§ 123-33. Sidewalks.

Sidewalks shall be installed along all existing or proposed public or private streets and common parking areas except when this requirement is waived at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation of the Township Planning Commission and Engineer. Engineering design and construction standards shall be those contained in the Lower Providence Township Engineering Standards, , Chapter 123, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, and the ADA.

A. 

Sidewalks shall be located a minimum of five feet from the curbline or edge of cartway but shall not extend beyond the right-of-way line of public streets or equivalent right-of-way line of private streets.

B. 

Sidewalks shall be provided in appropriate locations to provide safe and efficient pedestrian access between parking areas and buildings.

C. 

Additional sidewalks shall be required where deemed necessary by the Supervisors to provide access to schools, churches, parks, community facilities and commercial or employment centers and to provide necessary pedestrian circulation within land development and/or subdivisions where otherwise required sidewalks would not be sufficient for public safety and convenience. Such additional sidewalks may be constructed of alternative materials, in compliance with the Lower Providence Township Engineering Standards.

Editor's Note: See , Engineering Standards, included at the end of this chapter.

D. 

Sidewalks shall be designed to facilitate access and use by the handicapped in compliance with the Lower Providence Township Engineering Standards, , Chapter 123, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, and the ADA.

E. 

Driveway crossings shall be designed in compliance with § 123-36I herein and the Lower Providence Township Engineering Standards, , Chapter 123, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, and the ADA.

F. 

Sidewalks shall be designed in compliance with the Lower Providence Township Engineering Standards, , Chapter 123, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, and the ADA. Sidewalks shall be not less than five feet in width, unless otherwise permitted to be narrower under the ADA, and the supervisors may require additional width in commercial, industrial, office or higher density residential areas where higher volumes of pedestrian traffic are anticipated.

G. 

If for any reason an interim waiver of these requirements is made, a sufficient guaranty shall be posted for the eventual installation of these items, subject to approval by the Supervisors, upon recommendation of the Township Engineer and Solicitor, in accordance with § 123-58H of this Part 1.

Amended 1-21-2016 by Ord. No. 630