These standards are intended to provide for safe, visible and convenient pedestrian and bicycle movement on-site and to provide the opportunity to connect to surrounding areas.
(a) All sidewalks and pedestrian/bicycle pathways must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
(b) A system of public concrete sidewalks ranging from four-foot to ten-foot wide and four inches thick shall be provided. Pedestrian/bicycle pathways shall range from eight-foot to ten-foot wide, four-inch thick asphalt or concrete.
(c) Sidewalks or pedestrian pathways shall be provided on-site connecting the site and public sidewalks; all principal buildings on the site; parking lots and principal buildings on the site and where logical connections to off-site locations can be made as identified in the Village's pedestrian and bicycle route maps in the Park and Recreation Master Plan or other appropriate planning documents. In no event is the placement of a sidewalk or pedestrian pathway intended to displace existing landscaped areas or to duplicate existing pedestrian routes.
(d) Where it is necessary for the primary pedestrian route to cross any street with a classification of collector or higher, the pedestrian crossing shall be designed to emphasize and prioritize pedestrian access and safety. Such crossings shall be identified using pavement treatments, signals, lighting, traffic calming techniques, median refuge areas and/or landscaping along with signs and striping.
(e) A system of pathways shall be provided for the use of bicyclists throughout and to and from the site. Off-street routes may be combined with pedestrian sidewalks or pathways. All pathways and multi-use trails shall meet American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standards.
(f) Where adjacent to commercial areas or an existing or planned trail system, multi- family developments shall provide ten-foot wide direct walkways on site that allow residents to walk to nearby shopping services, and recreational amenities.
(g) The design of all through-access drives shall be consistent with, and aligned with, local streets in adjacent existing development sites, where possible.
(h) The street and roadway system shall provide multiple points of connectivity from the site to the external arterial street system in the one (1) square mile section in which the site is located.
(i) Multi-family development.
(1) Multi-family developments between five (5) and fifteen (15) acres shall include a minimum of one public street or private drive, with detached sidewalks and six-foot landscaped planting strips that is continuous through the site, and connects to a public street on either end (referred to as a"through-access drive").
(2) Multi-family development sites greater than fifteen (15) acres shall include a minimum of two (2) through-access drives with detached sidewalks and six-foot landscaped planting strips.
(Ord. 38-04. Passed 10-11-04.)