(A) All streets shall be designed in substantial relation to topographic conditions and drainage; public convenience and safety; and proposed uses of land to be served by the streets.
(B) Except within a Comprehensive Plan Development District, a public street shall be provided for convenient access to all property within the subdivision and access to adjacent properties as may be needed.
(C) Private streets shall not be permitted, except when the subdivider submits sufficient evidence that there can be no public interest in the private roads or streets. The developer or owner is required to place road name signs at intersections in accordance with city regulations. All private streets shall be sufficiently illuminated to ensure the security of property and the safety of persons using the streets.
(D) The arrangements of the streets in a subdivision shall either provide for the alignment and continuation, or appropriate projection of existing streets in surrounding areas, or conform to an approved plan for the neighborhood which meets a particular situation where topography or other conditions make continuation of, or conformance to, existing streets impracticable. In any event, where a centerline offset (jog) occurs at an intersection, the distance between centerlines of the intersecting streets shall not be less than 150 feet.
(E) Streets that are extensions of or obviously in alignment with existing streets shall bear the names of the existing streets; however, no other streets shall bear names which duplicate, or so nearly duplicate so as to be confused with the names of existing streets. The street names shall be subject to approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(F) Courts, dead-end streets or other arrangements may be provided if proper access is given to all lots from a dedicated street or court. All dead-end streets shall be developed as cul-de-sacs having a minimum radius of 40 feet of paved surface and a minimum radius of 50 feet of right-of-way. Dead-end streets shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length.
(G) The location of major streets shall conform to the locations designated on the transportation plan.
(H) The minimum width for rights-of-way shall be as follows:
Table 152.275: Minimum Right-of-Way Widths | |||
Type of Street | Description | Right-of-Way Width (Ft.) | Projected Avg. Annual Daily Traffic (ADT) |
Limited access road | Has the sole purpose of carrying traffic and provides no direct access to abutting properties | 100 ft. | >5,000* |
Major street | Primary purpose of carrying through traffic and secondary purpose of providing access to abutting property | 80 ft. | >5,000* |
Collector street | Collects traffic from streets that intersect and brings cars to major streets | 70 ft. | 1,500 - 5,000* |
Residential local street | Primary purpose is to serve abutting land use | 60 ft. | 100 - 1,500* |
* The ADT listed in this table are rough estimates and are not intended as design criteria | |||
(Ord. 10-3277, § 4-3.1, passed 1-4-2010)