§ 118-1451. Walkways, pedestrian connections and pedestrian circulation.

All development shall encourage pedestrian-oriented ingress and egress through design features that enhance pedestrian safety, efficiency and connectivity with a clear delineation between vehicular areas and pedestrian walkways. All design plans submitted to the city shall incorporate the following minimum standards:

(1)

Continuous internal pedestrian concrete walkways, no less than six feet in width, shall be provided from the public sidewalk or right-of-way to the principal customer entrance of all nonresidential establishments on the site. If a building fronts on more than one street, each street frontage shall have a connection. At a minimum, walkways shall connect focal points of pedestrian activity such as, but not limited to, transit stops, street crossings, building and store entry points, and shall feature adjoining landscaped areas that include trees, shrubs, benches, flower beds, ground covers or other such materials for no less than 50 percent of the length of the walkway. Commercial development greater than 25,000 square feet in size must provide a seating area for pedestrians along the portion of sidewalk which fronts the parcel. The surface of the seating area shall be constructed of concrete or decorative pavers.

(2)

Sidewalks shall be constructed along the entire length of the property's frontage adjacent to public streets to facilitate direct pedestrian connections from surrounding neighborhoods and adjacent developments, shall be six feet wide, and the sidewalk's nearest edge to the street shall be located a minimum of four feet from the edge of the curb or five feet from the edge of pavement of each adjacent street. Upon a finding of good cause, including, but not limited to a finding that the Florida Department of Transportation plans provide for such sidewalks, the planning and zoning board may defer the foregoing requirement, in part or in whole, provided such relief is conditioned upon the applicant's contribution to the city's sidewalk fund in an amount approved by the city engineer to construct the otherwise required sidewalks. Said funds shall be used by the city for sidewalk improvement, construction or repair within the city.

(3)

Benches, bicycle racks and trash receptacles shall be provided and located at the entrance to each building and within pedestrian areas situated along the main facade of the building and at the seating areas provided for in subsection (1). All selected materials must be similar in design and color to provide a consistent and cohesive style for each parcel.

(4)

At vehicular entrances to properties abutting State Road 50, pedestrian crosswalks shall provide a specialty design which delineates said crosswalks in a decorative manner such as texture paving, brick pavers or other surface treatments; simple striping shall not be sufficient.

(5)

Pedestrian cross access shall be provided between adjacent parcels consistent with sound and generally accepted engineering practices and principles.

(Ord. No. 03-30, § 2, 9-17-03; Ord. No. 10-08, § 2(Exh. A), 7-8-10)