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CHA~'TER 1.103 ~::; ~ ~ ti ~ x~° .~ ~.r <br />u; ~ r~ <br />DESIGN STANDARDS <br />SECTION: <br />1103.01: Street Plan <br />1103.02: Streets <br />1103.021: Minimum Roadway Standards <br />1103.03: Alleys and Pedestrianways <br />1103.04: Easements <br />1103.05: Block Standards <br />1103.06: Lot Standards <br />1103.07: Park Dedication <br />1103.01: STREET PLAN: <br />The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the <br />Comprehensive Plan, the approved standard street sections, and plates of applicable chapters, and shall be <br />considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to reasonable circulation of traffic, to <br />topographical conditions, to runoff of storm water, to public convenience and safety and in their appropriate <br />relation to the proposed uses of the area to be served. (Ord. 216, 7-5-1956) <br />1103.02: STREETS: <br />A. Right of Way: All rights of way shall conform to the following minimum dimensions: <br />Collector streets 66 feet <br />Local streets 60 feet <br />Marginal access streets 50 feet <br />(1995 Code) <br />B. Horizontal Street Lines: Where horizontal street lines within a block deflect from each other at any one <br />point more than 10° there shall be a connecting curve. Minimum center line horizontal curvatures shall <br />be: <br />Collector streets 300 feet <br />Minor streets 150 feet <br />C. Tangents: Tangents at least 50 feet long shall be introduced between reverse curves on collector streets. <br />D. Center Line Gradients: All center line gradients shall be at least 0.5% and shall not exceed on: <br />Collector streets 4 % <br />Minor streets 6 % <br />E. Connecting Street Gradients: Different connecting street gradients shall be connected with vertical <br />parabolic curves. Minimum length, in feet, of these curves, shall be 15 times the algebraic difference in <br />the percent of grade of the two adjacent slopes. For minor streets, the minimum length shall be 7 '/z times <br />the algebraic difference in the percent of grade of the two adjacent slopes. <br />F. Minor Streets: Minor streets shall be so aligned that their use by through traffic will be discouraged. <br />G. Street Jogs: Street jogs with center line offsets of less than 125 feet shall be prohibited. <br />H. Intersections: It must be evidenced that all street intersections and confluences encourage safe and <br />efficient traffic flow. <br />I. Alleys: Alleys are not permitted in residential areas unless deemed necessary by the City Council, <br />