(a) Every subdivision requiring the construction of streets or roads shall be required to construct improved streets as defined in § 1240.07, and such streets shall be dedicated to the city.
(b) The general requirements for all streets and roads shall be as follows.
(1) In general. The classification, arrangement, character, extent, width, and location of all streets shall conform to the thoroughfare plan, as amended, and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, topographical conditions, public convenience and safety, and appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets. The subdivider shall provide, within the boundaries of the subdivision plat, the necessary right-of-way for the widening, continuance, or alignment of such streets.
(2) Pattern. The pattern of local streets shall be designed so as to discourage through traffic.
(3) Protection of residential properties. If a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the Commission may require marginal access streets, double frontage lots with screen planting contained in a non-access reservation along the rear property line or such other treatments as may be necessary for the adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
(4) Half streets. Half streets are prohibited except where there exists a dedicated or platted half street adjacent to the tract being subdivided. In such cases, the other half shall be platted, if deemed necessary by the Commission.
(5) Dead-end streets. Dead-end streets are permitted only where it is necessary to provide circulation to undeveloped property adjacent to the boundaries of the proposed subdivision and where provision is made for a temporary cul-de-sac easement with a reversion clause specifying the portion of the street outside any required dedicated right-of-way on which a temporary cul-de-sac is located that shall revert to the abutting property owner upon completion of a through street to the adjacent property. A temporary cul-de-sac is not required for a deadend street of 250 feet or less, provided that it does not serve as exclusive frontage for any lot.
(6) Cul-de-sac dimensions. A cul-de-sac street may be permitted up to 2,250 feet in length, provided there is a public water supply with the capacity to flow 750 gallons per minute at a residual pressure of 20 PSI, and shall be provided at the closed end with a turn-around that is 130 feet in diameter (100 feet pavement in diameter) to permit fire, emergency, and service vehicles access to the abutting properties. The Commission may approve a cul-de-sac street in excess of 2,250 feet if the land cannot otherwise be subdivided as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and further provided that the public water supply will have the capacity to flow 750 gallons per minute at a residual pressure of 20 PSI.
(Ord. 99-O-10, passed 4-19-1999)
(7) Cul-de-sac intersections. A cul-de-sac may intersect with another cul-de-sac, provided that the combined length of one cul-de-sac and the distance from its intersection with the other cul-de-sac to a through street does not exceed 2,250 feet, provided the street is served by a public water supply.
(8) Local streets. Local streets function to provide direct and full access to each lot. They shall be planned for convenient circulation toward the principal directions of travel, bus routes, schools, and playgrounds. The street pattern shall be sufficiently indirect to discourage through traffic. Three-way or “T” intersections shall predominate; four-way or cross-intersections shall be avoided.
(9) Nonconforming widths. Where property abuts a street which does not conform to the width required by the thoroughfare plan of the city or by the County Highway Department or the Ohio Department of Transportation or by these Subdivision Regulations, the additional width shall be dedicated when such land is subdivided. Streets of less than the required width shall not be permitted.
(10) Reserve strips adjoining streets. Reserve strips adjoining streets, or other provisions to control access or extensions to pavement and/or utilities to a nearby property, shall not be permitted except where provisions for the control and disposal of land comprising such strips have been assigned to the city under conditions approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(11) Multifamily developments. Streets for multifamily developments shall be planned to connect only with major or secondary streets so that large volumes of traffic will not be generated on local residential streets. Vehicular and pedestrian access shall be planned so that a street, service drive, parking area, or delivery area will be located not more than 100 feet from every main or service entrance of a building and will be available for each dwelling unit.
(12) Business and industrial developments. Streets for business and industrial developments shall be planned to connect only with major streets so that large volumes of traffic will not be generated on local residential streets. The intersection of service streets or access driveways to parking areas with major streets shall be located so as to cause the least possible interference with the movement of traffic on the major streets. Access driveways (measured on the centerline) shall be located not less than 50 feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street and spaced at not less than 130-foot intervals.
(Ord. 97-O-63, passed 3-2-1998; Am. Ord. 13-O-59, passed 12-16-2013)