A. 
Generally.
The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade, and location of all streets shall be considered in their relations to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public safety and in their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by the streets.
B. 
Street Classifications.
Streets shall be classified according to the following functional classifications (see the sections of 2030 Thoroughfare Plan and Roadway Design Standards (i.e., functional classifications) in Chapter 3, Mobility, of the Cuero Comprehensive Plan):
1. 
Major Arterial (e.g., state road/U.S. Highway)
2. 
Minor Arterial;
3. 
Collector;
4. 
Local; and
5. 
Access/Service Roads.
C. 
Alleys.
Alleys are not “streets,” but the functional classification “alley” is assigned to them.
D. 
Street Arrangement.
The arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall be as follows:
1. 
Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing streets in surrounding areas;
2. 
Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the City Council to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformity to existing streets impracticable;
3. 
Local streets shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged;
4. 
Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the City Council may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage, deep lots with rear service alleys, or treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection to residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic;
5. 
Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited;
6. 
Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than 125 feet shall be avoided;
7. 
Arterial street intersections shall be at 90-degree angles, plus or minus five degrees; and
8. 
Other street intersections shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles; no street shall intersect at less than 90 degrees, plus or minus 15 degrees.
E. 
Right-of-Way and Pavement Widths.
1. 
Generally, widths of rights-of-way shall conform to those set out in Table 8.101, Right-of-Way and Pavement Widths.
2. 
Where additional right-of-way is needed to obtain vertical curve, grade, sight distance triangles, turn lanes, or medians, the required right-of-way shall be adjusted to the extent necessary in accordance with local needs, as determined by the City Engineer. See the sections of 2030 Thoroughfare Plan and Roadway Design Standards (i.e., functional classifications) in Chapter 3, Mobility, of the Cuero Comprehensive Plan.
Table 8.101
Right-of-Way and Pavement Widths
Classification
R.O.W. Width
Pavement Width1
Primary Arterial
 
 
- undivided with turn lane
100 ft.
48 ft. with a 14 ft. center turn lane
- divided
120 ft.
48 ft. with 12 ft. center median
Minor Arterial
80 ft.
60 ft.
Collector
 
 
- with no turn lane
60 ft.
32 ft.
- with center turn lane
60 ft.
36 ft. with 12 ft. center turn lane
Local Streets
 
