[Adopted 8-2-1974 as § 10-2
of the 1974 Code]
No curbs, sidewalks or driveways shall be constructed
or replaced in the township except pursuant to a permit therefor to
be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer based upon an application
therefor.
[Amended 6-20-1975 by Ord. No. 75-13C]
Fees shall be as provided in Chapter 64, Building Construction, § 64-3O(15).
A.
The application shall include information showing
compliance with the following requirements:
(1)
In the case of streets 100 feet in width, there shall
be a twenty-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each side, with a
radius of 20 feet at intersection.
(2)
In the case of streets 80 feet in width, there shall
be a sixteen-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each side, with a
radius of 16 feet at intersection.
(3)
In the case of streets 70 feet in width, there shall
be a fourteen-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each side, with
a radius of 14 feet at intersection.
(4)
In the case of streets 60 feet in width, there shall
be a twelve-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each side, with a
radius of 12 feet at intersection.
(5)
In the case of streets 50 feet in width, there shall
be a ten-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each side, with a radius
of 10 feet at intersection.
(6)
In the case of streets 40 feet in width, there shall
be a five-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each side, with a radius
of five feet at intersection.
(7)
In the case of streets 37 feet in width, there shall
be a four-and-five-tenths-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each
side, with a radius of 4.5 feet at intersection.
(8)
In the case of streets 33 feet in width, there shall
be a four-and-five-tenths-foot-wide curb and sidewalk area on each
side, with a radius of 4.5 feet at intersection.
(9)
In the case of all streets having right-of-way widths
other than as hereinabove specified but more than 33 feet, the total
curb and sidewalk area shall be 20% of the right-of-way width.
(10)
In the case of streets less than 33 feet in
width, the sideline of the street, also referred to as the "right-of-way
line," shall be the curbline.
(11)
In areas where curbs presently exist, the existing
alignment shall be maintained.
(12)
Provision shall be made for dropped curbs at
all driveways.
B.
In all cases, the alignment and the grade shall be
established by the Township Engineer.
C.
When any
curb is to be installed its location shall be identified by a licensed
New Jersey surveyor employed by the applicant who shall provide a
survey showing the location, dimensions, alignment and grade of the
curb as established by the Township Engineer and the surveyor shall
stake out the location, height and dimensions of the curb. The application
shall include a certification by the owner's surveyor that the curb
site has been staked out and the necessary information as herein called
for has been supplied.
[Added 8-6-2010 by Ord. No. 10-34C]
[Added 5-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11C]
A.
Curbs shall have a minimum top width of six inches
and a minimum bottom width of eight inches. They shall have a minimum
depth of 16 inches and shall extend six inches above the paved surface.
Concrete for curbing tested by standard methods shall test at not
less than 3,000 pounds per square inch in 28 days. Expansion joints
shall be provided at twenty-foot intervals with construction joints
at ten-foot intervals. Depressed curb ramps for the handicapped shall
be installed at all radii in accordance with the most current revisions
of ADA standards. Provisions shall be made for dropped curbing at
all driveways.
B.
In lieu of the curbing specifications called for in Subsection A above and § 172-18C of this section, granite block or cobblestone curbs shall be permitted provided they comply with the specifications approved by the County of Ocean for granite block curb/driveway detail and also approved by the Long Beach Township Engineer who shall in approving the same apply the granite block curb/driveway detail as approved and authorized by the County of Ocean.
[Amended 10-5-2004 by Ord No. 04-23C]
C.
No curbing shall be constructed or installed except as hereinabove provided in Subsections A or B of this section, and curbing consisting of pavers, cobblestones, landscaping timbers, wooden curbing or curbing of any other material shall not be permitted to be used as a substitute for the curbing hereinabove described in Subsection A and all preexisting curbing which does not meet those specifications shall, when being replaced, be replaced to meet said specifications.
[Amended 10-5-2004 by Ord No. 04-23C]
D.
Location of curbline. In all areas of the township where curbs presently exist, the existing curb alignment shall be maintained. Otherwise, the curbline shall be determined pursuant to § 172-17 (as established by the Township Engineer) and by the Ocean County Road Department for those properties bordering any county roads within the Township of Long Beach.
