The subdivider shall observe the following requirements
and principles of land subdivision in the design of each subdivision
or portion thereof.
A.
The subdivision plat shall conform to design standards
that will encourage good development patterns within the Township.
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.
B.
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
Section 20 of Chapter 433 of the Laws of 1953[1] and shall be such as to lend themselves to the harmonious development of the Township and enhance the public welfare in accordance with the following specific design standards of § 138-15 of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section, consolidated
as N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1.20, was repealed by P.L. 1975, c. 291. For current
provisions regarding subdivision review and approval, see N.J.S.A.
40:55D-37 et seq.
Design criteria and policy shall, at a minimum,
meet the standards established for comparable improvements installed
by the Township. They shall in addition, be subject to the following
design requirements.
[Amended 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-18; 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
This section describes the requirements for
streets in the Township. The Township has several street classifications
ranging from major arterial which has a minimum right-of-way of 120
feet to minor, which has a minimum right-of-way of 50 feet. Street
paving widths are a function of the number of units served, whether
a street is curbed, whether on-street parking is permitted, and whether
on-site topographical constraints allow design flexibility.
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.
A subdivision abutting arterial streets shall provide
a marginal service road or reverse frontage with a twenty-five-foot
buffer strip for planting or some other means of separation of through
and local traffic as the Planning Board may determine appropriate.
D.
The right-of-way width shall be measured to the lot
lines and shall not be less than the following table listed below.
In all cases, they shall be of sufficient width and design to safely
accommodate the maximum traffic, parking and loading needs and maximum
access for fire-fighting equipment.
|
Name
|
Right-of-Way
(feet)
|
Cartway
(feet)
|
Sidewalks Required
|
Parking Permitted in Right-of-Way
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Industrial
|
60
|
40
|
No
|
No
| |
|
Major arterial
|
120
|
60
|
Yes
|
No
| |
|
Primary street
|
86
|
46
|
Yes
|
No
| |
|
Collector street
|
66
|
46
|
Yes
|
Yes
| |
|
Local feeder
|
60
|
40
|
Yes
|
Yes
| |
|
Minor
|
50
|
34
|
Yes
|
Yes
| |
|
Internal road
|
------------* See below.------------
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|
* NOTE: The right-of-way for internal
roads and alleys in multifamily, commercial and industrial developments
shall be determined on an individual basis and shall be subject to
approval by the Township Engineer.
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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 conveyed to the governing
body under conditions approved by the Planning Board.
F.
Subdivisions that adjoin or include existing streets
that do not conform to width 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 on all streets shall not exceed 10%. No street
shall have a minimum grade of less than 3/4 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 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.
When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any point
by more than 45°, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius
of not less than 500 feet.
L.
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical
curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and proper
sight distance as determined by the Township Engineer.
M.
Dead-end streets (culs-de-sac) shall not be longer
than 600 feet and shall provide a turnaround at the end with a radius
of 50 feet to the outside edge of the cartway and 58 feet to the outside
edge of the right-of-way and tangent whenever possible to the right
side of the street. The length of the cul-de-sac shall be measured
along its center line from its intersection with the intersecting
street's center line to the center of the radius of the cul-de-sac.
N.
If a dead end 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.
O.
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. All
street names shall be checked against the Township master file of
street names.
P.
Subdivisions shall be so designed as to minimize the
total area of the subdivision devoted to street rights-of-way.
Q.
The access road and the area on each side thereof
for a distance of 10 feet on each side of the pavement of said road
and for a height of 14 feet from the surface of the road shall be
kept free and clear of tree limbs, vines and other obstructions to
permit free and unobstructed use of said access road by emergency
vehicles.
R.
In general, continuous longitudinal downgrades shall
not be run for more than 1,000 feet. Where the general ground slope
makes longer runs desirable, such run shall be broken by a short upgrade
of sufficient length to create a low point at least six inches in
depth. Inlets shall be located at the low point.
S.
Pavement thickness.
(1)
The pavement-thickness design shall, as a minimum,
conform to the following schedule:
|
Type of-Street
|
FABC
|
Stabilized Base
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Industrial
|
2 inches FABC-1
|
6
| |
|
Major arterial
|
2 inches FABC-1
|
6
| |
|
Primary street
|
2 inches FABC-1
|
6
| |
|
Collector street
|
2 inches FABC-1
|
6
| |
|
Local feeder
|
2 inches FABC-1
|
5
| |
|
Minor
|
2 inches FABC-1
|
5
|
(2)
At the discretion of the Township Engineer, a developer
may substitute deep-lift paving for the above standards. In such instances,
the design and installation shall be in accordance with the standards
adopted by the asphalt institute, and approved by the Township Engineer.
A.
Sidewalks. Sidewalks describe sidewalk requirements
for the Township. Sidewalks are required along all streets. The Township
requires them in areas where the probable volume of pedestrian traffic;
the development's location in relation to other populated areas and
high vehicular traffic; pedestrian access to bus stops, schools, parks,
and other public places; and the general type of improvement intended
indicate the advisability of providing a pedestrian way. Sidewalks
are to be a minimum of four feet wide.
[Amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
B.
Curbs and gutters. All concrete curbs and gutters,
concrete curbs, or Belgian block curbs shall be installed in accordance
with the construction standards. This subsection allows for curb cuts
or flush curbs with bollards to allow vegetated swales to be used
for stormwater conveyance and to allow the disconnection of impervious
areas.
[Amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
C.
Concrete sidewalks (six feet wide, four inches thick)
or bituminous sidewalks (six feet wide and constructed the same as
residential parking lots) may be required along existing streets abutting
the property being developed.
[Added 9-9-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-14]
Street signs shall be placed at each street
intersection. They shall be four-way signs of such material, size,
height and location as specified by the Township Engineer and in conformity
with the existing signs already established in the Township.
[Amended 9-9-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-14; 5-21-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-6]
There is hereby required a minimum of two shade trees per lot to be planted in the front yard. In addition to the within § 138-19, the Township Code contains a tree and shrub removal and compensatory planting provision (§ 138-21) restricting and controlling the removal of mature trees throughout the Township, which provision recognizes that the preservation of mature trees and forested areas is a key strategy in the management of environmental resources, particularly watershed management, air quality, and ambient heating and cooling. This complies with minimizing land disturbance which is a nonstructural stormwater management strategy.
[Amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
Mount Laurel Township requires buffer areas
along all lot and street lines separating residential uses from arterial
and collector streets, separating a nonresidential use from either
a residential use or residential zoning district line, and along all
street lines where loading and storage areas can be seen from the
street. Buffering will be done using native vegetation, thereby requiring
less fertilization and watering than nonnative species. A list of
native species will be accumulated by the Township Planner and/or
the Township Engineer and provided to the Township. Buffer areas may
be used for stormwater management by disconnecting impervious surfaces
and treating runoff from these impervious surfaces. There is hereby
required the preservation of wooded tracts by limiting disturbance
of those wooded acres to 80%, thereby limiting land disturbance for
new construction.
[Amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
Every effort should be made to avoid removal
of trees having a caliper of five inches or greater from the property
in the process of subdividing, grading or installing improvements.
Where, in the judgment of the Planning Board, such removal is unavoidable,
the applicant shall install trees in such locations and of such size,
variety and quantity as the Planning Board shall direct. Notwithstanding
the five-inch caliper limitation, no substantial area of smaller trees
or shrub cover shall be removed without the provision of comparable
replacement as approved by the Planning Board. A plan and a statement
of material to be removed and/or demolished shall be submitted for
approval. There is hereby required the identification of forested
areas and that 20% of those forested areas are protected from disturbance.
Monuments shall be of the size and shape required
by Section 4 of Chapter 358 of the Laws of 1953[1] and shall be placed at each point of curvature and each
point of tangency.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9
et seq.
A.
All water supplies and water treatment works shall
comply with the rules and regulations established by the Department
of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey, as amended
and revised.
B.
Water mains shall be sized for adequate delivery of
pressure and volume. In general, the following policies shall be followed
in determining the size of water mains:
(1)
Lines whose primary function is and will be to serve
adjacent property will be six inches.
(2)
Lines which serve as feeder lines to several other
streets should be eight inches and should be laid out to provide loops
with other lines which enclose areas of not more than 1/4 of a square
mile.
(3)
Lines which provide the main feed from present or
future sources of supply or storage shall be 12 inches or larger and
shall be laid out so as to form loops with other lines which enclose
not more than one square mile.
(4)
Lines whose only purpose is to serve abutting properties
and to which there is no fire hydrant connected and which do not serve
more than four residences may be four inches if specifically approved
by the Municipal Utilities Authority.
C.
In any event the Municipal Utilities Authority shall
decide upon the size of lines to be used, and the above general criteria
are set forth only as a guide to the subdivider.
A.
All sanitary sewer systems, sewage and industrial
waste treatment works shall comply with the rules and regulations
established by the Department of Environmental Protection of the State
of New Jersey, as amended and revised.
B.
Sanitary sewer pipe shall be sized for full flow from
the tract. The Municipal Utilities Authority may require larger pipe
sized to accommodate future extensions.
C.
Minimum grades at terminal runs of all sanitary sewer
lines shall be 1%.
D.
Manholes shall be placed at every point where the
sanitary sewer line changes direction. In no instance shall the spacing
exceed 400 feet.
E.
Prior to final approval, the engineer for the Municipal
Utilities Authority shall approve all sanitary sewer designs which
will become a part of the Municipal Utilities Authority facilities.
A.
Runoff computations.
(1)
Computation of the rate of flow at any given location
shall be based on the rational formula, as follows:
|
Q
|
=
|
CIA
| ||
|
Where
| ||||
|
Q
|
=
|
Volume in cubic feet per second.
| ||
|
C
|
=
|
Runoff factor.
| ||
|
I
|
=
|
Intensity of rainfall in inches per hour.
| ||
|
A
|
=
|
Watershed area in acres.
| ||
(2)
In setting the value of the runoff coefficient "C,"
consideration will be given to the physical features of the drainage
basin and the best available data on the future density of development
of the drainage basin. In no case shall it be less than 0.40.
B.
The intensity of the storm shall be based on the following:
(1)
As a minimum, a five-year storm shall be used where
excess flow can continue downhill in the street without flooding adjoining
properties.
(2)
As a minimum, a ten-year storm shall be used at low
points with a relief swale or a twenty-five-year storm where carried
in a pipe.
(3)
As a minimum, all culvert designs shall be based on
a twenty-five-year storm. The Rainfall-Intensity-Duration-Frequency
Curve for Philadelphia, presented in Technical Paper No. 25, prepared
by United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau, shall be used.
A copy of this is included in the standard details portion of this
chapter.[1] Time of flow curves are also included in that section
for use in design.
(4)
Standard headwalls shall be installed on all pipes,
and, additionally, trash bars shall be installed on all pipes equal
to or greater than 24 inches diameter.
C.
Pipeline design. Storm sewer pipelines shall be designed
by either of the following two methods. Both shall be based on the
Manning equation and shall utilize the following friction factors:
|
n
|
=
|
0.015, concrete pipe.
| |
|
n
|
=
|
0.021, corrugated metal pipe.
| |
|
The minimum allowable pipe size is 15 inches.
| |||
(1)
Pipeline submerged.
(a)
This method is based on the assumption that,
when the storm sewer system is under maximum load, the hydraulic gradient
will be at or above the crown of the pipe and that flow in the lines
will be controlled by head differentials between structures or other
locations where the system is open to the ground surface, such as
inlets or outlets, man-holes and stream inlets or outlets. The head
of water above the crown of any pipe can range from zero feet to a
point which will not cause surface flooding.
(b)
The slope of the hydraulic gradient in any section
of storm sewer between opening to the surface shall be calculated
on the assumption that the pipe is flowing full at a constant velocity
and at the required capacity.
(c)
The elevation of the hydraulic gradient at any
point in the pipe shall be no lower than the crown of the pipe and
no higher than the surface of the ground.
(d)
The elevation of the hydraulic gradient at any
point where the system opens to the surface, such as an inlet or manhole,
shall be three feet below the surface of the ground.
