§ 152.053 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.

   Within residential developments, utility boxes, transformers, and similar mechanical equipment must be placed in the rear yard, wherever practical. If locating these structures in the rear yard is not practical as determined by the City Engineer, then they shall be at least 25 feet behind the right-of-way. Such equipment is prohibited from being located within the right-of-way, adjacent to the streets and in no-disturb zones. Such equipment must be screened by landscaping in accordance with §§ 153.077 and 153.133(C).

(Ord. 101-00, passed 9-18-00)

REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS

§ 152.065 MINIMUM PAVEMENT WIDTHS.

   (A)   This section is not applicable to PUD zoned areas.

   (B)   Minimum pavement widths, back to back of curb, installed at subdivider's expense, shall be as follows:

 

Type of Street	Width (in feet)
Boulevard	48
Arterial street	45
Collector street	36
Local street	32
Cul-de-sac	32
Minor street	24

   (C)   A cul-de-sac street shall have a maximum length of 1,000 feet measured from the center line of the nearest street intersection to the center of the cul-de-sac turnaround. The minimum diameter of a cul-de-sac turnaround for a cul-de-sac street with a length of 300 feet or less shall be 81 feet as measured from back to back of curb. The minimum diameter of a cul-de-sac turnaround for a cul-de-sac street with a length of over 300 feet shall be 91 feet as measured from back to back of curb. An unpaved, landscaped center island shall be constructed on a cul-de-sac turnaround provided that cul-de-sac turnaround shall have a minimum diameter of 91 feet as measured from back to back of curb. A landscaped center island of a cul-de-sac turnaround shall have a maximum diameter of fourteen feet as measured from back to back of curb. This section shall not apply to districts zoned commercial or industrial.

   (D)   Conditional on approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission, private streets shall be constructed in accordance with the minimum standards set forth herein.

('80 Code, § 1107.01) (Ord. 27-74, passed 5-6-74; Am. Ord. 76-93, passed 10-4-93) Penalty, see § 152.999

§ 152.066 STREET GRADES.

   (A)   The grades of streets shall not exceed the following, except that where unusual or exceptional conditions exist, the Municipal Engineer may modify these regulations:

 

Street or Way	Grade (percent)
Arterial streets	4
Collector streets and service drives	10
Cul-de-sac streets and service drives	10
Pedestrian ways or crosswalks	12 unless steps of an acceptable design are to be constructed
Minor streets (place or lane)	15

 

   (B)   In no event shall the minimum grade of any street be less than 0.5%.

   (C)   All changes in street grades in excess of 1% shall be connected by vertical curves of a minimum length equal to 15 times the algebraic difference in the rates of grade. This division (C) is not applicable to PUD zoned areas.

('80 Code, § 1107.02) (Ord. 27-74, passed 5-6-74) Penalty, see § 152.999

§ 152.067 CURVATURE OF STREETS.

   (A)   This section is not applicable to PUD zoned areas.

   (B)   The radii of curvature on the center line shall not be less than the following:

 

Type of Street	Curvature (in feet)
Arterial and collector streets	400
Local streets	200
Cul-de-sac streets and service drives	100

 

('80 Code, § 1107.03) (Ord. 27-74, passed 5-6-74) Penalty, see § 152.999

§ 152.068 INTERSECTIONS.

   Street curb intersections shall be rounded by radii of at least 25 feet on local streets, and 35 feet on collector streets and arterial streets.

('80 Code, § 1107.04) (Ord. 27-74, passed 5-6-74) Penalty, see § 152.999

§ 152.069 ENTRANCE GATES AND SIGNS.

   (A)   This section is not applicable to PUD zoned areas.

   (B)   Entrance gates, posts, columns, walls, fences or similar structures designed to indicate entrances to subdivisions or parts thereof, and signs designating the subdivision or development, will be permissible either on public or private property, provided both the Planning and Zoning Commission and Council determine such structures to be desirable. In no case shall such approval be given unless provision is made, satisfactory to Council, for proper location and maintenance of such structures.

('80 Code, § 1107.05) (Ord. 27-74, passed 5-6-74) Penalty, see § 152.999