The subdivider shall observe the following requirements and
principles of land subdivision in the design of each subdivision or
portion thereof.
The subdivision plat shall conform to design standards that
will encourage good development patterns within the municipality.
Where either or both an official map or master plan has or have been
adopted, the subdivision shall conform to the proposals and conditions
shown thereon. The streets, drainage rights-of-way, school sites,
public parks and playgrounds shown on an officially adopted master
plan or official map must be considered in approval of subdivision
plats. Where no master plan or official map exists, streets and drainage
rights-of-way shall be shown on the final plat in accordance with
Section 20 of Chapter 433 of the Laws of 1953 and shall be such as to lend themselves to the harmonious
development of the municipality and enhance the public welfare in
accordance with the following design standards.
Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed
so as to provide at least four inches of cover to all areas of the
subdivision and shall be stabilized by seeding, sodding or planting.
The Township Engineer shall inspect the depth of the topsoil and certify
as to its conformity.
Monuments shall be of the size and shape required by N.J.S.A.
46:26B-3 and shall be placed in accordance with such statute.
Street signs shall be of a type conforming with existing signs
throughout the municipality.
Streetlight standards shall be aluminum poles, style 220L or
225L or similar, except in townhouse developments where streetlight
standards must be appropriate to the architectural mode and design
of the residential structures contained or proposed therein and further
subject to the approval of the Planning Board.
Concrete curbs shall conform to either of the following alternative
specifications:
A. Specification One:
(1) Concrete curbs shall be six inches wide at the top, eight inches
at the bottom, and 18 inches deep, with a six-inch reveal, battered
surface.
(2) Three-thousand-pound portland cement concrete, as per New Jersey
State Highway Department specifications, shall be used.
B. Specification Two:
(1) Concrete curbs shall be of the rolled curb and gutter type, 24 inches
wide, 10 inches high at the back and 6 1/2 inches at the pavement.
(2) Three-thousand-pound portland cement concrete, as per New Jersey
State Highway Department specifications, shall be used.
Concrete sidewalks shall conform to the following specifications:
A. Required concrete sidewalks shall be four inches thick and at least
four feet wide.
B. Materials and construction shall conform to the requirement of the
current specifications of the New Jersey Department of Transportation
for Class B gray concrete, 4,200 psi; no color or staining shall be
added to the concrete mix or installed upon the concrete after installation.
[Amended 2-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2]
Concrete driveways at the apron and sidewalk shall be three-thousand-pound
portland cement concrete, at least six inches thick, or reinforced
concrete at least four inches thick.