The following improvements shall be installed by the subdivider
or a suitable guarantee provided by the subdivider which shall ensure
the provision of the improvements at the standards set forth in these
regulations. The final plan shall not be approved until the improvements
are installed and maintained in a satisfactory state of repair or
a suitable guarantee is provided.
Streets shall be surfaced to the grades and dimensions drawn
on plans, profiles, and cross-sections submitted by the subdivider
and approved by the Planning Commission. Before paving the street
surface, the subdivider must install the required utilities and provide,
where necessary, adequate subsurface drainage for the streets. The
pavement base and wearing surface shall be constructed to the following
specifications unless a specific substitute is requested and approved
by the Planning Commission.
A.
Local streets and cul-de-sac streets.
(1)
The base course shall consist of six inches of a compacted stone
or four inches of a bituminous concrete base course specified in Section
300 of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways Specifications, 1967,
as updated.
(2)
The surface course, when installed on stone base, shall consist of
either 2 1/2 inches of bituminous surface course CP-2 or two
inches of ID-2 surface course consisting of one inch of binder course
and one inch of wearing course, or three inches of FB-1 or FB-2 surface
course installed as specified in Section 400 of the Pennsylvania Department
of Highways Specifications, 1967, as updated. The surface course on
bituminous concrete base shall be one inch of FB-1, FB-2 or ID-2.
B.
Arterial and collector streets.
(1)
The base course shall consist of eight inches of a compacted stone
or four inches of bituminous concrete base course specified in Section
300 of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways Specifications, 1967,
as updated.
(2)
The surface course shall consist of 2 1/2 inches of bituminous
surface course ID-2 installed as specified in Section 400 of the Pennsylvania
Department of Highways Specifications, 1967, as UPDATED.
Cement concrete curbs shall be installed in all subdivisions
where average lot widths are less than 80 feet. Suitable gutters must
be installed in areas where curbing is not used.
Cement concrete sidewalks at least four inches thick shall be
installed where required.
A.
Sewer and water. Public sewer or water facilities shall be installed
in accordance with the plans approved by the Planning Commission and
the utility or Health Department.
B.
Other utilities. Telephone, electric, TV cable or other such utilities
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 Planning Commission and the utility company. Underground installation
of the utility distribution and service lines is encouraged but is
not required for approval.
Storm drainage facilities shall be provided as shown in plans
approved by the Planning Commission.
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 bars 30 inches by 3/4 inch diameter
and set at all points where lines or lines and curves intersect.
At the time each improvement is to be installed and upon its
completion, the subdivider shall notify the Planning Commission to
this effect so that adequate inspections can be made. A fee of 1 1/2%
of the cost of the required improvements shall be paid to the Planning
Commission to cover the cost of inspection. Any unused portion of
the fee shall be returned to the subdivider.
A.
In lieu of the immediate installation of the improvements, the subdivider
shall provide a performance guarantee. The guarantee must be approved
by the Planning Commission, and filed with the Borough Secretary.
It must:
(1)
Be a bond, certified check, or other satisfactory security.
(2)
Be payable to the Borough in which the subdivision is located.
(3)
Be in an amount sufficient to complete the improvements in compliance
with these regulations.
(4)
In the case of cash or its equivalent, be held in an escrow fund.
(5)
Specify a satisfactory completion date for the improvements.
B.
Return. When the improvements have been completed and approved by
the inspector, the guarantee must be released and returned. Portions
of the guarantee may be released and returned in amounts commensurate
with the cost of the installed improvements.
C.
Default. In the event the subdivider fails to install the required
improvements in accordance with the final plan, the performance guarantee
is forfeited to the Borough to be used for completion of the improvements.
D.
Maintenance guarantee. In cases where the subdivider installs improvements,
he shall provide a maintenance bond in such amount, under such conditions,
and form and with surety as shall be approved by the Borough to guarantee
the maintenance of the roads, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks,
water mains, sewer mains, and storm sewers for a period of not less
than two years from the date of acceptance of the improvements by
the Borough.
