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ARTICLE 5 – STREETS, PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 5-1 GENERAL STREET POLICIES 5-1.1 Street Design .............................................................................................. 5-5 5-1.2 Street Dedication ........................................................................................ 5-5 5-1.3 Curb & Gutter ............................................................................................ 5-5 5-1.4 Service Drive ............................................................................................. 5-6 5-1.5 Street Construction ..................................................................................... 5-6 5-1.6 Street Signs ................................................................................................ 5-7 5-2 PRELIMINARY STREET PLANNING 5-2.1 General Requirements .............................................................................. 5-11 5-2.2 Trip Generation ........................................................................................ 5-12 5-2.3 Traffic Flow Characteristics .................................................................... 5-12 5-2.4 Comprehensive Plan ................................................................................ 5-13 5-2.5 Traffic Counts .......................................................................................... 5-13 5-2.6 Reverse Frontage ..................................................................................... 5-13 5-2.7 Entrance Points ........................................................................................ 5-13 5-2.8 Interparcel Access .................................................................................... 5-13 5-2.9 Street Cross Section Determination ......................................................... 5-14 5-3 STREET PLAN AND PROFILE REQUIREMENTS 5-3.1 Curb Cut Ramps ....................................................................................... 5-15 5-3.2 Guard Rail ................................................................................................ 5-15 5-3.3 Entrances .................................................................................................. 5-16 5-3.4 Proposed Street Construction/Plan and Profile Preparation .................... 5-16 5-3.5 Access Management ................................................................................ 5-18 5-3.6 Sight Distance .......................................................................................... 5-19 5-3.7 Other Information to be Shown on Plans ................................................. 5-19 5-4 PAVEMENT DESIGN 5-4.1 Public Streets ........................................................................................... 5-22 5-4.2 Private Streets, Access Ways and Aisles, Parking Lots .......................... 5-22 5-4.3 Standard Driveway Entrance and Pipestem Standards ............................ 5-24 5-5 PARKING GEOMETRICS AND STANDARDS 5-5.1 General Information ................................................................................. 5-24 5-5.2 Geometries and Standards........................................................................ 5-24 5-6 COMMON/PIPESTEM DRIVEWAYS 5-6.1 General Requirements .............................................................................. 5-26 5-6.2 Access Easements .................................................................................... 5-26 5-6.3 Design and Construction Requirements ................................................... 5-26 ________________________________________________________________________________ Spotsylvania County Design Standards Manual 5-1 ARTICLE 5 – STREETS, PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS 5-7 STREET LIGHTS 5-7.1 General Information ................................................................................. 5-27 5-7.2 General Requirements .............................................................................. 5-28 5-7.3 Standards and Criteria .............................................................................. 5-30 5-8 Bus Stops Specifications, Bench Shelter ............................................................... 5-31 5-9 Utility Locations, Mail Boxes and Road Edge Delineators ................................... 5-31 5-10 Bicycle Racks and Trails ....................................................................................... 5-31 5-11 Plates .................................................................................................................. 