Every lot shall have access to it that is sufficient to afford a reasonable means of ingress and egress for emergency vehicles, as well as, for all those likely to need or desire access to the property in its intended use. However, no lot shall have less than thirty-five (35) front feet on a street or other improved access as permitted by the Long Beach Planning and Development Commission.

Whenever a major subdivision that involves the creation of one or more new street[s] borders on or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, there shall be no direct driveway from the lots within this subdivision onto this street.

(a)

All driveway entrances and other openings onto streets within the city's planning 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; and

(2)

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

(3)

Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages and parking structures shall be no wider than 30 feet at the frontage.

(b)

Specifications for driveway entrances are set forth in [(a)](1) of this subsection. If driveway entrances and other openings onto streets are constructed in accordance with the foregoing specifications and requirements, this shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with the standard set forth in Subsection (a).

(1)

All driveway entrances and other openings onto city-maintained streets shall, at a minimum, be prepared by a draftsman in consultation with the City's Public Works Department.

(c)

For purposes of this section, the term prima facie evidence means that the Long Beach Planning and Development Commission may (but is not required to) conclude from this evidence alone that the proposed development complies with Subsection (a).

(a)

The street system of a subdivision shall be coordinated with existing, proposed, and anticipated streets outside the subdivision or outside the portion of a single tract that is being divided into lots (hereinafter, "surrounding streets") as provided in this section.

(b)

Collector streets shall intersect with surrounding collector or arterial streets at safe and convenient locations.

(c)

Local, and minor residential streets shall connect with surrounding streets where necessary to permit the convenient movement of traffic between residential neighborhoods or to facilitate access to neighborhoods by emergency service vehicles or for other sufficient reasons, but connections shall not be permitted where the effect would be to encourage the use of such streets by substantial through traffic.

(d)

Whenever connections to anticipated or proposed surrounding streets are required by this section, the street right-of-way shall be extended and the street developed to the property line of the subdivided property (or to the edge of the remaining undeveloped portion of a single tract) at the point where the connection to the anticipated or proposed street is expected. In addition, the Long Beach Planning and Development Commission may require temporary turnarounds to be constructed at the end of such streets pending their extensions when such turnarounds appear necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic or accommodate emergency vehicles. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, no temporary dead-end street in excess of 1,000 feet may be created unless no other practicable alternative is available.

(a)

Streets shall be related appropriately to the topography. In particular, streets shall be designed to facilitate the drainage and stormwater runoff objectives set forth in the Long Beach Subdivision Regulations, and street grades shall conform as closely as practicable to the original topography.

(a)

To the extent practicable, driveway access to collector streets shall be minimized to facilitate the free flow of traffic and avoid traffic hazards.

(b)

All permanent dead-end streets (as opposed to temporary dead-end streets, see Subsection 150(d), shall be developed as cul-de-sacs in accordance with the standards set forth in Subsection (d). Except where no other practicable alternative is available, such streets may not extend more than 600 feet (measured to the center of the turnaround).

(c)

The right of way of a cul-de-sac shall have a radius of 50 feet. The radius of the paved portion of the turnaround (measured to back-of-curb or outer edge of the pavement if not curb) shall be 40 feet.

(d)

Half streets (i.e., streets of less than the full required right-or-way and pavement width) shall not be permitted except where such streets, when combined with a similar street (developed previously or simultaneously) on property adjacent to the subdivision, creates or comprises a street that meets the right-or-way and pavement requirements of this ordinance.

(e)

Streets shall be laid out so those residential blocks do not exceed 600 feet, unless no other practicable alternative is available.

(f)

Streets shall be laid out so as to not create double fronted lots.

(g)

Reserve strips, which control access to other streets or abutting property, shall be prohibited except where their control is deliberately placed by the Long Beach Planning and Development Commission.

(a)

Streets shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no two streets may intersect at less than 60 degrees. Not more than two streets shall intersect at any one point, unless the city engineer certifies to the Long Beach Planning and Development Commission that such an intersection can be constructed with no extraordinary danger to public safety.

(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. In any event, where a centerline offset (jog) occurs at an intersection, the distance between centerlines of the intersecting streets shall be not less than 150 feet.

(c)

Except when no other alternative is practicable or legally possible, no two streets may intersect with any other street on the same side at a distance of less than 400 feet measured from centerline to centerline of the intersecting street. When the intersected street is an arterial, the distance between intersecting streets shall be at least 1,000 feet.

Construction and design standards and specifications for streets, sidewalks, and curbs and gutters are contained in the Long Beach Subdivision Regulations and all such facilities shall be completed in accordance with these standards.

(a)

Whenever curb and gutter construction is used on public streets, wheelchair ramps for the handicapped shall be provided at intersections and other major points of pedestrian flow. Wheelchair ramps and depressed curbs shall be constructed in accordance with published standards of the appropriate governing agency.

(b)

In un-subdivided developments, sidewalk construction for the handicapped shall conform to the requirements of the local building code.

(c)

Sidewalks shall be provided for all new construction or construction of dwelling units that are damaged over 51% of their true value, in residential districts.