B. The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension and/or realignment of existing streets, except that local and collector streets should only be extended when such extension is necessary, and the municipal agency concurs that such extension will promote safety and conform to the street standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
C. Where developments abut existing roadways, sufficient right-of-way shall be reserved to provide the right-of-way width proposed for the functional classification of the street question.
(1) If the subdivision is along one (1) side only, one-half (1/2) of the required extra width shall be dedicated.
(2) The new cross section for the existing road shall be constructed so as to provide a parabolic contour constructed to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer.
D. Local streets shall be designed in accordance with the schedule of street design standards and the requirements contained herein:
(1) No street or road shall be designed which has an elevation at the center line of less than twelve (12) feet above mean low tide and as indicated by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
(2) Local streets shall be arranged to discourage through traffic.
(3) Culs-de-sac (dead-end streets) should have a center-line length, from the intersecting street center line to the center point of the turnaround of the cul de sac of not less than one hundred (100) feet nor longer than six hundred (600) feet and should not provide access to more than twenty-five (25) lots.
(a) They shall provide an end turnaround with a pavement radius of not less than fifty (50) feet and a property line radius of not less than sixty (60) feet and tangent whenever possible to the right side of the street, when viewed toward the closed end.
(b) In the event that it is contemplated that a dead-end street shall be extended in the future, a temporary turnaround, meeting the aforementioned design criteria shall be required, and provisions shall be made for future extension of the street and reversion of the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties.
(4) Loop streets should provide access to not more than forty-five (45) lots.
(a) Except that where access is provided by a combination of a short loop street and culs-de-sac, the maximum shall be sixty (60) lots, provided that the length of the loop street alone will not exceed three thousand (3,000) feet.
(b) Loop streets shall have both of their termini located on the same street.
(5) P-loops, which are loop streets with a single access point, should have an entrance not exceeding seven hundred (700) feet in distance from the loop intersection.
(a) There should also be provided an emergency vehicular and pedestrian right-of-way of fifteen (15) width from the loop providing access to a street which is not a part of the P-loop.
(b) The loop of a P-loop should have a street length not exceeding three thousand (3,000) feet.
(c) P-loops should provide access to no more than forty-five (45) lots, and the entrance street should be designed in accordance with the design standards for collector streets.
(6) Use of reduced paving width may be considered by the municipal agency when a cul-de-sac or loop street provides access to twenty-five (25) or fewer lots, where, by reason of topography, physical features or other conditions of the reduced paving width would substantially reduce disruption of the development's environment. In no case shall the paving width of a two-way cul-de-sac or loop street be reduced to less than thirty-six (36) feet.
E. In any development, it shall be the duty of the municipal agency to approve classification of proposed streets according to their use, and in accordance with the federal classification of roadways. In making decisions, the municipal agency shall refer to the Master Plan and the Monmouth County Planning Board classification of roadways and shall consider conditions within the development and the surrounding areas and shall use as a guide the street classification and criteria contained herein:
(1) A "local street" is a street serving only single-family residences and, where feasible, should be either a cul-de-sac or a loop street meeting the requirements herein above set forth:
(a) A street which serves traffic having origins and destinations other than within the lots which abut the street shall not be considered a local street.
(b) The traffic normally expected on a local street shall be four hundred (400) vehicles per day.
(2) A "collector street" is generally a street gathering traffic from local streets and feeding it into a system of arterial highways.
(a) Even if laid out as a local street, a street should be considered a collector street if it provides access or could provide access to more than one hundred fifty (150) lots, or would be utilized by traffic other than residential in nature.
(b) Collector streets should generally be expected to carry traffic volumes of approximately three thousand (3,000) vehicles per day.
(c) The design speed of collector streets, for alignment and sight distance purposes, should be fifty (50) miles per hour.
(3) "Arterials" are any federal, state or county highways intended to carry traffic between other arterials and from the borough to destinations outside the borough.
(4) Street classifications will be approved by the municipal agency in accordance with the foregoing definitions, in accordance with the provisions of the Master Plan and Official Map, if such is adopted, in accordance with the provisions of applicable county and state regulations or plans or, in the absence of specific information from the above, in accordance with its own best judgment concerning the use to which the various streets in any development will be put.
F. All lots abutting collector streets should be provided with suitable driveway turnarounds eliminating any necessity for vehicles to back into the collector street.
G. Other means of providing a satisfactory buffer separating through and local traffic shall be provided as may be deemed proper by the municipal agency.
H. Dwellings on corner lots shall have their driveway access on the roadway designed and intended to carry the lesser amount of traffic.
1. Street intersections shall be designed according to the standards contained herein:
(1) No more than two (2) streets shall cross the same point. Street intersections shall be at right angles wherever possible, and intersections of less than sixty degrees (60') (measured at the center line of streets) shall not be permitted.
(2) Local streets should not enter the same side of collector streets at intervals of less than five hundred (500) feet or arterials at intervals of less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet.
