A. Conformation: Streets must conform in character, location and arrangement to adopted plans. Village plans may be the village street plan(s), approved neighborhood plans, site development plans, sector plans, approved master plans or adopted future street lines. The village public works director should be consulted for information regarding applicable plans for areas under design consideration. Bikeway and pedestrian paths shall be observed, and implemented, in the design of streets, where feasible.
B. Arrangements: Proposed street arrangements must provide for the continuation of existing principal streets or appropriate projections.
C. Solar Access: Streets must be arranged to facilitate solar access where feasible. To accomplish this, such streets are to be oriented either in an east-west direction or within twenty degrees (20°) of east-west to the maximum extent feasible. These criteria may be waived if:
1. Other means of providing solar access to lots along such streets are provided.
2. Topographic conditions prevent reasonable achievement of such orientation.
3. Shape and size of property considered make such orientation unreasonable.
4. Adopted stormwater management plans or policies dictate a different street orientation.
5. Existing or approved development contiguous to the property precludes adequate solar access by this orientation criterion.
6. A contiguous street pattern makes this orientation unreasonable.
7. Such orientation would result in adverse environmental impacts.
8. Circulation requirements between streets require north-south linkages of limited length. (Maximum block lengths generally shall not exceed 600 feet.) (Ord. 2007-06, 8-14-2007)
D. Intersections: Street intersections shall be laid out to intersect each other as nearly as possible at right angles, and under no conditions shall the intersection angle be less than seventy five degrees (75°). Opposing streets shall either form a four-way intersection or shall be offset by no less than one hundred twenty five feet (125') between centerlines. (Ord. 2013-07, 8-13-2013)
E. Street Alignments: Street alignments must ensure that sanitary sewers installed within the right of way will never be closer than one hundred feet (100') to existing or proposed water wells or underground reservoirs. The village public works director should be consulted regarding the location of such facilities within the area under design.
F. Alleys: Alleys are not to be provided where other provisions can be made for adequate and suitable service access. Alleys may be utilized without a variance if properly designed. (Ord. 2007-06, 8-14-2007; amd. Ord. 2013-07, 8-13-2013)