O-2016-3633 Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 "Development Regulations"

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c. Said owners declaration and Commission approval certificate is recorded as a single instrument in the county records as required by Section 212.013 of the Texas Local Government Code. Sec. 86-15. General standards for subdivision and developments. (a) Streets and alleys. (1) Street classification system. The street pattern of the city should provide adequate circulation while discouraging through traffic within local neighborhoods. This may be accomplished by providing thoroughfares spaced at approximately one -mile intervals and collector streets within neighborhoods spaced at about half -mile intervals to link local streets to the thoroughfare network. (2) Street width. Public or private streets shall have a minimum pavement width of 28 feet. Public or private alleys shall have a minimum pavement width of 20 feet. (3) Thoroughfare extension. Right of way widths for thoroughfare extensions shall be as indicated in the PICM along the entire frontage of the tract being developed. Where the existing dedicated right of way width fronting the adjacent property is less that shown in the PICM, a transition zone of 300 feet of frontage of the new development shall be provided between the existing and new right of ways. (4) Continuation of adjoining streets. The arrangement of streets in new developments shall make provisions for the appropriate continuation of existing streets from adjoining properties. (5) Future projections of streets. Where adjoining areas are not developed, but may be developed, the arrangement of streets in a new development shall make provisions for the proper projection of streets into adjoining areas by carrying the new streets to the boundaries of the new development at appropriate locations. All such streets shall be designed in accordance with the PICM. (6) Provisional one -foot reserve. Required along the side or end of streets that abut acreage tracts. The note shall be notated on the Final Plats and Street Dedication Plats, where appropriate (7) Street names. Street names shall be the same as existing street names, if they are continuations of existing streets. Otherwise, no street name shall be permitted that is a duplicate of an existing or proposed street name within the City. Proposed new names must be submitted to the Department for checking prior to the submittal of first plat or plan. The developer shall provide street name signs in accordance with the PICM. (8) Alleys. Alleys may be provided within any subdivision or development to provide secondary vehicular access to building sites which otherwise have their primary access from an adjacent public street. Alleys shall not be used or designed to provide principal access to any tract of land and shall not provide access to property outside the development boundaries in which the alleys are located. Dead end alleys are not permitted. 23 Thursday, June 09, 2016