A. When Required
1. Projects abutting collector or arterial facilities, encompassing the entire block, shall provide sidewalks adjacent to the collector or arterial roadway. Location of sidewalks shall be consistent with planned roadway improvements.
2. Projects for which new roads are constructed shall provide sidewalks adjacent to the roadway.
3. Sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of all residential streets where the average lot width at the street is sixty (60) feet or less.
4. Sidewalks shall be provided on one (1) side of all residential streets where the average lot width at the street is greater than sixty (60) feet.
5. Residential projects adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of an activity center such as commercial, office, service, or recreation activities shall provide pedestrian and bicycle access from the development to the activity center.
6. Pedestrian-ways or crosswalks, not less than ten (10) feet wide with a sidewalk meeting the requirements of this Code, may be required by the Planning and Zoning Board to be placed in the center of blocks more than eight hundred (800) feet long where deemed necessary to provide circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation, and other community facilities.
7. Sidewalks shall be included in the plans for all new construction on parcels located along Hwy. 98, 15th Street, and 7th Street which correspond with the “City of Mexico Beach FDOT Sidewalk Master Plan” dated October 30th 2006. These sidewalks will parallel the route of those respective streets and are in addition to any sidewalks required by other sections of the City of Mexico Beach Land Development Codes.
8. Individuals applying for the installation of sidewalks on developed property (i.e., where sidewalks will be the only new construction) will be required to submit an “Application for a Sidewalk Permit” to the City of Mexico Beach; there will be no charge or fee associated with this permit. The requirements for permits from other agencies and the design and construction standards established below will still apply.
B. Developments Exempted from Providing Sidewalks
1. All currently platted lots are exempt from the above requirements to provide sidewalks.
2. New developments which do not encompass an entire block are exempt from the above requirements to provide sidewalks.
C. Design and Construction Standards
Design and construction of sidewalks, bikeways, or other footpaths shall be designed and constructed with pavers or commercial-grade, reinforced concrete with a minimum width of six (6) feet and a minimum thickness of four (4) inches. In all other regards, the construction shall be in compliance with the standards in the Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways, published by the Florida Department of Transportation.
(Ord. 711, passed 2-5-2019)