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Page 19 Special Assessments Policy <br />of that utility at 50 percent of the cost, or the assessed amount, whichever is lower. <br />A. Definitions <br />1. Federal. State and County Hiahways <br />These streets are classified as expressways, freeways and principal arterials <br />constructed and maintained by the State or County Highway Departments. <br />They carry large volumes of traffic at peak Ioading times. <br />2. MSA Streets <br />These are termed collector streets or minor arterials which interconnect other <br />minor arterials, collector streets, State, or County highways, or with MSA <br />streets. A typical MSA street 32 foot to 44 foot with a curb and gutter) is <br />built to a 9-ton design. <br />3. Residential Streets <br />This is the minimum street design acceptable as a permanent public street <br />within new subdivisions or developments. They carry relatively small <br />volumes of local neighborhood traffic. The typical residential street design is <br />31-foot back of curb to back of curb, with concrete curb and gutter. <br />In areas where streets are installed at dead ends, street curb and gutter will be <br />extended all the way to the end of a property. <br />4. Sidewalks <br />A typical sidewalk is concrete, five (5) feet wide. <br />Sidewalks on residential streets in existing areas shall be petitioned by <br />property owners on both sides of the street. <br />Sidewalks on arterial and collector streets may be either petitioned by <br />adjacent property owners or initiated by the City along such roads as, but not <br />limited to, 117th Avenue North, 114th Avenue North, Cartway Road, etc. <br />5. Trails <br />A typical bituminous trail is 8' wide. <br />Bituminous trails on residential streets in existing areas that is initiated by the <br />City and will be paid by the City. <br />