[Ord. No. 192 §700, 12-2-1986; Ord. No. 476 §1, 6-20-2005; Ord. No. 650 §5, 3-2-2009; Ord. No. 908, 5-7-2018; Ord. No. 1003, 12-7-2020; Ord. No. 1056, 10-3-2022]
A. 
Design Standards. Refer to the ''City of Rogersville, Design Standards for Public Improvements, Construction Specifications for Public Improvements, and Standard Drawing Details for Public Improvements, 2022 Editions."
B. 
Linear Park Trails And Pedestrian Access.
1. 
Linear Park Trail Easement Dedication. The Planning and Zoning Board may require a subdivider to dedicate a minimum thirty (30) foot wide easement for the provision of a linear park trail whenever such a trail is intended to be incorporated into a linear park corridor as identified by the City of Rogersville Comprehensive Plan. New linear park trail easements shall generally follow the alignment identified in the City of Rogersville Comprehensive Plan and/or be located within the subdivision in such a manner that they align with previously established easement on adjacent sites.
2. 
Walkway Access To linear Park Trails. Where a linear park trail identified in the City of Rogersville Comprehensive Plan is to be located within a subdivision or on an adjacent parcel, the Planning and Zoning Board may require the subdivider to provide pedestrian access to the planned or existing trail.
a. 
Where a linear park trail does not yet exist, and a funding source for the construction of such trail has not yet been identified, the subdivider may be required to provide a minimum fifteen (15) foot wide pedestrian access easement between the street right-of-way and the linear park trail easement.
b. 
Where the linear park trail exists or has an identified funding source for construction, the subdivider may be required to provide a minimum fifteen (15) foot wide pedestrian access easement, containing a minimum six (6) foot wide walkway, between the street right-of-way and the linear park trail.
c. 
The Board may require additional walkways and pedestrian access easements connecting street rights-of-way within a subdivision to each other, or to a proposed or existing linear park trail, where the layout or size of such subdivision does not provide sufficient access between the linear park and all subdivision lots.
3. 
Walkways. Walkways may be required by the Planning Board in the following instances:
a. 
Whenever a proposed or existing block exceeds thirteen hundred and twenty (1,320) feet in length.
b. 
To provide access to a school, park, or other public facility.
c. 
To provide access to a linear park trail in accordance with this Section.
d. 
To provide access to existing or future adjacent streets, residential developments, or shopping or employment centers.
e. 
To provide access to adjacent parcels that provide, or are projected to provide, walkways to those facilities identified in Subsections (B)(3)(b), (c), and (d) above.
f. 
Walkways shall be located within a minimum fifteen (15) foot wide pedestrian access easement and shall adhere to the standards for design of sidewalks, except that walkways shall not be less than six (6) feet in width.
4. 
Definitions. As used in this Section the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LINEAR PARK TRAIL
A multi-use path which accommodates a variety of non-motorized transportation options such as walking, cycling, skating, jogging, etc. Linear Park trails can be utilized for recreational purposes and as part of the off-street transportation network.
WALKWAY
An element of the off-street pedestrian system similar to a sidewalk which may or may not be located within a public or private street right-of-way. Walkways provide pedestrian access between adjacent streets, residential developments, shopping or employment centers, parks, schools, and other public facilities.
[Ord. No. 192 §800, 12-2-1986; Ord. No. 279 §1, 10-5-1995; Ord. No. 476 §§2 — 5, 6-20-2005; Ord. No. 650 §§6 — 13, 3-2-2009; Ord. No. 729 §9, 8-1-2011; Ord. No. 926, 8-6-2018; Ord. No. 998, 6-15-2020; Ord. No. 1057, 10-3-2022]
The subdivider shall furnish the City with construction drawings for water, sewer, streets, storm water, and sidewalks to be constructed. Drawings shall meet the requirements contained in the "City of Rogersville, Design Standards for Public Improvements."