Alleys should be avoided wherever possible.
Wherever permitted, they shall not be less than 20 feet in width nor
more than 28 feet in width. Dead-end alleys shall be provided with
adequate turnaround facilities as determined by the Planning Commission.
Each lot shall abut on and have direct access
to a street meeting the requirements of this chapter dedicated by
the subdivision plat; or on an existing street in the state road system;
or on an existing street eligible for inclusion in the state road
system; or on an existing Class III road meeting the requirements
of this chapter, except that any parcel of record as of February 25,
1981, may be divided into no more than two lots which are to be served
solely by a private access easement, provided that at least one parcel
of the subdivision contains five acres or more.
[Added 8-6-1990]
Accesses for developments must meet the following
ratio of proposed dwelling units to number of accesses. Such an access
shall be defined as the ingress/egress of a proposed subdivision development
road from a road which has been previously accepted into the Virginia
highway system and which complies with the recommendations and requirements
of the District Virginia Department of Transportation office to accommodate
adequate traffic flow. The number of dwelling units considered for
this ratio shall be defined as those units which are to be served
solely by the proposed subdivision development road and which do not
have direct access onto a road previously accepted into the Virginia
Highway System.
Number of Dwelling Units
|
Number of Required Accesses
|
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1 to 49
|
1
|
50 to 199
|
2
|
200 to 499
|
3
|
500 and over
|
4
|