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A. General Considerations.

1. Walking and bicycling should be encouraged, particularly in support of transit services, Transit Oriented Policy Plans, and other relevant policy plans:

a. People should be provided the opportunity to walk, ride a bicycle, or use transit;

b. People should be provided the opportunity to drive less, and to park once and walk to nearby destinations;

c. Outdoor pedestrian activities within public rights-of-way should be encouraged;

d. A compact pattern of development and mix of uses should be encouraged in order to achieve increased walking and bicycling;

e. A high level of amenities, including public shade, should be provided for pedestrians’ and other users’ comfort and convenience;

f. An adequate level of access for automobiles should be maintained and their use integrated safely with pedestrians, bicyclists, and other users.

2. Transit use should be encouraged within proximity of existing and future transit service:

a. Uses that promote round-the-clock activity around transit stations should be encouraged;

b. Sufficient density of employees, residents, and recreational users are required to support transit.

3. Personal safety should be specifically considered in relationship to a transit supportive urban environment:

a. The public’s safety should be protected by employing environmental design to promote situational awareness and by visually and physically defining the public and private realms;

b. Sidewalks, pedestrian passages, streets and alleys should be adequately illuminated;

c. Illumination should not leave areas of contrast which permit concealment;

d. Lighting should not create glare for pedestrians or drivers.

4. Property owners and users of the public realm should be provided adequate access to light and air:

a. Property value and the healthfulness of the public realm should be protected by allowing equal access to light and air;

b. Urban heat island effect should be limited by increasing access to light and air.

5. Parking should be regulated in order to support a walkable and transit-connected environment, providing for the needs of all users:

a. The supply of parking should be adequate for the uses it serves;

b. The displacement of building and land uses by parking should be minimized;

c. Parking should be allocated to locations in which it will support, not interfere, with walkability;

d. Motor vehicle users should be able to park once to visit a variety of different destinations.

6. The public realm should be regulated to assist and support an active pedestrian oriented realm and to cool streets, sidewalks, and buildings:

a. Local microclimate and environment should be moderated through the application of trees and landscaping to:

(1) Improve air quality;

(2) Mitigate noise pollution;

(3) Provide seasonal shade, sun and temperature regulation;

(4) Reduce reflected light;

(5) Mitigate wind gusts;

(6) Provide a permeable barrier between sidewalks and vehicular lanes;

(7) Reduce hot pavement;

(8) Reduce runoff by intercepting and percolating rainwater;

(9) Conserve soil and prevent erosion through vegetative cover, root growth, and windbreaks;

(10) Conserve water through xeriscape and design strategies. (Ord. No. G-6047, 2015; Ord. No. G-6962, § 14, 2022)