Class of
Street
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Type of Develop-
ment Use
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Required Right-of-
Way1
(feet)
|
Minimum Cartway1
(feet)
|
Minimum Gutter/
Curb
(feet)
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Driveway
|
To serve 1 to 25 parking spaces
|
None
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None2
| |||
Residential
|
10
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Commercial
|
24
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Access drive
|
To serve parking areas in excess of 25 spaces and major land developments
|
None
|
243
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None2
| ||
Lane
|
To serve a maximum of 25 dwelling units
|
33
|
20
|
2
| ||
Local street
|
To serve a maximum of 500 dwelling units or a projected average daily
traffic of 2,000 per day
|
50
|
24
|
2
| ||
Collector
|
To serve over 500 dwelling units or a projected average daily traffic
of up to 3,000 vehicles per day
|
60
|
48
|
2
| ||
Arterial
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As per the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
| |||||
Expressway
|
As per the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
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NOTES:
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1
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In cases where a subdivision is planned to join the street system of
an existing subdivision, the above minimum requirements shall apply except
where the existing cartway and rights-of-way are larger than required. In
this event, the Borough shall require that the cartways and rights-of-way
be as large as the existing. Private covenants may apply if their provisions
are in excess of this chapter.
|
2
|
No gutter/curb is required unless so directed by the Borough Engineer
for purposes of traffic or stormwater drainage control.
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3
|
Minimum cartway width of 12 feet is for each directional lane of traffic.
|
Type
|
Speed
(mph)
| |
---|---|---|
Expressway
|
60
| |
Arterial
|
60
| |
Collector streets, service roads and, in some cases, access drives
|
45
| |
Local streets or access drives designed to the level of a local street
|
30
|
Requirement as per
Design Speed (mph)
of New Vehicular Street
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Center Line
Finished Grade
Alignment Criteria
|
30 mph
|
45 mph
|
60 mph
| |
Minimum radius (feet)
|
250
|
650
|
1,200
| |
Maximum grade (percent)
|
12
|
8
|
5
| |
Minimum grade (percent)
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
Requirement as per Design Speed (mph)
of New Vehicular Street
| ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K-Value
|
30 mph
|
45 mph
|
60 mph
| |||
For stopping sight distance
| ||||||
Crest curves
|
28
|
70
|
160
| |||
Sag curves
|
35
|
65
|
105
| |||
For passing sight distance
| ||||||
Crest curves
|
365
|
835
|
1,340
|
Intersection With
|
Required Radius
(feet)
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Expressway
|
50
| ||
Arterial
|
50
| ||
Collector street
|
40
| ||
Local street
|
351
| ||
Access drive
| |||
Minimum
|
15
| ||
Maximum
|
25
| ||
Driveway
| |||
Minimum
|
10
| ||
Maximum
|
15
|
NOTE:
| ||
1
|
Twenty-foot corner radii are permitted in developed residential areas.
|
Requirement as per
Design Speed (mph)
of New Vehicular Street
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intersection With
|
30 mph
|
45 mph
|
60 mph
| ||
2-LANE STREETS
| |||||
Collector street or service road or, in some cases, access drive
|
300
|
450
|
600
| ||
Local street or access drive designed to the level of a local street
|
300
|
450
|
600
| ||
4-LANE STREETS
| |||||
Expressway and arterial
|
590
|
880
|
1,125
| ||
Collector street or service road or, in some cases, access drive
|
350
|
525
|
710
| ||
Local street or access drive when designed to the level of a local street
|
350
|
525
|
710
|
Type
|
Minimum Width
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
Expressway and arterial
|
As required by PennDOT
| |
Collector street
|
40
| |
Local street
|
32
|
Embankment Slope
(Horizontal/Vertical)
|
Embankment Height
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
2:1
|
10
| |
21/2:1
|
18
| |
3:1
|
28
| |
4:1
|
45
|
Required Design Detail for Sidewalks
| |
---|---|
4 inches of concrete
| |
Welded-wire fabric, No. 6 x 6 (gage)
| |
4 inches minimum crushed aggregate base
|
Total Parking
Spaces in Lot
|
Minimum Number of
Accessible Spaces
| |
---|---|---|
1 to 25
|
1
| |
26 to 50
|
2
| |
51 to 75
|
3
| |
76 to 100
|
4
| |
100 plus
|
At a rate of 1 per 25 spaces
|
Minimum Required Aisle Width
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Parking Angle
(degrees)
|
1-Way Traffic
(feet)
|
2-Way Traffic
(feet)
| |
30
|
10
|
20
| |
45
|
12
|
Not permitted
| |
60
|
18
|
Not permitted
| |
70
|
19
|
22
| |
90
|
24
|
24
|
Facility Use
|
Reservoir Capacity of Standby/Stacking Line(s)
(spaces)
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Drive-in banks or similar financial uses
|
3 per auto teller station
| ||
Drive-in theaters or similar amusement, entertainment and recreational
uses
|
15% of theater parking space capacity
| ||
Drive-in retail trade or services
|
3 per attendant station
| ||
Mechanical car washes or similar uses
|
6 per attendant station
| ||
Gasoline service stations or similar uses
|
6 per gasoline pump
| ||
Parking lots and/or garages or similar uses
| |||
With free-flow entry
|
1 per entry drive
| ||
With automatic ticket dispensing
|
2 per entry drive
| ||
With manual ticket dispensing
|
3 per entry drive
| ||
With attendant parking
|
10% of the parking space capacity served by that entry drive
|
NOTE: "Space," as used above, shall be defined as being the minimum
parking space specified by the terms of this chapter.
|
Permitted Density of Land Use
| ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Within the Zoning District
|
Dwelling Units per Gross Acre1
|
Percent of Site for Nonresidential Use2
|
Percent of Land Coverage3
|
Percent of Land in Open Space1
| ||
R-1
|
Low-Density Residential
|
6
|
10
|
60
|
10
| |
R-2
|
Medium-Density Residential
|
12
|
25
|
60
|
10
| |
R-3
|
High-Density Residential
|
20
|
25
|
60
|
10
| |
C-C
|
Central Commercial
|
29
|
50
|
95
|
5
| |
C-N
|
Neighborhood Commercial
|
9
|
50
|
60
|
10
| |
C-P
|
Pedestrian Commercial
|
22
|
50
|
95
|
5
| |
G-I
|
General Industrial
|
--
|
NOT PERMITTED
|
--
|
--
| |
S-C
|
General Conservation
|
2
|
10
|
40
|
50
|
NOTES:
| ||||||
1
|
Dwelling units per acre may be varied by 20%, provided that
a ten-percent increase in open space is provided.
| |||||
2
|
Only those nonresidential uses permitted within the Zoning
Ordinance[5] for the applicable zoning district shall be permitted.
| |||||
3
|
The percent of land coverage covered by buildings excludes
open, uncovered paved walks, parking areas and driveways but includes all
other buildings or structures. The percent of land coverage may not be varied.
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