Article II. Streets
17.24.030 Street classification.
A. Public streets within the city shall be designated by planning commission resolution as arterial, collector or local. The designation shall be based on projected traffic demands after twenty (20) years of development consistent with the comprehensive plan.
B. In determining the correct designation, the planning commission shall consider:
1. Present traffic load and nature of the traffic on the street;
2. Anticipated future traffic load and nature of the traffic on the street;
3. The proposed function or designation of the street in the comprehensive plan;
4. Plans or proposals of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities that may affect the use of the street;
5. Standards and guidelines in the comprehensive plan and of professional engineering associations.
Greatest weight shall be given to the designation proposed in the comprehensive plan.
C. A designation made or proposed in any element of the comprehensive plan shall govern in the absence of a designation in the planning commission resolution. [Ord. 01-05 § 7.]