a. Create complete streets that address all modes of travel, including pedestrian traffic, bicycle traffic, transit, and vehicular traffic;

b. Address all features of the street right-of-way, including sidewalks, parkways, traffic lanes, bicycle lanes, and medians;

c. Extend, where applicable, the existing logical and comprehensible system of streets and street names that result in a simple, consistent and understandable pattern of blocks, lots, and house numbers;

d. Provide adequate access to all lots for vehicles and pedestrians;

e. Create streets that are appropriate for their context in each of the form districts and are designed to encourage travel at appropriate volumes and speeds; and

f. Create streets and public rights-of-way that aid in the safe and efficient management of stormwater runoff.

a. All proposed streets, landscape or furnishings zones, and sidewalks shall be located in dedicated vehicular rights-of-way.

b. All new vehicular rights-of-way shall match one of the street types as described in subsections (D) through (F) of this section, whether publicly dedicated or privately held.

c. All streets shall be available for public use at all times, except when closed by the city. Gated streets and streets posted as private are not permitted except when closed by the city.

a. Street types defined in this section outline the acceptable street configurations for the FBC district.

b. The street type map for the Main Street FBC district is shown in Figure 4.01. Solid lines indicate existing streets and dotted lines indicate potential new streets.

c. Street type configurations are to be implemented when reconstructing existing streets or building new streets.

d. The hierarchy of street types, from the most major to the most minor street type is:

iii. Minor commercial street.

a. The vehicular realm is the space between the curbs on both sides of a street. It is comprised of travel lanes, parking lanes, turn lanes, transit stopping areas, bike lanes, and medians.

b. The pedestrian realm is the space between the back of a street curb and the property line of the adjacent parcel. It is subdivided into two spaces, the park strip and the sidewalk. The sidewalk is the paved area along the edge of the right-of-way. Sidewalks are designed for the movement of pedestrian traffic along the street and pedestrian access to buildings. The park strip is the space between the sidewalk and the curb. It acts as a buffer area between the sidewalk and street. Park strips can be used in two different ways, described as two-use zones, the landscape zone and furnishings zone. These two-use zones are intermixed along each street based on the street type requirements.

a. “Dedicated bicycle lanes” are striped lanes on the outside of the outermost travel lane and are designated for bicycle use only. This lane typically occurs on both sides of the street and shall be five feet wide. The width of any adjacent gutters shall not be included in the bike lane width.

b. “Marked shared lanes” are shared by both vehicular and bicycle traffic and are indicated by the shared arrow or “sharrow” symbol, a directional arrow painted on the pavement. Marked shared lanes are typically wider than a standard vehicular travel lane and should be a minimum of thirteen feet wide.

c. “Unmarked shared lanes” refers to streets without any marked bicycle lanes that have traffic speeds and enough space for cyclists to safely ride along. Without designations, markings, or signage, these are essentially determined by each individual cyclist, are unregulated, and are not actual “lanes.”

a. Public transit facilities should be included at each bus stop and TRAX station according to the following criteria:

b. Truck loading spaces (TLS) provide on-street short-term loading spaces for delivery trucks to prevent them from parking in travel lanes and pedestrian areas.

a. Streetscape designs shall be prepared for each street as part of a new or reconstructed street.

b. Street trees are required along all street fronts.

a. Street configurations have been calculated to provide emergency vehicle access. On streets where the total width of all travel lanes is narrower than twenty feet, the following shall apply:

a. Streets shall be designed to respect natural features, such as slopes, by following rather than being interrupted by or dead-ending at the feature.

b. The street network shall form an interconnected pattern with multiple intersections.

c. The arrangement of new or reconstructed streets shall provide for the continuation of existing streets from adjoining areas into new subdivisions.

a. Curb radii at intersections should be designed for the actual turning radius of the typical design vehicle, not the maximum design vehicle. The curb radius used at each intersection is determined by intersection type as shown in

Table 4.01. The following curb radii shall be used unless otherwise required/ authorized by the city:

b. Marked crosswalks are required at all intersections and mid-block pedestrian crossings.

c. Bulb-outs shall be constructed at all intersections and mid-block crossings unless prohibited by the city.

a. Intent.

b. Street Lighting Standards.

a. This special street type maintains the historic configuration of Main Street. This configuration includes the narrow right-of-way, lower traffic speed, wide pedestrian realm, on-street parking, and streetlights.

b. This street type also includes elements that were not part of the original historic Main Street streetscape. Some of these elements are currently installed along portions of the street and include street trees, street furnishings, and ornamental plantings. These elements create a more pedestrian-oriented street and help set Main Street apart as a special street within the neighborhood and city.

a. Main Street shall be newly constructed or reconstructed, in whole or in part, according to the standards in Table 4.02 and Figures 4.02 and 4.03. Measurements shown in these standards may need to be adjusted to actual dimensions on the ground. The installation of new streetscape elements shall emulate and provide continuity with the streetscape elements already installed on the southern blocks of Main Street.

