New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 21 - RESIDENTIAL SITE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Subchapter 4 - STREETS AND PARKING
Section 5:21-4.5 - Sidewalks and graded areas
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Sidewalks and/or graded areas shall be required, depending on road classification and intensity of development, in accordance with the requirements set forth in Table 4.3 in N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.2.
(b) Sidewalks shall be provided where graded areas are specified in Table 4.3 when the conditions described in (b)1 or 2 below exist:
(c) Notwithstanding (b)1 and 2 above, sidewalks shall only be required on one side of rural streets or rural lanes and shall not be required in alleys.
(d) Sidewalks shall be placed parallel to the street, as shown in the street profile figures, unless an exception has been permitted to preserve topographical or natural features, or if required to provide visual interest, or unless the applicant shows that an alternative pedestrian system provides safe and convenient circulation (for example, in planned development).
(e) Sidewalks along streets with nonparallel parking shall be placed parallel to the street, and shall be placed so that sidewalks do not lead pedestrians between parked vehicles and the traveled way. This subsection shall not apply to driveways.
(f) Pedestrian-way easements at least 10-feet wide may be required by the municipal approving authority through the center of blocks more than 600-feet long. In providing circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping, adjoining residential areas, or other community facilities, the municipality shall consider and may require pedestrian-way easements.
(g) Sidewalk width shall be four feet; wider widths may be necessary near pedestrian generators and employment centers. Where sidewalks abut the curb and cars overhang the sidewalk, widths shall be six feet. In high-density residential areas when sidewalks abut the curb, a sidewalk/graded area of at least six feet in width shall be required.
(h) Sidewalks and graded areas shall be constructed according to the specifications set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.18.
ILLUSTRATIONS OF STREET LAYOUTS FOLLOW:
Note: The individual components shown in the non-travel-way portion of the right-of-way such as utility areas, sidewalks, and graded areas are indicated for illustrative purposes only. Municipalities may vary the placement and dimensions of these individual items, depending on utility company requirements and local practice and preferences. In addition, items such as shade trees may be accommodated within the total right-of-way widths indicated for each street type. Several street types are not illustrated because of the limited or various, as the case may be, design possibilities.
