Lakehurst City Zoning Code
§ 25-27.43
Streets.
[Ord. No. 11/78; Ord. No. 5/24/82 § 1340; Ord. No. 12/82 §§ VIII, XI]
a.
Every principal building to be constructed hereafter shall be built upon a lot with frontage directly upon an improved public street as herein defined which has been improved in accordance with Borough Standards or the improvement of which to such status has been guaranteed.
b.
All development shall be served by paved streets with an all weather base and pavement with an adequate crown. The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension of existing streets, conform with the topography as far as practicable, and allow for continued extension into adjoining undeveloped tracts.
c.
When a development adjoins land capable of being developed or subdivided further, suitable provisions shall be made for optimum access from the adjoining tract to existing or proposed streets.
d.
Local streets shall be designed to discourage through traffic.
e.
In all residential zones, development bounded by an arterial or collector street shall control access to the streets by having all driveways intersect minor streets. Where the size, shape, location, or some other unique circumstance may dictate no other alternate than to have a driveway enter an arterial or collector street, the lot shall provide on-site turnaround facilities so it is not necessary to back any vehicle onto an arterial or collector street and abutting lots shall share a common access drive.
f.
In all developments the minimum street right-of-way shall be measured from lot line to lot line and shall be in accordance with the following schedule, but in no case shall a new street that is a continuation of an existing street be continued at a width less than the existing street although a greater width may be required in accordance with the following schedule. Where any arterial or collector street intersects another arterial or collector street, the right-of-way and cartway requirements shall be increased by 10 feet on the right side of the street(s) approaching the intersection for a distance of 300 feet from the intersection of the centerlines.
Street Classification | ROW Width | Traffic Lanes | Width Between Curbs | Total Utility and Right-of-Way Outside the Curb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Collector | 60 feet | 2@ 12 feet | 40 feet | 20 feet |
Secondary Local | 50 feet | 2@ 10 feet | 30 feet | 20 feet |
g.
In the event that a development adjoins or includes existing Borough streets that do not conform to widths as shown on either the Master Plan or Official Map or the street width requirements of this chapter, additional land along both sides of the street sufficient to conform to the right-of-way requirements shall be anticipated in the subdivision design by creating oversized lots to accommodate the widening at some future date.
h.
Longitudinal grades on all local streets shall not exceed 10%, nor 4% on collector streets. No street shall have a longitudinal grade of less than 1/2 of 1%. Maximum grades within intersections shall be 4%. A parabolic crown shall be provided on all roadways. Where the cartway is banked to facilitate a curve in the street alignment, the parabolic crown shall conform to accepted engineering practice.
i.
Intersecting street centerlines shall be as nearly at right angles as possible and in no case shall they be less than 75° at the point of intersection. The curb lines shall be parallel to the centerline. Approaches to all intersections shall follow a straight line for at least 50 feet measured from the curb line to the intersecting street to the beginning of the curve. No more than two street centerlines shall meet or intersect at one point. Streets intersecting another street from opposite sides shall have at least 250 feet between the two street centerlines. Intersections shall be rounded at the curbline with the street having the highest radius requirement as outlined below determining the minimum standard for all curblines; collector @ 30 feet; and local streets @ 15 feet. Intersections shall be designed with as flat a grade as practical with the advise of the Planning Board Engineer.
j.
Sight triangles shall be provided as required in the section entitled “Sight Triangles” in Section 25-27.
k.
Where dead-end (cul-de-sac) streets are utilized, they shall conform to the following standards:
1.
Dead-end streets of a permanent nature (where provision for the future extension of the street to the boundary of the adjoining property is impractical or impossible) or of a temporary nature (where provision is made for the future extension of the street to the boundary line of adjoining property) shall provide a turnaround at the end with a right-of-way radius of not less than 50 feet and a cartway radius of not less than 40 feet. The center point for the radius shall be on the centerline of the associated street or, if offset, to a point where the cartway radius also becomes a tangent to one of the curblines of the associated street.
2.
If a dead-end street is of temporary nature, provisions shall be made for removal of the turnaround and reversion of the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties as off-tract responsibility of the developer creating the street extension when the street is extended.
l.
No new street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate in spelling or phonetic sound the names of existing streets so as to be confusing therewith. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name. The names of new streets must be approved by the approving authority.
m.
Streets shall be constructed in accordance with the following standards and specifications: