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Land Development Standards ARTICLE 5 LAND DEVELOPMENT STAN- DARDS SECTION 29-50 GENEtL-kL POLICY The layout of a development, including the orientation of lots and structures thereon, shall be designed to provide desirable building sites logically related to topography, natural features, streets, parldng areas, common land (if any), other structures, and adja~nt land uses. Subdivisions and land development within the Ci.ty of Universi .ty CiLy shall consider surrounding land uses; both in terms of the impact of the proposed development on the surrounding area. and any exfsting or potential impacts of adjacent land uses on the proposed development. Due regard shall be given to natural features (such as large trees and water- courses), presence of historic landmarks or districts, the proxsmi .ty and densi .ty of nearby residential areas, and any other on or off-site conditions. SECTION 29-51 DESIGN ST.&NDARDS The subdivision or development shall comply with the standards contained in this Article and any other standards or design criteria established by the Ci .ty, utility.' companies or agencies having jurisdiction. 29-51.1 Streets (General) EyeD' street, public or private, established after the effect/re date of this Chapter shall be platted, designed and built in accordance with the requirements of tiffs Chapter. Private drives providing access to parking areas associated with multiple family residential develop- ments, or road easements or cross-access easements assocSated x~ith non-residential developments shall not be required to meet the standards for street construc- lion. 3. Half-x~4dth streets shall be prohibited. The street layout shall be appropriate for the t).l~e of development proposed and properly integrated with the street system in the area adjoining the development. o Residential streets shall be laid out to discourage through traffic, to permit efficient dra/nage and utilit)' systems, and to provide convenient and safe access to lots. In conjunction with satisf)Sng the intent of para~aph "5" above, residential streets shall interconnect v, Sth surrounding streets where determined to be necessary to permit the convenient movement and dispersion of traffic within the local neighborhood and/or facilitate the access of emergeno.' vehicles. All dead. end streets shall be developed vdth a cu-de- sac turnaround, with a circular pavement provided in accordance with this section, unless the Plan Commis- sion recommends, and the City Council approves, an equally safe and manem'erable turnaround space. This turnaround requirement shall not apply to dead-end "stub" streets which do not exceed two-hundred frf~. (250) feet in len~wth as measured from the centerline of the street intersection to the end of the s-rub street, provided that the City Council determines that such street provides a safe means of access for refuse collection, police, fire, and emergeno.- vehicles. Streets shall intersect, as nearly as possible, at fight an~es, and no street shall intersect with another at less than seven.ty (70) degrees. Not more than two (2) streets shall intersect at any one point. ° Whenever possible, proposed street intersections along one side of a street shall coincide xsith existing or proposed intersections on the opposite side of such street. In any event, where a centerline offset ("jog") occurs at an intersection, the distance between the centerlines of the intersecting streets shall not be less than one:hundred and rift).' (150) feet when the inter- sected street is a residential street, and not less than nvo-hnndred (200) feet when the intersected street is a collector street or highway. 10. Street rights-of-way shall not be placed adjacent to side or rear property. lines of a lot, tract, or parcel in an established residential subdMsion, except as is chavt29.fin 5-1 As approved by the Plan Commission on October 22, 1997