A. 
All improvements shall be installed in complete accordance with the standards of this chapter, with other particular specifications approved by the reviewing agency and Municipal Engineer and with all other applicable municipal, county, state and federal regulations.
(1) 
Should improvements be required which are not provided for within the particular sections of this chapter, they shall be designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practice and recognized design standards.
(2) 
The developer (or his engineer) shall submit detailed design calculations and construction specifications in each instance.
(3) 
Prior to initiation of such specialized design, the particular standards to be utilized shall be submitted for review by the reviewing agency and Municipal Engineer.
B. 
The Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (latest edition), including all addenda, and the Standard Construction Details of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (latest revision), as modified, supplemented, amended or superseded by the requirements of this Article, by the approved final plat, by particular agreement among the reviewing agency, Municipal Council and subdivider or by other applicable municipal, county, state or federal regulations, shall govern the completion of the required improvements. Such Standard Specifications and Standard Construction Details (standards) are made a part of this Article by reference and will not be repeated herein. The requirements of this Article, of an approved final plat or of particular agreements and conditions of approval and of applicable municipal, county, state or federal regulations shall govern and prevail in the case of conflict between them and the Standard Specifications or Standard Construction Details. Should the municipality adopt, subsequent to the effective date of this Article, particular and specific standards construction details for the municipality, they shall govern and prevail over the Standard Construction Details of the New Jersey Department of Transportation previously referred to.
A. 
All site plan and subdivision plats shall conform to design standards that will encourage desirable development patterns within the municipality.
(1) 
Where either or both an Official Map or Master Plan have been adopted, the site plan or subdivision shall conform to the proposals and conditions shown thereon.
(2) 
The streets, drainage rights-of-way, school sites, public parks and playgrounds and other municipal facilities shown on an adopted Master Plan or Official Map shall be considered in the review of site plans and subdivision plats.
(3) 
Where no Master Plan or Official Map exists, or makes no provisions thereof, streets and drainage rights-of-way shall be shown on the final plat in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38 and shall be such as to lend themselves to the harmonious development of the municipality and the enhancement of the public welfare.
B. 
Within the criteria established by and subject to the review and approval of the reviewing agency, all design of a site plan or subdivision is the responsibility of the developer, and he shall be responsible for and bear the entire cost of any and all investigations, tests, reports, surveys, samples, calculations, environmental assessments, designs, researches or any other activity necessary to the completion of the design.
(1) 
The standards set forth in this Article shall be taken to be the minimum necessary to meet its purposes as set forth elsewhere herein.
(2) 
The responsibility of the reviewing agency shall be to see that these minimum standards are followed and, in those cases not covered by these standards, sufficient precautions are taken to assure that the eventual design is conducive to the implementation of the purposes of this Article and the City of Perth Amboy Master Plan.
(3) 
The reviewing agency may employ professionals in various disciplines to advise and assist it in its determinations.
(4) 
Any decisions of the reviewing agency regarding the suitability or sufficiency of any design proposal, taken upon advice of its professionals and subject to the provisions of this Article, shall be deemed conclusive.
C. 
When a developer determines that it will be necessary to utilize design standards in addition to or other than those minimum requirements established herein, he is advised to consult with the Municipal Engineer, prior to beginning his detailed design, for review and approval of his proposed design standards.
(1) 
Standards utilized should generally be nationally recognized and in common use in this area.
(2) 
Design standards may not be utilized if they do not have the approval of the Municipal Engineer.
(3) 
The design standard change shall be approved by the reviewing agency upon a report from the Municipal Engineer.
D. 
It is recognized that, in certain instances, preexisting conditions or the uniqueness of a particular proposal may require the waiver of some of the standards presented herein.
(1) 
The reviewing agency may consider and, for cause shown, may waive strict conformance with such of these detailed design standards as it sees fit.
(2) 
Any developer desiring such action shall present with his application for development a listing of all such waivers desired, together with the reasons therefor.
A. 
The block length, width and acreage within bounding roads shall be such as to accommodate the size and dimensions of lots required for the zoning district by this chapter and to provide for convenient access, circulation control and safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
B. 
Block lengths may vary between four hundred (400) and two thousand (2,000) feet, but blocks along other than local collector streets shall not be less than one thousand (1,000) feet long.
C. 
Interior crosswalks with a right-of-way twenty (20) feet wide containing a sidewalk of five (5) feet or greater in width and fenced on both sides may be required for blocks longer than one thousand (1,000) feet, from the ends of the culs-de-sac to adjacent streets and elsewhere as required by the public convenience, including the provision of walks giving access to schools, playgrounds and shopping centers without the necessity of crossing traffic thoroughfares.
D. 
For commercial, group housing or industrial use, block size shall be sufficient to meet all area and yard requirements for such use.
A. 
All grading, excavation or embankment construction shall be in accordance with the approved final plat and shall provide for the disposal of all stormwater runoff and such groundwater seepage as may be encountered. All clearing, excavation and embankment construction shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications. No excavated material may be removed from the site, except in accordance with an approved final plat, without the prior approval of the Municipal Engineer. The stockpile or removal of soil from a site except in relationship to an approved plan shall not be permitted except as provided by other ordinances of the municipality. Where borrow excavation materials from off-site sources are required to complete the necessary grading, such material shall meet the requirements of the Standard Specifications for Borrow Excavation, Zone 3, and shall be subject to the approval of the Municipal Engineer. All trees to be saved must have a snow fence erected at the drip line of the tree.
B. 
Material which the Municipal Engineer judges unsuitable for use in roadway embankment may be used for grading outside the roadway right-of-way or in building areas with the permission of the Municipal Engineer and the Construction Official (for building areas). Any unsuitable material which cannot be satisfactorily utilized on the site shall be removed from the site and disposed of at places to be provided by the developer.
C. 
To preserve the integrity of pavements, embankments and excavations for streets or roadways shall be provided with slopes no steeper than one (1) foot of vertical rise for every three (3) feet of horizontal distance.
D. 
Such slopes shall be suitably planted with perennial grasses or other ground cover plantings in accordance with the plans approved by the reviewing agency.
E. 
In areas where excavations or embankments would extend significantly beyond road rights-of-way, thereby causing disruption to the natural environment of the development, the reviewing agency may, upon the application of the developer or upon its own initiative, direct the use of terraces, retaining walls, crib walls or other means of maintaining roadway slopes.
(1) 
In any event, the entire roadway right-of-way shall be fully graded, and any retaining walls, crib walls or terraces shall be located outside of the roadway right-of-way, and their maintenance shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property on which they are constructed.
(2) 
The developer shall make suitable provisions in the instrument transferring title to any property containing such terraces, retaining walls or crib walls and shall provide a copy thereof to the reviewing agency and the Municipal Clerk.
(3) 
All graded areas within or outside of the roadway right-of-way shall be neatly graded, topsoiled, fertilized and seeded to establish a stand of perennial grasses.
F. 
The tops of slopes in excavations and the tops of slopes in embankment areas shall not extend beyond the right-of-way line or, where provided on the plan, to the limit of grading as shown on the final plan. Sidewalk and easement areas shall slope at two percent (2%) to the top of the curb elevation, and sidewalk construction shall conform to this slope.
G. 
Lot grading. Lots shall be graded to secure proper drainage and to prevent the collection of stormwater. Said grading shall be performed in a manner which will minimize the damage to or destruction of trees growing on the land. Topsoil shall be provided and/or redistributed on the surface as cover and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting. Grading plans shall have been submitted with the preliminary and final plats, and any departure from these plans must be approved in accordance with the requirements of this chapter for the modification of improvements. Grading shall be designed to prevent or minimize drainage to structures or improvements when major storms, exceeding the design basis of the storm drainage system, occur.
(1) 
Wherever possible, the land shall be graded so that the stormwater from each lot shall drain directly to the street. If it is impossible to drain directly to the street, it shall be drained to a system of interior yard drainage designed in accordance with the standards for drainage facilities, and suitable drainage easements shall be provided.
(2) 
Unless otherwise required by the standard specifications, all tree stumps, masonry and other obstructions shall be removed to a depth of two (2) feet below finished grade.
(3) 
The minimum slope for lawns shall be two percent (2%) and, for smooth, hard-finished surfaces, other than roadways, three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%).
(4) 
The maximum grade for lawns within five (5) feet of a building shall be five percent (5%) and, for lawns more than five (5) feet from a building, two percent (2%).
(5) 
Retaining walls installed in slope control areas shall be constructed of heavy treated timber, reinforced concrete, other reinforced masonry or of other construction acceptable to the Municipal Engineer and adequately designed and detailed on the final plat to carry all earth pressures, including any surcharges. The height of retaining walls shall not exceed one-third (1/3) of the horizontal distance from the foundation wall of any building to the face of the retaining wall. Should the municipality adopt, subsequently to this chapter, standard details for such construction, the same shall govern.
(6) 
The developer shall take all necessary precautions to prevent any siltation of streams, sewers or roads during construction. Such provisions may include, but are not limited to, construction and maintenance of siltation basins or holding ponds and diversion berms through the course of construction.
A. 
All concrete used in any subdivision or site improvement shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications for the various classes of concrete used, except that the twenty-eight-day compressive strength of the concrete used shall not be less than the following
Type of Concrete
Strength
(pounds per square inch)
Class A
5,000
Class B
4,500
Class C
4,000
Class D
3,500
B. 
Unless specific written permission is obtained from the Municipal Engineer to the contrary, only concrete obtained from dry-batched redi-mixed trucks shall be allowed.
C. 
Concrete shall be cured with a compound in accordance with the following methods or materials:
(1) 
Methods of application. The compound shall be applied in a continuous uniform film by means of power-operated pressure spraying or distributing equipment at the rate directed by the Engineer, but not less than one (1) gallon per two hundred (200) square feet of surface. The equipment for applying the compound shall provide for adequate agitation of the compound during application and must be approved by the Engineer before work is started. If the compound becomes too thick for satisfactory application during cold weather, the material may be warmed in a water bath at a temperature not over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100° F.). Thinning with solvents will not be permitted. Should the method of applying the compound produce a nonuniform film, its use shall be discontinued, and the curing shall be done by another method approved by the Engineer that will conform to the requirements for curing concrete.
