Table 1
Street Right-of-Way Width
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Type of Street
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Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
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Major street(a)
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80
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Collector street
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66
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Minor street
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50(b)
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Marginal access street
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40
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Alley (for commercial areas only)
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30
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NOTES:
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(a)
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When the major street is under the jurisdiction of the New York
State Department of Transportation, or the Orleans County Highway
Department, the respective agency will determine the width.
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(b)
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The right-of-way of such a street shall be in addition to the
major street to which it is adjacent and parallel.
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Table 2
Geometric Standards for Streets
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Standard
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Major Street(c)
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Collector
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Minor and Marginal Access
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Alley
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Maximum grade (a)
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4%
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6%
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10%
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10%
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Minimum grade
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0.5%
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0.5%
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0.5%
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0.5%
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Minimum vertical sight distance
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600 feet
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400 feet
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150 feet
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30 feet
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Minimum center line radius for horizontal curves (b)
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500 feet
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300 feet
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100 feet
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NOTES:
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(a)
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Vertical curves shall be required at changes of grade exceeding
1% and shall be designed in relation to the extent of the grade change
and to provide the minimum sight distances listed above.
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(b)
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Whenever street lines are deflected in excess of 5°, connection
shall be made by horizontal curves, and a tangent shall be required
between reverse horizontal curves.
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(c)
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All streets which are state or county highways shall conform
to the applicable requirements of the New York State Department of
Transportation, or the Orleans County Highway Department.
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