(A) Street right-of-way widths. Street and road right-of-way widths shall conform to the adopted major street plan or comprehensive development plan and the rules of the State Department of Highways and the highway district or department having jurisdiction; minimum right-of-way standards are as follows:
Street Types | Widths | Widths of Pavement |
Collector street | 60 feet | 32 feet |
Local street Does not allow on-street parking | 50 feet | 24 feet |
Major arterial | 100 feet | 48 feet divided |
Minor arterial | 80 feet | 32 feet |
(B) Street grades. Street grades shall not exceed 9% on either local or collector streets, and no street grade shall be less than 0.50%.
(C) Street alignment. Street alignment shall be as follows.
(1) Horizontal alignment. When street lines deflect from each other by more than ten degrees in alignment, the centerlines shall be connected by a curve having a minimum radius of 500 feet for arterial streets, 300 feet for collector streets and 150 feet for minor streets. Between reverse curves on minor streets there shall be a minimum tangent distance of 100 feet, and on collector and arterial streets, 200 feet.
(2) Vertical alignment. Minimum sight distances shall be 200 feet for minor streets and 300 feet for collector and other streets.
(Prior Code, § 16.16.040) (Ord. 462, passed 6-9-1975)