(e)
At all structures, such as manholes, inlets,
etc., where the pipe size does not change, the elevation of the hydraulic
gradient shall be dropped two-tenths (0.2) foot to allow for losses
therein. Where the inlet and outlet pipe sizes are not the same, the
elevation of the hydraulic gradient shall be dropped an amount based
on the following formula:
|
H
|
=
|
0.2 foot + 0.8(D2 - D1) feet
| |
|
D1
|
=
|
Diameter of inlet pipe.
| |
|
D2
|
=
|
Diameter of outlet pipe.
| |
|
If D1 is larger than
D2, head loss equals 0.2 foot.
| |||
(f)
The minimum slope of any pipe shall be such
that a minimum velocity of 2.5 feet per second shall be maintained
when the pipe is flowing 1/4 full.
(2)
Pipeline flowing full.
(a)
This method is based on the assumption that
the hydraulic gradient will match the inside top of the pipe when
the system is under maximum hydraulic load.
(b)
For this method, head losses through manholes,
inlets, etc., shall be ignored.
(c)
The minimum slope of any pipe shall be such
that a minimum velocity of 2.5 feet per second shall be maintained
when the pipe is flowing 1/4 full.
(d)
When the pipe sizes change, the inside tops
of the pipes shall be matched.
(3)
Continuous profiles for each reach of pipe shall be
plotted, along with the location of the hydraulic gradient and the
hydraulic information pertinent to each reach within the system. This
information shall include the pipe size and type, the "n" factor,
the slope of the hydraulic gradient, slope of the pipe, the design
capacity and the velocity at the design capacity.
D.
Inlet design.
(1)
Stormwater inlets shall be equal to New Jersey State
Highway Department inlet, Type B. The maximum collecting capacities
of the inlets shall be considered to be:
(a)
When installed on streets where the grade is
1.00%: five cubic feet per second.
(b)
When installed on streets where the grade is
2.00%: 4.8 cubic feet per second.
(c)
When installed on streets where the grade is
3.00%: 4.6 cubic feet per second.
(d)
When installed on streets where the grade is
4.00%: 4.4 cubic feet per second.
(e)
When installed on streets where the grade is
5.00%: 4.2 cubic feet per second.
(f)
When installed on streets where the grade is
6.00%: four cubic feet per second.
(2)
Sufficient inlets shall be located and constructed
so that the length of surface runoff will not contribute a runoff
to the inlet exceeding the preceding designated collecting capacities.
(3)
The gutter grate of all inlets shall be set not less
than two inches nor more than four inches below the gutter grade.
The surface of the paving adjacent to the inlets shall be constructed
to blend into the lowered gutter grade at the inlet in such a manner
that a sudden dropoff or dip at the inlet will not be created. At
such locations where drainage is entirely dependent on inlets, the
collecting capacities of the inlets shall be designed for 1/2 the
preceding considered capacities.
(4)
Where surface water is collected from two directions
at one street corner, inlets shall be placed at, or near, the tangent
points of both ends of the radius. The use of one inlet in the radius
shall not be allowed.
(5)
Access man holes shall be spaced at five-hundred-foot
intervals (maximum) through rights-of-way and at sewer junctions where
there are no catch basins.
E.
Open-channel design. Open ditches or channels will
not be permitted when the design capacity requires a fifteen-inch
pipe or larger unless approved by the Township Engineer. Where permitted,
open-channel design should be based on the following hydraulic considerations:
[Amended 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-18]
(1)
Manning's equation.
(a)
Factors.
|
n
|
=
|
0.015, best concrete-lined ditch
| |
|
n
|
=
|
0.025, best unlined ditch
| |
|
n
|
=
|
0.03 to 0. 15, fair-to-poor natural streams
and watercourses
|
(b)
Velocity.
|
Excavation Material
|
Velocity
(feet per second)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Fine sand and firm loam
|
2.50 to 3.5
| |
|
Stiff clay and hardpan
|
3.75 to 6.0
| |
|
Concrete-lined ditch
|
15.0
|
(2)
Ample freeboard should be provided on all channels.
(3)
The channel should be designed to conform, wherever
possible, to the adjacent ground conditions. This means that it should
not be projecting excessively above the surrounding ground or placed
excessively below the surrounding ground.
(4)
Continuous profiles for each reach of open channel
shall be plotted, along with the adjacent average ground and the hydraulic
information pertinent to each reach within the system. This information
shall include the type of channel lining, the "n" factor, the width
of the channel bottom, the side slopes, the water depth, the design
capacity and the velocity at the design capacity.
F.
Culverts. All culverts shall be limited to a single
opening. Multiple pipes will not be permitted. The design of culverts
shall be such as to minimize the probability of debris accumulation.
G.
Retention basin design.
[Amended 12-17-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-18]
(1)
Retention ponds will be required in all major developments
unless deemed unnecessary by the Township Engineer.
(2)
Retention ponds shall be designed to limit the storm-water
runoff after development to a controlled rate of flow equal to or
less than the stormwater runoff prior to development. The required
storage in the basin should be for a twenty-five-year storm, with
the outflow from the basin limited to a ten-year storm. Complete calculations
for the basin should be supplied at the time the preliminary plan
is submitted. These calculations should include runoff prior to development,
runoff after development and complete calculations for the sizing
of the basin, including the outfall pipe.
(4)
The design calculations should be based on time intervals
of five to 10 minutes and indicate inflow, average inflow by time
interval, outflow, average outflow by time interval, incremental change
in storage and height of water in pond.
(5)
In most instances, retention ponds will be designed
to completely empty after a rainstorm occurs and will only have standing
water for a short period of time during a storm. In those instances
where existing or proposed permanent ponds will be used as retention
ponds, they must have a minimum of four feet in depth and provide
adequate freeboard to function as a normal retention pond.
H.
All requirements set forth at N.JA.C. 7:8-5.1 et seq.
are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth at length and
are intended to be adopted by the Mount Laurel Township Council as
regulations of the Township of Mount Laurel's stormwater management
requirements. In the calculation of proper storm drainage, this subsection
requires the Township Engineer, Township Planner, and/or other Township
professionals to consider the use of natural vegetated swales in lieu
of inlets and pipes.
[Added 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
[Amended 2-7-1983 by Ord. No. 1983-1; 12-1-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-29]
A.
All subdivision and site plans shall include a lighting
plan for vehicular, pedestrian and security functions within and adjacent
to the project.
B.
All lighting shall be designed, oriented, and selected
to prevent glare upon surrounding properties or roadways.
