[Amended 10-24-2022]
Freshwater wetlands shall be identified in accordance with the
Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands,
published by the Federal Interagency Committee for Wetland Delineation,
1989, as amended.
A.
Intent. Provisions shall be made for vehicular access to the subdivision
and circulation within the subdivision in such a manner as to safeguard
against hazards to traffic and pedestrians in existing streets and
within the subdivision, avoid traffic congestion on any street, and
provide safe and convenient circulation on public streets and within
the subdivision.
B.
Design standards.
(1)
No subdivision shall reduce a street giving access to the subdivision
and neighboring streets and intersections to a level of service of
E or below.
(2)
Where necessary to safeguard against hazards to traffic and pedestrians
and/or to avoid traffic congestion, provision shall be made for turning
lanes, traffic directional islands, frontage roads, sidewalks, byways,
and traffic controls within public streets.
(3)
Accessways to nonresidential subdivisions or to multifamily developments
shall be designed to avoid queuing of entering vehicles on any street.
Left-lane storage capacity shall be provided to meet anticipated demand.
A warrant analysis to determine the need for a left-turn storage lane
shall be done.
(4)
Where topographic and other site conditions allow, provisions shall
be made for street connections to adjoining lots of similar existing
or potential use, for the purposes of facilitating public safety services
and/or to enable the public to travel between the two developments
without the need to travel on a collector street.
