a. Sidewalks.

Sidewalks shall be concrete, are required on all streets and shall have a minimum width of four (4) feet and a minimum thickness of five (5) inches. Sidewalk areas shall be landscaped and durably paved and shall be properly illuminated with adequate lighting as per subsection 33-10.10 above.

b. Traffic signs and control devices.

These improvements, such as "Stop," "Yield" and "One-Way" signs, etc., shall be designed and installed in accordance with applicable Federal, State, County and municipal regulations. Recommendation as to their installation may be made by the Police Department or other competent agency.

c. Street Trees.

1. Street trees shall be required on all development applications. Trees shall be approximately forty (40) feet apart and located between the setback line and the street right-of-way line if possible (including the side street on corner lots) and not closer than twenty-five (25) feet from any existing or proposed streetlight or street intersection.

2. The trees shall be planted so as not to interfere with utilities, roadways or sidewalks.

3. Trees shall be nursery grown stock of not less than three (3) inches in caliper at breast height (dbh), with branches commencing not less than eight (8) feet above grade when planted and staked in an approved manner. Where there is adequate existing growth, the City may waive this requirement. The following species are recommended:

Trees to be Planted in Street Lawns 2.5 to 4 Feet Wide:

Ash, Columnar Oakleaf Mountain Sorbus thuringiaca fastigiata

Cherry, Autumn Flowing Prunus sobhirtella Autumnalis

Cherry, Columnar Sargent Prunus sargenti columnaris

Hophornbeam, American Prunus yedoensis

Turkish Filbert Ostrya virginiana

Yellowwood Cladrastis lutean

Trees to be Planted in Street Lawns Less Than 30 Inches Wide:

Cherry, Accolade Flowering Prunus accolade

Cherry, Amanogawa Prunus serrulata Amanogawa

Crab, Tea Malus theifera

Golden Rain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata

Hawthorn, Crimson Cloud Crataegus oxyacantha superba

Hawthorn, Washington Crataegus lalvallei

Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa amurensis japonica

Maple, Japanese Acer palmatum

Shadblow, Cumulus Amelanchier cumulus

Shadblow, Pink Amelanchier Canadensis robin hill pink

d. Street Furniture.

The site plan shall provide for those elements of street furniture made of the same or similar materials to ensure design continuity and be appropriate to the particular use. They may include phone booths, benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, bus shelters and landscaping planters. All trash receptacles shall be adequately secured, enclosed and screened on all sides by landscaping or other types of attractive materials.

e. Obstructions and Sight Triangles.

1. On a comer lot in any district, sight triangles shall be required in which no grading, planting or structure shall be erected or maintained more than three (3) feet above the street center line or lower than twelve (12) feet above the street center line. Traffic control devices, street name poles and utility poles shall be permitted in sight triangle areas.

2. Sight triangles shall be provided and shown at all street intersections to assure full visibility of approaching traffic. The sight triangle shall be triangular with the street sides being at least the following lengths: along a county road, as required by the County Planning Board; along an existing and proposed Municipal Street, seventy-five (75) feet, except where buildings are permitted to front on property lines; along driveways servicing parking areas of twenty (20) cars or more, thirty-five (35) feet along driveway edge-of-pavement or curbline, and fifty (50) feet along the intersecting, municipal street line, except where buildings are permitted to front on property lines.

(Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.17)

Buildings and structures shall not interfere with the City's communications network. Developments and other private improvements shall be modified to accommodate the needs of the City's communication network to eliminate any interference a development would create, or shall otherwise accommodate the needs of the City's communication network within the development proposal. (Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.18)

If for any reason a first floor commercial use is proposed to be converted to a dwelling unit in any district where commercial use is permitted, the design features of the storefront architecture shall be preserved to the maximum degree possible. Storefront display windows shall be maintained. Residential privacy may be achieved by shades and curtains, blinds and the use of translucent glass such as sandblasted or etched glass, patterned glass and privacy glass. If the existing storefront incorporates a second tier of windows behind the storefront glass this second layer of glass may be clear or obscured. Solid bulkheads shall not exceed two-fifths (2/5ths) of the first floor height. Original bulkhead designs should be preserved to maintain the historic character of the street. Original materials to be maintained included wood, cast iron, cast aluminum, pigmented structural glass, terra cotta, porcelain enamel, ceramic tile, decorative brick, marble and granite. For security, the use of retractable security grilles and solid wooden doors is preferred to external grilles. If shielding of sunlight is a concern, awnings may be mounted above or below the transom. Recommended replacement windows for the transom area include hopper, sliding and awning windows. Recommended replacement windows for the display area include fixed glass and casement windows. Recessed entries shall be maintained and "outer" doors shall not be added. Respect for architectural context is recommended as well as a mixed use with first floor retail and office/housing on the upper floors. (Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.19)

Internal use screened through high end materials like decorative fencing and landscaping. High decorative, spiked fence provides security without being visually detracting. Use of uniform, decorative lighting fixtures create attractive streetscape along narrow sidewalk. Comprehensive design of parking, signage, security and landscaping creates an inviting entrance. Use of landscape island at vehicular entrance to separate traffic flow provides attractive traffic calming element. Deciduous landscaping partially screens industrial building from building view. (Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.20)

On street parking is encouraged with no curb cuts to interrupt pedestrian flow. Mixed-use is encouraged. Large display windows on first floor with limited window signage, uniform signband in scale with storefront is recommended. A uniform standardized signage should coordinate with architecture. A vestibule should provide transition from public to private space. An "open door" atmosphere should be achieved through big window which allows interior activity to mix with the sidewalk to create a vibrant streetscape. An outdoor dining provision should be added to produce a dynamic sidewalk. (Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.21)

a. 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 Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority (BMUA).

