Blocks

1. Intersecting Street Rights-of-Way Lines shall be rounded by an arc having a radius of 15' (fifteen feet) or more.
2. Retention Structures/Facilities - Where street grades require two feet (2') or more, cut or fill, Retaining Walls or other acceptable measures approve by the Planning Board may be required along abutting property lines. This requirement may also apply where property along an existing street is developed. Applicants shall provide detailed designs for each retaining wall required and provide the same on the Profile Plans submitted as part of the Development Review Process.
3. Street Names - An Extension of an existing street shall have the same name as the existing street. If a proposed street extension or otherwise is interrupted by a channel, private property, limited access highway (interstate), etc., and eventual connection is not probable, the segments shall bear different names. Names of other proposed streets which are not extensions of an existing street shall be substantially different from any existing street name in the Town of Smithfield. Proposed names shall be easy to pronounce and spelled with commonly accepted spellings. Names shall be pleasant sounding, appropriate, easy to read, and should add to pride of property ownership. Large developments are encouraged to incorporate street names using a single, significant category; small subdivisions should use the same category as the surrounding or adjacent area, which helps to establish locational identity. The names of all proposed streets or street extensions shall be approved by the Fire Department. Names which will be deemed unacceptable include the following:
   • numerical names (1st, 2nd, etc.)
   • alphabetical letters (A, B, C, etc.)
   • surnames of living persons (excluding the names of early settlers or distinguished r. persons, etc.)
   • first names of persons
   • frivolous, complicated, or undesirable names
   • unconventional spellings
   • compound names
   Thoroughfare designations (Street, Road, Drive, etc.) shall be assigned in accordance with the policy and procedure established by the Municipal Planner's Office for the usage of same.
4. Frontage on Improved Streets - The area to be developed shall have frontage on an existing improved public or private street. If such an existing street has not been improved to the Standards and Specifications as required in these Regulations (Section VII), the Planning Board and/or the Municipal Engineer may require the developer to install certain improvements along that portion of the street abutting the property to be developed, where necessary, for drainage, safety, traffic, or other reasons deemed proper by the Planning Board. For the purpose of these Regulations, streets platted but not improved or accepted for dedication by the Town shall not be considered existing public streets. Where those streets are incorporated within the development, they shall be improved by the developer to meet the Planning Board's regulatory standards as stated herein.
5. Installation of Protective Barriers - The Board may require the installation of protective barriers where deemed necessary. The design of same shall be detailed on the Subdivision/Land Development Profile(s) submitted as part of the Development Review Process.
6. Restriction or Access - When a tract with a property depth of more than 350' (three hundred fifty feet) fronts on a major street, the Planning Board may require the residential lots adjoining the major street to be provided frontage on a secondary , or interior street.

ARTICLE D. BLOCKS

1. Length - In residential developments, blocks shall not be greater than 1,000' (one thousand feet) in length. Commercial and Industrial Subdivisions shall have block lengths not greater than 2,000' (two thousand feet).

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