§ 22-409. Street Classifications.

1. 

Street Classifications.

A. 

Expressway. Multilane roads with access only by interchange. Properties fronting upon expressways have no direct access. Services interstate and interregional traffic.

B. 

Arterials. Arterials provide a high degree of mobility in order to better serve trips of longer length. Since access to abutting property is not their major function, access controls are desirable to enhance mobility. They are further classified as follows:

(1) 

Principal Arterial. Multilane roads with intersections at grade and some access provided to properties with frontage. Intended for high-speed inter city and commuter traffic.

(2) 

Minor Arterial. Usually two travel lanes with a separate turning lane at intersections. Links boroughs with villages. Access limited depending upon adequate site distance.

C. 

Collectors. Collectors serve a dual function of providing a mix of accessibility and mobility. They typically serve trips of up to four miles in length and channel or distribute traffic to or from a road of a higher classification. They are further subclassified as major and minor collectors.

(1) 

Major Collector. Roads designed to collect traffic from residential areas and feed it to the arterial and expressway system. Links neighborhoods. Serves some local-oriented traffic. Provides direct access for abutting residential lots in rural areas.

(2) 

Minor Collector. Roads designed to collect traffic from residential areas and feed it to the arterial system. Mostly locally oriented traffic. Serves as through road in neighborhoods. Provides direct access for abutting residential lots in rural and suburban areas.

D. 

Local Access. Roads designed to provide access to all abutting lots. Not intended for through trips, although may be used as such, particularly in rural areas. Includes culs-de-sac and other single-access streets. These local access roads may be public or private.

2. 

The widths for rights-of-way and cartway shall conform to the Borough of Phoenixville Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) provisions.

Ord. 2016-2267, 10/11/2016