(A) Street widths. When an area is set aside for commercial uses or where probable future conditions warrant, the Council may require dedication of streets to a greater width than herein otherwise provided.
(1) (a) All new street rights-of-way shall have the following minimum width, except a street may be half such width where it is apparent that the other half will be dedicated from adjacent properties.
New Streets | Width of Right-of-Way | Curb to Curb Dist. | Required Width of Sidewalks |
Arterial | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
Collector | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
Commercial zones | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 6 ft. |
Cul-de-sac | 50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
Residential | 60 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
Turn arounds | 45 ft. radius | 38 ft. | 4 ft. |
(b) Sidewalks shall be located one foot from the right-of-way, or as designated above, except curb sidewalks. Sidewalk width does not include curb width.
(2) Existing streets with the indicated right-of-way widths shall have the following standards:
Existing Streets | Width of Right-of-Way | Curb to Curb Dist. | Required Width of Sidewalks |
Existing Streets | Width of Right-of-Way | Curb to Curb Dist. | Required Width of Sidewalks |
Arterial (Center St.) (W. Starr) | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
Commercial zones | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 6 ft. |
Collector | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. | |
40 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. | |
Commercial zones | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 6 ft. |
Cul-de-sac | 50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
Residential | 60 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. | |
40 ft. | 30 ft. | 4 ft. | |
30 ft. and under | 26 ft. | None required | |
Turn arounds | 45 ft. radius | 38 ft. | 4 ft. |
(B) Private roads. Private roads shall have a minimum width of 30 feet.
(C) Streets and highways. Streets, private roads, or highways shall be in alignment with existing streets in the vicinity of the proposed development, either by prolongation of existing centerlines or by connection with suitable curves, shall conform to the location, alignment, and width as indicated on any official map of streets and highways or any ordinance now or hereafter adopted by the city, or by the county. Streets or private roads should intersect at or as near right angles as practicable. These regulations may be modified where the Council determines that the topography, or the small number of lots involved, or other unusual conditions, justify such modification.
(D) Dedication of a right-of-way. If a parcel of land to be developed includes a portion of a right-of-way, highway, or road, the location of which has been determined, the developer shall dedicate such right-of-way for the purpose of use proposed.
(E) Dead end streets. When it appears necessary to continue a street into a future development or adjacent acreage, streets shall be platted to the boundary of a development without a turn around. In all other cases, dead end streets shall have a turn around with a radius of not less than 45 feet to the property line.
(F) Radius at street intersections.
(1) The property line radius at street intersection has a designated right-of-way width of 80 feet or more shall be governed by the interior angle at the intersection and will be based on the square root of the interior angle formed at the intersection of the property lines which equals the radius in feet. The distance shall be increased to the next full foot above the figure established by said formula.
(2) The minimum angle of any intersection shall be 40 degrees.
(G) Street grades. No street or private road grade shall be in excess of 8% unless the Council finds that because of topographic conditions a steeper grade is necessary.
(H) Reserve block. Reserve blocks controlling the access to public ways or which will not prove taxable for special improvements may be required by the Council but will not be approved unless such strips are necessary for the protection of the public welfare or of substantial property rights, or both, and in no case unless the land comprising such strips is placed in the name of the city for disposal or dedication for street or road purposes whenever such disposal or dedication has the approval of the Council or such other commission as may have jurisdiction. In no case shall a reserve block be platted along a street that is dedicated to the required full width.
(I) Additional right-of-way widths. Where topographical requirements necessitate either cuts or fills for the proper grading of the streets or private roads, additional right-of-way width may be required to allow all cut and fill slopes to be within the right-of-way.
(J) Street improvements. All street and private road improvements, including pavement, curbs, sidewalks, and surface drainage shall conform to the ordinances of the city and be in accord with the specifications and standards on file in the City Hall, or, if a county road or outside the city limits, the specifications and standards in the office of the County Engineer.
(K) Consideration for variance. Consideration for a variance from these regulations shall be based upon a written statement by the developer in which is given complete details of conditions and reasons why a specific variance should be granted. A request for a variance from these regulations shall be filed with the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 352, passed 6-8-1992)