(2) 
Materials for curing liquid compound, clear or translucent. Clear or translucent liquid curing compound shall consist of a blend of resins and other suitable materials held in solution in a volatile solvent. It shall not separate on standing, shall be nontoxic and shall become dry to touch within four (4) hours after being applied to the concrete under ordinary conditions. Acceptance for continued use also will be based upon satisfactory field performance.
(3) 
Consistency. The consistency of the compound shall be such that it can be applied to the concrete in the amount specified as a fine spray, by means of an atomizing nozzle.
(4) 
Character of film. The compound shall adhere to damp, vertical or horizontal concrete surfaces forming a continuous coherent film when applied at the specified rate. When dry, the film shall not be tacky or track off the concrete when walked upon nor impact a slippery condition to the surface.
(5) 
Color. The compound shall produce no darkening or changing of the color of the concrete to which it is applied. It shall, however, be of such a nature or so treated that the film will be distinctively visible for at least four (4) hours after application. Any coloring matter added to the compound shall be a fugitive organic dye of a color approved by the Engineer. All traces of this color shall be indistinct thirty (30) days after application.
(6) 
Reaction with concrete. The compound shall not react deleteriously with the wet course and shall form a superficial layer over the surface thereof.
(7) 
Moisture retention. When tested in accordance with current ASTM Designation C 156, the moisture loss shall be not more than fifty-five thousandths (0.055) gram per square centimeter of the mortar specimen surface, based on the amount of water in the mortar at the time the curing material is applied.
A. 
Curbing shall be constructed on both sides of all streets shown on all major subdivisions and shall be required on minor subdivisions in accordance with the standards prescribed for the requirements of sidewalks in the case of minor subdivisions. All parking areas and driveways on site plans shall be curbed. Concrete or wood stops shall not be permitted.
B. 
Any existing pavements damaged by curb construction shall be repaired to the standards herein and/or as shown on the final plat.
C. 
Where one (1) side of the development boundary is along an exiting street, the curb and improvements shall be constructed only on a development side unless the reviewing agency requires full roadway improvements.
D. 
The following type of curb shall be constructed:
(1) 
The concrete curb shall be eight (8) inches wide at its base and not less than six (6) inches wide at its top.
(2) 
Its height shall not be less than eighteen (18) inches constructed to show a vertical face above the roadway pavement of six (6) inches.
(3) 
It shall be constructed by use of suitable lumber or metal forms, true to line and grade, and open joints shall be provided at intervals of ten (10) feet and one-half-inch bituminous expansion joints every twenty (20) feet.
(4) 
Curb and/or combination curb and gutter shall be constructed of Class B concrete, air-entrained, in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications.
(5) 
Curbing shall be laid in a workmanlike manner as directed and approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(6) 
At places where a concrete curb abuts portland cement concrete pavement, joints in the curb shall be placed to match the paving joints, and intermediate joints shall be placed so as to create equal curb panels not longer than twenty (20) feet.
(7) 
The requirements of the standard specifications regarding curing precautions must be strictly observed.
E. 
The curb at all driveway openings shall be depressed at the front of the curb to a point two (2) inches above the finished pavement and at the back of the curb three (3) inches above the finished pavement.
F. 
The rear top corner of this curb shall have a radius of one-fourth (1/4) inch, and the front top corner shall have a radius of one and one-half (1 1/2) inches.
G. 
Curb openings shall be in such width as shall be determined by the Municipal Engineer but in no case less than sixteen (16) feet at the edge of the pavement.
A. 
Drainage easements.
(1) 
If the property on which a proposed development is to be located is or is proposed to be traversed by a drainage facility of any kind, including a pipe, channel, stream or swale, the reviewing agency may require that a stormwater and drainage easement or right-of-way along said facility shall be provided by the developer conforming substantially to the lines of such facility. The minimum easement width shall be twenty (20) feet or as outlined in the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS).
[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
(2) 
If existing land drainage structures, such as french drains, are encountered during the course of construction of any development, such drainage structures shall either be removed entirely or a revised final plat showing the location of such drainage structures and accompanied with detailed cross sections thereof shall be filed with the Municipal Engineer for consideration by the reviewing agency. The reviewing agency, after consulting its Engineer and other appropriate agencies, shall either require a drainage easement, require that the structure be removed in part or in its entirety or recommend such other action to the governing body as it deems appropriate.
(3) 
All easements shall be shown on the final plat or site plan with a notation as to the purpose and restrictions of the easement. Easement lines of a final plan shall be shown with accurate dimensions and bearings unless the easement lines are parallel or concentric with lot lines.
(4) 
The land which is the subject of an easement or right-of-way shall, in the case of storm drains or constructed channels, be of a suitable width meeting the requirements for design of drainage facilities or be a strip which conforms substantially to the floodplain of any watercourse along both sides of the watercourse to a width of thirty-five (35) feet in each direction from the center line of the watercourse, whichever is the greater, except, however, that if the location of such watercourse is at or near the boundary of the subdivision, the dimensions of the easements and right-of-way shall be modified to retain it within the confines of the development.
(5) 
Said easement and right-of-way shall include provisions assuring the following:
(a) 
Preservation of the channel of the watercourse.
(b) 
Except in the course of an authorized drainage improvement, prohibition of alteration of the contour, topography or composition of the land within the easement and right-of-way.
(c) 
Prohibition of construction within the boundaries of the easement and right-of-way which will obstruct or interfere with the natural flow of the watercourse.
(d) 
Reservation of a public right-of-entry for the purpose of maintaining the storm drain, drainage channel or the natural flow or drainage through the watercourse, of maintaining any and all structures related to the exercise of the easement and right-of-way and of installing and maintaining a storm or sanitary sewer system or other public utility.
B. 
Conservation easements.
(1) 
Conservation easements may be required along all drainage and stormwater rights-of-way in the development and may be required also along ponds, marshes, swamps and streams or other watercourses along which drainage rights-of-way are not required. Such easements are intended to help prevent the siltation of streams and other courses and adjacent lands.
(2) 
The land subjected to a conservation easement shall be a strip at least twenty-five (25) feet but not more than one hundred (100) feet in width independently located or running adjacent to each side of any required drainage or stormwater right-of-way.
(3) 
Such conservation easement shall contain provisions to restrict the removal of trees and ground cover except for the following purposes: removal of dead or diseased trees; thinning of trees and other growth to encourage a more desirable growth; removal of trees to allow for structures designed to impound water; and removal of trees in areas to be flooded for the creation of ponds or lakes.
(4) 
The easements shall also prohibit filling or grading of the lands or the disposal of refuse or waste material of any type within the limits of the easement.
(5) 
The easement shall be indicated on the plat and shall be marked on the land by iron stakes wherever the lines of such easement change direction or intersect lot lines.
C. 
Sight-triangle easements.
(1) 
In addition to right-of-way widths required for the full design of all streets and the wider intersections as specified, sight-triangle easements shall be required on all corners at all street intersections.
(2) 
Such easements shall include provisions to restrict the planting of trees or other plantings or the location of structures or signs exceeding thirty (30) inches in height that would obstruct the clear sight across the area of the easements and a reservation to the public right-of-entry for the purpose of removing any object, natural or otherwise, that obstructs the clear sight.
(3) 
Such easements shall include the area of each street corner that is bounded by the municipality's street right-of-way lines and a straight line connecting points on each right-of-way line from the intersection of the right-of-way lines with points on the intersecting right-of-way line, which points are the following distances from the intersection of the right-of-way lines or of their prolongations:
(a) 
On local streets: fifty (50) feet.
(b) 
On collector streets: one hundred (100) feet.
(c) 
On arterial streets: two hundred (200) feet.
(4) 
Where intersections occur on highways or roadways under the jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey or County of Middlesex, the sight-triangle easements required by the state or the County of Middlesex shall be substituted in lieu of the requirements above.
A. 
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for a new residential structure which is the subject of a major subdivision or site plan unless the distance from the midpoint of the frontage or such premises to a functioning fire hydrant which has been tested and approved, as measured down to the center line of connecting public streets, is six hundred (600) feet or less.
B. 
Final subdivision plats shall not be approved by the reviewing agency unless fire hydrants are indicated on the final plat in accordance with the requirements herein contained as to location of and distance between fire hydrants.
C. 
Fire hydrants shall be placed at the closed end of the turnaround of a cul-de-sac, and, if the distance between the open end and the closed end is greater than four hundred (400) feet, then fire hydrants shall be placed at both the open end and the closed end of the cul-de-sac. The water main size in a cul-de-sac shall be eight (8) inches.
D. 
The installation of fire hydrants, with respect to any subdivision, shall be considered a subdivision improvement and is to be included in the bonding requirements of this Article, and the proper installation of fire hydrants shall be a condition of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy; however, all costs shall be borne by the developer.
E. 
All fire hydrants shall be painted in accordance with the standards of the City of Perth Amboy.
A. 
Guardrails, pipe railing or other appropriate barricades, as required by the reviewing agency, shall be designed and placed at drainage structures, streams, embankment limits, curries and other required locations.
B. 
Guardrails shall be standard steel-beam Type 4 timber with galvanized steel posts in accordance with the standard specification details. Alternate design of guardrails and barricades may be used and shall be submitted for approval as part of the final plat submission. The use of cables, lines or chains shall not be permitted.
[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
A. 
All parking areas for five (5) or more motor vehicles shall be illuminated with approved exterior lighting standards, with a minimum of one-half (1/2) horizontal footcandle average lighting level at the surface of the lot.
(1) 
The minimum lighting level at any location within the parking area shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of the average level.
