NOTE: Any exceptions to these standards must be approved in writing by the City Engineer.
Primary & Secondary
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Industrial
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Collector
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Local, Alley Cul-de-Sac
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Minimum centerline grade | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Maximum centerline grade2 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 12.0% |
Minimum length of Vertical Curve3 | 100 feet | 100 feet | 50 feet | 50 feet |
Maximum Radius of Centerline Curve | 575 feet | 575 feet | 400 feet | 400 feet |
Minimum Length of tangent between horizontal curves | 100 feet | 100 feet | 50 feet | 50 feet |
Minimum back of curb or edge of pavement radius | 40 feet | 40 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet |
Minimum stopping sight distance4 | 400 feet | 400 feet | 300 feet | 200 feet |
Max. Centerline grade approaching intersection5 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
Cul-de-Sac Pavement turnaround diameter back to back of curb6 | ----- | 100 feet | ----- | 80 feet |
Minimum traffic lane width for multilane streets7 | 12 feet | 12 feet | 12 feet | 12 feet |
Maximum driveway grade shall be | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
2 Maximum grades for pedestrian way shall be 6% unless steps are to be of an acceptable design are to be constructed.
3 All changes in street grades shall be connected by vertical curves of a minimum length equivalent to 15 times the algebraic difference between the rates in grade
4 Measured from an eye level of 3.5 feet to a six inch object
5 The grades shown shall apply for a distance of 50 feet from an intersection with the curb line of another street.
6 A “T” or “Y” shaped turn around shall not be used unless the City Engineer has approved design.
7 Underdrains - Four-inch ADS perforated underdrains with sock shall be installed per the Standard Underdrain Detail drawing, located in the appendix to Exhibit “A” attached to Ordinance 16-2020.
(Ord. - -, passed - -03; Am. Ord. 16-2020, passed 12-7-20)