a. 
The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Town of Bartonville’s Thoroughfare Plan and EDS, and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets or driveways (whether within the Town of Bartonville, within its ETJ area, or within adjacent municipal or County areas), to topographical conditions, to public safety, and in their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets. Reserve or residual strips of land controlling access to or egress from other property, or to or from any street or having the effect of restricting or damaging the adjoining property for subdivision purposes, or which will not be taxable or accessible for improvements shall not be permitted in any subdivision unless such are required by the Town in the public interest (such as to enhance public safety or other public interest). All streets shall be constructed in accordance with Section V and with the EDS.
b. 
Proposed streets shall provide a safe, convenient and functional system for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, shall be properly related to the Thoroughfare Plan and any amendments thereto, and shall be appropriate for the particular traffic characteristics of each proposed subdivision or development. All streets shall be open and unobstructed at all times.
c. 
Adequacy of Streets and Thoroughfares.
1. 
Responsibility for Adequacy of Streets and Thoroughfares.
The property owner shall assure that the subdivision is served by adequate streets and thoroughfares, and shall be responsible for the costs of rights-of-way and street improvements, in accordance with the following policies and standards, and subject to the Town’s cost participation policies on oversized facilities.
2. 
General Adequacy Policy.
Every subdivision shall be served by improved streets and thoroughfares adequate to accommodate the vehicular traffic to be generated by the development. Proposed streets shall provide a safe, convenient and functional system for traffic circulation; shall be properly related to the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan, road classification system, Comprehensive Plan and any amendments thereto; and shall be appropriate for the particular traffic characteristics of each development.
3. 
Road Network.
New subdivisions shall be supported by a road network having adequate capacity, and safe and efficient traffic circulation. The adequacy of the road network for developments of fifty (50) or more dwelling units, or for developments generating five hundred (500) or more “one-way” trips per day, or for developments involving collector and/or arterial streets not appearing on the Town’s adopted Thoroughfare Plan, shall be demonstrated by preparation (and submission prior to or along with the land study or preliminary plat application) of a traffic impact analysis prepared in accordance with subsection (f), Traffic Impact Analysis, which takes into consideration the need to accommodate traffic generated by the development, land to be developed in common ownership and other developed property. In the event that the property to be developed is intended as a phase in a larger development project, or constitutes a portion of the land to be ultimately developed, the Town Council may require a demonstration of adequacy pursuant to this section for additional phases or portions of the property as a condition of approval for the proposed land study or plat. In the event that the applicant submits a traffic impact analysis for an entire phased development project, the Town may require an update of the study for later phases of the development. If the land study/plat is in conformance with the Thoroughfare Plan and if the land study/plat is for a development of less than fifty (50) dwelling units or for a development generating less than five hundred (500) “one-way” trips per day, then a traffic impact analysis is not required.
4. 
Approach Roads and Access.
All subdivisions containing more than ten (10) lots with average lot sizes less than two and one-half acres (2-1/2 acres) must have at least two (2) points of vehicular access (primarily for emergency vehicles), and must be connected to the Town’s improved thoroughfare and street system by one or more approach roads of such dimensions and approved to such standards as are hereinafter set forth. Requirements for dedication of right-of-way and improvement of approach roads may be increased depending upon the density or intensity of the proposed development, if such need is demonstrated by traffic impact analysis.
a. 
“Two (2) points of vehicular access” shall be construed to mean that the subdivision has at least two (2) roads accessing the subdivision from the Town’s improved thoroughfare/street system (i.e., at least two road entrances). The Town Council may, at its discretion and upon a finding that such will not compromise public safety or impede emergency access, accept a single median-divided entrance from the Town’s improved thoroughfare/street system provided that the median extends into the subdivision for an unbroken length of at least one hundred feet (100') to an intersecting internal street which provides at least two (2) routes to the interior of the subdivision (i.e., the street is not a dead-end or cul-de-sac, and does not create a “bottleneck” allowing only one emergency route into the interior of the subdivision). (Also see Section 3.1u. [3.1v])
b. 
The subdivision shall be designed to provide adequate emergency access for public safety vehicles. Each residential lot in the subdivision shall have a minimum frontage on a dedicated street as required by applicable zoning (or if no such requirement exists, minimum frontage of 100'), unless other provisions have been authorized through planned development approval.
c. 
Except for lots within a residential subdivision with two (2) or fewer lots, a minimum lot area of five (5) acres, and a minimum roadway frontage of five hundred feet (500') as measured along the front property line, direct access for individual lots within a subdivision onto a highway, thoroughfare or collector shall be limited as follows:
1. 
Residential Subdivisions:
1. 
