A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no portion of any front yard within a multiple-family residential zone shall be paved, except for not more than one walkway not exceeding five feet (5') in width and one driveway not exceeding the width of its curb cut.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, more than one walkway of up to five feet (5') in width may be paved in a front yard to provide equivalent access to a building in accordance with the requirements of local, state, and federal handicapped accessibility laws provided that such additional walkways are necessary because handicapped accessibility requirements cannot reasonably be met without the provision of such additional walkways.
C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a reviewing authority may permit more than one walkway of up to five feet (5') in width to be paved within a front yard pursuant to an R-4 permit as provided in article 28.5 of this chapter if: 1) the walkway provides direct access to the primary entryway of an individual unit within a building, and 2) the reviewing authority finds that the proposal would not significantly and adversely affect the streetscape, including opportunities for landscaping.
D. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a reviewing authority may grant the equivalent of one five foot (5') wide walkway in the front yard per fifty feet (50') of frontage along the front lot line of the subject site pursuant to an R-4 permit as provided in article 28.5 of this chapter if the reviewing authority finds that the proposal is compatible with the nearby streetscape and the scale of the surrounding development. For the purposes of this subsection, any fraction in excess of a multiple of fifty feet (50') of frontage shall be rounded down. Not more than one walkway shall exceed a width of five feet (5'), and such walkway shall not exceed a width of fifteen feet (15').
E. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the planning commission may grant the equivalent of one 5-foot wide walkway in the front yard per fifty feet (50') of frontage along the front lot line of the subject site, in any configuration, pursuant to an R-4 permit as provided in article 28.5 of this chapter, if the planning commission finds that the proposal is compatible with the nearby streetscape and the scale of the surrounding development. For the purposes of this subsection, any fraction in excess of a multiple of fifty feet (50') of frontage shall be rounded down. (Ord. 95-O-2239, eff. 7-7-1995; amd. Ord. 96-O-2266, eff. 10-18-1996)