[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 501]
The following principles, standards and requirements will be
applied by the Borough Council and Planning Commission to evaluate
plans for proposed subdivision or land developments. The standards
are the requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety,
morals and general welfare.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 502]
1.
Land shall be suited to the purposes for which it is to be subdivided
or developed.
2.
Land which is unsuitable for development because of hazards to life,
safety, health, or property, shall not be subdivided or developed
until such hazards have been eliminated or unless adequate safeguards
against such hazards are provided for in the subdivision or land development
plan.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 503]
1.
Proposed streets shall be properly related to such street plans or
parts thereof as have been officially prepared and adopted by Akron
Borough and shall be coordinated with existing or proposed streets
in adjoining subdivisions or land developments.
2.
Proposed streets shall further conform to such county and state road
and highway plans as have been prepared, adopted or filed as prescribed
by law.
3.
Streets shall be related to the topography so as to produce usable
lots and acceptable grades.
4.
Access shall be given to all lots and portions of the tract in the
subdivisions or land development and to adjacent unsubdivided territory
unless the topography clearly indicates that such connection is not
feasible. Streets giving such access shall be improved to the limits
of the subdivision or land development and shall be improved to Akron
Borough's specifications. Reserve strips and land locked areas
shall not be created.
5.
Streets shall be laid out to preserve the integrity of their design.
Local access streets shall be laid out to discourage their use by
through traffic and, where possible, arterial streets shall be designed
for use by through traffic.
6.
Half or partial streets will not be permitted in new subdivisions
or land developments except where essential to reasonable subdivision
or development of a tract in conformance with the other requirements
and standards of this chapter and where, in addition, satisfactory
assurance for dedication of the remaining part of the street can be
secured.
7.
Wherever a tract to be subdivided or developed borders an existing
half or partial street, the entire street shall be shown on the plan.
8.
Dead-end streets shall be prohibited, except as stubs (with adequate
turning capability) to permit future street extension into adjoining
tracts, or when designed as culs-de-sac.
9.
New reserve strips, including those controlling access to streets,
shall be forbidden.
10.
Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, the arrangement of streets
in a proposed subdivision or land development shall be made to provide
for the proper projection of streets into the unsubdivided land.
11.
Street names shall be coordinated with existing or platted street
names, and if a new street is a continuation of or is aligned with
an existing or platted street, it shall bear the same name as the
existing or platted street.
12.
All streets shall have a uniform width throughout their respective
lengths except where otherwise required by Borough Council.
13.
All streets shall also be constructed to comply with requirements
of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation so that the Borough
can receive liquid fuel tax reimbursements from the department for
any such dedicated streets.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 504]
1.
Street Classification. Six functional classifications are hereby
established for the streets and roads in Akron Borough:
A.
Arterial. This classification includes highways which provide intracounty
or intermunicipal traffic of substantial volumes where the average
trip lengths are usually five miles or greater. Generally, these highways
should accommodate operating speeds of 35 to 55 miles per hour. Arterial
streets include: 7th Street (also designated Rt. 272), Main Street
and Rothsville Road.
B.
Collector. This classification is intended to include those highways
which connect local access highways to arterial highways. They may
serve as traffic corridors connecting residential areas industrial,
shopping and other service areas. They may penetrate residential areas.
Generally, these highways will accommodate operating speeds of 35
miles per hour. Collector streets include: Fulton Street, 3rd Street,
9th Street, 11th Street, Diamond Street.
C.
Local Access. This classification is intended to include streets
and roads that provide direct access to abutting land and connections
to higher classes of roadways. Traffic volumes will be low and travel
distances generally short. These streets and roads should be designed
for operating speeds of 25 miles per hour or under. Local access streets
include all others as listed on the Official Zoning Map.
D.
Private Street. A local access street serving only abutting lots,
that is not offered or required to be offered for dedication.
E.
Cul-de-sac Street. A local access street intersecting another street
at one end, and terminating at the other end by a permanent vehicular
turnaround.
F.
Alley. A public or private right-of-way width of 20 feet or less,
which affords secondary means of access to the rear or side of abutting
commercial or industrial property and is not intended for general
traffic circulation. Regardless of whether an alley is given a street
name, no principal building shall have its frontage on an alley.
G.
New Roads. The classifications for new roads shall be set, from time
to time, by resolution of Borough Council.
2.
Right-of-Way Widths.
A.
