16.116.030 Street width and improvement standards.

A. Roadway Classifications and Standards.
ROADWAY CLASSIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
Functional Classification
Number of Traffic Lanes
Minimum Distance Between Accesses (Public)
Minimum Distance Between Accesses (Private)
Minimum Right-of-Way
Paved Width
Sidewalk
Bikeways
Landscape Strip
Arterials
2—7


80'—120'
40'—52'
Yes
Yes
Yes
55 mph or more

700 ft
700 ft





50 mph

550 ft
550 ft





40-45 mph

500 ft
500 ft





35 mph or less

350 ft
350 ft





Major collector
2—5
300 ft
75 ft
60'—80'
36'—48'
Yes
Yes
Yes
Minor collector
2—3
300 ft
75 ft
60'
36'
Yes
Yes
Yes
Local streets
2
150 ft
15 ft
40'—60'
28'—36'
Yes
No
Optional
Alleys
2


20'
20'
No
No
No
Cul-de-sacs



55' Radius
100' Diameter
Yes
No
Optional
Hammerheads


As determined for adequate movement of traffic and emergency vehicles
No
No
No

B. Streets/Road Development Standards. The location, width and grade of streets shall be considered in their relationship to existing and planned streets, topographical conditions, public convenience and safety, and the proposed use of the land to be served by the streets. The arrangement of streets shall provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing streets in surrounding areas; or conform to a plan for development of the area to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impractical.
C. Improvements. Improvements shall have the following minimum standards unless increased at the discretion of the city engineer or public works superintendent:
1. All streets shall be rough graded for the full width.
2. All streets shall have a minimum of eight inches well graded crushed base aggregate conforming to Section 2630 of the Oregon State Highway Division Standard Specifications. The aggregate shall be as follows:
Base course
1-1/2"- 0
Leveling course
3/4"- 0

3. Base course shall be a minimum of six inches thick under asphalt concrete pavement. Base course shall be compacted to ninety-five (95) percent ASTM D 1557. Leveling course shall be a minimum of two inches thick and be compacted to ninety-five (95) percent ASTM D 1557.
4. All streets shall be paved with four inches of asphaltic concrete to be applied in a two-inch lift.
5. Grades and Curves. Grades shall not exceed six percent on arterials, ten (10) percent on collector streets or twelve (12) percent on other streets. Center line radii of curves shall not be less than three hundred (300) feet on major arterials, two hundred (200) feet collector streets or one hundred (100) feet on other streets, and shall be to an even ten (10) feet. Where existing conditions, particularly the topography, make it otherwise impractical to provide buildable sites, the planning commission may accept steeper grades and sharper curves. In flat areas, allowance shall be made for finished street grades having a minimum slope, preferable, of at least 0.5 percent.
6. All street improvements shall be certified by an engineer licensed in the state of Oregon as meeting the required standards. (Ord. 2007-6 § 17; Ord. 2003-10 § 1; prior code § 10.775)