The subdivider shall observe the following requirements and principles of land subdivision in the design of each subdivision or portion thereof.
[Amended 2-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2-2013]
The subdivision plat shall conform to design standards that will encourage good development patterns within the municipality. Where either or both an Official Map or Master Plan has or have been adopted, the subdivision shall conform to the proposals and conditions shown thereon. The streets, drainage rights-of-way, school sites, public parks and playgrounds shown on an officially adopted Master Plan or Official Map shall be considered in approval of subdivision plats. Where no Master Plan or Official Map exists, streets and drainage rights-of-way shall be shown on the final plat in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38 et seq., and any amendments or supplements thereto, and shall be such as to lend themselves to the harmonious development of the municipality and enhance the public welfare in accordance with the following design standards.
A. 
The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension of existing streets.
B. 
Minor streets shall be so designed as to discourage through traffic.
C. 
Subdivisions abutting arterial streets shall provide a marginal service road or reverse frontage with a buffer strip for planting or some other means of separation of through and local traffic as the Land Use Board may determine appropriate.
D. 
The right-of-way width shall be measured from lot line to lot line and shall not be less than the following:
(1) 
Arterial streets: 80 feet.
(2) 
Collector streets: 60 feet.
(3) 
Minor streets: 50 feet.
(4) 
Marginal access streets: 40 feet.
(5) 
The right-of-way width for internal roads and alleys in multifamily, commercial and industrial development shall be determined on an individual basis and shall in all cases be of sufficient width and design to safely accommodate the maximum traffic, parking and loading needs and maximum access for firefighting equipment.
E. 
No subdivision showing reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be approved except where the control and disposal of land comprising such strips has been placed in the governing body under conditions approved by the Land Use Board.
F. 
Subdivisions that adjoin or include existing streets that do not conform to widths as shown on the Master Plan or Official Map or the street width requirements of this chapter shall dedicate additional width along either one or both sides of said road. If the subdivision is along one side only, 1/2 of the required extra width shall be dedicated.
G. 
Grades of arterial and collector streets shall not exceed 4%. Grades on other streets shall not exceed 10%. No street shall have a minimum grade of less than 1/2 of 1%.
H. 
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case shall be less than 60°. The block corners at intersections shall be rounded at the curbline, with a curve having a radius of not less than 20 feet.
I. 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited.
J. 
A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
K. 
When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point by more than 10° and not more than 45°, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius of not less than 100 feet for minor streets and 300 feet for arterial and collector streets.
L. 
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and proper sight distance.
M. 
Dead-end streets.
(1) 
Dead-end streets (culs-de-sac) shall not be longer than 500 feet and shall provide a turnaround at the end, with a radius of not less than 50 feet and tangent, whenever possible, to the right side of the street.
(2) 
If a dead-end street is of a temporary nature, a similar turnaround shall be provided and provisions made for future extension of the street and reversion of the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties.
N. 
No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate as to be confused with the names of existing streets. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name.
A. 
Block length and width or acreage within bounding roads shall be such as to accommodate the size of lot required in the area by Chapter 205, Land Use and Development, and to provide for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic.
B. 
In blocks over 1,000 feet long, pedestrian crosswalks may be required in locations deemed necessary by the Land Use Board to secure and promote the purposes of this chapter. Such walkway shall be 10 feet wide and be straight from street to street.
C. 
For commercial, group housing or industrial use, block size shall be sufficient to meet all area and yard requirements for such use.
A. 
Lot dimensions and area shall not be less than the requirements of Chapter 205, Land Use and Development.
B. 
Insofar as is practical, side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight streets and radial to curved streets.
C. 
Each lot must front upon an approved street at least 50 feet in width, except lots fronting on the streets described in § 340-16D(4) and (5) of this article.
D. 
Where extra width has been dedicated for widening of existing streets, lots shall begin at such extra-width line, and all setbacks shall be measured from such line.
E. 
Where there is a question as to the suitability of a lot or lots for their intended use due to factors such as rock formations, flood conditions or similar circumstances, the Land Use Board may, after adequate investigation, withhold approval of such lots.
A. 
Utility installations.
(1) 
In large-scale development, easements along rear property lines or elsewhere for utility installations may be required. Such easements shall be at least 15 feet wide and located in consultation with the companies or municipal departments concerned. For all major subdivisions the applicant shall arrange with the serving utility for the underground installation of the utilities' distribution supply lines and service connections in accordance with the provisions of the applicable standard terms and conditions incorporated as a part of its tariff as the same are then on file with the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners and shall submit to the Land Use Board prior to the granting of final approval a written instrument from each serving utility which shall evidence full compliance with the provisions of this subsection; provided, however, that lots in such subdivision which abut existing streets where overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines have theretofore been installed on any portion of the streets involved may be supplied with electric and telephone service from such overhead lines or extensions thereof, but the service connections from the utilities' overhead lines shall be installed underground.
(2) 
All utilities in a major subdivision involving the construction of one or more new streets shall be installed underground.
B. 
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway channel or street, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose.
C. 
Natural features, such as trees, brooks, hilltops and views, shall be preserved whenever possible in designing any subdivision containing such features.