Res 242RESOLUTION NO. 242
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR NONDEDICATED
RURAL STREET STANDARDS
WHEREAS, it is the City Council's desire to establish standards
for the development of streets within City limit lines as noted on
the adopted General Plan for the City of Poway; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest
of the citizens relative to their health, safety, and general welfare
that roads should be improved to definite standards established by
the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Poway finds as follows:
Section 1: Nondedicated Rural Street Standards
Ail nondedicated rural streets 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 A, provided, however,
that this provision may be waived under
appropriate circumstances.
Section 2: Nondedicated Rural Street Specifications
Ail nondedicated 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
B, provided, however, that this provision
may be waived under appropriate circumstances.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, at a regular meeting thereof this llth day of May, 1982.
ATTEST:
Mary~epard~on, Mayor
Marjor~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
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 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 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.
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Local roads serve as primary access roadways to residential units and do
not exceed the daily traffic shown on Exhibit B. Collector roads service
local road traffic by providing routes to the circulation system roads.
Daily traffic should not exceed the amount indicated on Exhibit B.
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 necessitated by specific field conditions.
Irrevocable Offers of Dedication (I.0.D.) may be required along the non-
dedicated street easement.
Exhibit A to Resolution No. 242
Adopted on May 11, 1982
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 widths 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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