Union Township City Zoning Code
§ 30-22.10
Marginal Access Streets.
[Ord. No. 85-9, § 2209]
a.
Classification and Design. Marginal access streets are required, unless specifically waived by the Township, as an alternative to stripping off lots along existing primary streets or proposed residential collector streets. Marginal access roads shall be classified and designed to conform with the design standards and service restrictions of either residential access, subcollector or collector roads.
b.
Intersection Spacing.
1.
The minimum distance between intersections of the marginal access street with residential collectors shall be 300 feet, and in residential areas the distance between intersections of the marginal access street with higher order streets shall be determined by the Township Engineer based upon the traffic characteristics of the higher order street.
2.
When two adjacent lots proposed for nonresidential uses shall front on a collector or arterial road, the applicant shall be required to provide common ingress and egress. When three or more adjacent lots proposed for nonresidential uses front on a collector or arterial road, the applicant shall be required to provide a marginal access street for common ingress and egress. Provisions shall be made for the eventual continuation of the street to adjacent properties.
(a)
Access onto marginal access roads from commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential uses shall be at intervals of not less than 150 feet.
(b)
Access onto arterial or collector highways from a marginal access road shall be at intervals of not less than 600 feet.
(c)
Access onto secondary streets from commercial, industrial and other nonresidential uses shall be at intervals of not less than 150 feet.
c.
Distance Between Cartways. A minimum distance of 30 feet shall be provided between the marginal access cartway and the higher order street cartway. This area shall be used to provide a visual screen between the roadways by landscaping or by use of a berm.