On any corner lot, no wall, fence or other structure
shall be erected or altered and no hedge, tree, shrub or other growth
shall be maintained which may cause danger to traffic on a street
by obscuring the view.
No fence or wall (except a retaining wall or
a wall of a building permitted under the terms of this chapter) over
five feet in height shall be erected within any of the open space
required by this chapter unless that portion of the fence or wall
which exceeds five feet in height shall contain openings wherein equal
to 50% or more of the area of said portion of the fence or wall.
In the case of any use other than a single-family
or two-family dwelling, all trash, rubbish and debris of every kind
and nature shall be stored in properly closed verminproof containers
within an enclosure until such time as it shall be scheduled for collection
and disposal and shall be collected and disposed of as often as may
be necessary under the particular circumstances.
An indicated in the regulations for certain
multiple-family residential, commercial and industrial zoning districts,
general requirements for protection from such catastrophes as fire,
explosion or their results are given below.
A.
Water supply.
(1)
The site must be in an approved fire-protected district (the definition for which states the required adequacy of the water supply and water storage facility in terms of rate of flow and water pressure). See § 210-4.
(2)
The submitted plan shall show existing mains
and water supplies in the immediate area, together with proposed mains
and water supplies to provide adequate fire protection to the proposed
site.
(3)
No structure needing fire protection shall be
located more than 600 feet from a duly dedicated, accessible and improved
public street.
B.
Fire lanes.
(1)
Fire lane. No structure to be protected shall
be located more than 150 feet from a duly improved and accessible
fire lane.
(2)
Fire lanes shall consist of an all-weather and
well-drained surface cartway and shall conform to Township prescribed
standards and specifications for new road construction in residential
zoning districts except that the cartway must be 20 feet, but does
not have to have rolled gutters.
(3)
The extension of fire lanes shall begin from
one or more existing and improved public streets.
(4)
Fire lanes which curve, turn or change directions
shall have a minimum radius of 55 feet at the inside edge of pavement.
Fire lanes containing reverse curves shall have a minimum center line
tangent length of 50 feet between curves.
(5)
Dead-end fire lanes shall be terminated with
an unobstructed vehicular turnaround or cul-de-sac with a minimum
right-of-way radius of 45 feet and shall have a minimum surfaced radius
of 35 feet. Dead-end fire lanes shall have a maximum length of 400
feet.
(6)
The location of fire lanes shall conform to
plans for the extension of street, sanitary sewers, water mains, storm
sewers and other drainage facilities and public utilities as contained
in this chapter and other ordinances of Concord Township and shall
provide adequate access to buildings by firemen and other emergency
services.
