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Aberdeen Township City Zoning Code

§ 25-5.17

Sidewalks, Aprons and Curb Ramps.

[Ord. No. 11-1985]
Sidewalks and aprons shall be required on both sides of Routes 34 and 35, along any existing or proposed street in a non-residential development and as further required on or off-site by the Planning Board based upon considerations of the probable volume of pedestrian traffic, the development's location in relation to other populated areas, and the general type of improvement intended.
Sidewalks shall be required in APT/TM and PRD developments as needed for safe pedestrian circulation. Sidewalks may follow streets and/or open space corridors, as suggested by probable pedestrian travel patterns.
a. 
Sidewalk Location and Size.
1. 
Where required along public streets, sidewalks shall be at least four (4) feet wide and located a minimum of three (3) feet from the curb face.
2. 
Where required within parking areas and located perpendicular to parking stalls, sidewalks shall be at least five (5) feet six (6) inches wide or else they shall be at least four (4) feet wide and separated from the curb by a distance of at least three (3) feet.
3. 
Where sidewalks have already been installed in locations other than as specified above or where such variations in sidewalk locations are needed due to topography or the need to preserve trees or natural features, the Board may approve alternate sidewalk locations in order to provide for the preservation of physical features or the continuation of the existing sidewalks.
b. 
Sidewalk Construction.
1. 
Sidewalks shall be four (4) feet wide and four (4) inches thick, except crossing driveways, where the thickness shall be increased to six (6) inches for residential uses and all drives to parking areas of less than fifty (50) spaces and eight (8) inches for drives to larger parking areas and all other uses.
2. 
The sidewalk subgrade shall be six inches thick porous material approved by the Township Engineer and compacted prior to the placement of any sidewalk as directed by the Township Engineer.
3. 
All six (6) inch or eight (8) inch 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 (66-1212), or an equivalent approved by the Township Engineer. The width of reinforced sidewalks shall be not less than the width of the driveway plus ten (10) feet, five (5) feet each side.
4. 
Grading of sidewalk areas shall slope at two (2%) percent from the top of the curb, and sidewalk construction shall conform to this slope.
c. 
Apron Construction.
1. 
Reinforced concrete aprons shall be constructed at all driveways between the concrete curb (or combination curb and gutter) and the concrete sidewalk. Such aprons shall be six (6) inches thick for residential uses and all drives to parking areas of less than fifty (50) spaces and eight (8) inches for drives to larger parking areas and all other uses.
2. 
When sidewalks are not required, there shall be installed at the driveway of each building lot a bituminous concrete apron between the curb and the right-of-way line which shall consist of a minimum of four (4) inches of crushed stone and a two (2) inch bituminus concrete wearing surface. The apron shall be at least fifteen (15) feet wide at the curb line and shall be tapered to not less than twelve (12) feet in width at the right-of-way line.
d. 
Curb Ramps.
1. 
Curb ramps for the physically handicapped shall be constructed on all street curb returns and where appropriate, in parking areas.
2. 
Two (2) curb ramps shall be constructed at each corner unless site conditions preclude the use of the two (2) ramp system. Where a grass or landscaped area exists between the curb and the sidewalk, side ramps need not be provided. Curb ramps shall be provided at all four (4) corners of full intersections and at the two (2) corners plus a location across the street from both of the ramps a "T" intersections.
3. 
Curb ramps shall be constructed with a rough broom finish in accordance with New Jersey Department of Transportation specifications and shall be flush with the street pavement at the gutter line.