Ord 74ORDINANCE NO. 74
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PO~AY, CALIFORNIA
~MENDING TITLE 8 OF THE CITY OF PO~AY
Rt~GULATf~Y CRDINANC~q_,
(ZONING AND IAND USE RMSULATIONS )
p~.IATING TO OONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FCR STgk~TS,
INCORPORATING AND
~W.qCINDING RESOLUTIONS 231, 241 AND 242
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PO~AY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLTO~S:
Section 1:
Dedicated andNon-DedicatedSemi-Rural and
Urban Standards and Parking Lot Specifications.
Ail dedicated and non-dedicated semi-rural and urban strccts and parking
lots within the City of Poway, sb~ll be developed to the criteria set forth in
Exhibits A and B, provided that this provision may be waived under appropriate
circumstances.
Section 2: Dedicated Rural Street Standards.
Ail dedicated rural streets within the City limit lines, as noted on the
adopted General Plan for the City of Poway, sb~ll be developed to the criteria
set forth in Exhibit C, provided that this provision may be w~ived under
appropriate circumstances.
Section 3: Dedicated Rural Street Specifications.
All dedicated rural streets within the City limit lines, as noted on the
adopted General Plan for the City of Poway, shall be constructed in accordance
with specifications set forth in Exhibit D, provided, however, that this provi-
sion my be waived under appropriate circumstances.
Section 4: Non-Dedicated Rural Street Standards.
All non-dedicated rural strccts within the City limit lines, as noted on the
adopted General Plan for the City of Poway, shall be developed to the criteria
set forth in Exhibit E, provided, however, that this provision may be ~ived
under appropriate circumstances.
Section 5: Non-DedicatedRural Street Specification
Ail non-dedicatedrural streets within the City limit lines, as noted on the
adopted General Plan for the City of Poway, shall be constructed in accordance
with specifications set forth in Exhibit F, provided, however, that this provi-
sion may be waived under appropriate circumstances.
Ordinance No. 74
Pa~e No. 2
Section 6: Non-Dedicated Streets: Maintenance
A road construction and maintenance agreement, in a form satisfactory to the
City Attorney, shall be executed by the developer and/or owner of any parcel
serviced by a non-dedicated road as a condition of approval of any land divi-
sion. If said construction and maintenance agreement exists for a non-dedicated
street serving any parcel, the execution of said agre~nent will be a condition
of issuance of any building permit or other permit or grant of improvement de-
velopment approval for such parcel.
Section 7: Resolutions 231, 241, and 242 are hereinafter repealed.
Section 8: The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substan-
tially the same as existing provisions relating to the same subject matter,
shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof and not as new
enactments.
Section 9: Insofar as those street and roadway improvement standards con-
tained within Title 8 of the City of Poway Regulatory Ordinances, including, but
not limited to Sections 81.402, 81.402(b)(1)(i) and (2), and 81.703, are incon-
sistent with those standards of improvement contained within this ordinance, the
standards herein shall prevail and to the extent Title 8 is inconsistent with
this ordinance, Title 8 is null end void.
Section 10: This ordiD~mnce shall tmke effect thirty (30) days after adoption
and shall within fifteen (15) days of adoption be published with the names of
the Councils voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed and circulated within the City of
Poway.
Introduced and first read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Poway held the 9th day of November, 1982, and thereafter PASSED AND
ADOPTED at a regular n~eting of said City Council held the 16th day of November,
1982, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: ODUNCII2V~9~RRRS: E~RY, KRUSE, CRAV~C, TARZY, SM,:wARDSON
Marjorie/K~ Wahlsten, City Clerk
Mary L. ~pa~dso~, Mayor
CRITERIA FOR SEMI-RURAL AND URBAN STREET STANDARDS, INCLUDIN6 PARKING LOTS
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An urban street shall serve residential areas with lot sizes less than a 1/2
acre or densities more than 2 units per acre.
A semi-rural street shall serve residential areas with lot sizes from a 1/2
acre to 1 acre or densities of 1 unit to 2 units per acre.
