§ 6.03.02. Sidewalks

A.

Sidewalks shall be required in all Land Use categories where necessary to provide for safe pedestrian circulation and shall be constructed within rights-of-way, adjacent to or internal to the site, regardless of whether the site is adjacent to an existing or new road being constructed for dedication to Hillsborough County or the State of Florida.

Public sidewalks and public sidewalk curb ramps shall conform to the latest requirements of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.

B.

Internal sidewalks shall meet the accessibility requirements of the Florida Accessibility Code, specifically the following:

1.

Accessible routes within the boundary of the site shall be provided from public transportation stops, parking and passenger loading zones, and public streets or sidewalks to the building entrance they serve.

2.

Accessible routes shall connect buildings, facilities, elements and spaces that are on the same site.

C.

Sidewalk construction on external roads shall be on the same side as the development and shall be continuous from boundary to boundary of the development.

D.

In the event that a right-of-way is determined by Administrator to be too small for the construction of a safe sidewalk, developer shall construct the sidewalk within an easement approved by and dedicated to the County.

E.

Sidewalks shall be constructed along the entire length of streets which are temporarily dead-ended but which will be expanded in the future.

F.

Sidewalks shall be constructed within the right-of-way and along the entire width of a site developed under the site development regulations except as provided below:

1.

Where planned right-of-way improvements scheduled in the Capital Improvement Program within two years would require the destruction of the sidewalks. In this case, the developer shall be required to provide funds for the cost of sidewalk construction to the Capital Improvements Project Pseudo Code, or

2.

Where an approved Subdivision or Site Development Master Sidewalk Plan provides otherwise.

G.

Sidewalk connections shall be designed to meet the requirements of the Florida Accessibility Code.

H.

Certificates of Occupancy may not be issued until sidewalks are constructed.

(Ord. No. 97-18, § 2, 12-18-97; Ord. No. 04-27, § 2, 6-10-04)