Minimum widths for each type of street shall be as follows:
|
Type of Street
|
Right-of-Way Width
|
Cart-way Width
|
|---|---|---|
|
Access
|
0 feet
|
Two-way - 24 feet
|
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One-way - 14 feet
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|
Arterial
|
PennDOT Standard
|
PennDOT Standard
|
|
Collector
|
60 feet
|
38 feet
|
|
Local Access
|
50 feet
|
34 feet
|
|
Private
|
50 feet
|
20 feet
|
|
Alley
|
20 feet
|
16 feet
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B.
Where a proposed subdivision abuts or contains an existing public
street or road having a right-of-way width less than would be required
if said street or road were created under this chapter, sufficient
additional width for right-of-way shall be provided and dedicated
to meet the forgoing standards.
C.
Additional right-of-way and cartway widths may be required by the
Borough Council to promote public safety and convenience when special
conditions require it and to provide parking space in areas of intensive
use.
3.
Cul-de-Sac Streets.
A.
Cul-de-sac streets, whether permanent or temporary, shall be provided
at the closed end with a turnaround having a minimum radius to the
edge of the finished street or curbline of not less than 50 feet.
The right-of-way of a cul-de-sac shall be 10 feet greater than the
radius of the street.
B.
Unless future extension is clearly impractical or undesirable, the
turnaround right-of-way shall be placed adjacent to a property line
and a right-of-way of the same width as the street shall be carried
to the property line in such a way as to permit future extension of
the street into the adjoining tract. At such time as such a street
is extended, the overage created by the turnaround outside the boundaries
of the extended street shall revert in ownership to the property owners
fronting on the cul-de-sac turnaround.
C.
All commercial and industrial culs-de-sac shall be reviewed for adequacy
by the Akron Borough Engineer. His recommendations will be given to
the Borough Council who shall have final authority in this matter.
D.
Permanent cul-de-sac streets shall have a minimum length of 250 feet
and shall not exceed 500 feet in length, measured from the edge of
the road/curbline of the intersected street to the curb of the end
of the cul-de-sac.
4.
Street Alignment.
A.
Whenever street lines are deflected by more than 1°, connection
shall be made by horizontal curves.
B.
The minimum radius at the center line for horizontal curves on collector
streets shall be 300 feet, and for local streets the minimum radius
shall be 150 feet.
C.
On local access streets, the minimum tangent between reverse curves
shall be at least 100 feet; on collector and arterial streets, the
minimum tangent shall be at least 250 feet.
D.
Minimum vertical site distance shall be measured and shall comply
with the currently applicable Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
standards.
5.
Street Grades.
A.
The minimum grade on all streets shall be 1%.
B.
The maximum grade on collector or arterial streets shall be 7% and
on local access streets 10%.
C.
Vertical curves shall be used in changes of grade exceeding 1% and
shall provide proper sight distances as specified herein above.
D.
The standard cross slope for all streets to establish a crown shall
be 2%.
6.
Street Intersections.
A.
Local streets shall not intersect with collector or arterial streets
on the same side at intervals of less than 800 feet as measured from
center line to center line.
B.
The distance between center lines of streets opening onto the opposite
side of a proposed or existing street shall be not less than 150 feet
unless the streets are directly opposite each other.
C.
Intersections involving the junction of more than two streets shall
be prohibited.
D.
Streets shall be all laid out to intersect at right angles.
E.
Minimum curb radius at the intersection of two local streets shall
be at least 20 feet; and minimum curb radius at an intersection of
a local street and a collector street shall be at least 25 feet.
F.
There shall be provided and maintained at all intersections clear
sight triangles of 75 feet in all directions measured along the center
line from the point of intersection. Nothing which obstructs the vision
of a motorist shall be permitted in this area between 24 inches and
10 feet.
G.
Intersections shall be designed with a flat grade wherever practical.
Where the grade of any street at the approach to an intersection exceeds
7%, a leveling area shall be provided having a grade of not greater
than 4% for a distance of 75 feet measured from the nearest right-of-way
line of the intersecting street.
7.
Pavement Design.
A.
All components of the pavement structure shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's
Specifications, Form 408, or any successor thereto.
B.
Minimum Requirements. The following shall be considered to be minimum
standards for street construction in Akron Borough:
|
Alternatives Flexible Pavement
|
Type
|
Local Access/ Private Streets
|
Collector Streets
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface
|
ID-2 wearing course
|
1-1/2"
|
1-1/2"
|
|
Base
|
Bituminous concrete base course
|
4"
|
6"
|
|
Subbase
|
2A aggregate
|
6"
|
6"
|
|
Surface
|
ID-2 wearing course
|
1-1/2"
|
1-1/2"
|
|
Binder
|
ID-2 binder course
|
3"
|
4"
|
|
Base
|
3A Crushed Aggregate
|
8"
|
10"
|
|
Rigid Pavement
|
Reinforced Cement Concrete
|
6"
|
6"
|
|
Subbase
|
2A Aggregate
|
6"
|
6"
|
C.
