Union Township City Zoning Code
§ 30-22.13
Street Design.
[Ord. No. 85-9, § 2212]
a.
Street Trees.
1.
Street trees shall be planted along all streets where street trees do not exist.
2.
Large street trees (mature height greater than 25 feet) shall be planted at intervals of not more than 40 feet, and small street trees at intervals of not more than 30 feet per each side of the street. An equivalent number may be planted in an informal arrangement, subject to Township Planning Board approval.
3.
At intersections, trees shall be located no closer than 30 feet from the intersection of the street right-of-way.
4.
A mixture of at least three different species of trees is required.
5.
Street trees shall be planted within the right-of-way, but not over underground utility easements, unless otherwise approved by the Township Planning Board.
6.
Street trees shall be of nursery stock. They shall be of symmetrical growth, free of insects, pests and disease, suitable for street use, and durable under the maintenance contemplated.
7.
The minimum trunk diameter, measured at a height of six inches above the finished grade level, shall be 2.5 inches.
8.
Approved trees include the following:
(a)
Acer plantanoides - Norway Maple.
(b)
Acer rubrum - Red Maple.
(c)
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple.
(d)
Fraxinus americana - White Ash.
(e)
Fraxinus pennsylvania lanceolate - Green Ash.
(f)
Gleditsia tricanthos inermis - Thornless Honey Locust.
(g)
Liquidamber styraciflua - Sweet Gum.
(h)
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Tree.
(i)
Pheilodendron amurense - Amur Cork Tree.
(j)
Platanus Acerifolia - London Plane Tree.
(k)
Quercus alba - White Oak.
(l)
Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak.
(m)
Quercus borealis - Red Oak.
(n)
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak.
(o)
Quercus pheilos - Willow Oak.
(p)
Robina pseudoacacia inermis - Thornless Black Locust.
(q)
Tilia - Linden (all species hardy to the area)
(r)
Zelkova serrata - Japanese Zelkova.
(s)
Acer ginnala - Amur Maple.
(t)
Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood.
(u)
Crataegus phaenopyrum - Washington Hawthorn.
(v)
Gingko bilboa - Gingko (male only).
(w)
Prunus kwanzan - Kwanzan Cherry.
(x)
Pyrus calleryana bradford - Callery Pear.
(y)
Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagodatree.
Other species may be used upon approval by the Planning Board.
b.
Street Signs.
1.
The developer shall erect at every street intersection and street sign or street signs meeting Township approval, having thereon the names of the intersecting street. At intersections where streets cross, there shall be at least two such street signs and at the intersections where one street ends or joins with another street, there shall be at least one such street sign.
2.
Street signs are to be erected on or before occupancy of the first use on the street. Temporary street signs may be erected on the approval of the Township Planning Board, but shall be made permanent when the first unit is occupied on the street.
3.
The installation of all traffic control signs, equipment or devices required within the development and along the frontage shall be shown on the plan, approved by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, where required, and installed at the cost of the developer.