Ail streets shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the
requirements of the City of Poway and the San Diego County Regional
Standard Plans, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
Design speed shall be 25 miles per hour and the maximum street grade
shall be sixteen percent, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
Street alignment and profile shall comply with the criteria for safe
stopping sight distance in conformance with the California State Highway
Design Manual unless special situations allow for modifications and such
modifications are approved by the City Engineer.
Non-dedicated streets should not be aligned between two dedicated streets
so that the non-dedicated street would act as a "shortcut" between the
streets.
Structural sections shall be determined by the State of California Gravel
Equivalent Hveem Stabilometer Method, using the R-value of the native soil
and traffic indices established by the City. The minimum section shall be
3" A.C. over either 4" class II A.B. or 5" class III base. If the R-value
of the existing native soil is 50 or greater, a minimum section of 4" A.C.
over compacted sub-base may be substituted.
Non-dedicated streets shall provide a paved travel way incorporating a
pedestrian circulation system approve~ by the City Engineer.
Entry gates into non-dedicated tracts shall be set back from the near curb
line of any public street to provide a minimum storage of 75 feet for entering
vehicles to stack without interfering with through traffic.
Streets shall intersect at right angles wherever possible and shall not be
greater than 15° skew to a right angle.
Four-legged intersections should be avoided except at (future) signalized or
controlled locations or where median islands are on the through street. The
minimum distance between intersections shall be 150 feet.
Street widths, geometric criteria, and structural section shall conform to
Exhibit B.
Local roads serve as primary access roadways to residential units and do not
exceed the daily traffic shown on Exhibit B. Local collector roads service
local road traffic by providing routes to the circulation system roads. Daily
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Streets with grades over 10 percent may be required to be constructed of
Portland cement concrete to the satisfaction of the City Engineer' (minimum
thickness shall be 6") when necessitated by specific field conditions.
The dedication reauirements of Resolution No. 184 shall apply to these
provisions.
EXHIBIT A TO oRDINAnCE NO. 7~
Adopted on Noverr[ber'16, 1982 _
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
SEMI-RURAL AND URBAN STREET STANDARDS INCLUDING PARKING LOT~
URBAN ROADS
(Dedicated & Non-dedicated)
Local Collector
(1200 vpd to 2400 vpd)
Local
(up to 1200 vpd)
SEMI-RURAL ROADS
(Dedicated & Non-dedicated)
Local Collector
(1200 vpd to 2400 vpd)
Local
(up to 1200 vpd)
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ROADS
(Non-dedicated)
PAP~KING LOTS
Commercial
Industrial
54' 4½, *1 36, 3,, AC/4,, AB ,6 ._ 6-C.F.*2 ]
(One side
...... 3" AC/4" AB *6
(drives)
...... 3" AC/6" AB
(drives)
I ..... ~.-'~i~]~alk~ may be eliminated on non-dedicated streets, if an approved pedestrian circulation system is incorporat~
2. Curb height may be increased if needed to control drainage. Rolled curb may be installed on semi-rural local
streets or other streets when approved by City Engineer.
3. On non-dedicated streets, Irrevocable Offers of Dedication (IOD) may be required along the non-dedicated street
alignment in conformance with the above right-of-way requlrements for public streets.
5. Streets w~th grades over l0 percent may be required to be constructed of P.C.C. concrete (6" min. thick). In
special situations, local streets maxlmum grade may be increased to 20% as approved by City Engineer.
6. Five inches of class III base may be substituted for 4" of class II A.B. If R-value of the existing native so~
Exhibit B to ORDINANCE' NO. 74
Adopted oh November· 1 .6-~i-9~2 ·
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CRITERIA FOR DEDICATED RURAL STREET STANDARDS
1. A dedicated rural street shall serve residential areas with lot
sizes greater than oQ~ acre or densities less than 1 unit per acre.
2. All streets shall be designe~'and constructed in accordance with
the City of Poway and the San Diego County Regional Standard Plans,
unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
Design speed shall be 25 miles per ~our and the maximum street
grade shall be 20%, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
Street alignment and profile shall comply with the criteria for
safe stopping sight distance in conformance with the California
~State Highway Design Manual unless special situations or physical
field conditions suggest the need for modifications, and such
modifications are approved by the City Engineer.
