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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 1966-12-12 (2) R:SOLUfrON NO. 134 A R~SOLUTION OF TH;';; CITY OF TIBURON t\DOPTING I' STR':~'T POLICY It.YH.2R2i.l.S, publ~c stre.ats and roads ar2 essent:a..al1y utility corrLdors, and provide for the social and economic health, safety, convenLence and welfare of ttle community; and primarily, th2Y esta- blish a circulatory system for the comrnun~ty, it~ commerc~ ~nd ~ts people. They serve veL'licular a~d pe~t:~tr1an t~atfi~; ~tl~ Jlstrlbu- tion and transmission of gas, .:lcctr~cl.ty,..cable teleV.LSl.oX;"t~le- phone, surface drainage and sevlage disposal. . And, as a ut~ll.ty, ". the criteria for their design should assure that they shal.l ~~ e~fl- cient, and also that they will be economical to build and malntal.n; and WHER~S, public streets and roads ~lSO l~ve other.~a:uabl~ comnunity uses: They provide corridors of openne~s for Ilgnt, al.r and space; tneir disposition and alignment can e~nance: ~he features of topography and visibly bl.nd the natural grouplng o~ lands; they, wake accessi'ole tne vistas and panorarua of th~ counnunlty for publlC enjoyment. Public streets also provide on tneir margins extenS.l.ve belts of public land which can be landscaped and othervlise beautified, tl1US complementing the private lands bordering them, harmonizing and unifying the community, and making the passage over stLeets and roads a pleasure as well as a purpose; and WHER~\S, changing circumstances over the years ~rith respect to private roads, brought abo~t by succession in oVffiersnip, subd~vision of lands abutting on private roads, individual optioning of utility easements, deterioration of surface drainage functions and modifica- tion of public safety requlrements frequently lead to petitions to the City to assume public ownership and responsibility for such pri- vate roads; that when Such p~t~tions are made, the condition of the private road is often critical and the expense of correction is usually high, or even beyond justification; and yet, the affected residents are unquestionably inconvenienced, or even in jeopardy. Concern for the general, as well as individual welfare requires that the City establish a policy to help forestall such eventualities. NOW, THERJFOr e, B~ IT RESOLV,.ill: . 1. That a statement of policy regarding tile development of the streets and roads of the City of Tiburon is hereby estabLished to en.sure the fulfillmeIrt of tile utilitarian and aesthetic objecti~es set torth above, and is attached hereto as ExhLbit ~ and made a part hereof. 2. That this statement is not intended as a lbnitation on c~ea~ive solutions for future problems nor is it completely in- fle~lble as.to the m~ans and methods of establishing our transpor- ~atlon corr1dors. ThlS statement of pOlicy is intendad to state Droad and basic,guidelin.:s for the development oi Tiburon's streats and ro~ds to wlll.cl.l ~he ,,:arious City bodies and staff may turn tor counseL, for clarlflcatlon, and for policy assistance when neces- sary. , PASS2D ijND ADOPT-=ID at a meeting of the City "';o~ncil of the City of Tiburon held on December 12 , 1966 ,uy the following vote: 1. AY.?S: NO~: ~ouncillllen: Bremer, Drohan, Fanning, Strawbridge, Hoffmire ;.;ouncilmen: None i, BS .::.N!': CounciLmen: None t'TT EST: ~.~~ .' // -'"?~ ~---e.- /- c::6e . ,~1J ..fNCi: D. ROS~, C~ty Jlerk . ( /,. :" "'-"{'u~~ / - /t-;-I ( ~ .., ~OffN-S-:--IlO~~ L/-- Hayor of t.ie 'Oy:y bJ: TiiJuron 2. EXHIBIT A OF RESOLUTION NO. / ~ 1 STL~ZT POLICY OF TH~ CITY OF TIB~FON 1. G:N&.AL ORGLN!.?p~ TrON OF TH': STR~ 2:T i:\~lp ROfD SYST :..:Ivi A. Purpose of thc_ Tib~~~~ Street System 1\ system of city streets shall be established wh~Ch will: 1. provide for safe and convenient circulation of motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic; 2. crnnplement the pi~s~cal environwent 01 th~ City; anticipate the most economical expendlture of public Inonies for land acquisition, construction, and mainte- nance. 