Newberg recently updated its street and access standards.  Adequate streets and access are important for all development.  Streets need to be safe, convenient, efficient, and livable.  In some cases, excessive street widths can actually cause safety problems by encouraging speeding.  Excess street width can unnecessarily increase land and construction costs.

The recently adopted ordinance does the following:

(1) Creates a limited residential street standard for certain low volume streets. The standard would allow these streets to be 28-feet wide (curb to curb) with parking allowed on both sides. The standard residential street width is 32 feet. This standard only could be used in limited circumstances, such as where on-street parking usage is estimated to be low, where blocks are short, or where streets are not dead-end.  The proposal also would allow streets with parking one-side (24-feet width) or no parking (20-feet width) in very limited circumstances where providing parking is not feasible.
 
(2) Allows three lots to share one common driveway. The current limit is two lots per driveway.

(3) Allows alleys as access to lot in limited circumstances

(4) Increases block length standards.

You can view the adopted standards in the link below.

File DCA-10-002