Structural sections for dedicated rural streets shall be determined
by the State of California Gravel Equivalent Hveen Stabilization
Method, using the R-value of the native soil and traffic indices
established by the City. The minimum structural section shall be
3" A.C. over 4" Class II A.B. (5" of Class III base may be substi-
tuted for 4" A.B.). If the native soil R-value is 50 or greater,
a minimum section of 4" A.C. over compacted sub-base may be
substituted.
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Streets shall intersect at right angles wherever possible and shall
not be greater than 15° skew to.a right angle.
Four-legged intersections should be avoided except at (future)
signalized or controlled locations or where median islands are on
the through'street. The minimum distance between intersections
shall be 150 feet.
7. Street widths, geometric criteria, and structural section shall
conform to Exhibit "B".
8. Local roads serve as primary access roadways to residential units
and do not exceed the.daily traffic shown on Exhibit "B". Local
collector roads service local road traffic by ~r~viding routes to
- the circuiatl~n system roads. Daily traffic should not exceed the
amount indicated on Exhibit "B".
9. Streets with grades over 10% may be required to be constructed
of Portland cement concrete to the satisfaction of the City Engineer
(minimum thickness shall be 6") when necessitated by specific field
conditions.
10. The dedication requirements of Resolution No. 184 shall apply to
these provisions.
Exhibit'D to ORDINANCE NO. 74
Adopted November ~6, 1982--
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CRITERIA FOR NONDEDICATED RURAL STREET STANDARDS
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A nondedicated rural street shall serve residential areas with lOt sizes
greater than one acre or densities less than 1 unit per acre and are con-
fined within road easements not dedicated as a public road right-of-way.
Ail streets shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the
requirements of the City of Poway ~nd the San Diego County Regional
Standard Plans, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
Design speed shall be 25 miles per hour and the maximum street grade
shall be 20%, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer because
physical conditions make it impractical or unsafe to achieve these standards.
Street alignment and profile shall comply with the criteria for safe stopping
sight distance in conformance with the California State Highway Design Manual.
Private streets should not be aligned between two public streets so that the
private street would act as a "shortcut" between the streets.
Structural sections for private streets shall be determined by the State of
California Gravel Equivalent Hveem Stabilometer Method, using the R-value
of the native soil and traffic indices established by the City. The minimum
A.C. section shall be 2". Base material will not be required if the native
soil has an R-value of 40 or greater. If the R-value of the native soil is
less than 40, the minimum base section shall be 4" class III base.
Entry gates into private tracts shall be set back from the right-of-way
line of any public street to provide a minimum storage of 75 feet for
entering vehicles to stack without interfering with through traffic.
Streets shall intersect at right angles wherever possible and shall not be
greater than 15~ skew to a right angle.
Four-legged intersections should be avoided except at (future) signalized
or controlled locations or where, median islands are on the through street.
The minimum distance between intersections shall be 150 feet.
Street widths, geometric criteria, and structural section shall conform to
Exhibit B.
Local roads serve as primary access roadways to residential units and do
not e~- ~he daily ~r~f~ic sn0wn on Exhibit B. -C01iect~r roads service
local road traffic by providing routes to the circulation system roads.
Daily traffic should not exceed the amount indicated on Exhibit B.
11. Streets with grades over 15% may be required to be constructed of
Portland cement concrete to the satisfaction of the City Engineer (minimum
thickness shall be 6") when necessitate~ by specific field conditions.
12. Irrevocable Offers of Dedication (I.0.D.) may be required along the non-
dedicated street easement.
Exhibit E to ORDINANCE NO.
Adopted November 16, ~982
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CRITERIA FOR NONDEDICATED RURAL STREET STANDARDS
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Any nondedicated street constructed under these standards shall remain
nondedicated and maintained by the private property owners in a safe
condition. Should the street be offered for dedication to the City at
some future time, the right-of-way ~idths and improvements at the time
of the offer shall be upgraded and improved to City Standards.
Ail nondedicated streets shall be maintained in a safe condition by a
private road maintenenace agreement in which all easement holders of the
road are a party thereto and which maintenance agreement is approved by
the City.
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