[Amended 7-23-2008 by Ord. No. 08-24]
A. 
The subdivision plat and site plan shall conform to design standards that will encourage good development patterns within the Borough. Where an Official Map or Master Plan has been adopted, the subdivision and site plan shall conform to the proposals and conditions shown thereon. The streets, drainage, rights-of-way, school sites, public parks and playgrounds shown on an officially adopted Master Plan or Official Map shall be considered in approval of all plats.
B. 
Subdivisions and site plans for properties located within the B-1 and PB-2 Zoning Districts and/or as specified in the map[1] attached to and made a part of Chapter 60, Town Center Task Force, shall be in conformance with the Town Center Task Force’s standards and guidelines, which are hereby adopted, approved and incorporated herein. A copy of such standards and guidelines shall be kept on file in the Offices of the Borough Clerk and the Planning Board Secretary.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is attached to Ord. No. 07-12 and on file in the Office of the Borough Clerk.
A. 
The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan or official Map shall be such as to provide for the appropriate extension of existing streets.
B. 
Minor streets shall be so designed as to discourage through traffic.
C. 
Subdivisions abutting arterial streets shall provide a marginal service road or reverse frontage with a buffer strip for planting, or some other means of separation of through and local traffic as the Planning Board may determine appropriate.
D. 
The right-of-way width shall be measured from lot line to lot line and shall not be less than 50 feet unless otherwise shown on the Master Plan.
E. 
No subdivision showing reverse strips controlling access to streets shall be approved, except where the control and disposal of land comprising such strips has been placed in the governing body under conditions approved by the Planning Board.
F. 
Subdivisions or site plans that adjoin or include existing streets that do not conform to widths as shown on the Master Plan or Official Map or the street width requirements of this chapter shall dedicate additional width along either one or both sides of the road. If the subdivision or site plan is along one side only, 1/2 of the required area shall be dedicated.
G. 
Grades of arterial and collector streets shall not exceed 4%. Grades on other streets shall not exceed 10%. No street shall have a minimum grade of less than 1/2%, unless specifically approved by the Planning Board.
H. 
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case shall be less than 60°. The block corners at intersections shall be rounded at the property line with a curve radius of not less than 25 feet.
I. 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited.
J. 
A tangent of at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
K. 
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and proper sight distance.
L. 
Dead-end streets (culs-de-sac) shall not be longer than 600 feet and shall provide a turnaround at the end, with a radius of not less than 50 feet and tangent whenever possible to the right side of the street. If a dead-end street is of a temporary nature, a similar turnaround shall be provided and provisions made for future extension of the street and reversion of the excess right-of-way to the adjoining properties.
M. 
No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate as to be confused with the name of an existing street. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name as the existing street.
A. 
Block length and width or acreage within bounding roads shall be such as to accommodate the size of lot required in the area by the zoning regulations[1] and to provide for convenient access, circulation control and safety of street traffic.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Zoning.
B. 
In blocks over 1,000 feet long, pedestrian crosswalks may be required in locations deemed necessary by the Planning Board. Such walkway shall be 10 feet wide and be straight from street to street.
C. 
For commercial group housing or industrial use, block size shall be sufficient to meet all area and yard requirements for such use.
A. 
Lot dimensions and area shall not be less than the requirements of the zoning regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Zoning.
B. 
Insofar as is practical, side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight streets and radial to curved streets.
C. 
Each lot shall front upon an approved street at least 50 feet in width, except lots fronting on streets described in § 212-35F.
D. 
Where extra width has been dedicated for widening of existing streets, lots shall begin at such extra line, and all setbacks shall be measured from such line.
E. 
Where there is a question as to the suitability of a lot for its intended used due to factors such as rock formations, flood conditions, high water table or where percolation tests or test borings show the ground conditions to be inadequate for proper sewage disposal or similar circumstances, the Planning Board may, after adequate investigation, withhold approval or such lots.
A. 
In any development, easements along rear property lines or elsewhere for utility installation may be required. Such easements shall be at least 15 feet wide and located in consultation with the companies or municipal departments concerned.
B. 
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainage-way channel or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
Natural features, such as trees, brooks, hilltops and views, shall be preserved wherever possible in designing any subdivision containing such features.
Areas of land in residential developments normally having a total area of five acres or more, but in special cases less, may be dedicated for use as neighborhood recreation areas, conservation areas or public facilities serving the neighborhood, provided that the individual lots to be used for dwelling purposes conform to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough,[1] which allows an alternate of a reduced lot size where such common areas are provided. These areas shall incorporate natural features, such as trees, brooks, hilltops and views, where they exist, wherever possible.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Zoning.
Those lands located in the flood way may be included in all calculations relating to minimum lot size and building coverages.