(A) Proposed streets shall be properly related to such street plans or parts thereof as have been officially prepared and adopted by the township and shall be coordinated with existing or proposed streets in adjoining subdivisions or land developments.
(B) Streets shall be related to the topography so as to produce usable lots and acceptable grades.
(C) Access shall be given to all lots and portions of the tract in the subdivisions 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 the township specifications. Reserve strips and landlocked areas shall not be created.
(D) 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.
(E) Half or partial streets will not be permitted in new subdivisions, except where satisfactory assurance for dedication of the remaining part of the street can be secured.
(F) Wherever a tract to be subdivided or developed borders an existing half or partial street, the entire street shall be shown on the plan.
(G) 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 culs-de-sac.
(H) 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.
(I) Street names shall be coordinated with existing or planned street names, and if a new street is a continuation of or is aligned with an existing or planned street, it shall bear the same name as the existing or planned street.
(J) No street shall be laid out or opened which extends to or crosses any boundary between the township and any other municipality, except with the specific approval of the Township Board of Supervisors and upon such condition as the Township Board of Supervisors may impose.
(K) All streets shall have a uniform width throughout their respective lengths, except where otherwise required by the Township Board of Supervisors pursuant to this section.
(L) Private streets (vehicular rights-of-way not dedicated for public use), either new or existing, shall not be approved, nor shall platting or improvements for lots abutting private streets be approved, unless established in strict conformance with the following requirements.
(1) No private street shall be approved that provides frontage for more than a total of two abutting lots.
(2) Lots fronting on a private street shall have access to a public access road via the private street.
(3) There is no maximum length for private streets. However, a distance of 300 lineal feet must be made mud-free from the point of intersection with a public access road. In addition, the apron where the private street leaves the public access road must be a minimum of 30 feet wide, of adequate base material, consisting of two to three inches of No. 57 crushed limestone or gravel. If the Township Roadmaster deems that an underdrain is necessary underneath the private street, a 30-foot drainage pipe will also be required.
(4) Private streets shall not receive maintenance, repair, snow removal or related services from the township.
(5) Covenants that guarantee maintenance and unimpeded access via private streets shall be provided as a condition prerequisite to approval of private streets.
(6) At a minimum, the following criteria shall be mandatory for all private streets.
(a) Minimum right-of-way width shall be 50 feet.
(b) Minimum and maximum grades shall be as specified by township standards.
(c) The minimum width of the cartway subbase shall be 16 feet. The placement of the cartway subbase shall be distributed equally on both sides of the centerline of the street right-of-way.
(2003 Code, § 146-21) (Ord. 2-96, passed 7-5-1996; Ord. 2-2001, passed 6-4-2001)