Lower Burrell City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Utilities and Streets
§ 300-88 Essential services.
The uses and requirements listed in this article and the establishment and enlargement thereof shall be required in the zoning districts listed herein. When the prescribed conditions and provisions for services, uses, buildings or structures have been met, along with other provisions of this chapter, the Zoning Officer shall issue a zoning certificate.
§ 300-89 Utilities.
[Amended 5-10-1999 by Ord. No. 7-1999]
Development, expansion, plans, proposals or additions shall have the provision of the required essential services indicated. These services (utilities) shall include the following for the purposes of this chapter, electricity, natural gas, streets, telephone, sewerage, solid waste disposal and water supply. Easements for utilities shall be provided, with a minimum width of 15 feet, where possible and feasible. (See § 300-173.)
A.
Sewerage and water systems. Where any tree or trees present a hazard to the proper functioning of sewerage and water systems, the landowner shall, at his own expense, have such tree or trees removed. (See § 300-174.)
B.
Electrical service and streetlighting. In subdivisions of five or more lots and multifamily dwellings or townhouses containing five or more dwelling units, in accordance with an order by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission dated July 8, 1970, all extensions of residential electric service shall be installed underground. Additional costs will be paid prior to installation thereof by the applicant for such service. Further, the applicant for such service must provide satisfactory easements, clear and rough grade the land where the facilities are to be placed to within six inches of final grade, and request electric service at such time that the lines may be installed prior to any paving. Developer must provide and install poles (type and location) for streetlighting as per recommendations of the power company providing the service.
C.
Streets. In addition to providing suitable access to the property in such a manner that will not have the effect of debarring adjacent property from access to public streets that is consistent with the driveway provisions of this chapter and that no traffic hazard is or will be created, streets shall conform with the Construction Standards for Minor Access Streets and Major Streets set forth in Appendix A as prepared by the City Engineer, Alpha Engineering Company.[1]
[Amended 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 1-2010]
§ 300-90 Access drives. [1]
A.
Residential. Access drives to any public street or highway in a residential area shall be governed by the following:
(1)
An access drive may not exceed 20 feet in width at its intersection with a public street or highway, as it crosses through the right-of-way of said street or highway, and for an additional 10 feet beyond said right-of-way line to the residence which it serves.
(2)
The number of access drives may not exceed two per lot.
(3)
Any access drives must comply with the following at the point where they cross a street right-of-way line and then continue with Subsection A(3)(a) through (e).
(a)
Within five feet of property line, except for common access for two dwellings.
(b)
Within 50 feet of the right-of-way line of an intersecting street when entrance is from an arterial street.
(c)
Within 35 feet of the right-of-way line of an intersecting street when entrance is from a collector street.
(d)
Within 25 feet of the right-of-way line of an intersecting street when entrance is from a minor street.
(e)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(4)
An access drive must be located in safe relationship to sight distance and barriers to vision. The drive may not exceed a slope of 5% within 25 feet of the street right-of-way lines. Where a drive enters a bank through a cut, the shoulders of the cut may not exceed 50% in slope within 25 feet of the point the drive intersects the street right-of-way.
B.
Commercial and industrial. Access drives to any public street or highway in the case of a commercial or industrial development:
(1)
Access drives to public streets or highways shall be located at least 150 feet from any intersection involving arterial or collector streets, and 100 feet from any intersection of minor streets. Access drives shall be designed to permit safe ingress and egress and, where practicable, shall be located on minor rather than collector or arterial streets.
(2)
No design shall be approved which is likely to create substantial traffic hazards endangering the public safety. Safety requirements which may be imposed in such a review shall include traffic control devices, acceleration or deceleration lanes; turning lanes, traffic and lane markings, and signs. The developer shall be responsible for the construction of any such traffic control devices.