1135.02 STREETS.

   Streets shall be dedicated to public use by the owner. Minor residential streets shall be so designed as to discourage their use by nonlocal traffic. Except where necessitated by local conditions, alleys will not be approved in residential districts. Dead end alleys are prohibited in all districts. Easements for utilities must be provided along side or rear lot lines where possible. Street right-of-ways shall have the following minimum widths:

   (a)   Primary (includes Federal, State and County roads which are main arteries of access to the City) - 100 feet; an additional width of forty-five (45) feet shall be provided to accommodate a service drive wherever lots are to face a primary road.

   (b)   Secondary (next in importance as avenues of access between sections of the City as opposed to commercial traffic and nonlocal traffic) - eighty (80) feet.

   (c)   Collector (within new subdivision) - sixty (60) feet.

   (d)   Minor (completely residential in nature) - fifty (50) feet.

   (e)   Cul-de-sac circles - minimum diameter of 100 feet for right of way.

   (f)   No alleys shall be permitted

    (g)   Easements, as required.

      Minimum pavement widths shall be as follows:

      (1)   Primary - variable as conditions may require.

      (2)   Secondary - thirty-six (36) feet.

      (3)   Collector - thirty-two (32) feet.

      (4)   Minor - twenty-six (26) feet.

      (5)   Cul-de-sac circules - as approved by the City Engineer.

      (6)   Sidewalks, residential - four (4) feet minimum; minimum width in commercial districts to be approved by the Engineer and in no case shall such sidewalks be less than five (5) feet wide.

      Minimum pavement widths shall be as follows:

      (1)   Primary streets - four percent (4%).

      (2)   Secondary streets - five percent (5%).

      (3)   Collector, minor streets and alleys - six percent (6%).

   The minimum grade for any street shall be one-half of one percent at the gutter, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Street intersections shall be rounded by radii not less than twenty feet at the curb line. Sidewalks shall be located as approved by the City Engineer.

   All street construction and specifications for materials shall be in conformity with standards required by the City, and the subdivider shall pay for and install street signs and posts in accordance with the specifications of the City.

(Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)