumping equipment, water
laterals, submains, storage tanks and equipment systems (if required).
I. Street name signs at all street intersections and
official traffic control signs and markings.
J. Permanent monuments and lot pins.
K. Fire hydrants and markers.
L. Street trees and appurtenances; landscaping.
M. Open space improvements and/or recreational facilities,
buffer or screen plantings.
The following principles of subdivision and
land development, general requirements and the minimum standards of
design shall be observed by the developer in all instances:
A. It is the developer's responsibility to comply with
all applicable plans, ordinances, statutes, regulations, etc., of
Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and the United States of America.
B. Proposed subdivisions and land developments shall
be coordinated with existing nearby development so that the area as
a whole may develop harmoniously. Provision shall be made to assure
that the street patterns included in a proposed subdivision shall
complement existing or proposed streets shown on the current official
Township Street and Road Map, and on nearby approved developments.
C. Standards incorporated in this chapter. In those cases
where precise design standards are not specified in this chapter,
or other ordinance adopted by Horsham Township, design standards of
the following organizations shall govern where applicable:
(1) Roads and streets: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
Institute of Transportation Engineers, Transportation Research Board,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
and Horsham Township.
(2) Sanitary sewer: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, Montgomery County Department of Health, and servicing
municipal authority.
(3) Water: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Montgomery County Department of Health, Delaware River Basin Commission,
and servicing municipal authority.
(4) Soil and erosion control: Montgomery County Conservation
District, Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Department
of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, and Horsham Township.
(5) General engineering: American Society of Civil Engineers,
Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Association,
Horsham Township Engineer and Horsham Township.
No plat shall be finally approved unless the
streets shown on such plat have been improved as required by this
chapter, and any walkways, curbs, streetlights, fire hydrants, trees,
water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and other improvements
as may be required by this chapter have been installed in accordance
with this chapter.
In the event that any required improvements
have not been installed as provided in this article or in accord with
the approved final plan, Council is hereby granted the power to enforce
any corporate bond or other security by appropriate legal and equitable
remedies. If proceeds of such bond or other security are insufficient
to pay the cost of installing or making repairs or corrections to
all the improvements covered by said security, the Council may, at
its option, install part of such improvements in all or part of the
subdivision or land development and may institute appropriate legal
or equitable action to recover the monies necessary to complete the
remainder of improvements. All of the proceeds, whether resulting
from the security or from any legal or equitable action brought against
the developer, or both, shall be used for the installation of the
improvements covered by such security and for any expenses incurred
by the Township.