(A) Whenever the tract embraces any part of a street designated in the adopted major streets and thoroughfares plan, such street shall be platted in conformity therewith.
(B) Street layout shall provide for the construction of existing collector streets in adjacent areas and such other streets as the Subdivision Committee may designate.
(C) Whenever the tract is located within an area for which a neighborhood plan has been approved by the Planning Commission, the street arrangement shall conform substantially to that plan.
(D) Certain proposed streets, as designated by the Subdivision Committee, shall be extended to the tract boundary to provide future connections with adjoining unplatted lands. In general, these extensions should not be farther apart than the maximum permitted length of a block. See § 155.034(E).
(E) Local streets shall be so arranged as to discourage their use by traffic originating outside the immediate area.
(F) When a proposed subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial route, the Subdivision Committee may require marginal access streets or reverse frontage with non-access easements along the arterial route or such other treatment as may be justified for protection of properties from the nuisance and hazard of high volume traffic and for preservation of the traffic function of the arterial route.
(G) When a residential subdivision abuts the right-of-way of a railroad or limited access highway or abuts a commercial or industrial land use, the Subdivision Committee may recommend location of a street approximately parallel to such right-of-way or use at a distance suitable for appropriate use of intervening land, such distance being determined with due regard for approach grades, drainage, bridges or future grade separations.
(H) Streets shall be so arranged in relation to existing topography as to produce desirable lots of maximum utility and streets of reasonable gradient, and to facilitate adequate drainage.
(I) Except when alleys are justified by special conditions, they are not considered appropriate in residential subdivisions; however, continuation to a logical outlet of an existing dead end alley in an adjoining subdivision and the extension of an existing alley pattern where underground utilities are located in alleys shall be considered justifying conditions. When alleys are platted, the alley alignment and arrangement shall be such as to provide optimum convenience for truck service circulation and to avoid alley openings opposite fronts of residential lots. Alleys shall be required at the rear of multi-family residential, commercial or industrial developments; except where, in the opinion of the Subdivision Committee, other provision is made for adequate permanent access for purposes of fire protection, parking and loading.
(J) Half streets are discouraged except where necessary to provide rights-of-way required by the major streets and thoroughfares plan, to complete a street pattern already begun or to ensure reasonable development of an adjoining unplatted parcel. Where a half street exists abutting the tract and said half street furnishes the sole access to residential lots, the remaining half street shall be platted within the tract.
(K) All street dedications must be accepted by the Council.
(Ord. 01-95, passed 9-21-1995)