The following improvements shall be installed by the subdivider.
The final plan shall not be approved until final detailed design of
the improvements is approved and the improvements are installed or
security to the Borough Council is provided.
Streets shall be brought to the grades and dimensions drawn on plans, profiles and cross-sections approved by the Engineer. The subdivider must install the required utilities and provide, where necessary, adequate subsurface drainage for the streets. The streets shall be designed and constructed to the standards set forth in §§ 220-18 and 220-19 of this chapter.
A.
Public sewer systems. When the subdivision or land development is
to be provided with a complete sanitary sewer system connected to
a public sanitary sewer system, a statement shall be submitted to
the Borough Council. When required, DEP planning module approval shall
also be obtained for final approval.
B.
Private sewer systems. When a complete private sanitary sewer system
using a treatment plant is to be provided, a statement shall be submitted
to the Borough Council from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection certifying that a permit has been issued by the appropriate
agency approving the proposed facilities. Adequate security for the
maintenance of such plant shall be furnished to the Borough of Verona.
C.
On-lot sewage disposal. In subdivisions where public sewers are not
available and a complete private sanitary sewer system is not required,
on-lot sewage disposal systems shall be provided.
D.
Capped sewer system. Where the sanitary sewer system is not yet accessible
but is planned for extension to the subdivision or development, the
subdivider shall install sewer lines, including lateral connections,
in order to provide service to each lot. The sewer mains shall be
suitably capped at the limits of the subdivision and laterals shall
be capped at the right-of-way line when not extended to houses or
other structures. When laterals are extended to houses or other structures,
the internal plumbing system shall be constructed to accommodate them
as well as any septic system required. At such time as any planned
construction of extensions to the existing sanitary sewer system is
under contract, the subdivider may reduce the size of any required
septic system drainfields or septic tank by 50%.
A.
Provision of system. The subdivision or land development shall be
provided with a complete water main supply system which shall be connected
to a municipal water supply or with a community water supply approved
by the engineer of the applicable water utility company and the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, with satisfactory provision
for the maintenance thereof; except that, when such municipal or community
water supply system is not available, each lot in a subdivision shall
be capable of being provided with an individual water supply system
in accordance with minimum standards approved by the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection. If water is to be provided
by means other than by private wells owned and maintained by the individual
owners of lots within the subdivision or development, applicants shall
present evidence to the Borough of Verona or Planning Commission,
as the case may be, that the subdivision or development is to be supplied
by a certified public utility, a bona fide cooperative association
of lot owners, or by a municipal corporation, authority or utility.
A copy of a certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission or an application for such certificate,
a cooperative agreement or commitment or agreement to serve the area
in question, whichever is appropriate, shall be acceptable evidence.
B.
Plans. The plans for the installation of the mains of a water supply
system shall be prepared for the subdivision or land development with
the cooperation of the applicable water supply agency and approved
by the engineer of the water supply agency to which the subdivision
or land development will be connected and shall be submitted to the
Borough Council. Upon the completion of the water supply system, one
copy of each of the plans for such system shall be filed with the
Borough of Verona.
C.
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be provided as an integral part
of any public water supply system. The Borough Fire Marshal shall
be consulted to determine the location of proposed fire hydrants.
A storm drainage system shall be provided in accordance with the standards as set forth in § 220-21 of this chapter.
A.
Easements for utilities shall have a minimum width of 15 feet.
B.
To the fullest extent possible, easements for public utilities shall
be centered on or adjacent to rear or side lot lines.
C.
Telephone, electric, TV cable and such other utilities shall be installed
underground and shall be provided within the street right-of-way or
easements to be dedicated for such utilities and in accordance with
plans approved by the Borough of Verona and the applicable utility
company. Underground installation of the utility distribution and
service lines shall be completed prior to street paving and gutter,
curbing and sidewalk installation.
A.
Monuments shall be of concrete or stone at least six inches by six
inches by 30 inches and marked on top with a copper or brass dowel.
They shall be set at the intersection of lines forming angles in the
boundaries of the subdivision and at the intersection of street lines.
Markers shall be iron pipes or brass 30 inches by three-fourths-inch
diameter and set at all points where lines, or lines and curves, intersect.
B.
Monument replacement. Any monuments or markers that are removed must
be replaced by a registered land surveyor at the expense of the person
responsible for the removal.
All improvements shall be installed according to a time schedule
which shall be approved by the Borough Council.
At the time each improvement is to be installed and upon its
completion, the subdivider shall notify the Borough Council so that
adequate inspections can be made. The inspection will be made by the
Borough Engineer. All costs of undertaking the inspection will be
borne by the subdivider.
A.
The applicant shall agree in writing in a form provided by the Borough
of Verona that he will construct or install and maintain until dedication
all of the improvements required as a condition of approval of the
final plan in accordance with the governing specifications and within
the specified time limits.
B.
As a condition for approval of a final plan, the applicant shall
deposit with the Borough of Verona financial security in an amount
sufficient to cover the costs of the required improvements in accordance
with § 509 of the Municipalities Planning Code.[1] In cases where development is projected over a period
of years, the Borough Council may authorize submission of the final
plan by sections or stages of development subject to such requirements
or guarantees as to improvements in future sections or stages of development
as it finds essential for the protection of any finally approved section
of the development.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10509.
D.
If the subdivider or developer does not satisfactorily construct or install all of the improvements included within the agreement referred to in Subsection A hereof, the Borough Council shall institute appropriate legal or equitable proceedings to enforce the bond or other security referred to in Subsection B hereof, or if no bond or other security is enforceable or if the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay the cost of completing the construction or installation of such improvements or the cost of making repairs or corrections thereto, to collect the same from the subdivider or developer. The Borough Council, at its option, may also proceed to complete such improvements or make repairs and corrections thereto prior to receiving the cost thereof from the surety on the bond, from other security, or from the subdivider or developer. All funds recovered from the surety, from other security, or from the subdivider or developer shall be used solely for such improvements and not for any other Borough purpose.
