Chapter 16.07
DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections:
16.07.010 Street block layout.
16.07.020 Street right-of-way requirements.
16.07.040 Procedure and authority for granting design standard deviations.
16.07.010 Street block layout.
Street layout shall conform to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas and the entire neighborhood, and the following:
A. Continuity of appropriate streets and arterials and extensions thereof;
B. Streets generally following contour lines;
C. Streets intersecting at right angles or as nearly as possible;
D. No street offsets at intersections;
E. The number of intersecting streets with major arterials of all classes shall be as approved by the City Engineer;
F. Spacing between adjacent street intersections shall be in accordance with the Airway Heights Public Works standards;
G. Nothing less than full-width streets, except for streets along the boundary of the plat required to provide right-of-way for streets and arterials designated by the official Comprehensive Plan or portions thereof;
H. Alleys in both business districts and residential areas shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide;
I. Utility easements a minimum of 10 feet wide may be permitted in lieu of alleys in residential areas; however, alleys are required if water, sewer, and/or utility lines are in or proposed to be installed at rear of lots;
J. Typically blocks shall have sufficient width to provide for two tiers of residential lots;
K. The length of blocks shall not exceed 1,320 feet;
L. In any block exceeding 660 feet in length, crosswalks or pedestrian ways shall be required when essential to provide circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, etc. The right-of-way width of such crosswalks or pedestrian ways shall be in accordance with the Airway Heights Public Works standards;
M. Other than corner lots, lots having frontage on two streets should be avoided wherever possible. (Ord. C-1076 § 1, 2025; Ord. C-1023 § 1, 2024; Ord. C-656 § 63, 2007)
16.07.020 Street right-of-way requirements.
All streets shall meet the Airway Heights Public Works standards. (Ord. C-1076 § 1, 2025; Ord. C-1023 § 1, 2024; Ord. C-656 § 64, 2007)
16.07.030 Street/sewer plans.
Street and sewer plans shall be submitted during the final plat, short plat and binding site plan process that are prepared in accordance with the Airway Heights Public Works standards, including:
A. The plan of all street centerlines to the horizontal scale of 50 feet to the inch and the profiles of all street centerlines to the vertical scale of 10 feet to the inch, prepared in accordance with applicable engineering practices;
Sewer and water profiles to the same scale and on the same sheet as street profiles and the plan of all sewer and/or water lines, including Ts and Ys, and other intersections on a separate sheet, prepared in accordance with applicable engineering practices. (Ord. C-1076 § 1, 2025; Ord. C-1023 § 1, 2024; Ord. C-656 § 65, 2007)
16.07.040 Procedure and authority for granting design standard deviations.
A. Any applicant may apply to the Public Works Director for a deviation or modification of any provision of this chapter in accordance with the Public Works standards.
B. The application shall include any and all details necessary to support the requested modification. The Director shall prepare a written decision on each such request for a deviation or modification; provided the application and request are received concurrently with the preliminary plat or dedication; and provided the hearing held thereon shall be open to the public and notice of such hearing included.
C. Design variances must be approved during plan review and prior to construction. To the extent known, the variance should be proposed at the preliminary design stage and included for consideration during plan review and public hearing.
D. The decision of the Hearings Examiner is final unless an appeal is made in writing within 10 calendar days after the date of the decision of the Hearings Examiner, in accordance with AHMC 14.01.190. (Ord. C-1076 § 1, 2025; Ord. C-1023 § 1, 2024; Ord. C-656 § 66, 2007)