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 feet (2') behind sidewalks or at the front property line if no sidewalk exists or is required) to each lot and all storm drains shall be installed in all roadway areas prior to the construction of final pavement surfaces. (Ord. #94-16, Appx. A)

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.

The pavement structure design for each particular development utilizing either a flexible or rigid pavement type shall be the responsibility of the developer or his engineer.

a. 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 City Engineer.

1. 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.

2. Shall be reinforced, constructed with Class B air-entrained concrete and shall have a minimum thickness of six and one-half inches (6 1/2") for local, local collector, and minor collector streets and eight inches (8") for other classifications.

b. Flexible bituminous concrete paved roadways shall be constructed as follows:

1. Primary arterial highways under the jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey, shall be designed in accordance with standards promulgated and approved by the N.J.D.O.T.

2. Secondary arterial highways and collector streets under the jurisdiction of the County of Cape May shall be designed in accordance with standards promulgated and approved by the Cape May County Engineer.

3. Secondary arterial highways and collector streets under the jurisdiction of the City of Ocean City shall be constructed as follows:

(a) Soil aggregate base:

(1) Six inches (6") of I-5 gravel, primed with MC-70 asphaltic oil; or

(2) Four inches (4") of recycled bituminous or Portland cement concrete or four inches (4") of quarry blend, or

(b) Flexible bituminous pavement:

(1) Three inches (3") of bituminous stabilized base course; and

(2) Two inches (2") of FABC I-5 wearing course.

4. Local street and alleys under the jurisdiction of the City of Ocean City shall be constructed as follows:

(a) Soil aggregate base:

(1) Six inches (6") of I-5 gravel, primed with MC-70 asphaltic oil; or

(2) Four inches (4") of recycled bituminous or Portland cement concrete or four inches (4") of quarry blend; or

(3) Four inches (4") of quarry blend stone; or

(4) Four inches (4") of mixed in place emulsified asphalt base.

(b) Flexible bituminous pavement:

(1) Two inches (2") of bituminous stabilized base course;

(2) Two inches (2") of FABC I-5 wearing course.

Construction materials and methods shall be as specified by the latest edition of the N.J.D.O.T. Standard Specifications as supplemented by the County of Cape May and/or the City of Ocean City. (Ord. #94-16, Appx. A)

All subgrade shall be prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications for bituminous concrete and reinforced concrete pavements.

a. Prior to the construction of any subbase, base or pavement course, all soft or unyielding portions of the subgrade which do not attain the required stability will be removed and replaced with the suitable material, and the whole surface of the subgrade shall be compacted.

b. The provision of a uniform roadway subgrade meeting the requirements of the Standard Specifications shall be the full responsibility of the developer.

c. In certain cases, special treatment may be required because of the character or nature of the subsoil.

1. Such special treatment may include lime or cement stabilization, wet excavation, or construction of under-drainage fields.

2. Any proposal by the developer to stabilize subgrade shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer.

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.

a. Bituminous concrete pavements (and stabilized bases) may be constructed on subgrade without subbase or aggregate base courses provided that the subgrade can be satisfactorily prepared as hereinbefore described.

b. 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.

c. Portland cement concrete pavements must be constructed with a minimum of six inches (6") of a granular type subbase meeting the requirements of the Standard Specifications for Soil Aggregate, Type 4, Class E.

d. Any subbase course of aggregate base course to be utilized with any type of pavement shall have a minimum thickness of four inches (4").

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.

a. 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 four inches (4").

b. 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.

Bituminous pavements shall consist of a bituminous concrete surface course Type FABC-1, in accordance with the requirements of the Standard Specifications.

a. The bituminous pavement wearing surface should generally not be installed until just prior to the time the streets are prepared for final acceptance.

1. Prior to the installation of a bituminous concrete surface, the bituminous base course shall be inspected by the City Engineer.

2. Any areas of the base course in need of repair shall be removed and replaced at the direction of the City Engineer.

3. If the City Engineer directs, a leveling course of FABC material shall be placed on any uneven or below grade base courses prior to the placement of finished pavement.

b. No pavement surfaces shall be placed unless permission to do so has been granted by the City Engineer.

Concrete pavements shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Standard Specifications.

a. Expansion joints shall be New Jersey State Department of Transportation Type A Expansion Joints.

1. The developer may submit, at the time of the submission for the preliminary plat, an alternate expansion joint detail.

