[Adopted 6-14-1973 (Ch. 114, Art. I, of the 1981 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ARTERIAL STREETS
Those which are used primarily for fast or heavy traffic.
COLLECTOR STREETS
Those which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system or arterial streets, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETS
Streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
MINOR STREETS
Those which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
OWNER
Any person, firm, association or corporation having an interest in the subject matter hereof and shall include, for the purpose of this article, the owner, developer, applicant, agent, engineer or other person representing such owner, as defined herein.
After this article becomes effective, no street shall be accepted by the Township Council and taken over as a Township thoroughfare to be maintained as such at the public expense unless it shall comply with the following minimum specifications and requirements, and no map intended as a dedication of any lands for public streets submitted to the Township Council for approval will be approved or accepted for such purposes unless such map shall comply with the following specifications and requirements:
A. 
The width of the right-of-way shall be at least 30 feet on arterial streets, 60 feet on collector streets, and 50 feet on minor or marginal streets.
B. 
Rights-of-way shall be fully graded for their entire width with all slopes being formed on the outside of the right-of-way. No slopes shall be steeper than 3:1.
C. 
The minimum paved width shall be 36 feet for arterial streets, 34 feet for collector streets, and 32 feet for minor and marginal streets.
D. 
All pavements to be constructed will be in accordance with the following, which are hereby declared to be minimum requirements for engineering plan specifications, type of road to be built, materials and method of construction:
(1) 
All streets as defined herein are to be built in accordance with plans and specifications drawn and written by a competent engineer and which have been approved by the Township Council and Township Engineer. The plans and specifications shall include the existing ground conditions and final finished road grades, both in profile and in cross section. The plans shall also provide for proper drainage of slopes, cuts and intersections, which must in turn be related to the particular drainage conditions of the immediate vicinity.
(2) 
All streets shall be built in accordance with the New Jersey State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction as follows: After the subgrade has been prepared, as defined in Article 2.9.3, a choke course of screenings shall be placed uncompacted, upon which will be placed a five-inch layer of two-and-one-half-inch stone macadam base course and dusted, broomed and rolled. Upon approval by the Township Engineer, the intermediate or binder course consisting of two inches of bituminous concrete (stone mix), Type MABC-1, shall be placed upon a prime coat of MCO-1. The surface course shall consist of 1 1/2 inches of bituminous concrete (stone mix), Type FABC-1. A tack coat of MCP-1 prior to the placement of the surface may be required by the Township Engineer.
(3) 
All streets shall be curbed and paved full width, from curb to curb. Curbing shall be concrete or stone and shall meet the requirements of the New Jersey State Department of Transportation.
(4) 
In lieu of the choke course and base course as herein previously described, a four-inch stabilized base course will be permitted of either bituminous or lime fly ash aggregate.
E. 
An adequate drainage system sufficient to handle all drainage at all times and to prevent the collection of water in puddles at any point in the right-of-way or on abutting properties (and easements for the right to discharge surface water through drainage structures and over adjoining lands) must be provided, and the location of catch basins, drains, outlets and other parts of such drainage system must be accurately and distinctly shown on the maps filed with the Township Council and approved before acceptance of said street. The construction of the drainage system shall be in conformity with the appropriate minimum specifications of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
F. 
In the event that any ditch, pipeline, or watercourse crosses the right-of-way, proper provision must be made for carrying it and must be shown on the map. If the watercourse is such as to come under the jurisdiction of the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, written consent to the location of the streets must accompany the map. The map must clearly show the type of bridge, culvert, pipe or other structures that will be provided for the watercourse or stream.
G. 
Grades of streets shall not exceed 10%. No street shall have a grade of less than 1/2 of 1%. In no case shall grades be more than 3% within 100 feet of any intersection.
H. 
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible, and in no case shall they be less than 60°. The block corners at intersections shall be rounded with a curve having a radius of not less than 25 feet.
I. 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited.
J. 
A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
K. 
When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point by more than 10° and not more than 45°, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius of not less than 100 feet for minor streets and 300 feet for arterial and collector streets.
L. 
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and proper sight distance.
M. 
Dead-end streets.
(1) 
Dead-end streets shall not be longer than 600 feet and shall provide a turnaround at the end with a radius of not less than 50 feet and a pavement radius of 50 feet, fully curbed, and tangent, whenever possible, to the right side of the street.
(2) 
If a dead-end street is of a temporary nature, a similar turnaround shall be provided and provisions made for future extension of the street and reversion to the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties.
N. 
No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate as to be confused with the name of existing streets. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name.
O. 
The survey or map showing the location and setting of monuments (all street intersection or angle monuments to be of hard, durable material having a depth of at least 2 1/2 feet and at least six inches square at the top), grading, drainage systems, sewer lines, manholes, contours, curbs, sidewalks and other structures prescribed herein must have the approval of the Township Engineer and the Township Council.
P. 
The location and terminal of the right-of-way must not interfere with other streets of the Township and shall be so constructed as not to constitute a traffic hazard or to seriously interfere with the access of any abutting property owner to a through street. In all cases where a proposed street will intersect a street which is within the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, written approval of such intersection by such Department shall be submitted to the Township Council.
Q. 
The title to the right-of-way must be approved by the Township Attorney, and any deed of dedication, releases of mortgages or other title instruments reasonably required by the Attorney must be provided at the cost and the expense of the owner, and the owner shall likewise pay the cost and expense of publication of any ordinance which, in the opinion of the Township Attorney, is required for acceptance of any street.
R. 
In front of areas zoned and designed for commercial use, or where a change of zoning to a zone which permits commercial use is contemplated to permit such use, the street width shall be increased by the Board by such amount on each side as may be necessary to assure the free flow of through traffic without interference by parked or parking vehicles and to provide adequate and safe parking space for such commercial or business districts.
S. 
All elevations or topography shown in the plans shall be based on United States Geological Survey datum and shall be so certified by a licensed (New Jersey) engineer or land surveyor. Utility plans shall indicate a minimum of permanent bench marks for the purpose of verifying the construction of improvements in the Township.
At least three copies of the survey or map of the street, one of which shall be a reproducing linen tracing, shall be filed with the Township Council when application is made to the Township for the approval of said map or survey and the acceptance of the streets shown thereon.
The approval of any maps and plans, for the purpose of enabling owners to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.,[2] shall not be deemed an acceptance of any street, nor shall the Township of Allamuchy prior to the final adoption of any ordinance for the purpose be in any way obligated to maintain or exercise jurisdiction over any of such streets.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Known as the "Map Filing Law."
A. 
The Township Council, in its discretion, may refuse to approve or accept any street, notwithstanding compliance with all of the provisions of this article, when in its judgment the public interest renders such approval or acceptance inadvisable. It may also permit exceptions and variations to the foregoing requirements when good cause therefor is shown and the public interest will not be adversely affected thereby.
B. 
In any case, the Township Council may refuse to accept any street until such time as the same is fully completed in accordance with the provisions hereof.