The following standards shall apply to all lots proposed to be subdivided or developed in accordance with Title Seven.
(a) Area. Minimum lot areas shall conform to the requirements of the Borough Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Frontage. All lots created by a subdivision shall have frontage along the right of way of a public street and the width of the frontage shall conform to the requirements of the Borough Zoning Ordinance.
(c) Double Frontage. Double frontage lots, other than corner lots, shall be avoided; however, where a double frontage lot is the only practical alternative, vehicular access shall be limited to only one street and that street shall be the street with the lower volume of traffic, if physically feasible. The final plan shall contain a notation restricting vehicular access to one frontage.
(d) Side Lines. Whenever practicable, the side lines of a lot shall be at right angles or radial to the right-of-way lines of streets.
(e) Building Lines. Building lines of lots shall conform to the minimum requirements of the Borough Zoning Ordinance and shall be shown on the final plat.
(f) Grading. Lots shall be graded to provide drainage away from buildings and, where practical, water shall be drained to the street rather than to adjoining property. The developer shall be required to provide drains or other drainage facilities, as approved by the Engineer, to drain off surface water within the development.
(g) Driveways.
(1) Driveways serving single-family and two-family dwellings are not required to be paved; however, in lieu of paving the driveway shall have a covering of slag at least two inches thick for a distance of thirty feet from the right of way of the street. All other driveways shall be paved in accordance with the Borough construction standards and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Design Manual, Part 2, Chapter 18.
(2) No driveway shall have a slope of more than fifteen percent (15%). Driveways may extend from the right-of-way line of the street to the cartway of the street, but shall not change the grade or contour of the street right of way, nor shall any person cut into, fill, or in any way alter any gutter, curbing, drainage ditch or storm sewer, within the right of way of a street or easement for the purpose of extending a driveway; or for any other purpose without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 2748. Passed 11-17-86.)
(Ord. 2748. Passed 11-17-86.)
(3) All driveways serving lots in the C-1, C-2, I-1, I-2 and transitional zoning districts shall have a minimum width of ten (10) feet.
(Ord. 3468. Passed 4-16-07.)
(h) Accessibility. Every lot shall be accessible to emergency and the public safety vehicles.
(i) House Numbers. House numbers shall be assigned by the Borough Secretary or the local Post Office, and must be posted at each house so as to be easily visible and readable from the street.
(Ord. 2748. Passed 11-17-86.)