C.
Streetlighting of a type supplied by the utility and
of a type and number approved by the Township Engineer shall be provided
along all project streets and project intersections and anywhere else
deemed necessary for safety reasons. All electric utility installations
are required to be underground. The applicant shall provide for underground
service for streetlighting.
D.
All parking areas and walkways thereto and appurtenant
passageways and driveways serving commercial, public, office, multiple
family or other uses having common off-street parking and/or loading
areas shall be adequately illuminated for security and safety purposes.
The lighting plan in and around the parking areas shall provide for
nonglare lights focused downward. The light intensity provided at
ground level shall be indicated in footcandles on the submitted site
plans and shall average at least 1.0 footcandles at intersections.
The Illumination Engineering Society of North America Guidelines shall
be referred to as a standard when guidelines are not specifically
indicated in this chapter.
E.
Lighting standards shall be set back a minimum of
five feet from the interior perimeter buffer lines, except along ingress
and egress lanes where light standards may be located no closer than
five feet from the lanes and not closer than 10 feet from the street
right-of-way lines.
F.
Resident light standards in parking areas shall not
be more than 20 feet in height and all others not more than 30 feet
in height, overall measured from the ground to the center of the light
source, spaced a distance not to exceed five times the mounting height.
G.
Any outdoor lighting such as building and sidewalk
illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, and the lighting
of signs and ornamental lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan
in sufficient detail to allow a determination of the effects upon
adjacent safety properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow.
The objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises
effects. No light shall shine into windows or onto streets and driveways
in a manner as to interfere with or district driver vision. The intensity
of the light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics
shall be subject to site plan approval. Wall-mounted fixtures are
only permitted if directed downward and do not have a deleterious
effect on adjacent properties. It is preferable to only use wall-mounted
fixtures tat are directed into a site and not directed towards neighboring
properties or public streets.
H.
Floodlights will not be allowed.
I.
Pedestrian-oriented lighting shall be low or mushroom-type
standards located along pedestrian routes at a height not to exceed
three feet.
J.
Security lighting shall be provided which shall light
all security sensitive areas.
K.
Recreational lighting shall be provided for all recreational
facilities incorporated as part of the recreational plan for a project
if required by the appropriate board and the Parks and Recreation
Department. Such lighting, at a minimum, shall be installed to provide
adequate illumination by which each designated recreational activity
can be safely carried out. Current Illuminating Engineering Society
Standards shall be maintained.
L.
All lighting shall be in architectural character with
building design and be embodied into an overall landscape whenever
possible.
M.
All amusement park lighting plans shall be submitted
as a separate plan, including lighting for pedestrian access and rides.
N.
Subdivision and site plans shall include a proposed
lighting plan including the following required information:
(1)
Show location and orientation for all proposed lighting.
(2)
Show photometric pattern for all lighting with appropriate
footcandle level determined by the purpose for which the light was
intended.
(3)
Provide manufacturer's make, model number and lighting
intensity output characteristics for all proposed lighting.
(4)
Provide landscaping information as it relates to proposed
lighting. For example, will proposed trees block out lighting and
create dark areas.
(5)
Provide time control information and proposed hours
of use for all site lighting.
(6)
Provide maximum, minimum and average illumination
levels.
(7)
Provide illumination levels at property lines.
(8)
Provide illumination levels, including all lighting
levels, including window, street, wall-mounted and other lighting
fixtures on site.
(9)
What is the total light loss factor used.
(10)
What lamp lumen depreciation factor was used.
(11)
What luminaire dirt depreciation factor was
used.
(12)
Provide a computer-generated composite lighting
contour analysis if required by the board.
(13)
Provide the lighting area at least 30 feet outside
of property lines.
(14)
Provide the spill lighting values.
O.
For the purpose of application of the appropriate
standards from the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Lighting Handbook, the following definitions shall be utilized:
(1)
area classification.
(a)
Commercial. That portion of a municipality in
a business development where ordinarily there are large numbers of
pedestrians during business hours.
(b)
Intermediate. That portion of a municipality
often characterized by a moderately heavy nighttime pedestrian activity
such as in blocks having libraries, community recreation centers,
large apartment buildings or neighborhood retail stores.
(c)
Residential. A residential development, or a
mixture of residential and commercial establishments, characterized
by a few pedestrians at night. This definition includes areas with
single-family homes, townhouses and/or small apartment buildings.
(2)
Activity level:
(a)
High activity, major league athletic events,
major cultural or civic events and major regional shopping centers.
(b)
Medium activity. Fast-food facilities, area
shopping center, hospital parking areas, transportation parking (bus
stations, etc.), cultural, civic or recreational events, and residential
complex parking.
(c)
Low activity. Local merchant parking, industrial
employee parking, educational facility parking.
P.
Motor vehicle service stations. The following special
criteria shall apply to gasoline stations:
(1)
Under canopy lighting shall have a maximum average
intensity of 30 footcandles with a maximum to minimum ration of 3:1.
(2)
Under canopy lighting shall be recessed and lighting
fixtures shall be shielded from view.
(3)
Metal halide lighting fixtures shall be used wherever
possible for security purposes.
(4)
Convenience stores or sales areas at motor vehicle
service stations shall comply with a maximum average intensity of
30 footcandles with a maximum to minimum ration of 3:1.
(5)
There shall be no glare into adjacent property.
(6)
The maximum light readings at the property lines shall
be 1.0 footcandles.
(7)
Lighting from headlights shall be screened from adjacent
properties.
Q.
Street illumination.
|
Street Illumination
Average (Vertical Footcandle)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Street Hierarchy
|
Area Classification Commercial
Footcandles
(VFC)
|
Intermediate Footcandles
(VFC)
|
Residential Footcandles
(VFC)
|
|
Major
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
0.6*
|
|
Collector
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.5*
|
|
Local
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.5*
|
|
Maximum to minimum
| |||
|
Major
|
5:1
|
5:1
|
6:1
|
|
Collector
|
5:1
|
6:1
|
8:1
|
|
Local
|
10:1
|
10:1
|
10:1
|
|
Average to minimum
| |||
|
Major
|
3:1
|
3:1
|
3.5:1
|
|
Collector
|
3:1
|
3.5:1
|
4:1
|
|
Local
|
6:1
|
6:1
|
6:1
|
|
*Subject to public service election
and gas company approval.
| |||
R.
