1988-1032222L/42788
NO E F
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLES
4 01 THROUGH AND INCLUDING ARTICLE 4 06 OF CHAPTER IV OF ARTICLE
III OF APPENDIX A (DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES TO PROVIDE FOR NEW AND AMENDED REGULATIONS AND REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR STREETS, DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS, AND SIDEWALKS,
REPEALING ARTICLES 4 17, 4 18 AND 4 19 OF CHAPTER IV OF ARTICLE
III APPENDIX A, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A
PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $500 00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas, has found that revisions
of the Denton Development Code are needed to provide for more
understandable, effective, and efficient land development
requirements and regulations, and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton has undertaken a scheduled pro-
gram to revise and implement the new and amended land develop-
ment regulations and requirements, and
WHEREAS, the revised regulations applicable to streets,
driveways, parking lots, and sidewalks have been completed, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that immediate implementa-
tion of those regulations would be in the best interest of the
community, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed regulations has
been held in accordance with the provisions of the Local Govern-
ment Code, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON
SECTION I That articles 4 01 through and including article
4 06 a Chapter IV of Article III of Appendix A of the Code of
Ordinances are amended to read as follows
CHAPTER IV
REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS AND GENERAL DESIGN STANDARDS
DIVISION I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 4 01 Purpose and Intent
(A) The following standards and requirements are adopted for
the purpose of insuring that all developments provide, at no cost
to the City, for the streets, sidewalks, street lights, parking
lots, water and sewer facilities, drainage facilities, and other
public and private improvements and facilities which are reason-
ably necessary and adequate to serve the development
(B) These requirements are adopted
requiring each development to provide for
and improvements to serve the development
required facilities and improvements bear
to the need created by the development,
the development is benefitted thereby
Article 4 02 Appl
with the intent of
those public facilities
to the extent that the
a reasonable connection
and to the degree that
pretation of Standards
(A) All persons developing property to which this Code applies
shall design, construct, install, and provide for the facilities
and improvements herein specified in accordance with the standards
and requirements of this Code and the City's master plans
(B) The Commission shall have final authority over the inter-
pretation and application on any required improvements or design
standards, except as otherwise provided in this Code These
standards and requirements shall be liberally interpreted and
applied so as to achieve the purpose and intent of the standard
or requirement Where literal application of a requirement in a
particular case would clearly not achieve the purpose or intent
of the requirement, the Committee may recommend and the Commission
may impose a stricter requirement so as to comply with the purpose
and intent of the requirement
(C) These standards and requirements shall be cumulative of
any other regulations or requirements of the Uniform Fire Code,
Uniform Building Code, zoning ordinances, flood prevention and
control ordinances, or any other ordinances
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Article 4 03 City Participation in Public Improvements
(A) In any case where this Code requires any development to
provide for streets, sidewalks, water or sewer lines, drainage
facilities or other public improvements, the City may, at its
option, choose to participate in the cost of increasing the size
or scope of the improvements otherwise required by the develop-
ment, so as to meet the needs of the general public
(B) Where the City chooses to participate, the developer and
City shall enter a written cost participation agreement setting
forth the respective duties of the parties The public improve-
ments to be constructed pursuant to the agreement shall be deter-
mined by the public bidding procedures required by State law for
public projects Bids shall be solicited so as to obtain the
proportionate costs of the developer and City for the work to be
performed under the bid to be awarded In accordance with State
law, the City may choose to participate in the cost of public
improvements without public bids when the City's cost is thirty
percent or less of the total contract price
DIVISION II
STREET AND SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN STANDARDS
Article 4 04 All developments shall provide for streets and
sidewalks to serve the development in accordance with the
following requirements and design standards and the City's Master
Thoroughfare or Street Plans
(A) STREET CLASSIFICATIONS
For the purpose of determining the street requirements of
this Code, all streets shall be classified and defined as follows
(1) Al le A public or private vehicular access way,
le signed for the special accommodation of the
property it serves and not intended to be used for
general public use
(2) Collector A street whose main purpose is to
co lect and direct traffic from local streets to
arterial streets, to carry traffic between arterial
streets, or to provide access to abutting commercial
or industrial properties, or higher intensity
residential land uses It is designed to handle no
more than 10,000 vehicle trips per day
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(3) Cul-de-sac A street which terminates in a vehicular
turnaround
(4) Estate Subdivision A local street, without curb
and gutter, w ose sole purpose is to provide direct
access to single family lots of one acre or more,
each lot having 100 or more feet of street frontage
(5) Local/Residential A street whose sole purpose is
to provide access to abutting single family or two
family residential properties It is designed to
serve no more than 5,000 vehicle trips per day
(6) Marginal Parallel Access A street which is parallel
an adjacent to an arterial street It is designed
to provide access to abutting properties so that the
properties are sheltered from the effects of the
through traffic on the arterial street, or so that
the flow of traffic on the arterial street is not
impeded by direct driveway access from abutting
properties When used as a private drive, it shall
be referred to as a "private parallel driveway
(7) Off-site Any street, other than a perimeter street,
wh c extends beyond the boundary of the development
(8) Perimeter That portion of any street, of any
class f~cation, abutting the boundary of the
development
(9) Primary Arterial A street, including freeways,
whose main purpose is to serve as a major route
into, out of, or across the City, or connect one or
more of the City's major activity centers These
streets are shown on the City's thoroughfare plan
and are usually located at least one mile apart
