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 American Fork
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 15. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
 Chapter 15.01. DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
 Division 17. RECOMMENDED ACCESS MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

  § 15.01.1840. Access provisions.  

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  • This section discusses what types of accesses should be permitted on the various types of roadways within American Fork. The roadway network and land use are interconnected, therefore allowing certain types of land use and accesses adjacent to certain types of roadways will lead to the correct type of access and mobility that would be expected for a certain type of road. Table 1 shows recommended allowable accesses for each roadway classification.

    Table 1. Access Provisions

    Street
    Classification     		Commercial
    Access     		Multi-Family
    Residential
    Access     		Residential
    Access     		Public Street
    Access
    Arterial street Yes No No Yes
    Major collector Yes Yes No Yes
    Minor collector Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Local street No Yes Yes Yes
    Notes:
    1. Preferably, commercial access to an arterial should be consolidated for several parcels and gained using a traffic signal or a public street. Where direct access is given to an arterial, if possible, the access should be a RIRO access.
    2. Exceptions to this recommendation would be for small commercial developments or for secondary access to a development.
    3. Very large multi-family developments may have private accesses that resemble public streets in form and function, and therefore would be an exception to this recommendation.
    4. Direct access and frontage of residential properties to a minor collector may result in less-than-desirable livability for residents and should be avoided where practical.
    5. Direct access and frontage of residential properties to a major collector may result in less-than-desirable livability for residents and should be avoided where practical; however, if base residential zoning allows access, then a traffic impact study showing acceptable operations and safety can be mitigated, then an engineering review will determine the applicability of this standard.

     

    Recommendations listed in Table 1 may not always be feasible depending on whether or not other access exists for a given parcel of land. The feasibility of these recommendations is also highly dependent upon land use and transportation planning for American Fork City.

(Ord. No. 2012-05-15, § 2, 5-8-2012)