(a) Marginal Access Streets. Marginal access streets shall provide access to properties abutting State and Federal highways, and major arterial streets in order to protect said properties from the movement of heavy traffic, reduce traffic congestion due to turning maneuvers, and to eliminate multiple driveways intersecting with said streets. In addition, residential properties abutting minor arterials and general collectors shall be protected in like manner as provided for herein.
(1) Where a proposed subdivision or planned unit development abuts any of the streets noted in (a) above the Planning Commission may require the developer to improve and dedicate marginal access streets to serve the access requirements of any lots or building sites which are proposed to front upon said major streets.
(2) New one and/or two family residential lots or building sites shall neither front directly on, nor have their driveways intersecting directly with, an arterial or general collector street. In order to insure the public safety, a marginal access street, or similar accessway, shall be provided to act as a buffer between the residential property and the arterial or collector street for the same reasons as set forth in (a) above. Lots of record existing on or before the first effective date of this regulation shall be exempt from the marginal access street requirement provided that said lots are not subdivided thereafter.
(b) Permanent Dead-End Streets. Local streets may be permitted to be permanent dead end streets in the following circumstances subject to the approval of the Municipal Approving Authority for the project:
(1) Where parcels are isolated by surrounding existing developments; and no provisions exist on surrounding properties to allow connection with an existing or proposed street.
(2) Where parcels, or portions there of, are of unusual configuration and/or pockets exist thereon that are most efficiently served by dead end streets (see limitations; section 901.61 (Minimum Street Standards).
(3) Where continuous streets would require excessive grading because of very irregular topography.
(4) Where other types of non-through streets would not provide sufficient discouragement of through traffic.
(5) When used to create small residential neighborhood environments in accordance with the ADT limitations prescribed in Section 901.61 (Minimum Street Standards). Emergency accessways (see Section 901.33(a)) may be required, when and where appropriate, by the Approving Authority. Permanent dead-end streets shall be terminated in accordance with the requirements of Section 901.59 (Permanent Dead End Streets). All permanent dead-end residential subcollector streets shall take their access from a through street.
(c) Temporary Dead-end streets. Temporary dead end streets shall be permitted only where they are designed and intended for future continuation (either in a subsequent phase of the subject project or upon undeveloped adjacent lands) in accordance with the requirements of Section 901.56 (Provide for future connections). Temporary dead-end streets shall be terminated in accordance with the requirements of Section 901.59 (Permanent Dead End Streets) unless otherwise approved by the Approving Authority. In phased development projects, a street which is shown in a currently approved concept and/or preliminary submittal as a through street shall be considered as a through street for planning and design purposes even though its construction may not be completed. A street intended for extension to adjacent undeveloped lands may be considered as a through street for planning and design purposes when, in the opinion of the Municipal Approving Authority, Municipal regulations are adequate to cause the its completion as a through street upon said adjacent lands.
(Ord. 1327. Passed 5-9-91.)