(10) Secondary Arterial A street whose main purpose is
to serve as a major route from one area of the City
to another, as a connection between one primary
arterial to another, or to provide a major route to
one or more of the City's moderate activity centers
These streets are shown on the City's thoroughfare
plan
(B) VEHICLE TRIPS
Any requirement or design standard of this article which is
based upon or determined in accordance with a specified number
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of "vehicle trips", shall be determined by the City Engineer in
accordance with the latest edition of the Transportation and
~neer~in Handbook, published by the Institute of Transpor-
rs
tion Eng neers
AEL
(C) COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS
(1) All required street improvements shall comply with the
"Street Design Specifications", as contained in Appendix A-1
Right-of-way widths in excess of the Street Design Specifica-
tions shall be required whenever, due to topography, additional
width is necessary to provide adequate earth slopes
(2) All required street
in accordance with Division
("Method") of the City's St
Works Construction North Ce
tan ar pec cat ons
conflicts with a provision or
Specifications, the provisions
improvements shall be constructed
II ("Materials") and Division III
andard Specifications for Public
ntra Texas, as amended N T C
ere any provision of this Code
requirement of the N T C Standard
of this Code shall control
(D) STREET CAPACITY
(1) All developments shall provide for those streets,
including new streets, the improvement of existing streets, and
the associated improvements and rights-of-way, which are
necessary to provide adequate capacity to carry the traffic to
be generated by the property at full development Adequate
capacity" shall mean a level of service "C", as defined by the
latest edition of the Highway Capacity Manual, as published by
the Transportation Research Board of the National Research
Council
(2) Any streets required by the provisions of this section
shall also include any drainage structures that are part of the
street improvements and are necessary to serve the development,
in accordance with the drainage requirements of this Code In
the case of estate subdivision streets, no underground drainage
improvements, other than driveway culverts, shall be required,
but adequate barrow ditches with 4 1 side slopes shall be
provided
(3) To provide for future street improvements, any develop-
ment may elect, upon the approval of the Commission, to dedicate
more street right-of-way than would otherwise be required for
the development, in lieu of constructing the total street system
otherwise required of the development by this Code, when
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(a) The additional right-of-way will be needed for
a proposed arterial street, as shown on the
City's thoroughfare plan,
(b) Omitting the street improvements that would
otherwise be required would not substantially
impair the safe movement of traffic created by
the development, and
(c) The market value of the additional right-of-way
would, as determined by the City Engineer, be
equal to or greater than the cost of the street
improvements which are to be omitted
(E) PERIMETER STREETS
(1) New Perimeter Streets Street systems shall be laid out
so as to avoid t e nee or new perimeter partial streets, i e
streets that have less than the full required right-of-way and
pavement width for the class of street However, if an arterial
street is proposed by the master plan on the boundary of the
development or the development creates the need for a new
perimeter street, the development shall provide the portion of
the perimeter street for which it reasonably creates the need,
but in no case shall that portion of the street provided be less
than a pavement width of 25 feet All perimeter streets shall be
provided with curb and gutter along the side abutting the devel-
opment If the perimeter street is ultimately proposed to serve
gutter r shall
arterial as a divided install half of the arterial street, the then elcurb n and is
be provided on h
medthe ian pofi the arterial street street as to
provide the curb forthe future of
(2) Existing Perimeter Streets
(a) Any development on the perimeter of an
unimproved perimeter street shall dedicate the
right-of-way and improve or reconstruct the
street to the same extent as is required for
new perimeter streets, unless the perimeter
street has already been partially improved, in
which case the development shall dedicate the
additional right-of-way and make the additional
street improvements necessary to complete the
perimeter street to the classification required
For the purpose of this paragraph, an "unim-
proved perimeter" street shall mean a perimeter
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street which does not have curb and gutter or
which does not substantially comply with the
street design specifications or requirements of
this Code
(b) Where any development would be required by this
Code to improve an existing unimproved ~erimeter
street which is designated in the City s master
plans as an arterial street, to less than its
full width, and the City's approved Capital
Improvements Plan proposes improvement of the
existing perimeter street to City specifica-
tions within two years of the date the required
improvements are to be undertaken, the develop-
ment may elect, in lieu of making the required
perimeter street improvements, to pay to the
City prior to beginning construction, the total
construction cost, excluding engineering and
design cost, of the required street improvements
The amount to be paid shall be determined by the
City Engineer, based on the actual cost of pro-
viding for the improvements, as shown in the
most recent public bids for the same or similar
type street improvements If the money paid to
the City is not used for the required improve-
ments within five years of payment, the funds
shall be returned to the person making the
payment
(c) Any development which is to generate more than
100 vehicle trips per day at full development
and which is excepted from making improvements
to existing perimeter streets in accordance with
City specifications for new streets, as herein-
after provided, shall make the improvements and
repairs to the existing perimeter street to the
same extent as is required for off-site streets,
as hereinafter provided
(3) Exce tions to Perimeter Street Re uirements The pro-
visions o t s section requ r ng the mprovement of existing
unimproved perimeter streets to City specifications for new
streets shall not apply to
(a) A plat for a single-family residential lot,
where such lot is not part of a larger general
scheme of development or subdivision of land
containing more than one residential lot,
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(b) A development that abuts 100 or less feet of an
existing perimeter street, where the existing
off-site perimeter street on either side of the
abutting perimeter street is not improved to
city specifications and there are no proposals
or plans for improvements to the perimeter street
on either side of the abutting perimeter street
as evidenced by the City's Capital Improvements
