11E-515 Alley Improvement Requirements

Alleys shall be provided in business, commercial and industrial zoning districts. The width of an alley shall be not less than twenty-six (26) feet. Alley intersections and sharp changes in alignment shall be avoided, but where necessary, corners shall be provided to permit safe vehicular movement. Dead-end alleys shall be prohibited. Improvement of alleys shall be done by the subdivider as required improvement and in conformance with design standards specified in this section. A. Required Easements. Easements, as set forth hereinafter, shall be required for location of the utilities and other public services, to provide adequate pedestrian circulation and access to public waterways and lands. 1. A public utility easement at least ten (10) feet in width shall be required within the street right-of-way boundaries of all private streets. A public utility easement at least five feet in width shall be required within any property boundary as determined by the Town engineer to be necessary for the provision of adequate public utilities. 2. Where a subdivision contains or borders on a water course, drainage way, channel or stream, an easement shall be required of sufficient width to contain said water course and provide access for private maintenance and/or reconstruction of said water course. 3. All subdivisions which border a watercourse shall dedicate a ten (10) foot scenic easement upon which no permanent structure shall be built in order to protect the natural vegetation and wildlife along the river bank and to protect structures from damage or loss due to river bank erosion. 4. No ditch, pipe, or structure for irrigation water or irrigation waste water shall be constructed, re-routed, or changed in the course of planning for or constructing required improvements within a proposed subdivision unless same has first been approved in writing by the ditch company or property owner holding the water rights thereto. A written copy of such approval shall be filed as part of required improvement construction plans. 5. Public non-vehicular transportation system easements including pedestrian walkways, bike paths, equestrian paths, and similar easements may be required and if required, shall be dedicated to include public use and access. 6. No subdivision shall eliminate any historic public access to public lands that is still in current use. A ten (10) foot easement shall be provided to allow the public to access such public lands. The Council may approve a relocation of the historic access point provided that the relocated access does not significantly impair public access.