[Added 5-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11C]
A.
Sidewalks shall be at least four feet wide and shall
be four inches to six inches thick and shall be constructed with a
minimum 3,500 pounds per square inch (psi) concrete. Expansion joints
shall be provided at no less than twenty-foot intervals with construction
joints at no less than four-foot intervals. All sidewalks shall have
a slope on one-fourth-inch per foot toward the adjacent street.
B.
On lots in commercial zones required to provide off-street
parking fronting on Long Beach Boulevard, dropped curb and driveway
entrances may be used in lieu of standard curb and sidewalk.
C.
Wherever curbs and sidewalks are being installed where
there is an existing fire hydrant, the curb and sidewalk shall be
installed at the elevation prescribed by the Township Engineer in
order to maintain the operability of the existing fire hydrant. The
specifications that the Engineer shall require are that for a distance
of three feet in each direction along the proposed curb from the center
line of the fire hydrant and running back away from the curb to a
distance three feet behind the said fire hydrant, the curb and sidewalks
shall be so sloped as to permit safe operation of the fire hydrant
and further provide the safe pedestrian travel along the sidewalk.
[Added 5-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-17C]
[Added 5-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11C]
A.
Each lot as described on the Municipal Tax Map which
is developed with a single-family or multifamily dwelling shall be
permitted curb cuts with the following conditions:
[Amended 2-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-09C]
(1)
Each
lot with a lot frontage up to and including 50 feet shall be permitted
a maximum curb cut of 20 feet.
(2)
Any
lot with more than 50 feet of lot frontage shall be permitted curb
cuts up to 40% of the lot frontage on a public street.
(3)
Curb
cuts cannot be placed in such a manner as to preclude public street
parking where required.
B.
Where curbs do not exist, a property owner may identify
a section of his property frontage for driveways with yellow paint
along the edge of a paved roadway according to the regulations described
above.
C.
All driveway aprons and driveways crossing the sidewalk
area shall be six inches thick; it shall be constructed of 3,500 psi
concrete and reinforced with a six-inch-by-six-inch ten-gauge welded
wire wire mesh.
D.
All driveway areas including the apron, whether constructed
of concrete, asphalt or block pavers, shall maintain and keep exposed
any township utility curb box, valve or manhole. The Township Water/Sewer
Department must be notified prior to the construction permit for a
driveway being issued in order that the township utility systems may
be clearly marked out. The construction permit for any driveway shall
provide necessary verification that the Township Water/Sewer Department
has marked out any area to remain open.
[Added 6-5-1998 by Ord. No. 98-14C]
[Added 4-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-14C]
A.
Long Beach Boulevard. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for new construction or the resale of property located within Long Beach Township contiguous to Long Beach Boulevard for lands lying generally south of the Ship Bottom Borough line and generally north of the Beach Haven Borough line, the property owner shall install curbs and sidewalks in accordance with the specifications hereinabove set forth in this chapter and Chapter 164, Site Plan Review, Article I, Procedure, of the Code of the Township of Long Beach.
B.
Exceptions.
(1)
Subsection A shall not apply to preexisting curbs and sidewalks along Long Beach Boulevard where:
(2)
The installation of such curbs and sidewalks may be completed no later than 90 days after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, as set forth in § 64-7; provided, however, that application shall be made for the required curb and sidewalk permit to the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach, and 200% of the estimated cost of the installation of such curb and sidewalk, in cash or certified funds, shall be deposited with the Township of Long Beach to be refunded to the person making application and making such deposit upon the installation of the required curb and sidewalk.
[Amended 12-1-2001 by Ord. No. 00-20C]
(a)
The estimated cost shall be determined by the
Township Engineer upon receipt of two written estimates provided by
the applicant from persons or entities qualified to do so.
In that area of any public right-of-way between the property line of the abutting owner and the blacktop or other impervious surface constituting the pavement of the public right-of-way, the restrictions set forth in § 205-7 shall apply.
