§ 5.5. Street and Alley Improvements.

a.

All on-site facilities, such as internal streets and alleys shall be constructed by the developer at the developer's expense, unless otherwise allowed by this Ordinance. If the subdivision is adjacent to a planned or future or substandard arterial or collector street, as shown on the City's Thoroughfare Plan, and derives access, whether direct or indirect, from said roadway, then the developer shall be required to design and construct his/her share of the roadway as well as any required median openings and left turn lanes needed to serve his or her subdivision (see Section 5.9). The City Council may, at its option, accept escrow funds in lieu of immediate roadway construction if the subdivision derives principal access from another improved roadway and if delaying construction or improvement of the road will not harm or otherwise inconvenience neighboring property owners or the general public. (See Section 1.9.)

b.

All fire lanes, streets and alleys shall be constructed using reinforced concrete, unless otherwise approved by the City, and per the specifications in the City's TCSS.

c.

The minimum street and alley paving standards for which the construction shall be made by the developer are shown in the TCSS.

d.

In addition to the above mentioned minimum standards, barrier-free ramps for physically challenged persons shall be constructed at all street corners, driveway approaches, appropriate mid-block crosswalks, and in locations where accessible parking spaces are provided. All barrier-free ramps and other accessibility considerations shall comply with Section 228 of the Highway Safety Act, as currently amended, and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended.

e.

All signs and barricades shall be in conformity with the TCSS, with ADA standards, and with specifications for uniform traffic control devices, as adopted by the City, by Kaufman County, by the Texas Department of Transportation, and by the Texas Department of Public Safety, as applicable.

f.

Approval is required prior to the installation of any driveway connecting to a public street. The City Engineer shall approve all (other than single-family) driveway cuts. Further approvals may be required by TXDOT if driveway accesses a State controlled thoroughfare. The minimum distance, as measured from the edge or curb of an intersecting street to the edge or curb of driveways, and not from the centerlines of the driveways, between driveway openings for multi-family and nonresidential developments shall be as set forth in the City's TCSS Manual. Driveways shall not be within the transition or stacking portion of a right turn lane, and shall be no closer than one hundred feet (100') to an intersecting thoroughfare or arterial street, as measured from the intersecting street's curb line, and no closer than fifty feet (50') to an intersecting residential or collector street. Residential driveways shall not be allowed on a major roadway (over 60 feet in right-of-way width, or Type "C" or above on the City's Thoroughfare Plan).