All arterial streets shall also meet PennDOT specifications.
8.
Alleys and Driveways.
A.
Alleys are prohibited in residential developments.
B.
Alleys and driveways shall contain a straight length of at least
40 feet or a distance of not less than the building setback on the
lot providing access, measured from the cartway edge of the intersecting
street and extending inside the lot. The full length shall be paved
with a base of 2A stone compacted to six inches and a compacted depth
of two inches of ID-2 wearing material.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 505]
2.
Sidewalks.
A.
Sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of all streets located
within any subdivision or land development plan.
B.
All sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete in accordance with
applicable standards and specifications of the Borough for construction
of sidewalks.
C.
All sidewalks shall be five feet in width.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 506; as amended by Ord.
00077, 4/14/2014, § 11]
The subdivider or developer, and each person, corporation, or other entity, which makes any surface changes shall comply with all of the SWMO [Chapter 17] requirements and the Lancaster County Conservation District, where applicable.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 507; as amended by Ord.
00077, 4/14/2014, § 12]
1.
Where any excavation or grading is proposed or where any existing
trees, shrubs or other vegetative cover will be removed, the developer
shall consult the Lancaster County Conservation District representative
concerning plans for erosion and sediment control and to also obtain
a report on the soil characteristics of the site may accommodate.
Before undertaking any excavation or grading, the developer shall
obtain a grading and excavation permit.
A.
Blocks and lots shall be designed and graded to provide proper drainage
away from buildings and to prevent the pooling of stormwater. Minimum
2% slopes away from structures shall be required.
B.
Lot grading shall be of such design as to carry surface waters to
the nearest practical street, storm drain, or natural watercourse.
Where drainage swales are used to deliver surface waters away from
buildings, their grade shall not be less than 1% nor more than 4%.
The swales shall be sodded, planted or lined as required. A grading
and drainage plan shall be required for all subdivisions and land
developments.
C.
No final grading shall be permitted with a cut face steeper in slope
than three horizontal to one vertical except under one or more of
the following conditions:
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The material in which the excavation is made is sufficiently
stable to sustain a slope of steeper than three horizontal to one
vertical, and a written statement of a civil engineer, licensed by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and experienced in erosion control,
to that effect is submitted to the Akron Borough Engineer and approved
by him. The statement shall state that the site has been inspected
and that the deviation from the slope specified herein before will
not result in injury to persons or damage to property.
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D.
All lots must be maintained free from debris or nuisances.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 508]
1.
The length, width, shape, and design of blocks shall be determined
with due regard to the provision of adequate sites for buildings of
the type proposed, to the land use and/or zoning requirements of Akron
Borough, the topography of the land being subdivided, and the requirements
for safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
2.
Unless the topography of the land being subdivided or the existing
pattern of development in the immediately adjacent area shall be otherwise
than herein required, the following minimum standards for the design
and size of blocks and lots shall prevail:
A.
Blocks shall not exceed 1,600 feet in length, nor be less than 500
feet in length.
B.
Residential blocks shall generally be of sufficient depth to accommodate
two tiers of lots, except where reverse frontage lots bordering an
arterial or collector street are used, or where due to the contour
of the land, or the necessary layout of the subdivision, there is
insufficient depth between intersecting streets for such two-tier
design.
C.
Blocks for commercial and industrial areas may vary from the elements
of design contained in this section if the nature of the use requires
other treatment. In such cases, off-street parking for employees and
customers shall be provided along with safe and convenient limited
access to the street system. Space for off-street loading shall also
be provided with limited access to the street system. Extension of
streets, railroad access, right-of-way, and utilities shall be provided
as necessary.
D.
Lot lines intersecting street lines shall be at right angles or radial
to street lines.
E.
Lots shall, in general, front on a street which has already been
dedicated to Akron Borough, or which the subdivider or developer proposes
to dedicate to Akron Borough in connection with approval of the final
plan. In commercial or industrial subdivisions or land developments,
where access is proposed to be provided by private streets within
the subdivision or land development, this requirement may be waived
by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 509]
No subdivision will be approved on a private street or road
if more than two lots already front on such street or road or if after
subdivision more than two lots will front on such private street or
road.
[Ord. 00030, 7/11/2005, § 510]
The installation and design of the required erosion and sediment
control measures shall be in accordance with standards and specifications
of the Lancaster County Conservation District.
