Building with usable front porch oriented towards the street
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Detached garage located behind a home
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Attractive front yard landscape and fence treatment
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Decorative streetlights reflect the character of Station Avenue
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Generous planting strips in the right-of-way allow for mature
tree growth
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Sidewalks along the street and leading from the curb edge to
the home
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Development Standards Table
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Standard
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Narrow Lot Type
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Wide Lot Type
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A
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Lot area (square feet)
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Minimum
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6,500
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6,500
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Maximum
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—
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—
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B
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Lot frontage and width (feet)
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Minimum
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59
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65
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Maximum
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—
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85
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C
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Building width (feet)
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Minimum
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28
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34
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Maximum
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—
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—
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D
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Building depth (feet)
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Minimum
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42
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42
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Maximum
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—
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—
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E
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Front yard setback1 (feet)
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Minimum
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20
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20
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Maximum
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25
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25
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F
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Side yard setback2 (feet)
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Minimum
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6
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6
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Maximum
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—
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—
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G
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Rear yard setback3 (feet)
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Minimum
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25
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15
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Maximum
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—
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—
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H
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Frontage percentage4
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Minimum
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45%
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45%
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Maximum
|
—
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—
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I
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Building coverage5
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Minimum
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—
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—
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Maximum
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35%
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35%
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J
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Lot coverage6
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Minimum
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Maximum
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55%
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55%
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K
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Building height7 (stories/feet)
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Minimum
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2/30
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2/30
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Maximum
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2.5/40
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2.5/40
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L
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Eave height (feet)
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Minimum
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22
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22
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Maximum
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25
|
25
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M
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Ground floor front facade fenestration
|
Minimum
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25%
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25%
|
Maximum
|
—
|
—
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N
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Ground floor side/rear facade fenestration
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Minimum
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20%
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20%
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Maximum
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—
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—
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O
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Upper floor facade fenestration
|
Minimum
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20%
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20%
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Maximum
|
—
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—
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P
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Distance between roofline offsets (feet)
|
Minimum
|
—
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—
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Maximum
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28
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28
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Q
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Distance between horizontal facade breaks (feet)
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Minimum
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—
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—
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Maximum
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24
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24
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R
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Distance between vertical facade breaks (feet)
|
Minimum
|
—
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—
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Maximum
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24
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24
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S
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First floor elevation (feet)
|
Minimum
|
2
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2
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Maximum
|
—
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—
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T
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First story clear height (feet)
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Minimum
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9
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9
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Maximum
|
—
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—
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U
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Pedestrian realm width (feet)
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Minimum
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11
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11
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Maximum
|
—
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—
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V
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Front facade encroachments (feet)
|
Minimum
|
—
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—
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Maximum
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8
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8
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W
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Garage building setback front (feet)
|
Minimum
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70
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40
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Maximum
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—
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—
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X
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Garage building setback side (feet)
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Minimum
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6
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6
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Maximum
|
—
|
—
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Y
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Garage building setback rear (feet)
|
Minimum
|
5
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5
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Maximum
|
—
|
—
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Z
|
Garage building height (feet)
|
Minimum
|
—
|
—
|
Maximum
|
16
|
16
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NOTES:
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1.
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A ground area, unoccupied except for planting and/or accessways,
fully open to the sky, between the street line and a line drawn parallel
thereto along the front of the building, extending from lot line to
lot line.
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2.
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A ground area, unoccupied except for permitted fences, garden
walls, planting and/or accessways, fully open to the sky, between
any lot line other than a street or rear lot line and a line drawn
parallel thereto along the side of the building, between the front
and rear yards.
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3.
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A ground area, unoccupied except for plantings and/or accessways,
fully open to the sky, between the rear lot line and a line drawn
parallel thereto along the rear of the building extending from lot
line to lot line.
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4.
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The frontage percentage for corner lots may be reduced to 32%.
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5.
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See definition of "coverage, building" in § 450-11.
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6.
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See definition of "coverage, lot" in § 450-11.
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7.
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See definition of "building height" in § 450-11.
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This Haddon Heights home illustrates a strong use of horizontal
and vertical breaks, including building offsets, roof elements, and
columns to break down the scale of the building and create visual
interest.
|
New construction home that uses traditional building elements
to provide horizontal and vertical breaks, such as building offsets,
a front porch and columns, bay windows.
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This historic home demonstrates building elements such as vertically
oriented windows, traditional building materials, roof offsets, and
a taller first floor that are typical of traditional built form in
Haddon Heights.
|
New construction home that reflects traditional built form in
building materials, use of a front porch, building and roof offsets
and strong horizontal and vertical elements.
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This more recent Haddon Heights home reflects the traditional
form through the use of a front porch and columns, stone chimney,
and pitched roof.
|
New construction home that utilizes traditional building elements
and fenestration, including offset, bay windows to provide visual
interest and break up the mass of the building.
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Amenity Type
|
Requirement
| ||
---|---|---|---|
1
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Street tree spacing
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Average 45 feet on center
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2
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Streetlight design/spacing
|
New Oxford fixture/average 85-foot spacing on center
| |
3
|
Front entrance
|
Covered
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4
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Planting strip
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Planting strip/lawn
| |
5
|
Private setback
|
Landscaped
| |
6
|
Mailboxes
|
On building or freestanding
|
Acer Rubrum
(Oct. Glory Red Maple)
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Fraxinus Americana (Autumn Purple Ash)
|
Gleditsia Tricanthos (Shademaster Honey Locust)
|
Quercus Robra (Red Oak)
|
Tilia Tomentosa (Silver Linden)
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Street Requirements
| ||
---|---|---|
Right-of-way width
|
50 feet
| |
Cartway width
|
28 feet
| |
Design speed
|
25 miles per hour
| |
Traffic lanes
|
2
| |
Streetlights
|
Number as required
| |
Bicycle lanes
|
Shared
| |
Sidewalk width
|
4 feet
| |
Planting strip width
|
7 feet
| |
Planting strip type
|
Continuous strip
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Curb type
|
Concrete
|