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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN 6.8 TRANSPORTATION (TR -1) Create collector street connections, ■ Implement a collector street network through local authority to review subdivisions and require public improvements as conditions of approval. Collector streets are rarely constructed by local governments or the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT); instead, they are built by the private sector incrementally as development occurs. o Large subdivisions with multiple phases will typically include a spine road or similar central organizing roadway. This collector street should connect not only the phases proposed within the development, but also adjacent land developments. A successful collector street should intersect at least two other collector or arterial streets. The conceptual street network depicted on the Harrisburg Area Land Use Map should serve as a guide to developers and planning staff regarding proposal and review of multi -phase development projects. o A small, single -phase subdivision will not typically construct a collector street due to its size. The location of the development relative to the conceptual street network illustrated on the Harrisburg Area Land Use Map should be evaluated. One of two courses should then be pursued: If development is proposed on land necessary to achieve a link recommended on the Land Use Map, a localstreet should extend to the boundary of the development, retaining the potential to be improved at a later date. The conceptual street network should serve as a guide for approximate routing of this facility. 2. Otherwise, the development should simply address street connectivity through local street stubs and connections, as currently required by local codes. o In the event of a small subdivision, simply obtaining right -of -way for a collector street to be constructed at a later date may be appropriate. Local government should require improvements commensurate in scale with the proposed development or partner with the developer to implement oversized improvements that potentially serve a much larger area or population. Local street connections should always be implemented to complement collector streets and to achieve a successful street network. Per local ordinances, all land development projects proposing public streets will extend local street stubs to parcel boundaries of undeveloped land and complete links to street stubs existing in adjacent developments, except where natural boundaries prevent connections or incompatible land uses deter them. PART VI: RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AUGUST 2010 Attachment number 1 G -1 Page 381