(a) General Street Design Criteria.
(1) The area of the proposed project devoted to streets and related pavement should be the minimum necessary to provide adequate and safe movement through the development.
(2) Street alignments should follow natural contours and be designed to conserve natural features.
(b) Street and Drive Requirements.
(1) A street shall be required to be a public, dedicated street when such street:
A. Provides access to detached single-family dwellings on subdivided lots.
B. Is a major street that connects two existing public streets and which is intended to provide a future continuing street system beyond the project boundaries, or is expected to accommodate pass-through traffic going to and from adjacent developments.
(2) Streets that are not otherwise required to be public streets pursuant to subsection (a) above may be approved as private streets. The Planning Commission may approve private streets when all of the following requirements are met:
A. A private street shall not be planned or be expected to extend to serve property outside the planned unit residential development.
B. The design and layout of the private street(s) shall provide adequate and safe access to the intended units, as determined by the Bryan City Street, Police, and Fire Departments.
C. Right-of-ways shall not be required for private streets; however, utility easement(s) may be required along the length of the private street.
(3) When serving ten (10) or fewer units, private streets may be constructed to a design speed less than twenty-five (25) mph when the Planning Commission determines that a lower design speed is appropriate to achieve the objectives of the development. Such private streets shall comply with the following:
A. The minimum pavement width shall be twenty (20) feet for a two-way street and sixteen (16) feet for a one-way street.
B. Horizontal and vertical alignments shall meet a twenty (20)-mph. design speed.
C. Turnarounds with a radius equal to that required by the Bryan Subdivision Regulations for public streets shall be provided for any single access private street that exceeds 800 feet.
(4) All elements of a private street that are to be provided in a PURD shall be constructed in accordance with the construction standards set forth for public streets in Chapter 1133.
(5) Common drives shall be permitted in compliance with the following requirements:
A. A common drive shall serve no more than four units.
B. A common drive shall extend from a public street and shall not connect to any other existing or planned public street.
C. The design and layout of the common drive shall provide adequate and safe access to the intended units, as determined by the Bryan City Street, Police, and Fire Departments.
D. Right-of-ways are not required for common drives; however, utility easement(s) may be required along the length of the common drive.
E. All common drives shall be paved and have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet.
F. Whenever a common drive is included in a planned residential development, deed restrictions shall be required and shall specifically include the following language: "The undersigned grantee(s) hereby acknowledge(s) that (he, she, they) understand that the premises described herein is located upon a non-dedicated or common drive. And further, the grantee(s) understands that no government body is responsible for care and maintenance of said common drive."
(c) Pedestrian Circulation and Walkways. A pedestrian circulation system shall be included in the PURD. The system shall provide convenient pedestrian access throughout the PURD and from the PURD to other areas of the community. Walkways shall be constructed of concrete or asphalt unless otherwise permitted by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)