The fee for a Township street access permit shall be as indicated in Chapter
A120, Fees, for each driveway entrance onto the Township street or road.
The following regulations shall govern the issuance
of a Township street access permit:
A. No driveway shall be within 10 feet of any property
line unless such driveway is shared by an adjacent house.
B. No driveway shall be constructed in such a way as
to create a drainage problem on an adjacent property or onto the Township
road.
C. Driveways shall enter the street or road right-of-way
at an angle between 75° and 105°.
D. The portion of the driveway between the edge of the
existing road pavement of the Township street and the right-of-way
line will be paved by the landowner applicant with a minimum pavement
thickness of 2 1/2 inches FABC-2 and six inches of quarry blend. The
Township Engineer shall have the discretion to permit an equivalent
alternative to the six inches of quarry blend.
[Amended 5-26-1993 by Ord. No. 4-93]
E. Any curb opening shall be properly reconstructed to
the satisfaction of the Township Engineer. Where curbing does not
exist and conditions warrant, an adequate drainpipe shall be installed
by the owner at the owner’s expense as determined by the Township
Engineer.
F. Driveway grades shall not exceed 8% for a distance
of 40 feet from any right-of-way line.
G. Driveway widths shall conform to the design standard specified in Chapter
60, Land Use and Development, of the Code of the Township of Pittsgrove if subject to site plan review. For uses and structures which are not subject to site plan review, driveways shall have a minimum width of 10 feet and a maximum width of 20 feet.
H. Driveways shall be constructed and maintained in adequate
condition to permit access by emergency vehicles.
I. All entrance and exit driveways to a road shall be
located to afford maximum safety to traffic on the road. Where a site
occupies a corner of two intersecting roads, no driveway entrance
or exit may be located within 50 feet of the tangent of the existing
or proposed curb radius of that site.
J. The maximum number of driveways provided from a single
lot directly to any Township road shall be as follows:
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Length of Lot Frontage
(feet)
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Maximum Number of Driveways
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200 or less
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2
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201 to 800
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3
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Over 800
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4
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In order to apply for a Township street access
permit, the applicant shall submit a sketch plat providing the following
information about the driveway for which the permit is sought:
A. Location of driveway with regard to the property lines.
B. All existing features with 50 feet of the driveway,
including but not limited to the curb, utility poles, drainage swales,
drainage structures, trees and driveways.
C. Grading of driveway for the first 40 feet from the
right-of-way.
D. Any drainage structures proposed or existing.
E. Materials of construction.
[Amended 1-25-1995 by Ord. No. 2-1995]
No certificate of occupancy under Chapter
60, Land Use and Development, or under Chapter
37, Uniform Construction Codes, shall be issued for any new dwelling or principal building or new or enlarged use unless and until the Township Zoning Officer or Township Engineer verifies that the driveway(s) subject to the Township street access permit have been constructed in accordance with the permit; provided, however, that a conditional certificate of occupancy may be issued between December 1 and April 30 of each year if driveway access cannot be constructed due to weather conditions, subject to the condition that said driveway access shall be constructed within reasonable time after weather conditions permit but in no event later than May 15 next.