The applicant shall observe the requirements and principles
of land subdivision and site plan development in the design of each
minor and major subdivision or portion thereof or site plan development
in a manner also conforming with other ordinances of the Township,
as well as the Township Land Subdivision and Site Plan Design Standards
Code.
Any minor or major subdivision or site plan shall demonstrate
conformance to design standards that will encourage sound development
patterns within the Township. Where either an official map or master
plan has been adopted, the subdivision or site plan shall conform
to the proposals and conditions shown thereon. The streets, drainage
rights-of-way, school sites, public parks and playgrounds, scenic
sites, historic sites, and flood-control basins shown on the officially
adopted Master Plan or Official Map shall be considered in the approval
of subdivision plats and site plans. In accordance with good subdivision
design practices, extreme deviations from rectangular lot shapes and
straight lot lines shall not be allowed unless made necessary by special
topographic conditions or other special conditions acceptable to the
Board. All improvements shall be installed and connected with existing
facilities or installed in required locations to enable future connections
with approved systems or contemplated systems and shall be adequate
to handle all present and probable future development.
A code for the establishment of standards required for subdivision and site plan development design, including design standards regulating streets, blocks, lots, natural features and shade trees, topsoil protection, monuments, street signs, and lights, curbs, sidewalks, and driveways, is hereby established for the Township of Willingboro. As required by N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.2, three copies of such code shall be on file in the office of the Township Clerk, and such code is hereby adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth herein. The code herein adopted may be cited and referred to as the "Land Subdivision and Site Plan Design Standards Code of the Township of Willingboro." Until revised, the design standards in Article VIII of this chapter shall be used as the code.