(2) 
Freestanding lighting standards or poles shall not exceed the height of adjacent buildings served by the parking lot or a maximum of twenty (20) feet.
(3) 
Lighting fixtures shall be directed and/or shielded to prevent stray illumination from impacting on adjacent properties.
B. 
All major pedestrian walkways and sidewalks which are not within a street right-of-way or abutting a private internal street serviced by streetlighting and which are used by the public after sunset shall be illuminated with a minimum lighting level of one-half (1/2) horizontal footcandle average at the surface of the walk.
A. 
Unless otherwise provided in this Article, lot area and dimensions shall not be less than the requirements of the respective zoning districts as set forth in this chapter.
(1) 
The reviewing agency may require larger lots where additional area will partially or completely eliminate the necessity of changes in grade, which, in the opinion of the Board, would cause unreasonable destruction of the topography or environment or would create drainage or erosion problems.
(2) 
The reviewing agency may require larger lots adjacent to collector or arterial streets where, in the opinion of the Board, the larger lots would promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public and the residents of the development.
(3) 
The reviewing agency may require larger lots where such lots are plotted on a tract or tracts containing tidal or freshwater wetlands, steep slopes in excess of eight percent (8%), lakes and ponds, stream corridors, floodways and floodplains. Where such conditions exist, the Board may require that each lot contain an area unencumbered by the aforementioned conditions equal to the minimum area requirements of the respective zone district.
B. 
Insofar as practical, side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight streets and radial to curved streets.
C. 
Lot line on widened street. Where extra width is to be provided for the widening of existing streets, lot measurements shall begin at the proposed right-of-way line, and all setbacks shall be measured from such lines unless otherwise provided by this chapter.
D. 
Unsuitable lots. All lots shall be suitable for the purpose for which they are intended to be used. To prevent the use of lots which are not suitable because of adverse topography, flood conditions, shallow depth to water table or similar circumstances:
(1) 
The reviewing agency may withhold approval of such lots or require revisions in a layout of the subdivision to provide that the area of the unsuitable lot is included in other lots by increasing the size of the remaining lots.
(2) 
Unsuitable lots may be included in an area to be deeded to the municipality or other public or quasi-public body and will be held in its natural state for conservation and/or recreation purposes.
(3) 
Some other suitable arrangement could be derived to alleviate the condition.
E. 
A minimum of five (5) substantially different front elevations with varied setbacks, as approved by the reviewing agency, shall be used for dwellings in each subdivision.
F. 
Only those trees shall be removed as shall be necessary to permit construction of streets, driveways, lawns and dwellings and other authorized structures.
G. 
In accordance with the Tax Map specifications of the State of New Jersey, dated May 1975, or latest revision, prepared by the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, as amended, subdivided lots and blocks shall generally bear the original numbers with a decimal and a number added as a subscript. Lot and block numbers shall be assigned by the Municipal Engineer.
H. 
House numbers shall be assigned to each lot prior to final plat approval by the reviewing agency.
I. 
Lot frontage. Each lot shall front on an approved street accepted or to be accepted by the municipality.
J. 
All structures must be accessible by means of an approved driveway. The driveway must be not less than ten (10) feet wide and must have a center-line grade of not less than five-tenths percent (0.5%) and not greater than ten percent (10%). For all non-single-family uses, or residential uses located on collector or arterial roads, driveways must provide turnarounds to eliminate the necessity of any vehicle backing onto any street.
Monuments shall be of a size and shape required by N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.11 and N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1, and amendments and supplements thereto, and shall be placed in accordance with said statute and Administrative Code.[1] In addition to the required monuments after the grading is finished, the developer shall install a solid steel stake one (1) inch in diameter and thirty (30) inches in length on lot corners, lot line angle points or other changes in direction not marked by monuments and at all angle points or discontinuities in easement lines where such easements are not parallel to property lines.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 4, Administration of Government.
A. 
Roadways and all appurtenances, including subgrade, subbase, base courses and pavements, shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the standard specifications as modified herein. All subsurface utilities, including service connections [terminating at least two (2) feet behind the sidewalk] to each lot and all storm drains shall be installed in all roadway areas prior to the construction of final pavement surfaces.
B. 
All roadways shall be constructed with either a bituminous concrete flexible pavement structure or a portland cement concrete rigid pavement structure. Only one (1) type of pavement shall be utilized throughout any development.
C. 
The pavement structure design for each particular development utilizing either a flexible or rigid pavement type must be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(1) 
The pavement design shall be based upon traffic loading projections and field sampling and laboratory analysis of the subgrade soils to be encountered in roadway areas in the development and shall follow current design recommendations of the Asphalt Institute, the Portland Cement Concrete Association or such other generally recognized standards as may be acceptable to the Municipal Engineer.
(a) 
As minimum requirements, rigid portland cement paving shall be expansion-joint-type paving utilizing joints similar to Type A expansion joints, according to the Standard Construction Details of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
(b) 
Such paving shall be reinforced, constructed with Class B air-entrained concrete and shall have a minimum thickness of six and one-half (6 1/2) inches for local, local collector and minor collector streets and eight (8) inches for other classifications.
(2) 
Pavement on local, local collector and minor collector streets shall be a six (6)-inch dense aggregate subbase, five (5)-inch compacted thickness of bituminous stabilized base course (Mix I-2), with two (2) inch compacted thickness of bituminous concrete surface course (FABC, Mix I-5). On all other streets not county or state maintained, the pavement should be six a (6)-inch dense aggregate base course, six (6)-inch compacted thickness of bituminous stabilized base course (Mix I-2), with a two (2)-inch compacted thickness of bituminous concrete surface course (Mix I-5).
[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
D. 
All subgrade shall be prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the standard specifications for bituminous concrete and reinforced concrete pavements.
E. 
Where granular subbase courses are included in the pavement design section proposed by the developer, they shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the standard specifications.
(1) 
Bituminous concrete pavements and stabilized bases may be constructed on subgrade without subbase or aggregate base course, provided that the subgrade can be satisfactorily prepared as hereinbefore described.
(2) 
Dense graded aggregate base courses shall comply with the requirements of the Standard Specifications for Soil Aggregate, Type 5, Class A, or Type 2, Class A or B.
(3) 
Portland cement concrete pavements must be constructed with a minimum of six (6) inches of a granular-type subbase meeting the requirements of the standard specifications.
(4) 
Any subbase course or aggregate base course to be utilized with any type of pavement shall have a minimum thickness of four (4) inches.
F. 
Bituminous base course for use with bituminous concrete pavements shall consist of plant-mixed bituminous stabilized base course (stone mix or gravel mix) in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications, except that the requirements for the construction of the base course shall be amended to allow the laying of the base course with a single-lift maximum thickness not exceeding five (5) inches. Prior to placement of any bituminous stabilized base course, the finished surface of any underlying subbase or aggregate base shall receive a prime coat in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications.
G. 
Bituminous pavements shall consist of a bituminous concrete surface course Type FABC-1, in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications.
(1) 
The bituminous pavement wearing surface should generally not be installed until just prior to the time the streets are prepared for final acceptance.
(a) 
Prior to the installation of a bituminous concrete surface, the bituminous base course shall be inspected by the Municipal Engineer.
(b) 
Any areas of the base course in need of repair shall be removed and replaced at the direction of the Municipal Engineer.
(c) 
If the Municipal Engineer directs, a leveling course of FABC (Mix I-5) material shall be placed on any uneven or below-grade base courses prior to the placement of finished pavement.
(2) 
No pavement surfaces shall be placed unless permission to do so has been granted by the Municipal Engineer.
H. 
Concrete pavements shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications.
I. 
In areas where alternate pavement types are proposed or desired either for decorative purposes, because of physical restrictions or existing conditions or because of limitations or shortages in certain types of construction materials, a detail of the type and/or location of the alternate pavement type proposed shall be submitted for approval with the preliminary and/or final plat.
(1) 
The use of alternate pavement types may only be permitted if the applicant submits for review and approval details and specifications concerning the equipment, materials and methods proposed for use and if the Municipal Engineer has inspected the installation of and tested and approved of a suitable sample section of such pavement.
(2) 
In the event that the Municipal Engineer does not approve the sample section of pavement, the developer shall remove the same section and replace it with a type of pavement permitted by this chapter or such other alternate as may be approved by the reviewing agency.
A. 
Prior to the approval of any final plat, the full approval of any sanitary sewage disposal system must have been obtained from the Municipal Engineer.
B. 
The public sewage disposal system shall be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and in accordance with other requirements of law and subject to the approval of the Municipal Engineer.
A. 
Sidewalk construction shall be required on both sides of all streets within a development and entirely around the perimeter of all culs-de-sac. Where the development abuts an existing street, the sidewalk shall be constructed only on that side or as approved by the reviewing agency. Sidewalks shall also be constructed at any other places, such as pedestrian walkways or access points to open space, as shown on or required at the approval of the final plat.
(1) 
Installation of sidewalks may be waived by the reviewing agency.
(2) 
Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of the municipality to enact ordinances requiring assessments for sidewalks from property owners as authorized under N.J.S.A. 40:65-2 or other statutory rights granted to municipalities.
B. 
Sidewalks within street rights-of-way shall generally be located with the sidewalk edge farthest from the roadway placed one (1) foot from the property line. Sidewalks not within street rights-of-way shall be located to provide for the most likely routes of pedestrian travel. In cases where the topography dictates or a proposed development provides for the extension of an existing street or abuts an existing street, where sidewalks have already been installed in a location other than as specified above or where such variations in sidewalk locations are needed to preserve trees or natural features, the municipal agency may approve alternate sidewalk locations in order to provide for preservation of physical features or the continuation of the existing sidewalks.
C. 
Sidewalks shall be four (4) feet wide and four (4) inches thick of Class B, air-entrained portland cement concrete. Joints shall be cut in the sidewalk at intervals equal to the width of the sidewalk. Preformed cellular bituminous expansion joint filler shall be placed at joints not more than twenty (20) feet on centers.
