The intent of this article is to ensure that the future arrangement
of streets not presently shown on the Master Plan 43 be in harmony
with the existing street patterns, provide for the logical and orderly
extension of existing streets and enhance the control of vehicular
movements within the City of Brigantine.
A.
All streets shall be designed in accordance with the standards shown
in the following schedule:
|
Schedule of Street Widths
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum Width
| ||
|
Category
|
Street Right-of-Way
(feet)
|
Cartway
(feet)
|
|
Major arterial
|
100
|
60
|
|
Minor arterial
|
80
|
48
|
|
Collector
|
60
|
40
|
|
Local
|
50
|
36
|
|
Cul-de-sac
|
50
|
30
|
|
Limited access
|
42
|
28
|
|
Marginal access
|
40
|
26
|
B.
Modification of street width.
(1)
The above schedule shall be construed as the minimum standards and
may be increased in special cases where, because of high traffic volumes
or reasons of public safety the Planning Board or its experts deem
such modification as necessary.
(2)
Applications requesting the reduction of either street or cartway
widths shall require a public hearing and be reviewed as an application
for variance.
C.
Street dedication. Subdivisions or site plans that adjoin or include existing streets do not conform to the widths as shown on the Master Plan or in Subsection A, which contains the Schedule of Street Widths, shall dedicate additional width along either or both sides. One-half of the required extra width shall be dedicated on each or either side.
The following design standards shall be utilized in the design
of any new street or extension of an existing street:
A.
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as possible
and in no case less than 60°.
B.
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shall
be prohibited.
C.
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient
radius to provide a smooth transition and proper site distance.
D.
Maximum grade on arterial and collector streets shall be 4%.
E.
Maximum grade on local, internal access and marginal access streets
and cul-de-sac shall be 10%.
F.
Minimum grade on all streets shall be 1/2%.
G.
Curb radii at intersections shall not be less than 20 feet.
H.
A tangent at least 100 feet in length shall be introduced between
reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
I.
When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one point
by more than 10° and not more than 45°, they shall be connected
by a curve with a radius of not less than 100 feet for local streets
and 300 feet for arterial and collector streets.
At the intersection of two or more streets, no vegetation, landscaping,
fence or wall, other than a single post or tree not exceeding one
square foot in cross section, which is higher than three feet above
street grade, nor any other obstruction to vision, shall be permitted
in the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and
a line joining points each 25 feet distant from said intersection
along said street lines. This standard is subject to the rules and
regulations of the Atlantic County Division of Planning and the New
Jersey Department of Transportation.
A.
Local streets. Local streets shall be designed so as to discourage
through traffic.
B.
Street names. No street shall have a name which will duplicate or
so nearly duplicate as to be confused with the names of existing streets.
The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name.
C.
Reserve strips. No subdivision or site plan showing reserve strips
controlling access to streets shall be approved except where the control
and disposal of land comprising such strips has been placed with the
City government under conditions approved by the Planning Board.
D.
Restriction of use. No yard, open space, parking area, buffer strip
or landscaping shall be permitted within a dedicated street.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of controlling site access is to encourage the
sound development of street frontage by the elimination of unchanneled
automobile access or egress to nonresidential sites.
B.
Access barriers. All buildings or building complexes used for nonresidential purposes, including off-street parking areas, shall be physically separated from any street by a curb. In addition to curbing, arterial streets shall have a landscaped strip of not less than 10 feet in depth along the entire frontage except for accessways permitted in Subsection C. Streets other than arterial streets shall have a landscape strip with a minimum depth of five feet. The design of access barriers shall be in accordance with Article XII, Landscaping, Buffers and Open Space Design.
C.
Accessways. Each permitted nonresidential use shall be limited to the number of accessways or driveways as shown in Subsection D, which contains the Schedule of Permitted Accessways. These standards shall be followed in the design of accessways or driveways.
(1)
If practical, the use of common accessways by two or more permitted
uses shall be provided for in order to reduce the number and closeness
of access points along the streets.
(2)
The use of marginal access streets shall be considered for nonresidential
uses along arterial streets.
