26-7 ON-TRACT IMPROVEMENTS.
26-7.1 Types of On-Tract Improvements Required.

a Before recording final subdivision plats, the approving authority shall require that the applicant shall have installed or shall have furnished performance guaranties for the installation of on-tract improvements in accordance with Township specifications as follows: streets, street signs, grading, pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, walkways, street lighting, shade trees, water mains, fire hydrants, culverts, storm sewers, sanitary sewers or other means of sewage disposal, drainage structures, erosion control and sedimentation control devices, public improvements of open space and surveyor's monuments as required by the Map Filing Law, P.L. 1960 c. 141 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.).

b. All such required improvements shall be certified by the Township Engineer, unless the applicant shall have filed a performance guaranty sufficient in amount to cover the cost of all such improvements or incompleted portions thereof as estimated by the Township Engineer.

c. The cost of the installation of such required improvements shall be estimated by the Municipal Engineer based on documented construction costs for public improvements prevailing in the general area of the Municipality. The developer may appeal the Municipal Engineer's estimate to the County Construction Board of Appeals. (Ord. #594; 1976 Code § 154-22; Ord. #1196, § VIII)

26-7.2 Performance Guaranties.

The procedures for posting, reducing and releasing subdivision performance guarantees shall be the same procedure as set forth in subsection 22-7.2 of the site plan regulations in the Code of the Township of Mahwah. (Ord. #594; 1976 Code § 154-23; Ord. #1195, § IV)



26-7.3 Maintenance Guaranties.

Prior to the acceptance of any on-tract improvement herein, a maintenance guaranty shall be furnished in favor of the Township for a period not to exceed two (2) years after final acceptance of the improvement in an amount not to exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the cost of the improvement. (Ord. #594; 1976 Code § 154-24)

26-7.4 Improvements Involving Other Governmental Agencies or Public Utilities.

In the event that other governmental agencies or public utilities automatically will own the utilities to be installed or the improvements are covered by a performance or maintenance guaranty to another governmental agency, no performance or maintenance guaranty, as the case may be, shall be required by the Township for such utilities or improvements. (Ord. #594; 1976 Code § 154-25)