3. B. Plan .i.or_t:~e Sys tern The system Shall consist of the ioilowing plans: .1. a genera 1 plan of streets and roads, whici'l s hall be tile 1955 Streets and Highways Plan as amended; 2. a 5-y~ar acquisition and construction pLan, whiCh shall be reviewed and updated each two years; 3. a CYClical maintenance plan, which s11all provide for periodic maintenance or all public streets irrespective of classification; 4. a general landscaping plan; 5. a general sidewalk plan; 6. a general plan for the placement of all overhead utility systems underground. All plans, excepting the general plans of streets and roads, ShaLL contain programs for fl.nancing and constructiOr;t. C. Cl~ssificat~~~f Tl~oro~ghfares All streets and roads shall be classified for purposes oi establishing prin~ry use, deslgn standards, financing and contributory assessments, traffic regulation, and otner ap- propriate purposes. The classiEications shall be: 1. ART ':RIAL - hrteria 1 thoroughfares are defined as those wilich bring traffic to and from the regional routes and serve major movements of traffLc within or tarough the ~ity. They aLSO perform secondary land service functions and althougn abutting prop2rty normally will have free access to them, srnne restrictions may be necessary to maintain traffic capacity. 2. COLLECTOR STRi2TS - Collector streets are defi.ned as those roads whica Serve internal traffic movement vlithin an area of a city, such as a subdivision, and which connect the area wi th the maj or thoroughfares. Tiley supply abutting property wlth the same degree of land servlce as a local street. 3. LOCAL STRJCTS - Local streets are defined as those which service eitiler residential or corrmercial ar12as, and 1. provide direct access to residential, commercial, i~- dustrial, or other abutting property. ~s such, ti~1r function is to carry trarf~c to Coli~ctor and/or ar- terial streets. 4. NEIGHBORHOOD INTERCONNEcrOR - (a suo - class if icat ion whicn may be attached to either a ~ollector or Local classif~- cation when deemed appropriate) -- a neigi.lbornood inter- connector is defLned as a street or road whicn, in addi- tion to its prLnary function, serves a secondary function of safety and conv~nience connections between two neigh- bort1oods . 5. PRIVAT::!.: ROADS AND DRIV1~E~\YS - Private roads and drive- ways are defined as beir.g any means ot vehicular access to or on private property, which are neither accepted nor maintained by the City. II. D2S IGN j,ND FUNCTION OF STR~ ~T 1\00 ROllD SYSTEM A. Access and Circulation of Public Streets It is recognized that the residential community has been, and will continue to be, evolving in neigilborhood increments. These neighborhoods cxh~bit pronounced local identity, and WiLL continue to do so. These neighborhood identities are recognized, are encouraged, and should be deferred to, so long as tnis does not result in a conf11ct vlith pub lie safety, PUblic health, or the objectives of the City regard- ing the over-all appearance or tne comrnunity. It is therefore established that tile residential system should provide: 1. tnat wherever it is topographically possLble, each identifiable ne1ghborhood shall 11ave at least two means of vehicular access, puferably one of wnich shall be a collector street; 2. tila t interconnection of ne.J..ghuorhoods, as reconnnended by the Citizens c,dvisory Committee and the Planning Consultants, is a des~rable objective for reasons of both public safety and PUblic convenience. Such inter- neigilborhood streets must oe so designt;d as to avo~d inviting creat~on of an informal arterial system or the transiting of neighborhoods by casual traffic. B. Private Driveways and Roads L. Pri~ate ~riveways may be constructed 1n single-family res1d~nt1al zones to serve not more than three separat~ parcelS of land on which detaChed dwelling units may be constructed. 2. Private roads in slngle family residential zones are prohibited. 3. Private roads in commercial and multiple residential zones will be permitted where the cOLstruction of SUCh ?riv~te ~oads ~s proposed in development plans approved uy the C1ty. ~isles or veh1cular lanes which are a part c:f a cont1nuous paved surface in conjunction with park- 1~g spaces, and whiCh are not pllysically and substan- t1ally sep~rated from such parking spaces, are not private roads Wl.ti:un tile meaning of th1s statement. 2. III. CONSTRUCTION l\ND Hi INT2NANC';_OF S~Kj:=T SYSTaI A. Financ~r.g Street improvemeLt has both local and community, importance, varying according to the circ~lT!