Vehicular & Pedestrian Access
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Standards: |
| s.295-605-4c. Access Drives. An access drive shall generally traverse the front setback at a right angle. The commissioner of public works shall approve the location and design of the curb cut and driveway apron for the access drive. c-2. Width. An access drive shall not exceed 30 feet in width. |
| s.295-605-4d. Pedestrian Access. Where a lot is adjacent to a public sidewalk, each principal building on the lot shall be served by a clearly identifiable walkway leading from the public sidewalk to the entrance of the building. The presence of an access drive does not fulfill this requirement. d-2. Paving. All required pedestrian access ways shall be paved with non-asphalt materials. d-3. Width. All required pedestrian access ways shall be at least 5 feet in width. |
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Photos/Examples of Vehicular Access: |
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Vehicular access drive is designed similar to a street with two driving lanes and pedestrian sidewalks on each side. |
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Vehicular access drive is designed similar to a street with two driving lanes and pedestrian sidewalks on each side. |
Photos/Examples of Pedestrian Access: |
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Great example of a clear pedestrian access point across a McDonald's vehicular drive-thru lane |
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Large-format retail parking lots should look to place pedestrian access paths perpendicular to main entrances in order to keep pedestrians off of driving lanes. |
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This example shows a narrowing of the street via curb bump outs in order to accomodate pedestrians |
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Pedestrian access point connecting public sidewalk to retail entrance. |
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Use of non-asphalt materials in identifying pedestrian access paths is very important. |