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(A) Minimum right-of-way widths and pavement widths (face to face of curb) for each type of public street or road shall be as follows:
Type of Street | Right-of-way Width (Ft.) | Roadway Width (Ft.) |
Thoroughfare | 120 | As determined by traffic needs |
Collector street | 80 | 44 |
Commercial or industrial service street | 60 | 36 |
Minor street | 60 | 34 |
Marginal access street | 60 | 34 |
*Cul-de-sac street | 40 | 34 |
*Cul-de-sac turn around | 55 foot radius | 45 foot radius |
* A ten (10) foot snow/utility easement is required along front property lines.
(B) Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing street of inadequate width, sufficient additional width shall be provided to meet the above standards.
(C) Additional right-of-way and roadway widths may be required to promote public safety and convenience when special conditions require it or to provide parking space in areas of intensive use.
(D) Extensions of existing streets with lesser right-of-way than prescribed above may be permitted by variance in special cases.
(E) Restriction of access. Access of minor streets onto state and county state aid highways, shall be discouraged at intervals of less than five hundred (500) feet.
(F) Street jog. Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than one hundred fifty (150) feet shall not be allowed.
(G) Deflection. When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any one (1) point by more than ten (10) degrees, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius of not less than one hundred (100) feet.
(H) Grades. Centerline gradients shall be at least four-tenths percent (0.4%) and shall not exceed the following:
Classification | Gradient (In Percent) |
Thoroughfares and collector street | 5 |
Minor and service streets | 8 |
(I) Vertical curves. Different connection street gradients shall be connected with vertical curves. Minimum length, in feet, of these curves shall be twenty (20) times the algebraic difference in the percent of grade of the two (2) adjacent slopes.
(J) Angle of intersection. The angle formed by any intersecting of streets shall not be less than sixty (60) degrees with ninety (90) degree intersections preferred.
(K) Size of intersection. Intersections of more than four (4) corners shall be prohibited.
(L) Corner radii for roadways. Roadways of street intersections shall be rounded by a radius of not less than fifteen (15) feet. Roadways of alley-street intersections shall be rounded by a radius of not less than six (6) feet. Corners at the entrances to the turnaround portions of a cul-de-sac shall be rounded by a radius of not less than fifteen (15) feet.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997) Penalty, see § 153.999
(A) Alleys shall not be permitted in new residential subdivisions.
(B) Except in the case of a planned shopping center development, either a public or private alley shall be provided in a block where commercially zoned property abuts a major thoroughfare or major street.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997) Penalty, see § 153.999
Extension of water and sewer services shall be made at the discretion of the city.
(A) Water supply. Extensions of the public water supply system shall, when available, be designed so as to provide public water service to each lot.
(B) Sewage disposal. Extensions of the public sanitary sewer system shall when available be designed so as to provide public sewer service to each lot.
(C) Underground utilities. All telephone, electric and gas service lines shall be placed underground within dedicated public ways or recorded easements in such manner as not to conflict with other underground services and in accordance with community standards. All underground installation or service lines within street rights-of-way shall be completed prior to street surfacing. Upon completion of the installation of underground service lines in dedicated public ways, a tracing and two (2) copies of plans and specifications showing the completed installation shall be filed with the Clerk.
(D) Mailboxes. Cluster mailboxes are required as determined by the city and as approved by the U.S. Post Office.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997) Penalty, see § 153.999
A complete and adequate drainage system design shall be required for the subdivision and may include a storm sewer system or a system of open ditches, culverts, pipes and catch basins, and ponding areas, or both systems.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997) Penalty, see § 153.999
(A) Utility and drainage easements. Easements of at least ten (10) feet wide centered on rear and other lot lines as required, shall be provided for utilities where necessary. Where underground utilities are being installed, a front or side yard easement may be required. These easements shall be covered by document.
(B) Provided for drainage. Easements shall be provided along each side of the center line of any water course or drainage channel, whether or not shown on the Comprehensive Plan, to a sufficient width to provide proper maintenance and protection and to provide for storm water run-off and installation and maintenance of storm sewers.
(C) Dedication. Utility and drainage easements shall be dedicated for the required use.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997) Penalty, see § 153.999
Names of new streets shall not duplicate existing or platted street names unless a new street is a continuation of or in alignment with the existing or platted street. In that event it shall bear the same name of the existing or platted street so in alignment. Street names shall conform to the city uniform street naming and building numbering system.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997) Penalty, see § 153.999
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