§ 154.101 PUBLIC AREAS.

   (A)   The developer shall consider reserved areas for public use where required, or where topography may preclude use for proper development. Reserve areas, however, which shall make any area unprofitable for regular or special assessments or which may revert to untended nuisance areas will not be approved.

   (B)   The Commission may require that areas for parks and playgrounds (of a size not to exceed 10% of the land area to be subdivided) be dedicated to the city for recreation purposes. The city, however, shall retain the right to accept or decline such dedication. The proposal to dedicate recreation areas in any proposed subdivision shall be compared with similar existing dedications in adjoining tracts or subdivisions in order to provide usable recreation areas where required without imposing hardships on the developer.

(Ord. 1286, passed 6-7-1982)

§ 154.102 STREET NAMES.

   The developer may choose his or her street names subject to the recommendations of the Commission, and approval of the city and the post office. No street, other than an extension, may be given a name identical or similar to another street in the city, or in an adjoining township if proximity to the township road is close enough to cause confusion.

(Ord. 1286, passed 6-7-1982)

§ 154.103 FLOOD PLAINS.

   For the purposes of this chapter, the areas considered as flood-prone within the city shall be those areas identified in Ordinance 1236, as being subject to flooding during the 100-year flood. All subdivisions shall meet the requirements of that ordinance, where applicable, in addition to all normal subdivision requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 1286, passed 6-7-1982)

REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS

§ 154.115 GENERAL.

   (A)   The construction of subdivision improvements is the responsibility of the developer in so much as it is his or her property which is being developed. Adequate streets, utilities and other improvements are essential elements in the creation and preservation of stable residential, commercial and industrial areas, and must be completed by the developer.

   (B)   All of the following improvements, as recommended by the Commission and approved by the city pursuant to the authority granted in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, 53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq., as amended, shall be completed in accordance with the requirements established by this chapter prior to final approval of the plan, except as otherwise provided herein.

   (C)   Final plan approval, except for minor subdivisions, shall not be given prior to the completion and acceptance of all subdivision improvements, except where performance guarantees are furnished as hereinafter provided.

   (D)   All the requirements in this subchapter concerning street paving, curbing and sidewalks shall be adhered to unless otherwise approved by the Commission as a variance under the provisions of §§ 154.170 through 154.174.

(Ord. 1286, passed 6-7-1982)