This article shall apply to all applications for development.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-12]
The following standards shall be used to prepare and review
any development plan that involves the construction of a new driveway
or the expansion or repair of an existing driveway:
A. Lot access. Every use shall have driveway access to a street. Such
access shall be designed for the safety, control, efficient movement
and convenience of motor vehicle traffic accessing the site, including
service and emergency vehicles, and to promote safe, efficient and
convenient traffic circulation generally within the Borough.
B. Location. Driveways shall be located along the street line of a lot
as follows:
(1)
A driveway on a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of 40
feet from the intersecting lot lines at the corner.
(2)
Driveways shall comply with the width requirements for buffer areas, pursuant to Article
44 of this chapter.
C. Construction specifications. Driveways shall be constructed with
a minimum of four inches of compacted aggregate subbase material and
a minimum of three inches of hot-mix asphalt. Hot-mix asphalt shall
be installed in two lifts, compacted between lifts to achieve the
minimum three-inch thickness. Alternate driveway construction material
and methods shall be approved by the Borough Engineer prior to construction.
D. Width. The width of driveways shall be based on the following:
|
1-Way Traffic
|
2-Way Traffic
|
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Land Use Type
|
Minimum Width
(feet)
|
Maximum Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Width
(feet)
|
Maximum Width
(feet)
|
---|
Single- and 2-family dwellings
|
9
|
18
|
9
|
18
|
Townhouses and apartments
|
15
|
18
|
18
|
22
|
All other residential
|
10
|
15
|
18
|
20
|
Nonresidential uses
|
15
|
18
|
20
|
24
|
Warehouse and light industrial uses
|
18
|
22
|
24
|
35
|
E. Grading. Driveway grades shall not exceed 10% at any point along
the entire length of the driveway.
F. Aprons. Driveway aprons shall be designed to permit access to any
driveway from a street. Such apron shall be constructed between the
curb or edge of street pavement and the sidewalk or, in the absence
of sidewalk, for a distance of four feet back from the curb or edge
of pavement. The construction specifications of driveway aprons shall
be pursuant to applicable Borough ordinances or as approved by the
Borough Engineer.
G. Side slopes. Driveway side slopes shall be topsoiled, seeded, fertilized
and mulched or otherwise stabilized to prevent erosion. If banks exceed
a slope of two increments vertical to one increment horizontal (2:1)
and the slope face is not stable rock, retaining walls shall be constructed
of a design approved by the Borough Engineer.
H. Clear sight triangles. At locations where driveways approach sidewalks
and streets in the public right-of-way, clear sight triangles shall
be provided on both sides of such driveways. No vision-obstructing
object with a height greater than 2 1/2 feet, as measured from
the elevation of the driveway, shall be located in such areas formed
by outward-facing isosceles triangles, with equal sides of 10 feet
in length, consisting of the curbline of the driveway and the property
line along the right-of-way.