(3) Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet shall be avoided. Streets which enter collectors or arterials from opposite sides shall be directly opposite to each other or must be separated by at least three hundred (300) feet between their center lines measured along the center line of an intersected collector; or five hundred (500) feet along the center line of an arterial.
(4) Four-way (cross) intersections involving minor or collector streets shall be avoided.
J. Street layouts should be in accordance with the provisions contained herein:
(1) Curved local streets are preferred to discourage speed and monotony. The maximum tangent distance between curves shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) feet.
(2) The municipal agency in all cases may require provisions for continuing circulation patterns onto adjacent properties and, for this purpose, may require the provision of stub streets (street extensions) abutting adjacent properties.
(3) Residential development areas containing more than one hundred (100) lots or housing units should have two (2) access points from collector streets or arterial highways.
(4) A tangent at least one hundred (100) feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
K. Street names and development names shall not duplicate, nearly duplicate or be phonetically similar to the names of any existing streets or developments in the borough or contiguous areas of other communities. Any continuation of an existing street shall have the same street name.
L. The developer shall complete all improvements to the limits of the development, unless other provisions have been made and approved by the municipal agency.
(1) In those instances where completion of certain improvements would not be possible until the development of adjacent land takes place, alternate temporary improvements may be constructed subject to the approval of the municipal agency.
(2) Cash or a certified check representing the difference between the value of the temporary improvements and the required improvements may be accepted by the Borough Council to be credited toward the completion of such improvements at such time as the adjacent land develops.
M. The right-of-way width and other standards for internal roads and alleys in multifamily, commercial and industrial developments shall be determined by the municipal agency on an individual basis and shall, in all cases, be of sufficient width and design to safely accommodate maximum traffic, parking and loading needs, and maximum access for fire-fighting equipment and shall generally conform to the requirements herein.
N. There shall be no reserve strips or areas controlling access to streets except where control and disposal of the land comprising such strips or areas have been placed under jurisdiction of the Borough Council under conditions approved by the municipal agency.
A. For all major subdivisions which require site plan approval, the developer shall arrange with the serving public utility to provide streetlighting service upon the appropriate tariff and prevailing government rules and regulations. The streetlighting shall be installed at the average pole spacing of one hundred fifty (150) feet on center for post-top luminaires at an approximate mounting height of thirteen (13) feet or two hundred (200) feet on center for standard streetlighting luminaires on a six-foot bracket at an approximate mounting height of twenty-five (25) feet. The Planning Board may alter the streetlighting requirements as it deems appropriate due to special circumstances, including but not limited to intersections, curves, culs-de-sac and collector or arterial roadways.
B. The serving public utility shall install wiring in addition to that on the approved streetlighting plan where said additional wiring is required to accommodate the full plan in accordance with the utility's filed tariff and approved procedure at the time.
C. The cost of this additional wiring shall be the responsibility of the subdivider.
D. Streetlighting shall be installed, as directed by and subject to approval by the municipal agency, prior to the certificates of occupancy being issued.
E. The cost of the additional wiring and electricity for streetlighting for all streets within the development shall be paid for the owner or subdivider until streets are accepted by the borough, all certificates of occupancy have been issued and the Borough Council has authorized the release of all performance bonds upon completion of all improvements for the development.
F. No major subdivision plat shall receive final approval unless the suggested streetlighting plan of the electric utility is shown thereon.
G. No subdivision plat shall receive final approval unless the suggested streetlighting plan of the electric utility is shown thereon.
H. Where a condition of approval of an application for development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. requires the installation of streetlighting on a dedicated public street connected to a public utility, then, upon notification in writing by the developer to the approving authority and the Borough Council that the streetlighting on a dedicated public street has been installed and accepted for service by the public utility and that certificates of occupancy have been issued for at least fifty percent (50%) of the dwelling units and fifty percent (50%) of the floor area of the nonresidential uses on the dedicated public street or portion thereof indicated by section pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38, the borough shall, within thirty (30) days following receipt of the notification, make appropriate arrangements with the public utility for and assume the payment of the costs of the streetlighting on the dedicated public street on a continuing basis. Compliance by the borough with the provisions of this section shall not be deemed to constitute acceptance of the street by the borough. [Added 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 670]
1. After final acceptance, operation and maintenance costs of the streetlighting shall be the responsibility of the borough.
A. Street signs shall be appropriate metal street signs of a type and size approved by resolution of the Borough Council and shall be properly installed at each street intersection.
B. Street signs shall be placed two (2) per intersection on the near right-hand corner as viewed from both directions on the street which is expected to carry the greatest traffic through the intersection at locations approved by the Borough Engineer.
C. Mountings shall be in accordance with the standard procedures of the borough or with requirements adopted by the Borough Council.
D. Street signs shall be placed before any certificate of occupancy for houses on the subject street are issued.
A. Any person erecting or constructing any new buildings or residences within the borough which require site plan or subdivision approval shall plant pollution-resistant shade trees on the property owner's side of the sidewalk adjacent thereto.