Direct access onto Highways and Major Collectors as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as amended, shall be prohibited.
2. 
Direct access onto Minor Collectors as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as amended, may be allowed provided that a residential lot has a minimum frontage of three hundred (300) feet.
3. 
A minimum distance of three hundred (300) feet must be maintained between driveways onto a Minor Collector as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as amended. This minimum spacing shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
2. 
Nonresidential Subdivisions:
1. 
Direct access onto Highways as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as amended, shall be restricted as follows:
1. 
A minimum distance of two hundred and fifty (250) feet must be maintained between driveways. This minimum spacing shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
2. 
Driveways shall not be located closer than one hundred and fifty (150) feet from a street intersection. Said separation shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
3. 
A common access easement and fire lane easement shall be dedicated along the roadway to facilitate shared access. Said easement shall contain a minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet.
2. 
Direct access onto Major Collectors as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as amended, shall be restricted as follows:
1. 
A minimum distance of one hundred and fifty (150) feet must be maintained between driveways. This minimum spacing shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
2. 
Driveways shall not be located closer than seventy-five (75) feet from a street intersection. Said separation shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
3. 
A common access easement and fire lane easement shall be dedicated along the roadway to facilitate shared access. Said easement shall contain a minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet.
3. 
Direct access onto Minor Collectors as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan, as amended, shall be restricted as follows:
1. 
A minimum distance of one hundred (100) feet must be maintained between driveways. This minimum spacing shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
2. 
Driveways shall not be located closer than fifty (50) feet from a street intersection. Said separation shall be measured from the edge of pavement to the edge of pavement.
5. 
Off-Site Improvements.
Where traffic impact analysis demonstrates the need for such facilities, the property owner shall make such improvements to off-site collector and arterial streets and intersections as are necessary to mitigate traffic impacts generated by the development or related developments. The Town may participate in the costs of oversize improvements with the subdivider as set out herein, and subject to the Town’s cost participation policies on oversized improvements.
6. 
Street Dedications.
a. 
Dedication of Right-of-Way.
The property owner shall provide all rights-of-way required for existing or future streets, and for all required street improvements, including perimeter streets and approach roads, as shown in the Thoroughfare Plan or other valid development plans approved by Town Council. In the case of perimeter streets, half of the total required right-of-way width for such streets shall be provided. However, in some instances more than half of the required width shall be required when a half-street is impractical or unsafe and depending upon the actual or proposed alignment of the street (i.e., as in a curved street), as may be required by the Town Council.
b. 
Perimeter Streets.
Where an existing half-street is adjacent to a new subdivision or addition, the other half of the street shall be dedicated and improved by the developer of the subdivision or addition.
c. 
Slope Easements.
The dedication of easements, in addition to dedicated rights-of-way shall be required whenever, due to topography, additional width is necessary to provide adequate earth slopes. Such slopes shall be no steeper than three feet (3') horizontal run to one foot (1') vertical height (i.e., 3:1 slope).
7. 
Street Construction.
All streets and thoroughfares shall be constructed to Town standards and within rights-of-way as required by the Thoroughfare Plan and these Regulations, and in accordance with the EDS and/or other Town standards as may be from time to time adopted.
8. 
Intersection improvements and traffic-control devices shall be installed as warranted in accordance with the traffic impact analysis required by subsection (f). Construction and design standards shall be in accordance with Town standards and the EDS.
9. 
Phased Development.
Where a subdivision is proposed to occur in phases, the subdivider, in conjunction with submission of the preliminary plat, shall provide a schedule of development. The schedule shall set forth the intended plan of development and dedication of rights-of-way for streets and street improvements, whether on-site or off-site, intended to serve each proposed phase of the subdivision. The Council shall determine whether the proposed streets and street improvements are adequate pursuant to standards herein established, and may require that a traffic impact analysis be submitted for the entire project or such phases as the Council determines to be necessary to adjudge whether the subdivision will be served by adequate streets and thoroughfares.
10. 
(Reserved)
d. 
Escrow Policies and Procedures.
1. 
Request for Escrow.
Whenever these regulations require a property owner to construct a street or thoroughfare (or other type of public improvement), the property owner may petition the Town to construct the street or thoroughfare in exchange for deposit of escrow as established in this section. If more than one street or thoroughfare must be constructed in order to meet adequacy requirements for roadways, as demonstrated by a traffic impact analysis, the Town may prioritize roadways for which escrow is to be accepted and require the deposit of all funds attributable to the development in escrow accounts for one or more of such affected roadways. The Town Council shall determine whether escrow is to be accepted in lieu of the obligation to construct the street or thoroughfare.
2. 
Deposit With the Town.
