[Ord. No. O-25-2018, 7-12-2018; amended 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-11-2023]
The following regulations apply to all properties within the
Town of Morristown.
[Ord. No. O-25-2018, 7-12-2018; amended 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-11-2023]
Sidewalks and pathways shall be provided in the following locations:
a.
A public sidewalk shall be provided along every street which borders
a property.
b.
For all detached, semidetached, courtyard, small, courtyard, large
and townhome buildings, a sidewalk or pedestrian pathway shall connect
every unit to the public sidewalk. Additionally, a sidewalk or pedestrian
pathway shall connect each unit to any parking area provided on-site
unless the parking area is an attached garage. For the purposes of
this requirement, a porch or balcony that provides access may count
towards the requirement for a pedestrian pathway.
c.
For all other building types, a sidewalk shall be provided to connect
every active pedestrian entrance on the front of the building to the
public sidewalk. A sidewalk shall be provided to connect every active
pedestrian entrance not on the front of the building to the on-site
parking area or to the public sidewalk.
[Ord. No. O-25-2018, 7-12-2018; amended 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-11-2023]
a.
Sidewalks connecting one to four residential units to the public
sidewalk shall be a minimum of four feet wide.
b.
Sidewalks connecting five to 20 residential units or up to 5,000
square feet of office space to the public sidewalk shall be a minimum
of six feet wide.
c.
Sidewalks connecting over 20 residential units or over 5,000 square
feet of office space to the public sidewalk shall be a minimum of
eight feet wide.
d.
Sidewalks connecting an active entrance for a retail or restaurant
use to a public sidewalk or a parking area shall be a minimum of eight
feet wide.
e.
Sidewalks traveling parallel to drive lanes shall maintain a minimum
of a four-foot tree-planted buffer.
g.
Public sidewalks shall meet the requirements listed below:
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Public Sidewalk Classification
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S1
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S2
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S3
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Street type (See Article 2D for Frontage Regulation Map.)
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Estate residential, historic suburban residential, suburban
residential, urban residential, office residential
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Flex corridor, downtown feeder, main street feeder
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Downtown, main street, office
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Frontage zone (minimum)
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None
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0 feet, 6 feet if sidewalk cafe or vending
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0 feet, 6 feet if sidewalk cafe or vending
|
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Pedestrian zone (minimum)
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4 feet
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Shall match the greater width of any abutting sidewalks, but
shall in no case be narrower than 5 feet
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8 feet
|
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Greenscape/furnishing zone (minimum)
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The lesser of the distance between the curbline and the right-of-way
line minus the width of the sidewalk or 6 feet
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The lesser of the distance between the curbline and the right-of-way
line minus the width of the sidewalk or 5 feet
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2 feet
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h.
The pedestrian zone shall be clear of all pedestrian obstacles.
