Due to the diversity of development in the City, required pavement
widths for roads, bike paths and sidewalks will necessarily vary with
the character of building development and the amount of traffic encountered.
All streets, roads and intersections shall be established in conformance
with the classifications of the road and the standards of the Harford
County Road Code.
A. Right-of-way and easement widths.
(1) Roads. Minimum right-of-way and easement widths shall be established
in conformance with the classifications of the road and the standards
of the Harford County Road Code. The functional classification shall
be determined as approved by the Director of Planning and the Director
of Public Works.
(2) Drainage and utility easements. Minimum easement width for drainage
and utility easements shall be determined by the Department of Public
Works.
B. Private roads. After completing construction of the private road,
the developer or any successor in interest to the developer shall:
(1) Obtain a statement from a professional engineer approved by the City
and licensed by the State of Maryland that, based on site inspections
or core samples conducted or obtained by the engineer, the private
road has been constructed to the standards of the Harford County Road
Code and Department of Public Works.
(2) The developer shall furnish a copy of the statement to the property
owners or the association and to the Department of Planning.
(3) The property owner's association document or separate private road
agreement shall:
(a)
Be approved by the Department of Planning; and
(b)
Establish responsibility for maintenance of the private road.
(c)
The developer or his successor shall remain responsible for
the private road until a developer who creates a private road complies
with the requirements of the Harford County Road Code.
C. Placement of residential lots.
(1) Every lot shall abut on a street.
(2) Corner lots shall have extra width sufficient to meet the setback
requirements.
(3) Building setback lines and drainage and utility easements shall be
established and shown on the plat along all streets in accordance
with the City Code now in effect, or as hereafter amended.
(4) All lots, except the first and second lot, shall be served by a development
road with the exception that groups not exceeding four lots may be
served by a common drive.
(5) No more than 10% of the lots within a subdivision shall be panhandle
lots.
[Added 5-16-2022 by Ord.
No. 1074]
Open space shall be provided in new subdivisions as required by Chapter
205, Zoning, of the City Code and the Planning Commission.
A. When
so required, the preliminary plan shall show all areas of passive
and active open space proposed within a subdivision.
(1) The preliminary plan shall provide information on the total amount
of proposed open space and the type of active open space proposed
to meet applicable Code requirements.
(2) Areas of active open space shall be available for use by residents
of the community prior to the completion of 50% of the units in a
subdivision.
(a) Building permits for additional units shall not be approved until
the active open space amenities have been installed or constructed
and approved by the Director of Planning, or a certificate of occupancy
has been issued.
(b) The Director of Planning may approve a phasing plan for the installation
or construction of active open space amenities for subdivisions of
greater than 50 lots.
(3) The open space shall be easily and safely accessible to the residents
and protective of natural features.
(4) Areas of active open space shall be graded in a manner conducive
to active recreation as approved by the Directors of Planning and
Public Works.
(5) When trails are proposed to meet an active open space requirement,
they shall be constructed of macadam with a minimum width of five
feet. The Director of Planning may approve alternatives to macadam
for portions of trails in environmentally sensitive areas.
B. Any
open space area within a community designed and approved under this
section shall not be converted to another use or altered or disturbed
in any way without review and approval by the Planning Commission.
C. Subsection
B applies to any open space areas shown on an approved concept, site or subdivision plan, regardless of whether the area has been recorded as open space on a subdivision plat, or whether it has been dedicated to a homeowners' association.