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A. Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of all streets located in all multifamily, commercial and industrial zoning districts.

B. Subdivisions located in residential and open space recreational zoning districts are required to place sidewalks in accordance with the sidewalk regulations provided in this Section.

C. Sidewalk Standards: Sidewalks, when required, should conform to the following standards, unless otherwise allowed:

1. The material shall be Class A concrete, per MAG Detail 220, or concrete pavers that are at least four inches thick. Concrete or decomposed granite sidewalks may be allowed for long, wide walkways in wash corridors, particularly where utility vehicle usage is needed.

2. Meandering walkways are preferable to curb-side walkways, where consistent with topography, rights-of-way, and existing development. Meanders should maintain 1-foot minimum from the property line or the back of a sidewalk easement, and should be curbside at all intersections and at all industrial, commercial and multifamily driveways.

3. The unobstructed width shall be as follows:

a. Five feet on local streets (See Exhibits 4 and 5).

b. Six feet on limited collector streets (See Exhibit 6).

c. Eight feet on minor and major collector streets (See Exhibits 7 and 8).

d. Eight feet on arterial streets (See Exhibits 9 and 10).

e. Eight feet for off-street bicycle use.

f. Ten feet for combined pedestrian/utility vehicle use.

g. Sidewalks wider than eight feet may be required in areas determined by the Town Engineer to be heavy pedestrian usage areas.

D. Sidewalks shall be developed in the following manner:

1. Sidewalks shall be required to be built on both sides of all arterial and collector streets, regardless of their location, zoning or the number of lots on the street.

2. Sidewalks shall be required to be built on both sides of any local street located within any industrial, commercial or multifamily zoning district. Sidewalks shall also be required to be built on both sides of any local street within a single-family residential zoning district if that street has developable lot frontages averaging 80 feet or less, regardless of the street's location, zoning or the number of lots on the street.

3. Sidewalks shall be required to be built on at least one side of any local street that is within or abuts a single-family residential zoning district that has developable lot frontages averaging over 80 feet, regardless of the lots' location or the number of lots on the street.

4. Sidewalks shall be required to be built on at least one side of any "connecting street".

5. Sidewalks shall not be required to be built on a "dead-end street" having developable lot frontages averaging 80 feet or more, if there are ten or less developable lots on the "dead-end street" and the land on each side of the street is within a single-family residential zoning district and/or the Open Space Recreational Zoning District.

6. Sidewalks to complete existing or planned pedestrian linkages, or sidewalks leading to a significant pedestrian traffic generator, shall be required to be built in accordance with an adopted pedestrian sidewalk or trail plan.

7. The Town Council may require the construction of a five foot wide concrete sidewalk to connect dead-end street bulbs with adjacent streets or other public property if the two street rights-of-way are less than 250 feet apart. If the average slope between the two streets is greater than 15 percent, an eight foot wide decomposed granite path shall be used in lieu of the concrete sidewalk (See Exhibit 18).

8. In Planned Unit Developments, sidewalks may be located outside of road rights-of-way, but they may also be required parallel to the street and within the street rights-of-way for safety reasons.

E. The following definitions shall be utilized only as they pertain to Section 3.06. Sidewalks:

1. Connecting Street: Any street segment located between two street intersections.

2. Dead-End Street: Any street segment located between a street intersection and a street terminus.

F. Any regulation contained within Section 3.06. Sidewalks may be waived by the Town Council.

Table 2. Sidewalk Table

Zoning District

Hillside Local (1)

Local (1)

Limited Collector

Minor Collector (2)

Major Collector (2)

Minor Arterial

Prin. Arterial

Industrial

N/A

5'

N/A

8'

8'

8'

8'

Commercial

N/A

5'

N/A

8'

8'

8'

8'

Multifamily

N/A

5'

N/A

8'

8'

8'

8'

OSR

5'

5'

6'

8'

8'

8'

8'

Single-Family

5'

5'

6'

8'

8'

8'

8'

Notes:

1A sidewalk is required on only one side of dead-end hillside local and local streets in single-family zoning districts with developable lots frontages averaging over 80 feet. No sidewalks are required on dead-end hillside local and local streets in single-family zoning districts with developable lot frontages averaging over 80 feet if there are ten or fewer lots having frontage on the dead-end street.

2Eight foot wide sidewalks are required on both sides, however one side may be reduced to six feet at the discretion of the Town Council.