[Ord. 96-273, 9/5/1996; as amended by Ord. 2000-306, 8/3/2000, § 1;
by Ord. 2004-350, 6/3/2004, § 1; and by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A drawing showing the final as-built location, elevation
and/or depth, size and materials of all completed public and private
improvements as well as all easements.
Facilities designed to accommodate bicycle travel for recreational
or commuting purposes. Bicycle facilities are not necessarily separated
facilities (such as off-road paths), but may be designed to be shared
and operated along with other travel modes (such as painted on-road
bike lanes or shared lanes that are properly marked and signed).
[Added by Ord. 2012-429, 6/7/2012, § 2]
That paved road surface from front of curb to front of curb.
The construction standards for streets, stormwater management
facilities, sanitary sewer systems, pedestrian circulation, driveways,
parking areas, fire hydrants, guide rails, cable TV and other facilities
as set forth in this chapter.
Anticipated posted speed limit plus five miles per hour.
A stormwater facility that collects and temporarily stores
surface runoff and releases it at a controlled rate. Detention basins
may be classified into the following categories:
A detention basin designed to completely drain following
a storm event.
Any landowner, not a public utility company, agent of such
landowner including the landowner's contractor or resident or superintendent
or tenant with permission of such landowner, who constructs or causes
to be constructed any public or private improvements anywhere in the
Township not under a contract.
A private area used exclusively for circulation and ingress
and egress to a street by the owner or owners or visitors of the lot.
All driveways shall meet the requirements of this chapter.
A residential building containing one dwelling unit occupied
by one family and which is the only principal building on the lot.
Any unforeseen circumstance which calls for immediate action.
The Township Engineer who is charged with the design and
inspection of the work, and with determining the quantities of materials
and labor to be paid for. During the execution of the work the Engineer
shall also be interpreted to mean the assistant, inspector, or other
representative acting within the authority given. The Engineer is
to be considered an agent of the Township.
A corporate bond letter of credit, or escrow account from a surety or a financial institution acceptable to the Township, naming the Township as obligee in forms specified in Part 3 of this chapter.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot, including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any conditions), a lessee (if he
is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner)
or other persons having a proprietary interest in the lot.
The width of the travel lane. Typically set at 11 feet when
painted with yellow and white lines.
A detention basin designed to completely drain following
a storm event and which blends into the surrounding environment by
being curvilinear in shape and using native plants to provide soil
stabilization.
A public or private garage or a paved, open off-street area
other than a driveway or street with adequate means of access, which
meets the requirements of this chapter and which is used exclusively
for the parking of vehicles of occupants or visitors of the lot; however,
a driveway serving a single-family dwelling or which is for the exclusive
use of an individual dwelling unit in a residential building may be
used as a parking area.
A street, sidewalk, walkway, gutter, curb, sewer, waterline,
driveway, parking area, street light, street sign or related facility,
to be operated and maintained by a private entity, but which must
comply with this chapter.
A street, sidewalk, walkway, gutter, curb, sewer, waterline,
street light, street sign or related facility to be dedicated to or
maintained by the Township, and which must comply with this chapter.
Any company subject to the jurisdiction of and control by
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or franchised cable television
company.
A walk for pedestrians constructed to the standards set forth
in this chapter.
Those portions of the contract documents consisting of written
technical descriptions of materials, equipment, construction systems,
standards and workmanship as applied to the work.
An avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane,
viaduct and any other ways used by vehicular traffic, but not including
driveways, parking areas or walkways. "Street" includes the entire
right-of-way.
Excavation of 18 inches or more performed within public right-of-ways
or easements within the Township.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township.
The Township of Cranberry, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Detention storage located in underground tanks or vaults
designed to provide water quantity control through detention of stormwater
runoff.
A public service including but not limited to electric service,
gas service, and cable TV service.
A walk for pedestrians constructed to the standards set forth
in the Public Improvements Code.
A basin that has a permanent pool of water throughout the
year. A wet pond also may be called a "wet basin" or "retention pond."
