article 2 design and development standards - Spartanburg County

Section 2.05-2SubdivisionPublic Street Design and Improvements, Major1. Circulation System DesignThe street system shall be designed to permit the safe, efficient, andorderly movement of traffic; to have a simple and logical pattern; torespect natural features and topography; to present an attractivestreetscape.2. Layout and AlignmentProposed streets shall be coordinated with the street system in thesurrounding area and where possible shall provide for thecontinuation of existing streets abutting the development. Saidstreets shall be extended at the same or greater width, but shall benot less than the minimum required width.3. Cul-de-sacsc. Dead-end streets shall not exceed 2,000 feet in lengthmeasured from the nearest residential street intersection. Culde-sacstreets may be allowed to extend beyond, 2000 feet,but may serve no more than 40 lots.d. Turnarounds shall be provided at the closed end of a street.The developer may choose from one of the alternativesillustrated on the following page, or a modification thereof,approved by the review officer. Temporary dead-end streets orstreets serving four, but not more than eight lots, may beprovided with a modified turn-around as depicted in theAlternative Cul-De-Sac Design Illustrations.2-54