(a) Layout Pattern. Street layout shall conform to the general pattern shown on the Major Thoroughfare Plan and with the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations and shall be designed with due regard to topography, drainage and other physical considerations.
(b) Continuity. The street pattern shall make provision for the continuance of streets into adjacent vacant property and for connection to existing rights of way in adjacent developed property.
(c) Names. The names of new streets shall not duplicate existing street names except where conterminous or where the new right of way is in alignment with an existing one. All new streets shall be named in accordance with the following schedule:
General Direction of Street | Name Ends With: |
North and South | Street |
East and West | Avenue |
Diagonal | Road |
Curving | Drive |
Cul-de-sac, North and South | Place |
Cul-de-sac, East and West | Court |
Circular or part thereof | Circle |
Alley, East and West | Lane |
Alley, North and South | Way |
(d) Widths, Grades, Curve Radii. Streets shall be designed in accordance with the following standards:
Type of Street | Min. ROW (Ft. ) | Min. Pavement (Ft. ) | Max. Grade (%) | Max. Curve (Degree | Min. Radius (Ft. ) | Min. Vertical Visibility (Ft.) |
Arterial (Major) | ||||||
Divided | 80 | 24 plus 24 | 4 | 5 | 1150 | 500 |
Undivided | 70 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 1150 | 500 |
Collector (Secondary) | 60 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 300 | 200 |
Local (Minor) | 55 | 30 | 10 | ---- | –--- | ---- |
(e) Intersections.
(1) Streets shall intersect at right angles wherever possible and practicable.
(2) Curb lines at intersections shall be rounded to a minimum radius of twenty- five feet and property lines at intersections to a minimum radius of fifteen feet.
(3) Street grades shall not exceed three percent within 100 feet of an intersection.
(4) The approach to an intersection shall be perpendicular to the intersected street for a distance of not less than 100 feet from the centerline of the intersected street.
(5) Jogs of less than 125 feet from centerline to centerline shall not be permitted.
(f) Dead-Ends and Cul-de-Sacs.
(1) Dead-end streets shall not be permitted unless provided with a paved cul-de- sac having a right-of-way radius of not less than fifty feet and a pavement radius of not less than forty feet.
(2) The maximum length of a cul-de-sac shall be 500 feet, measured from the center of the turnaround to the centerline of the intersecting street.
(3) Where a street ends at a subdivision line for future extension, it shall be provided with a temporary turnaround until such extension is completed.
(g) Half or Partial Streets. The dedication of half or partial streets shall not be permitted except when a half or partial street exists adjacent to the tract to be subdivided, in which case, the other portion of such half or partial street shall be dedicated.
(h) Alleys.
(1) Alleys shall not be permitted in single and two-family districts unless necessitated by unusual considerations.
(2) Alleys shall be provided in multi-family, business and industrial districts, unless satisfactory alternate arrangements are made for access to off-street parking, loading and service areas.
(3) The minimum width of an alley shall be twenty feet.
(4) Dead-end alleys shall not be permitted.
(Ord. 71-14. Passed 11-19-71.)
(a) Frontage. All lots shall abut by their full frontage on a public street.
(b) Minimum Size. Except as modified by applicable zoning regulations, all lots shall meet or exceed the following minimum sizes:
(1) Area. Each lot served by both water and sanitary sewer facilities shall have a minimum area of 7500 square feet. If either or both water and sanitary facilities are not available to the lot, it shall have such minimum area as determined by the health agency having jurisdiction in the area.
(2) Width. Each interior lot shall have an average minimum width of sixty feet and a width of at least forty feet at the building line. Each corner lot shall have a minimum width of sixty-five feet as measured across the least width of less than twenty feet at any point.
(3) Depth. Each lot shall have an average minimum depth of 125 feet.
(c) Shape.
(1) All lots shall be as nearly rectangular as practicable. Irregular or odd- shaped lots will be permitted only when unavoidable and then only when sufficiently large to permit reasonable construction and occupancy of permitted structures.
(2) The average depth of a lot shall be not greater than three times its average width.
(3) Triangular lots shall not be permitted.
(d) Lot Lines.
(1) Side lot lines shall be approximately perpendicular to the street line or radial to a curved street line.
(2) Curved side or rear lot lines shall not be permitted.
(e) Setbacks. Except as modified by applicable zoning regulations, the minimum building setback line of residential lots shall be twenty-five feet measured from the street right of way.
(f) Corner Lots. Corner lots shall be designed with due regard to setbacks and side yard limitations to allow reasonable construction and occupancy of permitted structures.
(g) Double Frontage. Double frontage lots other than corner lots or lots backing on a major street shall not be permitted.
(1) Lots backing on a major street shall have a minimum depth of 150 feet. A ten-foot easement shall be required at the rear line of such lots and vehicular access shall not be permitted across such easement.
(Ord. 71-14. Passed 11-9-71.)
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