(A) The subdivider shall dedicate land for and improve streets, as provided herein. Streets shall conform to any applicable official map ordinance in effect in the village. Streets shall be located with due regard for topographical conditions, natural features, existing and proposed streets, utilities, land uses, and public convenience and safety.
(B) All lots shall have access to a public street.
(C) Street locations shall be consistent with any applicable street plan officially adopted by the village. All street right-of-way widths, radii of curvature, and grades shall conform to the following requirements:
Type of Street | Right-of-Way Width to be Dedicated | Pavement Width, Face of Curb to Face of Curb |
Arterial streets | 66 feet | 40 feet |
Collector streets | 60 feet | 40 feet |
Cul-de-sac streets | 60 feet | 40 feet |
Frontage streets | 60 feet | 40 feet |
Minor streets | 60 feet | 40 feet |
Pedestrian ways | 10 feet | 5 feet |
(D) Collector streets shall be laid out to provide for possible continuation wherever topographic and other physical conditions permit.
(E) Minor streets shall be so laid out as to discourage their use by through traffic.
(F) Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial highway, the Village Board shall require a frontage road, non-access reservation along the rear of the property contiguous to that highway, or other treatment as may be necessary to ensure safe, efficient traffic flow and adequate protection of residential properties.
(G) Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall not be provided except where control of such strip is placed with the appropriate public body.
(H) Streets shall afford maximum visibility and safety and shall intersect at right angles, where practicable.
(I) Dedication of half-width streets shall be prohibited, except where it is essential for the reasonable development of the subdivision in conformity with the other requirements of this chapter. Where a half street has been dedicated adjacent to a subdivision, the remaining half of the street shall be dedicated by the subdivider of the adjoining land.
(J) Permanent dead end streets or cul-de-sacs shall not be longer than 600 feet, and shall have a minimum width of 60 feet and terminate with a turnaround having a right-of-way diameter of at least 120 feet, and a minimum surface radius of 40 feet.
(K) Where possible, lot lines shall be perpendicular to the street line and to the tangent at the lot corner on curved streets.
(L) No street names shall be used which will duplicate or may be confused with the names of existing streets. Street names shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board.
(`99 Code, § 8.08) Penalty, see § 153.999