(A) Right-of-way for service alleys in commercial and industrial districts shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width, with a 20-foot wide pavement section.
(B) Alleys in residential districts shall be parallel, or approximately parallel, to the frontage street, and shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 15 feet, with a ten-foot wide pavement section.
(C) Alleys shall be optional in all new developments and replatted existing subdivisions, unless expressly required by the Commission because of drainage, topographical features, circulation, or existing conditions which may necessitate the use of an alley in a particular location. Any right-of-way for alleys shall be dedicated to the city.
(D) Alleys shall be paved in accordance with the construction standards of the city.
(E) Where the deflection of alley alignment exceeds 30 degrees, a cutback of a minimum 15 feet, or of a greater distance to provide safe vehicular movement, shall be established on the inside property line and the paving of the alley shall be cut back in the same manner.
(F) Where the deflection of an alley alignment exceeds 15 degrees, a five-foot-wide pole guy easement shall be provided at the exterior of each point of deflection and normal hereto. The easement length shall be 15 feet for a deflection from 15 degrees to 30 degrees and 25 feet for deflection greater than 30 degrees.
(G) Dead-end alleys are prohibited.
(H) Access to residential property may be permitted from the alley. Access from the alley shall not exclude another means of access from the front or side.
(Ord. 08-358, passed 11-18-2008)