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Sidewalks shall be installed along all existing and proposed
public and private streets, common driveways, and common parking areas.
1.
General.
A.
Sidewalks and planting strips shall be placed in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance (§ 27-401).
B.
Proposed sidewalks shall maintain the width, pattern and style of
the Borough's sidewalk network. Where proposed sidewalks meet existing
sidewalks which have a different width, a tapered transition shall
be constructed.
2.
Design and Layout.
A.
Layout of sidewalk and planting strips shall be in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance (§ 27-401).
(1)
The planting strip between sidewalks and the curb may contain
streetlights, trees, benches, trash cans, mailboxes, or newspaper
boxes. No obstacle in the planting strip may reduce the required sidewalk
width for use by pedestrian traffic.
(2)
Planting strips shall be maintained as a grass strip between
the sidewalk and the curb. If the grass is impractical at the site,
brick pavers or similar surface may be used at the discretion of the
Borough Council upon recommendation of the Borough Planning Commission
and Engineer. In this case, a wider sidewalk may be necessary in place
of a border area to create a safer pedestrian environment.
B.
The Borough Council may require additional sidewalk width in areas where higher volumes of pedestrian traffic are anticipated. The minimum width is governed by the Zoning Ordinance (§ 27-401).
C.
All sidewalk widths are exclusive of any obstacle. Sidewalk areas
containing streetlights, trees, benches, doors, trash cans, mailboxes,
newspaper boxes, or similar feature are required to have additional
width to satisfy the minimum requirement.
D.
Additional sidewalks or paved trails shall be required where deemed
necessary by the Borough Council to provide access to schools, religious
institutions, parks, community facilities, trails, and commercial
or employment centers and to provide necessary pedestrian circulation
within land developments where otherwise required sidewalks would
not be sufficient for public safety and convenience.
E.
Sidewalks shall be designed to facilitate access and use by persons
who are physically disabled, in compliance with the ADA and to the
satisfaction of the Borough Engineer.
F.
If the provision of sidewalks requires the destruction or removal
of valuable trees, consideration shall be given to the retention of
such valuable trees.
G.
Conflicts arising from the placement of street trees, utilities,
and planting strips should be discussed with the Borough Planning
Commission to determine appropriate placement and alignment.
3.
Sidewalk Construction.
A.
Sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the Borough Standard
Construction Details.
B.
Gradient, cross slope and paving of all sidewalks shall be continuous
across all private driveways.
C.
Handicap ramps shall be provided for sidewalks of all new street
intersections and where curbs and/or sidewalks are replaced at existing
intersections. Ramps shall be placed in line of travel, to the greatest
extent practical. Handicap ramps shall be constructed to standards
set forth in the ADA and further detailed in PennDOT Publication 72M,
RC-67M.
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1.
Crosswalks shall be clearly delineated at all intersections and maintain
the width of the largest contributing sidewalk or trail. In no case
shall the crosswalk be less than five feet.
2.
Crosswalks and their transition to adjacent sidewalks or trails shall
be designed to facilitate access and use by persons who are physically
disabled, in compliance with the ADA.
3.
Where a crosswalk is located at an arterial or collector street,
the Borough Council may require one of the following measures as described
in the Pennsylvania Traffic Calming Handbook upon recommendation from
the Borough Planning Commission and Engineer:
A.
Textured crosswalks. Crosswalk patterns, materials, and colors shall
be consistent with surrounding crosswalks based on the theme established
in the Borough and recommended to the Borough Council by the Planning
Commission and Borough Engineer.
B.
Pedestrian signalization shall be provided at intersections where
traffic signals exist.
C.
Curb extensions, bulb-outs, raised medians, raised crosswalks, and
other pedestrian safety methods shall be considered and, where determined
to be appropriate by the Borough Council, constructed.
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1.
When a land development property is traversed by or abuts an existing
trail customarily used by pedestrians, bicyclists, and/or equestrians,
the applicant shall make provisions for the continued recreational
use of the trail and the connection or extension of the trail across
the property.
3.
The applicant may alter the course of the trail within the tract
for which development is proposed under the following conditions:
A.
The points at which the trail enters and exits the tract shall remain
unchanged.
B.
The proposed alteration exhibits quality trail design according to
generally accepted principals of landscape architecture. The Borough
recommends the PADEP publication Non-Motorized Trails, prepared by
the Pennsylvania Trails Program of the Bureau of State Parks, as a
guide for the development of high-quality trails.
C.
The proposed alteration does not run coincidentally with a paved
road intended for use by motorized vehicles.
4.
Trail easements for public use may be credited toward the open space requirement as described in § 22-501.
5.
An applicant may propose and develop a new trail. If said trail is available for use by the general public and connects with an existing trail, the easement for said trail may be credited toward the open space requirement described in § 22-501.
6.
Trails shall have a vertical clearance of no less than 10 feet.
7.
Trails shall be located in an easement or right-of-way with a minimum
width of 16 feet or width of trail plus four feet, whichever is greater.
8.
Width of the trail surface may vary depending upon type of use to
be accommodated but in no case shall be less than 12 feet.
9.
No trail shall be designed with the intent to accommodate motorized
vehicles, unless specifically required for emergency vehicle access
and circulation required to service the development property, as determined
by the Borough's emergency management personnel. Trails used for emergency
vehicles shall be equipped with vehicle access controls and appropriate
signage and signals to alert trail users to the occasional possibility
of emergency vehicles and personnel occupying the trail. These controls
shall be furnished and installed by the developer.
10.
Trails and their easements must be dedicated to the public sector,
donated to a private conservation organization or placed under the
care of a community association in order to assure continuing maintenance
of the trail and trail easement. Alternately, a trail may be maintained
by the abutting property owner, but only upon the request of said
property owner, and with the approval of Borough Council.
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1.
When a development is located on a street classified as a principal
arterial or a major collector, it shall provide for public access,
where feasible, within the ultimate right-of-way for bicycle lanes.
