(d)Waiver of requirement for dedication of roads. The board of county commissioner's, upon recommendation of the development review committee, may waive the requirement for the dedication of public streets and allow the streets to remain privately maintained upon finding that by reason of its location and anticipated use, the road will not serve a public purpose or provide connectivity to other platted or unplatted lands. However, the street to be privately owned shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. All streets to be privately owned shall be dedicated to a property owners association or other maintenance entity acceptable to the county for ownership and maintenance. Street Network and Connectivity Policy 1.1.8 of the Comprehensive Plan requires development in the Urban Cluster to provide an internal street network. Provisions call for the County to develop a connectivity index standard for bicycles, pedestrians and motor vehicles, and for street design standards that support walking and biking, ensure safety for all users and allow for emergency access. In addition: • Stub-outs of the street network must be provided to adjacent parcels with development or redevelopment potential in all directions, except where environmental or topographical constraints exist. • Cross access must be provided and paved to the property boundary even if a cross access connection on the developed land does not exist. • Developments must continue and extend any existing stub out. • Developments must provide a pedestrian and bicycle circulation system that includes a network of multi-use paths throughout the development. The multi-use paths must connect open space areas, adjacent developments, and existing or planned bicycle pedestrian facilities along collector and arterial roadways. • A developer is allowed to propose a plan to provide a network of shared or separate facilities to provide mobility through low-speed electric vehicles. The plan shall address safety for all modes of transportation with particular attention paid to bicycle and pedestrian interactions. Roadways, dedicated transit lanes and trails identified in the Capital Improvements Element must be constructed by the development where they run through or are contiguous with the project (Policy 1.1.9) Other selected policies of interest to this topic include the following • Policy 1.6.4. New development proposals shall be reviewed as part of the Development Review process for the provision of adequate and safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities consistent with policies in the Future Land Use Element. Standards and requirements for bicycle and pedestrian facilities (such as sidewalks, pedestrian paths, bicycle lanes, and bicycle parking) shall be detailed in the land development regulations and include elements such as amount, design, and location. • Policy 1.6.5. Streets and roads shall be designed such that automobile and non-automobile modes of transportation are equitably served to the greatest extent possible. Design will include public and emergency vehicle access. Such designs shall include strategies to calm automobile traffic, provide a pleasant pedestrian environment, and create safe, balanced, livable streets, such as: (a) narrow travel lane width, (b) minimum turning radius, (c) bike lanes, (d) pedestrian-friendly frontage uses and design,
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