Parking illumination.
|
Parking Illumination
Open Parking Facilities
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level of Activity
|
Vehicular Traffic Footcandles
|
Pedestrian Safety Footcandles
|
Pedestrian Security Footcandles
| |
|
Low
|
1.0
|
0.5
|
0.5
| |
|
Medium
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.5
| |
|
High
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
| |
|
Maximum to minimum
| ||||
|
Low
|
20:1
|
15:1
|
15:1
| |
|
Medium
|
20:1
|
15:1
|
15:1
| |
|
High
|
20:1
|
15:1
|
15:1
| |
S.
Pedestrianway illumination.
|
Walkways and Bikeway Classifications
|
Minimum Average Footcandles
|
Average Levels for Pedestrian Security
(Six-Foot Mounting Height) Footcandles
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sidewalks (roadside) and Type A bikeways
| |||
|
Commercial areas
|
1.0
|
2.2
| |
|
Intermediate areas
|
0.6
|
1.1
| |
|
Residential areas
|
0.5
|
0.5
| |
|
Walkways distant from roadways and Type B bikeways
| |||
|
Park walkways and bikeways
|
0.5
|
0.5
| |
|
Pedestrian tunnels
|
4.3
|
5.4
| |
|
Pedestrian stairways
|
2.0
|
1.0
| |
|
Note: All illumination levels for open parking
facilities are shown in horizontal footcandles. There is a minimum
of 0.5 vertical footcandles for pedestrian activities and 1.0 vertical
footcandles for pedestrian security areas in open parking facilities.
Security lighting shall be maintained in parking areas for a minimum
of 1/2 hour after closing.
All other footcandles standards are in vertical
footcandles.
|
T.
The Township will assume the operating expenses for
public streetlights in particular sections when 50% of that section
is occupied.
B.
Insofar as is practical, side lot lines shall be at
right angles to straight streets and radial to curved streets.
C.
Lot frontage. The minimum lot frontage shall be equal
to the required minimum lot width for the district in which the lot
is located. Each lot must front upon an approved street. 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.
[Amended 2-2-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2]
D.
Lot suitability in the residential districts.
[Amended 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-27; 2-2-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-2]
(1)
Minimum
lot area. An area equivalent to the minimum lot area requirement for
the district in which the lot is located shall be contiguous nonwetlands,
nonwetland buffers and non-one-hundred-year floodplain acreage. Such
location shall accommodate the dwelling and permitted accessory uses,
including on-site systems where required.
(2)
Minimum
yard areas. All required minimum yard areas, including front, side
and rear yards, for the district in which the lot is located shall
not include any wetlands, wetland buffers or one-hundred-year floodplain
acreage.
E.
No single-family residential dwelling unit shall be
permitted to front on a primary road, a major arterial road or on
a controlled access highway.
F.
If dwelling unit lots are designed with reverse frontage,
the rear yard requirement shall be increased to 1 1/2 times the
minimum rear yard specified for that zone district in the Zoning Ordinance,
exclusive of buffer area.
G.
When a proposed single-family or multifamily dwelling
unit is to be built on a concrete slab, the lot grading shall be designed
to provide the following minimum elevation differential between the
top of the slab (exclusive of the garage) and the top of the curb
at the street. The horizontal distance shall be measured from the
closest edge of the slab to the face of the curb.
[Added 3-19-1979 by Ord. No. 1979-6]
|
Horizontal Distance
(feet)
|
Minimum Elevation Differential
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
0 to 10
|
12
| |
|
11 to 20
|
16
| |
|
21 to 30
|
20
| |
|
31 to 40
|
24
|
H.
When a proposed single-family or multifamily dwelling
unit is to be built with a basement, all basement windows are to be
built above the finished grade of the adjacent ground.
[Added 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-22]
I.
When a proposed single-family or multifamily dwelling
unit is to be built with a crawl space, the bottom of all crawl-space
vents are to be built a minimum of eight inches above the finished
grade of the adjacent ground.
[Added 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-22]
[Amended 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-22; 9-9-1981 by Ord. No.
1981-14]
A.
The following objectives are hereby established to
guide and promote the development of a coordinated and balanced open
space recreation program for the Township:
(1)
To provide for the recreational needs of a growing
and diverse population.
(2)
To reduce maintenance responsibilities.
(3)
To provide flexibility as recreation needs change
over periods of time.
(4)
To provide alternative options in response to the
individual physical characteristics associated with development projects.
(5)
To prevent duplication or an imbalance of facilities.
(6)
To make facilities accessible to persons with handicapping
conditions.
B.
All subdivisions which result in 25 or more dwelling
units shall set aside no less than 10% of the total area of the subdivision
for off-street recreation and open space.
C.
Open space and recreation sites proposed for dedication
shall be large, useful and usable parcels and not small, fragmented
and isolated pieces of land. If, in the opinion of the approving body,
the proposed open space, recreation areas and facilities do not conform
to the Township's current programs and policies, that portion of the
plan so affected shall be revised by the applicant as directed by
the approving body. Any recreation and open space modifications shall
be deemed to be minor plan amendments not having a major impact on
the basic housing concept and, therefore, shall not be subject to
further public hearings to accomplish such plan changes. As a minimum,
any modified and substituted facilities should be equivalent in dollar
value, except for the provision of night lighting.
D.
This ten-percent area shall not include rights-of-way,
easements (except easements across open space), retention and detention
ponds, man-made or natural, or floodplains.
E.
The applicant should try to create open space and
recreation parcels not less than 1/2 acre in size if possible. Wherever
possible, one open space recreation site per development should be
provided.
F.
All proposed recreation areas shall have minimum grades
sufficient to permit active recreation facilities. All recreation
areas and open space shall have a detailed grading plan submitted
at the time of preliminary application.
G.
The method of preserving such areas for recreation
and open space shall be by dedication to the Township or a homeowners'
association or other means approved by the approving body.
H.
In the selection of the location of such open spaces,
consideration shall be given to the preservation of natural features.
With respect to open areas and accessways, where deemed necessary
by the approving body, such areas shall be covered with approved plantings,
such as seedlings or permanent ground cover, that will eliminate repetitive
maintenance, such as grass cutting. All stream banks and swales shall
be covered with a maintenance-free ground cover and/or suitable engineering
improvement, such as riprap, as required by the approving body. Slopes
over five to one may be in grass.
