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Section 3: e e DES I G N R E QUI REM E N T S ~ The fol lowing design requirements shall apply to II I subdivi- sions within the Town unless unusual conditions warrant a variance from such requirements and such variance is approved by the Planning Commission. STREETS y 10. I I. I . Streets sha' I bear a logical relltlonShif to topography and to the location of existing or platted s reets in adjacent property. 2. str..ts, utility rights of WIly and pYbtrc open 'paces shall conforM to prevlou.'y approved pla~. for the exten.ion of such pybllc flcllltl... 3. MlniMYM street widths shal I be .s fol Iowa. -- ( c I as. I flea t j on) (right of way width) (roadway wIdth) 70 f..t 40 f.et 36 f.. t 36 f..t Major Arterial Co I lector Local MInor Residential 100 feet 70 feet 60 feet 50 feet 4. Where a subdivision adjoins or contains an existing or pro- posed arterial hlghwey or major street on which traffic volUMes and vehicular speeds warrant special safety features, marginal access streets at least 30 feet In width shal I be required. 5. Dead-end streets sha II be not more than 400 feet t n length with a minimum outside radius of 50 feet at the closed end. 6. Streets shal I Intersect at right angles. He I f streets sha' I be prohi bl ted. Street grades shall be MOre than 0.5% but less than Iq% for local and col lector streets, and less than 7% for major arterial street.. 7. 8. 9. Street. sh., I be leveled to e grade of le.s than ~ for a distance of at least 100 feet approaching al I Inters~tlona. Street ~. with centerline offsets of less than 125 feet sha I I nO'f'De a II owed. When streets are In alignment with existing street., the new streets shel I be named according to the streets with which they correspond. Streets which do not fit into an established street-naming pattern shal I be named In a manner whIch wi II not duplicate or be confused with existing street naMes. -;..-