A. The arrangement of streets shall provide for the continuation of principal streets between adjacent properties when such continuation is necessary for convenient movement of traffic, effective fire protection, for efficient provision of utilities, and where such continuation is in accordance with the city general plan. If the adjacent property is undeveloped and the street must be a dead-end street temporarily, the right-of-way shall be extended to the property line. A temporary cul-de-sac or T- or L-shaped turnabout shall be provided on all temporary dead-end streets, with the notation on the subdivision plat that land outside the normal street right-of-way shall revert to abuttors whenever the street is continued. The city may limit the length of temporary dead-end streets in accordance with the design standards of these regulations.
B. Where a street does not extend to the boundary of the subdivision and its continuation is not required by the city for access to adjoining property, its terminus shall normally not be nearer to such boundary than fifty feet. However, the city may require the reservation of an appropriate easement to accommodate drainage facilities, pedestrian traffic, or utilities. A cul-de-sac shall be provided at the end of a permanent dead-end street in accordance with construction standards and specifications, but in no case shall such cul-de-sac exceed six hundred feet in length, unless special approval is granted by the fire department and any other appropriate department.
C. For greater convenience to traffic and more effective police and fire protection, permanent dead-end streets shall, in general, be limited in length in accordance with the design standards of these regulations.
(Ord. 1179 § 4.3(A)(9), 1987)