Street Design Manual

Article 3.3 Existing Streets This Article describes guidelines for the construction of street improvements and streetscapes for existing streets throughout the City. It is intended to address when street and streetscape improvements are appropriate through the application of the pre-approved street types in this chapter. This information can be found in Article 7.2 and Article 8.5 of the UDO .

Article 3.4 Existing Private Streets Information for existing private streets can be found Section 8.5.4 of the UDO .

General

A. No new private streets are allowed. B. All existing private streets must remain under maintenance of the homeowners' association and must be maintained to equivalent public street standards. C. Private alleys must be constructed to the standards in Sec. 8.4.7. of the UDO and the construction standards specified in the Raleigh Street Design Manual. D. Private alleys are not dedicated to the public and shall not be publicly maintained.

Maintenance

The final plat shall be conditioned as follows: A. Require perpetual maintenance of private streets by a homeowners' association to the same standards as connecting public streets for the safe use of persons using the streets; and B. State that the City has absolutely no obligation or intention to ever accept such streets as public right-of-way.

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