All development shall have at least one direct connection to the city's continuous street network by a collector or arterial street that abuts the development and meets city improvement standards or by state regulated roadway. This connection shall be made to the development's primary major street access and be completed with the first phase of the development. This connection shall be from the limits of the development site to the point of connection to the city's continuous street network.

(1)

Residential development shall comply with the following standards:

a.

For every one hundred twenty-five (125) dwelling units within a development, at least one direct connection to the city's continuous street network by a collector or arterial street that abuts the development shall be required.

b.

For developments that include more than one hundred twenty-five (125) dwelling units, an additional direct connection to the city's continuous street network by a collector or arterial street that abuts the development shall be required. This secondary connection may be to the same abutting collector or arterial street as the first connection unless the director of public works determines that the volume and/or type of traffic generated by the proposed development will create a safety hazard or cause any street or intersection to exceed its design capacity.

(2)

Access to nonresidential development shall be determined as part of the platting or development planning process, as the case may be. The number and location of access points shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis dependent upon the impact of the projected uses for the development. At least one direct connection to the city's continuous street network via a collector or arterial street that abuts the development shall be required.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)