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(1) Street Classifications.

(a) Streets shall be connected to develop a complete network. An interconnected circulation system shall provide connections to local shopping, services, housing, and amenities, as well as connections between adjacent developments.

(b) Alleys shall be allowed for service access, such as garages for residential uses, and loading services for commercial uses.

(2) Facility Spacing Standards.

Functional Classification

Maximum Spacing

Principal Arterial

1 to 2 miles

Minor Arterial

1 mile

Collector

1/2 mile

Neighborhood Collector

1/4 mile

Local Access Street

660 feet

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

330 feet

(3) Street Connectivity Standards.

(a) Provide pedestrian and vehicular connections that link adjacent uses and circulation patterns, including buildings, public spaces, parking areas, roadways, sidewalks, and pathways.

(b) An interconnected grid block and street network is required.

(c) The street and block network is not required to be orthogonal and can change shape in response to site features and/or topography; however, streets shall be interconnected.

(d) The street system of a proposed subdivision shall be designed to connect to existing, proposed, and planned streets adjacent to the subdivision. Wherever a proposed development abuts unplatted land or a future development phase of an existing development, street stubs shall be provided to allow access to future abutting subdivisions and to extend the street system into the surrounding area. Street ends shall contain turnarounds constructed to International Fire Code standards and shall be designed to facilitate future extension in terms of grading, width, and temporary barricades.

(e) Dedicating or deeding property for right-of-way or a portion thereof to the City for public streets, within or along the boundaries of all residential subdivisions or developments, shall be required as a condition of application approval where the following can be demonstrated:

(i) Facts support that such dedication is reasonably necessary as a result of the impact created by the proposed development;

(ii) Such dedication will result in proportionate mitigation of the impact in the reasonably foreseeable future;

(iii) Connectivity to the existing or foreseeable future public right-of-way is feasible; and

(iv) One or more of the following circumstances are met:

(A) A City transportation plan indicates the necessity of a new or additional right-of-way or portion thereof for street purposes;

(B) The dedication is necessary to provide additions of right-of-way to existing right-of-way to meet City road standards;

(C) The dedication is necessary to extend or to complete the existing or future neighborhood street pattern;

(D) The dedication is necessary to comply with road standards and City transportation plans;

(E) The dedication is necessary to provide a public transportation system that supports future development of abutting property consistent with the Comprehensive Plan or Pasco Municipal Code.

(f) Cul-de-sacs/dead-end streets are prohibited; except, where the Comprehensive Plan or preliminary plat indicates a street is to continue past the subdivider’s property, the City may allow the dead end until such time as the street can be built through at a later date. Shared driveways and road-ends for shoreline public access are not considered cul-de-sacs/dead-ends.

(g) Shared driveway access from residential streets is allowed for attached dwelling units; for detached single-family residential lots, one shared access for four lots is allowed. For commercial developments, access must be shared with the adjacent development/parcels according to subsection (4) of this section.

(h) Street standards shall comply with the standards mentioned in PMC 25.97.085, Public street environment and public realm, and Pasco Transportation System Master Plan (TSMP).

(i) Management of driveways and access will be in place on the following corridors: Broadmoor Boulevard, Sandifur Parkway, Burns Road, Dent Road, and Road 108.

(4) Access Management Standards.

Spacing Guidelines

Principal Arterials

Minor Arterials

Collectors

Neighborhood Collectors

Local Access Streets

Minimum Driveway Spacing (Driveway to Driveway)

300 feet

250 feet

150 feet

75 feet

N/A

Minimum Full-Access Driveway Spacing (Setback from Intersection)

300 feet

250 feet

150 feet

75 feet

25 feet

Minimum Right-In/Right-Out Driveway Spacing (Setback from Intersection)

150 feet

125 feet

75 feet

50 feet

25 feet

Note: Additional access and/or driveway management shall be determined at the development review phase.

(5) Additional Standards for Mixed Residential and Commercial Land Uses.

(a) Mixed residential and commercial land uses shall have primary automobile access from arterial and/or collector streets with transit and bicycle circulation. Mixed-use developments shall provide pedestrian and bicycle access and circulation to surrounding residential areas.

(b) Primary vehicular access to mixed-use developments shall be provided from perimeter arterial streets and/or perimeter collector streets to local access roads.

(c) Internal circulation shall be provided through an internal street system and local access roads.

(d) Private streets are allowed to provide internal site circulation within developments and according to the standards approved by the City.

(e) The internal transportation network of the mixed residential and commercial land use shall be designed to maximize multi-modal travel options. All transportation infrastructure shall meet the intent of the City’s Complete Streets Ordinance, Chapter 12.15 PMC, PMC 12.15.050, Best practices criteria, and comply with the International Fire Code. Dedication of public right-of-way is not required when private streets are used. Private streets may only be used with the approval of the City Engineer. Private streets may only be used for internal circulation streets.

(6) Applications and permits for development in the Broadmoor overlay district shall coordinate with Ben Franklin Transit and/or applicable public transportation providers to identify appropriate locations for public transportation facilities and accommodations. [Ord. 4659 § 2, 2023.]