Upon the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful to create any private street within the subdivision jurisdiction of the village, except as stipulated below.
(A) Every subdivider shall dedicate for public use, at least the minimum right-of-way indicated in the street design specifications contained herein. Exception: in lieu of dedicating the minimum right-of-way for public use, private streets may be provided under the following circumstances.
(1) Only one means of ingress and egress shall be constructed into the development.
(2) If more than one ingress/egress points are constructed, gates shall be installed to prohibit public thoroughfare.
(3) The method of operation of the gates shall be approved by the Village Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Police and Fire Chiefs.
(4) Adequate maneuverability must be provided throughout the development for all emergency vehicles.
(5) All streets must be kept in good repair at all times.
(B) The Village Engineer may require a subdivider to dedicate right-of-way in excess of the stated minimum if, in his or her professional opinion, he or she feels that:
(1) Due to topography, additional width is necessary to provide adequate site lines; or
(2) Due to the location of streams and railroads tracks, additional width is needed to construct bridges, underpasses and/or safe approaches thereto.
(C) Whenever a subdivision abuts an existing street that does not meet the street design specifications contained herein, the subdivider shall reserve sufficient right-of-way along the street abutting the subdivision so that, when additional right-of-way is acquired on the other site, compliance with said standards will be possible.
(D) Any land that is dedicated or reserved for public rights-of-way shall not be counted in determining compliance with the lot size and setback requirements set forth in Ch. 154 of this code of ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 19-324) (Ord. 1700, passed 3-17-2014) Penalty, see § 153.999