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Title 17H
Chapter 17H.010
Section 17H.010.190
 

Title 17H Engineering Standards

Chapter 17H.010 Street Development Standards

Section 17H.010.190 Pedestrian Buffer Strips
  1. Pedestrian buffer strips are required on both sides of all streets between the sidewalk and the curb. The width and type of pedestrian buffer strip for each street shall comply with the requirements of the city’s design standards. 
  1. Planted strips are required on residential local access streets. A concrete pedestrian buffer strip may be allowed in place of the planted strip for certain land uses such as churches and schools that require passenger loading and unloading, or at bus stops. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and allowed at the discretion of the director of engineering services. 
  1. In situations where a separation between the sidewalk and the street is constrained by topography, narrow right-of-way or existing development, a variance from this standard may be granted by the director of engineering services. 
  1. In cases where sidewalk has been omitted on one side of the street, the pedestrian buffer strip may also be omitted on that side. 
  1. Pedestrian buffer strips may be omitted around the bulb of cul-de-sacs.

Date Passed: Monday, November 30, 2020

Effective Date: Sunday, January 3, 2021

ORD C35985 Section 9