(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 interior lots at the required building setback line is 200 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 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 requirement of the curbs may be waived at the discretion of the Township Board of Supervisors.
(2) 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.
(3) All vertical curbs shall be constructed of concrete with expansion joints every 20 feet and shall follow Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Standards and Specifications Form 408 (latest edition), 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 200 feet or less. The requirement of sidewalks may be waived at the discretion of the Township Board of Supervisors.
(2) Minimum widths for sidewalks along each type of public street shall be four feet and shall follow Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications, where applicable.
(2003 Code, § 146-23) (Ord. 2-96, passed 7-5-1996)