Whenever the Town agrees to accept escrow deposits in lieu of construction by the owner of the property under these regulations, the property owner or developer shall deposit an amount equal to his share of the costs of design and construction in escrow with the Town. Such amount shall be paid prior to release of construction plans by the Town. The obligations and responsibilities of the property owner shall become those of property owner’s transferees, successors and assigns; and the liability therefor shall be joint and several.
3. 
Determination of Escrow Amount.
The amount of the escrow shall be determined by using the average of several comparable bids that were awarded by the Town in the preceding six (6) months or, if none exist, then in the preceding year or, if none exist, by using current costs of construction as determined by an estimate by the Town. Such determination shall be made as of the time the escrow is due hereunder.
4. 
Termination of Escrow.
Escrows which have been placed with the Town under this section which have been held for a period of ten (10) years from the date of such payment or agreement, in the event that the Town has not authorized the preparation of plans and specifications for construction of such roadway facilities for which the escrow was made, shall, upon written request, be returned to the property owner, with accrued interest. Such return does not remove any obligations of the owner for construction of the required facilities if a building permit has not been issued on the subject lot or if a new building permit is applied for.
5. 
Refund.
If any street or highway for which escrow is deposited is constructed by a party other than the Town, or is reconstructed by another governmental authority at no cost to the Town, the escrowed funds and accrued interest shall be refunded to the property owner or developer who originally paid the escrow amount after completion and acceptance of the public improvements. In the event that a portion of the cost is borne by the Town and the other portion of the cost by another party or governmental authority, the difference between the owner’s actual proportionate cost and the escrowed funds, including accrued interest, if any, shall be refunded after completion and acceptance of the improvements.
6. 
Interest Limitation.
If money is refunded within six (6) months of deposit, only the principal will be refunded. Monies returned after this date will be refunded with interest accrued, calculated at one percent (1%) less than the rate of actual earnings.
e. 
Any land study or plat involving a significant change to a proposed roadway alignment from that shown on the Town of Bartonville’s Thoroughfare Plan (or involving a development of fifty (50) or more dwelling units, or for developments generating five hundred (500) or more “one-way” trips per day) must be preceded by submission and approval of a traffic impact analysis as specified in subsection (f) below. Failure to provide for such approval prior to submission of a land study or preliminary plat (or concurrently with the land study/preliminary plat applications) shall be grounds for automatic denial.
f. 
Traffic Impact Analysis.
Whenever these regulations (or the Town, in unique instances which do not necessarily meet the above criteria but which may significantly affect the public health, safety and/or welfare, such as a proposed subdivision that will only be accessed via substandard roadways which may pose an impediment to emergency response vehicles) require submission and Town approval of a traffic impact analysis, the following elements shall be included:[1]
1. 
General Site Description.
The traffic impact analysis shall include a detailed description of the roadway network within one (1) mile of the site, a description of the proposed land uses, the anticipated states of construction, and the anticipated completion date of the proposed land development shall be provided. This description, which may be in the form of a map, shall include the following items: (1) all major intersections; (2) all proposed and existing ingress and egress locations; (3) all existing roadway widths and rights-of-way; (4) all existing traffic signals and traffic-control devices; and (5) all existing and proposed public transportation services and facilities within a one (1) mile radius of the site.
2. 
Proposed Capital Improvements.
The traffic impact analysis shall identify any changes to the roadway network within one (1) mile of the site that are proposed by any government agency or other developer. This description shall include the above items as well as any proposed construction project that would alter the width and/or alignment of roadways affected by the proposed development.
3. 
Roadway Impact Analysis.
a. 
Transportation Impacts:
1. 
Trip Generation.
The average weekday trip generation rates (trip ends), the average weekend trip generation rates (for uses other than residential or institutional), the highest average a.m. and p.m. hourly weekday trip generation rates, and the highest hourly weekend generation rates (for uses other than residential or institutional) for the proposed use shall be determined based upon the trip generation rates contained in the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation Manual; or shall be based upon data generated by actual field surveys of area uses compatible to the proposed use and approved by the Town Engineer of the Town of Bartonville.
2. 
Trip Distribution.
The distribution of trips to arterial and collector roadways within the study area identified in subsection 3.1f.1 (General Site Description) above shall be in conformity with accepted traffic engineering principles, taking into consideration the land use categories of the proposed development; the area from which the proposed development will attract traffic; competing developments (if applicable); the size of the proposed development; development phasing; surrounding existing and anticipated land uses, population and employment; existing and projected daily traffic volumes; and existing traffic conditions identified pursuant to subsection 3.1f.1 above.
b. 
Adequacy Determination.