b. Prior to the approval of any final plat, the full approval of any sewage disposal system must have been obtained from the BMUA and filed with the Municipal Agency, or the final approval will be conditioned upon full approval of the BMUA.

c. The following standards are to be applied for all sewer utilities;

1. All feasible efforts shall be made to minimize the impact of development on the City sewer system.

2. Developers shall direct stormwater to storm sewers wherever possible.

3. Roof drains should drain to the ground and not the combined sewers.

4. Parking lots should have provisions for detention.

5. Runoff should be directed to on-site swales.

6. Parking lots should have mechanisms for filtration of stormwater directed to the combined sewer system.

7. Developers should be required to cut and cap utilities at the main.

8. Demolition contractors should be required to cut and cap utilities at the main.

9. BMUA reserves the right to approve all connections and methods employed to connect to city infrastructure systems.

d. Stormwater Runoff Collection System Design.

1. Pipe sizes for stormwater collection systems should be based upon design runoff estimated using the Rational Method, or other runoff estimation technique, approved by the City Engineer. A twenty-five (25) year design storm curve should be used to compute runoff within system. A minimum time of concentration (tc) of ten (10) minutes should be utilized.

2. The pipe size shall be determined by acceptable drainage design procedures, but shall not be less than fifteen (15) inches in diameter.

3. Drainage inlets shall be located at intervals of not more than four hundred (400) feet or such shorter distances as required to prevent the flow of surface water from exceeding six and zero tenths (6.0) cubic feet per second at the drainage inlet. Access manholes shall be placed at maximum, five hundred (500) foot intervals throughout the system and at pipe junctions.

4. Storm drains and inlets that are constructed within parking areas, and connect into combined sewer systems, shall be equipped with filtering devices, such as inlet traps and sumps or sand filter devices, or a combination of such devices, to reduce the introduction of oils, sediment and solids from the parking areas into the combined sewer.

5. Storm drain pipes running longitudinally along street shall not be located under curbing.

6. Storm drain pipes shall be the size specified and laid to the exact lines and grades approved by the City Engineer. Specifications from manholes, inlets and storm drains shall be in accordance to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1989, including the most current supplements.

7. Grading shall direct stormwater runoff away from all buildings and avoid the concentration of stormwater runoff from one lot to another.

8. Easements for storm drains shall be provided in accordance with subsection 33-10.7e.

(Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.22)

a. Peak runoff after development shall be no greater than the peak runoff prior to development, computed for the two (2)-, ten (10)-, and one-hundred (100)-year design storm. Peak runoff shall be calculated using one of the following techniques:

1. Rational Method or its derivatives.

2. Twenty-four (24) hour storm using Type III rainfall distribution recommended by the United States Soil Conservation Service when using United States Soil Conservation Service procedures as outlined in TR-55.

3. Those methods as approved by the City Engineer.

b. Where pre-developed peak runoff rates cannot be maintained, or reduced after development, the best available technology shall be utilized to accommodate stormwater management by natural drainage strategies where possible and practicable. Methods of stormwater management are subject to the approval of the City Engineer. Stormwater management facilities, when required or selected, shall be designed in accordance to those requirements specified in the Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C 5:21-7.5 and N.J.A.C 5:21-7.6.

(Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.23)

All development on tidal lagoons, navigable waterways or other bodies of water, either existing or proposed, shall provide for bulkheading. All development on nontidal bodies of water, either existing or proposed, shall provide bulkheading or other appropriate permanent bank stabilization, acceptable to the Municipal Agency. In no case shall bank slopes, bulkhead, rip-rap, revetments, or other elements of bank stabilization be located within required minimum yard areas.

Bulkheads may be constructed of treated timber, reinforced concrete, marine alloy steel or other materials in accordance with approved details (if adopted) and a detailed design to be submitted by the developer in each case for approval by the City Engineer, and such other approval authorities, including, but not limited to, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as may be necessary. New or constructed lagoons shall have a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet and be provided with suitable turning basins.

The Municipal Agency may consider waiver and/or modification of this requirement when necessary to preserve wetlands or other natural features, provided that minimum lot sizes may be maintained and that all development may be made reasonably secure from erosion. (Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.24)

In Zoning Districts where bulk storage is a permitted accessory use, the following minimum requirements shall apply:

a. No bulk storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted in any required front yard area or within fifty (50) feet of any public street, whichever is greater.

b. No bulk storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted between any side or rear lot line and the required side or rear setback line.

c. All bulk storage areas shall be screened from public view by means of suitable fencing and/or evergreen plantings as required by the Municipal Agency. Where the property is adjacent to a residential zone or use, the screening shall meet the minimum requirements of this chapter and a six (6) foot chainlink fence or equivalent shall be provided.

d. No fence used to screen a bulk storage area shall be placed closer to any property line than the distance constituting the required front, side or rear setbacks and all setback areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

e. All service roads, driveways and bulk storage areas shall be paved with bituminous concrete or other surfacing material, as required by the Municipal Agency, which shall be of sufficient strength to handle the anticipated use.

f. In no instance shall on-site bulk storage of material exceed the height of ten (10) feet.

g. No heavy equipment shall be operated or parked closer to the front property line than the required front setback plus twenty (20) feet, except as the same may be in transit to or from the site.

(Ord. No. O-01-46 § 32-10.25)