Ordinances-2012-319

15) Private streets shall be prohibited. The City Council may approve a waiver to this rule where unusual conditions such as a PAD, make a private street desirable, provided adequate covenants or other legal documents ensure that the City will not have or need to assume any maintenance or other responsibility for such street. B) Railroads and Limited Access Highways: Railroad right-of-ways and limited access highways where so located as to affect the subdivision of adjoining lands shall be treated as follows: 1) In all districts a buffer strip at least fifty (50) feet in depth in addition to the normal depth of the lot required in the district shall be provided adjacent to the railroad right-of-way. A buffer strip at least twenty (20) feet in depth in addition to the normal depth of the limited access highway. This strip shall be part of the platted lots and shall be designated on the plat: "This strip is reserved for screening. The placement of structures hereon is prohibited." 2) Streets parallel to the railroad when intersecting a street which crosses the railroad at grade shall, to the extent practicable, be at a distance of at least two-hundred twenty five (225) feet from the railroad right-of-way. Such distance shall be determined with due consideration of the minimum distance required for future separation of grades by means of appropriate approach gradients.