§ 22.20

• (a) Streets which are a continuation of streets shall be so aligned as to assure that their centerlines shall coincide. In cases where straight continuations are not physically possible, such centerlines shall be continued by curves. Where this is physically impossible, and where right angle offsets are required for development such streets shall have a minimum of 160 feet between centerlines of such offset streets. This distance may be increased or decreased by the city engineer in order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of citizens.

• (b) Street stubs may be required to serve adjacent unsubdivided property where, in the opinion of the city council they are necessary to adequate future access. The construction of such shall be to the satisfaction of the city engineer.

• (c) Streets shall intersect at as near right angles as is practicable.

• (d) Street corners shall have a curb radius of not less than 25 feet except that on arterial highways a 35 foot radius shall be required. All property lines shall be designed so as not to reduce parkway widths.

• (e) Reserve strips, where required to control access over certain lot lines or over the ends of street stubs, shall be dedicated to the city.

• (f) Names for proposed new streets shall be as established by the city street naming committee.

• (g) Streets, alleys and easements in any standard subdivision or parcel map shall be offered for dedication. The city, at its option, may accept or reject any such offer.

• (h) Streets shall conform as to general alignment and width to the adopted circulations element and/or any adopted precise plans.

• (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

Street design shall conform to the city's engineering standards and to the requirements set forth in Sections 22.20.030 through 22.20.080 or to the satisfaction of the city engineer. (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

Standards for public streets including major, primary, secondary, local and minor shall be as follows:

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City of Placentia, CA

PLACENTIA CODE

§ 22.20.030

§ 22.20.035

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Pavement Width (in
Right-of-way feet) Curb Face to Median Island
Streets Width (in feet) Curb Face Width (in feet)
(1) Major street 120 104 14
(2) Primary or modified major 100 84 14
street
(3) Secondary or modified 80 64 N/A
primary street
(4) Modified secondary street 64 52
(5) Local industrial street 60 44* N/A
(6) Local residential/ 60 40 N/A
commercial street
(7) Minor residential street
(A) 500' or less in length 56 36 N/A
(B) Looped 800' or less 56 36 N/A
(C) Cul-de-sac streets, 500' or 56 36 N/A
less serving 12 lots or less
(8) Cul-de-sacs residential/ 50 radius 40 radius N/A
commercial
(9) Cul-de-sacs industrial 50 radius 44 radius N/A
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• Parking shall be prohibited.

(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988; Ord. 88-O-121 § 1, 1988)

Minimum standards for private streets shall be as follows:

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Pavement Width (in feet)
Streets Curb face to curb face
(1) Private residential streets 36
(2) Private industrial and commercial streets 40*
(3) Private streets shall be constructed to the same standards as
public streets.
(4) Gated entrances to private streets from public streets shall be
constructed to provide vehicle turnaround and vehicle queuing
lanes between the gate and the public right-of-way. The length of
the queuing lane(s) shall be one foot per dwelling unit served by
the private street. The design shall be to the satisfaction of the city
engineer.
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SUBDIVISIONS

§ 22.20.035

§ 22.20.080

• Parking shall be prohibited.

• (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988; Ord. 88-O-121 § 2, 1988)

Minimum centerline radius on streets shall be:

• (1) Major or primary street, 1,200 feet;

• (2) Secondary street, 1,000 feet;

• (3) Local street, minor street, and multifamily restricted parking street, 200 feet. (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

Minimum curb radius shall be:

• (1) Alleys at arterial highways, 15 feet;

• (2) Local street, 25 feet;

• (3) Minor street, 25 feet;

• (4) Multifamily restricted parking street, 25 feet;

• (5) Arterial highways (major, primary or secondary street), 35 feet. (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

Grade standards shall be as follows:

• (1) Maximum permitted:

  • (A) Local street, minor streets, multifamily restricted parking streets: Maximum 8%,

  • (B) Major, primary or secondary street: Maximum 6%;

• (2) Minimum permitted: thirty-five hundredths (.35) percent; longitudinal fall across cross gutters shall be forty-five hundredths (.45) percent;

• (3) Transverse cross fall shall be 2%;

• (4) Deviations for special conditions shall be to the satisfaction of the city engineer. (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

Separation strips may be required along major highways, limited access highways or freeways to separate a frontage roadway from the traffic roadway. All dimensions on such multiple roadway thoroughfares shall be as designed by the city engineer. (Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

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City of Placentia, CA § 22.20.080

PLACENTIA CODE

§ 22.20.080

The minimum requirements of Sections 22.20.030 through 22.20.070 may be reduced or increased by the planning commission upon the recommendation of the city engineer, where such deviations are deemed necessary to help alleviate problem conditions as in the case of local and minor streets where railroads, parkways, grade separations, freeways, land use and contour or other dominant factors are involved.

(Ord. 88-O-117 § 1, 1988)

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City of Placentia, CA

SUBDIVISIONS

§ 22.24.010

§ 22.24.040

CHAPTER 22.24 ALLEYS