Planting strips and reserve strips shall conform to the following.
(A) Planting strips. Planting strips shall be required to be placed next to incompatible features such as highways, railroads, commercial, or industrial uses to screen the view from residential properties. Such screens shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide, and shall not be a part of the normal roadway right-of-way or utility easement.
(B) Reserve strips.
(1) Private. Privately held reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited.
(2) Public. A one foot reserve may be required to be placed at the end or along “stub”, “dead-end”, or “half streets” which terminate at subdivision boundaries. These reserves shall be deeded in fee simple to the city for future street purposes.
(Ord. 2006-01, passed - -2006)