Plan or plats approved or pending approval,
(c) A development which
(i) Is not required or does not propose to
extend a City of Denton water line to the
property to serve the development, and,
(ii) Is located more than eight thousand (8,000)
feet from an existing City of Denton water
line, measured along a straight line from
the nearest boundary of the development to
the nearest water line, or
(d) A State or Federal highway
(4) Off-site Connecting Streets Any perimeter street
required to be mprove to meet t e specifications for new streets
shall be connected to existing off-site streets in accordance
with the horizontal design specifications shown in Appendix A-2
(5) Des1 n Specifications for Perimeter Streets Perimeter
streets s a e built or improved w t cur an gutter and the
necessary drainage facilities in accordance with the specifica-
tions and provisions of this Code applicable to other streets
Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, a required perimeter
street meeting design standards, but without curb and gutter and
related underground street storm drainage facilities may be
approved whenever
(a) The required perimeter street is for a residen-
tial development in a low intensity area, as
shown in the City's master plans,
(b) The development is not located in an area where
the pattern or intensity of development would
create the need for improved urban drainage
facilities in the foreseeable future, and
(c) There are no existing or proposed improved
drainage facilities, as shown by the City's
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Capital Improvements Plan or by plats approved
or pending approval, in such proximity to the
development that would connect to or receive the
drainage waters from the required street
drainage improvements
(F) IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING OFF-SITE STREETS
(1) Any development which is to generate more than 100
vehicle trips per day at full development shall improve or repair
connecting off-site streets as necessary to provide a safe and
adequate paved surface for the amount and type of traffic
generated by the development
(2) The off-site street improvements or repairs need not
meet the specifications for new streets, but shall include such
patching, reconstruction, or the providing of asphalt overlays
determined to be necessary by the City Engineer to provide for
the safe movement of vehicular traffic generated by the
development, pursuant to a "distress" rating performed by the
City Engineer in accordance with Appendix A-3
(3) Off-site street improvements shall not be required
beyond the nearest intersecting arterial or collector streets
(4) The requirements to improve any existing off-site street
shall not apply to that portion of a street proposed to be
improved to City specifications in the City's approved Capital
Improvements Plan within one year of the date the off-site street
improvements are required to be made, if the street or portion
thereof to which the off-site street improvement requirements
apply does not have a distress rating of 80 or more points, as
determined by the City Engineer in accordance with Appendix A-3
(G) ADEQUATE STREET ACCESS
All developments shall provide the necessary street system,
on-site and off-site, to insure that there is safe and adequate
access to the development and to each lot within the development
No new streets shall be located within designated floodway In
determining the access requirements for each development, the
following shall be considered
(1) Access for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles,
(2) The condition of existing streets in the area to be used
for access,
(3) The congestion that may be created at proposed or
existing intersections as a result of the development,
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(4) The proposed circulation of traffic from and into pro-
posed or existing streets, and,
(5) Any other condition, existing or proposed, that may
affect safe and adequate access
(H) COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING STREETS
(1) The street system for each development shall be coordi-
nated with existing, proposed, and anticipated streets within and
outside the development, and shall be extended outside the devel-
opment when necessary, so as to provide for adequate access, the
safe and effective movement and circulation of traffic, or for
other reasonable traffic considerations
(2) Streets shall be in alignment with existing or proposed
streets of adjoining properties, except where the master plan,
topography, requirements of traffic circulation, or other planning
considerations make it desirable to depart from the alignment
(3) Local streets shall intersect so as not to create block
lengths in excess of 1,200 feet, measured along the center of the
block
(4) The extension of local or collector streets may be
denied if it is determined that the extension would provide for
an unacceptable use of the street for substantial through
traffic Streets not required to be extended beyond the
development, but that are to be connected with proposed or
anticipated streets outside the development at a future date,
shall be extended to the property line at the point where the
connection is expected Cul-de-sacs shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of this article
(I) INTERSECTIONS
(1) Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly
as possible at a ninety (90) degree angle Curvilinear streets
shall be designed so as to approach an intersection at a right
angle for at least 100 feet from the intersection Not more than
two streets shall intersect at any one point
(2) Proposed intersections along one side of a street shall
coincide with existing or proposed intersections on the opposite
side of the street Where a center line offset (jog) is allowed
at an intersection, the distance between center lines of the
intersecting streets shall be not less than 150 feet
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(3) Different streets which connect with the same street
shall maintain a distance separation between the intersecting
streets in accordance with Appendix A-7 The specified
distances shall be measured from the nearest right-of-way lines
of the two connecting streets, at the point where the two
streets connect to the common street
(4) Intersections shall be designed with a flat grade when-
ever possible In hilly or rolling areas, the street approaching
an intersection shall be provided with a leveling area, not
exceeding a two percent (2%) grade, for a distance of sixty feet
(60'), measured from the nearest right-of-way line of the
intersecting street
(5) Intersections shall be designed and constructed so that
slopes, trees, or other natural or man-made structures do not
create a visual obstruction within any "intersection visibility
triangle", as defined by the Code of Ordinances All right-of-
way dedications for other than intersecting local streets shall
include the intersection visibility triangle In the case of
intersecting local streets, the City Engineer may allow a
reduction of the required dedication of right-of-way below that
which would be included in the intersection's visibility
