Street Type
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Required Widths
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Right-of-Way
(feet)
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Cartway
(feet)
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Minor street (Lot size 1 acre or more)
|
50
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20*
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Minor street (Lot size <1 acre)
|
50
|
24* (A)
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Collector street
|
60
|
24* (A)
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Arterial street
|
100
|
**
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Cul-de-sac street
|
50
|
22*
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Marginal access street
|
50
|
22*
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Service street
|
20
|
16*
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Notes:
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*
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Off-street parking required.
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**
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As required by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
or County of Berks.
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(A)
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If on-street parking is provided in a TND-Traditional Neighborhood
Development, the cartway width shall be widened by seven feet for
parking on one side, and 14 feet for parking on both sides of the
street.
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Street Type
|
Maximum Grade
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---|---|---|
Minor
|
10% (up to 12%*)
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Collector
|
8%
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Arterial
|
6%
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Cul-de-sac
|
10%
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Marginal access
|
10%
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Note:
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---|---|---|
*
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Grades up to 12% may be permitted on a through minor street
where access to the street is possible over streets with 10% or less
grade.
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Street Type
|
Minimum Center-Line Radii
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
Minor
|
35
| |
Collector
|
300
| |
Arterial
|
500
|
Street Type
|
Minimum Sight Distance
(feet)
| |
---|---|---|
Minor
|
200
| |
Collector
|
300
| |
Arterial
|
400
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If, based on conditions existing on the site, the required replacement
trees cannot be placed on the site, the unplaced trees can be planted
on other lands of the Township (subject to Township approval), or
a fee-in-lieu of payment, equivalent to the cost of the unplaced trees,
made to the Union Township Tree Fund for use in future tree plantings
and in the maintenance of existing trees on Township lands.
|
Acer ginnala - Amur Maple
| |
Acer rubrum - Red Maple
| |
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
| |
Fagus grandifolia - American Beech
| |
Fagus sylvatica - European Beech
| |
Fraxinus americana - White Ash
| |
Fraxinus Pennsylvania lanceolata - Green Ash
| |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis - Thornless Honey Locust
| |
Platanus acerifolia - London Plane Tree
| |
Quercus alba - White Oak
| |
Quercus borealis - Red Oak
| |
Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak
| |
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
| |
Quercus phellos - Willow Oak
| |
Robina psuedoacaia inermis - Black Locust
| |
Zelkova serrata - Japanese Zelkova
|
Amelanchier canadensis - Shadblow Serviceberry
| |
Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
| |
Cornus kousa - Kousa Dogwood
| |
Cornus mas - Cornelian Cherry
| |
Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree
| |
Laburnum vossi - Goldenchain
| |
Magnolia soulangeana - Saucer Magnolia
| |
Malus baccata - Siberian Crab
| |
Malus floribunda - Japanese Flowering Crab
| |
Malus hopa - Hopa Red-Flowering Shrub
| |
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood
| |
Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' - Kwanzan Cherry
| |
Prunus yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry
|
Ilex opaca - American Holly
| |
Picea abies - Norway Spruce
| |
Picea omorika - Serbian Spruce
| |
Picea pungens - Colorado Spruce
| |
Pinus nigra - Austrian Pine
| |
Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine
| |
Pinus thunbergii - Japanese Black Pine
| |
Pseudotsuga menziesli - Douglas Fir
| |
Tsuga caroliniana - Carolina Hemlock
| |
Tsuga canadensis - Canada Hemlock
|
Elaeagnus augustifolia - Russian Olive
| |
Forsythia intermedia - Border Forsythia
| |
Rhamnus frazula columnaris - Tailhedge Buckthorn
| |
Syringa chinensis - Chinese Lilac
| |
Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac
| |
Viburnum alatus - Viburnum
| |
Viburnum sieboldii - Siebold Viburnum
| |
Viburnum tomentosum - Doublefile Viburnum
|
Hamamelis vernalis - Vernal Witch Hazel
| |
Hamamelis virginiana - Common Witch Hazel
| |
Ilex verticillata - Winterberry
| |
Juniper virginiana - Upright Juniper
| |
Rhamnus frangula - Glossy Buckthorn
| |
Taxus capitata - Upright Yew
| |
Taxus hicksii - Hicks Yew
| |
Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood Viburnum
| |
Viburnum lantana - Wayfaring Tree Viburnum
|
Acer campestre - Hedge Maple
| |
Acer pseudoplatanus - Planetree Maple
| |
Acer rubrum - Red maple
| |
Acer Saccharum - Sugar Maple
| |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash/Red Ash (nonfruiting)
| |
Gleditsia triancanthos inermis - Thornless Honeylocust
| |
Koelreutaria paniculata - Panicled Goldenraintree
| |
Prunus sargentii* - Sargent Cherry
| |
Pyrus calleryana cv. Chanticleer* - Chanticleer Pear
| |
Pyris calleryana cv. Cleveland Select* - Cleveland Pear
| |
Pyrus calleryana cv. Red Spire* - Red Spire Pear
| |
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
| |
Quercus robur* - English Oak
| |
Tilia cordata - Littleleaf Linden
| |
Tilia tomentosa - Silver Linden
| |
Zelkova serrata cv. Village Green* - Japanese Zelkova
|
Notes:
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*
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Indicates that these specific species are particularly well-suited
for use as street trees since their root systems are characterized
by a single tap-root and minimal spread.