D. 
Curb ramps for the physically handicapped shall be provided at all curb returns on the side(s) of the street where the sidewalk either exists or is proposed and in all curblines intersected by sidewalk. Details of the proposed ramps shall be shown on the preliminary plans of the proposed development. All ramps shall conform to the American Disabilities Act.
A. 
All developments shall protect streams, lakes and ponds from sedimentation and shall control erosion in accordance with the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey set forth in the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, Chapter 251 of the Laws of 1975, as amended and supplemented.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq.
B. 
Certification of the soil erosion and sediment control plan shall be required from the Freehold Soil Conservation District unless:
(1) 
Land disturbance is associated with the construction of a single-family dwelling unit, unless such unit is a part of a subdivision, site plan, zoning variance or building permit application involving two (2) or more such single-family dwelling units.
(2) 
Land disturbance is five thousand (5,000) square feet or less of the surface area of land for the accommodation of construction for which the Standard Building Code of the State of New Jersey would require a building permit.
(3) 
Land disturbance associated with agricultural use of lands when operated in accordance with a farm conservation on a plan approved by the Freehold Soil Conservation District or where the soil district has determined that such use will not cause excessive erosion and sedimentation.
(4) 
Land disturbance associated with gardening primarily for home consumption.
A. 
Storm drains, culverts, catch basins and other drainage structures shall be installed in each subdivision in accordance with the map submitted to the municipal agency.
(1) 
All storm drainage facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the standard specifications.
(2) 
The developer (or his engineer) shall submit complete calculations, specifications, plans and details for all proposed storm drainage facilities.
(3) 
Any field samples or laboratory tests required to document the conclusions of such calculations shall be performed at the sole expense of the developer.
(4) 
All storm drainage facilities shall be designed in accordance to the Residential Site Improvement Standards and/or the Storm Water Management Regulation in N.J.A.C. 7:8.
[Added 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
B. 
All storm drainage pipes shall be slip-joint O-ring-type reinforced concrete or, subject to the restrictions herein, fully coated, invert paved, corrugated metal steel culvert pipe meeting the requirements of the standard specifications.
(1) 
All pipes shall have a wall thickness sufficient to meet the proposed conditions of service; however, no wall thickness less than Class 3, Wall B, for concrete pipe or No. 14 gauge for corrugated metal steel pipe shall be allowed.
(2) 
All pipes shall comply with ASTM C-76.
(3) 
Generally, concrete pipe will be used except in areas of steep grades or other restrictive physical conditions where corrugated metal or other types of pipe may be permitted.
(a) 
No concrete pipe may be laid on grades exceeding eight percent (8%).
(b) 
Concrete pipe shall be jointed using an O-ring-type joint in accordance with the specifications.
(4) 
All corrugated metal pipe shall be fully bituminous coated with a paved invert and of a gauge meeting the requirements of the standards specifications sufficient for the proposed service.
(a) 
Where conditions permit, corrugated aluminum storm drains may be substituted for corrugated metal steel storm drains where the same are otherwise permitted on the basis of an equivalent three-edge bearing or crushed strength.
(b) 
Substitution on an equivalent gauge basis will not be allowed.
(5) 
All storm drains shall be a tangent between inlets, manholes or other structures, except that the use of fittings or factory curved pipes may be allowed by the Municipal Engineer when necessary to accommodate existing geometry or utilities.
(6) 
Prior to laying any storm drain, the bottom of all trenches shall be inspected by the Municipal Engineer.
(a) 
Should the Engineer determine that the trench is unsuitable for the placement of the pipe, the developer shall take all necessary action to remove or eliminate any unsuitable condition.
(b) 
These shall include, but are not limited to, excavation and backfilling with suitable material, placement of bedding material, construction of pipe cradles or such other action necessary to remove all unsuitable conditions.
(c) 
Proposed storm drainage installations which do not conform to the above must be fully detailed and approved as part of the final plat.
C. 
Inlets and manholes shall be constructed where required in accordance with the requirements of the standard specifications. All inlets and manholes shall be precast concrete only.
(1) 
All street inlets shall be City of Perth Amboy Type C inlet.
[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
(2) 
All yard inlets shall be City of Perth Amboy Type C.
[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
(3) 
Drains shall be installed where the character and composition of the earth in the roadbed itself or adjacent terrain renders such installation necessary. These combination drains shall be constructed as follows: The bottom one-third (1/3) of the pipe shall be caulked with jute or equivalent material, and the pipe shall be laid in a stone bed for a depth equal to one-half (1/2) the diameter of the pipe.
(4) 
In continuous conduit runs, spacing between structures (inlets or manholes) shall not exceed six hundred (600) feet or where the contributory runoff to a structure is less than four (4) cubic feet per second.
(5) 
Structures (inlets or manholes) shall be located so as not to interfere with primary routes of pedestrian travel or any proposed handicapped ramp or similar facility.
(6) 
Generally, sufficient inlets will be placed to eliminate any flow across any intersections.
(7) 
All grates shall be bicycle-safe type.
D. 
Open channels shall be designed to contain the required flow and shall have a design velocity low enough in the judgment of the Municipal Engineer so as not to cause erosion.
(1) 
The minimum easement for open channel sections shall be the maximum design top width of the channel section segment plus twenty-five (25) feet rounded to the next highest five-foot increment.
(a) 
The excess easement area shall be provided to offset to that side of the channel most convenient for use by maintenance crews.
(b) 
The minimum distance between the channel top edge and any easement line shall be five (5) feet.
(2) 
Changes of direction in open channels must have a maximum radius of eight hundred (800) feet or be adequately paved or rip rapped.
E. 
Culverts or drains shall be constructed as specified herein.
(1) 
The location, length, depth, grade, type and size of pipe shall be designated on the plans.
(2) 
Trenches shall be bridged at the street crossings, intersecting streets and public and private entrances in such a manner that traffic will not be interrupted.
(3) 
Easement of a width sufficient to allow proper maintenance, but in no case less than fifteen (15) feet, shall be provided for the outletting of all drains, pipelines, etc., to streams, existing storm drains or other legal drainage courses. These easements shall be granted to the municipality in writing, the form of which is to be approved by the Municipal Attorney and the metes and bounds description to be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(4) 
All non-pipe culverts shall be designed for AASHO H20-44 loading.
F. 
Headwalls shall be provided at all terminations.
G. 
Retaining walls installed in slope control areas shall be adequately designed to carry all earth pressures, including any surcharges. The heights of the retaining walls should not exceed one-half (1/2) of the horizontal distance from the foundation wall of any building to the face of the retaining wall.
H. 
Guardrails and/or railings shall be placed at all drainage structures where the interests of pedestrian or vehicular safety would dictate.
(1) 
The reviewing agency may require that any open channel, other than naturally occurring streams, shall be fenced with chain link fencing forty-eight (48) inches high if the banks of the channel are steeper than one (1) foot vertically for every four (4) feet horizontally and either the total depth of the channel exceeds four (4) feet or the channel would be expected to have a depth of flow greater than two (2) feet more often than once every ten (10) years.
(2) 
For maintenance purposes, gates may be required by the municipal agency at approximately two hundred-foot intervals.
I. 
Stormwater runoff restrictions in all proposed subdivisions and residential developments and all business, commercial and industrial developments comprising a design limit for stormwater runoff shall be zero-percent increase of the runoff generated by the site in its natural conditions for the two-, ten-, twenty-five and one-hundred-year storm unless downstream facilities have been determined to be fully adequate. Runoff calculations shall be based on the Rational Method or the Soil Conservation Service Procedures TR-55.
J. 
Special drainage provisions.
(1) 
The existing system of natural drainage within each development shall be reserved to the maximum extent possible. To this end, the reviewing agency may require the preservation of natural drainage swales, recharge areas, wet weather ponds and similar features and may require suitable drainage and conservation easements and possible increases in lot size to allow usable lots with the preservation of such features.
(2) 
Subject to review and approval by the reviewing agency, the design of the development may be modified to take advantage of the natural drainage features of the land.
A. 
The minimum design storm frequencies for drainage calculations shall be two (2), ten (10), twenty-five (25) and one hundred (100) years. Detention and retention basin calculations shall include an analysis to show that a one-hundred-year design storm will not overtop the basin wall.
B. 
Velocity restrictions. In general, velocities in closed conduits at design flow should be at least two and five-tenths (2.5) feet per second, but not more than the velocity which will cause erosion damage to the conduit, and velocities in open channels at design flow shall not be less than one and five-tenths (1.5) feet per second and not greater than that velocity which will begin to cause erosion or scouring of the channel.
(1) 
For unlined earth channels, the maximum velocity allowed will be two (2) feet per second.
(2) 
At transitions between closed conduits and open channels or different types of open channels, suitable provisions must be made to accommodate the velocity transitions.
C. 
All encroachments of natural waterways must be referred to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources, for approval in accordance with statute.
D. 
Storm drainage facilities.
(1) 
In all proposed subdivisions and residential developments and all business, commercial and industrial developments, the peak runoff after development shall be no greater than the peak runoff prior to development for the storm frequency outlined.
(2) 
A proposed development shall be considered exempt from Subsection D if all the following requirements are applicable to the development:
(a) 
The development is a residential development comprising a site or tract area of less than ten (10) acres or the development is a business, commercial or individual development comprising a site or tract area of less than five (5) acres.
(b) 
The existing downstream stormwater facilities, for a distance up to one thousand (1,000) feet, from the proposed development can be demonstrated to possess adequate capacity to convey the additional runoff from the development.
(c) 
The downstream analysis shall be based upon full development within the drainage plan.
E. 
Runoff calculation criteria.
(1) 
Peak runoff after development shall be no greater than the peak runoff prior to development computed for the two-, ten-, twenty-five- and one-hundred-year design storm.
