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Union Township City Zoning Code

§ 30-22.9

Special Purpose Streets; Industrial/Commercial Streets.

[Ord. No. 85-9, § 2208]
Special purpose streets are streets which are intended to serve commercial or industrial areas.
a. 
Cartway Width, Right-of-Way, and Curbing. A minimum paved cartway width of 26 feet with curbing and a fifty-foot right-of-way is required if on-street parking is prohibited. A minimum paved cartway width of 44 feet with curbing and a sixty-foot right-of-way is required if on-street parking is allowed.
b. 
Street Access. Special purpose streets may only intersect existing streets.
c. 
Moving Lanes. All industrial/commercial streets shall be provided with a minimum of two continuous moving lanes in which no parking is permitted.
d. 
Engineering Criteria. All features of the geometric design for an industrial/commercial street specified below shall be designed for a design speed of 30 miles per hour to be able to accommodate truck traffic.
1. 
Minimum grade: 1.0%.
2. 
Maximum grade: 5.0%.
e. 
Dedication. The Township reserves the right to refuse dedication of a special purpose street. An appropriate legal mechanism for ownership and maintenance will be required where the streets are not accepted for dedication.