The following criteria shall be considered in the design of
streets in all subdivisions and/or land developments.
A. The alignment of streets shall conform to the circulation plan of
the Township Comprehensive Plan, to official maps, and to such municipal,
county and state street and highway plans as have been duly adopted.
B. For streets not shown on the circulation plan or Official Map, the
arrangement shall take into account existing topography and other
site constraints when providing for the appropriate extension of existing
streets.
C. Local streets shall be arranged so as to discourage excessive speeds
when their function is to remain local.
D. Streets shall be designed with drainage grates that are safe for
crossing by bicycles or horse-drawn vehicles.
E. Curvilinear streets and culs-de-sac should be utilized only where
topography and natural features dictate them on the site, and where
their use will be consistent with adjoining development patterns.
Curvilinear streets shall not be used immediately adjacent to an existing
grid street system without providing a transition that continues and
protects the grid. Culs-de-sac shall not be used where it is possible
to provide grid pattern streets that provide better access for emergency
vehicles, fewer restrictions for snow removal and improved pedestrian
access. New project street systems, platted adjacent to an existing
street system, shall not be merely looped back on local streets, but
shall connect with or be designed to connect with, in the future,
streets of a higher class. Consideration shall be given to the dispersal
of traffic from commercial and employment centers, and to the ultimate
functioning of the street system and regional transportation network.
F. Streets shall be laid out to provide convenient and safe access to
the development. Where appropriate, the Township Board of Supervisors
or their designee may require additional cartway improvements and/or
right-of-way width along existing street frontages to accommodate
the anticipated traffic increase and to facilitate vehicular turning
movements to and from individual lots.
G. Where a development abuts an existing or proposed arterial street,
the Township Board of Supervisors or their designee may require access
management techniques such as the use of marginal access streets,
reverse frontage lots, or other such treatment that will provide protection
for abutting properties, reduce the number of intersections with the
arterial street, and separate the local and through traffic.
H. Street lengths shall be minimized as to promote the most efficient
street layout while still protecting the natural, cultural, and historical
environment.
The number and location of entrances which may be granted will
be based on usage, interior and exterior traffic patterns and current
design policy of the Township.
A. Only one driveway will be permitted for a single-family residential
lot and not more than two driveways will be permitted for a multifamily
or nonresidential lot.
B. If the property frontage exceeds 600 feet, the permit may authorize
an additional driveway.
C. Regardless of frontage, the development may be restricted to a single
entrance/exit driveway.
Driveway approaches shall conform to the following standards:
A. The location and angle of a driveway approach in relation to the
street intersection shall be such that a vehicle entering or leaving
the driveway may do so in an orderly and safe manner and with a minimum
of interference to street traffic.
B. Where the driveway approach and street pavement meet, flaring of
the approach may be necessary to allow safe, easy turning of vehicular
traffic.
All driveways shall be paved.
An application that proposes joint use and shared driveways
shall be accompanied by an agreement which shall be recorded and which
shall establish the conditions under which the joint use and shared
driveways will be maintained.