(A) Any owner shall, prior to obtaining a road occupancy permit, file an application with the Board on a form furnished by the Board, and three sets of plans showing the location of the utility facility or driveway and designating the width, radii, percent grade, sizes and materials to be used and drainage facilities involved in the construction as applicable. The plans shall be prepared and sealed by a registered professional engineer if so designated by the Township Superintendent.
(B) The plans shall take into account the following.
(1) Unless otherwise approved in writing by the engineer or Township Superintendent, all driveway drainage pipes shall have a minimum diameter of 15 inches and be constructed in accordance with PennDOT standards.
(2) Concrete driveways within the township road right-of-way shall be prohibited.
(3) When construction access is required, a rock construction entrance shall be provided in accordance with Exhibit A to the ordinance codified herein (on file in the office of the Township Secretary-Treasurer and may be examined there during regular office hours). This entrance shall be located at the approved driveway location. Permanent drainage (i.e., cross culvert) and erosion control measures shall be installed as part of the rock construction entrance.
(4) Horizontal alignment geometries for minimum-use driveways shall be in accordance with the minimum-use driveway detail attached as Exhibit B to the ordinance codified herein (on file in the office of the Township Secretary-Treasurer and may be examined there during regular office hours).
(5) Driveway vertical alignment geometries shall be in accordance with the grade requirements detail attached as Exhibit C to the ordinance codified herein (on file in the office of the Township Secretary-Treasurer and may be examined there during regular office hours).
(6) Access driveways shall be located at a point within the property frontage limits which provides at least the minimum sight distance listed in the appropriate following table:
(a) Table 1, Safe sight distance for passenger cars and single unit trucks exiting from driveways onto two-lane roads.
Table 1 | ||
Posted Speed (mph) | Safe Sight Distance* | |
Left (feet) | Right (feet) | |
Table 1 | ||
Posted Speed (mph) | Safe Sight Distance* | |
Left (feet) | Right (feet) | |
25 | 250 | 195 |
35 | 440 | 350 |
45 | 635 | 570 |
55 | 845 | 875 |
*Measured from a vehicle ten feet back of the pavement edge | ||
(b) Table 2, Safe sight distance for buses and combination trucks exiting from driveways onto two-lane roads.
Table 2 | ||
Posted Speed (mph) | Safe Sight Distance* | |
Left | Right | |
Table 2 | ||
Posted Speed (mph) | Safe Sight Distance* | |
Left | Right | |
25 | 400 | 300 |
35 | 675 | 625 |
45 | 1,225 | 1,225 |
55 | 2,050 | 2,050 |
*Measured from a vehicle ten feet back of the pavement edge | ||
(1987 Code, § 108-10) (Ord. 6-94, passed 9-6-1994) Penalty, see § 93.99