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 Jasper
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. CODE OF ORDINANCES
 Chapter 70. SUBDIVISIONS

  § 70-9. Intersections.  

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  • (a)

    Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles. A proposed intersection of two streets at an angle of less than 75 degrees shall not be permitted. An oblique street should be curved approaching an intersection and should be approximately at right angles for at least 100 feet therefrom. Not more than two streets shall intersect at any one point unless specifically approved by the city.

    (b)

    Proposed new intersections along one side of an existing street shall coincide, wherever practicable, with any existing intersections on the opposite side of such street. Jogs within streets having centerline offsets of less than 150 feet shall not be permitted, except where the intersected streets have separated dual drives without median breaks at either intersection. Where streets intersect arterial or collector routes, their alignment shall be continuous. Intersections of arterial or collector streets shall be at least 800 feet apart.

    (c)

    Minimum curve radius at the intersection of two minor streets shall be 40 feet, and minimum curve radius at an intersection involving a collector street shall be 30 feet. Alley intersections and abrupt changes in alignment within a block shall have the corners cut off in accordance with standard engineering practice to permit safe vehicular movement.

    (d)

    Where a street intersection will involve earth banks or existing vegetation inside any lot corner that would create a traffic hazard by limiting visibility, the subdivider shall cut such ground or vegetation, including trees, in connection with the grading of the street right-of-way to the extent necessary to provide adequate site distance.

    (e)

    Intersections shall be designed with a flat grade wherever practical. In hilly or rolling areas, at the approach to an intersection, a leveling area shall be provided having not greater than a two percent grade for a distance of 60 feet, measured from the nearest right-of-way line of the intersecting street.

(Code 1979, § 45-1-2.7)