The roadway network included within the traffic impact analysis shall be considered adequate to serve the proposed development if existing roadways identified as arterials and collectors can accommodate the existing service volume, and the service volume of the proposed development, and the service volume of approved but unbuilt developments holding valid, unexpired building permits at a level of service “C” or above.
4. 
Intersection Analysis.
a. 
Level of Service Analysis.
For intersections within the roadway traffic impact analysis area described in subsection 3.1f.1 herein (General Site Description), a level of service analysis shall be performed for all arterial/arterial, arterial/collector, and collector/collector intersections, and for any other pertinent intersections identified by Town staff. Also, level of service analyses will be required on all proposed site driveway locations for all nonresidential developments. The Town may waive analysis of minor intersections and site driveway locations within the one-mile radius. The level of service analysis shall be based upon the highest hourly average a.m. or p.m. peak weekday volume or highest average hourly peak weekend volume as determined from a two-day survey of weekday volumes and, where necessary, a one-day survey of weekend volumes. The level of service analysis shall take into consideration the lane geometry, traffic volume, percentage of right-hand turns, percentage of left-hand turns, percentage (and typical size) of trucks, intersection width, number of lanes, signal timing and progression, roadway grades, pedestrian and bicycle flows, school routes, number of accidents, and peak hour factor.
b. 
Adequacy Analysis.
The intersections included within the traffic impact analysis shall be considered adequate to serve the proposed development if existing intersections can accommodate the existing service volume, the service volume of the proposed development, and the service volume of approved but unbuilt developments holding valid, unexpired building permits at level of service “C” or above.
5. 
Effect of Adequacy Determination.
If the adequacy determination for roadways and intersections indicates that the proposed development would cause a reduction in the level of service for any roadway or intersection within the study area identified in subsection 3.1f.1 herein that would cause the roadway to fall below the level of service required hereto, the proposed development shall be denied unless the developer agrees to one of the following conditions:
a. 
The deferral of building permits until the improvements necessary to upgrade the substandard facilities are constructed;
b. 
A reduction in the density or intensity of development;
c. 
The dedication and/or construction of facilities needed to achieve the level of service required herein; or
d. 
Any combination of techniques identified herein that would ensure that development will not occur unless the levels of service for all roadways and intersections within the traffic impact analysis study are adequate to accommodate the impacts of such development.
[1]
Editor’s note—Renumbered to fit.
g. 
Arrangement of Streets Not Shown on the Thoroughfare Plan.
For streets that are not shown on the Town’s Thoroughfare Plan (e.g., local residential streets), the arrangement of such streets within a subdivision shall:
1. 
Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing streets from or into surrounding areas;
2. 
Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the Town to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformity to existing streets impractical;
3. 
Provide for future access (i.e., provide stubbed streets for future extension) to adjacent vacant areas which will likely develop under a similar zoning classification and/or for a similar type of land use; and
4. 
Not conflict in any way with existing or proposed driveway openings.
h. 
Minor residential streets shall be laid out such that their use by through traffic will be discouraged (e.g., via circuitous routes, multiple turns/offsets, etc.), but access is provided to adjacent subdivisions.
i. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the Town may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage (lots which back onto the arterial), or such treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
j. 
Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited except where their control is definitely placed by the Town under conditions approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council.
k. 
Intersecting streets with centerline offsets of less than three hundred feet (300') are prohibited unless a waiver is first obtained from the Town Council in accordance with the requirements of the waiver provisions set forth in Section 1.11 of the Town's Development Ordinance, as amended. In any event, intersecting streets onto a divided roadway must be configured such that the centerline offset will accommodate the appropriate left-turn lanes (with required transition and stacking distances) onto each of the two intersecting streets.
l. 
Major thoroughfare intersections shall be at ninety degree (90°) angles and tangent to the intersecting street for at least fifty feet (50'). Other street intersections shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall intersect at less than eighty degrees (80°).
m. 
Street right-of-way widths shall be as shown on the Thoroughfare Plan and as defined by the corresponding roadway cross-sections in the Comprehensive Plan.
n. 
Construction of half-streets shall be prohibited, except when essential to the reasonable development of the subdivision in conforming with the other requirements of these regulations and the Thoroughfare Plan, and where the Town makes a determination that there is no immediate benefit to be gained by constructing the full street section since no access from the street will be needed by the subdivision in question. The Town may also find that it would be more practical (and/or cost effective) to delay construction of the other half of a street when the adjoining property is developed.