(2) 
"Design storm" is defined as a twenty-four-hour storm using Type III rainfall distribution recommended by the United States Soil Conservation Service when using United States Soil Conservation Service procedures as outlined in TR-55.
(3) 
For the purposes of computing existing runoff, sites shall be assumed to be in good condition if the lands are pastures, lawns or parks, with good cover (if the lands are woods), or with conservation treatment (if the land is cultivated), regardless of actual conditions existing at the time of computation.
(4) 
Time of concentration and travel time computations, for the purpose of computing site runoff, shall be estimated utilizing the methodologies as outlined in the Soil Conservation Service, TR-55.
(5) 
Water quality control.
(a) 
The one-year, twenty-four-hour, Type III storm or a storm of one and one-fourth (11/4) inches of rainfall in two (2) hours shall be retained and released to allow ninety-percent volumetric release in eighteen (18) hours (residential) and thirty-six (36) hours (other).
(b) 
Minimum orifice diameter shall be three (3) inches.
(c) 
Infiltration measures may be used to accomplish water quality requirements, but the lowest point in the basin must be a minimum of four (4) feet above the seasonal high groundwater for residential developments. For other development, infiltration measures may be used on a case-by-case basis only, to avoid pollution of groundwater. Complete infiltration must occur within seventy-two (72) hours.
(d) 
In retention ponds, the water quality requirements shall be satisfied if the volume of the permanent pond is at least three (3) times the volume of runoff produced by the water quality design storm.
F. 
Design criteria for detention facilities.
(1) 
Bottoms.
(a) 
To promote complete emptying and prevent standing water or soggy surfaces, vegetated bottoms shall not be permitted.
(b) 
Four-foot wide, V-shaped concrete low flow channels shall be constructed with a minimum slope of one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) from all influent pipes to the discharge structure.
(c) 
The lowest point in the pond bottom shall be at least four (4) feet above the seasonally high groundwater level or bedrock unless adequate subsurface drains are provided.
(d) 
Subsurface drains connected to low flow channels, principal outlet structures or other downstream discharge points are encouraged to promote quick and thorough drying of the facility bottom.
(2) 
Embankments and side slopes.
(a) 
For safe movement of personnel and safe operation of equipment, side slopes greater than five (5) feet in height shall be no steeper than four (4) horizontal to one (1) vertical. Side slopes less than five (5) feet high should not exceed three (3) horizontal to one (1) vertical.
(b) 
The minimum top width of the embankment shall be ten (10) feet.
(c) 
The minimum elevation to the top of the settled embankment shall be one (1) foot above the water surface in the detention basin with the emergency spillway at the maximum design flow or a minimum of two (2) feet above the crest of the emergency spillway, whichever is higher.
(3) 
Outlet structures.
(a) 
Multiple level outlets or other fully automatic outlets shall be designed so that discharge rates from the development for all design storms will not be increased over existing conditions.
(b) 
The discharged water shall not cause erosion or other damage.
(c) 
Outlets shall be designed to function without manual, electric or mechanical controls.
(d) 
Outlet orifice and weir plates should be constructed from aluminum or other lightweight, noncorrodible materials. The plates should be fastened to the structure with noncorrodible, removable fasteners. A gasket of neoprene or similar material should be placed between the plate and the structure wall. The opening in the structure wall, over which the plate is bolted, should have at least twice the area of the outlet orifice or weir.
(e) 
To facilitate access and movement by maintenance personnel, principal outlet structures should have a minimum horizontal interior dimension of four (4) feet.
(f) 
To facilitate cleaning, trash racks should be comprised primarily of sloping bars aligned longitudinally (in the direction of flow). Perpendicular bars, aligned transverse to the direction of flow, should be added for strength and rigidity. In general, longitudinal bars shall be spaced a distance equal to one-half (1/2) the diameter of the outlet orifice or one-half (1/2) the width or height (whichever is less) of the outlet weir. Minimum and maximum spacings of two (2) inches and six (6) inches on center, respectively, are recommended. Transverse bars should be spaced as necessary for strength and rigidity.
(g) 
Trash racks should be hinged or attached with noncorrodible, removable fasteners to allow access to the outlet orifice or weir by maintenance personnel.
G. 
Storm sewer design and calculation criteria.
(1) 
Storm sewers shall be designed utilizing the Rational Method. The minimum design storm frequency shall be twenty-five (25) years.
(2) 
Velocity restrictions. Velocities in closed conduits, at design flow, should be at least two and five-tenths (2.5) feet per second, but not more than the velocity which will cause erosion damage to the conduit. Velocities in open channels, at design flow, shall not be less than one and five-tenths (1.5) feet per second and not greater than two (2) feet per second for unlined earth channels.
(3) 
At transitions between closed conduits and open channels or different types of open channels, suitable provisions must be made to accommodate the velocity transitions.
A. 
All major and minor arterial, collector, local collector, local and marginal access streets shall be designed in accordance with the proposals contained in the Master Plan of the municipality and in accordance with this subsection.
(1) 
Upon receipt by the reviewing agency of any subdivisions or site plans calling for the installation of new streets or the extension of old streets, the plats shall be referred to the Municipal Engineer, Police Department, fire Department and the first aid squad for review.
(a) 
They shall make recommendations as to the acceptable minimum widths of each street and shall base the recommendations upon such factors as the location, proposed use and intensity of traffic, with an emphasis upon safety considerations of a fire, first aid and police nature.
(b) 
These recommendations shall be submitted to the Municipal Engineer to be considered in conjunction with such studies and statistics and other data which the Engineer shall have assembled as a basis for determining minimum street widths within the municipality.
(2) 
The enumerated standards are to be construed as minimum standards and may be increased where, because of high traffic volumes, steep grades or other such reasons, the municipal agency determines that such action is necessary.
(3) 
In residential subdivisions, the minimum street width required by the following Schedule of Street Design Standards shall only be the minimum of thirty (30) feet for certain minor streets designed solely to allow access by residents to their homes. Under no circumstances is the minimum width of any street in the City of Perth Amboy to be less than thirty (30) feet.
Schedule of Street Design Standards
Street Classification
Local
Collector Streets
Arterial Highways
Normal traffic capacity (ADT)
400
3,000
10,000
Minimum right-of-way width (feet
50
60
100
Minimum paving width (feet)
Two-way
30
40
60
Shoulder (or parking area) width1
—
—
2 at 8 feet
Sidewalks
Width (feet)
4
4
4
Setback, from face of curb (feet)
4
4
4
Design speed (mph)3
40
50
60
Minimum radius of horizontal curvature at center line (feet)
159
500
2,000
Minimum tangent between reverse curbs (feet)
100
200
6004
Maximum longitudinal grade (percent)
8
8
4
Minimum longitudinal grade (percent)
Desirable
0.75
0.75
0.75
Absolute
[Amended 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1304-2005]
0.50
0.50
0.50
Maximum longitudinal grade for 200 feet from each side of an intersection (percent)
3.5
3.00
—
Minimum curb return radius at intersection (feet)2
15
25
45
Vertical curve5
Crest: minimum length equals 100 feet—based on stopping sight distance at design speed
Sag: minimum length equals 100 feet—based on headlight illumination and stopping sight distance at design speed
Maximum super-elevation not required (percent)
—
—
6
Pavement cross slope minimum (percent)
3.007
3.338
1.508
Curb face required (inches)6
6
8
8
Minimum property line corner radius (feet)2
5
15
30
Notes:
1 Shoulders or parking areas as may be required.
2 When dissimilar streets intersect, the larger radius will be used.
3 For sight distance and vertical curve calculation only.
4 As required to run out superelevation [one percent (1%) per section of travel at design speed].
5 Not required if algebraic difference of intersecting grades does not exceed one (1).
6 Except in superelevation areas.
7 A six-inch crown.
8 An eight-inch crown.
9 The roadway widths outlined in various sections of this chapter which are applicable to specific uses shall apply.
10 In artery highways, an eight-foot-wide median strip shall be provided in the center of the roadway to separate traffic.
B. 
The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension and/or realignment of existing streets, except that local and collector streets should only be extended when such extension is necessary and the municipal agency concurs that such extension will promote safety and conform to the street standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
C. 
Where developments abut existing roadways, sufficient rights-of-way shall be reserved to provide the right-of-way width proposed for the functional classification of the street in question.
(1) 
If the subdivision or site plan is along one (1) side only, one-half (1/2) of the required extra width shall be dedicated.
(2) 
The new cross section for the existing road shall be constructed so as to provide a parabolic contour constructed to the satisfaction of the Municipal Engineer.
D. 
Local streets shall be designed in accordance with the schedule of street design standards and the requirements contained herein:
(1) 
No street or road shall be designed which has an elevation at the center line lower than the one-hundred-year flood elevation of the area as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
(2) 
Local streets shall be arranged to discourage through traffic.
(3) 
Culs-de-sac (dead-end streets) should have a centerline length, from the intersecting street center line to the center point of the turnaround of the cul-de-sac, of not less than one hundred (100) feet nor longer than seven hundred (700) feet and should not provide access to more than twenty-five (25) lots or as applicable within the design criteria of specific zones in this chapter.
(a) 
They shall provide an end turnaround with a pavement radius of not less than fifty (50) feet and a property line radius of not less than sixty (60) feet and tangent whenever possible to the right side of the street, when viewed toward the closed end.
(b) 
In the event that it is contemplated that a dead-end street shall be extended in the future, a temporary turnaround, meeting the aforementioned design criteria, shall be required, and provisions shall be made for future extension of the street and reversion of the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties.
(4) 
Loop streets should provide access to not more than forty-five (45) lots.
(a) 
Except that where access is provided by a combination of a short loop street and cul-de-sac, the maximum shall be sixty (60) lots, provided that the length of the loop street alone will not exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet.
(b) 
Loop streets shall have both of their terminuses located on the same street.
