§ 16-18K.009. Sidewalks.

Public sidewalks shall be located along all streets and shall have minimum widths as specified herein. Sidewalks shall consist of two zones: a street furniture and tree planting zone and a clear zone. Said zones shall have a minimum width as specified in "SPI-11: Development Controls, Site Limitations, Sidewalks, Supplemental Zones and Front Yards Table". The following regulations shall apply to all sidewalks:

1.

Street furniture and tree planting zone requirements: Said zone shall be located immediately adjacent to the curb and shall be continuous. Said zone shall meet the tree planting requirements of section 16-18K.009(3). In addition to the required planting of trees, this zone may also be used for the placement of street furniture including utility poles, waste receptacles, fire hydrants, traffic signs, newspaper vending boxes, bus shelters, bicycle racks and similar elements in a manner that does not obstruct pedestrian access or motorist visibility and as approved by the Director of the Bureau of Planning.

2.

Clear zone requirements: Said zone shall be located immediately contiguous to the street furniture and tree planting zone and shall be continuous. Said zone shall be hardscape, and shall be unobstructed for a minimum height of eight feet.

3.

Street tree planting requirements:

a.

Street trees are required and shall be planted in the ground a maximum of 50 feet on center within the street furniture and tree planting zone and spaced equal distance between street lights.

b.

In Subareas 4, 5, 6 and 7, required street trees may by placed within the front yard instead of being placed within the street furniture and tree planting zone when said zone is three feet in width or less.

c.

All newly planted trees shall be a minimum of three inches in caliper measured 36 inches above ground, shall be a minimum of 12 feet in height, shall have a minimum mature height of 40 feet, and shall be limbed up to a minimum height of seven feet.

d.

Trees shall have a minimum planting area of 32 square feet. All plantings, planting replacement and planting removal shall be approved by the City Arborist. The area between required plantings shall either be planted with evergreen ground cover such as mondo grass or liriope spicata or shall be paved as approved by the Director of Planning.

4.

Nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to impede visibility within visibility triangles at street intersections between the heights of two and one-half feet and eight feet above grade. See section 16-28.008(9), Visibility at Intersections.

5.

Every commercially reasonable effort shall be made to place utilities underground or to the rear of structures to allow for unobstructed use of sidewalks.

(Ord. No. 2004-58, § 1(Att. A), 9-15-04)