2. The use of such an alternate detail must be recommended by the City Engineer and approved by the Planning Board.

b. Where existing concrete roadways are being widened as the result of the development of abutting properties, the widened pavement shall be required to be of Portland cement concrete.

1. The remaining pavement in the development may, if the subdivider elects, be bituminous concrete.

2. This will be an exception to the requirements that all pavement constructed within a development be of one (1) type.

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 alternate pavement types proposed shall be submitted for approval with the preliminary and/or final plat.

a. 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 City Engineer has inspected the installation of, and tested and approved a suitable sample section of such pavement.

b. In the event the City 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 Ordinance or such other alternate as may be approved by the Planning Board.

When the effective operation of a building or structure, or equipment within a building or structure, necessitates placing machinery, motors, generators, or similar devices for cooling, heating, or generating purposes, outside or on top of any structure, they shall be screened from public view.

a. This screening shall consist of densely planted evergreen shrubs which shall grow to not less than five feet (5') after one (1) growing season along with a solid screening element.

1. A solid and uniform fence at least five feet (5') in height on four (4) sides of said equipment.

2. A masonry wall at least five feet (5') in height on four (4) sides of said equipment.

b. Extensions of parapet walls or mansard roof lines or structural or ornamental screens or baffles.

c. Any similar type of solid or uniform screening which will prevent exposure of such equipment to public view.

The above requirements shall not be construed to prevent an opening in any required screening for maintenance purposes. However, any such opening shall be made as inconspicuous as is possible so as not to present any unsightly display of said equipment to public view.

Sanitary sewers will be required by the Planning Board on advice by the City Engineer or other competent authority.

The design and construction or approval of all public systems for extensions of existing system(s) either publicly or privately owned, shall be under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Water Company - Shore District.

Prior to the approval of any final plat, the full approval of any sanitary sewage disposal system must have been obtained from the New Jersey Water Company - Shore District and filed with the Planning Board, or the final approval will be conditioned upon full approval of the New Jersey Water Company - Shore District.

Public sewage disposal system shall be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the N. J. Board of Public Utilities and in accordance with other requirements of law and subject to the approval of the New Jersey Water Company - Shore District.

Sidewalk construction shall be required on both sides of all streets within a development and entirely around the perimeter of all cul-de-sacs. Where the development abuts an existing street, the sidewalk shall be constructed only on that side. 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.

Sidewalks within street right-of-ways shall generally be located with the sidewalk edge farthest from the roadway placed one foot (1') 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 Planning Board may approve alternate sidewalk locations in order to provide for the preservation of physical features or the continuation of the existing sidewalks.

Sidewalks shall be six feet (6') wide and four inches (4") thick of concrete according to specifications required for curbing; Section 25-1700.10 of this Ordinance and City of Ocean City Ordinance 26-79.

a. Where sidewalks cross driveways, the thickness shall be increased to six inches (6") for residential uses and all drives to parking areas of less than fifty (50) spaces, and to eight inches (8") for all other uses.

b. Where the Planning Board determines that a sidewalk may be subject to unusually heavy pedestrian traffic, it may require that its width be increased (to a maximum of eight feet (8')).

c. Sidewalk width may be waived by obtaining consent of the Planning Board where adjacent sidewalks are of a lesser width and where the Planning Board deems that such width reduction will not impair the safety or welfare of City residents and visitors.

All sidewalk construction and curing precautions shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of City of Ocean City Ordinance 26-79.

a. Concrete shall be Class B, air-entrained.

1. Preformed bituminous cellular joint fillers one-half inch (1/2") thick shall be placed at intervals not exceeding twenty feet (20').

2. Dummy (formed) joints shall be cut into the concrete sidewalk between the expansion joints at equal intervals not exceeding the width of the sidewalk.

b. The sidewalk subgrade shall be compacted prior to the placement of any sidewalk. Any unsuitable material encountered in the subgrade shall be removed and replaced with suitable material acceptable to the City Engineer.

c. All six inch (6") or eight inch (8") sidewalk areas crossing driveways shall be reinforced at the midpoint or one-third (1/3) points, respectively, of the sidewalk section. Reinforcing shall be welded wire fabric (66-4x4) or an equivalent approved by the City Engineer.

d. The Engineer may also require that four inch (4") thick sidewalk be similarly reinforced if unsuitable ground conditions are encountered.