(a) The minimum width right-of-way and minimum width of paving and sidewalk/ planting strip shall not be less than that of the existing street of which the new street is to be a continuance or in any event not less than the following:
Type of Street | Right-of-Way Width (feet) | Paving Width (feet) | Sidewalk Width (feet) | Planting Strip Width (feet) |
Through highways | 80 | 50 | 4 | 4 |
Secondary roads | 50 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
Residential | 44 | 24 | 4 | 4
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(b) Additional widths for paving, sidewalks, and planting strips may be required by Borough Council in the interest of public safety and convenience, including extra width as may be required to permit on-street parking and bicycle lanes. The location of sidewalks relative to planting strips shall be at the discretion of Borough Council.
(c) Subdivisions abutting existing streets shall provide, for dedication, the minimum right-of-way widths for those streets in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 961, § 507. Passed 8-13-01.)