(2) Other applicable standards of this Ordinance that may apply
§9-3024 THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS
The primary use of thoroughfares is to provide access to private lots and public civic spaces. In accordance with the intent of this Appendix, thoroughfares must be designed to support several modes of transportation: public transportation, motor vehicles, and non-motorized modes of transportation such as bicycles and pedestrians. a. All thoroughfares shall terminate at other thoroughfares at intersections, forming a network. Where topological conditions exist that restrict the ability to form road networks, a pedestrian connection shall be made. Right-of-way shall be dedicated along with the construction of streets to complete road networks to adjacent lots and right-of- way improvements made to adjacent property. b. All thoroughfare cross-sections shall be designed utilizing the elements generally illustrated on Table – Pre-Approved Assemblies. Thoroughfare cross-sections must be designed in accordance with this Subsection and constructed in accordance with the Tow n’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details. Any proposed streets adopted in the Town’s Community Transportation Plan (CTP) within the project area shall be constructed to meet CTP standards. Perimeter and boundary streets shall be constructed to any existing Town standards. Street improvements related to CTP requirements shall comply with North Carolina Department of Transportation requirements. c. All thoroughfare cross-sections shall consist of a transportation way and public frontage assemblies, as generally illustrated in Table – Transportation Way, Table – Public Frontage Types, and the following requirements: (1) Thoroughfare cross-sections must be configured by related form-based district and thoroughfare cross-section types, according to Table – Pre-Approved Assemblies, and must be mapped on a thoroughfare network plan submitted with the master plan. Table – Pre-Approved Assemblies includes pre-approved thoroughfare assemblies for use under this Appendix.
(2) The transportation way may include vehicular lanes, parking bays, medians, access lanes, and transportation provisions.
A. Elements of the transportation way must be configured and sized according to Table – Transportation Way, using street cross-sections in Table – Pre- Approved Assemblies.
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