[Adopted 1-1-1981 by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 132, Art. VI, of the 1981 Code]
All plats and maps shall conform to the provisions of this article, as well as all other applicable ordinances and statutes, and to the rules and requirements of the Planning Board .[1]
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Editor's Note: As to provisions concerning the Planning Board, see Ch. 38, Land Use Procedures.
All streets or roads shall be coterminous with adjoining existing streets and shall be of the same or greater widths.
Blocks or distances between street intersections shall not be less than 600 feet nor more than 1,200 feet in length and not less than 300 feet in width, except where the Planning Board determines that existing conditions or special plan provisions warrant a variation from this requirement.
Lots shall be of such width and depth as to conform to Chapter 275 and other applicable ordinances.
Monuments of such pattern as may be designated by the Borough Engineer shall be set at all boundary comers, at all street intersections and at such other places as may be indicated on the plats or maps.
Street grades shall not exceed 4% on main traffic streets nor 10% on secondary streets without special approval of the Planning Board and Borough Engineer.
No subdivision showing reserve strips of land controlling the access to public ways shall be approved, except where the control of the land comprising such strips is placed within the jurisdiction of the Borough under conditions approved by the Planning Board.
Streetlights shall be of sufficient intensity and at such distance apart as the Borough Engineer may approve in order to provide adequate streetlighting during the hours of darkness.
Shade trees shall be of healthy and sturdy stock, of at least one-and-one-fourth-inch caliper pin oak, sugar maple, sycamore, Norway maple or ginko and planted no more than 35 feet apart. The choice shall rest with the Shade Tree Committee. They shall be replaced by the developer if they fail to thrive within one year from their planting. All trees shall be firmly staked for a period of one year after planting.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 214, Shade Trees.
Street name signs shall be of aluminum or equivalent metal resistant to atmospheric corrosion, with raised luminous lettering, solidly set upon metal poles imbedded in underground concrete footings and shall be placed in a prominent position on at least one corner of each street intersection.
Deeds of dedication, releases of mortgage and other liens covering the land in the streets shown on any map and which is to be dedicated for public use shall be submitted to the Mayor and Council and meet with the approval of the Borough Attorney.
The sidewalk area between the curbline and the street line shall be 10 feet in width, shall be graded smooth and left in a clean and seeded condition. Where filling is required, it shall be done in layers not exceeding six inches deep, thoroughly tamped and compacted.
A one-and-one-half-horizontal to one-vertical slope shall be the minimum for excavation and fill. All refuse, earth, stumps, stones and other materials shall be removed immediately upon completion of the work. In the course of excavating or surface grading, no soil or other materials shall be deposited or pushed onto any adjoining property of any other person nor into the street. Provision shall be made for adequate temporary drainage until such time as the excavated material is removed and topsoil restored.
[Amended 10-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-16-1438]
A. 
No person shall construct, arrange or maintain any drain pipes or leaders or so alter the surface contour of his land so as to accumulate and divert excessive amounts of water onto any adjoining lands or into the streets. In addition, no sump pumps shall be allowed which pump water from cellars onto streets or which pump water from cellars or basements onto the surface of the ground in such manner that the water shall run onto or reach any street or adjoining lands.
B. 
In the construction of any new homes, or with the addition of a sump pump to any existing home, no sump pumps shall be allowed which pump water from cellars onto streets or which pump water from cellars or basements onto the surface of the ground in such manner that the water shall run on or reach any street or adjoining lands. Any owners of an existing home with a sump pump in violation of the above prohibitions shall have 90 days from the enactment of this subsection to either install a new sump pump or reconfigure the existing sump pump so as to prevent the discharge of water from the cellar or basement onto the surface of the ground in such manner that the water shall run onto or reach any street or adjoining lands.
[Amended 10-1-1985 by Ord. No. 85-22-912]
All streets henceforth laid out shall have a minimum width of 50 feet and shall have concrete curbs no less than 30 feet apart, with paving from curb to curb. Curbs shall have a cross section of six inches by nine inches by 20 inches.
All streets heretofore laid out shall be paved from curb to curb at such times as they are eventually improved, and the width of same shall be such as is established by resolution of the Mayor and Council in each particular case.
All street pavement shall be of at least seven-inch penetration macadam or a material equal thereto or six-inch reinforced concrete and constructed in the manner set forth in the Standard.
Paved sidewalks shall have a minimum width of four feet and be constructed of four-inch concrete material and in the manner set forth in the Standard.
All streets must be provided with sufficient catch basins, storm sewers and other drainage appurtenances sufficient to properly drain the same.
Concrete or bituminous work, other than emergency repairs, shall not be done during the period between December 1 and April 1. Whenever the temperature falls below 32º F., concrete work shall be protected against freezing.
All work shall be properly protected by barricades until the surface shall be sufficiently hardened to carry traffic. Concrete work shall be kept covered and moist for three days in order to prevent surface cracking, and cracked work shall be removed and replaced immediately.