This article shall apply to all applications for development.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-12]
The following standards shall be used to prepare and review any development plan that involves the construction of a new driveway or the expansion or repair of an existing driveway:
A. 
Lot access. Every use shall have driveway access to a street. Such access shall be designed for the safety, control, efficient movement and convenience of motor vehicle traffic accessing the site, including service and emergency vehicles, and to promote safe, efficient and convenient traffic circulation generally within the Borough.
B. 
Location. Driveways shall be located along the street line of a lot as follows:
(1) 
A driveway on a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the intersecting lot lines at the corner.
(2) 
Driveways shall comply with the width requirements for buffer areas, pursuant to Article 44 of this chapter.
C. 
Construction specifications. Driveways shall be constructed with a minimum of four inches of compacted aggregate subbase material and a minimum of three inches of hot-mix asphalt. Hot-mix asphalt shall be installed in two lifts, compacted between lifts to achieve the minimum three-inch thickness. Alternate driveway construction material and methods shall be approved by the Borough Engineer prior to construction.
D. 
Width. The width of driveways shall be based on the following:
1-Way Traffic
2-Way Traffic
Land Use Type
Minimum Width
(feet)
Maximum Width
(feet)
Minimum Width
(feet)
Maximum Width
(feet)
Single- and 2-family dwellings
9
18
9
18
Townhouses and apartments
15
18
18
22
All other residential
10
15
18
20
Nonresidential uses
15
18
20
24
Warehouse and light industrial uses
18
22
24
35
E. 
Grading. Driveway grades shall not exceed 10% at any point along the entire length of the driveway.
F. 
Aprons. Driveway aprons shall be designed to permit access to any driveway from a street. Such apron shall be constructed between the curb or edge of street pavement and the sidewalk or, in the absence of sidewalk, for a distance of four feet back from the curb or edge of pavement. The construction specifications of driveway aprons shall be pursuant to applicable Borough ordinances or as approved by the Borough Engineer.
G. 
Side slopes. Driveway side slopes shall be topsoiled, seeded, fertilized and mulched or otherwise stabilized to prevent erosion. If banks exceed a slope of two increments vertical to one increment horizontal (2:1) and the slope face is not stable rock, retaining walls shall be constructed of a design approved by the Borough Engineer.
H. 
Clear sight triangles. At locations where driveways approach sidewalks and streets in the public right-of-way, clear sight triangles shall be provided on both sides of such driveways. No vision-obstructing object with a height greater than 2 1/2 feet, as measured from the elevation of the driveway, shall be located in such areas formed by outward-facing isosceles triangles, with equal sides of 10 feet in length, consisting of the curbline of the driveway and the property line along the right-of-way.