In order to encourage the sound development of frontage along arterial and collector streets (see Appendix A) and to minimize traffic congestion and hazard, the following special provisions shall apply.
(A) Off-street parking and loading. All areas for off-street parking, off-street loading and unloading, and the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall be physically separated from the highway or street by a raised curb, planting strip, wall or other suitable barrier against accessways or access roads which supply entrance to and egress from such parking, loading or storage area. All parking areas or lots shall be designed to prohibit vehicles from backing out on the street, and the capacity of each lot shall provide adequate storage area and distribution facilities upon the lot to prevent back-up of vehicles on a public street while awaiting entry to the lot.
(B) Access. Each use with less than 100 feet of frontage on an arterial or collector street shall have not more than one accessway to each such street, and no business or other use with 100 feet or more of frontage on an arterial or collector street shall have more than two accessways to any one street for each 300 feet of frontage. Where practicable, access to parking areas shall be provided by a common service driveway in order to avoid direct access to an arterial or collector street.
(C) Planned developments. In the case of a planned development, shopping center, office complex, group of multiple family dwellings, or similar grouping of principal buildings on a lot, and in any other case where practicable:
(1) Each principal building shall front upon a marginal access street, service road, common parking lot or similar area and not directly upon a public street;
(2) Each point of vehicular access to and from a public street shall be located at least 200 feet from the intersection of any public street right-of-way lines, provided that such point of vehicular access which converts a “T” intersection into an intersection of two streets which cross one another shall be permitted;
(3) Provisions shall be made for safe and efficient ingress and egress to and from public streets and highways serving the unified development, without undue congestion to, or interference with normal traffic flow within the township;
(4) All streets and accessways shall conform to the specifications determined by the Township Engineer and the requirements of the township subdivision and land development ordinance. Provisions shall be made for adequate signalization, turn, standby and deceleration lanes, and similar facilities where deemed necessary by the Township Engineer; and
(5) All driveways, aisles, maneuvering spaces, vehicular service areas or spaces between or about buildings, other than those related to a dwelling shall be adequately illuminated during night hours of use at no cost to the township.
(D) Reverse frontage encouraged. Direct vehicular access from individual lots abutting arterial or collector streets shall be strongly discouraged and reverse frontage shall be encouraged.
(Ord. 126, passed 3-18-2010)