[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."