(A) Construction specifications for all street and right-of-way improvement widths shall comply with the criteria of the city Transportation System Plan. These standards shall be the minimum requirements for all streets, except where modifications are permitted under this subchapter or the street standard adopted by the City Council, whichever is less restrictive. Refer to Figures 5-2A to 5-2P in the Transportation System Plan for detailed diagrams depicting street right-of-way, improved and roadway width requirements. County roads are subject to county roadway standards.
(Prior Code, § 16.150.015; Ord. 470, passed 8-17-2020)
(B) The Planning Commission may allow modification to the public street standards of this chapter when both of the following criteria are satisfied.
(1) The modification is necessary to provide design flexibility in instances where:
(a) Unusual topographic conditions require a reduced width or grade separation of improved surfaces;
(b) Parcel shape or configuration precludes accessing a proposed development with a street which meets the full standards of the city;
(c) A modification is necessary to preserve trees or other natural features determined by the Planning Commission to be significant to the aesthetic character of the area; or
(d) A planned unit development is proposed and the modification of street standards is necessary to provide greater privacy or aesthetic quality to the development.
(2) Modification of this subchapter shall only be approved if the Planning Commission finds that the specific design proposed provides adequate vehicular access based on anticipated traffic volumes. If there is insufficient area of on-street parking, the Planning Commission may require additional off-street parking and require that the street be posted to prohibit parking along one or both sides of the street.
(Prior Code, § 16.150.020) (Ord. 427, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 470, passed 8-17-2020)