 
- standard
50 ft.
27 ft.
- alternate
50 ft.
32 ft.
Access/Service Roads
24 ft.
40 ft.
Alternate Cross-Sections for Bicycle Lanes
See Figure 3.5, Alternate Cross-Sections for Bicycle Facilities, in Chapter 3, Mobility, of the Cuero Comprehensive Plan.
TABLE NOTES:
1.
Measured from back of curb to back of curb.
3. 
The adjacent landowner shall maintain the right-of-way between the edge of pavement (if there is no curb) or the inside edge of the curb for the length of the property owner’s frontage and to the centerline of a recorded or proposed alley. It is the duty of the adjacent landowner to keep streets and alleys, whether private or public, free of debris, weeds higher than 24 inches, filth, carrion and impure, or unwholesome matter.
F. 
New Streets.
New streets of like alignment shall bear the names of existing streets and shall be dedicated at equal or greater widths than the existing streets. No street names shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing streets. Street names shall be shown on the preliminary plat and be subject to the approval of the City Council (see Section 4.108, Naming and Numbering).
(Ordinance 2015-30 adopted 10/30/15)
A. 
Generally.
In addition to the provisions set out in Section 8.101, Street Standards, the design and construction of all new streets shall comply with the provisions of this Section.
B. 
Alleys.
Alleys established after the effective date shall comply with the standards of this Section.
1. 
Use of Alleys.
Alleys may be used only:
a. 
In residential development and/or districts, alleys shall be parallel, or approximately parallel to the frontage of the street.
b. 
In nonresidential and mixed-use development and/or districts, alleys shall be located in activity centers where it is necessary to provide service access to buildings. However, the City Council may waive this requirement where other definite and assured provision is made for service access, including off-street loading, unloading and parking consistent with and adequate for the use proposed. Service alleys in nonresidential and industrial districts and developments shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width.
2. 
Alley Right-of-Way.
The standards for right-of-way in an alley are as follows:
a. 
Nonresidential Districts and Developments.
Alleys shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width.
b. 
Residential Districts and Developments.
Alleys shall be a minimum of 15 feet in width.
c. 
Mixed-Use Developments.
Alley right-of-way width shall comply with either subsection B.2.a. or B.2.b., above, depending on whether the alley is serving a residential or nonresidential use.
3. 
Surfacing and Edging.
The surfacing and edging of alleys shall be in accordance with the City standards. If the alley is not paved in accordance to City standards, the proposed plat shall be accompanied by a covenant, condition, or restriction that garbage collection shall be from the street only.
4. 
Connectivity.
a. 
Generally, alleys shall connect to public streets on both ends, and shall be dedicated to the City as public rights-of-way.
b. 
Dead-end alleys shall provide an adequate turnaround at the dead-end, as determined by the City Engineer and Fire Department. The dead-end shall be developed as follows:
i. 
The length shall be shorter than 150 feet; and
ii. 
The buildings that take access from the alley are constructed with fire protection sprinklers.
C. 
Access and Connectivity.
1. 
Access.
a. 
Subdivisions with 30 or more lots, or multi-family developments with 50 or more dwelling units, shall provide no less than two access points to/from existing streets. Those access points shall be located as far apart as practical and consistent with Division 5.200, Access Management and Circulation.
b. 
The street layout of a subdivision shall provide public street access to all building sites and parcels.
c. 
Street alignments within subdivisions shall utilize horizontal curves, islands, street offsets, intersections, or other methods that allow adequate access and promote traffic calming.
2. 
Off-site Connectivity.
a. 
Wherever streets have been dedicated or platted on adjacent properties for extension into or through a proposed subdivision, then those streets shall be incorporated into the street layout of the proposed subdivision.
b. 
Subdivision streets shall be extended to the boundaries of the parcel proposed for development in appropriate locations to provide for future connections to other properties.
D. 
Dead-End Streets/Cul-de-Sacs.
Cul-de-sacs are allowed only as provided in this subsection.
1. 
Design Type.
Dead-end streets, when designed to be so permanently, shall culminate in a cul-de-sac per the standards of this Section. Dead-end streets, when designed to be so temporarily, shall conform to subsection D.4., Temporary Turnarounds, of this Section.
2. 
Maximum Length.
Dead-end streets in the form of a cul-de-sac, when designed to be so permanently, shall not be longer than 600 feet as measured from a point beginning at the intersection of the cul-de-sac street centerline with the projection of the intersecting street’s curb line, along the centerline of the cul-de-sac street to the cul-de-sac, and directly through the cul-de-sac to its furthest point from the point of beginning.
3. 
Radius.
The minimum radii of cul-de-sacs shall be at least:
a. 
Residential: 40 feet pavement; 50 feet right-of-way.
b. 
Nonresidential: 90 feet pavement; 100 feet right-of-way.
4. 
Temporary Turnarounds.
Dead-end streets that are planned for extension to connect to future development shall terminate in a temporary turnaround with a 50-foot radius, which allows for emergency vehicles to turn around without backing (“T” and “Y”-shaped turnarounds are not allowed). The turnaround shall have an improved hard surface and a base that meets the requirements for a public street. A gravel surface may be allowed if the temporary turnaround will be in use for less than 12 months and security is provided to pave the turnaround if the anticipated connection is not made within 12 months.
E. 
Sight Distance Triangle Requirements.
1. 
Required Site Distance Triangle.
Within the triangular area formed by the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets and a line connecting points 25 feet on either side of such intersecting rights-of-way, including triangles formed from centerlines of driveways, there shall be clear space and no obstruction to vision (see Figure 8.102, Sight Triangle Requirements).
Figure 8.102
Sight Triangle Requirements
2. 
Sight Distance Triangle to be Kept Free of Obstructions.
No person shall place or maintain any structures, fences, landscaping, or other objects within any sight distance triangle that obstructs or obscures site [sight] distance visibility by more than 25 percent of the area between the ground and eight feet, except for the following:
a. 
Landscaping, structures, or fences that protrude no more than 30 inches above the adjacent roadway surface may be permitted within the sight distance triangle.
b. 
Trees may be planted and maintained within the sight distance triangle if all branches are trimmed to maintain a clear vision for a vertical height of eight feet above the roadway surface and the location of the trees planted, based on the tree species’ expected mature height and size, does not obstruct sight visibility by more than 25 percent of the site [sight] distance triangle area.
F. 
Private Streets.
[1] Private streets may be developed if all of the following are demonstrated:
1. 
The private subdivision is a minimum of 10 acres.
2. 
The area being developed would not result in a concentration of private street subdivisions in one area of the City to the extent that such development would dominate the neighborhood development pattern.
3. 
Access shall meet the City’s right-of-way standards, shall be accessible to general traffic circulation, delivery of City services, and emergency responders.
4. 
Setbacks from private streets shall be measured in the same manner as setbacks from public streets.
5. 
Private streets shall be constructed to the same standards as public streets.
6. 
A property owners’ association shall be established in a form approved by the City at the time of final plat approval, which will:
a. 
Require all lot owners to be members;
b. 
Collect dues and assessments to maintain the private streets;
c. 
Keep an appropriate reserve fund to ensure periodic maintenance of the private streets; and
d. 
Require maintenance of the private streets, traffic signals, streetlights, and sidewalks.
[1]
Original has this as Subsection D.
(Ordinance 2015-30 adopted 10/30/15)
A. 
Generally.
Thoroughfare planning and future right-of-way protection is a priority for the City. The Thoroughfare Plan is located in the 2030 Thoroughfare Plan section of Chapter 3, Mobility, of the Cuero Comprehensive Plan, and it identifies desired alignments of arterial and collector streets throughout the City and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
B. 
Effect.
New arterial or collector streets, in addition to improvements to existing arterial and collector streets shall be consistent with the most recently adopted Thoroughfare Plan.
(Ordinance 2015-30 adopted 10/30/15)