(A) Authorization. The County Commission is authorized to acquire any real property or interests deemed necessary for temporary, present or reasonable future county highway purposes by grant, bestowal, warranty, deed, gift, agreement, exchange, purchase, condemnation or otherwise.
(B) Abandoning and vacating. Whenever the Board of County Commissioners, after consultation with relevant departments, determines that any real property or interest, acquired for county highway purposes, is no longer necessary for such purpose, the Commission may, in accordance with division (R) below, abandon and vacate such property as a public highway, street or road, after which it may, after consultation with relevant departments, choose to lease, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of such real property or interest.
(C) Private roads/streets.
(1) No private roads or streets are to be maintained by the county. No segment of road inside or outside of a subdivision will be accepted for maintenance by the county, unless the road is appropriately dedicated to the county as a right-of-way for public use and the county accepts that dedication.
(2) No road outside a subdivision will be accepted for maintenance by the county without first deeding to the county a continuous 66-foot, or 82-foot if classified as a major street, wide road right-of-way as outlined in controlling the county transportation plans and ordinances.
(D) Street plan. The street layout shall conform to the county’s General Plan, Transportation Master
Plan and to the street layout and circulation element of the closest municipal General Plan.
(E) Through traffic. Minor streets shall be laid out to discourage through traffic.
(F) Stub streets. Stub streets shall be provided where needed to connect to adjacent subdivisions. Not more than six lots shall front on a stub street, except where a temporary cul-de-sac turnaround is provided.
(G) Intersections. Intersections of minor streets with major streets shall be kept to a minimum.
(H) Right-of-way width. Minimum right-of-way widths for public streets shall be determined by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners, but shall in no case be less than the following:
(1) Major collector: 100 feet;
(2) Minor collector street: 82 feet; and
(3) Minor street: 66 feet.
(I) Roadway width. Local streets shall have roadway widths but shall in no case be less than
the following:
(1) Major collector: 56 feet;
(2) Minor collector: 28 feet; and
(3) Minor street or frontage road: 24 feet.
(J) Road shoulders. Where no curbs are required to be installed, a minimum of ten-foot shoulders shall be provided on each side of the street.
(K) Half-streets. None are permitted, except if required to complete a half-street already existing.
(L) Dead-end streets. Dead-end streets, including stub streets, shall be permitted or required by the Planning Commission only to provide future access to adjoining property, except for dead-end street systems in cluster subdivisions, planned unit developments, condominium developments or similar special projects.
(M) Cul-de-sac streets. Permanent cul-de-sac streets serving no more than 650 feet long, whichever is more restrictive, may be permitted and shall be provided with a right-of-way at the turnaround of 50 feet radius or more, and the face of curb or pavement edge radius shall be 40 feet or more. Cul-de-sac streets intended to be only temporary must also satisfy the above requirements.
(N) Number of streets at intersection. No more than four streets shall enter an intersection.
(O) Angle of street intersections. Streets shall intersect at 90 degrees, except where otherwise approved as necessary by the Planning Commission.
(P) Centerlines of intersecting streets. The centerlines of two subordinate streets meeting a through street from opposite sides shall extend as a continuous line, or the centerlines shall be off-set at least 150 feet.
(Q) Restricted access roadways/gated communities. Restricted access roadways/gated communities are allowed only under the following conditions.
(1) The development is located within the GRF-20S Zone.
(2) The roadway does not access any public lands.
(3) All property owners beyond the gate shall have access and are in agreement in writing and on record with the county.
(4) A method of access shall be provided for all fire, health and government agencies.
(5) The roadways beyond the gate or other restrictions shall not be dedicated to the county and need not be maintained, repaired or improved to county road specifications, as the county will not be responsible to maintain these roadways.
(R) Open to public. Except as provided in division (S) below, all public highways, streets or roads once established shall continue to be open to public use indefinitely until the same are formally abandoned or vacated pursuant to U.C.A. § 72-3-108 as manifested by written order, resolution or ordinance resolution of the County Board of Commissioners, or by court decree, and the written order, resolution, ordinance or court decree has been duly recorded in the County Recorder’s Office. (See U.C.A. § 72-5-105(1).)
(S) Temporary closure. The county, by and through its Board of Commissioners, after consultation with relevant departments reviewing, may, in its sole discretion, allow for the temporary closure of a public highway, street or road, provided all relevant conditions and procedures of U.C.A. § 72-5-105(3)—(7) are adhered to and followed. Any and all county approved temporary closures shall be carried out on the ground only by the County Road Supervisor, or done by a third-party only according to the Supervisor’s express written consent, approval and statement of conditions.
(T) Gating or closing. It is unlawful to gate or otherwise close a public highway, street or road that has not been formally abandoned or vacated, nor formally approved for temporary closure pursuant to division (S) above and the referenced Utah Code Annotated section.
(Ord. 2024-5-2, passed 5-13-2024) Penalty, see § 153.999