HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-0693 - Ordinance - 07/27/1970ORDINANCE NO. 693
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 608, SAID ORDINANCE KNOWN AS AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING, CONTROLLING, AND GOVERNING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF STREETS, PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS, ESTABLISHING PARKING AND SIDE-
WALK REQUIREMENTS, AND ESTABLISHING A MASTER PLAN OF PRINCIPAL STREETS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City Council of the City of College
Station, Texas that Sections 4 and 5 of Ordinance No. 608 are in conflict with Subdivision
Regulations Ordinance No. 690, concerning standards of street construction and priority
in street construction, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of College Station, Texas to have
ordinances which do not conflict with one another, it is therefore ordered and ordained
that Sections 4 and 5 of Ordinance No. 608, be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4. STANDARDS OF STREET CONSTRUCTION.
(1) RESIDENTIAL STREETS are restricted to cul-de-sacs, loops,
or short streets with the following additional restrictions. A
cul-de-sac shall not be over six hundred (600) feet in length and
shall terminate in a turnaround of not less than fifty (50 ) foot
radius.
A loop shall terminate in a collector street at both ends.
Right-of-way width shall be not less than fifty (50) feet, and if
utility easements are not provided at the back of lots, the width
shall be increased as required by the City Engineer.
Pavement width shall be not less than twenty-seven (27) feet.
Parking will be permitted.
Sidewalks are not mandatory, except as may be required by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
(2) COLLECTOR STREETS are for use in residential areas.
Right-of-way width shall be not less than sixty (60) feet, and if
utility easements are not provided at the back of lots, the width
shall be increased as required by the City Engineer.
Pavement width shall be not less than thirty-eight (38) feet.
Parking will be permitted.
Sidewalks are not mandatory, except as may be required by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.
Ordinance No. 693
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(3) ARTERIAL STREETS are major thorofares providing for four
lanes of moving traffic. It is to be distinctly understood that
although parking may be permitted on the side of such streets
in their early life, that the City may and will prohibit parking
on such streets when traffic conditions warrant such action.
Right-of-way width shall be not less than seventy (70) feet.
Pavement width shall be not less than forty-six (46) feet.
Parking - see above,
Sidewalks are required in new subdivisions.
(4) PARKWAYS AND BOULEVARDS are major cross town thorofares.
Right-of-way width shall be not less than eighty (80) feet. Pavement
width shall be not less than fifty-six (56) feet. Parking will only be
permitted where extra width of pavement is provided for such parking.
Sidewalks are required in new subdivisions.
(5) COMMERCIAL STREETS include both business and industrial streets.
Right-of-way width shall be not less than seventy (70) feet. Pavement
width shall be not less than forty-six (46) feet.
Parking will be permitted.
Sidewalks are required.
SECTION 5. PRIORITY IN STREET CONSTRUCTION.
In the established and platted part of the City, priority in street construction will be
established by the City Council, based on recommendations of the City Manager and the City
Engineer. Lengths shall be one block or more, considering drainage and availability of
funds. Priority will be given petitions submitted by property owners representing
fifty-one (51) percent or more of the front footage on both sides of the street. The City
Council may, however, at its discretion, when a situation warrants, arrange for the con-
struction of certain streets, or parts of such, without a petition.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of July, 1970.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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