I.
The developer shall install, as a minimum, the following recreation facilities or the equivalent, if approved by the approving body, on the land which has been set aside for these purposes, except as modified by Subsection N below:
[Amended 7-5-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-21]
|
Dwelling Units
|
Playground
|
Tennis Courts
|
Basketball and/ or Hockey Courts
|
Ballfield and/ or Soccer and/
or Football Fields
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 to 241
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
25 to 100
|
1
|
—
|
1
|
—
|
|
101 to 150
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
—
|
|
151 to 200
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
201 to 300
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
301 to 350
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
351 to 400
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
NOTES:
|
|
1 In lieu of construction of on-site facilities, all preliminary subdivisions of one to 24 units shall make a recreation contribution as specified in Subsection N below. Minor subdivisions of one to three units are exempt from constructing facilities and from making a contribution.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-29] |
J.
The size of the ballfields and baselines and soccer
and football fields shall be determined by the approving body.
L.
M.
Wherever possible, priority shall be given to locating
playgrounds in wooded areas and adjacent to local residential streets.
N.
The Township's policy is to centralize recreation
facilities at key locations throughout the Township. The purpose is
to prevent a multitude of small scattered sites with insufficient
facilities that can not be properly maintained and secured. Instead,
the Township will generate a few large-scale recreation facilities
with major recreation components and adequate support facilities such
as parking that will benefit more of the Township's residents.
[Added 7-5-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-21]
(1)
In order to implement this policy, the Township may
determine that recreation facilities not be built within each development,
and that instead an equivalent contribution be made to a recreation
fund for the purpose of constructing and maintaining recreation facilities
at another location.
(2)
If it is determined that a recreation contribution
is preferable, the actual funding will be determined in the following
matter:
(a)
The developer of a residential subdivision shall
make a contribution to the Township in the amount of $575 per residential
lot. The Township may require the applicant to construct some, all
or no recreation facilities on site, based on the sums generated by
this requirement and the policy set forth in this subsection.
(b)
The sum of $575 per residential lot has been
calculated based on the actual cost of constructing recreation facilities
within a typical project.
(c)
The sum of $575 per residential lot shall be
increased 5% per year, compounded as of January 1 of each year. Each
section of the project shall be subject to the figure in effect at
the time each final plan application is determined to be a complete
submission.
(d)
The sums due shall be paid periodically based
on the number of lots in each final plan approval and prior to the
Township's official's signing the plans.
(e)
All contributions shall be payable to the Township
of Mount Laurel, and kept in a capital reserve fund. Moneys in such
fund shall not be used for wages, salaries, insurance, gasoline, telephone,
advertising, printing, etc., but shall be expended directly for land,
buildings, recreation facilities, recreation equipment and facilities
necessary to maintain such recreation.
In order to promote public safety, a primary
design criterion shall be the separation of pedestrian traffic and
vehicular traffic. To this end, subdivisions shall be designed, wherever
feasible, to provide for pedestrian walkways separated from vehicular-use
streets. The location, width and construction of such walkways shall
be subject to the approval of the Planning Board and the Township
Engineer. Sidewalks shall be constructed and lighting shall be installed
prior to occupancy. Prior to final approval for any section, the responsibility
for the construction, operation, maintenance and liability for these
walkways shall be clearly established. Grade-separated pedestrian
crossings shall be provided across primary roads at points required
by the Planning Board.
All electric, telephone, television and other
communication service facilities, both main and service lines, shall
be provided by underground cables, installed in accordance with the
prevailing standards and practices of the utility or other companies
providing such services.
[Amended 3-19-1979 by Ord. No. 1979-6]
Any house for which a basement or cellar is
proposed shall provide for a sump pump. The sump pump shall pump groundwater
through a pressure line and discharge directly into an approved storm
drainage system or an extension of the storm drainage system bordering
on the lot. The extension of the storm drainage system shall be located
between the curb and the sidewalk if the discharge is to be made in
front of the property and shall be in accordance with the specifications
of the Township Engineer. The construction of the basement floor,
the groundwater collection system and the sump pump installation shall
be in accordance with the requirements of the Construction Official.
Any elevation from this shall be approved by the Construction Official
and the Township Engineer.
No topsoil shall be removed from the site or
used as spoil. Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall
be redistributed so as to provide at least six inches of cover to
all areas of the subdivision and shall be stabilized by seeding or
planting. Under no circumstances shall any soil or earth be sold or
otherwise removed from the site, unless application is made and approval
granted therefor under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 130, Soil Erosion and
Sediment Control.
[Amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
Natural features, including but not necessarily
limited to trees, brooks, swamps, hilltops, views and forested areas
shall be preserved whenever possible and care shall be taken to preserve
selected trees to enhance soil stability and landscaped treatment
of the area.
[Amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
There is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth at length the Mount Laurel Township Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance at Chapter 130 hereof. The within § 138-35, repeats the importance of the general design principle set forth at this Code's Chapter 130, Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, and specifically includes the incorporation of general design principles, including but not limited to natural vegetation, the minimization and retention of water runoff in order to provide for groundwater recharge and the installation of diversions, sediment basins and similar structures prior to on-site grading or disturbance.
[Added 10-6-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-30]
A.
An applicant may request that up to 40% of the parking
spaces be reduced only in length to any dimension between 15 and 20
feet. Each parking row shall contain stalls of the same dimension.
The width of stalls shall be not less than 10 feet wide. All compact
parking rows shall be signed to read "Compact cars only."
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-29]
B.
Car overhangs. Sidewalks and parking lot design. Where
parking stalls are directly adjacent to open space, eighteen-foot-long
stalls may be constructed, and such stalls will be counted as 20 feet
due to the two-foot car overhang into the open space area. Where parked
vehicles overhang a sidewalk, the sidewalk shall be six feet wide.
In all parking lot designs light fixtures shall be located five feet
behind the curb. Sidewalks in front of shopping center buildings shall
be designed according to pedestrian volume and use.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-29]
E.
The entire parking lot area shall be landscaped with
shade trees and other vegetation located in center islands between
facing rows of reduced parking stalls, in other islands and open areas
and around the parking lot perimeter.
