35-6-3 Roads

(1) Roads shall be designed per standards adopted by the county. (2) Roads shall bear the names of existing aligned roads. There shall be no duplication of road names. The Community Development Department shall approve all road names. (3) The applicant shall bear the cost of all road and public safety signs. (4) The applicant shall install temporary, legible road signs using the road names approved in the plat. (5) Temporary road signs shall be maintained by the applicant until permanent road signs are installed. (6) Dead-end stubbed roads shall be allowed only with the following conditions: (a) “L,” “T,” or branch turnarounds shall not be allowed; (b) Cul-de-sac roads shall be designed per county standards; (c) Length limits, connectivity requirements, and block length maximums shall comply with the Active Transportation Implementation Plan; and (d) Roads in commercial and industrial zoning districts shall be determined by the Community Development Department using the current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Trip Generation Manual for road load and design for the transportation system. (7) Roads shall be constructed per county standards to the full width required by the road classification. (8) Roads shall be constructed to at least the following standards: (a) in multiple-use and agricultural zones, rural low-density roads with gravel surface; (b) in rural residential, residential, and residential multi-family zones, rural higher density roads with asphaltic or concrete surface; (c) in commercial or industrial zones, high-level traffic roads designed for commercial or industrial traffic loads and levels that serve the uses within the development; and (d) in mining, quarry, sand, and gravel excavation zones, municipal solid waste zones, and construction debris overlay zones, roads that mitigate impacts to surrounding land uses and minimize maintenance by the county. (9) All subdivisions with internal roads with a maximum trip generation of 400 trips per day as calculated by the current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Trip Generation Manual shall have more than one access route, each of which shall provide egress to different locations. The design of access routes shall consider traffic circulation and employ looped road networks. Roads shall be designed with stub roads for connection to future phases and future subdivisions when required by the County Engineer. (10) No building permits shall be issued until all curb, gutter, sidewalk, trails, and road infrastructure is installed or bonded, and the final plat is recorded. (11) Any dedication established by this Section does not impose liability upon the county for public streets and other public places that are dedicated in this manner but are unimproved unless: (a) adequate financial assurance has been provided in accordance with this chapter; and (b) the county has accepted the dedication. (Ord. 2022-32, 11/29/22)