(A) The following typical street cross sections represent the desired street form for the various districts and streets noted. The following are typical street sections and may vary along their length based upon village engineering standards.
(1) Existing streets. An applicant shall not be required to make any improvements to the vehicular lanes located between the curbs for an existing public street. However, the applicant shall make all streetscape improvements outside of the street curb along the lot frontage as shown in the following cross sections, including sidewalks, curb-lawn landscaping and street trees.
(2) New streets or reconstruction. When an applicant proposes a new street or to reconstruct an existing street, they shall construct the street and associated streetscape improvements in accordance with the following street cross sections and all applicable village engineering and construction standards.
(B) Streetscape requirement details.
(1) Michigan Avenue CBD.
Curb-lawn | None |
Parking | East of Lake Street, angled parking on both sides; west of Lake Street, angled on north side, parallel on south side |
Right-of-way | 66 ft., or as determined by MDOT |
Roadway | 40 ft., or as determined by MDOT; 2 travel lanes |
Sidewalk | Minimum 6-ft. wide both sides |
Street lights | Village street lights |
Street trees | None required |
(2) Michigan Avenue (outside CBD) and Union Street.
Curb-lawn | 13 ft. grass between curb and sidewalk |
Parking | No parking, except on-street parallel parking is allowed on Union Street, south of Michigan Avenue |
Right-of-way | 66 ft., or as determined by village |
Roadway | 28 ft., or as determined by MDOT; 2 travel lanes |
Sidewalk | Minimum 5-ft. wide both sides |
Street lights | None required |
Street trees | Minimum 1 tree every 40 ft. in curb-lawn or in front yard within 15 ft. of front lot line |
(3) Church, Lake and Walnut Streets.
Curb-lawn | 13 ft. grass between road and sidewalk |
Parking | Parallel parking both sides |
Right-of-way | 66 ft., or as determined by village |
Roadway | 28 ft., or as determined by village; 3 lanes (travel/parking) |
Sidewalk | Minimum 5 ft.-wide both sides |
Street lights | None required |
Street trees | Minimum 1 tree every 40 ft. in curb-lawn or in front yard within 15 ft. of front lot line |
(4) Lafayette Street.
Curb-lawn | 13 ft. grass between curb and right-of-way |
Parking | Parallel parking on one side |
Right-of-way | 56 ft., or as determined by village |
Roadway | 18 ft., or as determined by village; 2 lanes (travel, no parking) |
Sidewalk | Minimum 5 ft.-wide both sides |
Street lights | None required |
Street trees | Minimum 1 tree every 40 ft. in curb-lawn or in front yard within 15 ft. of front lot line |
(5) Clark, Watson and Water Streets.
Curb-lawn | 6 ft. grass between curb and right-of-way |
Parking | Parallel parking both sides |
Right-of-way | 50 ft., or as determined by village |
Roadway | 28 ft., or as determined by village; 3 lanes (travel/parking) |
Sidewalk | Minimum 5-ft. wide both sides |
Street lights | None required |
Street trees | Minimum 1 tree every 40 ft. in curb-lawn or in front yard within 15 ft. of front lot line |
(6) Maple and Drake Streets.
Curb-lawn | 3.5 ft. grass between curb and sidewalk; 7.5 ft. grass area where there is no sidewalk |
Parking | No parking |
Right-of-way | 33 ft., or as determined by village |
Roadway | 18 ft., or as determined by village; one-way |
Sidewalk | Minimum 4-ft. wide both sides |
Street lights | None required |
Street trees | Minimum 1 tree every 40 ft. in front yard within 15 ft. of front lot line |
(Ord. passed
5-20-2009
, § 4.3.7)