The following provisions shall apply to streets and alleys in subdivisions regulated by this chapter:
A. The developer of any subdivision designed to be used for residential, commercial, or other purposes shall layout, grade, and otherwise improve all streets that are designated on the approved plat or that directly serve the subdivision in accordance with the standards and specifications of these and other applicable regulations.
B. Streets shall conform in design and layout to the standards and principles contained in Article 3 of this chapter.
C. Every lot within a subdivision shall have access to a public street. Private streets, where permitted, must comply with the improvements required of comparable public streets.
D. Whenever a subdivision contains a major street that requires a street facility that is future occupants of the subdivision, the subdivider shall be required to pay only the portion of the cost of the major street that would equal the cost of an improvement required to serve only the subdivision, as determined by the City Council.
E. Streets shall be designed, graded, and improved to conform to the design and construction specifications and diagrams contained in these regulations. Contracts for construction of new public streets shall contain, in whole or by reference, the provisions of these regulations pertaining to street improvements. Construction plans for all street improvements shall be approved by the City Council prior to final plat approval and filing.
F. Due to reduced street standards for subdivisions zoned for residential estates development (R-1, residential estates district), a maximum of forty (40) acres should be served by one (1) collector street. Where such collector streets will serve more than forty (40) acres, the Planning Commission may require higher quality street improvement more costly than is required to serve the standards be met by such collector.
G. In areas where alleys are required, they shall be constructed in accordance with those standards and requirements which may be established by the City Council.
Notes:
1. Paving section shown is minimum allowed.
2. No curbing is required if the subdivision is zoned R-1 (Residential Estates) and all lots contain one and one-half (1.5) acres or more with a minimum of two hundred ten (210) feet of road frontage per lot.
3. The asphalt surface shall be one-fourth (¼) inch above edge of concrete gutter. Gutter May be reduced to five and three-fourths (5¾) inches to accommodate this requirement.
4. Minimum three (3) feet of sod shall be installed behind curb.
5. UE/DE shall encompass the one hundred (100) year storm (ten (10) feet minimum).
6. Roadside ditches shall have full sod.
(Code 1991, § 12-475; Ord. No. 16-04, § I(Exh. A), 8-1-2016)
Cross reference- Streets, sidewalks, and other public places, Ch. 90.