§ 36-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Collector street means a street which serves or is designed to serve as a traffic-way for a neighborhood or as a feeder to a major street from local access streets. Collector streets collect traffic from 100 to 400 dwelling units.

Environmental street means a local street intended to serve primarily as a direct access to residentially zoned properties in environmentally sensitive areas with a projected low traffic count, on which through traffic is discouraged and which is designed to serve no more than 50 dwelling units. An environmental street shall be a cul-de-sac, a loop street less than 2,000 feet in length or a street that does not connect with more than one major street, unless otherwise required by this article. An environmental street is only allowed within 100 feet of estuarine waters, within a maritime forest, a residential subdivision street located wholly or partially within the CAMA Fresh Pond area of environmental concern (AEC). A street location within an environmentally sensitive area may be selected only if no other feasible location exists within the proposed development.

Local access street means a street intended to serve primarily as a direct access to abutting properties, and on which through traffic is discouraged. A local access street is a cul-de-sac, a loop street less than 2,500 feet in length, or a street less than one mile in length which does not connect major streets. A local access street does not collect traffic from more than 100 dwelling units.

Major street means a street which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows of traffic and which is used primarily as a route for traffic between communities or other heavy traffic-generating areas. Specifically, the term includes any state-maintained highway.

Subcollector street means existing streets for which the right-of-way is less than 60 feet.

(Code 1990, § 17-1; Ord. No. 08-02-010, § I, 2-6-2008)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.