~ tances of ea~h ~n~ tanc.e. Where the importance ~~ class~t~ed as, c?mmun~~y-w7de ~he cost of such construct~on can De a pU0l~c obl~gat~on WDen consistent witt! tDe reasonable taxing capacity of tile ,:ity. vihere the importance of the improvement is specific, and individual, tnc cost shouLd be esser.tially an individual obligation. l. Origina l Cons truction (~nsUbdi\li.ded lands) Streets will not be constructed at public expense in unsubdivided la~ds. It is anticipated that new constructLon in unsubd~vided lands will be at the expense of the developer. If, i10W- ev~r, clear and compelling putlic necessity Should re- qUlre construction of an arterial or collector street before subdiv~sion of the land, tile City may accept f2c dedication of the rl.ght-of-way, ~lithout expense to tl1e City, and provide for constructlon at pubLic expense, in accordance with the 5-year construction program; or in the a lternatlve, dedication not fortLlcoming, the City may proceed to condemn the necessary r~ght-ol-way. 2. Addltional Improvements of Existing PubLic Streets and or~gfnar-OOnst-ruction ot Streets on- Previously Su~crrvrded ~nds. -. In establishing tIle ratio of public-to-.:..ndividual obli- gation for financing the cost of additionaL unprovements to existing public streets and original construction on streets in previously subdiv~ded lands, thefDllow~ng relations shaLl prevail, and public funds may be expended accordingly: j.rterialS 100% public 0% individual COl.lectors in Select City Street System* - 50% puclic 50% individual Local, and Non-SeLect Collectors J% public 100% individual 3. Sidewalks The installation of sidewalks is conSidered to be a local street .Lmprovement, and tne cost shall Le borne as esta- blished in tlle schedule set fortii in III. 1:;'. 2, above, *(The Select City Street SYSt8ID is that system adopted by tne City and approved by the State Division of Highways, on which State Gas Tax Funds may be expended for construction.) 3. provided that tlL,: Planning COiillni~~ ion,..,a?prc?"ye~ s U~L-!.... installation. 11:, t1m-veV2r, tbe lv1.ty '..JounC.l.l_ 1.I:l1.t.l.aL..~S, the improvement after a finding that a compeu_ulg puol1.c purpose exists, tLle cost at l.mprovernent.. may ~e; tlorne as a g~neral public expense or ~~.conJunctlon wltn assess- ment or othe~ pro rata proce~Q~ngs. 4. Maintenance SCileduled ar:d emergency mainte~an~e o~ ~LL ~mprov~d, public Gtreets, lrrespect1.ve of class1.f1.cat1.on, v.nll be entirely at public expense. 5. S tree.t_Ligl1t ing Street La~_scaping and Beautification Underground R~placement.. of Overilead 'UtilltieG --.-.-- ) ) To Le imple- ) mented Ly ) subsequ'2nt ) statements. ~ ) ) G. 7. d. Construction Standards B. Str~ct Opening Reg~lations The opening of streets for installation,rraintenance and re- moval of utilities beneath the street, and repairs consequent to SUCll opernng, shall be performed in accordance with stan- dards established by the Superintendent of Public Works. IV. i\CCEPTANC:~ OF PR1VIT.'::: ROi~DS A. Improved Private Roads Improved private roads which already exist upon ti,1e date of the adoption of this policy, or ~JhlCh may hereafter be constructed in accordance with this pOlicy, may be accepted by the City under either of the fOllowing conditions: 1. when the C1ty Engineer finds that the right-of-way, grade, construction, typi.cal section, drainage and other utility installations comply with construction standards of this policy, and the street is in such condition that the City need not anticipate the need for improvemeIit or unusuaL maintenance for five years, and the 8ity tvianager recoIfunends acceptance to improve public conven- ience and safety; 2. when the City EngLneer fir.ds that the road requires lm- provement, tile City Manager reco:Lllmends acceptance to im- prove public safety and convenience after lmprovement of the road, and the grantors or benefiting property owners agree to financing of the improvement in accordance with the ratios set forth in section 1. of this division. The method of financing in these instanCeS must be acceptable to the City CouncLl, and may include contriuutions in kind of City services, personnel and equipment as available, tne purpose being to assist individuals toward improve- ment and integration of the total road system of the ':ity. B. Un~proved Private roads Rights-of-way for un~l1lproved private roads may be accepted 1X; fee, w~thout cost to the City, and withOut pUblic obliga- tlon for llllprovement, if improvement is not required within 4. five years, and if the City 2ngineer f::...nds tnat no public liability arl.ses because of unusual risk or .lazard 2xistinS in tne rigllt-of-'Vlay or l.nherent in tne acceptance thereof uy the Cl.ty. 5.