§ 3.41.11. Street standards.

Streets within the Overlay may be either public or private streets. Private streets shall comply with requirements found in chapter 14 and all other applicable sections of the DeKalb County Code, with the following exceptions:

A.

Streets shall be constructed with travel lanes a minimum of eleven (11) feet, measured inside curb and gutter.

B.

Private or public alleys shall be permitted, providing secondary or service access within developments consisting of at least four (4) occupied structures. An alley shall provide a continuous connection between two (2) streets. Alleys shall be paved and constructed to the same standards as the connecting streets, except that:

1.

No alley shall be longer than four hundred (400) feet in length;

2.

No alley shall have a slope greater than seven (7) percent;

3.

The paved width of an alley shall not be less than twelve (12) feet;

4.

Alleys shall be constructed with flush curbs;

5.

Alleys shall be bordered on both sides by unobstructed seven-foot wide shoulders constructed of grass sod or gravel; and

6.

Buildings shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the back curb of an alley.

C.

All properties located in the Kensington-Memorial Drive Overlay District shall comply with the 2014 Transportation Plan Appendix, 2. Appendix Document B — Complete Streets Policy, in maintaining a safe and efficient transportation system for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users. This includes both new and retrofit/reconstruction projects to incorporate bicycle, pedestrian and transit facilities, street lights, pedestrian sidewalks/trails.

( Ord. No. 17-02 , Pt. I, 9-26-2017)