HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-620 ORDINANCE NO. ‘,76
AN ORDINANCE relating to land subdivisions and plats; requiring
application to the Planning Commission for tentative
approval of a proposed plat; establishing a fee to be
deposited on application for approval of a plat; adopt-
ing minimum widths and other design standards for
residential and local streets, alleys and service drives;
amending Sections 14.04.070 and 14.06.050(D) of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section I. That Section 14.04.070 of the City of Yakima Munici-
pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"14.04.070 APPLICATION FOR TENTATIVE APPROVAL. The
.proposed plat and eight copies thereof shall be submitted
to the Planning Commission's secretary accompanied by a
written application prepared by the subdivider requesting
tentative approval of the proposed plat, and by payment
of the fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10) for filing
plus three dollars ($3.00) per lot."
Section 2. That Section 14.06.050(D) of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"14.06.050 RIGHTS OF WAY OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, ROADS,
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
(D) RESIDENTIAL STREETS, LOCAL STREETS, ALLEYS AND
SERVICE DRIVES: (a) Residential and local streets shall
have a minimum width of sixty feet (60'), provided that
such streets may have a minimum width of less than sixty
feet (60'), but in no event less than forty feet (40'),
if the Planning Commission, with the concurrence of the
City Engineer, deems that the present and potential traffic
in the area can adequately be served by the proposed street
standards. Dead end streets shall not be permitted except
where any continuous street otherwise required would
necessitate the dedication of more than forty per cent
(40%) of the total and area of the proposed plat, sub-
division or dedication. When incorporated under this pro-
vision, dead end streets shall terminate in a circular turn
around having a minimum right of way diameter of eighty
feet (80'), unless the Planning Commission approves a
"T" or "Y" shaped paved space in the place of the required
turning circle. Right of way for the "T" or "Y" shall not
be less than sixty feet (60'). In no case shall a street
be allowed to dead end if it extends more than five hundred
feet (500') from the nearest intersecting street.
111 (b) Alleys and service drives shal 1 have a minimum width of
twenty feet (20').
(c) Easements for utilities shall be provided along
rear or side lot lines and shall have a minimum total width
of sixteen feet (16') except as provided in Section 14.06.100
hereof. One half of the width of the easement shal 1 be added
to the minimum lot width requirement. Where adjacent to
existing plats with border easements of less than eight feet
(8') the total width of easement (old and new plat) shall be
a minimum of thirteen feet (13')."
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Section 3 . T h i s Ordinance s h a l l be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed •and approved this 15th day of
• February, 1965.
Mayor
• ATTEST:
.7 7p/tY . Clerk
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