16.80.030 Minimum right-of-way and trafficway widths.
A. Minimum right-of-way and trafficway widths shall be as follows:
Road Classification* |
Minimum Right-of-Way |
Minimum Unpaved Trafficway |
Minimum Paved Trafficway |
---|---|---|---|
Local road |
60 feet |
23 feet |
20 feet |
Collector road |
60 feet |
27 feet |
24 feet |
Arterial road |
80 feet |
33 feet |
30 feet |
Alley |
20 feet |
18 feet |
15 feet |
Cul-de-sac |
Diameter of 120 feet |
Diameter of 96 feet |
Diameter of 96 feet |
Private road |
60 feet (easement) |
23 feet |
20 feet |
*All dead-end roadways must also meet the fire apparatus access road requirements of the adopted fire code, which may require wider trafficway widths than those listed above.
B. Rights-of-way shall be of sufficient width to accommodate the roadway to be constructed with adequate room outside the roadway prism for installation of any required utilities.
C. City streets shall be designed to meet the minimum trafficways prescribed by the particular city involved.
D. Cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum radius of 60 feet at the bulb.
E. Minimum easement width for private roads shall be 60 feet. Private roads, when constructed, shall meet, at a minimum, the fire apparatus access road requirements of the adopted fire code and Chapter 15.35 KIBC, Driveway Access. [Ord. FY2020-02 §10, 2019; Ord. 90-15 §2, 1990].