DeKalb County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 14. LAND DEVELOPMENT |
Article III. SUBDIVISIONS |
Division 3. DESIGN STANDARDS |
Part B. Streets |
§ 14-184. Thoroughfare plan.
The planning director, development director and public works director shall review changes in the patterns of traffic, land development, and subdivisions, and prepare a report to the board of commissioners with recommendations concerning appropriate revisions to the thoroughfare plan. Such review shall:
(1)
Ensure safe and efficient access between neighborhoods and local services;
(2)
Ensure the continuity and adequacy of local streets, collector streets and arterial streets to form a coherent and continuous system of routes;
(3)
Identify applications of appropriate traffic calming and traffic management strategies to discourage unnecessary traffic and travel speeds in neighborhoods; and
(4)
Ensure a coherent and continuous system for pedestrian and bicycle travel.
(Ord. No. 30-02, Pt. II, 7-9-02)