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CASE # <br /> <br /> RECEIVE COMMENT ON TRAIL OR SIDEWALK <br />SITING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITY <br />By: Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Recently, there has been renewed discussion on within road right-of-way trails. City <br />Council the Park Commission, and staff have noted that their function is essentially that <br />of a sidewalk. This fact suggests that developers should be constructing these trails as <br />part of any subdivisions infrastructure. In order to provide for this, a policy is needed to <br />determine several things, some of which are listed below: <br /> <br />· Should these "sidewalks" (bituminous or concrete), be only along arterial roads - or <br /> should their siting be linked to density. <br />· Should the width be standardized at eight feet to ensure flexibility in future snow <br /> removal and to provide for safe two-way traffic. (A transportation consultant for the <br /> City a few years ago recommended ten feet wide as a standard for the last reason.) <br />· If a developer is required to construct these facilities, is the cost credited against the <br /> $300 per unit trail fee? If not for interior streets, how about arterial roads? If there <br /> was credit offered, and the costs for the sidewalk/trail exceeded the $300 per dwelling <br /> unit, would the City reimburse those costs? If so, from which funding source? <br /> <br />Staff has polled approximately two dozen cities relative to these questions, the results of <br />which are attached. The recommendations of both the Park and Planning Commissions <br />will be forwarded to City Council for policy adoption. The intent would be that this <br />could occur before a significant subdivision is submitted for approval. Staff recommends <br />that a consensus decision be made on each of the points above. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Based upon discussion. <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor <br />Zoning Administrator <br />Director of Public Works <br />City Engineer <br /> <br />Copies also Distributed to: <br />City Administrator <br />City Council <br /> <br />PC: 12/7/99 <br /> <br />G:\users\City Shared File\PLANNING\Cases\1999\Sidewalk Case.doc 11/30/99 <br /> <br />/l <br /> <br /> <br />