[Added 6-24-1986 by Ord. No. 86-10]
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 the Township Board of Supervisors.
C.
If it is determined during the course of the review that off-site
improvements are necessary to satisfactorily accomplish the objectives
and requirements of this chapter, the applicant shall be also responsible
for the installation of the off-site improvements or cost thereof.
The improvements included in this article are minimum requirements.
However, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right in any case to
increase said requirements if conditions so warrant.
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(s) 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 for 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 the Board of Supervisors
may by resolution require for the construction of streets in the Township.
B.
The minimum requirements shall be those contained in the Middletown
Township Specifications and Design Standards for Streets and Roads,
as last revised, in effect at the time of the approval of the applicant's
final plan.
C.
All streets shall be graded to the grades 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 the
Board of Supervisors. 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 the
Board of Supervisors, an escrow account may be established to be used
by the Township for the improvement of the cartway to the required
standards.
A.
The developer 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 the intersections where one street ends
or joins with another street, there shall be at least one such street
sign.
B.
Street signs are to be erected before the first dwelling on the street
is occupied. Temporary street signs may be erected on the approval
of the Board of Supervisors but shall be made permanent before final
offer for the dedication of roads is made.
[Amended 12-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-13]
A.
The developer shall install or cause to be installed, at the developer's
expense, streetlights acceptable to the Township and serviced by underground
conduit in accordance with a plan to be prepared by the owner's engineer
and approved by the Township Streetlight Engineer and approved by
the Board of Supervisors. Provision shall be made for energizing said
lighting after 50% or more of the section within the phase in a given
subdivision or land development has been occupied. The developer 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 resolution or ordinance assessing all costs of the lighting to
the property owners along the street. The developer shall continue
to pay for the cost of streetlight maintenance until December 31 of
the year of dedication.
B.
Where sidewalks are provided, streetlights shall be located on the
same side of the street.
A.
Monuments shall be placed at each change in direction of boundary,
two to be placed at each street intersection and one 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(s). The monument shall
be concrete, the size and length as may be approved by the Township
Engineer(s). Monumentation of the external boundaries of the subdivision
must be completed prior to final plan approval.
C.
All monuments shall be checked for accuracy by the Township Engineer(s)
or their accuracy certified by the developer's engineer. Accuracy
of monuments shall be within 3/100 of a foot.
A.
Sidewalks shall be constructed on both sides of all proposed or existing
streets within the subdivision or land development, unless in the
opinion of the Board of Supervisors, with the advice of the Planning
Commission, they are unnecessary for public safety and convenience.
If the Board of Supervisors deems it to be in the public interest
to waive the requirement for sidewalks, the developer shall contribute
a sum comparable to the cost if the sidewalks had been installed.
B.
Within multifamily residential developments, it is required to install
on-site walks for convenience and access to all living units from
streets, driveways, parking areas or garages, and for convenient circulation
and access to all project facilities.
C.
Width, alignment and gradient of walks shall provide safety and convenience
for pedestrian traffic. Small jogs in the alignment shall be avoided.
D.
The alignment and gradient of walks shall be coordinated with the
grading plan to prevent the passage of concentrated surface water
on or across the walk and to prevent the pocketing of surface water
by walks.
A.
Curbs shall be provided along both sides of all proposed or existing
streets, unless in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors, with the
advice of the Township Engineer(s), they are unnecessary.
B.
Along the existing street on which a subdivision or land development abuts (hereinafter called "boundary streets"), curbs shall be constructed and the existing paved cartway shall be widened to the curb. The location of 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 the Board of Supervisors and in accordance with the specifications in § 440-410 of this chapter.
C.
All curbs shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the
standards and specification of the Middletown Township Specifications
and Design Standards for Streets and Roads or the specifications of
the Township Engineer(s).
The developer shall construct stormwater drainage facilities,
including retention and detention basins, curbs, catch basins and
inlets, storm sewers, road ditches and open channels in order to prevent
erosion, flooding and other hazards to life and property, including
off-site facilities that are necessary to meet the objectives and
requirements of this chapter. All such facilities are to be of adequate
size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes
of flow, and size, type and installation of all stormwater drains
and sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans
and standard specifications of the Middletown Township Specifications
and Design Standards for Streets and Roads.
A.
The developer shall construct water mains in such a manner as to
make adequate water service available to each lot within the subdivision
or land development. The entire system shall be designed in accordance
with the requirements and standards of the Middletown Township Construction
Specifications for Water and Sewer Systems and shall be subject to
Township approval. Wherever possible, the layout shall be a loop system
rather than dead ends.
B.
The system shall also be designed with adequate capacity and appropriately
spaced fire hydrants for firefighting purposes. Review by the Fire
Marshal shall be required in order to ensure that adequate fire protection
is provided.
C.
All on-site wells and all components of the distribution system shall
be shown on all plans.
A.
Private water supply systems shall be prohibited, unless approved
by the Township.
B.
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 sewers shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with the Sewerage Manual issued by the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection and the Middletown Township Construction
Specifications for Water and Sewer Systems.
C.
No public sanitary sewer shall be constructed until plans and specifications
have been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection
and to the Township Board of Supervisors and approved in accordance
with existing laws.
A.
Private sewage disposal systems shall be prohibited, unless approved
by the Township.
B.
Where 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 individual
sewage disposal system application and certification procedure for
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, adopted by the Bucks County Board of Commissioners
on March 24, 1971, and any amendments made thereto.
C.
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 indicating that all
such lots are capable of providing on-site treatment.
A.
All electric, telephone and communications service facilities, both
main and service lines, shall be provided by underground cables, installed
in accordance with the prevailing standards and practices of the utility
and other companies providing such services.
B.
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.
C.
Preliminary and final plans shall show locations of all utilities
and shall be coordinated with required street tree plantings.
Grading shall conform in all respect to the approved final plan
and the Middletown Township Specifications and Design Standards for
Streets and Roads.
[Amended 12-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-13; 3-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-02]
A.
The Board of Supervisors 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 areas containing floodplain soils.
B.
These areas 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 applicant
shall show evidence that all required approvals by state agencies
have been obtained.
A.
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 shown in the Comprehensive
Plan or Community Facilities Plan and 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.
B.
The Middletown Township Park and Recreation Board shall review all
plans where public recreation facilities are proposed.
[Amended 12-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-13; 3-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-02]
A.
Preliminary inspection.
(1)
The applicant shall notify the Township Manager in writing when
all required improvements desired to be accepted by the Township have
been constructed and installed in accordance with the Township specifications.
The Township Engineer(s) may require the applicant to supply spot
elevations and finished floor elevations to verify compliance with
the approved grading plan.
(2)
The Township Manager shall notify the Township Engineer(s) of
the completion of the required improvements.
(3)
The Township Engineer(s) shall:
(4)
The applicant upon notification from the Township Engineer(s)
shall:
B.
Final inspection.
(1)
The Board of Supervisors and Township Engineer(s) shall make
a final inspection with the applicant of all required improvements.
C.
Acceptance.
(1)
The Board of Supervisors shall notify the applicant of acceptance
of the required improvements if satisfied that the applicant has complied
with all specifications and ordinances of the Township.
(2)
The applicant shall:
(a)
Furnish the Township with three linens and paper prints of the
completed required improvements, including drainage profiles and off-site/on-site
utilities.
(b)
Pay all costs for the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
Bucks County on the petition and resolution or ordinance of the Board
of Supervisors to the said Court for its approval of the acceptance
of the required improvements.
(c)
Pay all legal and engineering costs in connection with the dedication
process.
