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Union Township City Zoning Code

§ 30-22.14

Street Construction Specifications.

[Ord. No. 85-9, § 2213; Ord. No. 92-8, § 1]
All specifications and requirements, materials and equipment shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, provided that streets be constructed to meet the following minimum standards established by the Township:
a. 
All new and reconstructed streets in the Township of Union shall hereinafter be constructed with a six inch sub-base comprised of properly compacted 1 1/2 inch quarry process road stone overlain with a five-inch stabilized bituminous base (Mix I-2). The road sub-base and bituminous base shall extend beyond the required cartway width by an additional six inches per each side shoulder. The stabilized bituminous base shall then be overlain with a two-inch bituminous concrete surface (Mix I-5) to the required cartway width.
b. 
All streets shall be graded as shown on the street profiles and cross section plan submitted with the preliminary plan and approved with the final plan.
c. 
Along the existing street on which a subdivision or site plan abuts, improvements shall be made to the street as required by the Planning Board. The improvements to the existing street shall be determined by the width of the required cartway and built to the specifications established by the Township. An escrow account may be established to be used by the Township for the improvement of the cartway to the required standards.