If the owner or subdivider is responsible for one-half (1/2) of the street, then the owner or subdivider shall either construct the facility along with his development or shall provide escrow for the construction cost of his share of the facility unless the Town participates in the construction of the facility. Whenever a partial street has been previously platted along a common property line, the other portion of the street (i.e., whatever amount of right-of-way that will bring the street up to its standard width) shall be dedicated. Improvements shall be made to all on-site facilities as defined herein (see Definitions, Section 1.16).
o. 
The maximum length of any block or street segment shall not exceed one thousand and five hundred feet (1,500'), as measured along the street centerline and between the point(s) of intersection with other through (i.e., not dead-end or cul-de-sac) streets.
p. 
A cul-de-sac street shall not be permitted except in subdivisions of five or more lots; in the event that such street is permitted, it may not exceed the following lengths, as measured along the centerline of the street:
1. 
Cul-de-sacs containing ten (10) or fewer lots - 1,500 feet;
2. 
Cul-de-sacs containing ten (10) to twenty (20) lots - 1,000 feet; or
3. 
Cul-de-sacs containing more than twenty (20) lots - 600 feet.
q. 
Cul-de-sacs shall be designed with the following right-of-way and paving at the outside diameter at the closed end and for interim turnarounds as follows:
1. 
Cul-de-sacs measuring 1,000 to 1,500 feet in length.
1. 
Right-of-Way - 140 feet outside diameter
2. 
Paving - 120-foot outside diameter
3. 
Turnarounds - full knuckles shall be constructed a maximum interval of 500 feet with a minimum outside right-of-way diameter of 100 feet and a minimum outside paving diameter of 80 feet
2. 
Cul-de-sacs measuring from 600 to 1,000 feet in length.
1. 
Right-of-Way - 140 feet outside diameter
2. 
Paving - 120-foot outside diameter
3. 
Turnarounds - full knuckles shall be constructed a maximum interval of 500 feet with a minimum outside right-of-way diameter of 100 feet and a minimum outside paving diameter of 80 feet
3. 
Cul-de-sacs measuring up to 600 feet in length.
1. 
Right-of-Way - 100 feet outside diameter
2. 
Paving - 80-foot outside diameter
r. 
The Planning and Zoning Commission and/or Town Council may approve waivers/suspensions for overlength streets and/or cul-de-sacs (temporary or permanent) upon considering the following:[2]
1. 
Alternative designs which would reduce street/cul-de-sac length;
2. 
The effect of overlength streets upon access, congestion, delivery of municipal services, and upon convenience to residents of the subdivision in traveling to and from their homes; and
3. 
Means of mitigation, including but not limited to additional mid-block street connections, limitation on the number of lots to be served along an overlength street segment or cul-de-sac, temporary (or permanent) points of emergency access, and additional fire protection measures.
[2]
Editor’s note—Renumbered to fit.
s. 
Except in unusual cases, no dead-end streets will be approved unless such dead-end streets are provided to connect with future streets on adjacent land. In the case of dead-end streets which will eventually be extended into the adjacent subdivision, no more than one lot (per side) can front onto the dead-end street stub unless a temporary turn-around bulb (with an off-site easement) is provided at the end. A temporary dead-end street shall not exceed six hundred feet (600') in length, and the temporary turn-around bulb must be constructed like a cul-de-sac, as provided in subsection (p) [(q)] above (the Town Council may authorize the use of asphalt or other durable paving material than concrete for the arc portions of the temporary turn-around bulb in order to minimize the cost of removing those portions later on). A note shall be placed on the final plat clearly labeling any dead-end streets (if any) that will at some point be extended into the adjacent property, and signage shall be placed at the end of the constructed street stub (i.e., on the barricade) also stating that the street will be extended in the future (signage and lettering must be large enough to be legible by a person with normal vision at a twenty-foot distance).
t. 
New streets which extend existing streets shall bear the names of the existing streets, and shall be dedicated at equal or greater right-of-way widths than the existing streets.
u. 
Construction of New Streets.
All new streets dedicated within a subdivision shall be constructed in accordance with paving widths and specifications as set forth in the EDS of the Town of Bartonville at the time at which the preliminary plat is approved.
v. 
Points of Access.
All subdivisions shall have at least two (2) points of access as specified by Section 3.1c.4. All residential developments shall provide no less than one (1) entrance for every forty (40) lots, or portion thereof, including dead-end stubbed streets that will eventually provide connections into adjacent future developments and thence to an existing arterial or collector street.
w. 
Streets will be constructed in accordance to the Town’s construction standards (i.e., EDS) that are in effect at the time of subdivision construction.
x. 
Areas outside the Town which are being subdivided or have been subdivided pursuant to the ordinances of some other political subdivision or for which there exist no regulations shall not project streets into the corporate limits of the Town or tie into or have access onto existing Town of Bartonville roadways or streets without the approval of the Town Council.
