Spokane Municipal Code

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.111 Residential Zones

Section 17C.111.415 Pedestrian Connections

1. Purpose.

To create a network of safe, consistent, and convenient linkages for pedestrians, including locating building entrances adjacent to public sidewalks.

2. Pedestrian Connections Implementation.

1. 1. A comprehensive system of pedestrian walkways shall link all site entrances, building entries, parking facilities, and common outdoors spaces with the public sidewalk. (P)

1. 2. Clearly defined pedestrian connections shall be provided between public sidewalks and building entrances when buildings are not located directly adjacent to the sidewalk. (R)

1. 3. Clearly defined pedestrian connections between public sidewalks and internal pedestrian systems shall occur at intervals of one hundred fifty feet or less (P).

1. 4. Pedestrian connections shall be reinforced with pedestrian scale lighting, bollard lighting, landscaping, accent lighting, signage or a combination thereof to aid in pedestrian way finding. (P)

1. 5. The type and nature of all materials used for pedestrian walkways shall be consistent within a development. (P)

1. 6. Where transit stops occur in the public right-of-way, pedestrian walkways shall provide a clear and direct connection from the main building entrances to the transit stop. (R)

1. 7. Pedestrian connections shall occur between adjacent developments where feasible. (P)

1. 8. Pedestrian walkways within parking areas may be included as part of the minimum requirements for interior parking lot landscaping, if landscaping is provided on one side. (C)

1. 9. For parking lots that contain greater than fifteen parking spaces, pedestrian connections through the parking lot shall be clearly defined in a combination of two or more of the following ways (except as walkways cross vehicular travel lanes): (P)

1. 1. 1. A raised walkway.

1. 1. 2. Special railing, bollards and/or other architectural features to accent the walkway between parking bays.

1. 1. 3. Special paving, such as concrete or unit pavers in an asphalt area.

1. 1. 4. A continuous landscape area, a minimum of three feet wide along at least one side of the walkway.

3. Pedestrian walkways within parking areas shall have a minimum of five feet in width of clear, unobstructed passage. (R)

4. Chain link fencing may not be used to separate pedestrians from vehicular traffic. (C)

Date Passed: Monday, November 20, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36459 Section 16