(A) Generally. All streets shall be dedicated to the public and shall be constructed in accordance with the design standards of this chapter and the Public Works Design Standards, unless otherwise approved. The location, width, and grade of streets shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public convenience and safety, and to the proposed use of land to be served by the streets. The street system shall assure an adequate traffic circulation system with intersection angles, grades, tangents and curves appropriate for the traffic to be carried considering the terrain. Street layout shall optimize solar access. Where location is not shown in a development plan, the arrangement of streets shall either:
(1) Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing collector or arterial streets in surrounding areas;
(2) Confirm to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the Planning Commission to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impractical;
(3) Provide adequate pedestrian and bicycle access and circulation for all neighborhood activity centers, including existing and planned schools, parks, shopping areas, transit stops and employment centers; or
(4) Sidewalks, planter strips, and bicycle lanes shall be installed in conformance with the street standards of the Public Works Design Standards. Maintenance of sidewalks and planter strips in the right-of-way is the continuing obligation of the adjacent property owner. Bikeways or bicycle lanes shall be required along collectors. Sidewalks shall be required along collectors.
(B) Minimum right-of-way and roadway width.
(1) Unless otherwise approved in accordance with the provisions below or those of division (K) below, the street right-of-way and roadway widths shall comply with the Public Works Design Standards.
(C) Reserve strips. Reserve strips or street plugs controlling access to the street will not be approved unless necessary for the protection of the public welfare or the substantial property rights and in these cases they may be required. The control and disposal of the land comprising the strips shall be placed within the jurisdiction of the city under conditions approved by the Planning Commission.
(D) Future extensions of streets. Where necessary to or permit a satisfactory future division of adjoining land, streets shall be extended to the boundary of the subdivision or partition and the resulting dead-end streets may be approved with a turn around. Reserve strips and street plugs may be required to preserve the objectives of street extensions.
(E) Intersection angles. Streets may be laid out to intersect at angles as near to right angles as practical except where topography requires a lesser angle, but in no case shall the acute angle be less than 80 degrees unless there is a special intersection design. An arterial or collector street intersecting with another street shall have at least 100 feet of centerline tangent adjacent to the intersection unless topography requires a lesser distance. Other streets, except alleys, shall have at least 50 feet of tangent adjacent to the intersection unless topography requires a lesser distance. Intersections which contain an acute angle of less than 80 degrees or which include an arterial or collectors street shall have a minimum corner radius sufficient to allow for a roadway radius of 20 feet and maintain a uniform width between the roadway radius of 10 feet and maintain a uniform width between the roadway and the right-of-way line. Ordinarily, the intersection of more than 2 streets at any 1 point will not be approved.
(F) Existing streets. Whenever existing streets adjacent to or within a tract are of inadequate width, additional right-of-way shall be provided at the time of the land division.
(G) Half streets. Half streets, while generally not acceptable, may be approved where essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision or partition when in conformity with the other requirements of these regulations and when the Planning Commission finds it will be practical to require the dedication of the other half when the adjoining property is divided. Whenever a half street is adjacent to a tract to be divided, the other half of the street shall be provided within the tract. Reserve strips and street plugs may be required to preserve the objectives of half streets.
(H) Cul-de-sac. A cul-de-sac shall be as short as possible and shall have a maximum length of 400 feet and serve building site for not more than 18 dwelling units. A cul-de-sac shall terminate with a circular turnaround.
(I) Street names. Except for extensions of existing streets, no street name shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the name of an existing street. Street names and numbers shall conform to the established plan of the city and shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
(J) Streets adjacent to railroad right-of-way. Whenever the proposed land division contains or is adjacent to a railroad right-of-way, provision may be required for a street approximately parallel to and on each side of the right-of-way at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the land between the street and the railroad. The distance shall be determined with due consideration at cross streets of the minimum distance required for approach grade to a future grade separation and to provide sufficient depth to allow screen planting along the railroad right-of-way.
(1) Intent and purpose. The intent of this chapter is to manage access to land uses and on-site circulation, and to preserve the transportation system in terms of safety, capacity, and function. This chapter applies to all public streets within the City of Banks, and to all properties that abut these roadways. This chapter implements the access management policies of the City Transportation System Plan.
(2) Applicability. This chapter applies to all public streets within the city and to all properties that abut these streets. The standards apply when lots are created, consolidated, or modified through a land division, partition, lot line adjustment, lot consolidation, or street vacation; and when properties are subject to land use review or site design review.
(3) Access permit required. Access to a public street (e.g., a new curb cut or driveway approach) requires an access permit. An access permit may be in the form of a letter to the applicant, or it may be attached to a land use decision notice as a condition of approval. In either case, approval of an access permit shall follow the procedures and requirements of the applicable road authority, as determined through the city's review procedures.
(4) Access to state highways. No new access shall be allowed to OR 6. Any new access to OR 47 requires an ODOT-approved approach road permit.
(K) Creation of a sub-standard public or private street. The creation of a street and the resultant separate land parcels, if any, shall be in conformance with the requirements for subdivision, including the street design standards of this section. However, the Planning Commission may approve the creation of a public street or of a private street to be established by deed without full compliance with the regulations applicable to subdivisions provided the following conditions exist:
(1) The establishment of the public street is initiated by the City Council and is declared essential for the purpose of general traffic circulation and the partitioning of land is an incidental effect rather than the primary objective of the street;
(2) The tract in which the street is to be dedicated is a major partition within an isolated ownership either of not over 1 acre or of the size and characteristics as to make it impossible to develop building sites for more than 3 dwelling units;
(3) The street has been approved by the Fire Marshal and has been found to provide adequate emergency vehicle access;
(4) The street has been found to provide adequate access for utilities; and
(5) In the case of a private street, provisions have been made to insure adequate maintenance of the street and any utilities within it.
(L) Functional classification. Development should reflect functional classification of roadways as identified in the Banks Transportation System Plan, including any bicycle, pedestrian or frontage requirements. There are no rural lands in Banks.
(M) Off-site road improvements. Where off-site road improvements are otherwise required as a condition of development approval, they shall include facilities accommodating convenient pedestrian and bicycle travel, including bicycle ways along arterials and major collectors and projects identified in the Banks Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.
(Ord. 2021-08-02, passed 10-12-2021)
Penalty, see § 152.999