F.
The reduction in dimensions shall apply only to stall
sizes and not to driveways and aisles.
G.
The plan shall indicate the location of freestanding
signs, showing the direction to and location of reduced parking stalls.
Additional optional directional features may include pavement lettering,
colored stripes at the rear of reduced parking spaces or a combination
of these techniques. Typical details of directional signs and other
features shall be included on the plan.
H.
A single parking row may contain stalls of varying
depths, provided that stalls of one size are grouped together and
a physical design feature separates the group.
I.
There may be installed flush curbs with bollards,
or curbing with curb cuts, to encourage developers to allow for the
discharge of impervious areas into landscape areas for stormwater
management. There will also be permitted the use of natural vegetated
swales for the water quality design storm with overflow for larger
storm events into storm sewers. A developer is entitled to demonstrate
to the appropriate Township land development board that fewer parking
spaces should be required, provided that an area is set aside for
such additional parking spaces if it becomes necessary. The Township
must consider vertical parking structures, and the Township Engineer
shall forthwith provide to the Township standards for such vertical
parking structures.
[Added 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
[Added 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-33; amended 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
In order that no lots may be sold that abut a watercourse or a body of water, whether natural or man-made, or the banks of said body of water, an applicant shall provide a buffer easement of 50 feet from the boundary of any watercourse and the nearest lot lines, as shown on said subdivision map. Said buffer shall be considered part of the applicant's open space requirement under § 138-29B, and said buffer shall conform to the standards imposed under § 138-20, subject to the right of the Planning Board to grant a waiver as to the landscaping to be provided.
[Added 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-29]
All subdivisions shall be subject to these regulations.
[Added 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-12]
A.
Purpose. The Township of Mount Laurel finds that reducing the amount
of solid waste and conservation of recyclable materials is an important
public concern and is necessary to implement the requirements of the
SWMA and the County Plan. Areas for the collection of recyclables
on residential properties should be designed to effectuate collection
of material in a safe and sanitary manner and should be sized to meet
current industry standards for volumes and containers.
B.
Statutory authority. This section is adopted pursuant to P.L. 1987,
c. 102 (effective April 20, 1987), N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, N.J.S.A. 40:66-1
and N.J.S.A. 40:49-2.1 and any amendments adopted thereto.
C.
ACT OR SWMA
BURLINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL PROGRAM
CLASS A RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
COMMINGLED
COMMON AREA RECYCLING STORAGE LOCATION
CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX
CORRUGATED AND OTHER CARDBOARD
COUNTY
CURBSIDE DESIGNATED RECYCLABLES
CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER
DEP or DEPARTMENT
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
DSW
FIBER
MOBILE HOME PARK
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
MUNICIPALITY
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
PAPER
PERSON
QUALIFIED PRIVATE COMMUNITY
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
RECYCLING
RESIDENT
SOLID WASTE
SOURCE SEPARATED
SWMA
Definitions. As used in this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
The Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.,
as amended and supplemented.
The program utilized for the collection of those recyclable
materials as designated by the Department of Solid Waste from residential
curbside, participating multifamily and participating school collection
programs.
Source-separated, nonputrescible, metal, glass, paper and
plastic containers; and corrugated and other cardboard.
A combining of source-separated recyclable materials for
the purpose of recycling.
A location designed in accordance with the Land Use Ordinances
of this municipality as required for multifamily dwellings with more
than 20 residential units where curbside collection is not provided
under the Burlington County Regional Program.
A group of units, arranged horizontally or vertically, where
the form of ownership of real property under a master deed providing
for ownership by one or more owners of units of improvements together
with an undivided interest in common elements appurtenant to each
such unit.
All corrugated cardboard normally used for packing, mailing,
shipping or containerizing goods, merchandise or other material, but
excluding plastic, foam or wax-coated or soiled corrugated cardboard.
The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and its
successors and assigns, acting through the Burlington County Department
of Solid Waste.
Those designated recyclables that are placed for collection
within the parameters of the curbside collection program as outlined
herein.
A container(s) provided by the municipality or persons for
the temporary storage of recyclable materials within the residential
unit(s).
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Those recyclable materials to be source separated in this
municipality including but not limited to aluminum cans, antifreeze,
consumer electronics, corrugated cardboard, pluorescent lights, glass
containers, lead acid batteries, leaves, metal appliances, paper,
plastic bottles (coded No. 1 and No. 2), rechargeable batteries, steel
(tin) cans, textiles, tires and used motor oil.
The Burlington County Department of Solid Waste, its successors
and assigns.
All newspaper, fine paper, bond paper, junk mail, office
paper, magazines, paperback books, school paper, catalogs, computer
paper, telephone books, chipboard, corrugated and other cardboard
and similar cellulosic material whether shredded or whole, but excluding
wax paper, plastic or foil-coated paper, thermal fax paper, carbon
paper, blueprint paper, food contaminated paper, soiled paper and
cardboard.
Any park, including a trailer park or camp, equipped to handle
mobile homes sited on a year-round basis as defined in N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.7
et seq.
Any building or structure or complex of buildings or structures
in which three or more dwelling units are rented or leased or offered
for rental or lease for residential purposes; whether privately or
publicly financed, except hotels, motels or other guest houses serving
transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under subsection
(j) of section 3 of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L. 1967,
c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.) and N.J.S.A. 40:66-1.2 et seq.
The Township of Mount Laurel located within the County of
Burlington, State of New Jersey.
Residential, commercial and institutional solid waste generated
within a community.
All newspaper, fine paper, bond paper, junk mail, office
paper, magazines, paperback books, school paper, catalogs, computer
paper, telephone books and similar cellulosic material whether shredded
or whole, but excluding tissue and towel paper, wax paper, plastic
or foil-coated paper, thermal fax paper, carbon paper, NCR paper,
blueprint paper, food-contaminated or soiled paper.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
cooperative enterprise, trust, municipal authority, federal institution
or agency, state institution or agency, municipality, other governmental
agency of any other entity or any group of such persons, which is
recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
A residential condominium, cooperative or fee simple community
or horizontal property regime, the residents of which do not receive
any tax abatement or tax exemption related to its construction comprised
of a community trust or other trust device, condominium association,
homeowners' association or council of co-owners, wherein the
cost of maintaining roads and streets and providing essential services
is paid for by a not-for profit entity consisting exclusively of unit
owners within the community. No apartment building or garden apartment
complex owned by an individual or entity that receives monthly rental
payments from tenants who occupy the premises shall be considered
a qualified private community. No "proprietary campground facility,"
as defined in section 1 of P.L. 1993, c. 258 (N.J.S.A. 45:22A-49),
shall be considered to be a qualified private community.
