A. Conformance With Plan: Whenever a tract to be subdivided embraces part of a street designated in a street and highway plan adopted by the City, such street shall be mapped in conformance therewith.
B. Layout: Street layout shall provide for the continuation of such streets as necessary to provide traffic and pedestrian access throughout the community and as the Planning Commission may designate.
C. Extensions: Certain proposed streets, as designated by the Planning Commission, shall be extended to the tract boundary to provide future connection with adjoining unmapped lands. Such extensions shall generally not be farther apart than the maximum permitted length of a block, as hereinafter provided.
D. Arrangement Of Residential Streets: Residential streets shall be so arranged as to discourage their use by traffic originating outside the immediate neighborhood.
E. Protection Of Residential Properties: Lots intended for single-family residential use shall not front or have access from arterial streets, except as otherwise permitted by the City due to site-specific conditions. Where a proposed subdivision abuts an existing or proposed arterial street, the Planning Commission may require marginal access streets or reverse property frontage with nonaccess easements abutting the arterial street, or such other treatment as may be justified for protection of residential properties from the nuisance and hazard of high volume traffic, and for protection of the traffic function of the arterial street.
F. Parallel Streets: Where a residential subdivision abuts the right-of-way of a railroad, a limited access highway, or a commercial or industrial land use, the Planning Commission may require the design and construction of a street approximately parallel to such right-of-way or use at a location and configured in such a manner as to take into account approach grades, drainage, bridges and future grade separation.
G. Topography: Streets shall be so arranged in relation to topography as to produce desirable lots, provide for maximum utility and streets of reasonable gradient, and facilitate adequate surface drainage.
H. Alleys: Alleys, if any, shall be aligned and arranged in a manner that minimizes backtracking and single-tier service by trash collection forces, and that avoids the facing of residences directly into alley openings.
I. Half-Streets: Half-streets are prohibited unless approved by the Planning Commission where necessary to provide a right-of-way in the manner indicated on the official street and highway plan, to complete a street pattern already begun, or to ensure reasonable development of an adjoining unmapped parcel. Where a mapped half-street exists in a location abutting to residential lots, the remaining half-street shall be mapped within the subdivision.
J. Dead End Streets: Dead end streets in excess of six hundred eighty feet (680') in length are prohibited unless a modification is granted by the Planning Commission in locations necessary for future street connection to adjacent unmapped lands. This foregoing qualified prohibition shall also apply to cul-de-sacs.
K. Intersection Design: Whenever any proposed street or highway requires a separation of grades or any special form of intersection design at its intersection with any street, highway or railway, the subdivision shall be designed to conform to any plan adopted by the City for the intersection design and all lots within the subdivision shall, when necessary, be provided with suitable access from another public way. Any street or highway intersecting another street or highway shall intersect it at any angle as close to a right angle as is practicable. (Ord. 834, 11-27-2018)