§ 42-12. Streets and rights-of-way.

The following provisions shall apply to all streets and rights-of-way within the city:

(1)

Street layout. Adequate streets shall be provided by the subdivider and the arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of each shall conform to the comprehensive plan of the city and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public safety and convenience and in their appropriate relationship to the proposed uses of land to be served by such streets. The street layout shall be devised for the most advantageous development of the entire neighborhood and the city by connecting to existing streets and developments while also leaving access for future growth.

(2)

Relation to adjoining street system. Where necessary to the neighborhood pattern, existing streets in adjoining areas shall be continued, and shall be in alignment therewith.

(3)

Projection of streets. Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, the arrangement of the streets in the subdivision shall make provision for the projection of streets into such nonsubdivided area.

(4)

Half streets or adjacent streets. In the case of collector, minor or marginal access streets, no new half streets shall be platted.

(5)

Street intersections. Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as practical, giving due regard to terrain and topography.

(6)

Dead-end streets. Dead-end streets shall be prohibited except as short stubs to permit future expansion.

(7)

Culs-de-sac. In general, culs-de-sac shall not exceed 800 feet in length, and shall have a turnaround right-of-way of not less than 50 feet in radius in residential areas, and not less than 75 feet in radius in commercial and industrial areas.

(8)

Marginal access streets. Where a subdivision has frontage on an arterial street, there shall be provided a marginal access street on both sides or inside the subdivision adjacent to but separated from the arterial street. If the arterial street borders the subdivision, unless the adjacent lots back up to the arterial street, or unless the council determines that such marginal access streets are not desirable under the facts of a particular case for adequate protection of the lots and separation of through and local traffic marginal access streets may be omitted.

(9)

Minor streets. Minor streets shall be laid out so as to discourage their use by through traffic.

(10)

Rights-of-way. Rights-of-way shall be a minimum of at least 50 feet in width. The city reserves the right to require a portion of the proposed subdivision be dedicated for a public roadway in order to achieve the minimum required 50 feet either by fee simple or by easement.

(11)

Street names. Names of new streets shall not duplicate or cause confusion with the names of existing streets, unless the new streets are a continuation of or in alignment with existing streets, in which case names of existing streets shall be used.

(12)

Streetlights. Streetlights shall be installed by the subdivider at all locations as specified by the city engineer. The subdivider shall prepay all construction and installation cost and two years of streetlight utility cost at a rate determined by the utility company. This two-year period shall begin upon completion of all streets and drainage of subdivision and all have been approved and inspected by the city. At that time, the residential association shall take over responsibility of all street lighting.

(13)

Street signs. Street signs shall be installed by the city at all intersections within or abutting the subdivision. The cost for such signs shall be prepaid by the subdivider at the time of the final plat fee.

(Ord. No. 05-1162, § 8(B), 3-28-2005; Ord. No. 15-1212, § 2(Exh. 1), 7-13-2015)