(5) 
P-loops, which are loop streets with a single access point, should have an entrance not exceeding seven hundred (700) feet in distance from the loop intersection.
(a) 
There should also be provided an emergency vehicular and pedestrian right-of-way of fifteen (15) feet in width from the loop providing access to a street which is not a part of the P-loop.
(b) 
The loop of a P-loop should have a street length not exceeding one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet.
(c) 
P-loops should provide access to no more than forty-five (45) lots, and the entrance street should be designed in accordance with the design standards for collector streets.
E. 
In any development, it shall be the duty of the reviewing agency to approve classification of proposed streets according to their use and in accordance with the federal classification of roadways. In making decisions, the reviewing agency shall refer to the Master Plan and the Middlesex County Planning Board classification of roadways and shall consider conditions within the development and the surrounding areas and shall use as a guide the street classification and criteria contained herein:
(1) 
A local street is a street serving only single-family residences and, where feasible, should be either a cul-de-sac or a loop street meeting the requirements hereinabove set forth:
(a) 
A street which serves traffic having origins and destinations other than within the lots which abut the street shall not be considered a local street.
(b) 
The traffic normally expected on a local street shall be four hundred (400) vehicles per day.
(c) 
The design speed for local streets shall be forty (40) miles per hour.
(2) 
A collector street is generally a street gathering traffic from local streets and feeding it into a system of arterial highways.
(a) 
Even if laid out as a local street, a street should be considered a collector street if it provides access or could provide access to more than one hundred fifty (150) lots or would be utilized by traffic other than residential in nature.
(b) 
Collector streets should generally be expected to carry traffic volumes of approximately three thousand (3,000) vehicles per day.
(c) 
The design speed of collector streets, for alignment and sight distance purposes, should be fifty (50) miles per hour.
(3) 
Arterials are any federal, state or county highways intended to carry traffic between other arterials and from the municipality to destinations outside the municipality.
(4) 
Street classifications will be approved by the municipal agency in accordance with the foregoing definitions, in accordance with the provisions of the Master Plan and Official Map, if such is adopted, in accordance with the provisions of applicable county and state regulations or plans or, in the absence of specific information from the above, in accordance with its own best judgment concerning the use to which the various streets in any development will be put.
F. 
All lots abutting collector streets should be provided with suitable driveways for two (2) cars with turnarounds eliminating any necessity for vehicles to back into the collector street.
G. 
Other means of providing a satisfactory buffer separating through and local traffic shall be provided as may be deemed proper by the municipal agency.
H. 
Dwellings on corner lots shall have their driveway access on the roadway designed and intended to carry the lesser amount of traffic.
I. 
Street intersections shall be designed according to the standards contained herein:
(1) 
No more than two (2) streets shall cross the same point. Street intersections shall be at right angles wherever possible, and intersections of less than sixty degrees (60°) (measured at the center line of streets) shall not be permitted.
(2) 
Local streets should not enter the same side of collector streets at intervals of less than five hundred (500) feet or arterials at intervals of less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet.
(3) 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet shall be avoided. Streets which enter collectors or arterials from opposite sides shall be directly opposite to each other or must be separated by at least three hundred (300) feet between their center lines measured along the center line of an intersected collector or five hundred (500) feet along the center line of an arterial.
(4) 
Four-way (cross) intersections involving minor or collector streets shall be avoided.
J. 
Street layouts should be in accordance with the provisions contained herein:
(1) 
Curved local streets are preferred to discourage speed and monotony. The maximum tangent distance between curves shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) feet.
(2) 
The municipal agency in all cases may require provisions for continuing circulation patterns onto adjacent properties and, for this purpose, may require the provision of stub streets (street extensions) abutting adjacent properties.
(3) 
Residential development areas containing more than one hundred (100) lots or housing units should have two (2) access points from collector streets or arterial highways.
(4) 
A tangent at least one hundred (100) feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
K. 
Street names and development names shall not duplicate, nearly duplicate or be phonetically similar to the names of any existing streets or developments in the municipality or contiguous areas of other communities. Any continuation of an existing street shall have the same street name.
L. 
The developer shall complete all improvements to the limits of the development, unless other provisions have been made and approved by the municipal agency.
(1) 
In those instances where completion of certain improvements would not be possible until the development of adjacent land takes place, alternate temporary improvements may be constructed subject to the approval of the municipal agency.
(2) 
Cash or a certified check representing the difference between the value of the temporary improvements and the required improvements may be accepted by the Municipal Council to be credited toward the completion of such improvements at such time as the adjacent land develops.
M. 
The right-of-way width and other standards for internal roads and alleys in multifamily, commercial and industrial developments shall be determined by the municipal agency on an individual basis and shall, in all cases, be of sufficient width and design to safely accommodate maximum traffic, parking and loading needs and maximum access for fire-fighting equipment and shall generally conform to the requirements herein.
N. 
There shall be no reserve strips or areas controlling access to streets except where control and disposal of the land comprising such strips or areas have been placed under jurisdiction of the Municipal Council under conditions approved by the municipal agency.
A. 
For all major subdivisions which require site plan approval, the developer shall arrange with the serving public utility to provide streetlighting service upon the appropriate tariff and prevailing government rules and regulations. The reviewing agency may alter the streetlighting requirements as it deems appropriate due to special circumstances, including but not limited to intersections, curves, culs-de-sac and collector or arterial roadways.
B. 
The serving public utility shall install wiring in addition to that on the approved streetlighting plan where said additional wiring is required to accommodate the full plan in accordance with the utility's filed tariff and approved procedure at the time.
C. 
The cost of this additional wiring shall be the responsibility of the subdivider.
D. 
Streetlighting shall be installed, as directed by and subject to approval by the reviewing agency, prior to the certificates of occupancy being issued.
E. 
The cost of the additional wiring and electricity for streetlighting for all streets within the development shall be paid for by the owner or subdivider until streets are accepted by the municipality.
F. 
No major subdivision plat shall receive final approval unless the suggested streetlighting plan of the electric utility is shown thereon.
G. 
After final acceptance, operation and maintenance costs of the streetlighting shall be the responsibility of the municipality.
H. 
All wiring shall be underground.
A. 
Street signs shall be appropriate metal street signs of a type and size approved by the Department of Public Works and shall be properly installed at each street intersection.
B. 
Street signs shall be placed two (2) per intersection on the near right-hand corner as viewed from both directions on the street which is expected to carry the greatest traffic through the intersection at locations approved by the Municipal Engineer.
C. 
Mountings shall be in accordance with the standard procedures of the municipality.
D. 
Street signs shall be placed before any certificates of occupancy for houses on the subject street are issued.
A. 
Any person erecting or constructing any new buildings or residences within the municipality which require site plan or subdivision approval shall plant pollution-resistant shade trees on the property owner's side of the sidewalk adjacent thereto.
(1) 
In each subdivision of land, the developer shall plant between the sidewalk and the front setback line proper shade and/or decorative trees of a type approved by the municipal agency.
(2) 
Planting sites shall be indicated on the preliminary plat.
B. 
Street trees shall be planted on the property owner's side of the sidewalk, not to lie closer than five (5) feet to existing or future sidewalks.
(1) 
Trees shall be of pollution-resistant varieties as approved by the municipal agency.
(2) 
The municipal agency, in consultation with the Shade Tree Commission, may reduce or waive such plantings if there are approved varieties of trees growing along such rights-of-way or on the property abutting the street line. A developer shall make a donation of the reduced number of areas to the city for planting within the city limits.
C. 
The subdivider or developer shall be required to plant such number of trees as shall be necessary, when taking into consideration existing trees, to provide at least one (1) tree in every twenty-five (25) feet of front yards.
(1) 
Pollution-resistant shade trees shall be planted along all private streets, undedicated roads, drives and parking areas at intervals of not more than thirty (30) feet of curbing or edge of pavement.
(2) 
No tree shall be planted less than twenty-five (25) feet from an existing or proposed streetlight or street intersection.
D. 
Pollution-resistant trees referred to above shall be selected from along species determined acceptable by the city. Species may include those approved for this purpose by the Middlesex County Shade Tree Commission. Suitable trees shall be selected on the basis of specific site conditions.
E. 
All shade trees to be hereafter planted in accordance with this chapter shall be nursery grown or of substantially uniform size and shape and shall have straight trunks.
(1) 
Ornamental trees need not have straight trunks but must conform in all other respects to the provisions for trees and tree plantings outlined in this chapter.
(2) 
All trees shall be of Grade A nursery stock, with a minimum caliper of two (2) to two and one-half (2 1/2) inches diameter at breast height.
A. 
The developer shall, prior to final acceptance, install all traffic control devices required within any development or, with the consent of the Municipal Council, shall pay to the municipality a nonrefundable sum, in cash or certified check, in the amount set by the Municipal Engineer equal to the cost of all necessary traffic control devices not installed by the developer.
B. 
Traffic control devices shall include, but are not limited to, signs, traffic lines, lights, reflectors and channelizing markers.
(1) 
The number, type, legend, placement and size of all traffic control devices shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices by the United States Department of Transportation and the requirements of municipal, county and state regulations.
(2) 
Proposed devices shall be according to an approved plan submitted at the time of final plat approval.
C. 
Construction details of all proposed traffic control devices shall be in accordance with standards prepared by the Municipal Engineer and approved by the Municipal Council.
A. 
All utility lines and necessary appurtenances, including but not limited to electric transmission and electric and gas distribution, communications, streetlighting and cable television, shall be installed underground within easements or dedicated public rights-of-way in accordance with the Typical Utility Layout and Typical Road Section or in such other configuration as set forth by the approving body, Municipal Engineer and utility companies where necessary and appropriately coordinated.
(1) 
The installation of all underground utilities shall conform to the regulations of the New Jersey State Board of Public Utilities.
(2) 
The installation of all utilities shall conform to the construction standards of the appropriate utility.
B. 
Utilities may be required to be located along the rear property lines or elsewhere within easements as provided in this Article.
