Township of Daugherty, PA Article I New Roads and Streets

[Adopted 6-10-1992 by Ord. No. 86 as Section 8.0]

§ 145-1 Public roadway standards.

No opening, construction or dedication for public use or travel of any right-of-way, road, street, lane or alley accepted for maintenance by Daugherty Township or any drainage facilities in connection therewith shall be permitted except in accordance with plans submitted and approved by the Board of Supervisors, who shall by regulation prescribe the method of preparing and submitting such plans and the kind and character of improvements to be made.

A. Construction drawings shall show the profiles of such roads, streets, lane or alleys; the course, structure and capacity of any drainage facilities; the method of drainage of the adjacent or contiguous territory and drainage profile of the streets and plan showing drainage of the whole property; and the size of the lots, which shall conform with the Zoning Ordinance

Editor's Note: See Ch. 175, Zoning.

and Chapter 148, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Township and all amendments thereto. All proposed new roads and street rights-of-way shall be of a width of not less than 50 feet, the cartway shall be not less than 22 feet, and all roads and streets connecting with existing streets so as to form a continuation or extension thereof shall be not less in width than such existing roads and streets. All roads and streets, where possible, shall connect with existing roads and streets or proposed roads and streets, so as to form as near as possible through roads and streets and a harmonious and systematic development of the Township. The names of the roads and streets shall not conflict with the names of existing roads and streets, and all roads and streets shall be designated by the names of existing roads and streets with which they connect as extensions thereof.

B. All such plans shall be filed with the Township Secretary at least 30 days prior to regular meeting of the Township Supervisors at which approval is sought. Before acting upon any such plans, the Township Supervisors may, in their discretion, arrange for a public hearing, after giving such notice as they deem desirable in each case. Said plans shall be reviewed and commented upon by the Township Engineer prior to the date of the aforesaid Supervisors' meeting.

C. The Township Supervisors reserve the right to specify any changes or modifications of any kind which they may deem necessary with respect thereto, based on recommendations of the Township Engineer, and to make their approval of such plans subject to any such alterations, changes or modifications. (See Chapter 148, Subdivision and Land Development, Article V.)

D. Any and all plans for public roadways proposed for maintenance by Daugherty Township so approved shall be signed by the Supervisors, and a copy of such plan shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Township, where the same shall be available to public inspection. All roads and streets shown on the said plan shall be improved in accordance with the plans and specifications prescribed by the Township Supervisors.

E. All sewers, sewer laterals and sewer connections shall be laid on all improved or unimproved streets or roadways before paving where connection with a sanitary sewer within Daugherty Township is practicable and shall be required by the Township Supervisors, and all gas and water mains and all service connections shall be laid before the paving of the street where water and gas is available, and all other mains, pipes and conduits and the like shall be installed before paving of the cartway where it is proposed to install any such service mains within the public right-of-way.

F. All applications for the approval of such plans shall be in writing on a form provided by Daugherty Township and signed by the owners of the property, which must be filed with the Secretary of the Township, setting forth in detail the character of the improvements to be made on the property shown on the said plan, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and in such application, the applicant shall agree to open, lay out and improve the roads, streets, lanes or alleys, and to construct all of the improvements, including sewers and drainage facilities upon the property, shown on the plan, within the time or times therein specified, and agree to enter into a contract in writing prepared by the Township Solicitor to install, erect and construct the said improvements. In addition, the applicant shall furnish a signature block setting forth the name or names of the owner or owners of all property covered by such plans and shall show and shall contain a list of all mortgages, judgments, liens, easements, contracts and agreements of record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Beaver County, Pennsylvania, which shall affect the property covered by such plans. If such recorded information shall disclose that any such property shall be subject to any mortgage, judgment, easement, lien, contract or agreement, or any other matters of record, then, at the option of the Township Supervisors, the holders or owners of such mortgages, judgments, liens, easements, contracts or agreements shall be required to join in and approve said applications before the same shall be acted upon by the Township Supervisors. The applicant shall furnish a surety, in such amount, under such conditions and form, and with surety as shall be approved by the Township Supervisors, to guarantee the performance of the said contract and to secure the completion of the said improvements within the times therein specified. In lieu of a bond, the applicant may deposit cash to guarantee performance of said contract or execute an irrevocable letter of credit in the Township Supervisors' names or to secure completion of the improvements upon an escrow agreement to be prepared by the Township Solicitor and approved by the Township Supervisors.

G. All applicants shall bear all costs of inspection of such roads, streets, lanes or alleys and shall deposit with the Township Treasurer such sum as the Township Supervisors shall determine to guarantee payment of such costs.

H. No action by the Township Supervisors shall be construed to require the Township to accept dedication of any road, street, lane or alley.