STREETS

§ 152.085 FRONTAGE ON IMPROVED STREETS.

   No subdivision shall be approved unless the area to be subdivided shall have frontage on or access from:

   (A)   An existing state, county, or local highway, or whenever the area to be subdivided is to use an existing street frontage, such street shall be suitably improved as provided herein above;

   (B)   A street shown upon a plat approved by the Commission and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds. Such street or highway must be suitably improved as required by the highway rules, regulation specifications, or be secured by a performance bond required under these regulations, with the width and right-of-way required by these regulations or as indicated on the Official Map or Thoroughfare Plan.

(Ord. passed - -)

§ 152.086 GRADING AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

   Streets shall be graded and improved and conform to the appropriate jurisdiction’s construction standards and specifications and shall be approved as to design and specifications by the jurisdictional engineer, in accordance with the construction plans required to be submitted prior to final approval.

(Ord. passed - -)

§ 152.087 TOPOGRAPHY AND ARRANGEMENT.

   (A)   Streets shall be related appropriately to the original topography. A combination of steep grades and sharp curves shall be avoided. Specific standards are contained in the design standards of these regulations.

   (B)   All streets shall be properly integrated with the existing and proposed system of thoroughfares and dedicated rights-of-way as established on the Official Map, Thoroughfare Plan, or Comprehensive Plan.

   (C)   Minor or local streets shall be laid out to conform as much as possible to the topography, to discourage use by through traffic, to permit efficient drainage and utility systems, and to require the minimum number of streets necessary to provide convenient and safe access to property.

   (D)   Proposed streets shall, where appropriate, be extended to the boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided unless this is prevented by topography or other physical conditions, or unless in the opinion of the Plan Commission such extension(s) is/are not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision under consideration with the existing street layout or for the most advantageous future development of adjacent tracts.

   (E)   In business and industrial developments, the streets and other accessways shall be planned in connection with the grouping of buildings, location of rail facilities, and the provision of alleys, truck loading and maneuvering areas, walkways, bikeways, and parking areas so as to minimize conflict of movement between the various types of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

(Ord. passed - -)

§ 152.088 STREET NAMES.

   The plat shall indicate names of proposed streets. As part of his review the Administrator shall refer proposed street names to the local postmaster for his comments regarding duplication of names and possible confusion. A street which is, or is planned as, a continuation of an existing street shall bear the same name. All street names are subject to approval by the Advisory Plan Commission.

(Ord. passed - -)

§ 152.089 STREET REGULATORY SIGNS.

   The applicant shall provide and install a street sign at every street intersection within his subdivision as required by the jurisdictional engineer.

(Ord. passed - -)

§ 152.090 STREET LIGHTS.

   Installation of street lights shall be required in accordance with design and specification standards approved by the jurisdictional engineer on all streets installed by the developer. Street lights are not required for existing county roads, unless specifically requested by the Plan Commission.

(Ord. passed - -)

§ 152.091 RESERVE STRIPS.

   The creation of reserve strips shall not be permitted adjacent to a proposed street in such a manner as to deny access to it from adjacent property if such street is a local service street rather than a collector or arterial street.

(Ord. passed - -)