17.30.040 STREET TYPES

A. General Requirements 1. Intent. The standards outlined in this section are intended to: a. Create complete streets that address all modes of travel including pedestrian, bus, bicycle and vehicular traffic at speeds appropriate for shared use. b. Address all features of the street right-of-way (ROW), including sidewalks, parkways, traffic lanes, bicycles (shared), and medians. c. Create streets and public ROWs that reduce stormwater runoff quantity and improve quality of stormwater runoff. 2. General Requirements. All proposed streets, landscaping or furnishing zones, and sidewalks shall be located in public or private vehicular ROWs as required by this section. a. Street Types. All new vehicular ROWs shall match one of the street types (included in this section). b. Public Use. Streets may be privately (alleys) or publicly owned, but all streets shall be available for public use at all times. c. Gated streets, whether public or private, are not permitted except at the entrance to a secure parking lot. 3. Street Construction Specifications. All construction in the public and private ROWs shall follow specifications and design defined by Millville City. B. General Street Type Standards 1. Street Types. Street Types defined in this section outline acceptable street configurations. New streets shall be designed using the principles and characteristics defined by each street type or as otherwise approved by Millville City upon good cause. 2. Typical Street Elements. Typical elements of a vehicular right-of-way are divided into the vehicular and pedestrian realm. Each street type detailed in this section outlines which facilities are applicable. a. Vehicular Realm. The vehicular realm is comprised of the vehicle travel lanes, and dedicated bicycle lanes. b. Pedestrian Realm/Street Buffer. The pedestrian realm is typically comprised of pedestrian facilities such as sidewalk, path/trail, or off-street bicycle path. A buffer area is also typically provided consisting of a landscape zone or furnishings zone that serves to buffer pedestrians from the movements of higher speed vehicles in the vehicular realm. Pedestrian paths shall be public if they extend beyond the project boundary. Pedestrian paths shall have direct access to existing public passageways as appropriate. 1. Park Strip. A landscape area between the back of curb or edge of pavement to the sidewalk in which street trees, lighting, and signage may be located. Typically used adjacent to residential buildings. Park strip widths shall be according to street cross-sections. 2. Furnishings Zone. A hardscape area that extends from the sidewalk to the back of curb, in which street trees, street furniture, lighting, and signage may be located. 4. Stormwater Management. Incorporation of stormwater management best practices is required. Where applicable, permeable pavement materials should be selected, such as unit pavers, porous concrete, and porous asphalt. Final design shall meet the requirements of the City Engineer. 5. Street Trees. Street trees are required along all street frontages. See landscape section. 6. Fire Access. Street configurations have been calculated to provide emergency vehicle access. Where the total width of all travel lanes is narrower than 20 feet, the following shall apply. a. Driveway or Fire Hydrant Zone. A driveway or fire hydrant zone may be utilized to fulfill the requirement. 7. Utilities. Power and communication utilities shall be located underground Associated utility boxes are encouraged to be low profile or located underground. C. Primary Streets 1. Intent. The primary streets are the main thoroughfares for the Millville Town Center. The primary streets provide the main traffic to the High School, City, Highway and residential neighborhoods of the area. The primary streets will carry the most traffic (with the exception of the Highway). 2. General Requirements. This street type shall be developed using the standards as shown in this section or as approved by the City Engineer. Where commercial buildings front street, wider sidewalk shall apply. Where unbuilt areas front street, park strip and sidewalk may apply. D. Secondary Streets 1. Intent. Secondary streets are routes connecting the Town Center and the Primary Streets. 2. Description. The secondary street is meant to accommodate all other master-planned roads within the TC district. These roads will still accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists, but since they are low-speed and low-traffic, active transportation users will not require the same degree of separation or protection. The single through lane on these secondary streets will be shared. They will have appropriate pavement markings and will be capable of accommodating pedestrians and cyclists. Sidewalk widths will vary from 5-feet to 10-feet with larger sidewalks provided at on street commercial buildings locations. 3. General Requirements. Streets shall be developed using the standards in the following table.