This chapter shall be known as and referred to as the "Borough
of Zelienople Public and Private Improvements Code."
The general purposes of the regulations in this chapter are
to:
A. Establish construction standards and specifications governing the
construction of public and private improvements in the Borough.
B. Control the construction and installation of public and private improvements
in the Borough by developers and public utility companies.
C. Control the acceptance of public improvements.
D. Control the satisfactory completion of private improvements.
The Borough shall be responsible for the administration, enforcement
and interpretation of the code.
This chapter shall be applicable to the construction of all
public and private improvements in the Borough.
Public and private improvements constructed by any person or entity including a developer shall be constructed in accordance with Article
III of this chapter.
All construction of public and private improvements in the Borough
by developers shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter.
A. Notice prior to start of work. In order that the Borough may provide
proper inspection and emergency services during construction, the
developer shall notify the Borough not less than two days prior to
start of work and shall also submit the following:
(1) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the superintendent, contractor
and subcontractors and other responsible persons to be contacted in
case of emergencies.
(2) A general schedule of construction which is to be updated during
construction if changes are made.
B. Supervision and superintendence.
(1) The developer shall supervise and direct the work and be solely responsible
to see that the work is done in accordance with the construction standards
and specifications.
(2) The developer shall have available at all times while construction
is continuing a competent superintendent who may be contacted during
an emergency. The superintendent will be the developer's representative
at the site and shall have authority to act on behalf of the developer.
All communications given to the superintendent shall be as binding
as if given to the developer. If the superintendent is replaced, the
developer shall give written notice thereof to the Borough immediately.
(3) The developer shall be fully responsible for the acts and omissions
of the contractors, subcontractors, persons and organizations directly
or indirectly in his employ.
C. Site appearance. The developer shall keep the site free from accumulation
of waste materials, rubbish and other debris resulting from the work.
At the completion of the work, the developer shall remove all waste
materials, rubbish and debris from and about the site as well as all
tools, construction equipment and machinery, and surplus materials,
and shall leave the site clean.
D. Parking. No construction vehicles, vehicles of construction employees,
equipment, materials or supplies shall encroach onto a public street.
In the case where there is a private street or proposed public street,
not yet accepted by the Borough, the developer shall maintain an eighteen-foot
unobstructed clear path on such street for emergency vehicle purposes.
E. Hours of construction. The operation of heavy construction or excavation
machinery, including, but not limited to, bulldozers, highlifts, backhoes,
trucks, power shovels, pumps and jack hammers, and the operation of
equipment such as saws and drills or any other type of machinery in
conjunction with the construction of public and private improvements
which causes noise sufficient to disturb the peace and general tranquility
of the general public shall be prohibited in the entire Borough between
the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and
all day Sunday.
F. Dust control. The developer shall maintain the site so as to control
the dust. The developer shall employ measures necessary to control
dust. At the Borough's direction, the Borough may require routine
maintenance of the site for dust control when, in the opinion of the
Borough, the developer is not maintaining the site in a reasonable
manner.
G. Responsibility for compliance. The developer shall have the sole
responsibility to comply with all federal, state and local laws, and
the Borough disclaims any duty to enforce any violation of such laws
or inform the developer of noncompliance.
A Borough road occupancy permit is required for the installation
of any utilities within an existing public street in accordance with
the procedures and requirements set forth in this chapter.
The procedure for acceptance of public improvements shall be
in accordance with the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
This chapter may be amended by action of the Borough Council in accordance with this chapter; however, the construction standards in Article
III of this chapter as they pertain to any particular public improvement may be amended by motion of the Borough Council upon recommendation of the Engineer and Borough Manager.