§ 62-2956. Transportation technical guidelines and performance standards.

(a)

Roadway.

(1)

Right-of-way width shall be sufficient to accommodate all public facilities, including, but not limited to: pavement, drainage, pedestrian ways, auxiliary lanes, medians, utilities and landscaping.

Generally, the minimum right-of-way width for local streets shall be 50 feet. Additional width may be required by the county manager or his designee if necessary to accommodate drainage or other public facilities. The minimum width may be reduced by the county development engineer, if public benefit, such as environmental preservation, can be demonstrated by the applicant.

Right-of-way requirements for all other roadway types shall be determined by an engineering analysis, prepared by the engineer-of-record, of the width required to accommodate necessary public facilities, as defined by the county development engineer.

(2)

Pavement width. Generally, the minimum pavement width for local streets shall be 22 feet. Additional width may be required by the county manager or his designee if necessary for public safety.

Minimum width requirements for auxiliary lanes, collector, arterials and limited access highways shall be in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Minimum Standards for Design Construction and Maintenance of Streets and Highways, current edition. Additional width may be required by the county manager or his designee if necessary for public safety. Shoulders are required on all collector, arterial and limited access highways in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Minimum Standards for Design Construction and Maintenance of Streets and Highways, current edition.

(3)

Cul-de-sac design. Generally, cul-de-sacs shall terminate with a circular right-of-way with a minimum diameter of 100 feet and a paved area with a minimum diameter of 84 feet. The right-of-way for the cul-de-sac shall be at least 100 feet from the nearest road or street or the nearest plat boundary. This distance may be reduced to 50 feet where a minimum ten feet wide, four feet high opaque, vegetative buffer is provided.

Where a street is to be temporarily terminated at a property line and is to be continued when adjacent property is subdivided, either a temporary turnaround having an outside diameter of 84 feet or a "T" type turnaround shall be provided. Sufficient right-of-way shall be dedicated to accommodate the temporary cul-de-sac or turnaround.

These requirements may be modified by the county manager or his designee if public benefit has been demonstrated by the applicant.

(4)

Auxiliary lanes. The county manager or his designee may require auxiliary lanes in order to facilitate public safety and reduce congestion. Auxiliary lanes shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Minimum Standards for Design Construction and Maintenance of Streets and Highways, current edition.

(5)

Intersection standards. The minimum pavement (outside edge) turning radius for intersecting local streets shall be 25 feet.

The county manager or his designee may designate turning radii for collector and arterial intersections based on engineering recommendations to be provided by the applicant's engineer-of-record.

The engineer-of-record shall provide appropriate sight distance consideration for each intersection and shall designate the sight distance triangle on the construction plans. The sight distance triangle shall not be obscured with landscaping, walls or other appurtenances.

(6)

Accommodation of future transportation facilities. The county manager or his designee shall advise the applicant of future transportation facilities that may affect the proposed development of the subdivision or site plan. The applicant and the county manager or his designee shall coordinate efforts to accommodate future transportation facilities through design. Dedication of future right-of-way or other improvements necessary to accommodate the impact of the applicant's project may be required, but only to the extent authorized by law.

In some cases, where the proposed development abuts existing transportation facilities, the county manager or his designee may require the extension of such facilities through the proposed development.

(7)

Traffic control devices. Traffic control devices, including signing, pavement markings and signalization shall be in accordance with the United States Department of Transportation Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Roadway and Traffic Design Standards and Brevard County Standards, current edition.

Proposed traffic control devices shall be designated on the construction plans, subject to approval by the county development engineer.

(8)

Access management. Access points to public or private streets shall be designed to minimize disruption to through traffic and optimize public safety. The county traffic engineering section shall be authorized to develop and implement access management standards based on sound engineering judgment and preservation of capacity and public safety. Reference manuals, such as the Florida Administrative Code Rule 14-96, 14-97 (Access management) shall be used as guidelines in analyzing access requests. The applicant may appeal access restrictions to the board of county commissioners within 30 days from the decision of the county traffic engineering section.

(9)

Medians. Medians may be provided at the discretion of the applicant for local streets. The engineer-of-record shall consider public safety, speed limit, sight distance and other relevant factors in the design of the median, subject to the approval of the county traffic engineering section.

Medians may be provided at the discretion of the applicant for collector and arterial roadways only in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Minimum Standards for Design Construction and Maintenance of Streets and Highways, current edition.

(10)

Landscaping. Landscaping may be provided at the discretion of the applicant for local streets. The engineer-of-record shall consider public safety, clear zone, speed limit, sight distance and other relevant factors in the design of the landscaping, subject to the approval of the county traffic engineering section.

Landscaping may be provided at the discretion of the applicant for collector and arterial roadways only in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Minimum Standards for Design Construction and Maintenance of Streets and Highways, current edition.

(b)

Multi-modal transportation facilities.

(1)

Transit. The applicant shall consider incorporating public transit into the design of the subdivision or site plan. Where appropriate, coordination with the director of the county transit services may be required. The applicant shall also consider incorporation of school bus stop areas where appropriate.

(2)

Bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The applicant shall provide sidewalks adjacent to roadways on which the development abuts and adjacent to all roadways within the development, with a minimum width of five feet. Sidewalks within the development shall be provided on both sides of the roadway. Sidewalks shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Roadway and Traffic Design Standards, current edition, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. A width of not less than four feet may be considered where necessary to provide consistency with established widths or to address right-of-way constraints.

Where appropriate, the county manager or his designee may request additional bicycle and pedestrian facilities to link the development with commercial, school or recreational areas. Additional width may be required if justified in developed urban areas, or in the vicinity of schools, or to protect public safety and welfare.

The applicant may propose alternative bicycle and pedestrian facilities, such as recreational trails, subject to approval of the county development engineer.

In addition, the applicant shall provide additional bicycle and pedestrian facilities as may be required by the county comprehensive plan.

In areas where it can be demonstrated by the applicant that there is no current or future need for sidewalks in the immediate area, the sidewalk requirement may be administratively waived, provided that a sidewalk assessment agreement is entered into by the property owner. The administrative decision may be appealed to the county commission.

(3)

Alternative transportation. In those cases where the applicant demonstrates alternative transportation modes can be successfully incorporated into the development, the applicant may propose a reduction in those facilities, such as parking, that typically accommodate a development primarily dependent upon the automobile for transportation. The county manager or his designee and transit services shall review the proposal and make recommendations to the board of county commissioners.

(c)

Construction specifications. Construction of transportation facilities shall be in accordance with Exhibits 1 through 26, and when not, Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways, and Roadway and Traffic Design Standards.

(Ord. No. 95-30, § 1, 7-11-95; Ord. No. 97-14, §§ 3, 4, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 2000-22, § 1, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 10-20, 10-12-10)