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RESOLUTION NO. 91-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND SETTING
STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING ADEQUATE STREET CAPACITY
WHEREAS, the City's land use planning process contains criteria for
approval which require that adequate street facilities be
available; and
WHEREAS, there is no comprehensive document that defines adequate
street capacity for the City; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for the Council to establish such a policy to
provide guidance for decision makers in the planning process,
and for future planning purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF ASHLAND AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following is considered adequate capacity on Ashland
City streets and intersections:
A. Arterial streets or any street, regardless of designation, in
areas zoned or designated in the Comprehensive Plan for C-1, E-1, or
M-1 uses: Level of service "D" for no more than 20 minutes per day
for average conditions.
B. Intersections of arterial and arterial, collector and collector,
and arterial and collector streets: Level of service "D" for no more
than 20 minutes per day for average conditions. Residential
intersections are assumed to have adequate capacity unless the
physical alignment of the intersection is shown to affect the safe
capacity of the street.
C. Collector streets in areas zoned or designated in the
Comprehensive Plan for residential uses: No greater than 3,000
vehicle trips per day for average conditions.
D. Sub-collector streets of less than 10% grade in areas zoned or
designated in the Comprehensive Plan for residential uses: 1250
vehicle trips per day for average conditions.
E. Sub-Collectors greater than 10% grade and all Residential streets:
No greater than 800 vehicle trips per day (VTD) for average
conditions.
SECTION 2. Minimum street width. Any street which is less than 20
feet in width (travel portion) is considered to have no additional
capacity.
SECTION 3. Sidewalk required. Any residential or sub-collector
street that does not have at least a four foot unobstructed sidewalk
on one side shall have the maximum capacity for the affected section
reduced by 25%.
SECTION 4. Effect of Grade. Any residential or sub-collector street
that has a grade of over 10 percent shall have its capacity reduced
for the affected section by 3 percent for each percent of grade in
excess of ten percent. Any residential or sub-collector street with a
grade in excess of 18% shall be considered to have no additional
capacity.
SECTION 5. Mitigation Measures. For areas zoned for Commercial,
Employment, or Industrial uses, in addition to measures that will
increase the capacity of streets to carry automobile traffic, the City
may, in lieu of meeting the Standards, accept traffic and demand
control measures, such as:
1. Transit facilities.
2. Pedestrian facilities.
3. Bicycle facilities.
4. Demand Management Programs.
5. Employee programs which encourage alternate travel to work.
6. Any other facility or program that the City finds will be
reasonably successful and effective in encouraging alternate travel.
The foregoing Resolution was READ and DULY ADOPTED on the 15th day of
October, 1991.
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Nan E. Franklin
City Recorder
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SIGNED and APPROVED this .~ I _ day of October, 1991.
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Catherine M. Golden
Mayor
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