[Adopted 12-4-1945 by Ord. No. 699 (Ch. 106, Art. I, of the
1972 Code)]
No person, partnership, association or corporation shall construct,
open or dedicate any road, street, lane or alley, or any sewer or
drainage facilities in connection therewith, for public use or travel
in the Borough of Sharon Hill, without first submitting plans therefor
to the Borough Council for its approval, and no road, street, lane
or alley, nor sewer nor drainage facilities in connection therewith,
shall be opened, laid or constructed except in strict accordance with
plans approved by the Borough Council.
Such plans shall show the profiles of such roads, streets, lanes
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. All roads and streets shall be
of a width not less than 50 feet, and the cartway shall be not less
than 30 feet wide, 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 shown on the Borough plan, so
as to form as nearly as possible through roads and streets a harmonious
and systematic development of the Borough. The names of 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.
All such plans shall be filed with the Secretary of the Borough
Council at least 10 days prior to the regular meeting of the Borough
Council at which it is desired to seek approval thereof. Before acting
upon any such plans, the Borough Council may, in its discretion, arrange
for a public hearing, after giving such notice as it may deem desirable
in each case.
The Borough Council reserves the right to alter such plans,
to specify any changes or modifications of any kind which it may deem
necessary with respect thereto, and to make its approval of such plans
subject to any such alteration, changes or modifications.
Any and all plans, when so approved, shall be signed on behalf
of the Borough by the President of the Borough Council and shall be
filed in the office of the Secretary of the Borough, where the same
shall be available for public inspection.
The action of the Borough Council in approving any such plans
and such plans shall be recorded by the person applying for such approval
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
All roads and streets shown on the said plan shall be improved
by the paving of the cartway with concrete only, by the construction
of curbs and by the laying of sidewalks, all in accordance with the
plans and specifications prescribed by the Highway Committee of Borough
Council and approved by Borough Council and from time to time altered,
supplemented or changed.
All sewers, sewer laterals and sewer connections shall be laid
on all improved streets before paving, where connection with the Borough
sewers is practicable and where such connection shall be required
by the Borough Council, and all gas and water mains and all service
connections shall be laid before the paving of the streets, where
water and gas are 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 in the streets.
All applications for the approval of such plans shall be in
writing on a blank form to be furnished for that purpose by the Borough
Council and to be signed by the owners of the property, which must
be filed with the Secretary of the Borough, 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 article,
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 the 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 with the
Borough, in form to be prescribed by the Borough Solicitor, to install,
erect and construct the said improvements. The applicant shall furnish
a bond in such amount, under such conditions and form, and with such
security as shall be approved by the Borough Council, to guarantee
the performance of the said contract and to secure the completion
of the said improvements within the time or times therein specified.
[Added 12-18-1972 by Ord. No. 1019; amended 7-14-1988 by Ord. No. 1180]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the
provisions of this article before any Magisterial District Judge shall
be sentenced to pay a maximum fine as provided from time to time by
state statute, together with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both.
