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.
[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]
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.
