Virginia Administrative Code › Title 24 - TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES › Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 91 - SUBDIVISION STREET REQUIREMENTS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 24VAC30-91-20 - Applicability, effective date, and transition

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Applicability. This regulation is intended
				  to govern subdivision street development and the criteria for acceptance of
				  these streets by the department for subsequent maintenance. The Subdivision
				  Street Design Guide (24VAC30-91-160 ) offers guidance
				  on the design and construction features of subdivision street development and
				  sets out design parameters deemed appropriate for most land development
				  scenarios. However, the business of land development is fluid and the
				  department, in consultation with local government officials, is prepared to
				  consider innovative transportation approaches associated with land development
				  proposals that are consistent with the geometric requirements of the
				  Subdivision Street Design Guide (24VAC30-91-160 ).
				  However, when not specifically addressed in one of these documents, the
				  relevant requirements of the Road Design Manual (24VAC30-91-160 ), standards,
				  specifications, Pavement Design Guide (24VAC30-91-160 ) and associated
				  instructions shall govern.
These requirements apply to all subdivision streets
					 designated to be maintained by the department as part of the secondary system
					 of state highways. The department's review and approval shall apply only to
					 streets proposed for addition to the secondary system of state highways
					 maintained by the department. Any plans submitted for review that contain only
					 streets proposed for maintenance by others may be reviewed for general guidance
					 at the discretion of the resident engineer but will not be officially approved.
					 However, any such review shall not represent the department's commitment to
					 accept such streets for maintenance irrespective of the quality of the
					 construction of the street or streets.
If a subdivision plan with streets proposed for VDOT
					 acceptance includes any streets that are not initially intended to be accepted
					 for maintenance by the department as part of the secondary system, the plan
					 must include a notation identifying these streets. In the absence of this
					 notation, the plans will not be approved. It is also recommended that any
					 streets proposed to be privately maintained also have a notation on the plat
					 and impacted deeds that clearly indicate that as a prerequisite for the streets
					 future acceptance, the streets must be improved to the department's prevailing
					 standards for acceptance at no cost to the department.
B. Effective date. All streets proposed for
				  acceptance by the department after January 1, 2005, shall be accepted in
				  accordance with these provisions, except as may be waived by the commissioner
				  or his designee.
C. Transition.
				  Prior to July 1, 2005, the department will allow the design of streets
				  developed in accordance with either the former requirements (1996) or these
				  requirements. Any street design initially submitted to the department for
				  consideration after June 30, 2005, however, shall be in accordance with these
				  requirements.
Statutory Authority
§§ 33.1-12, 33.1-69, 33.1-198, and 33.1-229 of
						the Code of Virginia.