All of the required improvements specified in this article shall
be constructed in accordance with the City's standards for construction
and all other applicable City, county and state regulations.
Concrete monuments shall be set at the intersection of all lines
forming angles in the boundary of the subdivision. Iron or steel markers
shall be set at the beginning and ending of all curves along street
property lines; at all points where lot lines intersect curves, either
front or rear; at all angles in property lines of lots and at all
other lot corners.
The streets shall be graded to the grades and dimensions shown
on plans and profiles approved by the Council and shall include the
following improvements:
A.
Suitable drainage structures, culverts, storm sewers, ditches and
related installations shall be provided to ensure adequate drainage
of all points along the streets.
B.
Street and underground construction shall conform to City standard
specifications, which by reference is made a part hereof as if attached
hereto.
C.
The curbs, base depth and surface depth shall be in conformance with the table contained in § 307-20K, Minimum Improvement Standards for Public Ways.
D.
All streets shall be constructed on a prepared subgrade conforming
to Section 210 of the publication of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Department of Highways, Form 408 Specifications (latest editions).
E.
Paving shall be required on all streets.
The construction of a storm drainage system shall conform to
the following requirements:
A.
Stormwater retention facilities shall be provided in accordance with
standards established by the City.
B.
Drainage ditches or channels shall have a minimum gradient of 1%.
C.
Open watercourses shall have adequate capacity and erosion control
to ensure safe and healthful disposal of stormwater.
D.
When topsoil has been removed from the surface of a lot on a slope
where erosion will cause a displacement of loose material, the subdivider
shall be required to seed or provide other means to prevent the wash
from damaging adjacent property or accumulating on street surfaces.
The developer shall construct a system of water mains with a
connection for each lot utilizing public water supply. 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, applicants
shall present evidence to the Council that the subdivision is to be
supplied by a certificated public utility, a bona fide cooperative
association of lot owners or by a City corporation, authority or utility.
A copy of a certificate of public convenience from a Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission or an application for such certificate,
a cooperative agreement or a commitment or agreement to serve the
area in question, whichever is appropriate, shall be acceptable evidence.
The developer shall provide the subdivision with a complete
sanitary sewer system to be connected to the City sanitary system.
Every lot in a subdivision shall be capable of being served
by utilities, and the necessary easements shall be provided. Electric,
gas and other utility distribution lines shall be installed within
public rights-of-way or within properly designated easements. To the
fullest extent possible, underground utility lines located in street
rights-of-way shall not be installed beneath existing or proposed
paved areas except at intersections and, in any case, shall be placed
in conduits which have been installed prior to the placement of any
paving.
Sidewalks shall be provided in all new subdivisions. Sidewalks
shall be provided on the developer's side of any existing street
and on both sides of every new street in the subdivision. Sidewalks
shall be of reinforced concrete, not less than five feet in width
and not less than four inches in depth.
Shade trees of a variety approved by the City and having a caliper
not less than 1 1/2 inches shall be planted on the developer's
side of any existing street and on both sides of every new street
in the subdivision. The number of trees planted shall not be less
than required by a uniform spacing of the trees of 60 feet apart for
each side of the street.
Street name signs of a type adopted or approved by the Council
shall be installed at each street intersection by the developer, on
a location specified by the City Engineer.
On a corner lot or any point of entry on a public road, nothing
shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner
which obscures vision between the height of 1 1/2 feet and 10
feet above ground level as measured from the center-line grades of
the intersecting streets and within the area bounded by the street
lines of such corner lots and a line joining points on these street
lines of such corner lots 25 feet from their intersection along the
lot lines.
