[Amended 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]

A. Driveways in rural residential and rural environmental zones shall have a minimum width of 12 feet for a one-car garage and 18 feet for a two-car garage. The subgrade shall be smooth and even and shall be compacted by rolling with a two-wheel, five- to eight-ton roller. There shall then be constructed:

(1) Base course of two three-inch thick lifts of one-inch dense graded aggregate base course or six inches of recycled concrete conforming to New Jersey State Department of Transportation Specifications 8:81 for a total compacted depth of six inches. Compaction shall be performed after placing each of the three-inch lifts with a two-wheel, five- to eight-ton roller. The surface course pavement, conforming to Article 3.10.3 shall consist of two inches (after compaction) of NJDOT Mix 1-5 bituminous concrete surface pavement. The surface pavement shall be rolled with a five- to eight-ton roller; or

(2) Base course consisting of three inches of bituminous concrete stabilized base course, NJDOT Mix 1-2 conforming to and installed in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (latest revision). The base course shall be constructed in one lift to a total compacted thickness of three inches by rolling with a two-wheel, five- to eight-ton roller. Surface course pavement shall be as designated in Subsection A(1) above; or

(3) Six inches of concrete surface pavement conforming to and installed in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (latest edition). Concrete shall be NJDOT Class B concrete with six-by-six No. 6 gauge welded steel mesh reinforcement placed four inches below the finished surface. Exposed edges shall be neatly rounded to a radius of 1/2 inch. Transverse and/or longitudinal expansion joints shall be directed by the Engineer or concrete brick pavers and base material as approved by the Township Engineer.

(4) Driveways in rural residential zones shall have a minimum of twenty-foot paved driveway extending from the edge of pavement of the existing roadway.

B. All driveways will be of adequate length and width to provide off-street parking for a minimum of two cars.

All improvements required under Article X (§ 190-86 et seq.) shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Township Engineer who shall be notified by the developer at least 48 hours prior to the start of construction. No underground installation shall be covered until it has been inspected and given approval by the Township Engineer.

Fire hydrants shall be installed at locations and of such type and specifications as approved by the Township Engineer and consistent with the standards of the Insurance Service Organization.

The developer shall install surveyor's monuments of a size and shape required by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.4. Such monuments shall be placed in accordance with the above provisions, certified by a New Jersey licensed professional land surveyor and shall be subject to approval of the Township Engineer.

The developer shall have permanent markers to delineate freshwater wetlands and wetlands transition areas which have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1 et seq. The survey markers shall be consistent with the metes and bounds deed descriptions of the wetlands lines and wetlands transition areas approved as part of the freshwater wetlands permit granted by the NJDEP.