|
Abelia x grandiflora - Glossy Abelia
| |
Amelanchier alnifolia - Serviceberry
| |
Azalea carolinianum - Carolina Azalea
| |
Azalea 'Exbury Hybrids' - Exbury Azelea
| |
Azelea mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink' - Cornell Pink Azelea
| |
Azalea 'Northern Lights' - Northern Lights Azalea
| |
Berberis thunbergii - Japanese Barberry
| |
Buddleia davidii - Butterfly Bush
| |
Buxus microphylla - Little Lear Boxwood
| |
Buxus microphylla 'Green Beauty' - Green Beauty Boxwood
| |
Buxus microphylla japonica - Japanese Boxwood
| |
Buxus microphylla koreana - Korean Boxwood
| |
Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' - Edging Boxwood
| |
Callicarpa dichotoma - Chinese Beauthberry
| |
Carex Morrocoii 'Variegate' - Variegated Japanese Sedge
| |
Chaenomeles japonica - Japanese Flowering Quince
| |
Chamaecyparis obtuse 'Nana Gracilis' - Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress
| |
Cletra alnifolia - Summersweet
| |
Cornus alba - Redtwig Dogwood
| |
Cornus mas - Cornelian Cherry
| |
Corpus racemosa - Gray Dogwood
| |
Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea' - Yellow-Twig Dogwood
| |
Cotoneaster apiculata - Cranberry Cononeaster
| |
Cotoneaster horizontalis - Rockspray Cononeaster
| |
Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie' - Carol Mackie Daphne
| |
Deutzia gracilis - Slender Deutzia
| |
Euonymus kiautschovics 'Manhattan' - Manhattan Spreading Euonymus
| |
Euonymus fortunei vegetus - Wintercreeper
| |
Forsythia x intermedia - Border Forsythia
| |
Fothergilla major - Large Fothergilla
| |
Gardenia jasminoides - Gardenia
| |
Hamamelis virginiana - Common Witch Hazel
| |
Hibiscus syriacus - Rose of Sharon
| |
Hydrangea aborescens 'Annabelle' - Annabelle Hydrangea
| |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue' - Nikko Blue Hydrangea
| |
Hydrangea aborescens grandiflora - Hills of Snow Hydrangea
| |
Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf Hydrangea
| |
Ilex glabra 'Compacta' - Inkberry
| |
Ilex cornuta 'Bufordii Nana' - Dwarf Burford Holly
| |
Ilex corunta 'Carissa' - Chinese Holly
| |
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' - Compact Japanese Holly
| |
Ilex crenata 'Green Luster' - Green Lustre Japanese Holly
| |
Ilex crenata 'Helleri' — Heller Japanese Holly
| |
Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' - Sea Green Juniper
| |
Juniperus chinensis 'Parsonii' - Parson's Juniper
| |
Juniperus horizontalis plumose - Andorra Juniper
| |
Juniperus procumbens - Japanese Garden Juniper
| |
Juniperus Sabina 'Tamariscifolia' - Tam Juniper
| |
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' - Blue Star Juniper
| |
Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel
| |
Leucothoe fontanesiana - Drooping Leucothoe
| |
Ligustrum x vicaryi - Golden Vicary Privet
| |
Mahonia aquifolium - Oregon Grape Mahonia
| |
Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry
| |
Pennisetum alopecuroides - Fountain Grass
| |
Picea abies 'Nidiformis' - Bird's Nest Spruce
| |
Picea glauca 'Conica' - Dwarf Alberta Spruce
| |
Pieris floribunda - Mountain Pieris
| |
Pinus mugo - Mugo Pine
| |
Photinia x fraseri - Redtip Photinia
| |
Potentilla fruticosa - Shrubby Cinquefoil
| |
Potentilla fruticosa - Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
| |
Prunus glandulosa - Flowering Almond
| |
Prunus glandulosa 'Roses' - Dwarf Flowering Almond
| |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' - Otto Luyken Laurel
| |
Pyracantha angustifolia 'Yukon Belle' - Yukon Belle Firethorn
| |
Rhododendron calendulaceum - Torch Azelas
| |
Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba Rhododendron
| |
Rhododendron kosterianum - Mollis Azelas
| |
Rhododendron obtusum 'Kurume' - Kurume Azelas
| |
Rhododendron poukanense hybrid - Gable Azelas
| |
Rosa 'Betty Prior' - Betty Prior Rose
| |
Rosa Carefree Beauty - Carefree Beauty Rose
| |
Rosa 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup' - Fru Dagmar Hastrup Rose
| |
Rosa 'Grahm Thomas' - Grahm Thomas Rose
| |
Rosa 'Iceberg' - Iceberg Rose
| |
Rosa 'Margo Koster' - Margo Koster Rose
| |
Rosa 'Peace' - Peace Rose
| |
Rosa 'Pink Meidiland' - Pink Meidiland Rose
| |
Rosa 'The Fairy' - The Fairy Rose
| |
Rosa rubrifolia - Rosa Rubrifolia
| |
Skimmia japonica - Japanese Skimmia
| |
Spiraea bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' - Anthony Waterer Spirea
| |
Spiraea bumalda 'Froebelii' - Frobel Spirea
| |
Spiraea japonica 'Shibori' - Shibori Spirea
| |
Spiraea prunifolia - Bridalwreath Spirea
| |
Spiraea thunbergi - Baby's Breath Spirea
| |
Spiraea x vanhouttei - Vanhoutte Spirea
| |
Symphoricarpos albus - Snowberry
| |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Coralberry
| |
Syringa x laciniata - Cutleaf Lilac
| |
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' - Miss Kim Lilac
| |
Syringa x persica - Persian Lilac
| |
Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac
| |
Taxus Canadensis - Canada Yew
| |
Taxus x media 'Hicksii' - Hick's Upright Yew
| |
Thuja occidentalis 'Little Giant' - Little Giant Arborvitae
| |
Viburnum carlesii - Korean Spice Viburnum
| |
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' - European Cranberrybush
| |
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum - Doublefile Viburnum
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