§ A. Streets.

(1)

Right-of-way. The dedication of right-of-way, measured from lot line to lot line, shall be as shown on the major street plan of the city and shall meet the following standards:

Street Type	Min. R/W Width	Min. Curve Radius	Max. % Grade
Major	As shown on major street plan	300 feet	5
All other		100 feet	8
Alleys	20 feet	(Allowed in business developments only.)

 

(2)

Intersections. Streets shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, but in no case at any angle of less than 75 degrees.

(3)

Street jogs. Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than 125 feet shall not be allowed.

(4)

Additional width on existing streets. Subdivisions that adjoin existing streets shall be required to dedicate additional right-of-way to meet the above minimum street width requirements.

(a)

The entire right-of-way shall be provided where any part of the subdivision is on both sides of the existing street.

(b)

When the subdivision is located on only one side of an existing street, one-half of the required right-of-way, measured from the centerline of the existing roadway, shall be provided.

(5)

Dead-end streets. Dead-end streets, designed to be permanently closed at one end, shall be no longer than 600 feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having a radius at the outside of the right-of-way of at least 50 feet.

(6)

Access. The planning commission may control access to major streets by requiring all lots to face and have access only to other streets.

(7)

Coordinated street system. Where, in the opinion of the planning commission, it is desirable to provide for street access to adjoining property, proposed streets shall be extended by dedication to the boundary of such property. Where it is deemed necessary by the planning commission, such temporary dead-end streets shall be provided with a temporary turnaround having a roadway diameter of at least 80 feet.

(8)

Private streets and reserve strips. There shall be no private streets platted in any subdivision in the city. Every lot in a subdivision shall be served from a publicly-dedicated street. There shall be no reserve strips controlling access to streets, except where the control of such strips is definitely placed with the city council under conditions approved by the planning commission.

(9)

Street names. Proposed streets which are obviously in alignment with others already existing and named, shall bear the names of existing streets. In no case shall the name for proposed streets duplicate or be sufficiently similar to existing street names, irrespective of the use of the suffix "street," "avenue," "boulevard," "drive," "place," or "court."

(10)

Tangents. A tangent at least 100 feet in length shall be introduced between reverse curves.

(11)

Relation to adjoining street system. The proposed street system of the subdivision shall extend existing streets in adjacent developments at the same or greater width, but in no case less than the required minimum width set forth in this section.

Cross reference

Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 78.