(A) Where practical, roadway plans shall make provision for continuation of existing roadways in or contiguous to the area being developed, and as is necessary for public requirements.
(B) Roadways which are a continuation of existing roadways, or are by pattern a projection of such roadways, shall bear the name of the existing roadway. Names that duplicate or closely approximate in spelling or phonetics, the names of existing roadways, shall not be approved for use. Plans will not be approved until nomenclature is satisfactory to the Commission.
(C) Roadways shall be so laid out as to intersect other roadways at right angles, or as nearly so as is practicable. Roadways and alleys shall be so arranged as to permit continuity as is necessary for proper future development of adjacent properties. Offsets of less than 150 feet will not be permitted unless special conditions will not permit compliance with this requirement. Dead-end roadways shall terminate in a turn-around area. In the event a future extension is planned, the type of interim terminus shall be as prescribed by the commission. Cul-de-sac roadways should be not longer than 500 feet from intersection to turn-around.
(D) Where a proposed subdivision adjoins an existing half roadway, or a roadway of less than minimum dedicated width, the remainder of the roadway shall be dedicated when deemed necessary by the Commission.
(E) No strip, area or “buffer zone” of any description shall be reserved along or across any roadway or alley, or any portion thereof which will prohibit free access thereto by adjacent property owners, or public emergency vehicles.
(F) When an area proposed for subdivision abuts a heavily traveled (more than 2,000 vehicles per day) roadway, service roads approximately parallel to such roadway shall be provided for the purpose of reducing the number of entrances to such traffic arteries to a minimum. Extra widths of dedication for such service roads and width and type of pavement shall be as prescribed or approved by the Commission.
(G) The provisions of division (F) above shall also be applicable to any subdivision area traversed by or abutting a railroad. Railway crossing signals of the flashing type, with self-operating or watchperson-operated gates where deemed necessary by the Commission, shall be installed at railway crossings. Details of crossings with proposed signals and safety devices approved or concurred in by the railroad company shall be furnished the commission for approval as a part of the construction plan.
(H) (1) All platted roads that have not yet been accepted for dedication as public streets by the city’s Board of Public Works and Safety shall be kept clear of accumulation of snow and ice so that they are readily passable by pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(2) For purposes of this division (H), it will be presumed that:
(a) Developers of subdivisions located within the city, having platted roads that have not yet been accepted for dedication as public streets by the Board of Public Works on behalf of the city shall continue to bear responsibility for maintenance of those roads; and
(b) Roads are not readily passable if there is accumulation of snow amounting to more than two inches or more of ice amounting to more than one-quarter inch.
(3) It is a defense that the road in question has been properly plowed within the previous 12 hours, in the case of snow, or properly salted or treated with an ice retardant chemical within the previous 12 hours, in the case of ice accumulation.
(Ord. 2003-OR-13, passed 5-8-2003; Ord. 2010-OR-05, passed 3-1-2010) Penalty, see § 153.99