This article shall apply to all applications for development.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-12; 2-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
The following standards shall be used to prepare and review
any development plan that involves the construction of a new public
sidewalk or private walkway or repair of an existing public sidewalk
or private walkway:
A. Lot access. All lots shall have private walkway access to a public
sidewalk in the right-of-way if such is provided. Such access shall
be designed for the safety, control, efficient movement, convenience
and encouragement of pedestrian traffic into and out of the site and
to promote pedestrian circulation generally within the Borough.
B. Construction and repair specifications. All sidewalks and walkways
shall meet the construction specifications as set forth in applicable
Borough ordinances or as approved by the Borough Engineer. This shall
also apply to recommendations by the Borough Engineer regarding the
maintenance, repair or upgrading of existing sidewalks located in
that portion of the public right-of-way that directly abuts the tract
to be developed.
C. Materials. The Board may waive the paving material specifications required by Subsection
B above if the applicant can demonstrate, in addition to the requirements of §
110-126, that the substitute paving material(s) will be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of buildings and other structures on the site and adjacent properties and will create a more attractive development generally. In no instance, however, shall a sidewalk located in a public right-of-way be permitted to be constructed of asphalt.
D. In the B-1 and D-1 Districts, the material used for sidewalks shall
be white concrete constructed in approximately ten-foot sections.
The sidewalk sections shall be separated by a band of four-inch by
eight-inch red clay brick spaced approximately 10 feet eight inches
on center. The brick band shall be perpendicular to the curb with
bricks laid parallel with the curb. The concrete shall be scored into
four smaller symmetric areas. Sidewalk improvements, along the right-of-way
of any property shall be constructed to match improvements on adjacent
portions of the right-of-way that meet this design standard. A plan
shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Zoning Officer prior
to the issuance of a permit for construction. Construction permits
shall be obtained from the Middlesex County Road Department for property
located on a county road and by the Borough Zoning Officer for property
located on a municipal road.
[Amended 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-12; 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-15]
Sidewalks shall be provided in the right-of-way along all public
streets. The location and width of sidewalks shall be consistent with
the location and width of existing sidewalks adjacent to or near the
site to be developed but in no case shall be less than four feet in
width. Where placement of sidewalks in the right-of-way would cause
injury to or removal of mature trees in good health, the approving
authority may require placement of the sidewalk entirely or partially
on the property which is the subject of the application, in which
case the applicant shall make, execute and record an easement over
the sidewalk for the benefit of the public to travel over same. In
the event that any applicant may request and be granted an exception
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51 by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment
or, in the case of an application involving a single- or two-family
dwelling, a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.c by the Board
of Adjustment, the applicant shall, as an alternative to sidewalk
construction, pay to the Borough an amount equal to 150% of the estimated
cost of the sidewalk, as determined by the Board Engineer, which amount
shall be reserved for sidewalk installation or replacement in the
Borough.
[Amended 2-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
Walkways shall be located on a site to facilitate pedestrian
access between the public sidewalk, buildings, parking lots and other
facilities and to provide for pedestrian circulation generally within
a site. Where walkways abut the ends of parking spaces and wheel stops
are not provided, the minimum width of such walkways shall be a minimum
of five feet in order to provide for the front ends of vehicles to
overhang onto such walkways with appropriate space remaining for the
passage of pedestrians. For residential properties, in the case where
there is no public sidewalk located or to be provided at the front
of the property, such may provide access from the driveway.