§ 18-7. Street and alley rights-of-way.

(a)

Major street and major parish road rights-of-way shall conform to the widths designated on the major street plan as adopted by the council and on all subsequent amendments and additions thereto.

(b)

Minimum rights-of-way are as follows:

(1)

Alleys: Twenty (20) feet

(2)

Local streets: Fifty (50) feet

(3)

Collector streets: Sixty (60) feet

(4)

Arterial streets: Seventy-five (75) feet

(c)

Turning circles at the end of dead end streets shall be open, paved spaces, preferable circular, equivalent to a circle having a right-of-way radius of sixty-eight (68) feet, with a minimum inside turning radius of thirty-five (35) feet.

(d)

Alleys shall be provided at the rear of all commercial and industrial lots, except that the council may waive this requirement where other definite and assured provision is made for service access, such as off-street loading, unloading, and parking consistent with and adequate for the uses proposed.

(e)

Alleys at the rear of residential lots are not recommended except under unusual conditions.

(f)

Alley intersections and sharp changes in alignment shall be avoided but where necessary, corners shall be cut off sufficiently to permit safe vehicular movement (minimum five (5) feet).

(g)

Dead-end alleys shall be avoided where possible, but if unavoidable, shall be provided with adequate turnaround facilities at the dead end, as determined by the council.

(Ord. No. 691, 1-23-06)