5-34 STANDARD PLATE RELATED PLATE DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION NUMBER SECTION Standard Typical Section for Two-Lane 5-1.1 5-1 Streets without Curb and Gutter Standard Typical Streets with Curb and 5-1.1 5-2 Gutter Section for Undivided Standard Typical Section for Multi-Lane 5-1.1 5-3 Street with Curb and Gutter Private Streets -Single-Family Attached and 5-1.1 5-4 Multifamily Developments Standard Typical Section -Private Streets 5-1.1 5-5 Resort Residential Subdivision Typical Standard for Cul-de-sac and “T” 5-1.1 5-6 Turnaround Cul-de-sac on Ditch Section Street Treatment 5-1.1 5-7 of Transition Standard Combination Curb and Gutter and 5-1.1 5-8 Sidewalk 5-9 Sidewalk –Underdrain 5-1.1 Standard Entrance – Pipestem Lots – Ditch 5-1.1 5-10 Section Standard Entrance – Pipestem Lots – Curb 5-1.1 5-11 and Gutter Section 5-12 Shoulder Stabilization at Intersections 5-1.5 5-13 Pipestem Driveway Sign 5-1.6 5-14 Street Extension Notification Sign 5-1.6 5-15 Parallel Equestrian and Multi-use Trail 5-10 5-16 Cross Slope Trail Grading 5-10 5-17 Trail Cross Sections 5-3.6 5-18 Trail Cross Sections 5-3.6 5-19 Trail Cross Sections 5-3.6 ________________________________________________________________________________ Spotsylvania County Design Standards Manual 5-2 ARTICLE 5 – STREETS, PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS 5-20 Trail Clearing 5-3.6 5-21 Two-Way Bike Path in Off-Street Location 5-3.6 5-22 Standard Traffic Barricade 5-3.6 5-23 Standard Driveway Entrance 5-4.3 Standard Driveway Entrance Streets – No 5-4.3 5-24 Curb and Gutter 5-25 Standard Driveway Entrance 5-4.3 5-26 Concrete Pipestem Standards 5-4.3 Typical Lighting Layout – Residential 5-7.2 5-27 Subdivision (Minimum Lot Size 25,000 SF or Less) Typical Lighting Layout – Residential 5-7.2 5-28 Subdivision (Minimum Lot Size Greater Than 25,000 SF) Typical Lighting Layout – 5-7.2 5-29 Commercial/Industrial Subdivision 5-30 Typical Lighting Layout – Site Plans 5-7.2 Typical Lighting Layout – Planned 5-7.2 5-31 Development Typical Roadway Fixture (Cobra Head 5-7.4 5-32 Style)(Ditch Section Streets) Typical Roadway Fixture (Cobra Head 5-7.4 5-33 Style)(Curb and Gutter Streets) Alternate Security Lighting Fixture (Colonial 5-7.4 5-34 Style)(Proposed Curb and Gutter Streets) 5-35 Accessible Parking Sign 5-6.2 5-36 Van Accessible Sign 5-6.2 5-37 Standard Pole Locations 5-9 5-38 Mail Box Locations 5-9 5-39 Road Edge Delineator 5-9 5-40 Bike Rack 5-8 5-41 Future use 5-42 Future use 5-43 Bus Stop Standards 5-10 5-44 FRED Bus Shelter A 5-10 5-45 FRED Bus Shelter B 5-10 ________________________________________________________________________________ Spotsylvania County Design Standards Manual 5-3 ARTICLE 5 – STREETS, PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS TABLES STANDARD TABLE RELATED TABLE DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION NUMBER SECTION 5.1 List of Street Name Abbreviations 5-1.6D 5.2 Parallel Parking Spaces 5-5.2A 5.3 Universal Size Car Spaces 5-5.2B Geometric Design Guide for Subdivision 5.4 Streets ________________________________________________________________________________ Spotsylvania County Design Standards Manual 5-4 ARTICLE 5 – STREETS, PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS 5-1 GENERAL STREET POLICIES element of the Spotsylvania County Comprehensive Plan, the minimum 1. Street Design right-of-way width for primary (Route 1-600) and secondary A. Streets shall be provided to give streets (Route 601 and above) shall access to adjoining property to the be 120’ and 60’, respectively. satisfaction of the Planning Director. Also, streets shall be B. The subdivider may be required to provided to connect with dedicate more than one-half of the appropriate highways and with right-of-way, if necessary to appropriate streets in adjoining improve the horizontal alignment, developments. meet the minimum design standards for that street, or provide B. All rights-of-way shall conform to the necessary width for future road the standards as set forth in Plates improvements designated in the 5-1 through 5-11. transportation element of the Spotsylvania County C. Subdivision blocks shall be spaced Comprehensive Plan. to provide reasonable traffic circulation within and between C. Also, the subdivider may be existing or anticipated subdivisions. required to assume responsibility for such grading, widening or D. Except where more stringent surfacing and curbing of such street standards are specified in this as may be deemed necessary by the Article, or where private street Planning Director and VDOT to standards apply pursuant to Section meet minimum State and County 20-5.1.8(h) of the Subdivision safety and/or design standards. Ordinance, the standards and criteria of the Virginia Department 3. Curb & Gutter (See Plates 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, of Transportation (VDOT) shall 55, 5-8, 5-11) apply. A. Curb and gutter shall be installed as 2. Street Dedication follows: A. When a development abuts 1 side (1) on sides of arterial, collector of any street, which has been and local streets which provide included in the State system of frontage to lots within new highways, the