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Township of Woolwich, NJ
Gloucester County
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A. 
All lots shown on a site plan shall be adaptable for the intended purposes without danger to health or peril from flood, fire, erosion or other menace.
B. 
Physical improvements to the property being developed shall be provided, constructed and installed as shown on the final plat, in accordance with the requirements of the township as set forth in this chapter.
C. 
All required improvements, such as curbs, gutters, sidewalks and roads, shall be constructed in accordance with current New Jersey State Highway Department construction methods utilizing approved materials.
D. 
Supervision of the installation of the required improvements shall in all cases be the responsibility of the developer.
E. 
All of the required improvements shall be subject to inspection and acceptance or rejection by the Municipal Engineer, who shall be notified by the developer at least 24 hours prior to the start of construction.
F. 
No underground installation shall be covered until inspected and accepted.
All streets intended to be dedicated to public use shall be in accordance with township or county requirements as applicable to full cartway width and shown on the site plan.
Curbs shall be installed along both sides of all streets.
All collector and arterial streets shall be provided with paved all-weather sidewalks as required in § 149-49.
Erosion and sediment control facilities shall be installed in accordance with the design principles and requirements contained in § 149-54.
Storm sewers and related facilities shall be installed in accordance with the design principles and requirements contained in § 149-53.
Sanitary sewage disposal systems shall be installed in accordance with the design principles and requirements contained in § 149-55.
Water supply shall be installed in accordance with the design principles and requirements contained in § 149-56.
Whenever access to the development is required across land located in another municipality, the Planning Board may request assurance from the Township Attorney that access is legally established, and from the Municipal Engineer that the access road is adequately improved, or that a performance guaranty has been duly executed and is sufficient in amount to assure the construction of the access road.
The applicant shall place permanent reference monuments in accordance with the requirements of the Map Filing Law of the State of New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.11.
Street name signs shall be installed at all street intersections. The design and placement of such signs shall conform to § 149-47E and be subject to approval by the township and the county, as required.
[Amended 3-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-6]
A. 
Street lighting shall be installed at no cost to the municipality by a developer in locations approved by the Township Engineer. For residential subdivisions, street lighting shall be installed, prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy, along all roadways necessary to ensure at least one route of illuminated access for any occupied structure.
B. 
Operating expenses for residential subdivision shall be assumed by the Township when 50% of the section is occupied.
C. 
Luminaries shall be installed on fourteen-foot laminated poles, with said poles being installed to a depth of five feet below grade. Luminaire mounting height shall be 14 feet above grade.
D. 
Lighting fixtures.
(1) 
Type of fixture shall generally be of a `traditionaire' style in accordance with specifications as promulgated by the Township Engineer. Other decorative fixtures may be utilized in accordance with the Township Engineer.
(2) 
Poles for freestanding fixtures shall generally be fluted and tapered from base to top and in accordance with specifications as promulgated by the Township Engineer.
E. 
Pole-mounted street luminaries shall be installed on alternating sides of the street at five-hundred-foot intervals unless the presence of vertical and/or horizontal curves or factors relating to specific types of development necessitate a closer interval. In residential subdivisions, the poles shall be placed, to the greatest extent possible, in line with shared property boundaries. Deviations from the spacing interval shall be approved by the Township Planning Board.
F. 
On residential streets, 70 watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaries shall be provided with at least one 100 watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaire being provided at each street intersection. On minor collector and major collector streets, 100 watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaries shall be provided along the street with 150 watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaries being provided at intersections. These luminaries are permitted at these intersections.
The following improvements are recommended: All portions of a development not covered with buildings or other impermeable surfaces and not retained in their natural state shall be suitably landscaped.