§ 15.01.1850. Intersection and access spacing.

Based on recommendations from the literature and from state-of-the-practice of other municipalities and DOTs, recommendations for minimum signalized, public street and private access spacing have been compiled and are shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Access Management Spacing Recommendations

Street Classification	Minimum Signal Spacing (feet)	Minimum Street Spacing (feet) 1,4	Minimum Commercial Access Spacing (feet) 1,4	Minimum Residential Access Spacing (feet)
Arterial street	2,640	660	330	n/a
Major collector	1,320	660	330	n/a
Minor collector	1,320	330	150	150
Local street	1,320	150	150	50
Notes:
1. Measured center-line to center-line
2. Access to an arterial should only be granted when other reasonable access is not available to a collector or local street. If granted, the access should be limited to right-in/right-out only if possible.
3. Residential access should not be granted on arterials or major collectors.
4. Minimum street spacing refers to unsignalized intersection spacing; if a traffic signal is present a traffic impact study should determine if the minimum street spacing should be longer.

 

(Ord. No. 2012-05-15, § 2, 5-8-2012)

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