Ordinance - #85-02 - 06/25/1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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f) All new roads and railways shall provide safe pedestrian crossing points to allow access to the riverfront. Rest areas, vistas and waysides shall be provided. D) Riverfront Uses/Access. 1) Public Property. Public pedestrian access shall be provided to the riverfront of all public property. 2) Public pedestrian access shall be provided to the riverfront of developments on publicly owned and pub- licly-controlled riverfront property whether leased to private leasees or not, except where: a) Unavoidable hazards exist to the public. b) Public pedestrian access at a particular loca- tion cannot be designed or developed to provide a pleasant view or recreational experience. c) Access to the riverfront may be denied to any person who creates a nuisance or who engages in illegal conduct on the property and public access may be temporarily or permanently closed upon a finding by the City that such offensive conduct cannot otherwise be reasonably controlled. 3) Public Access- Private Property. Public pedes- trian access shall be provided to the riverfront for all non-water dependent uses which are: a) Commercial or industrial. b) Developed as a planned unit development or requiring subdivision approval. c) Access to the riverfront may be denied to any person who creates a nuisance or who engages in illegal conduct on the property and public access may be temporarily or permanently closed upon a finding by the City that such offensive conduct cannot otherwise be reasonably controlled. 4) Riverfront Uses. Riverfront uses shall be pre- ferred in the following order: a) Water dependent; b) Non-water dependent with public pedestrian access; and Ordinance $85-2 Page 31 ~of 37