(3)
Accessways for nonresidential uses shall be a minimum of 24 feet
in width and shall not exceed 40 feet in width.
(4)
Accessways for multifamily residential uses shall be a minimum of
20 feet in width and shall not exceed 30 feet in width.
D.
The Schedule of Permitted Accessways is as follows:
|
Schedule of Permitted Accessways
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|---|---|---|
|
Permitted Accessway
| ||
|
Frontage
(feet)
|
1-Way
|
2-Way
|
|
Residential use
| ||
|
200 or less
|
2
|
1
|
|
200 to 500
|
4
|
2
|
|
500 to 1,000
|
5
|
3
|
|
1,000 to 2,000
|
7
|
5
|
|
2,000 or more
|
8
|
6
|
|
Nonresidential Use
| ||
|
200 or less
|
2
|
1
|
|
200 to 500
|
4
|
2
|
|
500 to 1,000
|
6
|
4
|
|
1,000 to 2,000
|
7
|
5
|
|
2,000 or more
|
8
|
6
|
E.
Construction of accessways.
(2)
Curb cuts to a public street shall not be closer than 25 feet from
the point of curvature or point of tangency of the corner radius curb
of an intersecting street.
(3)
Driveway pavement shall extend to the paved portion of the street
which it connects and shall be constructed with a minimum of six inches
of portland cement concrete Class B.
(4)
No accessways shall be curbed closer to any property line than five
feet. Curb cuts for one-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 12
feet and a maximum of 30 feet with a total opening dimension of 30
feet per street frontage.
(5)
Driveway pavement serving a loading area shall be constructed with
a minimum of six inches of portland cement concrete.
F.
Pedestrian safety. The means for the vehicular access and egress
to any commercial or multifamily development shall be clearly defined
and controlled to ensure the safe integration of automotive traffic
with other vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
A.
Pavement thickness. The pavement thickness design of a dedicated
public street shall, as a minimum, conform to the following schedule:
|
TYPE II
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Street Classification
|
Surface Pavement
|
Bituminous Stabilized Base
(inches)
|
Class B Subbase
(inches)
|
|
Arterial
|
2-inch HMA9.5M64
|
4
|
12
|
|
Collector
|
2-inch HMA9.5M64
|
3
|
6
|
|
Local or cul-de-sac
|
2-inch HMA9.5M64
|
2
|
6
|
|
Marginal access
|
2-inch
|
2
|
6
|
B.
Alternate street design.
(1)
At the option of the Municipal Engineer, the pavement thickness may
be determined by the certified results of soil testing and analysis
conducted to determine the bearing strength of the subgrade soil,
together with the projected use of the street with an adequate margin
to cover all contingencies and extraordinary conditions.
(2)
When such tests are conducted, the pavement design shall be reviewed
and approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(3)
In no event shall the paving be less than six inches of Type II Class
B subbase with two inches of bituminous stabilized base and two inches
of surface pavement.
A.
B.
Construction standards.
(1)
All sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet wide and four inches
thick portland cement concrete, Class C.
(2)
All driveways, including walkway crossings, shall be six inches thick,
portland cement concrete, Class C, and shall include six-by-six-by-six-inch
No. 6 gauge wire mesh reinforcement.
(3)
All sidewalk and driveway concrete shall be struck with contraction
joints every five feet, maximum, and have an approved expansion joint
each 25 feet, maximum. Expansion joint material to be cork or mastic
materials or approved equal.
(4)
All sidewalks serving multifamily developments shall be a minimum
of five feet wide and four inches thick.
(5)
All sidewalks serving commercial and business uses shall be a minimum
of six feet wide and four inches thick.
C.
Curb requirements. Concrete curbing shall be installed on both sides of the street in accordance with the construction standards in Subsection D.
D.
Construction standards for curbs.
(1)
All curbing shall be constructed to the dimensions of six inches
wide at the top, eight inches wide at the bottom and 18 inches deep
and construction of portland cement concrete, Class B.
(2)
Expansion joints of cork or mastic materials or approved equal shall
be installed every 25 feet, maximum.
