30.24.080 Pedestrian facility requirements.
The intent of this section is to improve the pedestrian environment and encourage walking as a convenient means of transportation by requiring developments to provide pedestrian facilities.
(1) Pedestrian facilities shall be required, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:
(a) In any existing or proposed road network element when required by the county engineer in accordance with chapter 30.66B SCC and the EDDS, and any abutting state, city, town or other county’s rights-of-way in accordance with chapter 30.66B SCC.
(b) Within the development:
(i) To, from and between:
(A) Lots in a subdivision, short subdivision, unit lot subdivision or short subdivision, or binding site plan;
(B) Dwellings in single-family detached unit, cottage housing, single-family attached, duplex, townhouse, or multiple family developments;
(C) Non-residential buildings;
(D) Community facilities;
(E) Open space areas for active or passive recreation uses when either provided by a developer or required pursuant to SCC 30.23A.080, 30.34A.070(3), 30.41C.090(2)(b), or 30.42B.115(1)(b)(i) and (iv); and
(F) Common open space as part of a cottage housing development;
(ii) Between an individual dwelling and the adjacent road network element when the dwelling is required to be handicapped accessible under this title, state law or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);
(iii) Between parking spaces and the residential dwellings they serve.
(c) Off-site to satisfy criteria in SCC 30.41A.100 or 30.41B.100, or as required to mitigate impacts under chapter 30.61 or 30.66B SCC.
(2) Pedestrian facilities shall comply with the applicable specifications and standards of the ADA for accessibility.
(3) Pedestrian facilities shall not be required for:
(a) Permanent dead-end road network elements that are 150 feet or less in length and serve 90 average daily trips or less;
(b) Connecting individual dwellings with or without an attached garage or carport to the adjacent road network element, provided that the dwelling is not required to be handicapped accessible under this title, state or federal law; or
(c) Connecting detached accessory or non-accessory garages or storage structures, or carports to the adjacent road network element.
(4) Pedestrian facilities shall be prohibited in an alley, or a drive aisle that is less than 20 feet in width.
(5) Pedestrian facilities required for a public road may be located outside of the right-of-way if an EDDS deviation is approved.
(6) The county engineer, pursuant to this chapter, chapter 30.66B SCC, Title 13 SCC, and the EDDS, shall determine the requirements for those pedestrian facilities located within the limits of a road network element, or located outside of the right of way pursuant to SCC 30.24.080(5). The director, pursuant to SCC 30.81.010, shall determine the requirements for those pedestrian facilities located outside the limits of a road network element. (Added by Amended Ord. 12-049, Oct. 3, 2012, Eff date Jan. 1, 2013; Amended by Amended Ord. 17-061, Mar. 28, 2018, Eff date May 27, 2018).