Atascadero Municipal Code Art. 5 General Design and Improvement Standards

Walkways shall be required where necessary to provide access to schools, parks and scenic easements.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

Watercourses shall be shown as easements when required by the Planning Commission, and storm drains shall be placed in easements when public right-of-way is not available or adequate. The developer shall include sufficient guarantees for the installation of the permanent drainage requirements as approved by the City Engineer.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)

(a) Existing streets shall be continued as required by the Planning Commission;

(b) Street stubs shall be required to adjacent unsubdivided property where, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, they are necessary. A satisfactory temporary turn around may be required, as well as the installation of a standard barrier, to prevent ingress and egress;

(c) Streets shall intersect at as near right angles as is practicable. Radius of curvature, where the property lines intersect, shall be a minimum of 15 feet, except at majors or expressways, radius of curvature shall be 25 feet.

(d) "T" or three-way intersections are preferable to four way intersections on local streets, but centerline of "T" street shall not be located closer than 150 feet to centerline of any other intersection;

(e) Four way intersections shall not be located closer than 180 feet to any other intersections measured from the nearest right-of-way lines;

(f) Alleys or access roads, or acceleration lanes, shall be required to be constructed in industrial, commercial and in multiple-family areas where necessary to control access to expressways and major streets which have limited access. The Planning Commission shall determine which alternate shall be used;

(g) Cul-de-sac streets shall conform to the City engineering specifications;

(h) Streets shall conform as to alignment and width to the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan;

(i) Centerline curve radius shall conform to the City Engineering Specifications.

(Ord. 370 § 2, 2000)