As used in this code, 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.
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, guiderails, cable TV and other facilities
as set forth in this code.
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:
DRY BASINA detention basin designed to completely drain following a storm event.
NATURALIZED BASINA 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.
UNDERGROUND BASINDetention storage located in underground tanks or vaults designed to provide water quantity control through detention of stormwater runoff.
WET PONDA basin that has a permanent pool of water throughout the year. A wet pond also may be called a "wet basin" or "retention pond."
Any landowner, agent of such landowner, 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 Township 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 code.
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.
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 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 code 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, stormwater facility,
sewer, waterline, driveway, parking area, streetlight, street sign
or related facility, to be operated and maintained by a private entity,
but which must comply with this code.
A street, sidewalk, walkway, gutter, curb, stormwater facility,
sewer, waterline, streetlight, street sign or related facility to
be dedicated to or maintained by the Township, and which must comply
with this code.
Any company subject to the jurisdiction of and control by
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or a franchised cable television
company.
A walk for pedestrians, constructed to the standards set
forth in this code.
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 rights-of-way
or easements within the Township.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township.
The Township of Potter, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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 this code.
