(A) All exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Complete Streets Task Force and documented with supporting information that illustrates the need for special exclusion. This requirement includes private projects.
(B) Before approval, all exception requests shall be made available for public comment on the city website for at least 14 days.
(C) Exceptions will only be considered when the project involves:
(1) A roadway that prohibits, by law, use by specified users, such as an interstate freeway or pedestrian mall. In such cases, an effort shall be made to accommodate those specified users elsewhere in close proximity;
(2) A safety issue that outweighs the proposed benefit of implementing a complete streets element or component;
(3) Costs of accommodation that would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use. Excessively disproportionate is defined here as exceeding 10% of the total cost of the project, except in the case of stand-alone projects;
(4) Scarcity of population, travel, or destinations, both existing and planned, that demonstrates an absence of current and future need;
(5) Routine maintenance of the transportation network that does not change the roadway geometry or operations, such as mowing, sweeping, and spot repair; or
(6) Low volume, rural, or low speed situations where having vehicles and bicycles share the travel lane may be appropriate and considered a reasonable integration of multi-modal needs.
(D) Exceptions will only be granted as long as they do not negatively affect performance measures listed later in this subchapter.
(E) Biannually, the Complete Streets Task Force shall post allowed exceptions on the city website.
(Ord. 10-2018, passed 4-10-18)