triangle, if not needed for maintenance, repair, reconstruction,
or traffic safety
(J) MEDIANS
(1) When any development is required to provide more than
one-half of any arterial street, a median shall be provided in
accordance with the design standards of Appendix A-1
(2) All portions of the median less than eight feet in
width shall be installed with a maintenance free surface of
concrete or similar material approved by the City Engineer, but
excluding asphalt
(3) For every 1,000 square feet of median area or portion
thereof not required to be a maintenance free surface, a tree
with a trunk of three inches or more in diameter, measured from
ground level, shall be installed The type of trees used shall
be from an approved list maintained by the Parks Department
Other portions of the median not required to be a maintenance
free surface shall be landscaped or xeriscaped in accordance
with plans approved by the City
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(K) CUL-DE-SACS AND DEAD END STREETS
(1) Cul-de-sacs, or loop streets, shall be used whenever
necessary to discourage through traffic on residential or local
streets No cul-de-sacs shall be located except at the end of a
street or the intersection of streets
(2) All permanent and temporary dead-end streets on which
there is located a building lot that does not have frontage on
any other street shall be developed with cul-de-sacs The length
of the street on which a cul-de-sac is located shall not be more
than 1,000 feet, measured from the end of the cul-de-sac to the
nearest intersecting street
(3) The right-of-way of a cul-de-sac shall have a radius of
60 feet for arterials, and 50 feet for all other streets The
radius of the paved portion of the turnaround, measured from the
outer edge of the pavement, shall be 40 feet All permanent
cul-de-sacs shall be built in accordance with design standards
for streets and shall be provided with curbs and gutters
Temporary cul-de-sacs for dead-end streets which are proposed to
be extended shall be in accordance with the specifications of
Appendix A-7 They may be constructed of asphalt, or rock
material approved by the City Engineer, and shall be located
within a dedicated right-of-way
(L) ALLEYS
(1) Alleys may be allowed in residential developments and
may be required for developments in nonresidential zoning
districts where necessary to provide for adequate access for
service vehicles, off-street loading or unloading, access for
emergency vehicles, or similar reasons consistent with the intent
of these standards
(2) All alleys shall have at least two direct access points
to local public streets, each access point terminating onto
separate streets
(3) Alleys shall not have access to arterial streets Alleys
shall only be allowed to connect to collector streets where there
is no other reasonable means of access
to i serve the public public interest except where
(4) Alleys dedication is shall determined dedicated
such
(5) Alleys shall conform to the design standards shown in
Appendix A-4
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(M) PRIVATE ROADS
(1) A development located in a planned development zoning
district may be approved with one or more private roads when
(a) The road will have direct access onto a public
street,
(b) The road is not necessary or planned to serve
or provide for traffic or drainage outside the
development,
(c) The road is so routed or designed so as to
discourage through traffic, and
(d) The road will provide for adequate access, the
safe movement of traffic, drainage, and
generally serves as an adequate alternative to
a public street
(2) When the private road will serve more than one lot, the
developer shall submit to the commission for approval a written
and binding declaration,
an o ownerts the
association
improvementto be recorded s, establishing prior
of any pub or similar legal entity which will have
(a) The legal authority to maintain and exercise
control over the road, and,
(b) The power to compel contributions from owners
within the development to cover their propor-
tionate shares of the cost associated with
maintenance of the road
(3) Private roads shall conform to tthe he design
iss the fica-sole
tions set forth in Appendix A-4, unless access
conform to the design specifications forep pthe pr ublic streets road shall
(4) Where any parking areas or spaces are to be used along
or adjacent to the private road, the parking areas and spaces
shall be designated and constructed in accordance with the
design standards applicable to parking lots so that the parking
areas and spaces will not interfere with the use of any public
streets
(5) For the purpose of this section, a "private road" shall
mean any open way used for vehicular traffic, not dedicated to
provide vehicular access to a development tor dlotgned and used to
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(N) STREET NAMES AND SIGNS
(1) Street names shall be assigned by the developer, subject
to Commission approval, by placing the name on the plat Streets
which are to be in alignment with existing streets shall be given
the same name Names shall be sufficiently different in sound
and spelling so as not to cause conflict or confusion
(2) Street name signs shall be installed by the developer at
all intersections within or abutting the development prior to the
acceptance of any street The name signs shall be constructed,
located, and installed in accordance with written specifications
on file with the City Engineer
(0) STREET LIGHTING
(1) All developments shall provide for lighting of all
streets, sidewalks, and public rights-of-way which are to be used
for vehicular or pedestrian traffic so as to insure the safe use
thereof
(2) Street lights shall be installed within dedicated ease-
ments at all intersections, in cul-de-sacs, and along all public
streets at intervals of not more than 300 feet
(3) The required street lights shall be installed by the
City upon payment of the cost by the developer No streets
sidewalks, or other public rights-of-way required to be lighted
shall be accepted for public use until the requirements of this
section are met
(P) FIRE LANES
All developments shall provide for fire lanes in accordance
with Article V of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances, as
amended
(Q) SIDEWALKS
(1) The following requirements are adopted for the purpose
of insuring that each development provides for the sidewalks or
walkways necessary to serve pedestrian traffic to, from, or
across the development
(2) All developments shall, within a dedicated right-of-way,
provide sidewalks along both sides of all streets within the
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development and along one side of all perimeter streets, except
as follows
(a) A development which is excepted from making perimeter
street improvements in accordance with article 4 04 (E)
(3) (c), shall not be required to install a sidewalk
along that perimeter street
(b) A development which is excepted from making perimeter
street improvements in accordance with article 4 04 (E)
(3) (a) or (b), shall not be required to install a
sidewalk along that perimeter street unless the
perimeter street is a state or federal highway or is
designated as a arterial street on the City's master
