New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 21 - RESIDENTIAL SITE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Subchapter 4 - STREETS AND PARKING
Section 5:21-4.4 - Shoulders

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:21-4.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Shoulders should be used instead of curbs when:

1. Shoulders are required by CAFRA;

2. Soil and/or topography make the use of shoulders preferable; and/or

3. To preserve rural character.

(b) Shoulders shall be provided in accordance with the requirements in Table 4.3 in 5:21-4.2.

(c) Shoulders shall be four feet wide, except for minor collector streets of high intensity with off-street parking, which shall be six feet wide on each side for all streets, and major collector streets of medium and high intensity, which shall be eight feet wide on each side for all streets. Shoulders shall be located within the right-of-way as shown in the following street illustrations.

(d) Shoulders shall be constructed of materials such as stabilized earth, gravel, crushed stone, bituminous treatment, or other forms of pavement which provide for vehicle load support. Shoulders along major collectors and shoulders along streets that are part of a designated bike path as indicated in the bicycle circulation portion of the municipal master plan shall be paved with asphalt pavement.

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