(a)

The classification of city streets shall be as follows:

(1)

Residential. A street which serves only a residential community and does not connect any higher classifications of streets. Minimum right-of-way shall be: 50 feet.

(2)

Local street. A street which provides access to property. Average daily traffic is normally less than 1,000 vehicles per day. Minimum right-of-way shall be: 60 feet.

(3)

Collector. A street which conducts traffic between local streets and arterials and also provides access to abutting property. Access should be controlled and on-street parking allowed only in cases where extra right-of-way exists and a safety problem will not be created. Average daily traffic ranges from 1,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day. Minimum right-of-way shall be: 60 feet.

(4)

Arterial. A major street in the transportation system which provides access to interstates, expressways, etc. The main function of an arterial is to move large volumes of vehicles (> 6,000 vehicles per day). On-street parking should be prohibited and access carefully controlled. Minimum right-of-way shall be: 80 feet.

(b)

The classification of specific city streets is included in the Traffic Circulation Element of the comprehensive plan.

(a)

Street rights-of-way are designed and developed to serve the following functions:

(1)

To carry motor vehicle traffic and, in some cases, allow on-street parking;

(2)

To provide a safe and convenient passageway for pedestrian traffic; and to serve as an important link in the city's drainage system.

(3)

In order to fulfill these objectives, all streets shall be constructed or improved to meet the standards in this section.

(b)

Minimum street rights-of-way and pavement widths shall be as follows unless the otherwise indicated or required:

Additional right-of-way or pavement width may be required to promote public safety and convenience or to insure adequate access, drainage and parking.

(c)

Sidewalks shall be at least five feet in width along arterial and collector roads and four feet in width on all other streets. Sidewalks shall be constructed according to the specifications set forth in Appendix A-L, except that the city council may permit narrower sidewalks or sidewalks constructed with other suitable materials when it concludes that:

(1)

Such walkways would adequately serve the residents; and

(2)

Such walkways would be more environmentally desirable or more in keeping with the overall design of the development.

(a)

A street hierarchy system (differentiated from functional classification) shall be established within each residential subdivision as follows:

(1)

Residential access street. The lowest order of the hierarchy. It is intended to carry the least amount of traffic at the lowest speed and shall be designed to carry no more traffic than is generated on the street itself. No section of a residential access street should convey an average daily traffic (ADT) volume greater than 200 vehicles per day. (Suggested minimum right-of-way is 50 feet; effective pavement width of 24 feet.)

(2)

Residential subcollector. This frontage street provides access to abutting properties and may also conduct traffic from residential access streets that intersect it. Each section of a subcollector should convey an ADT volume no greater than 500 and should be designed to exclude all external through traffic which has neither origin or destination on the subcollector or its tributary access streets. (Suggested minimum right-of-way is 50 feet; effective pavement width of 24 feet.)

(3)

Residential collector street. This street carries the largest volume of traffic at higher speeds. In large residential developments this class of street may be necessary to carry traffic from one neighborhood to another. Whenever possible, residential collector streets should be designed to have no residential lots directly fronting on them. When this is not possible, the lots fronting on the collector shall be at least 100 feet wide and provide turnaround space so that vehicles will not have to back out. On-street parking shall be prohibited on residential collector streets. (Suggested minimum right-of-way is 60 feet; effective pavement width of 24 feet.)

(b)

Permanent dead end streets shall be developed as cul-de-sacs with a turnaround having a right-of-way radius of 50 feet. Cul-de-sacs shall not exceed 1,500 feet in length except where no other practicable alternative is available.

(c)

Average daily traffic shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of The Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Trip Report.

(a)

Every lot shall have access to it that afford a reasonable means of ingress emergency vehicles as well as for all need or desire access to the property use is sufficient to and egress for those likely to in its intended use.

(b)

All driveways and other openings onto streets within the city's jurisdiction shall be constructed so that:

(1)

Vehicles can enter and exit from the lot in question without posing any substantial danger to themselves, pedestrians, or vehicles traveling in abutting streets.

(2)

Interference with the free and convenient flow of traffic in abutting or surrounding streets is minimized.

(c)

Construction of adjacent, substandard right-of-way may be required in order to provide adequate access.

(a)

Streets shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles and no two streets may intersect at less than 60 degrees. No more than two streets shall intersect at any one point without express authorization from the permit-issuing authority.

(b)

Whenever possible, proposed intersections along one side of a street shall coincide with existing or proposed intersections on the opposite side of such street.

(c)

Recommended separation distances for street intersections are included in Appendix A-I.

(a)

Street names shall be assigned by the developer subject of approval by the city council. Proposed streets that obviously align with existing streets shall be given the same name. Newly created streets shall be given names that neither duplicate nor are phonetically similar to existing streets within the city's jurisdiction, regardless of the use of alternative suffixes such as lane, court, drive, etc.

(b)

Building street addresses shall be assigned by the city.

In addition to the other permits specified in this chapter, the following permits may be required prior to issuance of a building permit:

(1)

A DOT driveway permit is required for all proposals to access state roads.

(2)

A Clay County driveway or access permit is required for all proposals to access the county road system.

(3)

A city right-of-way permit is required for construction in the city right-of-way. (See Appendix A-D)

(a)

The city council may modify the presumptive requirements for:

(1)

Unique environmental conditions;

(2)

Innovative design;

(3)

Anticipated market and traffic conditions;

(4)

Uses located within planned unit developments.

