Text Amendment 25-LDC-0003 — Road Width
Description
Land Development Code amendment raising minimum road widths for new construction from 18 to 20 feet, amended to reference the fire code (LMCO 94.80) so future fire-code changes update the LDC automatically.
Impact summary
New subdivisions will build wider roads meeting current fire standards, but existing 18-foot roads remain unchanged for now.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
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Related issues (2)
Minimum road width for new subdivisions
Councilman Piagentini pressed staff on 18-foot-wide roads carrying thousands of new subdivision homes — a safety hazard for fire trucks and oncoming traffic. The $250,000 study funding was reallocated after no consultants bid, and a fix is now folded into the two-year Land Development Code rewrite.
Road width standards
An amendment to the Land Development Code on required road widths was tweaked and advanced — affecting how new streets in developments are built.
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