Street Width Requirements
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Functional Street Classification
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Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
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Cartway Width
(feet)
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Minor or local access street
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53
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33
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Cul-de-sac street
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53
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33
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Collector street
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60
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36
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Arterial street
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100
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12 per travel lane
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Marginal access or service street
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33
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24
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Center-Line Road Grade Requirements
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Functional Street Classification
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Minimum Requirement
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Maximum Requirement
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Minor or local access street
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1%
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10%
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Cul-de-sac street
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1%
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10%
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Collector street
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1%
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8%
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Arterial street
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1
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8%
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Marginal access or service street
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1%
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10%
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Horizontal and Vertical Street Curve Requirements
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Functional Street Classification
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Minimum Center-Line Radii for Horizontal
Curves
(feet)
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Minimum Sight Distance for Vertical Curves
(feet)
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Minor or local access street
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150
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200
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Cul-de-sac street
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150
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200
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Collector street
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300
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300
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Arterial street
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500
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400
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Marginal access or service street
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100
|
150
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Street Intersection and Curb Radius Requirements
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Functional Street Classification
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Minimum Separation Distance between Street
Intersections
(feet)
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Minimum Tangential Arc for Each Curb Radius
(feet)
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Minor or local access street
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150
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20
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Cul-de-sac street
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150
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20
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Collector street
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500
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30
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Arterial street
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1,000
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40
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Marginal access or service street
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100
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15
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Landscaping Requirements for Subdivision
and Land Development Activity
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Type of Development
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Minimum Landscaping Requirements
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Buffer Yard
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Landscaping Plan
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Conventional single-family developments containing
10 or fewer dwelling units
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3 trees per residential lot or unit
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No
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No
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Conventional single-family residential developments
containing more than 10 dwelling units
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3 trees per residential lot or unit
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No
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Yes
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Multifamily townhouse developments containing
10 or fewer dwelling units
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2 trees per townhouse unit
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No
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No
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Multifamily townhouse developments containing
more than 10 dwelling units
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3 trees per townhouse unit
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Yes
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Yes
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Multifamily apartment developments
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3 trees per apartment unit
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Yes
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Yes
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Single-family residential cluster developments
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3 trees per residential lot or unit
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Yes
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Yes
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Age-qualified or continuing care retirement
communities
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3 trees per residential lot or unit
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Yes
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Yes
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Mobile home parks
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3 trees per residential unit
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Yes
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Yes
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Nonresidential uses and developments with less
than 5,000 cumulative square feet of gross floor area
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4 trees per acre
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Optional
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No
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Nonresidential uses and developments with 5,000
cumulative square feet of gross floor area or more
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4 trees per acre
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Optional
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Yes
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General notes concerning this chart:
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Note 1: The provisions specified on this chart
are intended to be the basic landscaping requirements. Additional
provisions for landscaping, buffer yards and other general requirements
may apply.
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Note 2: Muhlenberg Township may consider alternative
design requirements as part of the subdivision plan application or
land development plan application
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Note 3: The landscaping materials and trees shall be selected from the approved list of landscaping material, as referenced under § 310-48C of this Subdivision and Land Development Chapter.
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Note 4: All subdivision and land development applications shall be subject to the provisions of woodland extraction and replacement, as specified under § 355-33 of the Zoning Chapter.
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Note 5: All subdivision and land development
applications shall be subject to the provisions of tree protection
and replacement, as specified under the Muhlenberg Township Code.
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Acer ginnala - Amur maple
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Acer rubrum - red maple
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Acer saccharum - sugar maple
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Betula alba - European white birch
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Fagus grandifolia - American beech
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Fagus sylvatica - European beech
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Fraxinus americana - white ash
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Fraxinus pennsylvania lanceolata - green ash
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Ginkgo Biloba - Ginkgo (male only)
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Gleditsia triacanthos inermis - thornless honey
locust
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Liquidambar styraciflua - sweet gum
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Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip tree
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Phellondendron amurense - Amur cork tree
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Platanus acerifolia - London plane tree
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Quercus alba - white oak
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Quercus borealis - red oak
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Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak
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Quercus palustris - pin oak
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Quercus phellos - willow oak
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Robina psuedoacaia inermis - thornless black
locust
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Sophora japonica - Japanese zelkova
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Amelanchier canadensis - shadblow serviceberry
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Cornus florida - flowering dogwood
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Cornus kousa - Kousa dogwood
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Cornus mas - Cornelian cherry
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Crataegus phaenopyrum - Washington hawthorn
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Koelreuteria paniculata - golden rain tree
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Laburnum vossi - goldenchain
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Magnolia soulangeana - saucer magnolia
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Malus baccata - Siberian crab
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Malus floribunda - Japanese flowering crab
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Malus hopa - Hopa red-flowering shrub
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Oxydendrum arboreum - sourwood
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Prunus calleryana - Kwanzan cherry
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Prunus yedoensis - Yoshino cherry
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Ilex opaca - American holly
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Picea abies - Norway spruce
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Picea omorika - Serbian spruce
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Picea pungens - Colorado spruce
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Pinus nigra - Austrian pine
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Pinus strobus - Eastern white pine
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Pinus sylvestris - Scotch pine
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Pinus thunbergii - Japanese black pine
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Pseudotsuga menziesli - Douglas fir
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Tbuja occidentlis - arborvitae
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Tsuga canadensis - Canada hemlock
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Tsuga caroliniana - Carolina hemlock
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Crataegus crus-galli - cockspur thorn
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Crataegus intricata - thicket hawthorn
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Crataegus phaenopyrum - Washington hawthorn
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Elaeagnus augustifolia - Russian olive
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Forsythia intermedia - border forsythia
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Syringa chinensis - Chinese lilac
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Syringa vulgaris - common lilac
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Tbuja occidentlis - arborvitae
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Viburnum alatus - viburnum
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Viburnum sieboldii - Siebold viburnum
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Viburnum tomentosum - doublefile viburnum
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Hamamelis vernalis - vernal witch hazel
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Hamamelis virginiana - common witch hazel
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Ilex verticillata - winterberry
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Juniper virginiana - upright juniper
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Phyacantha lalandi - Laland firethorn
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Taxus capitata - upright yew
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Taxus hicksi - Hicks yew
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Viburnum dentatum - arrowwood viburnum
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Viburnum lantana - wayfaring tree viburnum
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