thoroughfare plan
(c) Where unplatted property is required to be platted in
order to obtain a building permit to make any improve-
ments to an existing building or to construct any
additional building to be located on the property, a
sidewalk shall not be required along an existing
perimeter street if
(i) The perimeter street is not required to be improved
in accordance with this Code,
(ii) The building improvements would not result in an
increase in the floor area of the existing build-
ing or buildings by more than ten percent (10%),
(iii) The building improvements are to be located on the
same tract or tracts of land, as described by
recorded deed in the Real Property Records of
Denton County, on which the existing building or
any existing improvements to serve the existing
building are located, and
(iv) The building improvements will not require the
construction of additional parking spaces to meet
the requirements of the zoning ordinance
(3) In lieu of requiring sidewalks along both sides of all
streets, the Commission may approve a comprehensive pedestrian
access plan Such plan should provide adequate pedestrian access
to schools, recreational facilities, parks, ad3acent shopping and
employment centers, and connect with existing or planned
pedestrian facilities
(4) Sidewalks required by this section shall be placed and
constructed according to the specifications set forth in Appendix
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A-6, which shall include handicap ramps at all intersections and
driveways Sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete, provided
that other materials, excluding asphalt, may be approved by the
City Engineer, if
(a) The material and construction methods used
would provide a sidewalk that is as durable,
maintainable, safe, and as adequate as one
made of concrete, and
(b) The sidewalk would be more environmentally
desirable or more in keeping with the overall
design of the development
(5) Where the developer who would otherwise be required to
improve an existing unimproved perimeter street to City specifica-
tions, elects to pay to the City the cost of the required improve-
ments as provided for in article 4 04 (E) (2) (b), the developer
may likewise elect to pay to the City the cost of any required
sidewalk improvements for that street If the money paid for the
sidewalk improvements is not used for that purpose within five
years of payment, the funds shall be returned to the person making
the improvements
DIVISION III
DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT
REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN STANDARDS
Article 4 05 After the effective date of this article, no
person shall construct, reconstruct, replace, relocate, alter,
enlarge, improve, perform any work on, or make use of any parking
lot or driveway on any property within the City of Denton for
which a permit is required under this Division, except in
accordance with the requirements of this Division
(A) DEFINITIONS
In this Division III, the following words shall have the
following meanings
(1) Department The Department of Public Works
(2) Driveway That portion of the parking lot that consists
of a travel ane opening onto a public street
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(3) Parkin Aisle The portion of the parking lot con-
sisting o lanes providing direct access to parking spaces
(4) Parkin Lot That portion of any lot that is used by
vehicles or access, circulation, parking, and loading and
unloading It comprises the travel lanes, parking area aisles,
parking spaces, driveways, and loading and unloading areas
(5) Permit A Parking Lot/Driveway permit as required
herein
(6) Travel Lane That portion of the parking lot which is
used for the c rcu ation of traffic entering, exiting, or travel-
ing through a parking lot, and is not used for parking spaces or
parking aisles
(B) PERMIT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
(1) Permit Required A Parking Lot/Driveway Permit shall
be require or eacH property, other than property used or to be
used for a single or two-family dwelling, within the City of
Denton, in any of the following cases
(a) For the construction of a new parking lot or for
the improvement, reconstruction, enlargement,
relocation, or alteration of any existing parking
lot
(b) For the construction of a new driveway or the
reconstruction, relocation, or alteration of an
existing driveway
(c) For the alteration or rearrangement of parking
spaces, travel lanes, stacking lanes, maneuvering
areas, or fire lanes of existing parking lots
(d) For any application, submitted after the effec-
tive date of this article, seeking approval of a
plat or replat for property on which there is an
existing driveway
(e) For any application, submitted after the effec-
tive date of this article, for a Certificate of
Occupancy for any use of property on which there
is an existing parking lot or driveway which
does not comply with the requirements of this
Division, if the property has been vacant for a
period of more than six (6) months immediately
prior to the application
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(2) Application The application for each property for
which a permit is required shall be submitted to the Department
on a form furnished for that purpose, along with the required
fee, if any if all of the information required for the
application is submitted with or shown on any other plans or
application required under any other ordinance, including an
application for a building permit, a required landscape site
plan, or a planned development detailed plan, no separate
application for a permit shall be required The Department may
waive, in whole or part, the submission of any information or
plans otherwise required, if it determines that the nature or
scope of the work is such that the information or plans are not
necessary to obtain or determine compliance with this Division
The application for each property for which a permit is required
shall
(a) Describe the location of the property for which
the permit is requested
(b) Be accompanied by plans and specifications, in
the manner and form as specified by the Depart-
ment, showing the number and dimensions of the
parking spaces, the location and dimensions of
travel lanes, fire lanes, driveways, and stack-
ing areas, and the minimum storage capacity on
the lot for any drive-through facilities, if
any
(c) For any existing driveways or parking lots which
violate a requirement of this Division, show how
compliance is to be met (relocation, rearrange-
ment, closing of the driveway, reconstruction,
etc or if any proposed or existing driveway
or parking lot will not be in compliance with a
requirement of this Division, give detailed
information why compliance is not possible or
should not be required In such cases, the
City Engineer may require the applicant to
submit a traffic study performed in accordance
with accepted professional traffic engineering
standards, containing information specified by
the City Engineer, to show any adverse impact
that may result from approval of the permit
(d) For any proposed or existing driveway accessing
an arterial or collector street, be accompanied
by a site plan, drawn to a scale of at least 1
