(A) Where deemed necessary by the Commission to provide circulation to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation facilities and other community facilities, or to provide pedestrian circulation within the subdivision, marked crosswalks shall be provided. Marked crosswalks shall consist of solid white lines that mark the crosswalk. They shall not be less than six inches wide or greater than 24 inches in width.
(B) If transverse lines are used to mark a crosswalk, the gap between the lines should not be less than six feet. If diagonal or longitudinal lines are used without transverse lines to mark a crosswalk, the crosswalk should not be less than six feet wide.
(C) Crosswalk lines, if used on both sides of the crosswalk, should extend across the full width of pavement or to the edge of the intersecting crosswalk to discourage diagonal walking between crosswalks. At locations controlled by traffic control signals or on approaches controlled by “Stop” or”Yield” signs, crosswalk lines should be installed where engineering judgment indicates they are needed to direct pedestrians to the proper crossing path(s).
(D) Crosswalk lines should not be used indiscriminately. An engineering study should be performed before a marked crosswalk is installed at a location away from a traffic control signal or an approach controlled by a “Stop” or “Yield” sign. The engineering study should consider the number of lanes, the presence of a median, the distance from adjacent signalized intersections, the pedestrian volumes and delays, the average daily traffic (ADT), the posted or statutory speed limit or eighty-fifth percentile speed, the geometry of the location, the possible consolidation of multiple crossing points, the availability of street lighting, and other appropriate factors.
(Ord. 353, passed 7-10-2013)