Lake Como City Zoning Code
§ 17-14.1
Streets and Highways.
[Ord. No. 90-535]
a.
Developments shall be served by paved public streets and all new streets shall be graded and provided with all weather base and pavement with an adequate crown in keeping with Borough specifications and standards.
b.
The arrangement of streets shall be such as to provide for the appropriate continuous extension of existing mapped or potential streets.
c.
No development showing reserve strips controlling access to another area, either developed or undeveloped, shall be approved except where the control and disposal of land comprising such strips has been given to the Governing Body after recommendation by the Board.
d.
Developments that adjoin or include streets that do not conform to widths as shown on the Master Plan, Official Map or the street width requirements of this chapter, shall dedicate additional width along one or both sides of the road. If the development is along one side only, 1/2 of the required extra width shall be dedicated.
e.
The pavement width of streets and the quality of surfacing and base materials shall adhere to the minimum standards set forth by the Borough, County or State engineers when the paving concerns roads under their jurisdiction and where such standards exist.
f.
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case shall be less than 60°. No more than two streets shall meet or intersect at any one point and the center lines of both intersecting streets shall pass through a common point, two intersections shall be spaced at a minimum of 300 feet. The block corners at intersections shall be rounded at the curbline with the street having the highest radius requirement as outlined below, determining the minimum standards for all curblines: arterials - 40 feet; collectors - 35 feet; local streets - 30 feet. Sight triangle easements shall be dedicated as follows: The area bounded by the right-of-way lines and a straight line connecting "sight points" on street center lines which are the following distances from the intersection of the center lines.
1.
Where two arterial streets intersect, two overlapping sight triangles shall be required formed by 300 feet and 90 feet on each arterial. These requirements shall also apply when a County road and State highway intersect.
2.
Where two collector streets intersect, two overlapping sight triangles shall be required formed by 200 feet and 90 feet on each collector. These requirements shall also apply when two County roads intersect.
3.
Where two local roads intersect, 90 feet on both roads. At intersections involving a combination of roads, sight triangles shall be designed according to the standards outlined above for the respective roads.
g.
Subdivisions affecting or involving County roads shall adhere to the design standards for such as set forth in the subdivision resolution of the County Planning Board.
h.
Street Specifications.
1.
The minimum requirements of any new street shall be constructed according to the specifications and procedures as set forth in the New Jersey Highway Department Standard Specification (1961) with addenda.
2.
The thickness of bituminous surface, subbase, the type of subsoil aggregate and paving aggregate shall be constructed and applied according to "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction" New Jersey Department of Transportation, as amended or modified by Borough engineering standards.
3.
The work shall be inspected through the course of construction by the Borough Engineer or his duly authorized representative, who shall be notified 48 hours before any work is started or continued.