(A) Curbs.
(1) Curbs shall be provided on all streets and parking compounds located within multi-family and apartment building developments. Curbs shall also be required on new streets in subdivisions or land developments in which the average lot width of the interior lots at the required building setback line in 100 feet or less. Curbs may also be required in any subdivision in which the lot areas or lot widths exceed the above minimum, when the centerline of the street grade of any street exceeds 3%. In such cases, curbs or other drainage controls shall be installed to properly control surface drainage and protect the streets from erosion. The curbing requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Borough Council but, when the requirement is waived, grass lined swales or rock lined ditches shall be required.
(2) All curbs shall be depressed at intersections to sufficient width to accommodate wheelchairs. Depression shall be in line with sidewalks where provided.
(3) Curbs may be either the vertical type or rolled curb and gutter type. Rolled curb and gutter shall not be used on collector streets. The transition from one type of curb to another shall occur only at street intersections.
(4) All curbs shall be constructed of Portland cement concrete with expansion joints every 20 feet and shall follow PennDOT standards where applicable.
(B) Sidewalks.
(1) Sidewalks shall be provided on all streets and parking compounds located within multi-family and apartment building developments. Sidewalks shall also be required on new streets in subdivisions or land developments in which average lot width of interior lots at the required building setback line is 100 feet or less. The requirement of sidewalks may be waived at the discretion of the Borough Council.
(2) Minimum width for sidewalks along each type of public street shall be four feet and shall follow borough and PennDOT specifications where applicable.
(Prior Code, Ch. 22, Pt. 5, § 505) (Ord. 2-2001, passed 7-2-2001)