(1) 
All utility installation shall be connected with a public utility system and shall be adequate for all present and probable future development of the subdivision.
(2) 
Wherever the utility is not installed in the public right-of-way, an appropriate utility easement not less than twenty-five (25) feet in width shall be provided and located in consultation with the utility companies and/or municipality departments concerned.
C. 
For all major subdivisions, the developer shall arrange with the serving utility for the underground installation of the utility's distribution supply lines and service connections in accordance with the provisions of the applicable standard terms and conditions incorporated as part of its tariff as the same are then on file with the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and shall submit to the municipal agency, prior to the granting of final approval, a written instrument from each serving utility which shall evidence full compliance with the provisions of this section; provided, however, that lots in such subdivisions which abut existing streets or public rights-of-way where overhead utility distribution supply lines have theretofore been installed on a portion of the streets involved may be supplied with service from such overhead lines or extensions thereof, but the service connections from the overhead lines shall be installed underground.
D. 
In any event, new buildings' service connections for all multifamily developments and for any industrial, commercial or office development containing a floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more shall be installed underground. All other new service connections shall also be installed underground unless a specific waiver is granted by the municipal agency.
E. 
Where a state permit is required for utilities, the applicant shall submit said permit prior to any final approval or issuance of a building permit as determined by the Planning Board.
F. 
Meters may be mounted on exterior walls. All meters shall be screened so that they are not visible from any internal or public streets as approved by the utility utilizing the meters.
Prior to the approval of any final plat, the full approval of any public water system must have been obtained from the Municipal Engineer and the Department of Municipal Utilities and filed with the municipal agency.
No building, structure or use shall be permitted within areas defined as wetlands by the New Jersey Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1987 or latest revision,[1] except in accordance with a permit issued under the Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq.
Within a flood hazard area designated, the following design standards shall apply to developments requiring a floodplain encroachment permit:
A. 
Anchoring. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
B. 
Construction materials and methods.
(1) 
All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
(2) 
All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
C. 
Utilities.
(1) 
All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the system.
(2) 
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration or flood damage.
(3) 
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
D. 
Subdivision proposals.
(1) 
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.
(2) 
All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems, located and constructed to minimize flood damage.
(3) 
All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage.
(4) 
Base flood elevation data shall be provided for subdivision proposals.
E. 
Residential construction. New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest structural member, including the basement, elevated one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.
F. 
Nonresidential construction. New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest structural member, including the basement, elevated one (1) foot above the base flood elevation or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be floodproofed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural components having the capacity of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect shall certify that the standards of this subsection are satisfied.
G. 
Additional conditions. In areas of special flood hazard, any or all of the following measures may also be required:
(1) 
Floodproofing to include any or all of the following:
(a) 
Installation of watertight doors, bulkheads and shutters or similar devices.
(b) 
Reinforced walls to resist water pressures.
(c) 
Use of paints, membranes or mortars to reduce seepage of water through walls.
(d) 
Addition of weight to structures to resist flotation.
(e) 
Installation of pumps to lower water levels in structures.
(f) 
Pumping facilities, or comparable measures, for the subsurface drainage system of buildings to relieve external foundation wall and basement flood pressures.
(g) 
Construction that resists rupture or collapse caused by water pressure or floating debris.
(h) 
Installation of valves or controls on sanitary and storm drains which will permit the drains to be closed to prevent backup of sewage or stormwaters into the structure. Gravity drainage of basements may be eliminated by mechanical devices.
(i) 
Location of all electrical equipment, circuits and installed electrical appliances in a manner which will assure that they are not subject to inundation and flooding.
(j) 
Adequate emergency electrical power supplies.
(2) 
Imposition of operational controls, sureties and deed restrictions.
(3) 
Requirements for construction of dikes, levees and other protective measures.
(4) 
Installation of an adequate flood warning system on the project site.
(5) 
All fill and other earth work must be established according to the Freehold Soil Conservation District.
H. 
Floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters which carry debris, potential projectiles and erosion potential, the following provisions apply:
(1) 
Encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development, are prohibited unless a technical evaluation demonstrates that encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
(2) 
If Subsection H(1) above is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions.
(3) 
The placement of any structure in a floodway is prohibited.
(4) 
In all areas of special flood hazard in which base flood elevation data has been provided and no floodway has been designated, the cumulative effect of any proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, shall not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than two-tenths (0.2) of a foot at any point.
I. 
Floodplains and resource protection areas. Site plan and subdivision layouts shall comply with the following.
(1) 
No structure or parking area, including but not limited to commercial businesses and residential buildings, or fill will be allowed within fifty (50) feet of the one-hundred-year floodplain of existing ponds, lakes, floodways and stream corridors nor within wetlands, marshlands and riparian lands, unless approval has been granted by the municipal agency.
(2) 
Impervious surfaces shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the area of the tract within eighty (80) feet of a floodplain without approval of the municipal agency.
(3) 
Any other resource protection area, as herein defined, including but not limited to marshlands [areas wherein standing water is retained for twenty-four (24) or more consecutive hours and to which vegetation unique to marshes, swamps or wetlands has become adapted] and areas where conservation is required, shall not be encroached upon if, in the opinion of the Municipal Engineer, through consultation with the Environmental Commission, encroachment or construction upon such resource area will constitute a hazard to existing drainage patterns and to the balance of the natural environmental systems within and adjacent to the area of the site.
J. 
Design waivers in flood hazard areas. The municipal agency may grant waivers from the design standards of this section. In reviewing requests for waivers, the municipal agency shall consider the following.
(1) 
Waivers may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-fourth (1/4) acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, provided that the standards of this section have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-fourth (1/4) acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
(2) 
Waivers may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic Places without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this section.
(3) 
Waivers shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
(4) 
Waivers shall only be issued upon a determination that the waiver is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief.
(5) 
Waivers shall only be issued upon:
(a) 
A showing of good and sufficient cause.
(b) 
A determination that failure to grant the waiver would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant.
(c) 
A determination that the granting of a waiver will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety or extraordinary public expense; create nuisances; or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
(6) 
Any applicant to whom a waiver is granted shall be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with a lowest floor elevation below the base flood elevation and that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation.
(7) 
In reviewing a request for a waiver, the municipal agency may consider the following
(a) 
The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments.
(b) 
The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of others.
(c) 
The proposed water supply and sanitation systems and the insulation of these systems from disease, contamination and unsanitary conditions resulting from flooding.
(d) 
The susceptibility of the proposed use to flood damage and the effects of such damage.
(e) 
The need for a waterfront location and the availability of alternate locations not subject to flooding within the applicant's property.
(f) 
The duration, rate of rise, effects of wave action, velocity and sediment transport of floodwaters expected at the site.
(g) 
The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles.
(h) 
The extent to which the water-carrying capacity of the floodway or channel would be disrupted.
(i) 
The degree to which the proposed use would serve the general public health, safety and welfare.
(j) 
The degree to which any aspect of the food chain or plant, animal, fish or human life processes would be affected adversely within or beyond the proposed use area.
(k) 
Whether the proposed use provides adequate facilities for the proper handling of litter, trash, refuse and sanitary and industrial wastes.
(l) 
The degree to which the proposed activity would alter natural water flow or water temperature.
(m) 
The degree to which archaeological or historic sites and structures are endangered or rare species of animals or plants and irreplaceable land types would be degraded or destroyed.
(n) 
The degree to which the natural, scenic and aesthetic values at the proposed activity site could be retained.
(o) 
The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems and streets and bridges.
A. 
As a condition of approval and the continuance of any use, occupancy of any structure and operation of any process or equipment, the applicant shall supply evidence, satisfactory to the municipal agency or to its designated representative, that the proposed use, structure, process or equipment will conform fully to all of the applicable performance standards.
(1) 
As evidence of compliance, the municipal agency may require certification of tests by appropriate government agencies or by recognized testing laboratories, any costs thereof to be borne by the applicant.
(2) 
The municipal agency may require that specific types of equipment, machinery or devices shall be installed or that specific operating procedures or methods shall be followed if the government agencies or testing laboratories examining the proposed operation shall determine that the use of such specific types of machinery, equipment, devices, procedures or methods is required in order to assure compliance with the applicable performance standards.
(3) 
Permits and certificates required by other government agencies shall be submitted to the municipal agency as proof of compliance with applicable codes.
(4) 
If appropriate permits, tests and certifications are not or cannot be provided by the applicant, then the municipal agency or administrative officer (Zoning Officer) may require that instruments and/or other devices or professional reports or laboratory analysis be used to determine compliance with the following performance standards for an existing or proposed use, and the cost thereof shall be borne by the owner or applicant.
(5) 
Conditional permit.
(a) 
In the event that a determination cannot be made at the time of application that a proposed use, process or piece of equipment will meet the standards established in this section, the municipal agency may issue or may recommend issuance of a conditional permit. The conditional permit would be based on submission of evidence that the proposed use, process or equipment will meet the standards established herein after completion or installation and operation.
(b) 
Within thirty (30) days after a conditional permit is granted, a certificate of occupancy shall be applied for and satisfactory evidence shall be submitted that all standards established by this section have been met.
B. 
Hazardous, toxic or corrosive substances. No building or land shall be used and no structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered or repaired for purposes of processing, manufacturing, producing or storing hazardous, toxic or corrosive substances. "Hazardous, toxic and corrosive substance" shall be defined as those named in regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and other federal and state regulatory agencies. This provision shall not apply to the incidental use and limited storage of such substances in connection with uses permitted by this chapter.
C. 
Applicability and enforcement of performance standards.
(1) 
Applicability.
(a) 
Prior to construction and operation, any application for a development or building permit for a use which shall be subject to performance standards shall be accompanied by submissions, attachments, certifications as required by this section and a sworn statement filed by the owner of the subject property or the operator of the proposed use that said use will be operated in accordance with the performance standards set forth herein.
