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Draft standards aim to improve subdivision connectivity, limit long cul-de-sacs
Summary
Consultant proposed connectivity and block-length standards (1,320-foot block limit) and stub-out requirements to promote emergency access and future connections; exceptions for impassable topography were discussed.
Jenny Baker said the draft adds connectivity standards to encourage internal connections within subdivisions and to adjacent developments, and proposes a block-length standard so extremely long, uninterrupted stretches of road are avoided. "Right now, it's 1,320 feet where you need to have some kind of break in a block. It's 0.25 mile," she said, linking the block length to common rural design practice.
Staff explained that if a parcel abuts a vacant lot, the developer would normally provide a stub-out so that when the adjacent parcel develops the connection can be completed; exceptions would be allowed when topographical or environmental conditions (for example, floodplain or creek) make a connection infeasible.
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