(A) Proposed streets shall be properly related to such street plans or parts thereof as have been officially prepared and adopted by the borough and shall be coordinated with existing or proposed streets in adjoining subdivisions or land developments.
(B) Proposed streets shall further conform to such county and state road and highway plans as have been prepared, adopted, or filed as prescribed by law.
(C) Streets shall be related to the topography so as to produce usable lots and acceptable grades.
(D) Access shall be given to all lots and portions of the tract in the subdivision or land development and to adjacent unsubdivided territory unless the topography clearly indicates that such connection is not feasible. Streets giving such access shall be improved to the limits of the subdivision or land development and shall be improved to borough specifications. Reserve strips and land-locked areas shall not be created.
(E) Streets shall be laid out to preserve the integrity of their design. Local access streets shall be laid out to discourage their use by through traffic and, where possible, arterial streets shall be designed for use by through traffic.
(F) Where the proposed subdivision or land development contains or is adjacent to an existing or proposed arterial street or a highway designated as a limited access highway by the appropriate highway authorities, provisions shall be made for marginal access streets at a distance acceptable for the appropriate use of the land between the arterial street or limited access highway and the marginal access streets. The Borough Council may also require rear service areas, double frontage lots, or such other treatment as will provide protection for abutting properties, reduction in the number of intersections with primary streets, and separation of local and through traffic.
(G) Half or partial streets will not be permitted in new subdivisions or land developments except where essential to reasonable subdivision or development of a tract in conformance with the other requirements and standards of this chapter and where, in addition, satisfactory assurance for dedication of the remaining part of the street can be secured.
(H) Wherever a tract to be subdivided or developed borders an existing half or partial street, the entire street shall be shown on the plan.
(I) Dead-end streets shall be prohibited, except as stubs (with adequate turning capability) to permit future street extension into adjoining tracts or when designed as cul-de-sacs.
(J) New reserve strips, including those controlling access to streets, shall be forbidden.
(K) Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, the arrangement of streets in a proposed subdivision or land development shall be made to provide for the proper projection of streets into the unsubdivided land.
(L) Street names shall be coordinated with existing or platted street names and if a new street is a continuation of or is aligned with an existing or platted street, it shall bear the same name as the existing or platted street.
(M) (1) No street shall be laid out or opened which extends to or crosses any boundary between the borough and any other municipality except with the specific approval of the Borough Council and upon such condition as the Borough Council may impose.
(2) If the street is proposed to serve a commercial area, an industrial area, or a residential area of 50 dwelling units or more, located in another municipality, the street shall not be approved unless the area is also served by a street in the other municipality and unless the relevant traffic facilities of the borough are adequate to handle the anticipated volume.
(N) All streets shall have a uniform width throughout their respective lengths except where otherwise required by the Borough Council pursuant to § 153.053(C)(2).
(Prior Code, Ch. 22, Pt. 5, § 503) (Ord. 2-2001, passed 7-2-2001)