(1) In each subdivision of land, the developer shall plant between the sidewalk and the right-of-way line proper shade and/or decorative trees of a type approved by the municipal agency in consultation with the Shade Tree Commission.
(2) Planting sites shall be indicated on the preliminary plat.
B. Street trees shall be planted on the property owner's side of the sidewalk, not to lie closer than five (5) feet to existing or future sidewalks.
(1) In all cases, said trees shall be planted within the municipal right-of-way in a place which shall not interfere with utilities.
(2) Trees shall be of pollution-resistant varieties selected from among species determined by Shade Tree Commission.
(3) The municipal agency in consultation with the Shade Tree Commission may reduce or waive such plantings if there are approved varieties of trees growing along such right-of-way or on the property abutting the street line. A developer shall make a donation to the Shade Tree Fund in lieu of the required plantings.
C. The subdivider or developer shall be required to plant such number of trees as shall be necessary, when taking into consideration existing trees, to provide at least one (1) tree in every thirty (30) feet of front yards.
(1) Pollution-resistant shade trees shall be planted along all private streets, undedicated roads, drives and parking areas at intervals of not more than thirty (30) feet of curbing or edge of pavement.
(2) No tree shall be planted less than twenty-five (25) feet from an existing or proposed streetlight or street intersection.
D. Pollution-resistant trees referred to above shall be selected from among species determined by the Shade Tree Commission. Species may include those approved for this purpose by the Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission. Suitable trees shall be selected on the basis of specific site conditions.
E. All shade trees to be hereafter planted in accordance with this chapter shall be nursery grown or of substantially uniform size and shape and shall have straight trunks.
(1) Ornamental trees need not have straight trunks but must conform in all other respects to the provisions for trees and tree plantings outlined in this chapter.
(2) All trees shall be of Grade A nursery stock, with a minimum caliper of two (2) to two-and-one-half (2 1/2) inches measured one (1) foot from the butt.
A. All types of private swimming pools to be located within residential side or rear Yards are governed by the requirements contained herein, including:
(1) Permanent in-ground.
(2) Permanent aboveground: aboveground pools equipped with fences built above the top level of the pool.
(3) Temporary aboveground: aboveground pools not equipped with fences built above the top level of the pool.
B. All lighting fixtures for a private swimming pool shall be installed so as to comply with all applicable safety regulations and shall be shielded so as to prevent any direct beam of light from shining on any adjoining property.
C. No overhead electric lines shall be carried across any swimming pool or wading area.
D. No activities shall be conducted at any private swimming pool which shall cause undue noise or constitute a nuisance to any neighbor.
E. When an application is made for a permit to construct and locate a private swimming pool, the applicant shall obtain approval from the Construction Official as to the suitability and adequacy of design, materials and construction or construction specifications of said pool, including all accessory equipment, apparatus and appurtenances thereto. The application for a private swimming pool building permit shall identify the building pool, all accessory equipment and apparatus, the type of pool, all basic dimensions, the location of steps, diving stands, boards and the location and detail specification of the enclosure and gate on the lot.
F. An outdoor private swimming pool shall be located not less than eight (8) feet from the side or rear of the residence on a building lot, to the rear of the building setback line.
G. The pump of a filtration or pumping station of a private swimming pool shall be located not less than ten (10) feet from any side or rear property line.
H. Private pools situated or extended above ground level and less than fifty (50) feet from an abutting property shall be surrounded by a suitable drainage system leading to a street or brook so as to be able to carry away all the water in the pool in the case of a break. Permanent in-ground pools shall be surrounded entirely by a substantial fence such as a stockade or cyclone or chain link fence, with no openings greater than two (2) inches square and meeting the requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (N.J.U.C.C.); however, sides of the residence that do not provide direct access to the swimming pool may serve as part of the enclosure. [Amended 4-11-1994 by Ord. No. 684]
(1) The fence shall be located not less than six (6) feet from the closest edge of the pool.
(2) Fences shall be at least four (4) feet high.
(3) All supporting structures shall be on the inside of the fence, and the top of such support shall be at least one (1) inch lower than the top of the fence.
(4) Permanent aboveground pools constructed with an attached fence, being at least four (4) feet in height above ground level and meeting the requirements of the New Jersey Construction Code, need no additional fencing.
(5) Temporary aboveground pools, when not in use, must be emptied or covered with a suitable protective covering, securely fastened or locked in place unless enclosed by a fence meeting the requirements for a permanent in-ground pool.
J. Any opening or openings in the fence to afford entry to the pool shall be equipped with a gate similar to the fence and shall extend from not more than two (2) inches above the ground to the height of the fence. The gate shall be of a self-closing type, opening outwardly only, and shall be equipped with a lock and key or padlock and chain and shall be kept locked, except when the pool is in use.
