§ 40-77. Rights-of-way width.

The minimum width of right-of-way measured from lot line to lot line shall be as shown on the major road plan; or a minimum of 60 feet in the case of local (minor) street rights-of-way with ditch; or 50 feet when curbs and gutters are provided; or 50 feet when dead-end street of not more than 1,500 feet in length with a turnaround of 40-foot radius or equivalent is provided.

(1)

Primary major streets (urban and rural). Collect traffic from secondary major streets and feed it into the town or other towns and will be located on the major road plan map, usually in a 120-foot right-of-way.

(2)

Secondary major streets. Are major streets which carry traffic from local streets to the primary major streets and include the principal streets for major circulation within residential development. These are also indicated on the major road plan map and are usually in an 84-foot right-of-way.

(3)

Local streets. Curb and gutter: 50-foot right-of-way; ditch type: 60-foot right-of-way. Local streets are used primarily for access to the abutting residential properties and designed to discourage their use by through traffic.

(4)

Marginal access streets. Marginal access streets are local streets which are parallel to and adjacent to major streets and highways, and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.

(5)

Dead-end (cul-de-sac). Cul-de-sacs are permanent dead-end streets or courts designed so that they cannot be extended in the future.

(6)

Alleys. Alleys are local public ways used primarily for service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

In cases where topography or other physical conditions make a street of the required minimum width impractical, the planning commission may modify the above requirements. Through proposed neighborhood or local business areas, the street widths shall be increased ten feet on each side to provide for movement of vehicles into and out of necessary off-street parking areas without interference with traffic.

(Ord. of 6-30-1969, § 4.4)