[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 501]
Council shall not approve any plat unless the land whereon buildings are to be constructed shall be of such character that it can be used for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other hazard.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 502]
Existing natural features which would add value to the subdivision and the Borough, such as trees, steep slopes, watercourses, historic spots and similar irreplaceable assets shall be preserved, insofar as possible, through harmonious design of the subdivision.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 503]
1. 
Council shall not approve any plat unless all streets shown thereon shall be of sufficient width and proper grade, and shall be so located as to accommodate the probable volume of traffic thereon, afford adequate light and air, facilitate fire protection, provide access of fire fighting equipment to buildings, and provide a coordinated system of streets conforming to the Borough's plan of streets.
2. 
Local streets shall be so planned as to discourage through traffic.
3. 
Wherever there exists a dedicated or platted portion of a street or alley along a boundary of the tract being subdivided, the remainder of said street or alley, to the prescribed width, shall be platted within the proposed subdivision.
4. 
Half streets shall not be provided, except where it is essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision in conformity with other requirements of these regulations, or where it becomes necessary to acquire the remaining half by condemnation so it may be approved in the public interest.
5. 
Cul-de-sacs shall normally not be longer than 500 feet, including a turnaround which shall be provided at the closed end with an outside curb radius of at least 35 feet and a right-of-way radius of not less than 50 feet. The maximum grade of the turnaround portion of the cul-de-sac shall be 5%.
6. 
Alleys shall not be provided in residential districts, but shall be included in commercial and industrial areas where needed for loading and unloading or access purposes.
7. 
The minimum distance between centerlines of parallel or approximately parallel streets intersecting a cross-street from opposite directions shall be 125 feet.
8. 
Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
9. 
Dead-end streets shall be prohibited unless provided with a turnaround or cul-de-sac arrangement.
10. 
Right-of-way requirements may be increased where anticipated traffic flow warrants it, or if drainage easements should reasonably parallel such thoroughfare. Such increased width will be established by Council with the advice of the Planning Commission and Borough Engineer.
11. 
Minimum right-of-way widths, paving widths, angle of intersection, curb radius, distances along sides of sight triangles, horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, as well as maximum grades shall be in accordance with the following table:
Arterial Streets
Collector Streets
Local Streets
Cul-de-Sacs
Pedestrian Walks
Alleys
Right-of-Way Widths
60 feet
60 feet
50 feet
40 feet
12 feet
20 feet
Paving Width
36 feet
26 feet
24 feet
24 feet
6 feet
18 feet
Maximum Grade
7.5%
12%
14%
14%
—
14%
Maximum Angle for Intersection
90°
80°
70°
70°
—
70°
Minimum Curb Radius
35 feet
25 feet
15 feet
15 feet
—
5 feet
Grades for 25 feet Before Intersection
3%
3%
3%
3%
—
3%
Site Triangles (Distance Along Sides of Through Street/Stop Street
500/30
500/30
250/25
250/25
—
50/20
Horizontal Alignment (Minimum Radii or Centerline)
600
400
200
100
—
100
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 504]
Blocks shall ordinarily not exceed 1,000 feet in length. Where it is necessary for blocks to exceed this length, pedestrian ways and/or easements may be required near the center of the block.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 505]
The lot yard sizes shall conform with the requirements of the Borough Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27] and the lots shall be designed in accord with the following design standards:
A. 
Every lot shall be provided with access adequate for the use of public safety vehicles and other public and private purposes and shall be served by a public or private street system, improved in accordance with this Chapter and connected to the general street system.
B. 
Side lines of lots shall be approximately right angles to straight streets and on radial lines on curved streets where feasible. Pointed or very irregular lots shall be avoided unless such variations shall improve the overall neighborhood design.
C. 
Double-frontage lots shall be avoided.
D. 
When a tract is subdivided into larger than required buildings lots and there is no covenant preventing resubdivision of the lots, such lots or parcels shall be so arranged as to permit a logical location and opening of future streets and resubdividing with provision for adequate utility connections for each subdivision.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 506]
Easements for utilities and drainage shall have a minimum width of eight feet. Were a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way of width sufficient for the purpose.
[Ord. 679, 6/16/1970, § 507]
The water supply and sewage disposal systems for the subdivision shall meet the design standards and requirements of the Health Department.