Village streets are classified according to function. Functional classifications shall be established by the public works department which has the authority to determine which classification applies to any given street. Criteria used to design streets are based on their functional classification. For planning purposes, the village of Angel Fire uses the following functional categories in classifying its streets:
A. Arterial: Any right of way designated as a numbered state or federal route. (Ord. 2007-06, 8-14-2007)
B. Minor Arterial: (Rep. by Ord. 2013-07, 8-13-2013)
C. Collector: Collectors provide a link between local streets and arterials, and allow for the movement of through traffic in neighborhoods. Collectors should be designed so they do not disrupt the activities and land uses they serve. In addition, access to collectors should be designed so it minimizes interruption of traffic flows.
D. Local: Local access streets provide direct access to and connections between individual residences, businesses, community facilities and other land uses within neighborhoods. They also link individual properties to the collectors and arterial street network. This type of street is for use by property owners, the general public and service vehicles such as trash trucks, delivery trucks and snowplows. Streets serving neighborhoods that have been or are proposed to be subdivided into lots of less than ten (10) acres in size must meet, at a minimum, local access standards. Where a subdivision includes lots of differing sizes such that some are less than ten (10) acres and some are more than ten (10) acres, streets serving such subdivisions shall meet the more stringent standard. Streets serving neighborhoods where lot sizes are at least ten (10) acres and projected traffic volumes for these streets exceed five hundred (500) trips per day shall also meet local access standards.
E. Low Volume: Low volume streets provide direct access to individual properties that have been or are proposed to be subdivided into individual parcels of twenty (20) acres or larger and the ADT does not exceed five hundred (500). Low volume streets provide connections from these areas to streets with higher functional classifications. When an area is proposed to be subdivided into lots of twenty (20) acres and larger, the public works director shall consider potential future uses of the property and of adjacent properties in projecting traffic volumes, and may require a higher standard for street design if necessary to accommodate future traffic volumes and to implement a coordinated, functional street system.
F. Primitive Roads: A primitive road is a single or two (2) lane road providing direct access to undeveloped areas, ranches, recreational and scenic areas. This type of road shall not be used to provide access to subdivided property. (Ord. 2007-06, 8-14-2007)