Ordinance No. 20056 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~d} n r ti n r All streets shall be con- structed i n accordance with adopted counce 1 policy and i n accordance with specifications adopted pursuant to section 7.085 . ~4} r nn i vi n r f r 1 i n i , ~ a } Per ose and,,,, Intent . The street connectivity standards of paragraph fib} of this subsection are established to ensure that 1. Streets are designed to efficiently and safely accommodate emergency fire and medical service vehicles; 2 . The 1 ayout of a 1 ocal street system does not create excessive travel 1 engths ; 3. The function of a l acal street i s readily apparent to the user through its appearance and design i n order to reduce nan -1 aca 1 traffic on 1 aca 1 res i dent i a 1 streets ; 4. Local streets are interconnected to reduce travel distance , promote the use of a 1 ternati ve mades , provide for efficient provision of uti 1 i ty and emergency services , and provide for more even dispersal of traffic; 5 . New streets are designed to meet the needs of pedestrians and cyclists and encaurage wa1 ki ng and bicycling as transportation modes ; 6 . The 1 ocal street circulation pattern provides connections to and fram activity centers such as schools , commerce a1 areas , parks , employment centers , and other ma jar attractors ; 7. Local street design i s responsive to topography and other natura 1 features and avoids or minimizes impacts to water.. rel ated resources and wildlife corridors ; 8. Local ci rcu1 ate on systems and 1 and development patterns do not detract from the efficiency of adjacent co11 actor or arterial streets which are designed to accommodate heavy traffic; 9 . Streets identified as future transit routes shoul d be designed to safely and efficiently accommodate transi t vehicles , thus encaurage ng the use of public transit as a transportation mode; and 10. Where appropriate, the street system and its infrastructure should be uti 1 i zed as an oppartuni ty to convey and treat stormwater runoff. tb} Street ~onnecte„v,t~Y.,, standards . 1. Public right-of-way connections shat 1 be made i n the direction of an existing or p1 armed arteri al Icol 1 actor street , schaa1, park , employment center , commerce a 1 area , or s i mi 1 a r neighborhood activity center . The connecti on ~ s } can Drdinance - 1~