The following requirements shall apply to special street types:
(a) Dead-end Street - A street having only one (1) inlet/outlet for vehicular traffic. Permanent Dead-end Streets shall not be permitted except as cul-de-sacs. Temporary Dead-end Streets shall be permitted only as part of an approved overall development plan. In such cases, a temporary turn-around shall be constructed off the end of the dedicated street. Said turnaround shall have a design approved by the City Engineer and shall be maintained by the developer. A Temporary Turnaround Easement, labeled “privately maintained”, shall be shown on the final plat. When street construction resumes, the developer shall remove the turnaround at his expense. Temporary dead-end streets shall not be permitted if they end within 300 feet from an existing pavement. Turnarounds will not be required on stub streets.
(b) Dedication of new half-streets shall not be permitted. Where a dedicated or platted half-street exists adjacent to the tract being subdivided, the other half shall be platted.
(c) Where a subdivision fronts on an arterial roadway recognized within the Federal Function Classification System a Marginal Access Street must be provided. Points of access to the arterial street shall be spaced at a minimum of thirteen hundred twenty (1,320) feet. A planting strip, having a minimum width of twenty (20) feet, shall be provided between the pavement of the arterial street and the pavement of the marginal access street. The minimum width of the marginal access right-of-way shall be fifty (50) feet.
(d) Alley - A public right-of-way primarily for secondary access by vehicles to the rear or side of a property abutting on another street. Alleys shall not be approved in residential subdivisions, except where justified by extreme conditions. Alleys may be required in commercial and industrial districts if other provisions cannot be made for adequate service access. The minimum width for alleys shall be twenty (20) feet for the right-of-way and eighteen (18) feet for the pavement width.
(Ord. 2002-25. Passed 4-8-03.)