(A) Minimum requirements. Streets shall conform to at least all minimum requirements of the general specifications and typical cross-sections as set forth in this subchapter and other conditions set forth by the City Council. All streets and their contents shall be constructed to standards identified and defined by the city and shall require formal approval of the City Engineer at appropriate times during construction as selected by the City Engineer and also upon completion of the street construction and installation of its contents. All streets must be located within the designated street right-of-way.
(B) Location and arrangements.
(1) The proposed subdivision shall conform to the various elements of the Master Plan and shall be considered in relation to the existing and planned major thoroughfares and collector streets and such part shall be platted in the location and width indicated on such plan.
(2) The street layout shall provide for continuation of collector streets in the adjoining subdivisions or of the proper projection of streets when adjoining property is not subdivided.
(3) The street layout shall include minor streets so laid out that their use by through traffic shall be discouraged.
(4) Should a proposed subdivision border on or contain an existing or proposed major thoroughfare, the Commission may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation and reduction of traffic hazzards.
(5) Should a proposed subdivision border on or contain a railroad, expressway or other limited access highway right-of-way the Commission may require the location of a street approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way, at a distance suitable for the development of an appropriate use of the intervening land such as for parks in residential districts. Such distances shall be determined with due consideration of the minimum distance required for approach grades to future grade separation.
(6) Half streets shall be prohibited, except where absolutely essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision in conformity with the other requirements of these regulations and where the Commission finds it will be practicable to require the dedication of the other half when the adjoining property is developed. Wherever there exists, adjacent to the tract to be subdivided, a dedicated or platted and recorded half street, the other half shall be platted.
(C) Right-of-way widths.
(1) Street right-of-way widths shall conform to at least the following minimum requirements.
Street Type | Right-of-Way Widths |
Street Type | Right-of-Way Widths |
Collector streets | 80 ft. |
Cul-de-sac streets; turn-arounds; industrial | 75 ft. radius |
Cul-de-sac streets; turn-arounds; residential and others | 60 ft. radius |
Industrial service streets | 80 ft. |
Major thoroughfare | 100 ft. |
Marginal access streets | 34 ft. |
Minor, single-family residential streets | 60 ft. |
Multiple-family residential streets; where platted | 60 ft. |
Turn-around loop streets | 120 ft. |
(2) Maximum length for residential cul-de-sac streets shall generally be 500 feet. Maximum length for industrial and other cul-de-sac streets may exceed 500 feet subject to the approval of the Commission.
(D) Street grades. For adequate drainage, the minimum street grade shall not be less than 0.5%. The maximum street grade shall be 6% except that the Commission may make an exception to this standard on the recommendation of the Engineer.
(E) Street geometries. Standards for maximum and minimum street grades, vertical and horizontal street curves and sight distances shall be established by ordinance or published rules of the City Council and shall in no case be less restrictive than the standards of the County Road Commission.
(F) Street intersections. Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible to 90 degrees. Curved streets, intersecting with major thoroughfares and collector thoroughfares shall do so with a tangent section of centerline 50 feet in length, measured from the right-of-way line of the major or collector thoroughfare.
(G) Grading and centerline gradients. Per plans and profiles approved by the City Engineer.
(H) Street jogs. Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than 125 feet shall be avoided.
(I) Street parking. Street parking shall be allowed in areas designated specifically to accommodate vehicle parking and approved by the City Council during the site plan review and approval. All public and private streets shall be constructed to accommodate vehicle parking on at least one side, as shown on the site plan and approved by City Council.
(J) Street maintenance.
(1) All private streets and their contents which have not been conveyed and/or dedicated to the public shall be responsibly and timely maintained by their ownership. The streets and contents shall be kept in good repair. Accumulations of snow, ice and standing water shall be promptly removed. Appropriate actions shall be taken by the property owners to minimize safety hazards to vehicles and pedestrians.
(2) The master deed or subdivision covenants and restrictions shall contain adequate mechanisms to ensure that streets and sidewalks shall be properly maintained. Such provisions within the final master deed, restrictions and/or covenants shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer and City Attorney.
(1979 Code, § 5.291) (Ord. 45, passed 6-6-1972; Ord. 156, passed 3-18-2003)