(A) General. The minimum right-of-way shall be 60 feet. As to arrangement, the subdivider shall provide within the boundaries of the subdivision plat the necessary right-of-way for the widening, continuance or alignment of such streets by one of the following methods:
(1) The dedication of the necessary right-of-way for the continuation, extension or connection of any present or planned thoroughfare; or
(2) When subdividing the land fronting on an existing village road or street, a reasonable provision shall be made for necessary right-of-way or easements for traffic, utilities and drainage.
(B) Major traffic arteries and physical barriers.
(1) Traffic arteries. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed street of equal or greater width than a secondary thoroughfare, the Commission may require any of the following:
(a) Reverse frontage with planting in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line or a planting strip of a minimum width of 20 feet on the rear of the lots with no vehicular access across such strip; and
(b) Such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
(2) Physical barriers. Where a subdivision borders on or contains a railroad right-of-way or limited access highway right-of-way, the Commission may require a street approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way, at a distance suitable for necessary traffic circulation.
(C) Arrangement.
(1) Traffic. Minor streets, shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged.
(2) Access to adjacent property. The street layout shall make provision for the proper projection and continuance of streets into adjacent, unsubdivided acreage where it is deemed appropriate and desirable by the Commission. Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited.
(3) Tentative future street system. Where the plat to be submitted includes only part of the tract owned by the subdivider, the Commission may require a sketch of a tentative future street system for the unsubdivided portion.
(D) Alignment; horizontal.
(1) Junction offsets. No street layouts with centerline offsets of less than 125 feet shall be permitted.
(2) Angle of intersections. Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles and no street shall intersect any other street at less than 60 degrees.
(E) Dead-end streets.
(1) Permanent.
(a) It is suggested that permanent dead-end streets (cul-de-sacs) be not longer than 800 feet.
(b) Cul-de-sacs shall be provided at the closed end with a turn-around having a right-of-way diameter of at least 120 feet. The street right-of-way line and turn-around right-of-way should be joined by tangent arcs of 50 feet minimum radius.
(c) Maintenance of cul-de-sac: property owners abutting the cul-de-sac are responsible for the maintenance, cutting the grass, landscaping and the like of the open area in the cul-de-sac.
(2) Temporary.
(a) Where streets are extended to the boundary of a subdivision to provide for their continuance at such time as the adjacent land is subdivided, they may be terminated in the same manner as required for permanent dead-end streets.
(b) If a street extends only one lot depth past a street intersection, no turn-around is required.
(F) Half streets. Half streets shall be prohibited except under one of the following conditions.
(1) There exists a half street which should logically be continued to a reasonable intersection.
(2) There exists a dedicated or platted half street adjacent to the tract to be subdivided, the other half shall be platted if deemed necessary by the Commission.
(Ord. 09-2001, § 116.68, passed 3-5-2001)