Ordinance 3615-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

f) Landscaping elements, not otherwise required by this title,incorporated into curb bulbs and/or sidewalks;or g) Other treatments as approved by planning director. C. Exceptions to Sidewalk Standards The following exceptions to sidewalk standards are allowed: 1) Point obstructions: Point obstructions,such as poles and fire hydrants, may encroach into the pedestrian clear zone but the sidewalk must have clear width remaining to meet ADA requirements. 2) Steep Topography at Right-of-Way Line:Sidewalks may be located adjacent to the curb when there is inadequate right-of-way or in steep topography areas where grading to a full street width would cause too great of an impact. 3) Frontage and landscape/furniture zone shift: In areas where ground-level active uses are anticipated within the building frontage zone—such as sidewalk cafes or merchandise display—frontage zones should be designed to be wide enough to accommodate those uses. In no case can an active use encroach on the pedestrian clear zone. In rare cases,the furniture zone may be reduced in width when approved by the city engineer and planning director in order to maintain the minimum pedestrian clear zone and allow for activation of uses in the frontage zone. 20.510 Pedestrian Access to Public Streets A. Where Required An exterior pedestrian circulation system shall be required if there are no internal building pedestrian access routes that connect buildings to a public street. B. Design Requirements 1) Developments with exterior pedestrian circulation systems shall connect building entrances to the public sidewalk,off-street parking areas,common open space areas and alley where applicable. 2) The exterior pedestrian circulation system shall be a minimum of five feet wide,designed to meet federal, state and local accessibility standards,and where adjacent to driveways and parking areas they shall be separated by landscaping, raised curbs at least six(6)inches high, bollards,or other treatments as approved. 3) Multifamily: For multifamily developments with sixteen(16)or fewer parking spaces,the pedestrian circulation system may be located within an auto travel lane. 20.515 Pedestrian Lighting Development sites greater than 20,000 square feet in area shall be illuminated with pedestrian scaled luminaries that are: 1) Between 10 and 14 feet in height; 2) Spaced no more than thirty(30)feet on center; 3) Illuminated at a level where pedestrians can identify faces from a reasonable distance per lighting analysis/study; 4) Shielded and/or directed downward onto the site and away from adjacent properties;and 5) Activated by motion sensors or set based on non-daylight hours. 20.520 Street Trees A. Street Tree Requirements 1) Street trees shall be placed within the landscape/furniture zone,spaced an average of 50-feet on-center. To determine whether street trees will be required concurrent with development,the spacing of street trees along the street frontage of the block shall be used to determine requirement. Exhibit 2,Chapter 20,Development Standards 37 8/29/18