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§ 22-8 ARDEN HILLS CODE (13) Reserve strips. Reserve atrips controlling acceas to streets shall be prohibited except under conditions approved by the city council. (14) Railroad or limited access highways abutting subdivi- sion. Where a subdivision borders on or contains a railroad right-of-way or limited access highway right-of-way, the city council may require a street approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land, as for park purposes in residential diatricts, or for commercial or industrial purposes in appropriate districts. Such distances shall also be determined with due regard for the require- ments of approach grades and future grade separa- tions. (15) Private streets. Private streets ahall not be approved nor shall public improvements be approved for any private street. (16) Hardship to owners of adjoining property avoided. The street arrangements ahall not be such as to cause hardship to owners of adjoining property in platting their own land and providing convenient access to it. (17) Street interval. In general, provisions ahall be made at intervals not exceeding one-half mile for through streets (streets running through the subdivision in a fairly direct manner). (d) Alleys and pedestrian ways: (1) Alleys shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide in commercial and industrial areas. The city council may require alleys in nonresidential areas where adequate off-street loading space is not available. (2) Pedestrian ways shall be at least ten (10) feet wide. (e) Easements: (1) Provided for utilitiea. Easements at least twelve (12) feet wide, centered on rear and other lot linea, ahall be provided for utilities where necessary and shall be 1290