The short title by which this article shall
be known is the "Street Improvement Ordinance."
[Amended 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1910]
A. All streets shall be constructed in accordance with
official grades established by the Township Engineer and shall conform
to the following specifications:
(1) Right-of-way and pavement width determinations.
|
Type of Road
|
Right-of-Way
(feet)
|
Pavement Width
(feet)
|
---|
|
Arterial
|
80 to 100
|
50
|
|
Major collector
|
72
|
48
|
|
Collector/nonresidential
|
66
|
42
|
|
Collector/residential
|
60
|
36
|
|
Local nonresidential
|
60
|
40
|
|
Local residential
|
50
|
30
|
(2) Pavement thickness design.
|
Type of Road
|
Subbase
(inches)
|
Stabilized Base
(inches)
|
FABC
(inches)
|
---|
|
Arterial
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
|
Major collector
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
|
Collector/nonresidential
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
|
Collector/residential
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
|
Local, nonresidential
|
6
|
6
|
1 1/2
|
|
Local, residential
|
4
|
4
|
1 1/2
|
B. Street classifications for right-of-way and pavement
width determinations, as well as pavement thickness design, will be
made by the Township Engineer based on anticipated traffic flow in
conformance with the Township Master Plan.
[Amended 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1910]
A. All trenches or ditches which cross an existing street
or which are dug for sewers, water mains, gas mains or other utilities,
including the house connections for these utilities, shall be filled
with quarry process stone. The stone shall be placed in layers not
exceeding 12 inches in depth and shall be sprinkled with water and
mechanically compacted. All soft spots and depressions in a surface
which has been graded will be removed and filled with stone of a size
to be determined by the Township Engineer. All trenches which are
dug in a future street or existing right-of-way on which no subbase
or pavement has been constructed shall be backfilled as indicated
above or may be backfilled with suitable on-site excavated material
or imported fill.
B. Prior to using any on-site and/or imported soil materials,
the contractor or any individual or firm shall employ a recognized
soils laboratory to secure soil samples, perform the necessary laboratory
analysis and establish the compaction and other criteria necessary
for the proper placement of the backfill. A report of the laboratory
findings, including the compaction specifications, shall be submitted
to the Township Engineer for review and approval prior to commencing
any backfill operations using on-site soil and/or imported soil materials.
C. During the backfilling operations, the contractor
or any individual or firm engaged in a backfilling operation shall
employ a professional engineer, licensed in the State of New Jersey,
or his representative, who is regularly engaged in the practice of
geotechnical engineering and who is trained in soil mechanics, to
observe the placement of the backfill. The soils engineer shall file
daily reports with the Township Engineer indicating the results of
the compaction, and upon the conclusion of the project, file a final
certification indicating that the backfill material has been placed
and compacted in accordance with the recommendations contained in
the approved laboratory report.
Street signs of the type and design to be approved
by the Planning Board shall be installed at all street intersections.
Sidewalks and straight concrete curbs, curbs
and gutters or Belgian block curbs shall be installed as detailed
below on both sides of all streets, unless specifically excepted by
the approving authority:
A. Foundation.
(1) Subgrade. The finished subgrade shall be prepared
as follows:
(a)
All soft and spongy places shall be removed
and all depressions filled with suitable material, which shall be
thoroughly compacted in layers not exceeding six inches in thickness.
(b)
All fills shall be made in a manner satisfactory
to the Township Engineer. The use of muck, quicksand, soft clay or
spongy or perishable material is prohibited.
(c)
The sidewalk subgrade shall have a transverse
slope of 1/4 inch per foot. The top of fills shall extend beyond the
walk on each side for at least one foot and shall have a maximum slope
of two horizontal to one vertical.
(2) Slab thickness The minimum thickness of sidewalk shall
be five inches, except that at driveway openings to dwellings the
minimum thickness of the sidewalk shall not be less than six inches.