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City Council —April 7, 2008 —First Reading Subdivision Ordinance — Replaces Chapter 29 of City Code 40 Division 3. Streets. Sec. 29-180. Streets; generally. (a)Private Streets. Private streets are prohibited except pursuant to townhouse developments under city code section 34-388(b). Sec. 29-181. Coordination and extension of streets. (a)Coordination. All streets within and contiguous to a subdivision shall be coordinated with other existing or planned streets, and such streets shall also be coordinated with existing or planned streets in existing or future adjacent or contiguous to adjacent subdivisions, as to location, widths, grades and drainage. (])Street names. Where a street is planned as a continuation of an existing street, it shall bear the same name as the existing street. Street names must be approved by the agent. New street names shall be different from existing street names within the City or in Albemarle County, but an exception may be made for culs- de-sac which have the same name as the road from which they originate (example: "Rugby Circle" which originates from "Rugby Road"). (2)Street signs. The subdivider shall purchase and install, in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, all applicable street signs. • (b)Extension. All streets within a subdivision shall be extended and constructed to the abutting property lines, except in the case of culs-de-sac, to provide vehicular, bike and pedestrian interconnections to future development on adjoining lands in accordance with the Standards and Design Manual. The arrangement of the streets shall provide adequate access to adjoining lands within the subdivision where necessary to provide for the orderly development of the city, including, but not limited to, reserving temporary construction easements of sufficient area to accommodate the future completion of the street when the adjoining lands are developed. E (c)Exceptions. The agent or commission may vary or grant exceptions to the requirements of subsection (a). (])The agent or commission reviewing a proposed variance or exception shall consider, in addition to the matters set forth in section 29-36: (i) the engineering requirements for coordination and connection; (ii) whether the need for coordination and connection outweighs the impacts on environmental resources such as streams, stream buffers, steep slopes, and floodplain; (iii) whether there is an alternative street connection from another location in the subdivision that is preferable because of design, traffic flow, or the promotion of the goals of the comprehensive plan, including the applicable neighborhood plan. Prepared March 26, 2008 29