All subdivisions and land development plans
approved by the Township must comply with the following standards.
The standards outlined herein shall be considered minimum requirements
for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare.
Wherever a central or public water supply system
serves a development, provision shall be made for fire hydrants along
streets or on the walls of nonresidential structures as approved by
the Township Fire Marshal in accordance with all prescribed state
and county standards and the standards contained in the Appendix of
this chapter.
At the time of preliminary Township approval
of any new subdivision or land development, the Board of Supervisors
shall establish the amount of impact fee payable by the developer
for off-site public transportation capital improvements as authorized
under the applicable impact fee ordinance of the Township adopted
under Article V-A of the Municipalities Planning Code.
[Amended 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 346; 12-20-2006 by Ord. No.
363]
A. The following is a general guide to the standards
for the various classifications of streets. When these standards are
in conflict with those established by others, these standards shall
take precedence.
|
Street Classification
|
Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
|
Cartway Width
(feet)
|
Design Speed
(miles per hour)
|
---|
|
Arterial
|
100 to 120
|
Per PennDOT classifications
|
35 to 45
|
|
Collector
|
80
|
36
|
35 to 45
|
|
Local, residential (Historic District)
|
40
|
26
|
25 to 35
|
|
Local, residential (all other districts)
|
56
|
26
|
25
|
|
Local, industrial and commercial
|
60
|
36
|
25 to 35
|
B. Additional rights-of-way and cartway widths may be
required by the Township in order to lessen traffic congestion, to
secure safety from hazards, to facilitate the adequate provision for
transportation and other public requirements, to promote Township-wide
circulation and mobility, to provide adequate on-street parking and
to promote the general welfare. Where it is determined that the anticipated
traffic circulation and parking patterns meet the above objectives,
cartway widths for portions of local roads may be reduced to 24 feet
at the discretion of the Township to encourage low-impact development.
C. Where a subdivision or land development abuts or contains
an existing street of inadequate right-of-way width, additional right-of-way
width shall be dedicated to conform to the standards set by the Township.
Where a subdivision or land development abuts or contains an existing
street of inadequate cartway width, the applicant shall be required
to widen and/or reconstruct the roadway to meet current Township standards.
If the Township Engineer determines that core borings are necessary
to determine the condition of the existing street, these shall be
completed by the developer at the developer's expense.
D. New half or partial streets will not be permitted.
E. Wherever a tract to be subdivided or developed borders
on an existing half or partial street, the other part of the street
shall be plotted.
[Amended 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 363]
A. Center-line grades shall not be less than 1% on streets
with curbs and 1/2% on streets without curbs. A minimum slope of 1%
shall be provided along the gutter line.
B. The maximum street grades shall be as follows:
(2) Arterial and collector streets: 8%.
C. Vertical curves shall be used at changes of grade
exceeding 1% and shall be designed in relation to the extent of the
grade change and to provide the following minimum sight distances:
(1) For over crests (summits), each four-percent difference
in gradients shall use one-hundred-twenty-five-foot length of curve.
(2) For under crests (sags), each four-percent difference
in gradients shall use one-hundred-foot length of curve.
D. Where the grade of any street at the approach to an
intersection exceeds 4%, a leveling area shall be provided having
a grade of no more than 4% over a distance of at least 50 feet measured
from the intersecting right-of-way line.
E. Sight distances. In no case shall any combination
of vertical or horizontal curves provide sight distance less than
those specified in the AASHTO Manual, latest revision.
[Amended 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 363]
A. To encourage low-impact development, curbs are discouraged
along proposed streets except where required by the Township when
deemed necessary for stormwater management, traffic control, pedestrian
safety, or to provide for roadway stability. Curbs are allowed when
the sidewalk is adjacent and connected to the traveled way, provided
they are used only on one side of the road and the road cross slope
is away from the curb or if curb cuts are utilized to drain runoff
to a vegetated open channel or bioretention area behind the curb.
B. Where curbs are not provided, a shoulder meeting the
requirements of the Township, which may consist of grass paver, shall
be provided.
C. All curbs must meet the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act and the Pennsylvania Universal Accessibility
Act and all other regulatory requirements, as applicable.
D. Design standards.
(1) Curbs shall be constructed in accordance with the
standards shown on the Typical Roadway Section as
attached to this chapter and may be constructed of concrete or Belgian block.
The developer shall be responsible for furnishing
and installing all traffic control signals, signs and markings that
are deemed necessary by the Township. The developer shall install
such signals, signs and markings prior to the issuance of the first
building permit or as otherwise the streets become open to traffic.
All traffic control signals and markings signs shall comply with the
specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Regulations
for Traffic Signs, Signals and Markings, as currently amended (Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation, Publication 68).
All parking lots, multifamily developments and
nonresidential developments shall be adequately lighted during after-dark
operating hours. All light standards shall be located within landscaped
islands and be freestanding on secure bases and not on the parking
surfaces.
A. The lighting plan shall provide for nonglare lights
focused downward. The incident light intensity provided at ground
level shall be a minimum of 0.5 footcandle anywhere in the area to
be illuminated, except where such illumination will cause a spillover
effect on adjacent properties. Lighting shall be provided by fixtures
with a mounting height not more than 20 feet.
B. Any other outdoor lighting, such as building and sidewalk
illumination, signs, driveways with no adjacent parking and ornamental
lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail
to allow determination of the effects to adjacent properties, traffic
safety and overhead sky glow. The objective of these specifications
is to eliminate off-premises effects. No use shall produce glare off
the premises by illumination originating on the premises. No bare
or direct light source shall be visible beyond the lot lines. Only
diffused or reflected lights shall be visible beyond the lot line.
Illumination from light originating on the site shall not exceed 0.5
footcandles at the lot line. No light shall shine directly into windows
or onto streets and driveways in such manner as to interfere with
or distract driver's vision.
C. No sodium vapor lights shall be used.
D. Within the Historic District, all lighting shall comply
with the Edgewood Village Design Guidelines adopted in 2002. These
standards shall supersede all other standards and/or requirements.
[Added 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 346]