1. Cul-de-sac streets shall not be permitted unless the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Township that construction of a through street is not feasible. Applicant shall submit for review by the Township aerial mapping with tax map parcels identified which indicate the viability of potential future street construction to establish the through street.
2. Cul-de-sac streets shall be designed to permit future extension into adjacent undeveloped property. Unless future extension is clearly impractical or undesirable, the turnaround right-of-way shall be placed adjacent to a property line and contained within an easement area. A right-of-way of the same width as the street shall be carried to the property line in such a way as to permit future extension of the street into the adjoining tract. At such time as such a street is extended, the overage created by the turnaround outside the boundaries of the extended street shall revert in ownership to the property owners fronting on the cul-de-sac turnaround.
3. Permanent cul-de-sac streets shall be kept to a minimum and shall not exceed 500 feet in length or serve as access to more than 12 dwelling units, whichever is more restrictive, unless specifically authorized by the Board of Supervisors. The minimum length of a cul-de-sac shall be 250 feet. For the purpose of this Ordinance, cul-de-sac streets shall be measured from the intersection of the right-of-way line with the future right-of-way line of the existing street to the center of the turnaround area.
4. Cul-de-sac streets with curb, whether permanent or temporary, shall be provided with a turnaround at the closed end having a minimum radius to the edge of the finished street or curb line of not less than 40 feet. Permanent cul-de-sac streets shall be provided at the terminus with a right-of-way radius of 60 feet, and minimum return radii of 50 feet.
5. A snow storage area shall be provided along the right-of-way of the turnaround on all cul-de-sac streets. The snow storage area shall be contained within an easement not less than 15 feet wide measured from the right-of-way line along the entire turnaround area. Easement area must be described by appropriate metes and bounds.
6. Commercial and industrial cul-de-sac streets shall be reviewed for adequacy by the Township Engineer. When deemed necessary by the Township, additional cartway and/or right-of-way radius may be required.
7. P-loops (loop streets from a single access point) shall have an entrance leg not exceeding 500 feet. The loop of a P-loop shall have a street length not exceeding 3,000 feet. P-loop streets shall not be utilized in 3 acres minimum lot area subdivisions. The center of a P-loop street shall contain a minimum of 2 lots or be retained as permanent open space.
(Ord. 163, passed 2-28-2012, § 509)