Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 974 CMR - DEVENS ENTERPRISE COMMISSION › Title 974 CMR 2.00 - Subdivision › Section 2.07 - Street and Road Design Standards

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Street and Road Layout and Construction
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(a) All projects that include construction of
			 new or substantial alteration to existing streets and/or roads shall comply
			 with 974 CMR 2.07 and the construction standards summarized in Table 1:
Street and/or Road Design Standards by
			 Classification.
(b)
			 Streets and roads shall be continuous, designed to ensure free movement of
			 multi-modal traffic and pedestrian flows, and terminate at the exterior
			 boundary of the project unless the Director determines allowing a lesser
			 distance is in the public interest. In certain circumstances, the DEC may allow
			 this requirement to be met by the dedication of a Right-of-way and/or utility
			 Easement(s) as may be required by MassDevelopment.
(c) Circulation, including vehicular,
			 pedestrian and bicycle, shall be designed with respect to topography,
			 integration with surrounding streets and/or roads, connection to existing or
			 future pedestrian ways, interior circulation and the separation of pedestrians
			 from vehicles. Bicycle accommodations shall be in accordance with current state
			 and federal requirements. Neighborhood roads and roads (alleys) will be
			 designed as shared use facilities where pedestrians and bicyclists have
			 priority over motor vehicles. Refer to 974 CMR 2.07(3)(b) regarding the design
			 of neighborhood roads and roads (alleys).
(d) Developments and streets and/or roads
			 shall facilitate trail Access in accordance with the Devens Main Post Trails
			 Master Plan and shall follow the Trail Design Guidelines. Applicants shall
			 provide the DEC with Access Easements over ways and trails that are intended to
			 be accessible to the public.
(e)
			 Street and/or road widening, narrowing, or inclusion of traffic calming
			 measures to assure safety for all users or improve roadway channelization and
			 controls may be required by the DEC.
(f) Water mains shall connect to the Devens
			 water supply system and the system shall be designed to form a continuous loop
			 with existing or proposed water mains. Dead end mains are not
			 permitted.
(g) Reserve strips
			 prohibiting Access to streets and/or roads or adjoining property are not
			 permitted, except where, in the opinion of the DEC, such strips restrict Access
			 in accordance with the public interest.
(h) Prior to the construction or substantial
			 modification of street and/or roads, test pits and/or soil borings shall be
			 performed at locations along the centerline to depths specified by the Director
			 to determine whether the existing soil can adequately support the street and/or
			 road. If the soil testing reveals that the soil conditions are not appropriate
			 to support the proposed street or road, or other structures, the applicant will
			 be responsible for submitting alternative methods of construction based on
			 recommendations from a registered structural and/or geotechnical engineer as
			 appropriate.
(i) Street names shall
			 be subject to approval by the DEC. Street and/or road signs of the type and
			 character used within Devens and approved by MassDevelopment Engineering
			 bearing the name of the street and/or road shall be provided at all
			 intersections and shall be installed by the Applicant at its cost when the
			 binder course of the roadway is installed. Safety and traffic control signs
			 shall be installed by the Applicant in conformance with the
Manual on
			 Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD),
the Massachusetts Department
			 of Transportation (MassDOT) revisions to
MUTCD,
and DEC
			 requirements, as applicable to the specific project location. Historical ovals
			 of the type and character used within Devens and approved by the DEC shall be
			 provided and installed by the Applicant at its cost when the binder of the
			 roadway is installed.
(j) Plans for
			 Public Ways proposed for public acceptance shall provide for adequate private
			 long-term Public Way and associated infrastructure maintenance unless and until
			 the MassDevelopment accepts the Public Ways or agrees to maintain.
(k) Dead-end streets and/or roads or
			 cul-de-sacs shall only be permitted if the Applicant demonstrates to the
			 satisfaction of the DEC that connecting to other Devens ways is impractical or
			 unreasonable. Gated communities are prohibited.
(l) If the DEC allows cul-de-sacs, they shall
			 have a minimum required outside turning radius of 35'. The centers of the
			 cul-de-sacs shall be comprised of pervious materials and shall be utilized for
			 stormwater management (biofiltration landscape island). The Applicant shall
			 provide pedestrian and bicycle connections to and from the end of the
			 cul-de-sac.