Chapter 12.30
COMPLETE STREETS
Sections:
12.30.010 Complete streets.
A. Public works will plan for, design and construct all new city transportation improvement projects to provide appropriate accommodation for pedestrians, bicyclists and persons of all abilities, while promoting safe operation for all users, as provided below.
B. Public works will incorporate complete streets principles into: the department’s transportation strategic plan, pedestrian and bicycle master plans and other public works plans, manuals, rules, regulations and programs as appropriate.
C. Except in unusual or extraordinary circumstances, complete streets principles will not apply:
1. To street repair made due to utility activities or pothole repairs;
2. To ordinary maintenance activities designed to keep assets in serviceable condition (e.g., mowing, cleaning, sweeping, spot repair and surface treatments such as chip seal and overlay);
3. Where the city supervisor issues a documented determination concluding that application of complete street principles is not necessary:
a. Where nonmotorized use is not practical, is contrary to public safety, or is prohibited;
b. The cost of accommodation is excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use; or
c. Where other available means or factors indicate an absence of current or future need.
D. Complete streets may be achieved through single projects or incrementally through a series of small improvements or maintenance activities over time. It is the mayor’s and council’s intent that all sources of transportation funding be drawn upon to implement complete streets. The city believes that maximum financial flexibility is important to implement complete streets principles. (Ord. 1513 § 1, 2016).