The following standards shall apply to all streets to be located within the subdivision.
(A) Streets shall provide for the continuation of major streets from adjoining platted areas, and the extension of major streets into adjoining unplatted areas. Where a plat encompasses the location for a major street proposed in the Comprehensive Plan or major street plan, the plat shall provide for the major street.
(B) Street grades shall align to existing streets, and all grades for streets shall be as approved by the city.
(C) Arterial streets shall be located so as to not require direct access from the arterial street to abutting lots.
(D) Street right-of-way widths and pavement widths shall be as specified in the Comprehensive Plan, major street plan or technical standards for public improvement.
(E) Half-streets are prohibited, except where an existing platted half-street abuts the subdivision, a platted half-street to complete the street shall be required.
(F) Minor streets should be designed to discourage through traffic while safely connecting to major collector or arterial streets.
(G) Street jogs with center line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited, except where topography or other physical conditions make such jogs unavoidable.
(H) Streets shall intersect as nearly at right angles as possible; and, no street shall intersect any other street at less than 75 degrees.
(I) At intersections of major streets, and otherwise as necessary, lot corners abutting the intersection shall be rounded with a radius sufficient to provide necessary space within the right-of-way for sidewalks, traffic-control devices and other necessary improvements without encroachment onto the corner lots.
(J) Dead-end streets are prohibited, except where a street is planned to continue past the subdivider’s property, a temporary dead-end may be allowed.
(K) Streets which connect with other streets, or loop streets, are preferable for maintenance, fire protection and circulation, but cul-de-sacs may be permitted. Cul-de-sacs shall not exceed 500 feet in length.
(L) In general, alleys shall be prohibited in residential areas and required in commercial areas with normal street frontage. Dead-end alleys are prohibited, unless provided with a turn-around with a minimum right-of-way diameter of 100 feet.
(M) When a tract is subdivided into larger than normal lots or parcels, the lots or parcels shall be so arranged as to permit the logical location and opening of future streets and appropriate resubdivision with provision for adequate utility connections for the resubdivision. Easements for future openings and extensions for the streets or utilities may, at the discretion of the governing body, be made a requirement of the plat.
(N) Streets which are, or will become extensions of existing streets shall be given the same name as the existing streets. New street names shall not be the same or sound similar to existing street names. All street names shall be at the approval of the governing body.
(O) Private streets, not dedicated to the city, shall be avoided. The governing body may approve a private street where unusual conditions made a private street desirable; provided, adequate covenants or other legal documents ensure that the city will not have or need to assume any maintenance or other responsibility for the street.
(Ord. B-391, passed 1-4-1983)