to 501, showing the following
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(i) The proposed land use and the location of
existing and proposed structures or buildings
(ii) The general layout of any existing or proposed
parking lot for the property, including any
parking lots, or portions thereof, located on
other properties which are not totally sepa-
rated or designed to be used independently
(iii) The dimensions, location, and design of the
driveway on the property for which the appli-
cation is made
(iv) All significant traffic features of the street
accessed or to be accessed by the driveway (to
the nearest intersecting streets on each side
of the driveway which are not abutting the
property), including the width, number of
lanes, street parking, distance to the inter-
secting streets, and the location and distance
to other driveways on either side of the
street
(e) Contain any other information, plans, or specifi-
cation required by the Department to determine
compliance with this Code
(2) Issuance of Permit Conditions The application, plans,
and specs cat ons s a e rev ewe y the Department to verify
compliance with the requirements of this Code or any other ordi-
nance If the Department finds that the plans for the parking
lot or driveway for the property covered by the application
conforms to this Code and other applicable ordinances, the permit
shall be issued The Department may issue a permit for property
where any parking lot or driveway is not in compliance with this
Code, if the Department determines that, because of same condi-
tion peculiar to the property, compliance is not reasonably
possible Any permit issued may impose reasonable conditions or
limitations that would serve the purpose of any requirement of
this article, or would otherwise be necessary to provide for
traffic safety, including, but not limited to the following
(a) Requiring that any existing driveway be relocated
or that a new driveway be located so as to provide
for joint or shared access by adjacent properties
for present or future development
(b) Providing for use restrictions or special design
requirements for the driveway or parking lot it
PAGE 19
serves, such as divided one-way traffic, con-
trolled turning movements into or out of the
driveway, or controlled access from the street
(c) Providing for temporary use of a driveway or
parking lot for a specified time or for a limited
purpose, or until the occurrence of a specified
event
(3) Refusal of Permits, A eals An applicant may appeal any
denial, condition, or limitation of a permit to the Committee
If the Committee upholds the refusal, condition, or limitation,
the applicant may appeal to the Commission, which shall make a
final determination after receiving a recommendation from the
Citizen's Traffic Safety Support Commission
(4) Compliance
(a) All driveways and parking lots shall be
designed, installed, located, and constructed
in accordance with the approved specifications,
plans, conditions, and requirements of the
permit issued for the property and the require-
ments of this article No Certificate of
Occupancy shall be issued for any building on
any property for which a permit is required,
until the construction, improvements, altera-
tions, or other work covered by the permit is
completed in accordance with the permit issued,
the requirements of this article, or the
provisions of any other applicable ordinance
Where no building permit was required in
connection with the requested permit, no
parking lot or driveway on the property for
which the permit was issued shall be used until
and unless the work is completed in accordance
with the permit and this Code
(b) Where the closing or relocating of one or more
existing driveways, or portions thereof, is
necessary to comply with these requirements or
a permit issued hereunder, access shall be
closed by the installation of curb and gutter
along the gutter line of the street, if any,
and the filling of the existing driveway
approach depression with asphalt or concrete,
all in accordance with City specifications if
there is no existing curb and gutter on the
street, the driveway shall be closed in the
manner specified by the City Engineer
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(5) Expiration Any permit issued hereunder shall expire by
limitation an ecome null and void if the work authorized by such
permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such
permit, or if the work authorized by the permit is suspended or
abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of
180 days
(6) Modifications After approval
under the permit is approved, no person
change the approved driveway or parking
new application in accordance with
Division
(C) ACCESS TO ARTERIAL STREETS
of the work performed
shall thereafter alter or
lot without submitting a
the provisions of this
(1) Purpose The following access regulations are adopted
in recognition that primary and secondary arterial streets are
designed and intended to be used as major routes carrying high
volumes of traffic Each driveway access allowed to an arterial
street will necessarily interfere with the function of those
streets These regulations, therefore, are adopted for the
purpose of preserving and enhancing the traffic capacity of
arterial streets by strictly limiting direct driveway access to
those streets
(2) Drivewa Access to Arterials to be Desi nated b Plat
The locat on an points o access to arter a streets s a e
determined and shown in accordance with the approved preliminary
plat No driveway shall be constructed which has not been shown
on the approved preliminary plat
(3) Access Criteria Driveway access to a primary or
secondary arterial street shall be governed by the following
criteria
(a) Access to any arterial street shall not be
allowed unless there is no other reasonable
means of providing safe and adequate access to
the property
(b) Developments and residential subdivisions shall
be required to provide a public marginal
parallel access street, alley, or private
parallel access drive to serve the development
or individual lots fronting the arterial
street, unless the requirement would make the
property wholly useless for any permitted use
as zoned
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(c) No development shall be allowed access to an
arterial street if property excluded from the
development plans could have reasonably been used
to provide adequate alternative access
(d) Any property previously subdivided in violation
of State law or City ordinance shall not be
allowed access to any arterial street, if other
access could have been provided except for such
unapproved subdivision of the property
(4) Access Standards When driveway access to an arterial
street is the only reasonable means of providing safe and adequate
access to the property, as determined in accordance with this
article, the following standards shall apply
(a) Only one driveway per property shall be permitted,
unless all of the following conditions are met
(i) the applicant submits a traffic engineering
study performed in accordance with accepted
professional traffic engineering standards
as determined by the City Engineer, clearly
showing that the traffic for the single
permitted driveway would exceed 5,000 trips
