[Adopted 4-4-1955; amended in its entirety 3-16-1987 (Ch. 137, Art. III, of the 1987 Code)]
A. 
The purpose of this article shall be to apply rules and standards for the improvements required prior to the acceptance of streets, roads or improvements into the street or utility systems of the Town of Belvidere, Warren County. This section shall apply to new streets, improvements or rights-of-way presently used but not accepted into the Town street or improvement systems and not heretofore accepted for maintenance by the Town of Belvidere.
B. 
Approval of the design of the street shall be by the approving agency to whom application for subdivision approval has been made as regulated by the Land Use Ordinances of the Town. If not part of a subdivision, approval shall be by the Town Council. The Town Engineer will review and, when satisfied with the design, will recommend to the approving agency that the plans for construction of the roads and other improvements envisioned therein be approved.
C. 
For the purposes of this article, the words "street" and "road" shall be interchangeable.
A. 
The submission of plans for a subdivision containing a new street or for a new street, as the case may be, shall be accompanied by copies of application for approval from any local, county, state or federal agency having an interest in the application, and approval by the Town Engineer will not be given until proof of approval or intent to approve by these agencies has been received.
B. 
An informal plan showing the new street may be presented to the approving authority showing the general location of the proposed street by the developer. Review of the informal plan by the approving authority shall not bind the authority to eventual approval of the plan.
C. 
Construction plans for new streets shall be submitted in plan, profile and cross section, together with construction details sufficient for full review and adequate to be used as the plans for actual construction. Drawings for the plan and profile shall be drawn to a minimum scale of one inch equals 40 feet horizontal and one inch equals five feet vertical. Cross sections shall be drawn for each fifty-foot section along the street center line. Cross sections shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equals five feet, both horizontal and vertical, and shall be based upon a field survey. Elevations shall be based upon the National Geodetic Vertical Datum, 1929 Adjustment, and a permanent bench mark or bench marks shall be located at suitable locations along the alignment of the street and shall be shown on the plan. Details shall be drawn to a scale so as to be legible and easily read by a person in the field. All drawings shall be on sheets not larger than 24 inches by 36 inches.
D. 
After the street has been constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications, the Town Engineer shall certify to the Town Council that all work has been completed in an acceptable manner in conformance with these standards and specifications. The developer shall prepare a deed granting the right-of-way to the Town, which shall be reviewed and approved by the Town Attorney. Following these certifications, the Town Council shall, by ordinance drafted by the Town Attorney, accept the street into the Town street system.
A. 
Review and inspection deposit.
(1) 
When the street is part of a major subdivision, no additional fees and deposits shall be required.
(2) 
When the street is not part of a major subdivision, a nonrefundable review fee of $1,000 shall be submitted to the Town Council with the application and plans. In addition to the application fee, an inspection deposit determined as specified in Chapter 318, § 318-7G, shall be submitted prior to the start of construction.
B. 
Bonding. Bonding shall be as specified in Chapter 318.
A. 
The following classes of streets are hereby established:
(1) 
Class 1a, Arterial.
(2) 
Class 1b, Collector.
(3) 
Class 2, Local (primary and secondary).
B. 
The above classes of streets are defined in § 318-3 of Chapter 318, Land Development.
C. 
At the time of action on the sketch plat of a proposed subdivision, the approving authority will determine the class of street for each of the roads proposed within the subdivision.
A. 
General. The layout of streets shall conform to the Master Plan and shall be such that the streets shall lend themselves to the harmonious development of the Town and enhance the public welfare. Streets shall be designed in accordance with the attached table.
Class
Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
Pavement Width
(feet)
Sidewalks3
Curbs
Maximum Slope2, 4
(percent)
1a
66
40
Yes
Yes
4%
1b
50
34
Yes
Yes
10%
2
50
30
Yes
Yes
10%
NOTES:
1
Pavement types as shown below.
2
Minimum slope shall be 0.5% for a distance not to exceed 250 feet.
3
Where the street frontage exceeds 175 feet, sidewalks may be omitted at the discretion of the approving authority.
4
Maximum grades within intersections shall be 3.0%.