1. 
Procedure in such cases.
a. 
An applicant for such access shall file an application with the Town Secretary, on forms to be supplied by the Town, which shall identify all access points to Town roads and streets for the land involved, and contain all of the information required in the Town's Development Ordinance, as amended.
b. 
After a preapplication conference with the Town Administrator and Town Engineer, the application shall be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission, which shall hold public hearings after published notice required for zoning cases, as contained in the Town's Zoning Ordinance, as amended. After the public hearing and recommendation, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward the application to the Town Council for consideration.
c. 
The Town Council shall hold public hearings after published notice required for zoning cases, as contained in the Town's Zoning Ordinance, as amended. The Town Council may approve or reject the application for access or take such other action as is lawful and appropriate.
d. 
This procedure shall not apply to state or federal designated roadways. This process shall not apply to existing roads being rebuilt, expanded or realigned by another governmental entity with Town of Bartonville participation as may be defined in a Town Council approved interlocal agreement with the other governmental entity.
2. 
Studies required.
a. 
The applicant may be required to conduct studies for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council, giving a clear understanding of the effects of the traffic directly or indirectly caused by the proposed road or street extension and connection upon the Town's thoroughfare system and demonstrating the method by which the applicant shall accomplish the following objectives:
(i) 
to coordinate public and private investment;
(ii) 
to minimize conflict between land uses;
(iii) 
to influence and manage the development of the Town;
(iv) 
to increase the benefits and cost-effectiveness of public investments;
(v) 
to predict public infrastructure and service needs in advance of demand;
(vi) 
to ensure that Town facilities are located to best serve the citizens; and
(vii) 
to ensure public safety on affected Town roads and streets, both during and after construction.
b. 
A traffic impact analysis may be required by the Town which shall determine the effect and impact that the extension of roads and streets into the Town's transportation system will have on the Town's existing and planned roads and streets in accordance with Subsection 3.1.f of this Section, above. The applicant shall pay to the Town a fee to cover the expense of the traffic impact analysis and the fee determination will be made by the Town after review of the type, size and location of the proposed road or street extension.
c. 
The applicant may be required to conduct studies which demonstrate that the proposed road or street extension will not adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Bartonville and will provide reasonable protection to properties within the Town that will be impacted by the additional traffic projected to come into the Town by virtue of the extension of the road or street into the Town's transportation system.
3. 
Engineering requirements.
a. 
The applicant shall prepare, or have prepared, and submit complete engineering plans in accordance with Section V and the Town's Engineering Design Standards, for the design and construction of the road or street that is proposed to extend into the Town's transportation system.
b. 
All construction of roads or streets within the Town or that adjoin or otherwise touch a Town road or street shall be done in accordance with Section V and the Town's Engineering Design Standards, from the point of such touching the existing road or street to the Town's corporate limits or the end of the radius of the curb return outside the Town, whichever is further.
c. 
The applicant must pay the required inspection fee in an amount required by the Town at the time of application.
d. 
The applicant shall provide as-built drawings and an appropriate maintenance bond, as otherwise provided in the Town's Development Ordinance, as amended.
e. 
The applicant shall be responsible for all construction costs of extensions of Town roads and streets and modifications to existing Town roads and streets. If such construction is determined by the Town to be impractical, then sufficient escrow funds shall be provided to the Town in lieu of construction of the required paving.
4. 
No vesting of rights by actions of other political subdivisions.
The approval of any zoning district classification, subdivision or development plat, or similar development applications or requests pursuant to the ordinances of some other political subdivision shall not vest any rights, as that term is used in Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended, in the Town of Bartonville.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03; Ordinance 391-06, sec. 2, adopted 6/20/06; Ordinance 742-22 adopted 11/15/2022)
a. 
Alleys shall be prohibited for all residential and nonresidential developments.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
The minimum width for Town utility and drainage easements shall be fifteen feet (15') unless otherwise established by the Town Engineer. The width of easements for other utility providers (e.g., gas, electric, telephone, cable TV, etc.) shall be as required by that particular entity. It shall be the subdivider’s responsibility to determine appropriate easement widths required by other utility companies (also see Section 3.8). Generally, easements shall be centered along side lot lines and located along the roadway frontage.
b. 
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, or channel, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially with such course and of such additional width as may be designated by the Town Engineer, subject to determination according to proper engineering considerations. The required width shall conform to the requirements set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Parallel streets or parkways may be required adjacent to certain portions of creek or drainageways to provide maintenance access or access to recreation areas (see Section 4). Town approved utilities may be permitted within the drainage easement if approved by the Town Engineer.
c. 
