ARTICLE III, Design Standards

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ARTICLE III, Design Standards

§ 205-9. Streets.

A) The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Master Plan and to the Official Map, if any, and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public convenience and safety and to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets.

B) The arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall either:

1. Provide for the continuation, if appropriate, of major streets in the surrounding area; or

2. Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved by the Board to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impracticable

C) Provide for the continuation, if appropriate, of major streets in the surrounding area; or:

D) Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street or railroad, the Board may require a frontage street, reverse frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, deep lots with rear service alleys or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.

E) Reserve strips controlling access to streets, water mains, sewage mains, lines or treatment plants or other land dedicated or to be dedicated to public use shall be prohibited unless control thereof is expressly placed in the village under conditions approved by the Village Board.

A) Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be avoided.

B) A tangent between reverse curbs on arterial and major streets shall be one hundred (100) feet minimum, on minor streets, fifty (50) feet minimum, in length.

C) Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall intersect any other street at less than seventy-five degrees (75°).

D) Street right-of-way widths shall not be less than sixty (60) feet, except that a minor residential street right-of-way width may be not less than fifty (50) feet.

E) Cul-de-sac streets shall not be longer than five hundred (500) feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least eighty (80) feet and a street property line diameter of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet. A wye may be used, provided that a turning area sixty (60) feet wide and sixty (60) feet deep shall be provided. Dead-end streets shall not be permitted except as provided herein.

F) No street or highway names shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing streets or highways in the village or town. Street names shall be subject to the approval of the Board

G) Street grades shall be not less than five-tenths percent (0.5%) nor more than ten percent (10%).

§ 205-10. Alleys.

The minimum width of an alley shall be twenty (20) feet, if provided.

§ 205-11. Easements.

A) Adequate easements centered on rear or side lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary. An easement width of fifteen (15) feet is required.

B) Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose and as determined by the Village Board.

§ 205-12. Blocks.

A) The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:

1. The type of development proposed

2. Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions.

3. The need for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic, with particular attention to limitation of the number and location of points of ingress or egress.

4. The limitations and opportunities of topography.

B) Block lengths shall not exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet nor be less than six hundred (600) feet.

C) A pedestrian right-of-way not less than twelve (12) feet wide, in addition to any street, shall be provided where deemed essential by the Board to provide safe circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, parks, shopping centers, transportation and other community facilities.

§ 205-13. Lots.

A) The lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation and the building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and topographical conditions and for the type of development and use contemplated.

B) All lots shall have area and width equal to minimum requirements of the zoning regulations applying to the district in which they are located.

C) Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets.

D) The subdividing of land shall be such as to provide each lot with frontage on an improved street, with satisfactory access to an existing public street.

E) Every street shown on the plat that is hereafter filed or recorded in the office of the County Clerk shall be deemed to be a private street until such time as it has been formally offered for cession to the public and formally accepted as a public street by resolution of the village or, alternatively, until it has been condemned by the municipality for use as a public street.

F) Double-frontage lots should be avoided.

G) Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.

H) Off-street parking spaces shall be required for all uses. In the case of dwellings, at least one hundred eighty (180) square feet of off-street parking space per dwelling unit shall be provided back from the building setback line, plus access drive and maneuvering space.

§ 205-14. Grading and drainage.

A) Street layout, block grading and lot grading data shall be shown.

1. The objective is to establish the street grades, floor elevations and lot grades in proper relation to each other and to existing topography, considering property protection, appeal, use and drainage.

2. The developer shall allow no holes, depressions or other undrained areas to remain.

B) Storm- and surface water drainage shall be designed for the tract in relation to drainage area above the tract and drainage outlets into adjacent tracts. Drainage structures and facilities shall be installed as necessary to assure adequate drainage for the tract, and drainage easements shall be provided where necessary.

§ 205-15. Public sites and open spaces.

Where a proposed park, playground, school or other public use shown in the Master Plan, or not anticipated in such Master Plan, is located, in whole or in part, in a subdivision, such area shall either be dedicated to the proper public agency, or it shall be reserved for acquisition by such agency within a specified period by purchase or other means, and an agreement shall be entered into between the subdivider and the public agency regarding the time and method of acquisition and the cost thereof. If the Planning Board determines that a suitable park or parks of adequate size cannot be located in any such plat or is otherwise not practical, the Board may require as a condition to approval of any such plat such other or further conditions as may be authorized by law.