(b) 
Existing structures. Any existing structure or use which is, after the effective date of this chapter, allowed to deteriorate or is modified so as to reduce its compliance with these standards will be deemed to be in noncompliance and to constitute a violation.
(c) 
No building or land shall be used and no structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered or repaired for purposes of processing, manufacturing, producing or storing hazardous, toxic or corrosive substances. As it is, toxic and corrosive substances shall be defined as those names and regulations promulgated by the United State Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and/or federal and state regulatory agencies. This provision shall not apply to incidental use and limited storage of such substances in connection with uses permitted by this section.
(2) 
Continued compliance. Continued compliance with performance standards is required and shall be enforced by the Construction Official or administrative officer (Zoning Officer).
(3) 
Termination of violation. All violations shall be terminated within thirty (30) days of notice or shall be deemed a separate violation for each day following and subject to fines as set forth herein.
(4) 
Violation inspection. Whenever, in the opinion of the Construction Official or administrative officer, there is a reasonable probability that any use or occupancy violates the regulations of this Article, they are hereby empowered to employ a qualified technician or technicians to perform investigations, measurements and analyses to determine whether or not the regulations of this section are being violated. In the event that a violation is found to exist, the violator shall be liable for the reasonable fees of the technicians employed to perform such investigations, measurements and analyses.
D. 
Performance standards established.
(1) 
Noise.
(a) 
The definitions contained in the Noise Control Regulations of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.1 et seq.) are hereby incorporated by reference without being set forth in full with regard to this section.
(b) 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit nor shall any application for development be approved which produces sound in excess of the standards listed below when measured at any location outside of the lot on which the use or source of sound is located:
[1] 
A continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of fifty (50) decibels.
[2] 
A continuous airborne sound which has an octave band sound pressure level in decibels which exceeds the values listed below in one (1) or more octave bands:
Octave Band
Center Frequency
(Hz)
Octave Band Sound
Pressure Level
(dB)
31.5
86
63
71
125
61
250
53
500
48
1,000
45
2,000
42
4,000
40
8,000
38
[3] 
An impulsive sound in the air which has an impulsive sound level in excess of eighty (80) decibels.
(c) 
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:
[1] 
Agriculture.
[2] 
Bells, chimes or carillons while being used in conjunction with religious services.
[3] 
Commercial motor vehicle operations as permitted by this section.
[4] 
Emergency energy-release devices.
[5] 
Emergency work to provide electricity, water or other public utilities when public health or safety is involved.
[6] 
National Warning System (NAWAS) signals or devices used to warn the community of attack or imminent public danger, such as flooding or explosion. These systems are controlled by the New Jersey Civil Defense and Disaster Control Agency.
[7] 
Noise of aircraft flight operations.
[8] 
Public celebrations.
[9] 
Public roadways.
[10] 
Stationary emergency signaling devices.
[11] 
Surface carriers engaged in commerce by railroad.
[12] 
Rail operations.
[13] 
The unamplified human voice.
[14] 
Use of explosive devices. These are regulated by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry under the 1960 Explosives Act (N.J.S.A. 21:1A-128 et seq.).
(2) 
Air pollution. No substance shall be emitted into the atmosphere in quantities which are injurious to human, plant or animal life or to property or which will interfere unreasonably with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property anywhere in the municipality. All provisions of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code,[1] as amended and as augmented, and all the following provisions stated, whichever shall be more stringent, shall be complied with:
(a) 
Smoke. In any zone, no smoke, the shade or appearance of which is darker than No. 1 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, shall be emitted into the open air from any incinerator or fuel-burning equipment; provided, however, that smoke emitted during the cleaning of a fire box or the building of a new fire, the shade or appearance of which is no darker than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, may be permitted for a period or periods aggregating no more than three (3) minutes in any thirty (30) consecutive minutes.
(b) 
Solid particles.
[1] 
In any residential zone, no discharge of solid particles through a stack, duct or vent shall be permitted that is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the allowable emission in pounds per hour established by Chapters 7 and 8 of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code.
[2] 
In any other zone, except industrial zones, the allowable discharge shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of the allowable emission permitted by the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code.
[3] 
In the industrial zone, the allowable discharge shall be the allowable emission permitted by the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code.
[4] 
No open burning shall be permitted in any zone.
[5] 
All incinerators shall be approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection.
[6] 
Any road, parking area, driveway, truck loading or unloading station or any other exterior area having a substantial movement of vehicles or equipment shall be paved or otherwise stabilized during construction sufficient to prevent the generation of dust from the movement of such vehicles or equipment.
(c) 
Odors. In any zone, no odorous material may be emitted into the atmosphere in quantities sufficient to be detected without instruments. Any process which may involve the creation or emission of any odors shall be provided with a secondary safeguard system so that control will be maintained. Table 1 (Odor Thresholds in Air) in Part 1 (Odor Thresholds for 53 Commercial Chemicals) of Research on Chemical Odors, copyrighted by the Manufacturing Chemists Association, Inc., Washington, D.C., shall be used as a guide in determining quantities of offensive odors.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq.
(3) 
Liquid waste. No liquid waste shall be stored outside or discharged into any watercourse, storm drain or sewage collection and disposal system nor into any ground sump, any well or percolation area, except in accordance with plans approved by the Municipal Utilities Department, Health Department and Municipal Engineer and where required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. No liquid wastes may be stored outdoors.
(4) 
Solid waste. All uses in the municipality shall:
(a) 
Assume full responsibility for adequate and regular collection and removal of all refuse, except if the municipality assumes the responsibility.
(b) 
Comply with all applicable provisions of the Air Pollution Control Code.
(c) 
Comply with all provisions of the State Sanitary Code, Chapter 8, Refuse Disposal, Public Health Council of the State Department of Environmental Protection.
(d) 
Permit no accumulation on the property of any solid waste, junk or other objectionable materials.
(e) 
Not engage in any sanitary landfill operation on the property, except as may be permitted by other municipal codes and ordinances.
(5) 
Radiation. All uses of materials, equipment or facilities which are or may be sources of radiation shall comply with all controls, standards and requirements of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1965, as amended, and any codes, rules or regulations promulgated under such Act, as well as the New Jersey Radiation Protection Law, N.J.S.A. 26:2D-1 et seq., as amended, whichever is more stringent.
(6) 
Fire and explosion hazards. All activities shall be carried on only in buildings classified as fireproof by the Building Code[2] of the municipality and as determined by the Fire Department. The operation shall be conducted in such a manner and with such precautions against fire and explosion hazards as to produce no explosion hazard as determined by the New Jersey Inspection Bureau of Fire Prevention to a use on an adjacent property and must conform to the rules and regulations of the most recent adopted edition of the Fire Prevention Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the Perth Amboy Fire Department.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 170, Building Construction.
(7) 
Vibration. There shall be no vibration which shall be discernible to the human sense of feeling beyond the boundaries of the lot on which the source is located. At no point on or beyond the boundary of any lot shall the maximum ground-transmitted steady state or impact vibration caused by any use or activity (except those not directly under the control of the property user) exceed a particle velocity of one-tenth (0.1) inch per second for impact vibrations. Particle velocity is to be determined by the formula 6.28FA, where F is the frequency of the vibration in cycles per second and A is the maximum single amplitude displacement of the vibration in inches. For the purpose of measuring vibrations, a three-component measuring system shall be used. For the purpose of this chapter, steady state vibrations are vibrations which are continuous, for vibrations in discrete impulses more frequent than one hundred (100) per minute. Discrete impulses which do not exceed one hundred (100) per minute shall be considered impact vibrations.
(8) 
Electromagnetic interference. There shall be no electromagnetic interference that:
(a) 
Adversely affects at any point the operation of any equipment other than that belonging to the creator of such interference.
(b) 
Is not in conformance with the regulations of the Federal Communication Commission.
(9) 
Heat. Every use and activity shall be so operated that it does not raise the ambient temperature more than two degrees Celsius (2° C.) at or beyond the boundary of any lot line.
(10) 
Fire-resistant construction. All new construction and additions shall be fire-resistant construction in accordance with the requirements of the State Uniform Construction Code.
(11) 
Glare. There shall be no direct or sky-reflected glare exceeding one and one-half (1 1/2) footcandles measured at the boundaries of the lot on which the source is located. This regulation shall not apply to lights which are used solely for the illumination of entrances or exits or driveways leading to a parking lot. Any operation or activity producing intense glare shall be conducted so that direct and indirect illumination from the source of light shall not cause illumination in excess of one-tenth (0.1) footcandle in residential districts.
(12) 
Lighting and illumination. Artificial lighting or illumination provided on any property or by any use shall adhere to the following standards:
(a) 
The illumination provided by artificial lighting on the property shall not exceed five-tenths (0.5) footcandle beyond any property line.
(b) 
Spotlights or other types of artificial lighting that provide a concentrated beam of light shall be so directed that the beam of light does not extend beyond any property lines.
(c) 
Spotlights or other types of artificial lighting used to illuminate signs or building faces shall not emit beams of light that extend beyond the vertical plane of the sign or building face that they illuminate and shall not be located in such a manner as to cause the beams of light to be reflected upon any adjoining property, public street or vehicular circulation area.
E. 
Performance standards in conflict with existing ordinances. The Municipal Engineer shall determine whether or not the standards contained herein are consistent with the standards that may be established by other municipal ordinances. If they conflict, this chapter shall defer to the established municipal ordinance as follows:
(1) 
The objectives of the performance standards are to ensure that all industries will provide methods to protect the community from hazards and nuisances which can be prevented by processes of control and nuisance elimination.
(2) 
No land or building may be used or occupied in any manner so as to create dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable fire, explosive, radioactive or other hazardous conditions; noise or vibration; smoke, dust, odor or other form of air pollution; glare or heat; conditions conducive to the breeding of rodents or insects; or other dangerous or objectionable elements in an amount or manner as to adversely affect the surrounding area.