a. This street type only applies to the section of Main Street from Center Street to 7th Avenue as indicated on the street type map, Figure 4.01. As Main Street is currently fully constructed, these requirements shall be implemented at any future street reconstruction.

a. This is the highest order street type and accommodates the larger flows of pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles along the neighborhood’s most major streets. These are the streets that connect the Main Street neighborhood to the surrounding areas.

a. Major commercial streets shall be newly constructed or reconstructed, in whole or in part, according to the standards in Table 4.03 and Figures 4.04 and 4.05. Measurements shown in these standards may need to be adjusted to actual dimensions on the ground. If right-of-way widths vary from the typical value, the pedestrian realm should be adjusted to absorb the surplus or deficit width.

a. This street type applies only to the sections of Center Street and Holden Street/700 West as indicated in the street type map in Figure 4.01. These requirements shall be implemented with any future street redevelopment or reconstruction and, where incomplete sections exist, with the development projects on adjacent parcels.

b. Existing major commercial streets may have different right-of-way widths. This typical street section may need to be adjusted. Adjustments priorities are:

ii. Reduce sidewalk/buffer area to nine feet minimum.

Table 4.03. Major Commercial Street Requirements 

Vehicular Realm
Typical Right-of-Way		~100'
Travel Lanes		4 lanes, 10.5' wide, striped
Center Lane	Median	11' wide raised planter with trees
	Left Turn	11' wide, striped
On-Street Parking		8' wide lane, striped on both sides of the street
Bicycle Lane		5' unprotected lane on both sides of street
Truck Loading Space		Required – size and location(s) to be determined by community development director and/or streetscape plan
Bulb-Outs		Required at all intersections and mid-block crossings
Pedestrian Realm
Sidewalk		7' sidewalk on both sides of the street
Park Strip	Width	3.5' park strip on both sides of the street
	Street Trees	Evenly spaced at 30' on center
	Streetlights	Evenly spaced to achieve desired light coverage and per fixture manufacturer’s guidelines; streetlight spacing should be coordinated with street trees where possible
	Landscape Zone	Required: at-grade planters, street trees located in planters, water-efficient low-maintenance ornamental plants, streetlights, no lawn
		As Needed: street signage, utilities, public art, bollards
	Furnishings Zone	Required: trees in tree wells with grates, seating, bike rack, garbage can, lighting
		As Needed: street signage, utilities, public art, bollards
	Zone Spacing	Major commercial street park strips are a mix of landscape and furnishings zones. The configuration of zones and frequency/spacing of furnishings, trees, and streetlights are to be defined in a streetscape plan.

a. Minor commercial streets are the intermediate order street type that provide the interstitial connections between the higher order and lower order street types. They provide most of the neighborhood’s internal connections.

a. Minor commercial streets shall be newly constructed or reconstructed, in whole or in part, according to the standards in Table 4.04 and Figures 4.06 and 4.07. Measurements shown in these standards may need to be adjusted to actual dimensions on the ground.

a. This street type applies only to the minor commercial streets as indicated in the street type map, Figure 4.01. These requirements shall be implemented with any future street redevelopment or reconstruction and, where incomplete sections exist, with the development projects on adjacent parcels.

b. Existing minor commercial streets may have different right-of-way widths. This typical street section may need to be adjusted. Adjustments priorities are:

iii. Reduce sidewalk width. Minimum sidewalk width is four feet.

Table 4.04. Minor Commercial Street Requirements 

Vehicular Realm
Typical Right-of-Way		~50'
Travel Lanes		2 lanes, 10.5' wide, striped
Center Lane	Median	None
	Left Turn	None
On-Street Parking		None (but can be added if right-of-way is widened)
Bicycle Lane		5' unprotected lane on one side of street
Truck Loading Space		Required – size and location(s) to be determined by community development director and/or streetscape plan
Bulb-Outs		Required at all intersections and mid-block crossings
Pedestrian Realm
Sidewalk		6' sidewalk on both sides of the street
Park Strip	Width	5' park strip on both sides of the street
	Street Trees	Evenly spaced at 30' on center
	Streetlights	Evenly spaced to achieve desired light coverage and per fixture manufacturer’s guidelines; streetlight spacing should be coordinated with street trees where possible
	Landscape Zone	Required: at-grade planters, street trees located in planters, water efficient low-maintenance ornamental plants, streetlights, no lawn
		As Needed: street signage, utilities, public art, bollards
	Furnishings Zone	Required: trees in tree wells with grates, seating, bike rack, garbage can, lighting
		As Needed: street signage, utilities, public art, bollards
	Zone Spacing	Minor commercial street park strips are primarily landscape zones. The configuration of zones and frequency/spacing of furnishings, trees, and streetlights are to be defined in a streetscape plan.