A. 
The Town Planning Board shall determine and designate into which of the four following classifications each proposed highway falls on the basis of one or more of the criteria hereinafter set forth.
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(1) 
Major or through highway.
(2) 
Commercial or industrial highway.
(3) 
Rural or suburban highway.
(4) 
Country road.
B. 
Final plans shall be drawn to scale, and the developer shall construct each highway in accordance with the particular specifications for its designated classification as hereinafter set forth, as well as in accordance with the specifications common to all classifications.
C. 
For any project proposed in the Mixed-Use Institutional Conversion Overlay District, § 145-16, the application of Chapter 93 shall be modified to the extent that the Town Board shall be substituted for the Planning Board wherever and whenever necessary to implement the provisions of § 145-16 as amended by Local Law Number 1 of 2008 and Local Law Number two of 2008.
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Determining criteria are as follows:
A. 
Major or through highways. (See Figure 1.[1])
(1) 
The proposed highway is the direct and logical continuation of an existing highway that carried 500 or more heavy and light vehicles during a twelve-hour period as shown on the latest traffic count.
(2) 
The proposed highway creates a shorter and more convenient through-traffic artery so that it can be reasonably expected that traffic will be diverted from other major highways to such an extent that it will reach at least 500 cars in 12 hours two years after opening.
(3) 
The proposed highway could logically be expected to become a major highway because of future construction or other foreseeable circumstances.
[*NOTE: Heavy vehicles (trucks) described as being more than 10% of the design-hour traffic and at least 1/2 of the trucks are anticipated to be at or near the legal maximum weight.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Figure 1 is located at the end of this chapter in Appendix B.
B. 
Commercial or industrial highways. (See Figure 2.[2])
(1) 
The proposed highway is in an area zoned for commerce or industry.
(2) 
The proposed highway is on or so close to the dividing line between a residential and a commercial or industrial area that it may reasonably be expected to carry a substantial volume of heavy vehicles.
(3) 
The proposed highway creates a shorter and more convenient route between a commercial or industrial area and a major traffic artery.
(4) 
The proposed highway, for any other reason, may be expected to carry a substantial volume of commercial or industrial traffic.
[2]
Editor's Note: Figure 2 is located at the end of this chapter in Appendix B.
C. 
Rural or suburban highways. (See Figure 3.[3])
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(1) 
The proposed highway shall not be or be reasonably expected to become a through, commercial or industrial highway.
(2) 
The proposed highway is not or cannot reasonably be expected to become a continuation or extension of a highway of one of the two above-described classifications (Subsections A and B). Should such be the case, the proposed highway shall take the classification of the highway of which it is a continuation or extension.
(3) 
The proposed highway does not or cannot reasonably be expected to carry a substantial volume of traffic.
[3]
Editor's Note: Figure 3 is located at the end of this chapter in Appendix B.
D. 
Country roads. This classification is intended to cover a majority of subdivision roads. (See Figure 3.1[4]).
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(1) 
The proposed highway provides access primarily to residences.
(2) 
The proposed highway is characterized by low-to-moderate volume in accordance with the Cornell Local Roads Program (2008).
(3) 
The proposed highway may be expected to carry traffic consisting mainly of passenger vehicles and school buses.
(4) 
The proposed highway shall be designed to accommodate speeds of 20 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour.
(5) 
The proposed highway is not or cannot be reasonably expected to become a continuation or extension of a highway described in § 93-8A and B above. Should such be the case, the proposed highway shall take the classification of the highway of which it is a continuation or extension.
(6) 
Proposed roads may be paved or surfaced with gravel and gravel or grass shoulders are appropriate.
(7) 
In the case that a country road is improved to connect to a road of a higher classification and becomes a through road, the country road should be upgraded as needed.
[4]
Editor's Note: Figure 3.1 is located at the end of this chapter in Appendix B.