Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/11/2000 - Joint with Planning Comm

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Ot~DINANCE #O0-XX CITY OF P,.A_MSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTEP.. 9 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE OF RA~ISEY, MINNESOTA. AN ORDINANCE IMPROVEMENTS" MINNESOTA. A~¢ENDING SECTION 9.50.50 "CONSTRUCTION OF OF CHAPTER 9 OF THE CITY CODE OF R.A~SEY, The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The City recognizes that trails or sidewalks within the road right-of-ways in urban areas serve an important transportational purpose, that these wails enhance safety for pedestrians and children, that removing non-motorized transportation fi.om street surfaces may reduce the need for residential stop signs on interior 'intersections, and as a result, increase efficiencies to the motoring public. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT Section 9.50.50 (Construction of Improvements), Subd. 2(a)(1) (Stage I Improvements) shall be amended to add the following: -' (o) Sidewalks Section 9.50.50 (Construction of Improvements), Subd. 3(b) (Stage I Improvements)'shall be amended to add the following: Sidewalks. All subdivisions within the urban service area shall have a minimum eight-foot (8') wide bituminous or concrete' sidewalk paralleling each street to provide for effective snow removal and safe two-way pedestrian traffic. The only urban subdivision streets that may not be required to have these trails are residential cul-de-sacs with no probability as a through street. The trail shall be cofistmcted as a Stage I improvement. The cost will be borne by the developer and not eligible for credit against park and trail dedication fees. The design must meet current standards o£ the City, comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and be shown on the preliminary plat for approval. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance becomes effective upon its passage and thirty (30) days after its publication according to law, subject to City Charter Provision, Section 5.04.