Any application for development shall conform to the standards
set forth in this article. The standards specified in this article
are minimum design requirements.
In reviewing any application for development, the Borough Council shall refer the application for development to the Borough Engineer for a recommendation concerning technical compliance with these design standards and construction standards referred to in Article
IV.
Service streets, as defined by this chapter, shall not be permitted
in residential developments, but may be provided in commercial and
industrial developments where needed for loading, unloading or secondary
access. Service streets shall be constructed in accordance with Borough
construction standards and shall meet the minimum design standards shown in Appendix
I for local streets.
Easements for sanitary sewers, waterlines and stormwater management
facilities shall be required to have a minimum width of 20 feet. Where
a subdivision or land development is, or will be, traversed by a watercourse,
there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way
of a width sufficient for the purpose, but not less than 20 feet.
Stormwater management facilities shall be provided for subdivisions
and land developments as required by existing ordinances of the Borough
of Oakdale as now or hereinafter adopted or amended.