Class
Pavement Types
Class 1a
2 inches bituminous concrete surface course, Mix I-5; on 6 inches bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2; on 6 inches dense graded aggregate
Class 1b
2 inches bituminous concrete surface course, Mix I-5; on 5 inches bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2; on 6 inches dense graded aggregate
Class 2
2 inches bituminous concrete surface course, Mix I-5; on 4 inches bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2; on 6 inches dense graded aggregate
Tack coat and prime coat shall be applied as directed by the Town Engineer. Material specifications refer to NJDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1983.
B. 
The arrangement of streets not shown on the Master Plan shall be such as to provide for the extension of existing streets.
C. 
Local streets shall be designed to discourage through traffic.
D. 
Subdivisions that adjoin or include existing streets that do not conform to the widths and physical conditions as shown on the Master Plan or the requirements of this article shall dedicate additional width along one or both sides of said street and shall make such other improvements as the approving authority may require. If the subdivision is along one side only, 1/2 of the required extra width shall be dedicated, and the improvements shall be constructed along that side.
E. 
Intersections shall be at right angles. Block corners at intersections shall be rounded with a curve radius of not less than 25 feet.
F. 
Reverse curves shall not be permitted on Class 1a streets. Minimum tangent lengths between curves on Class 1b streets shall be 100 feet.
G. 
Minimum center-line curve radius shall be as follows:
(1) 
Class 1a: 800 feet.
(2) 
Class 1b: 500 feet.
(3) 
Class 2: 250 feet.
H. 
All changes in grade shall be connected by vertical curves to provide smooth transition and proper sight distance per American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials standards.
I. 
Street names may be proposed by the developer. Approval of the names will be by the Town Council. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name. No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate as to be confused with the names of existing streets in the Town or adjacent municipalities with the same post office address.
J. 
A sight easement in the form of a triangle in which no grading, planting or structure shall be erected or maintained more than three feet above the street center line, except for street signs and streetlight standards, shall be provided at all intersections, which shall extend for a distance of 150 feet in each direction along the side lines of the intersected street and the following distances along the side lines of the intersecting street:
(1) 
Classes 1a and 1b: 150 feet.
(2) 
Class 2: 50 feet.
K. 
Offsets between streets entering a common street from opposite sides shall be at least 150 feet. Offsets between streets entering on the same side shall be at least 300 feet.
L. 
The length of dead-end streets shall not exceed 1,200 feet. The allowable length shall be further limited by the requirement that there may not be more than 20 single-family lots using the street for access.
M. 
The length of an entrance street which serves as the only entrance for motor vehicles to a development containing more than 20 dwellings and which contains an interior loop or series of interconnecting streets shall not exceed 1,200 feet.
N. 
Dead-end streets shall terminate with a cul-de-sac having a radius at the curbline of 50 feet. In general, culs-de-sac shall have a left-hand orientation.
O. 
Drainage.
(1) 
Drainage design shall be in accordance with § 318-13C as modified herein.
(2) 
For all new streets, whether part of a subdivision or not, a stormwater management plan shall be prepared, the objective of which shall be that off-site runoff shall not be increased. Runoff shall be checked for one-, five-, twenty-five- and one-hundred-year storms. Detention and/or retention coupled with ground water recharge basins shall be utilized to achieve this intent.
(3) 
The Rational Method shall be used, and the design storm for drainage structures within the right-of-way shall be the twenty-five-year storm.
(4) 
No storm drainage pipe shall be less than 15 inches in diameter, and no pipe shall be designed to flow at more than 95% of capacity.
(5) 
Storm drainage pipe shall be Class III, Wall B, AASHTO M 170 (latest edition) unless greater strength pipe is required by the Town Engineer.
P. 
Construction details shall be in accordance with the attached drawing, Standard Details for Streets, Roads and Other Improvements in the Town of Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This drawing is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Q. 
An approved erosion and sediment control plan shall be included. Approval shall be by the Warren County Soil Conservation District.
R. 
Shade trees of the type and species as approved by the Shade Tree Commission shall be placed along the right-of-way. Shade trees shall be at least two inches in caliper and shall be placed at least every 50 feet along both sides of the right-of-way.
S. 
Traffic control devices, street name signs and other regulatory signs shall be furnished and installed by the developer. Such devices and signs shall be in conformance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, latest revision.
