§ 19.21.040. Sidewalk requirements for existing streets.

A.

Sides of the Street. Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of existing collector streets, arterial streets, and the external sides of the frontage roads of freeways.

B.

Location. Sidewalks shall be required along block faces of existing local streets where redevelopment is occurring in any of the following categories or combinations of categories:

1.

The central business district designated by the El Paso comprehensive plan;

2.

Designated pedestrian routes in a neighborhood plan, corridor plan, or other small area plan adopted by the City of El Paso;

3.

Locations that would connect existing or otherwise required sidewalks by closing gaps of less than two hundred and fifty feet;

4.

Locations in which an adjacent property has a public sidewalk along the same block face;

5.

Street frontages in all developments except the following:

a.

Developments intended primarily for single-family residential purposes and where sidewalks are not present,

b.

Along local and collector streets in developments intended primarily for warehousing, manufacturing, and industrial uses,

c.

Developments intended to preserve agricultural activities and open space.

C.

Required with Street Improvement. Any land development or subdivision that triggers a requirement for any street improvements along an existing collector street, arterial street, or freeway frontage road shall include sidewalk improvements. The sidewalks shall be provided concurrently by the developer with other street improvements except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Chapter 13.04.

D.

Site Plan. No new or amended site plan shall be approved for development on any property in a location wherein sidewalks are required unless applicable provisions for required sidewalks are included in the site plan.

E.

Permits. A certificate of occupancy, or any other type of final approval for a residential development that does not require a certificate of occupancy, may not be issued until required sidewalks are installed or brought up to applicable standards when there is development activity requiring:

1.

A permit for new construction of a structure other than an accessory structure,

2.

A permit for a major addition to a structure other than an accessory structure, or

3.

A permit for major alterations or repairs to a structure other than an accessory structure.

F.

Removal Requires Replacement. An existing sidewalk may not be removed unless a replacement sidewalk is constructed to standards current at the time of removal.

(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008)