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An Ordinance amending the Subdivision Regulations of the City of
Brookings and pertaining to secondary access for residential subdivisions
for purposes of administration of the Subdivision Ordinance
Be It Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Brookings, South Dakota
that the Subdivision Regulations be amended as follows:
1.
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
That Section 51-5 of Article I. of the Subdivision Regulations shall be amended to
include the following definitions:
51-5 Definitions
Primary Access: A hard surFace roadway, dedicated as a right-of-way or
as a private street, that connects to a street nefinrork and provides
vehicular ingress/egress.
Secondary Access: A surFaced roadway, designed and constructed in
accordance with the City of Brookings Engineering Design Standards
Manual and connected to the street nefinrork that provides an alternative
means of vehicular ingress/egress to/from an area which would otherwise
only be accessible by a single primary access. Secondary access shall be
evidenced by either a dedicated street right-of-way or a recorded public
access easement.
II.
ARTICLE VI. SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS AND DESIGN STANDARDS
That Section 51-64 of Article VI. of the Subdivision Regulations shall be
amended to include the following additional street standards:
51-64 Street Standards
(k) Secondary access is required for all residential subdivisions as hereinafter
provided:
(1) Each residential subdivision with a projected trip generation of over
four hundred (400) vehicle trips pe�day shall have a secondary
access. The trip generation count is determined within the area
accessible by a single primary access.
(2) The number of vehicle trips per day for purposes of the trip generation
count shall be determined by the following:
a. Single Family Unit- 10 trips per day
b. Each Apartment Unit- 7 trips per day
c. Condominium/Townhouse Unit- 6 trips per day
d. Mobile Home Units- 5 trips per day
e. Elderly Housing Units- 3 trips per day
f. Residential PDD or Mixed Use-7 trips per day
(3) No additional platting shall be allowed in any area exceeding four
hundred (400) vehicle trips per day unless a secondary access is
constructed or the Planning Commission has granted a variance as
provided in Ordinance Section 51-84.
(4) Subdivisions which received preliminary plat approval prior to the
adoption of this regulation shall be exempt from this requirement for
the lots shown on the approved preliminary plat. Preliminary plats
which are revised subsequent to adoption of this ordinance are subject
to the provisions of this ordinance.
(5) If the density of the residential subdivision is unknown at the time of
platting, the maximum density in the zoning district shall be used in
calculating the vehicle trips per day.
III.
Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
First Reading: February 14, 2017
Second Reading: February 28, 2017
Published: March 3, 2017
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