T. 
Detours and closing of adjoining streets shall not be made without prior approval of the Town Engineer. Regardless of the Town Engineer's approval, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to notify all other interested parties and regulatory agencies of detours and closings. Emergency vehicles shall have access to existing streets at all times.
A. 
General.
(1) 
All construction shall follow good engineering standards and shall further follow standards and specifications as set forth in NJDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1983, unless modified herein.
(2) 
All work shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Town Engineer or his authorized representative. The Town Engineer and his designated representatives shall have access to inspect the work at all times. This inspection notwithstanding, it is incumbent upon the developer and his contractor to perform the work and furnish the necessary materials in conformance with the approved plans and specifications, and any faulty work or materials which, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, are not in conformance shall be removed and replaced or corrected at the sole cost and expense of the developer and/or his contractor even if such removal and correction requires removal of properly constructed work and/or materials which may be in the way. It is not the intention of this article that the Town Engineer or his representative shall act as the foreman for the developer or his contractor.
(3) 
All materials will be inspected, tested and approved by the Town Engineer before incorporation in the work. Materials which do not meet standard specification requirements shall not be used and shall be removed if they have been incorporated in the work. Tests may be made by the Town Engineer or at the Engineer's direction by a qualified testing laboratory. Costs of all testing shall be paid by the developer.
(4) 
Developers and their contractors are put on notice that only manufactured and farm products of the United States, whenever available, may be used in any project which is to be taken over by the Town.
(5) 
Prior to the start of work, the developer and his contractor shall meet with the Town Engineer to discuss work schedules and procedures.
B. 
Earthwork.
(1) 
Topsoil shall be stripped from all areas to be excavated and from all areas where fill material is to be placed. Topsoil shall be stockpiled on the project and later used within the project. No topsoil shall be removed from the project without prior approval by the Town Engineer.
(2) 
Unsuitable or unstable material shall be removed and replaced with suitable material where encountered.
(3) 
Fills shall be compacted by the Density Control Method unless otherwise directed by the Town Engineer. Compaction shall be to 95% of maximum laboratory density as determined by AASHTO T-99 Method D.
C. 
Pavements.
(1) 
Pavement thickness and type shall be as specified in § 440-14.
(2) 
Alternate pavement types and thickness may be permitted upon application. Alternates shall be at least equivalent in strength and durability to those proposed herein. The approving authority, with the recommendation of the Town Engineer, shall be the final judge of the acceptability of alternates. Applications for alternates shall include detailed construction specifications for their use and detailed engineering data to prove their compatibility.
(3) 
Paving may not begin until approval of the subgrade has been given by the Town Engineer.
D. 
Street drainage.
(1) 
Underdrains shall be constructed where necessary as construction progresses. The Town Engineer shall determine where underdrains are necessary.
(2) 
Pipes are to be laid true to line and grade as established by the approved plans. Pipe alignment and grade shall be controlled by means of laser.
(3) 
Within paved areas and at least five feet further, all trenches shall be backfilled to the pavement subgrade with soil aggregate Type I-2 or other material as approved by the Town Engineer.
(4) 
Outside of paved areas, backfill material for the first 24 inches above the pipe shall be soil aggregate Type I-2, above which native soil may be used if suitable and approved by the Town Engineer.
(5) 
All trench backfill shall be placed in lifts not exceeding 12 inches in thickness and compacted with suitable mechanical equipment to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer.
E. 
Landscaping. Trees larger than six inches in diameter shall be saved whenever possible and shall be protected from damage. Fills may not be placed around trees which are to be protected. Trees which are to remain in areas to be filled shall be protected by means of tree wells.
F. 
Utilities.
(1) 
All utilities shall be placed underground.
(2) 
All utility trenches are to be backfilled and compacted as directed by the Town Engineer. Within paved areas, backfill shall be soil aggregate Type I-2 or approved equal. Outside of paved areas, backfill may be with excavated material if suitable and approved by the Town Engineer.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. IV, Excavations, adopted 11-2-1964; amended in its entirety 7-2-1990 by Ord. No. 90-11 (Ch. 137, Art. II, of the 1987 Code), which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 11-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-11.