All land use and development applications shall comply with the following standards and procedures for the purpose of protecting the future operation of the Banks transportation system:
(A) Development standards. The following standards shall be met for all new uses and developments:
(1) All new lots created, consolidated, or modified through a land division, partition, lot line adjustment, lot consolidation, or street vacation must have frontage or approved access to a public street.
(2) Streets within or adjacent to a development shall be improved in accordance with the Banks street design standards (§ 152.052).
(3) Development of new streets, and additional street width or improvements planned as a portion of an existing street, shall be improved in accordance with this section, and public streets shall be dedicated to the applicable road authority.
(4) New streets and drives shall be paved.
(B) Guarantee. The city may accept a future improvement guarantee (e.g., owner agrees not to object to the formation of a local improvement district in the future) in lieu of street improvements if one or more of the following conditions exist:
(1) A partial improvement would create a potential safety hazard to motorists or pedestrians;
(2) Due to the developed condition of adjacent properties, it is unlikely that street improvements would be extended in the foreseeable future and the improvement associated with the project under review does not, by itself, provide increased street safety or capacity, or improved pedestrian circulation;
(3) The improvement would be in conflict with an adopted capital improvement plan; or
(4) The improvement is associated with an approved land partition in a residential zone and the proposed land partition does not create any new streets.
(C) Creation of rights-of-way for streets and related purposes. Streets shall be created through the approval and recording of a final subdivision or partition plat; except the city may approve the creation of a street by acceptance of a deed, provided that the street is deemed in the public interest by the City Council for the purpose of implementing the Comprehensive Plan, and the deeded right-of-way conforms to the standards of this code.
(D) Creation of access easements. The city may approve an access easement when the easement is necessary to provide for access and circulation in conformance with §§ 152.052 (Streets); 152.053 (Blocks) and; 152.054 (Building Sites). Access easements shall be created and maintained in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code Section 10.207.
(Ord. 2021-08-02, passed 10-12-2021)