per day, or 500 trips per hour during peak
hour use,
(ii) permitting the additional driveway would
not violate driveway separation or corner
clearance standards, and
(iii) the need for each additional driveway would
substantially outweigh any traffic problems
or hazards created on the arterial street
by allowing the additional driveway
(b) The driveway shall, whenever possible, be required
to be located and designed so as to provide joint
or shared access with adjoining properties
(c) The development which is allowed access shall be
required to pay for, design, or provide, at no
cost to the City, all traffic control signs,
equipment, structures, devices, or improvements
which are reasonably necessary to minimize the
effect of the additional access allowed or to
provide for the safe movement of traffic or
pedestrians
PAGE 22
(D) ACCESS TO COLLECTOR STREETS
(1) Commercial, industrial, and multi-family properties
fronting on collector streets shall be allowed one driveway for
each 75 feet of frontage on one street, provided that each drive-
way would meet the separation and corner clearance requirements
of this article The driveway shall, whenever possible, be
required to be located and designed so as to provide joint or
shared access with adjoining properties
(2) Single and two-family residential developments shall be
designed so that lots do not require driveway access to existing
or proposed collector streets If the shape or size of the
property is such that the lots cannot be designed to avoid
driveway access to a collector street, adjacent lots shall be
provided with a shared access In no case shall any lot be
allowed more than one driveway access to any collector street
(E) SEPARATION OF DRIVEWAYS
(1) These regulations are for the purpose of insuring that
all driveways are separated by sufficient distance so as to avoid
interfering with the safe movement of traffic In interpreting
and applying the separation requirements, the following shall
apply
(a) The separation requirements shall be determined
in reference to any existing driveways on or
off the property Where applied to a property
which is located adjacent to an undeveloped
tract, the separation requirements shall
account for the placement of future driveways
on the adjacent undeveloped property
(b) The minimum separation specified may be reduced
if the amount of street frontage for the pro-
perty is insufficient to allow for one driveway
access that would have the necessary separation
from an existing driveway on adjacent property
If a reduction in the minimum separation
specified is allowed, the separation shall be
reduced only to the degree necessary to allow
for the driveway
(c) The separation distances specified shall be
measured from the nearest edge of each driveway
at the right-of-way line
PAGE 23
(2) The minimum driveway separation standards are as follows
Street
Arterials
Collectors
Local/Estate
Minimum (in feet)
300
75
10
(F) CORNER CLEARANCE STANDARDS
(1) To insure that the traffic movements from driveways do
not unduly conflict with the movement of traffic on intersecting
public streets, the following minimum distances between driveways
and the intersections of public streets are adopted In inter-
preting and applying the standards, the following shall apply
(a) A reduced requirement may only be used if abso-
lutely necessary to provide driveway access to
property where no other means of access meeting
the corner clearance requirement is reasonably
possible
(b) The specified distances shall be measured at
the right-of-way line from the edge of the
driveway nearest the intersecting street to the
right-of-way line of the intersecting street
(2) The minimum corner clearance requirements are as follows
Intersection Type
Minimum (in feet)
Arterial
- Arterial
Arterial
- Collector
Arterial
- Local
Collector
- Local
250
150
50
50
PAGE 24
(G) DRIVEWAY WIDTHS AND GRADES
(1) Widths Driveways shall meet the following width stan-
dards, un ems adjoining properties provide for shared access of
one driveway, in which case a driveway of greater width as
necessary to serve traffic from both properties may be permitted
upon approval of the City Engineer
Curb
Width (ft ) Radius (ft
(a) Single or Two-family Use
Maximum 20 5
Minimum 10 5
(b) Other Land Uses
Two-Way Driveway
Maximum 30 20
Minimum 24 10
One-Way Driveway
Single lane entry/exit
Maximum 15 20
Minimum 12 10
Two lane exit only
13ax mum m 30 20
Minimum 24 10
(c) Upon a showing that significant projected truck
traffic creates the need for modification of the
above, the following maximum driveway designs may be
permitted upon approval of the City Engineer
Curb
Width (ft ) Radius (ft )
Two-Way Driveway
35
30
(2) Driveway Grades All driveways accessing public streets
shall have no more than a fifteen percent (15%) grade and shall
have a minimum 6 inch rise from the gutter line to the radius
point
PAGE 25
(H) PARKING LOTS
In order to insure that the use and design of parking lots
do not unreasonably interfere with the efficient and safe use of
the public streets, the following regulations shall apply
(1) All properties shall provide for the number of parking
spaces as required by Appendix B-Zoning of the Code of Ordinances
(2) The dimensions of all parking spaces shall be in accor-
dance with the dimensions shown in Appendix A-5
(3) Parking lots shall be located or designed so as not to
require vehicles to back into a public street, a parking lot
travel lane or the area where parking area aisles intersect with
travel lanes, as shown in Appendix A-5
(4) Parking lots shall be designed so that no part of any
public street will be used as a maneuvering area, travel lane, or
a parking area aisle for any parking lot Each driveway shall
have the required vehicle stacking distance within the parking
lot as specified in Appendix A-5, provided, however, the City
Engineer may impose a greater stacking distance in particular
cases, when clearly necessary so to prevent interference with the
use of any public street Each stacking area shall be designed
as to be separated from the remaining portion of the parking lot
(5) Each property on which is located a business or facility
which offers drive through window service, such as fast food
restaurants and banks, shall provide the minimum required vehicle
reservoir capacity within the parking lot, as specified in
Appendix A-5, so that vehicles will not interfere with the use of
any public street
(6) No property shall be designed to make use of the parking
lot of another property without the express written permission of
the owner of the other property
(7) All parking lots shall be so designed and constructed
without view obstructions so that vehicles may enter, circulate
through, and exit the parking lot in reasonable safety without
danger to pedestrians or other vehicles
Parking lots shall be designed, constructed, and
maintained so that vehicles cannot extend beyond the perimeter of
the lot onto adjacent properties, public rights-of-way,
sidewalks, or areas used as walkways
PAGE 26
(9) No portion of any parking lotj other than a driveway,
shall be located within five feet (5 ) of any public street
right-of-way
(10) Parking lots shall comply with the landscaping require-
ments of any other ordinance
