§ 143-13.1. Sidewalks.

A. 

General. Sidewalks shall be provided within all new residential and commercial projects within the Town.

B. 

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

SIDEWALK

A walking surface with a minimum width of five feet and constructed of concrete designed to service pedestrians.

C. 

Requirements.

(1) 

Sidewalks shall be required within all residential and commercial projects within the areas depicted in the Form Based Code, "Downtown Malta Zoning Map" adopted February 4, 2013, and all residential and commercial Planned Development Districts.

(2) 

Sidewalks shall be installed within all residential projects under the following criteria:

(a) 

Residential development with more than four units per acre: sidewalks shall be required on both sides of the roadway.

(b) 

Residential developments with fewer than four units per acre: sidewalks shall be required on one side of the roadways.

D. 

Alignment. All sidewalks shall be aligned along the front property line and shall be located outside of the existing or future road or right-of-way. A minimum of 10 feet should be provided between the leading edge of the sidewalk and the edge of pavement to facilitate adequate snow storage.

E. 

Width. Sidewalks shall have a minimum width of five feet.

F. 

Grades. Sidewalks shall follow the grade of the roadway which it is adjacent to. Sidewalk grades shall conform to the latest edition of the following publications:

(1) 

2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, or as may be amended hereafter.

(2) 

New York State Department of Transportation, Highway Design Manual, Chapter 18.

G. 

Sidewalk intersections. All sidewalk intersections shall be designed to provide adequate maneuvering room for pedestrians. The Town Board and Planning Board shall retain the authority to increase the width of the sidewalk within the intersections based on the anticipated pedestrian traffic.

H. 

Dead end sidewalks. Dead end sidewalks shall be avoided to the greatest extent practicable.

I. 

Intersections with roadways. All sidewalks crossing a roadway shall be designed in accordance with the latest edition of the ADAAG, with consideration given to the visually impaired. Diagonal curb ramps shall not be allowed except at the discretion of the Planning Board and Town Engineer. The minimum width of crosswalks on a local, collector or highway shall be eight feet.

J. 

Intersections with driveways. All sidewalks crossing a driveway shall be designed in accordance with the latest edition of ADAAG, with consideration given to the visually impaired.

K. 

Pedestrian protection. When a sidewalk is located adjacent to fill slope which has a slope of greater than three horizontal feet to one vertical foot and the difference in grade between the walking surface and the toe of the slope is greater than three feet, a barrier, 42 inches in height, shall be erected not less than three feet from the edge of pavement.

L. 

Materials.

(1) 

Subbase: six inches of Type 4 subbase (NYS DOT Item No. 304.05), compacted to 95% proctor density.

(2) 

Concrete: four inches of 3,000 p.s.i. concrete, NYSDOT Class 'A'.

(3) 

Reinforcement: six by 6, 1.4 by 1.4 welded wire fabric reinforcing, placed at three inches within the slab.

(4) 

Finish: stiff broom finish or other ADAAG acceptable finish edge to be chamfered or tooled with one-inch radius.

(5) 

Control joints: 1/2 inch score line placed at five feet on center.

(6) 

Expansion joints: 1/2 inch bituminous joint placed 20 feet on center.

Added 9-2-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003; amended 10-2-2006 by L.L. No. 11-2006; 12-4-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2018