18.32.090 Curbs, sidewalks and pedestrian ways – Principles and standards.
The following principles and standards shall apply to the design and installation of curbs, sidewalks and pedestrian ways:
A. Curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be required in all subdivisions except as noted in subsection (B) of this section. In the coastal zone, gutter elevations shall be established at sufficient height above mean sea level to allow for anticipated head losses throughout the drainage system.
B. The requirement for sidewalks may be omitted in whole or in part by the Commission; provided, that the findings are made that such sidewalks are not necessary because of any one of the following:
1. The traffic count on a particular street is significantly reduced from the established standard for local streets as determined by the City Engineer; or
2. The design or the topography of the subdivision and its relationship to adjoining properties and uses do not warrant the standard sidewalk requirements based upon the recommendation of the City Engineer.
This subsection (B) does not apply in the coastal zone.
C. When required for access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation facilities, other community facilities, or for unusually long blocks, the Commission may require pedestrian ways, not less than eight feet in right-of-way and paved with Portland cement concrete, a minimum of five feet in width. Such pedestrian ways shall be bordered on each side with a six-foot-high, minimum, chain-link fence and a landscaped screen in conformance with the landscaping manual of the City. In lieu of the chain-link fence, the Commission may require the subdivider to use a masonry wall, as specified in CVMC 18.32.070(C), a minimum six feet high, where they deem it necessary for any one of the following reasons:
1. Separation of land use;
2. Acoustical buffer;
3. Promotion of an architectural theme or compatibility of the area.
D. Where sidewalks are not required, Portland cement concrete driveway aprons shall extend to the property line.
E. Section 19.91.04c of the Bayfront Specific Plan 1985 is hereby incorporated as part of this section. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369, 1971; prior code § 28.902(F)).