10-8-7: PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION SYSTEMS:

   A.   General Requirement: Off-street parking and loading areas require pedestrian circulation systems to ensure the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. Refer to subsection D, figure 10-8-7-1, "On-Site Pedestrian Circulation", of this section.

   B.   Connections On-Site: The on-site pedestrian circulation system must connect all buildings on the site to one another and provide connections to parking facilities, bicycle parking facilities, and other outdoor areas.

   C.   Connection To Public Rights-Of-Way: The on-site pedestrian circulation system must connect building entrances to adjacent public rights-of-way along direct routes that do not involve significant out-of-direction travel.

   D.   Connection To Adjacent Areas: The on-site pedestrian circulation system must provide at least one connection to adjacent properties along a shared street frontage. Connections must provide access to existing walkways on adjacent properties, or to the likely future location of walkways on those properties. The Zoning Administrator may waive this requirement upon determining that no walkway exists, a future walkway is unlikely to exist, or such connection would create a safety hazard.

FIGURE 10-8-7-1
ON-SITE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

   E.   Design Standards For On-Site Pedestrian Circulation Systems: Required on-site pedestrian circulation systems must be designed in accordance with the following requirements:

      1.   The pedestrian circulation system must be paved with a minimum width of five feet (5').

      2.   Where the pedestrian circulation system crosses driveways, drive aisles, or loading areas, it must be clearly marked by a change in grade, a change in materials, special pavers, stamped asphalt or concrete. Painted striping does not meet this requirement.

   3.   Where the pedestrian circulation system is parallel and adjacent to a driveway or drive aisle, it must be raised at least six inches (6") above the surface of the auto travel lane surface and separated from the auto travel lane by a raised curb. The pedestrian circulation system may also include intervening landscaping, decorative bollards, or other architectural features. If bollards are present, the Zoning Administrator may permit the pedestrian circulation system to be level with the surface of the travel lane.

      4.   A sidewalk, with a minimum width of seven feet (7'), shall be required along the full length of any building frontage containing a primary entrance that is directly abutted by a parking row, driveway, or drive aisle. Refer to figure 10-8-7-2, "Frontage Sidewalk", of this subsection.

      5.   Pedestrian circulation systems should be integrated with required parking lot landscaping in accordance with section 10-9-5, "Parking Lot Landscaping", of this title, where appropriate.

FIGURE 10-8-7-2
FRONTAGE SIDEWALK

(Ord. 67-2018, 12-18-2018; amd. Ord. 20-2023, 6-20-2023)