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Streets Ordinance Revision 2013 Overview of the Ordinance

STREET ORDINANCE REVISION 2013 Prepared in coordination with planning, legal and transportation programs. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013 Overview of the Ordinance. Ordinance adopted from 1956 through early 1970s The ordinance addresses: Abandonments Encroachments

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Streets Ordinance Revision 2013 Overview of the Ordinance

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  1. STREET ORDINANCE REVISION 2013Prepared in coordination with planning, legal and transportation programs

  2. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013Overview of the Ordinance • Ordinance adopted from 1956 through early 1970s • The ordinance addresses: • Abandonments • Encroachments • Street Development & Dedications • Underground Utilities • Ordinance works in conjunction with Zoning, Land Divisions and Floodplain Ordinances

  3. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013Role of Rights-of-Way in the City • Corridor for many of modes of transportation and access • Corridor for most forms of public utilities including those not operated by the city • Corridor for public safety • Corridor for various public services

  4. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013Typical Street Cross-Section 50’ RIGHT-OF-WAY STREETLIGHT PROPERTY LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE PROPERTY LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE Front Setback CENTER OF STREET 8’ P.U.E. 8’ P.U.E. SIDEWALK SIDEWALK PHONE LINE TRANSFORMER PAVEMENT PAVEMENT CURB POWER LINE WATER METER WATER METER WATERLINE SEWER LINE

  5. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013GOALS • Update obsolete ordinance • Align the ordinance with changes to Scottsdale Revised Code • Improve organization and usability • Add flexibility to pay for street improvements • Enhance effective right-of-way management & enforcement • Educate the public about streets

  6. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013MAJOR CHANGES • Completely updates & restructures ordinance • Affirms the city’s control over its right-of-way • Expands options for constructing and paying for new streets • Streamlines the process for abandoning right-of-way • Revises permitting concepts for “encroachments” • Affirms & clarifies maintenance obligations by property owners • Adds of enforcement options

  7. Streets Ordinance Revision 2013Process • To-date: development and review by interdepartmental teams • Outreach • Engineers, architects, surveyors and contractors who work in r-o-w • Utilities (Electricity, Water, Communications, Technology) • HOAs  and citizens • Info available at http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/codes/streets • Other Updates • Review and revise application forms • Review and revise DSPM

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