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9.4 Thoroughfare. standards. Streets, sidewalks. and other pedestrian or bicycle ways within dedicated <br />.rights. -Of -Way shall be considered and designed. together as "thoroughfares." The street. and pedestrian • cir- <br />:culation system in any .development plan shall be used to •organize and define the community, acting as <br />:functional and visual links between neighborhoods, the neighborhood center, • civic and commercial areas <br />and :open space. The circulation system shall be based on a •dcfuicd, interconnected network toproVide ade- <br />quate traffic capacity, provide .connected.pedestrian and bicycle routes, control. through traffic, limit lot ac-• <br />cess to streets of lower traffic volumes, and. promote safe and efficient mobility through the community. <br />9.4.1 General 'street design principles. The•following. principles • should be followed in• street layout <br />and •design: <br />A) Local street lengths 'should be short. <br />B.}. .Streets should be designed with gentle curves and changes in grade to break the <br />sightline.of the road into smailer visual elements and cause drivers to slow down. <br />C) 'Traffic calming features such as curb extensions,. traffic circles, and medians <br />should be used to•encourage slow traffic speeds.. <br />9.4;2 Thoroughfare Types Permitted by Subcone. The thoroughfare :design in a given area. of the <br />Gateway District is determined in part by. the subzone to which: the land assigned. Right-of-way. <br />dedication and the use of the right -Of -Way is set forth in the. Thoroughfare Type diagrams at Figures <br />.22• and. 3. The presence of trees within a diagram indicates a .requirement to plant • "street trees" <br />within the indicated area. A development plan'.s thoroughfares shall comply with the dimensional <br />and .layout standards applicable to each thorough fare. type. The following Thoroughfare 'Types are <br />allowed in each sub `zone: <br />i) Neighborhood Edge: A,13, Alley; <br />ii) Neighborhood General: A, B, C*, Alley, Boulevard <br />{Type C only allowed within 250' of Mixed -Use sub -zone boundary); <br />iii) Neighborhood Mixed Use: C,D, Alley, Boulevard; <br />iv) Neighborhood Center: D, Alley, Boulevard;:Scheuneman Road and. Hoffman Road should <br />be treated as Type'D thoroughfares in plans. <br />(May also propose a Plaza with a thoroughfare as regulated by Figure 5), <br />NOTE: County Road E and Highway 61 are not included within these Thoroughfare <br />Types:. and should not be used or depicted as "frontage" for any Building Type whenusing <br />this Code. <br />Gem Lake Gateli ray District Development Code <br />May 19, 2009 - Page 7 <br />