Chapter 17.15
PLANNING STANDARDS
Sections:
17.15.010 Generally.
17.15.020 Major Street Map.
17.15.030 Street arrangement.
17.15.040 Protection from flooding.
17.15.050 Drainage.
17.15.060 Relation to adjoining streets and land.
17.15.070 Dead-end streets.
17.15.080 Block lengths.
17.15.090 Pedestrian walkways.
17.15.100 Thoroughfares and streets.
17.15.110 Lot arrangement and sizes.
17.15.120 Lots on collector streets and arterial thoroughfares.
17.15.130 Average depth of residential lots.
17.15.140 Width of residential lots.
17.15.150 Planned zoning districts.
17.15.010 Generally.
Care should be exercised in the design and laying out of streets, lots and other elements that good planning principles are followed, efficient use is made of land and that natural assets such as trees and topography be retained wherever practical. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.020 Major Street Map.
For the purposes of establishing standards for all streets and building or setback lines on existing and proposed major streets within the City and prohibiting any new building being located within such building or setback lines, the Governing Body, pursuant to the authority of K.S.A. 12-765, established the Major Street Map with the adoption of the Community Development Plan. Said ordinance adopting the Community Development Plan and incorporating by reference the Major Street Map, with its supplementary documents, sets forth the major street plan for the City and shows, to the extent possible, the location and width of existing or proposed major streets or highways and building or setback lines. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.030 Street arrangement.
Provisions must be made for the extension of any existing dead-end streets. Off-center street intersections with any offset of less than 150 feet between centerlines will not be approved. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.040 Protection from flooding.
Subdivision proposals shall be designed to assure that all such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage, that all public utilities and facilities (such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems) are located, elevated and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage and that adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.050 Drainage.
Proposed streets must conform to existing topography as nearly as possible, in order that drainage problems may be reduced. Surface drainage across residential lots or along the side or rear lot lines shall be avoided wherever practical. Where such surface drainage on residential lots is necessary, easements shall be provided and the City may require installation of pipe, masonry or rip-rap, flumes or inlets, or such other protective devices in order that adjacent or surrounding property or the welfare of the public shall not be endangered and maintenance will be kept at a minimum. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.060 Relation to adjoining streets and land.
The system of streets designated for the subdivision must connect with any streets already platted to the boundary from abutting subdivisions. At reasonable intervals streets must be continued to the boundaries of the tract subdivided, so that future abutting subdivisions may connect therewith. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.070 Dead-end streets.
Dead-end streets will not be approved unless such dead-end streets are provided to connect with future streets in adjacent land, but cul-de-sacs may be permitted where a vehicular connection is not essential. Such cul-de-sacs shall provide proper access to all lots, shall not be more than 800 feet in length, and a turn-around shall be provided at the closed end, with an outside right-of-way line radius of at least 50 feet. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.080 Block lengths.
In general, intersecting streets determining block lengths shall be provided at such intervals as to serve cross traffic adequately and to meet existing or future streets. Where no existing streets or plats control, the blocks shall not exceed 1,320 feet in length. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.090 Pedestrian walkways.
In blocks where substantial pedestrian traffic may occur, such as adjacent to schools, the Commission or the Governing Body may require pedestrian walkways through blocks. Such walkways shall be 10 to 15 feet in width, shall be adequately fenced and contain a concrete walk the entire length. Such walkways shall be dedicated to the public in the same manner as streets. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.100 Thoroughfares and streets.
A. For the purpose of facilitating the movement of traffic, certain streets are designated in the Community Development Plan as thoroughfares. A copy of this Plan shall be on file in the office of the Planning Commission, and reference shall be made to this Plan before any preliminary subdivision plat is approved.
B. Standards for thoroughfares shall be as follows:
1. Arterial thoroughfares: Minimum right-of-way width – 120 feet.
2. Collectors and service road thoroughfares: Minimum right-of-way width – 60 feet (except that an 80-foot right-of-way shall be provided for a distance of 200 feet from the centerline of an arterial road intersection).
3. The remainder of the streets in the City shall be classed as local streets and shall have the following requirements:
a. Minimum right-of-way width in residential areas – 50 feet.
b. Minimum right-of-way width in industrial areas – 60 feet.
C. When a proposed subdivision abuts a thoroughfare, or is bounded by a line that will in the future lie in a thoroughfare, or is divided by a thoroughfare, as shown in the Community Development Plan, then the owner of that subdivision shall dedicate, without charge, any land within such subdivision that is necessary to provide conformity with the foregoing standards, such dedication to be shown on the preliminary plat and final plat. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.110 Lot arrangement and sizes.
All plats shall be subject to the following regulations regarding residential lot pattern. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.120 Lots on collector streets and arterial thoroughfares.
The number of lots facing on collector streets shall be kept to a minimum in each subdivision. The street pattern shall be so designed that the side lines of lots abut collector streets wherever land shapes and topography permit. Residential lots shall not face on arterial thoroughfares. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.130 Average depth of residential lots.
Residential lots shall have a depth of not less than 115 feet. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.140 Width of residential lots.
Residential lots shall have a minimum width of 70 feet measured at the building line and shall contain a minimum of 8,000 square feet, except that lots otherwise containing sufficient lot area as required in the zoning ordinance may have a width at the front lot line of not less than 35 feet; provided, that a minimum of 60 feet is available at the front building line when such lots front on a cul-de-sac with a right-of-way having a 50-foot radius. (Ord. 2254 § 2)
17.15.150 Planned zoning districts.
When development within a subdivision is to proceed under a planned district as set forth in District RP-1 through M-P-2 in the zoning ordinance, the normal pattern of lots and blocks need not be included on the plat, but any parcels and tracts set aside for such planned development must be of a shape and topographic contour to allow flexibility of design of the planned development. (Ord. 2254 § 2)