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Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces 1 | Minimum Stacking Lane Distance (ft) 2 |
1 - 49 | 25 |
50 - 249 | 50 |
250 - 499 | 100 |
500 or more | 100 + 15 ft for every additional 50 spaces beyond 500 |
NOTES: 1. Entrances into parking structures may be credited towards the stacking lane distance requirement provided the parking structure entrance is accessed from a
development
driveway
and not a primary drive aisle. 2. Stacking lane distance is measured from the intersection of the
driveway
with the
street
right-of-way
, along the centerline of the stacking lane, to its intersection with the centerline of the first entrance into a parking area or other internal intersecting
driveway
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9. Sight Triangles
a. Intersections Involving State Roads
Sight triangles shall be established at each corner of the intersection of a State road with any other street in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation's intersection sight distance standards.
b. Other Intersections
At roadway intersections other than those involving a State road or a designated alley, and where a driveway intersects with a local street, collector street, minor arterial street, or principal arterial street, a sight triangle shall be established at each corner of the intersection. Each sight triangle shall be measured from the intersection of the extended curb or edge-of-pavement lines for the intersecting roadways (or intersection roadway and driveway), to a point located ten feet along the curb or edge-of-pavement line for one roadway/driveway, to a point along the curb or edge-of-pavement line for the other roadway/driveway located ten feet from the original point—see Figure 155.5101.G.9.b, Sight triangles at intersections.
c. Limits on Obstructions to Cross-Visibility
Within a roadway or driveway intersection sight triangle, no fence, wall, sign, earthworks, hedge, shrub, or other structure or planting shall be located, maintained, or permitted to grow between the heights of three and six feet above the grade elevation of the adjacent roadway or driveway. Public safety and utility devices (such as streetlights, street signs, and telephone poles), as well as sign poles and trees less than eight inches in diameter, are exempt from this standard, provided their number and location is limited—and the limbs and foliage of any such trees are trimmed—so as to ensure provision of the required unobstructed cross-visibility. (See Figure 155.5101.G.9.c, Sight triangle clear visibility.)
1. Required Bicycle Access
a. General Bicycle Access
Except individual lot development of a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, all developments shall be served by an internal bicycle circulation system (including bike routes, bike lanes, and/or bike paths) that permits safe, convenient, efficient, and orderly movement of bicyclists among the following origin and destination points within the development, as well as between the internal bicycle circulation system and adjoining parts of an existing or planned external, community-wide bicycle circulation system and any adjoining public parks, greenways, schools, community centers, and shopping areas:
i. Bicycle parking facilities (See Section 155.5102.L, Bicycle Parking Facilities.) or areas near the primary entrance(s) of principal buildings (or the buildable area of lots, for subdivisions);
ii. Any designated or planned bus stops and shelters (on-site or on an adjacent street); and
iii. Recreation facilities and other common use area and amenities.
b. Bikeway Improvements Required
i. Except individual lot development of a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, all developments may be required to install bike lanes, bike paths, or other bicycle improvements within the development site and along the development site's frontage on existing streets where called for by a city bicycle plan (when adopted).
ii. Where a development site fronts an existing street with insufficient right-of-way width to accommodate installation of a required bike path along the frontage, the developer may install a bike path on the development site, within a public easement running parallel and adjacent to the public street.
2. Bicycle Connectivity
Multifamily residential, nonresidential, and mixed-use development shall comply with the following standards:
a. Any internal bicycle circulation system shall be designed to allow for bicycle cross-access between it and any internal bicycle circulation system on adjoining lots containing a multifamily residential, nonresidential, or mixed-use development, or to the boundary of adjoining vacant land zoned to allow multifamily residential, nonresidential, or mixed-use development.
b. The Development Services Director may waive or modify the requirement for bicycle cross-access on determining that such cross-access is impractical or undesirable due to the presence of topographic conditions, natural features, or safety factors.
c. Easements allowing cross-access to and from properties served by a bicycle cross-access, along with agreements defining maintenance responsibilities of property owners, shall be recorded with the Broward County Records Division before issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for the development.
