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TRANSPORTATION JUNE, 1980 <br /> 4 . RURAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WILL UTILIZE PRIVATE ROAD FEEDERS <br /> TO SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING PUBLIC ROAD GRID. <br /> Because of topographical limitations , the historic <br /> shape of rural land divisions , and the low density <br /> of rural land use , most new rural residential lots <br /> are best preserved by short dead-end roads running <br />• off the existing street system. The low number of <br /> dwellings on each road , the dead-end configuration . <br /> and the scattered road locations make public roadway <br /> maintenance excessively costly compared to any <br /> public benefit . Therefore , most new rural lots will <br /> be directly served by privately owned and maintained <br /> roadways. New public streets will be accepted where <br /> a "through" configuration provides a general public <br /> benefit and/or where the number of residences <br /> justifies public maintenance expense . <br /> 5. PRIVATE RURAL ROADWAYS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO RURAL DESIGN STANDARDS. <br /> The City will regulate private road design standards <br /> to ensure environmental protection and adequate all- <br /> weather access to all properties . The type and width <br /> of road surface required will vary with the number of <br /> residences to be served and hence the amount of expected <br /> vehicle usage . The length of dead-end roads will be <br /> limited for public safety purposes . <br /> 6. THE CITY WILL GUARANTEE REASONABLE MAINTENANCE LEVELS AND PUBLIC <br /> ACCESS ON ALL PRIVATE ROADS. In the process of <br /> approving rural subdivisions , the City will acquire <br /> underlyinq public ingress , egress , and access <br /> easements over all private roads . These easements <br /> will ensure legal access of the public to all <br /> properties served by the private road. Development <br /> contracts backed by acceptable forms of financial <br /> responsibility will assure that all private roads <br /> are designed and constructed according to City- <br /> approved standards and specifications. The City <br /> will further guarantee that all private roads are <br /> maintained to reasonable standards at all times <br /> through required maintenance agreements and/or <br /> homeowner ' s associations , and that failure of the <br /> private group to so maintain their private road <br /> will be cause for the City to accomplish needed <br /> maintenance and to assess the benefitted properties <br /> for the direct cost of such maintenance . <br /> � <br /> CMP 7-12 <br />