A lot’s area shall be computed inclusive of all easements except drainage easements. However, there shall be a minimum buildable area, exclusive of easements, for each lot. The minimum buildable area shall be an area equal to one-half (1/2) of the required minimum lot size. If the Town disputes the buildable area of any lot, the subdivider shall submit verification in writing that the buildable area is adequate for the type of housing product (or nonresidential building) proposed for that lot.
d. 
A minimum ten-foot (10') wide utility easement shall be provided along the front property line (i.e., street frontage) of all lots and adjacent to a right-of-way.
e. 
For new development, all necessary on-site easements shall be established on the subdivision plat (i.e., not by separate instrument), and they shall be labeled for the specific purpose (and to the specific entity) for which they are provided. Examples would include the following: water, sanitary sewer and/or drainage easement (dedicated to the Town for a water or sanitary sewer line, or for a drainage structure); access easement (dedicated to the public for unrestricted access purposes); fire lane easement (dedicated to the Town for emergency access purposes); TXU easement (dedicated to Texas Utilities); etc.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
The length, width and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
1. 
Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.
2. 
Zoning requirements as to lot sizes, setbacks and dimensions.
3. 
Needs for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic and/or for pedestrians or bicyclists traveling to a public park or school site within the neighborhood.
b. 
In general, intersecting streets, which determine the lengths and widths of blocks, shall be provided at such intervals as to serve cross-traffic adequately, to provide adequate fire protection, and to conform to customary subdivision practices. Where no existing subdivision controls, the block lengths shall not exceed one thousand two hundred feet (1,200') in length. Where no existing subdivision controls, the blocks shall not be less than five hundred feet (500') in length; however, in cases where physical barriers or property ownership creates conditions where it is appropriate that these standards be varied, the length may be increased or decreased (via a waiver/suspension by Town Council with plat approval) to meet the existing conditions having due regard for connecting streets, circulation of traffic and public safety.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
Lots shall conform to the minimum size requirements of the zoning district established in the Bartonville Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
b. 
No flag lots shall be created under this design standard adopted by this Ordinance.
c. 
Lot access onto arterial and collector streets is subject to approval by the Town Engineer, who may require a traffic study or other data/information prior to approval of the preliminary plat in order to fully study all access issues. Unless otherwise specified by the zoning district in which a subdivision is located, all lots shall have a minimum of one hundred feet (100') of frontage along a dedicated, improved street, except and as provided below:
1. 
Lots with frontage directly onto a cul-de-sac bulb or turnaround shall have a minimum of sixty feet (60') of frontage along a dedicated, improved street.
d. 
Double frontage lots, with street frontage on front and rear lot lines, are prohibited except for lots with frontage on Farm to Market Road 407.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03; Ordinance 391-06, sec. 3, adopted 6/20/06; Ordinance 669-19 adopted 9/17/19)
Front and street side building lines shall be shown on the preliminary and final plat for all lots, and shall be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance requirements for the district in which the development is located (if subject to the Town’s zoning regulations).
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
For purposes of this section, the following meanings shall apply:
1. 
“Utility services” - The facilities of any person, firm or corporation providing water, sewer, electric, natural gas, telephone, TV cable, or any other such item or service for public use approved but not provided by the Town of Bartonville.
2. 
“Feeder or feeder/lateral line” - High voltage supply electric lines carrying more than 69,000 volts that emanate from substations used to distribute power through an area to an unspecified number of customers.
3. 
“Lateral lines” - Those electric or telephone lines used to distribute power from a feeder line to a single subdivision. These electric lines are normally connected to a feeder line through a sectionalizing device such as a fuse.
4. 
“Service lines” - Those electric lines used to connect between the utilities’ supply system or lateral lines and the end user’s meter box.
b. 
All subdivision plats and construction plans filed with and submitted to the Town of Bartonville for approval shall provide for utility services such as water, sewer, electrical, gas, telephone and cable TV utility (lateral and/or service distribution) lines and wires to be placed underground. Said utility services shall be designed, installed, and constructed in accordance with the Town’s adopted design standards.
c. 
Each of the utility companies shall be responsible for developing administrative policies, criteria for easement size, and cost reimbursement procedures for the installation and extension of their underground utilities. Nothing herein shall prohibit or restrict any utility company from recovering the difference in cost of overhead facilities and underground utilities from the owner or developer in accordance with the provisions of such utility’s approved tariff. No utility company shall be required or permitted to begin construction of underground facilities unless and until the owner or developer of the subdivision has made arrangements satisfactory to the specific utility company for the payment of such difference between the cost of overhead facilities and underground facilities.
d. 
