§ 106-96. Where required.

(a)

Paved sidewalks shall be required in all new developments after May 23, 1989, along the following types of roads:

(1)

Arterials, major collectors and minor collectors. Sidewalks are required on both sides of thoroughfares. Before final acceptance is made by the county, all sidewalks shall be installed as shown on the approved set of plans unless a performance security is in place prior to acceptance, unless the applicant/developer chooses alternative compliance, as specified in section 106-98.

(2)

Residential collectors. Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of streets and shall be built when curb and gutter is installed throughout the development. Before final acceptance is made by the county, all sidewalks shall be installed as shown on the approved set of plans unless a performance security is in place prior to acceptance.

(3)

Industrial and commercial streets. Developer shall provide for earth shoulders/sidewalks on both sides of streets located within a planned industrial or commercial development, that are not classified as arterial, major or minor collector, or residential collector and in compliance with county standards.

(4)

Residential subdivision streets. It is the intent of this article to require paved sidewalks on the north and east side of the residential streets in the county.

a.

Sidewalks shall be required on the north and east sides of all residential subdivision. Sidewalks shall be required on all abutting external streets (abutting side), unless determined unnecessary by the director based upon a demonstrated hardship including and/or similar to extreme topography, utility hardships, stormwater management issues, presence of existing healthy specimen trees, etc.

b.

It shall be at the discretion of the director to have the sidewalks shifted to the south and west of the streets to fit special situations.

c.

Amenities shall be served by a sidewalk and this sidewalk tied to the closest sidewalk in the subdivision.

d.

Before final acceptance is made by the county, all sidewalks shall be installed as shown on the approved set of plans, unless a performance security is in place prior to acceptance.

(b)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Paved means to cover uniformly with a hard concrete surface or other rigid pavement surface excluding asphalt for the bearing of traffic.

(c)

Properties zoned R-80 or approved for rural road cross-section are exempt from this article.

(Ord. of 5-23-89, § 4; Ord. of 6-25-91, § 4; Code 1977, § 3-23-82; Ord. of 7-10-01; Ord. of 7-26-05; Ord. of 1-24-06)