§ 184-95. Streets.

The following standards shall apply for all streets which are within the jurisdiction of the Borough.

A. 

General. Streets, driveways, aisles and sidewalks shall be designed to:

(1) 

Comply with the proposals in the Master Plan and Official Map.

(2) 

Permit the safe, efficient, and orderly movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

(3) 

Discourage heavy volumes of through traffic on minor streets and in residential areas;

(4) 

Provide for anticipated future volumes and speeds of traffic;

(5) 

Provide for adequate access and movement of emergency and service vehicles, including police and fire-fighting equipment, school buses, street maintenance vehicles, garbage trucks, delivery vehicles, etc.

(6) 

Provide access to adjacent properties without unduly interfering with the flow of traffic;

(7) 

Provide a simple and logical street pattern; and

(8) 

Provide an attractive streetscape.

B. 

Street width.

(1) 

The width of the street right-of-way and pavement shall be as set forth below, according to the Master Plan street classifications, unless in a particular situation the Master Plan or Official Map required a greater width, and provided that the Board may require greater width in a particular situation based upon analysis of traffic and street conditions:

Street Classification Right-of-Way Pavement Borough Arterial 66 feet 42 feet Borough Collector 50 feet 30 feet Minor 50 feet 30 feet

(2) 

Subdivisions which abut existing streets that do not conform to the width standards of this chapter shall dedicate additional width along one or both sides of such street so as to conform with the width and future alignment of said existing street, as may be required or permitted by law.

(3) 

Street and pavement widths in the MAH and TAH Zones shall conform with §§ 184-116B(3)(a), (b) and (d), and 184-117.

C. 

Street grades and grading. Streets shall be graded in accordance with the following standards:

(1) 

Minimum grade. All streets shall have a minimum center line grade of 1.

(2) 

Maximum grade. No street shall have a center line grade which exceeds 10%.

(3) 

The developer shall be required to grade the full width of the street right-of-way, and to grade abutting property as necessary to comply with the RSIS and as otherwise set forth in this chapter for streets. Where required by the Board, the developer shall provide slope-right easements on property abutting the street right-of-way.

D. 

Sight easements for horizontal curves. Sight easements shall be provided at horizontal curves when it is determined by the Board and the Borough Engineer that same are necessary for proper visibility. The boundaries of the easement shall be determined based upon conditions which exist at the curve.

E. 

Street Intersections. The following standards shall apply:

(1) 

Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as possible and in no cases shall the angle of intersection be less than 60°.

(2) 

New intersections created with an existing street shall be aligned with any existing or planned streets on the opposite side of the intersecting street and shall minimize jobs and sharp angles.

(3) 

Sight easements shall be provided at all intersections, when essential for traffic safety.

F. 

Dead-end streets. The following standards shall apply to dead-end streets:

(1) 

Maximum length. Dead-end streets shall not exceed 500 feet in length, except where unusual topography or other unusual conditions require a longer length. The length shall be measured along the center line of the street(s) between the extreme dead end of the right-of-way line at the turning circle to the center line of the nearest intersecting through street.

(2) 

There shall be a turnaround provided at the end of all dead-end streets with a minimum outside curb radius of 50 feet, and a minimum right-of-way radius of 65 feet. Whenever possible, the turnaround shall be tangent to the right side of the street as one approaches the turnaround.

(3) 

If a dead-end street is of a temporary nature, a turnaround shall be provided in accordance with the standards for permanent turnarounds. Provision shall be made for the future extension of the street and the reversion of excess right-of-way to abutting property owners. Removal of the temporary turnaround and installation of permanent improvements, including but not limited to pavement, sidewalks, curbs, topsoil, shade trees, driveway aprons, etc. shall be at the developer's sole expense.

G. 

Street pavement. All streets shall be paved in with full depth pavement seven inches thick consisting of a five-inch stabilized base course and a two-inch bituminous surface course. Prior to the installation of pavement, the subgrade shall be approved by the Borough Engineer.

H. 

Private streets. Any private street proposed for any development shall follow the same standards required for public streets.