(b)

Whenever the permit-issuing authority allows or requires a deviation from the requirements of this chapter, it shall enter on the face of the permit the requirements it imposes and the reasons for allowing the deviation.

(a)

This section shall be applicable as follows:

(1)

To the installation of driveways and drainage structures incident thereto installed in order to provide ingress and egress over and across a ditch between a city road and adjacent property.

(2)

To existing driveways that provide ingress and egress over and across a ditch between a city road and adjacent property.

(b)

For the purpose of this article the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:

Chief means the chief of operations of the City of Keystone Heights, Florida or his designee.

Ditch means any open ditch, swale or other graded land feature or facility lying within the city road rights-of-way of Keystone Heights, Florida, designed and intended for the detention and/or drainage of surface water or near-surface ground water.

Drainage structure means relative to the existence or installation of a driveway, shall mean any artificial improvement, structure or device installed in or immediately proximate to a ditch for the purpose of facilitation or enhancing the detention or drainage capabilities thereof, including but not limited to any ditch paving or culvert.

Driveway means any means of ingress or egress between a city road right-of-way of Keystone Heights, Florida and adjacent property.

(c)

Permit required.

(1)

Installation permit. No person shall install or cause to be installed any driveway or drainage structure in, over or across any ditch without first having obtained an installation permit therefor from the chief. No person shall install or cause to be rebuilt, relocated, replaced or otherwise improved, modified or altered any existing driveway without first having obtained an installation permit therefor from the chief.

(2)

Existing driveway permit. No person shall undertake the development or improvement of property for which a driveway is already in existence without first having obtained a permit for an existing driveway from the chief.

(d)

Installation permit application procedure; issuance of permit; inspections.

(1)

Application form for installation permit. An application for an installation permit must be submitted to the chief in triplicate in the form and manner prescribed by the chief together with a self-addressed and postage prepaid envelope.

(2)

Review by chief. Upon receipt of a properly submitted installation permit application, the chief shall cause to be reviewed the appropriate engineering plans, if available, shall make a field investigation to verify proper elevations, shall stake out all inverts for the driveway or drainage structure, and shall establish a temporary benchmark such as edge of pavement, monument, nail in tree or other reasonable reference to the elevation on-site.

(3)

Issuance of installation permit. The chief shall deliver two copies of any plan it shall have approved with verified elevations to the installation permit applicant and issue an appropriate installation permit for installation of the driveway or drainage structure. All elevations along the bottom of the ditch will be referenced to the temporary benchmark.

(4)

Installation; elevation variance. The installation permit holder will cause the driveway or drainage structure to be installed at the required elevation. Elevation variances of a reasonable amount will be tolerated by the chief as long as the effect thereof will not significantly impair the overall drainage plan of the subdivision, neighborhood or area. All such variances must be approved in writing by the chief.

(5)

Final field inspection. Final field inspection and approval by the chief of the driveway or drainage structure will be performed and give only after complete installation thereof in full compliance with the installation permit and this section. In lieu of a final inspection by the chief, the installation permit holder shall have the sole option of submitting to the chief an as-built drawing of the driveway or drainage structure installation, prepared and sealed by a surveyor licensed and registered in the State of Florida, illustrating the location of the installation in the field, the actual invert elevations, the size of pipe, and all other requirements of the installation permit appropriately referenced to the drawing. The submittal of such a drawing in lieu of final field inspection by the chief shall not entitle the installation permit holder to any refund of fees paid.

(e)

Existing driveway permit application procedure; issuance of permit; inspections.

(1)

Application form for existing driveway permit. An application for an existing driveway permit must be submitted to the chief in triplicate in the form and manner hereinafter prescribed together with a self-addressed and postage prepaid envelope.

(2)

Review by chief. Upon receipt of a properly submitted existing driveway permit application, the chief shall cause to be reviewed the same, and shall make a field investigation to verify the existence of the driveway.

(3)

Issuance of existing driveway permit. If the application is in proper order and the driveway is verified to be in existence, the chief shall issue an appropriate existing driveway permit. The existing driveway permit shall expressly provide that it will remain valid only on condition that the driveway is not rebuilt, relocated, replaced, or otherwise improved, modified or altered, and that before the driveway may be rebuilt, relocated, replaced, or otherwise improved, modified or altered an installation permit must be obtained under this section.

(f)

Permit fees.

(1)

Initial fee for installation permit. A non-refundable fee of $125.00 shall be submitted to the chief simultaneously with each installation permit application, and no installation permit application shall be deemed complete nor shall any installation permit be issued without such submittal.

(2)

Reinspection fee. If the installation permit holder requests a field inspection by the chief in addition to the initial field inspection to establish elevations and the final field inspection, or if an additional field inspection is required through no fault of the chief, the installation permit holder shall pay to the chief an additional fee of $25.00 for each additional field inspection.

(3)

Fee for existing driveway permit. A non-refundable fee of $25.00 shall be submitted to the chief simultaneously with each existing driveway permit application, and no existing driveway permit application shall be deemed complete nor shall any existing driveway permit be issued without such submittal.

(g)

Procedure for failing driveways. If, in the professional opinion of the chief, an existing driveway includes a drainage structure that is failing, then the chief shall install a new drainage structure at no cost to the adjoining property owner.

(Ord. 2006-419, passed 7-25-06)