§ 18.24.030. Streets—General design conditions,

A.

All streets shall, as far as practicable, be in alignment with existing adjacent streets by continuations of the centerlines thereof or by adjustments by curves and shall be in general conformity with the plans of the planning commission for the most advantageous development of the area in which the subdivision lies.

B.

Streets shall be required to intersect one another at an angle as near to a right angle as is practicable in each specific case.

C.

Where necessary to give access to or permit a satisfactory future subdivision of adjoining land, streets shall extend to the boundary of the property and the resulting dead-end streets may be approved without a turn-around provided that control of access across such dead-end streets shall be vested in the city. In all other cases a turn-around having a minimum radius of forty feet shall be required.

D.

Whenever a major street or state highway intersects any other street or highway, the property lines at each block corner shall be rounded with a curve having a radius of not less than thirty feet. On all other street intersections, the property line at each block corner shall be rounded with a curve having a radius of not less than fifteen feet. In either case, a greater curve radius may be required if streets intersect other than at right angles.

E.

The centerline curve radius on all streets and highways shall conform to accepted engineering standards of design and shall be subject to approval by the city engineer.

F.

No street or highway shall have a grade of more than twelve percent, unless because of topographical conditions or other exceptional conditions the city engineer determines that a grade in excess of twelve percent is necessary.

G.

Reserved strips controlling the access to public ways or minimizing values for special improvement assessments will not be approved unless such strips are necessary for the protection of the public welfare or of substantial property rights, or both, and in no case unless the control and disposal of the land comprising such strips is placed definitely within the jurisdiction of the city under conditions approved by the planning commission.

(Prior code § 9204.1-3.)