(11) All parking lots shall be constructed in accordance
with the specifications of Appendix A-5 and the applicable
provisions of the City's N T G standard specifications All
parking lots shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt, except
that pavers may be used as a surface material in lieu of concrete
or asphalt if they meet the minimum load limits for the type and
amount of vehicular traffic proposed to make use of the parking
lot, in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications
Parking lot surfaces shall be properly maintained in good
condition so as to be free of potholes or other defects and so
that all parking space lines or other markings are kept visible
and distinct
Article 4 06 Reserved
SECTION II That Appendices A-1 through and including A-7,
as re erence erein, are adopted as part of the regulations and
requirements of this ordinance, as though fully incorporated
herein
SECTION III That articles 4 17, 4 18, and 4 19 of Chapter
IV o Artic e III of Appendix A of the Code or Ordinances are
repealed
SECTION IV That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would
have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION V Any person who shall violate a provision of this
ordinance, or fails to comply therewith or with any of the
requirements thereof, or of a permit or certificate issued there-
under, as these provisions, regulations, requirements, or permits
or certificates apply to any property located within the corporate
limits of the City of Denton, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00)
PAGE 27
Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for
each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation
of this ordinance is committed, or continued, and upon conviction
of any such violations such person shall be punished within the
limits above
SECTION VI That this ordinance shall become effective
fourteen 1 days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle,
the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten
(10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 01/V1 day of 1988
RAY ST NS, MAYOR
ATTEST
J IF , L RS, CITY ~ SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
BY rlWr~
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APPENDIX A - 1
STREET DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
Arterials Local/
Pry Secondary Collector Residential Estate
(1) Pavement width (face 30 24 with 4 1
to face) (feet) 2 (361) 2 (25')* 44
side slopes
(2)
Number of traffic
6
4
4
2
2
lanes
(3)
lane widths (feet)
11
11
11
11
12
(4)
Right-of-Way (feet)
100**
80
60
50
60
(5)
Vehicle capacity
policy (vehicle
per hour)
2,700***
1,400***
790
400
400
(6)
Design speed (mph)
45
40
35
30
30
(7)
Minimum grade
0 5
0 5
0 5
0 5
0 5
(8)
Maximum grade
7
7
7
7
7
(9)
Minimum center line
radius (feet)
750
500
300
250
250
(10)
Stopping site
distance (feet)
175
275
250
200
200
(11)
Minimum median
width (feet)
14
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
(12)
Minimum spacing
median opening (feet)
400
400
/a
n
n/a
n/a
(13)
Minimum radius for
t in-
35
20
20
20
No curbs
curb returns a
tersections (feet)
(14)
Reverse curve
separation minim n-
(feet)
100
100
75
0
0
*Divided roadways, each
**Right-of-way flares to
with specified width
one hundred twenty
(120') feet
of right-of-way
one hundred fifty (150'
) feet from intersection on both sides
intersecting
other major or secondary arterials
***Level of Service "C"
APPENDIX A - 2
Design Standards for
Connection of Perimter Streets
to
Off-Site Perimeter Streets
1) Minimum Length - 100' transition
Minimum Pavement Section - 2" Asphalt - 6" lime - residential
5" Asphalt - 6" lime - Others
2) Traffic control devices shall be installed to provide for
safe, efficient, and properly marked use of the proposed
transitional areas in accordance with the latest edition of
the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, published
by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
3) Chart
Residential
Collectors
Secondary Arterial
Major Arterial
Min
Min
Design Radii
Length
250
100'
300
150'
500'
250'
750'
As needed
NOTE All radii and lengths are based on actual street section
constructed not classification
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ALLEYS AND PRIVATE ROADS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALLEYS (REAR ACCESS)
Minimum Width 1 Minimum I Minimum Thickness I Minimum
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Use IPavementleasementl Radius INAsohaltINConorste I Corner Clio
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE ACCESS ROADS
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Residential (Excluding Parkingl
Head in parking is discouraged along private roads, but may be
permitted along 5% or less of the length of the road
N All sections are to have 6 inches of lime subgrade
sN Concrete sections are to be reinforced with 3/8 inch bare on 24 inch
centers or 6x6 number 6 wire mesh
srN 20 feet is minimum fire lane requirement
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construction materials and methods are to conform to North Texas Council
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NICOG specifications
* Concrete sections are to be reinforced with 3/6 inch bars on 24 inch
centers or 6 x 6 number 6 wire mesh
When pavers are used the subgrade and materials shall be according to
Appendix A-5 - Parking Lot Surface (Minimum Requirements for Pavers)
A list of approved materials and suppliers can be obtained from the
Department of Public Works
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PARKING LOT SURFACE
(MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PAVERS)
ANITICIPATED TRAFFIC LOADING
PAVERS REQUIRED
NO OF
VEHICLES
TOTAL EQUIVALENT
TRAFFIC
PER DAY
STANDARD AXLE
CLASSIFI-
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20 YEARS SERVICE
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PATTERN
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45,000
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15-45
45,000 TO
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2 3/8"
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140,000
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450
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APPENDIX A- 5
PARKING LOTS
(I) SPACE USED FOR VARIOUS PARKING
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PARKING
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MINUMOM STACKING DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
0 - 50
51 - 100
101 - 250
251 - 500
501 and over
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Drive Thru Facilities
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A wage Number of Cars Arriving Durirg peek Hour
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TEMPORARY TURN-ABOUNDS
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6"
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Residential
45'
10"
5"
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DISTANCE SPACING BETWEEN
INTERSECTING STREET CLASSIFICATIONS
Arterials Collector Local
Arterials 5,280 1,000 400 (if permitted)
Collectors 1,000 1,000 200
Local 400 (if permitted) 200 200
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