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May 19, 2022 <br />61 <br /> <br />such treatment that will provide protection for abutting properties, reduce the number of <br />intersections with the arterial street and separate the local and through traffic. <br />8. No structure shall be constructed, erected, or moved such that it will be located within one <br />hundred and twenty five (125) feet of any public dedicated road surface or street classified <br />as a collector or arterial by the County Engineer, measured along the centerline of the road. <br />9. When a subdivision has a direct impact on a public road, the County Engineer shall make a <br />recommendation about the plat. <br />(b) Street Hierarchy. <br />1. Streets shall be classified in a street hierarchy system with design tailored to function and <br />average daily traffic (ADT). <br />2. The street hierarchy system shall be defined by road function and ADT, calculated by trip <br />generation rates prepared by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) as indicated in <br />3. the latest edition of the ITE Trip Generation Manual. Trip generation rates from other <br />sources may be used if the applicant demonstrates that these sources better reflect local <br />conditions. <br />4. Each street shall be classified and designed for its entire length to meet the standards for <br />one of the street types defined in Table 3. <br />5. The applicant shall demonstrate to the Planning Commission’s satisfaction that the <br />distribution of traffic to the proposed street system will not exceed the ADT thresholds <br />indicated in Table 3. Residential Street Hierarchy Definitions for any proposed street type for <br />a design period of ten (10) years from the proposed date of completion of the road. <br />6. Private streets and private driveway accesses, except those completely contained on one or <br />two lots and providing access to only two (2) buildable lots or a proposed single lot <br />subdivision sharing access currently used by only one (1) existing dwelling, are prohibited <br />unless such streets meet the design standards of this Ordinance for local access streets. All <br />subdivision streets shall be dedicated to the public unless design objectives of the <br />development warrant private ownership. Approval of a subdivision involving a private street <br />shall be solely at the discretion of the Planning Commission. Applications which propose a <br />private street shall be accompanied by an agreement which shall be recorded with the Cass <br />County Recorder of Deeds as part of the Final Plat. This agreement shall establish the <br />conditions under which the street will be constructed and maintained, as well as conditions <br />controlling an offer of dedication and shall stipulate: <br />a. That the street shall be constructed and maintained to conform to the specifications <br />of this Ordinance. <br />b. The establishment of the owners of said road and their maintenance responsibly <br />c. The establishment that the owners of road are responsible for all associated <br />maintenance of said road. <br />d. The method of assessing maintenance and repair cost. <br />e. The establishment of minimum road standards criteria controlling how and when <br />maintenance of road will occur. <br />f. The frequency for routine maintenance procedures which may include but are not <br />limited to graveling, grading, patching, dust control, crack sealing, chip sealing, <br />sweeping and snow removal.