3. General Bikeway Layout and Design
a. Bike Paths
Required bike paths shall:
i. Be at least seven feet wide and surfaced with a durable and dustless material;
ii. Be distinguishable from vehicular traffic lanes they cross by painted markings, a change in pavement material or color, raised paving height, decorative bollards, and/or flashing caution signals; and
iii. Have adequate lighting for security and safety.
b. Bike Lanes
Required bike lanes shall be designed and provided in accordance with the cross-section, paving, and other standards applicable to the roadways of which they are a part.
4. Waiver
The Development Services Director may waive all or part of the standards in this subsection if it is demonstrated that bicycle access and circulation is unneeded or undesirable in the proposed development or that compliance with the required bicycle improvements is infeasible.
1. Required Pedestrian Access
Except individual lot development of a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, all developments shall be served by an internal pedestrian circulation system walkways (including sidewalks, pedestrian paths, and/or trails) that permits safe, convenient, efficient, and orderly movement of pedestrians among the following origin and destination points within the development, as well as between the internal pedestrian circulation system and adjoining parts of an existing or planned external, community-wide pedestrian circulation system and any adjoining public parks, greenways, schools, community centers, and shopping areas:
i. The primary entrance(s) of principal buildings (or the buildable area of lots, for subdivisions);
ii. Off-street parking bays;
iii. Any designated or planned bus stops and shelters (on-site or on an adjacent street); and
iv. Recreation facilities and other common use area and amenities.
b. Sidewalks Required
i. Except individual lot development of a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, all developments shall install sidewalks on both sides of all roadways within the development site and along the entire frontage of the development site with an existing street (unless an existing sidewalk meeting city standards is already in place).
ii. Where a development site fronts an existing street with insufficient right-of-way width to accommodate installation of a required sidewalk along the frontage, the developer may install a sidewalk on the development site, within a dedicated widening of the right-of-way or dedicated public easement running parallel and adjacent to the public street.
iii. Additional sidewalks or pedestrian walkways may be required where called for by a city pedestrian plan (when adopted).
Multifamily residential, nonresidential, and mixed-use development shall comply with the following standards:
a. The internal pedestrian circulation system shall be designed to allow for pedestrian walkway cross-access between the development's buildings and parking areas and those on adjoining lots containing a multifamily residential, nonresidential, or mixed-use development, or to the boundary of adjoining vacant land zoned to allow multifamily residential, nonresidential, or mixed-use development.
b. The Development Services Director may waive or modify the requirement for pedestrian cross-access on determining that such cross-access is impractical or undesirable due to the presence of topographic conditions, natural features, or safety factors.
c. Easements allowing cross-access to and from properties served by a pedestrian cross-access, along with agreements defining maintenance responsibilities of property owners, shall be recorded with the Broward County Records Division before issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for the development.
3. General Walkway Layout and Design
a. General Walkway Standards
Required pedestrian walkways shall:
i. Be at least five feet wide in residential and industrial zoning districts and seven feet wide in commercial zoning districts;
ii. Be distinguishable from vehicular traffic lanes they cross by painted markings, a change in pavement material or color, raised paving height, decorative bollards, and/or flashing caution signals;
iii. Have adequate lighting for security and safety;
iv. Meet the accessibility guidelines promulgated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and
v. Be constructed in accordance with sidewalk standards in Chapter 100 (Streets and Sidewalks) of the
Code of Ordinances
, where applicable, and any standards called for by the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
b. Pedestrian Walkways through Large Parking Areas and Parking Garages
i. All parking lots and parking structures containing more than 50 parking spaces shall provide a clearly identified pedestrian route between parking areas and the primary pedestrian entrance(s) to the building(s) served by the parking areas, or to a pedestrian walkway providing direct access to the primary building entrance(s).
ii. Parking lots containing more than 50 parking spaces shall, at a minimum, include a pedestrian walkway running between at least every three parking bays or at intervals not less than 200 feet apart, whichever is less. (See Figure 155.5101.I.3.b: Walkways through parking lots.)
iii. Walkways providing pedestrian access between parking areas and associated buildings may be extended to provide the connections to abutting street sidewalks or to adjoining development required by Section 155.5101.I.1.a, General Pedestrian Access, and Section 155.5101.I.2, Pedestrian Connectivity.
4. Waiver
The Development Services Director may waive all or part of the standards in this subsection if it is demonstrated that pedestrian access and circulation is unneeded or undesirable in the proposed development or that compliance with the required pedestrian improvements is infeasible.