13-7-3. Roads .
(1) Roads shall be designed in accordance with standards adopted by Tooele County .
(2) Roads shall bear the names of existing aligned roads. There shall be no duplication of road names. All road names shall be approved by the department of engineering.
(3) The subdivider shall bear the cost of all road and public safety signs which shall be erected by the County Road Department.
(4) Temporary, legible road signs shall be installed by the developer with the road names approved on the plat.
(5) Temporary road signs shall be maintained by the developer until permanent road signs are installed by Tooele County when the infrastructure is inspected and accepted.
(6) Dead-end stubbed roads shall be terminated with a cul-de-sac and shall be allowed only with the following conditions:
(a) “L,” “T” or branch turnarounds shall not be allowed.
(b) Cul-de-sac roads that terminate with a 60-foot radius bulb shall be designed with a maximum trip generation of 120 trips as calculated by the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation , current edition.
(c) Roads terminating with a loop shall be designed with a maximum trip generation of 400 trips as calculated by the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation , current edition.
(d) Roads in commercial and industrial zoning districts shall be determined by the department of engineering using the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation , current edition for road load and design for the transportation system.
(e) Cul-de sac and loop end roads within the subdivision shall have intermediate turnarounds or roundabouts and terminate with a skewed loop at a length approved by the county engineer.
(7) Half-roads shall not be permitted.
(8) All subdivisions shall construct roads to the following minimum standards:
(a) multiple use and agricultural zones shall construct rural low density roads of a gravel surface;
(b) rural residential, residential, and residential multi-family shall construct rural higher density roads with asphaltic or concrete surfacing;
(c) commercial or industrial zoning districts shall construct high level traffic roads designed specifically for commercial or industrial traffic loads and levels that serve the uses within the development; or
(d) mining, quarry, sand, and gravel excavation zone, municipal solid waste and construction debris overlay zones shall construct roads that mitigate impacts to surrounding land uses and minimize maintenance by the county.
(9) All subdivisions with internal roads with a maximum trip generation of 400 trips as calculated by the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation , current edition, shall have more than one access route, each of which will provide egress to different locations. The design of access routes shall consider traffic circulation and employ looped road networks. Roads shall be designed with stub roads for connection to future phases and subdivisions when required by the county engineer.
(10) No building permits shall be issued until such time that all curb, gutter, sidewalk, and road infrastructure is bonded, installed, and accepted by Tooele County . (Ord. 2006-40, 12/19/06; Ord. 2006-08, 2/21/06; Ord. 2005-21, 9/6/05)
