(a) The road system shall be designed to permit the safe, efficient, and orderly movement of traffic; to meet, but not exceed the needs of the present and future population served; to have a simple and logical pattern; to respect natural features and topography; and to present an attractive streetscape.
(b) In residential subdivisions, the road system shall be designed to serve the needs of the neighborhood and to discourage use by through traffic.
(c) The pedestrian system shall be located as required for safety and shall meet all applicable Village ordinances. In conventional developments, walks shall be placed parallel to and along both sides of all streets, with exceptions permitted to preserve natural features or to provide visual interest. In planned unit developments, walks may be placed away from the road system, but they may also be required parallel to the street for safety reasons.
(d) Bikeways, greenways, hiking trails or other alternative pedestrian linkages should be provided where a connection to an existing system is readily available.
(e) New streets shall be a continuation of existing streets or provide a minimum jog of one hundred twenty (120) feet from the existing street alignment.
(f) Permanent dead-end streets shall not be permitted. Temporary dead-end streets, or stub streets, shall be permitted only as part of a continuing street plan, and only if a temporary turnaround satisfactory to the Commission in design is provided and provisions for maintenance, removal, and ultimate extension are advanced. Temporary dead-end streets longer than two hundred (200) feet shall not be permitted. Where temporary dead-end streets are permitted, all requirements of Section 1181.05 shall be satisfied.
(g) Cul-de-sac streets shall not be over six hundred (600) feet in length and the terminal shall be a circular area, with no center island, with a minimum diameter of one hundred (100) feet, provided, however, that in exceptional circumstances the Planning Commission may approve different arrangements.
(h) The street and alley arrangement shall be such as not to cause a hardship to owners of adjoining property when they plat their own land and seek to provide convenient access to it, and shall further the development of a coherent neighborhood street pattern in the vicinity of the subdivision. Subdividers are encouraged to leave open space in such areas as may provide future street rights of way for new or extended streets onto adjoining properties.
(i) Dedication of half-streets shall not be accepted unless exceptional circumstances are found by the Planning Commission to justify the same. Where there exists a dedicated or platted half-street or alley adjacent to the tract being subdivided, the other half shall be platted if deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.
(j) Alleys shall not be used in residential subdivisions except when deemed necessary by the Planning Commission to meet unusual conditions.
(k) Frontage on high volume traffic ways shall be provided with parallel service streets, or buffering as provided in Section 1177.04(c), or such other means of minimizing access as may be appropriate to the conditions.
(l) The angle of intersection between minor streets should not vary by more than ten (10) degrees from a right angle. All other streets should intersect each other as near to a right angle as possible and no intersection of streets at angles of less than sixty (60) degrees shall be permitted.
(m) Access restriction controlling ingress and egress to streets may be required by the Planning Commission to minimize points of intersection and to relieve congestion at intersections. Direct access to streets within six hundred (600) feet of a major intersection shall not be provided except where it is the only access to property and in such cases should be avoided whenever possible and in all cases will be limited in number.
(Ord. 95-35. Passed 11-20-95.)