2002-07 GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - NEAR NORTH REDEVELOPMENT AREA EAST OF NORTH WARREN STREET

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` � , Page 5 of 8 � Near North Neighborhood PUD Guidelines sides of the street (except those streets whose opposite side is not within � the project area). a. Sidewalks in Residential Areas: A private sidewalk of at least three (3) feet in width shall connect all dwelling entrances to the adjacent ' public sidewalk. b. Sidewalks in the Mixed Use Area: Clear and well-lighted walkways � shall connect building entrances to the adjacent public sidewalk I and to associated parking areas. Such walkways shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width. 2. Bicycle Circulation. Bicycle circulation shall be accommodated on streets and/or on dedicated bicycle paths. Facilities for bicycle travel may include off-street bicycle paths (generally shared with pedestrians and other non-motorized users) an separate, striped, 4-foot bicycle lanes on streets. If a bicycle lane is combined with a parking lane, the combined width shall be 14 feet. 3. Public Transit Access. Where public transit service is available or planned, convenient access to transit stops shall be provided. Where transit shelters are provided, they shall be placed in highly visible locations that promote security through surveillance, and shall be well-lighted. 4. Vehicular Circulation. a. Wherever possible, the existing grid system street layout shall be preserved, and the grid shall be restored in areas formerly occupied by public housing. If alterations to the existing street pattern are warranted, the end effect shall still be in a grid pattern. b. Curb cuts on public streets shall be minimized. Residential lots that back up to alleys shall not be allowed a curb cut on the public street; however, a curb cut to a parking area that serves four (4) or more dwelling units may be permitted. c. Clear vision triangles at all driveway and roadway intersections shall be maintained in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance. D. Street Standards 1. All streets on existing rights of way shall remain public. 2. No street right-of-way shall be less than 40 feet wide. No alley right-of- way shall be less than 16 feet wide. 3. All streets, except Grand Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, shall be designed to allow parking on both sides of the street. One- way street sections divided by wide boulevards or open spaces are allowed to provide parking on only one side of the street. 4. Parking on Grand Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive shall be within protected parking bays or accessed from a frontage drive.