This article shall apply to all applications for development.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-12; 2-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
The following standards shall be used to prepare and review any development plan that involves the construction of a new public sidewalk or private walkway or repair of an existing public sidewalk or private walkway:
A. 
Lot access. All lots shall have private walkway access to a public sidewalk in the right-of-way if such is provided. Such access shall be designed for the safety, control, efficient movement, convenience and encouragement of pedestrian traffic into and out of the site and to promote pedestrian circulation generally within the Borough.
B. 
Construction and repair specifications. All sidewalks and walkways shall meet the construction specifications as set forth in applicable Borough ordinances or as approved by the Borough Engineer. This shall also apply to recommendations by the Borough Engineer regarding the maintenance, repair or upgrading of existing sidewalks located in that portion of the public right-of-way that directly abuts the tract to be developed.
C. 
Materials. The Board may waive the paving material specifications required by Subsection B above if the applicant can demonstrate, in addition to the requirements of § 110-126, that the substitute paving material(s) will be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of buildings and other structures on the site and adjacent properties and will create a more attractive development generally. In no instance, however, shall a sidewalk located in a public right-of-way be permitted to be constructed of asphalt.
D. 
In the B-1 and D-1 Districts, the material used for sidewalks shall be white concrete constructed in approximately ten-foot sections. The sidewalk sections shall be separated by a band of four-inch by eight-inch red clay brick spaced approximately 10 feet eight inches on center. The brick band shall be perpendicular to the curb with bricks laid parallel with the curb. The concrete shall be scored into four smaller symmetric areas. Sidewalk improvements, along the right-of-way of any property shall be constructed to match improvements on adjacent portions of the right-of-way that meet this design standard. A plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Zoning Officer prior to the issuance of a permit for construction. Construction permits shall be obtained from the Middlesex County Road Department for property located on a county road and by the Borough Zoning Officer for property located on a municipal road.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection E, regarding an alternative to sidewalk construction, as amended, and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-15.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-12; 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-15]
Sidewalks shall be provided in the right-of-way along all public streets. The location and width of sidewalks shall be consistent with the location and width of existing sidewalks adjacent to or near the site to be developed but in no case shall be less than four feet in width. Where placement of sidewalks in the right-of-way would cause injury to or removal of mature trees in good health, the approving authority may require placement of the sidewalk entirely or partially on the property which is the subject of the application, in which case the applicant shall make, execute and record an easement over the sidewalk for the benefit of the public to travel over same. In the event that any applicant may request and be granted an exception pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51 by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment or, in the case of an application involving a single- or two-family dwelling, a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.c by the Board of Adjustment, the applicant shall, as an alternative to sidewalk construction, pay to the Borough an amount equal to 150% of the estimated cost of the sidewalk, as determined by the Board Engineer, which amount shall be reserved for sidewalk installation or replacement in the Borough.
[Amended 2-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
Walkways shall be located on a site to facilitate pedestrian access between the public sidewalk, buildings, parking lots and other facilities and to provide for pedestrian circulation generally within a site. Where walkways abut the ends of parking spaces and wheel stops are not provided, the minimum width of such walkways shall be a minimum of five feet in order to provide for the front ends of vehicles to overhang onto such walkways with appropriate space remaining for the passage of pedestrians. For residential properties, in the case where there is no public sidewalk located or to be provided at the front of the property, such may provide access from the driveway.