§ 17.32.080. Street layout considerations.

A.

Consistency with growth policy and others. All new streets shall be consistent with the City's adopted growth policy, the document entitled the "Great Falls Area Transportation Plan", and neighborhood plans that may be adopted, all of which may be amended from time to time.

B.

Avoidance of environmentally sensitive areas. Streets shall be laid out to avoid environmentally sensitive areas, such as wetlands.

C.

Through traffic. Streets shall be laid out to encourage inter-neighborhood travel but discourage unrelated through travel and speeding.

D.

Coordination with adjoining parcels. Streets in a new development shall be connected to right-of-way in adjacent areas to allow for inter-neighborhood traffic flow. If adjacent lands are unplatted, stub outs in the new development shall be provided for future connection to the adjacent unplatted land. When topographic or other conditions make such continuation undesirable, and/or impractical, the Director of the Planning and Community Development Department, in consultation with the City Engineer, may waive or modify this requirement.

E.

River crossings. Where a street crosses a river or stream, the street shall intersect the waterbody at right angles, except where impracticable due to environmental damage, excessive construction costs, and other factors.

F.

Divided streets. The City Engineer may permit and may require divided streets to protect environmental features. For divided streets, the design standards shall be applied to the aggregate dimensions of the two (2) segments.

(Ord. No. 3056, 2010)