§ 20.36.070. Local streets.  


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  • A.

    Each street, public or private, providing access to lots within a subdivision, shall connect directly to a public street, and through one (1) or more other streets, shall connect to a major, secondary, or minor highway. Streets shall be laid out to conform to the alignment of existing streets in adjoining subdivision and to the logical continuation of existing streets where the adjoining land is not subdivided.

    B.

    Local streets serving residential lots shall have a right-of-way width of not less than fifty-six feet (56') with a roadway width of not less than thirty-six feet (36').

    C.

    Local streets serving residential areas but functioning as collector streets shall have a right-of-way width of not less than sixty-four feet (64') with a roadway width of not less than forty feet (40').

    D.

    Local streets in areas to be used for other than residential uses shall have a right-of-way width of not less than sixty feet (60') with a roadway width of not less than forty-four feet (44').

    E.

    Dead-ended streets without provisions for an adequate turnaround shall be prohibited. When a temporarily dead-ended street is extended to the boundary of the subdivision, a barricade, temporary turning area, or temporary connection to another street shall be required for any such street.

(Ord. C-5975 § 1 (part), 1983)