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A. These standards apply to properties that front on a public street with a designation of TOD, pedestrian, connector or residential mixed-use as shown in Map 33-1. The standards apply when a development is required to install street and alley improvements in accordance with EMC 13.68.020, or as amended. This includes both new development and expansions or alterations of an existing use.

1. Public Sidewalk Standards for Designated Streets.

a. Sidewalks shall be installed on all frontage on public right-of-way, except when authorized within an easement by the city engineer.

b. Sidewalk Width. Sidewalks shall provide frontage zone, pedestrian clear zone, landscape/furniture zone, and total minimum width consistent with Table 33-2.

c. Sidewalk pattern shall carry across the driveway.

2. Undesignated Streets. The standards in this subsection do not apply to streets shown as “undesignated.” Sidewalk improvement standards for undesignated streets are based on the requirements in EMC Title 13 and the city’s design and construction standards and specifications.

B. Historic Overlay Districts. Sidewalks in historic overlay districts shall include color and patterns similar to other sidewalks in the historic overlay as directed by the city’s public works standards.

Table 33-2: Public Sidewalk Widths by Street Designation

STREET TYPE

FRONTAGE ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH

PEDESTRIAN CLEAR ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH

LANDSCAPE/FURNITURE ZONE MINIMUM WIDTH

TOTAL MIN. WIDTH

TOD

2'–6'

8'–10'

6'–8'

8' desirable

16' min

Pedestrian

2'–6'

8' minimum

6' minimum

16' min

Connector

None

6' minimum

6' minimum

12' min

Residential Mixed-Use

None

Per city engineer

4' minimum

10' min

Undesignated

None

Per city engineer

Per city engineer

6' min

See public sidewalk treatment requirements below for specific street designations.

(Ord. 3774-20 § 5(S) (Exh. 3), 2020.)