All electrical and telephone support equipment, including transformers, amplifiers, and switching devices necessary for underground installations, shall be pad-mounted or mounted underground.
e. 
Temporary construction service may be provided by overhead electric lines and facilities without obtaining a waiver/suspension or exception, provided that when the underground utility service to any portion of a subdivision is completed, such overhead electric lines and facilities are promptly removed.
f. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any existing facilities in place prior to the effective date of this Ordinance to be placed underground.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03; Ordinance 414-06, sec. 3, adopted 1/16/07)
a. 
All new subdivisions shall be connected with an approved water system designed and constructed in accordance with the EDS, as amended, and shall be capable of providing water for health and emergency purposes, including fire protection. Each platted lot may be served by a private on-site sanitary facility installed and maintained as required by the Town of Bartonville. The Town may require the phasing of development and/or improvements in order to maintain adequate water and/or wastewater capacity. It shall be the subdivider’s responsibility to extend utility lines to provide water or sanitary sewer service.
b. 
It shall be the subdivider’s responsibility to design all improvements according to the Town’s then-current Comprehensive Plan, utility/infrastructure system plans, and EDS. The cost to be borne by the subdivider and any reimbursement from subsequent users of the facility shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Town’s policy(s) regarding same, and subject to the Town’s cost participation policies on oversized improvements.
c. 
Extension of water and wastewater lines adjacent to any subdivision shall be made along the entire frontage of the subdivision adjacent to a street or thoroughfare. If the subdivision is not adjacent to a thoroughfare, the extension of utilities shall be accomplished in such a manner as to allow future connection to said utilities by new subdivisions. If new subdivisions will never be constructed beyond a developing subdivision due to physical constraints, the Town of Bartonville may waive the requirement for adjacent utility line construction.
d. 
Installation of utilities not specifically referenced herein shall comply with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and/or other applicable State rules and regulations.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)
a. 
System Design Requirements.
Drainage improvements shall accommodate runoff from the upstream drainage area, and shall be designed to prevent overloading the capacity of the downstream drainage system. The Town may require the phasing of development, the use of control methods such as retention or detention, and/or the construction of off-site drainage improvements in order to mitigate the impact of the proposed development. No stormwater collection system shall be constructed unless it is designed in accordance with the Town of Bartonville’s construction standards (i.e., EDS) by a registered professional engineer and approved by the Town Council. All plans submitted to the Town of Bartonville for approval shall include a layout of the system together with supporting calculations for the design of the system. In addition to any others, the plans shall conform to the Town of Bartonville’s EDS, and shall conform to the following standards and minimums:
1. 
All drainage systems must be designed for a one hundred (100) year base storm intensity.
2. 
Runoff conveyed in roadway drainage ditches shall be confined to the ditch. The flow velocity in the ditch shall not exceed six feet (6') per second, and the ditch side slopes shall not exceed three feet (3') horizontal to one foot (1') vertical (i.e., 3:1 slope). The center of the ditch shall be at least ten feet (10') from the road edge.
3. 
No cross-street (i.e., perpendicular to traffic flow) flow of runoff shall be permitted unless approved by the Town Engineer. When such drainage is allowed, it must be across a concrete street (i.e. valley gutter) and as approved by the Town Engineer.
4. 
For drainage in creeks or streams, or if the natural condition is altered by the developer, for any excavated channels, if the flow is greater than six feet (6') per second or the slope exceeds 3:1, limestone or similar acceptable rock, a reinforced concrete pilot channel, a concrete channel lining, and/or some other erosion prevention device shall be required by the Town. Location and type of construction of the open channel and all other drainage structures must be approved by the Town Engineer. These drainage facilities must be within an easement to ensure protection of the area and access for maintenance.
5. 
If the flow is less than six feet (6') per second and if the slope does not exceed 3:1, the creek or excavated channel may be platted as part of the individual lots. The owners of these lots will be responsible for maintenance. Sufficient access shall be provided for protection of these areas and for maintenance purposes.
6. 
For erosion and sedimentation control, the Town uses the “Storm Water Quality Best Management Practices for Construction Activities in North Central Texas” (by NCTCOG), a copy of which is on file in the City Secretary’s office.
b. 
No individual, partnership, firm, or corporation shall deepen, widen, fill/reclaim, reroute or change the course or location of any existing ditch, channel, stream, or drainageway, without first obtaining written permission of the Town or other agency (e.g., FEMA) having jurisdiction. The Town may, at its option, require preparation and submission of a FEMA/flood study for a proposed development if there are concerns regarding storm drainage on the subject property or upstream or downstream from the subject property. The costs of such study, if required, shall be borne by the developer.
(Ordinance 336-03 adopted 11/18/03)