(a) Streets shall conform to the requirements of these Regulations in order to best serve public safety and convenience. They shall be related to topography to produce usable lots served by streets of reasonable grade such that all building sites are located as close as possible to the grades of streets.
(b) Proposed streets shall be located such that congestion is minimized and hazardous intersections are avoided. They shall be properly related to the official thoroughfare plan or parts thereof as has been officially adopted by the City.
(c) Local streets shall be laid out to discourage through traffic. However, provisions for the extension and continuation of streets into and from adjoining areas may be required. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the Planning Commission may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage lots, or such other treatment as will provide protection for abutting properties, reduction in the number of intersections and/or curb cuts with an arterial street, and the preservation and enhancement of traffic safety on the arterial street.
(d) If lots resulting from the proposed subdivision are large enough to permit resubdivision or, if a portion of the tract is not subdivided, adequate street right-of-way to permit further subdivision shall be provided as necessary, and located so as to allow for the proper development of surrounding properties.
(e) Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing street of substandard width or alignment, the Planning Commission may require the Subdivider to widen the street or correct the alignment. Where additional dedication or reservation of right-of-way is required, all building setback lines shall be measured from such dedicated or reserved right-of-way line.
(f) Driveways and access drives to parking areas shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards specified in the Zoning Code. Marginal access streets may be required to provide for maximum safety and convenience.
(g) In the case of Major Subdivisions as defined herein, the Planning Commission may require such subdivisions to have at least two (2) separate points of ingress and egress in order to facilitate public safety and convenience.
(h) Private streets within the City's corporate limits may be permitted only in Major Subdivisions where such streets conform to all the design standards and construction requirements applicable to public streets, and where a Home Owners Association is established to provide for maintenance of such streets in accordance with the City Zoning Code.
(i) Private streets outside the City's corporate limits and within the City's three-mile area of jurisdiction in Major Subdivisions must comply with section 1119.04(h) above. Private streets or easements of access in Minor Subdivision located outside the City's corporate limits and within the City's three-mile area of jurisdiction will be permitted only when public street access is not feasible, in which case the private street or easement of access must be at least twenty (20) feet in width and provisions for maintenance responsibility must be included in the deeds.
(j) Streets serving commercial or industrial subdivisions and accessory parking areas shall be planned to serve such subdivisions exclusively, and shall connect to arterial streets so that no traffic will be directed into residential areas.
(k) Streets located in floodplain areas shall meet the standards of the City Zoning Code or other applicable regulations.
(l) Proposed streets which are obviously in alignment with others already existing and named, shall bear the names of the existing streets. Street names shall be indicated on the Preliminary and Final Plats and shall be approved by the Planning Commission. Names of existing streets shall not be changed without the approval of City Council. Street addresses within the City shall be assigned by the City Engineer. Street addresses within the City's three-mile area of jurisdiction shall be assigned by the County.
(m) In no case shall the name of proposed streets not in alignment with others so named duplicate or resemble the name of an existing street in the community.
(n) Partial or half streets shall not be permitted.
(Ord. 2011-71. Passed 10-11-11.)