Materials that would otherwise become solid waste that can
be separated, collected and/or processed and returned to the economic
mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Any process by which materials, which would otherwise become
solid waste, are collected, separated or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Any person residing within the municipality on a temporary
or permanent basis, but excluding persons residing in hotels or motels.
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials, as defined
in N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 48:13A-1 et seq.
Recyclable materials separated from the solid waste stream
at the point of generation.
The New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act, as amended.
D.
Design of containment areas for designated recyclable materials on
residential sites.
(1)
Design standards for common area recycling storage locations.
(a)
In accordance with the municipal Recycling Ordinance located at Chapter 120 of the Municipal Code, every multifamily, qualified private community and mobile home park within the Township of Mount Laurel shall be required to provide, for the use of its residents, centralized and common locations on its property for the storage, prior to collection, of source-separated recyclables generated by the residents of the property.
(b)
Each common area recycling storage location shall, at a minimum,
conform to the following standards:
[1]
The dimensions of the recycling storage location
shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling containers which are
of size and number as required by the DSW and which are consistent
with current methods of collection utilized by the Burlington County
Regional Program or the private collection company being utilized.
The following tables indicate the minimum container capacity requirements
for weekly recycling service and common container dimensions.
|
Minimum Container Capacity Requirements for Weekly Recycling
Service
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Dual-Stream Collection
|
Fiber
(paper and cardboard)
|
Commingled
(bottles and cans)
|
|
Non-age-restricted complex
|
One cubic yard of capacity for every 15 dwelling units
|
0.47 cubic yards (96 gallons) of capacity for every 18 dwelling
units
|
|
Age-restricted complex
|
One cubic yard of capacity for every 20 dwelling units
|
0.47 cubic yards (96 gallons) of capacity for every 24 dwelling
units
|
|
Single-Stream Collection
|
Fiber and Commingled
|
—
|
|
Non-age restricted complex
|
2 cubic yards of capacity for every 20 units
|
—
|
|
Age-restricted complex
|
1.4 cubic yards of capacity for every 20 units
|
—
|
|
Common Container Dimensions
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Size
(cubic yards)
|
Length
(inches)
|
Width
(inches)
|
Height
(inches)
|
|
1
|
72
|
24
|
29
|
|
2
|
72
|
34
|
45 (rear)/34 (front)
|
|
3
|
72
|
43
|
48 (rear)/40 (front)
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4
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72
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51
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56 (rear)/46 (front)
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6
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80
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66
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71 (rear)/47 (front)
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8
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80
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71
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86 (rear)/53 (front)
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[2]
Unless expressly prohibited by a municipality,
or not feasible due to existing site constraints, recycling containers
for all Class A designated recyclables shall be co-located at all
solid waste collection areas within the complex.
[3]
The recycling storage locations shall be conveniently
located for the residential disposition of source-separated recyclable
materials, preferably co-located, but clearly separated from, refuse
containers.
[4]
Outdoor recycling storage locations shall include
a concrete pad of the size as specified herein. The dimensions of
the recycling storage location shall provide sufficient area for the
required container(s):
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Common Area Recycling Storage Location (Dual Stream) Detail
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[5]
The recycling storage locations shall be well lit
and shall be safely and easily accessible by recycling personnel and
vehicles. Collection vehicles shall be able to access the recycling
areas without interference from parked cars or other obstacles. The
following turning template can be used to plan vehicular accessibility
to recycling storage locations:
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Collection Vehicle Approach Detail
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[6]
Reasonable measures shall be taken to protect the
recycling areas and the bins or containers placed therein against
theft of recyclable materials or the bins or containers themselves.
[7]
Signs as approved by the DSW clearly identifying
the recycling areas and the materials accepted therein shall be posted
adjacent to all points of access to the recycling areas.
[8]
Each recycling area shall be enclosed on three
sides by a solid fence or masonry enclosure six feet in height and
shall be surrounded by landscaping. A durable closable access gate
on the fourth side should be provided.
(2)
Recycling container storage design standards; new residential
construction. In order to facilitate recycling in all new construction,
and to avoid the creation of unhealthful or cramped storage situations,
sufficient storage shall be available for recycling containers within
all new construction of residential housing.
(a)
Recycling storage locations. Curbside recycling container storage
locations shall not include basements that require the negotiation
of stairs, or any location either above or below finished grade. Locations
shall be on a hardwearing, smooth continuous surface with access to
a path with a width no less than three feet and headroom of not less
than seven feet.
(b)
Single-family and two-family dwellings. Each residential dwelling
unit shall be designed to provide a curbside recycling storage container
storage location containing at a minimum, dimensions (l x w x h) of
no less than 36 inches by 32 inches by 84 inches per unit. The location
shall be clearly marked as such on floor plans of the dwelling unit
if to be located inside the dwelling unit. If to be located outside
the dwelling unit, adequate storage space for the container shall
be identified on the property survey. This shall be done at the time
of subdivision approval, if applicable, or at the time of zoning or
building permit application.
(c)
Multifamily and condominium complex dwellings. Curbside recycling
container storage locations shall be provided for each multifamily
and condominium complex dwelling where common area recycling storage
locations are not otherwise provided. Each multifamily and condominium
complex dwelling unit shall be designed to provide a curbside recycling
container storage location containing at a minimum, dimensions (1
x w x h) of no less than 36 inches by 32 inches by 84 inches per unit.
The location shall be clearly marked as such on floor plans of the
dwelling unit if to be located inside the dwelling unit. If to be
located outside the dwelling unit, adequate storage space for the
container shall be identified on the site plans or subdivision plans.
E.
Construal of provisions. The terms and provisions of this section
are to be liberally construed, so as best to achieve and to effectuate
the goals and purposes hereof. This section shall be construed in
pari materia with the SWMA and the County Plan.
